| Show NEW USE FOR PANS RED MEN FIND A SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT indian agent wonders at sudden de mand for frying pans finds earthen toboggan slide on mountain side the indian however averse be may be to any kind hind of useful labor Is not slow to avail himself of a new source of amusement this was shown some years ago when amoo among the supplies sent by the government to a certain agency in the west were several hundred large frying pans with long lone handles handies these the indian agent found in stock when ho took possession and at the end of the year the number had not been diminished thinking that perhaps he had not discharged his whole duty in the matter of 0 supplying uncle sams wards with these culinary utensils the agent began making special efforts to induce the red men to use them at first says harpers weekly it was hard work but by the tha time lie he had bad given out about two tio dozen there came a sudden change not ft a day passed in x velch aich the agent did not have applications tor for at least a dozen and some days be disposed of twice that number when the supply suppa was nearly exhausted he be noticed among the applicants son some ic to whom he had previously given pans and naturally enough he became a trifle curious to know what nhat use they were mal maling making ing of 0 them he questioned several of the men to no purpose but at length a young buck more communicative than the rest rave gava him to understand that it ha would visit a certain part of the reservation erv er net far away he would find his bis inquiry answered the next day therefore the agent rode out in the direction indicated about two miles from the agency he bo noticed on the crest of a narrow spur of the mountain three or tour four indians who suddenly disappeared on the opposite side of 0 the ridge at the same time he heard faintly the cry of many voices on turning the point or of the ridge he be saw a crowd of 0 several hundred indians who were shouting as it if greatly excited ile he noticed also several objects which he at first supposed to be boulders descending the side of 0 tho the mountain toward them with tremendous instead of fleeing from these moving objects the indians simply applauded and shouted soon he saw other objects like the first descending and in a short time the whole thole situation was plain to him having allaying elected a long smooth slope of the mountain where there were no DO stones the indians had converted it into a sort of earthen toboggan slide and were utilizing the frying pans as to boggans seating sealing themselves in the he pans they grasped the handles kindles with both hands bands then crossing their legs over their arms they went lie down the slide elide with gleat rapidity the agent let them ila ciaffi the few pans that remained in the storehouse but did not order a new supply |
