Show BULL nULL WHO WAS INDIAN SPHINX MIEN TilES historians have written the YX V V last word about the American Indian they will be unable to agree e la lu their estimate of Sitting Bull ka chief of the time Sioux Perhaps no other Indian ever r received c ht d so much notoriety probably none ever d deserved it les He lie was not a hereditary chief nor noi nora noia a 11 great greut war Will len leader er Some who knew him have hae called him a coward others sa say he was brave enough but prudent In the time strictest sense he was not a medicine man as he frequently has haa been beell called although his liis personal medicine was strong Who then and und what was WIlS Sitting Bull He was a keen judge of human nature ure and h he was lucky in ID his prophecies notably In predicting the destruction of General General General Gen Gen- eral Custer lIe He was a u great leader lender with some sonic mysterious power over oter his hll people Perhaps the they saw personified In hits him the undying spirit of resistance to th the white rr n. n God Almighty made ma me maan maan mean an Indian lIe He didn't make me an agency Indian and aDd I dont don't Intend to tob tobe tobe b be one he told General Miles Mlles In 18 1877 7 That was the keynote of his whole career It resulted In his leading his huts people to Canada where hele the they remained until v hen starvation forced him to return to the United States and oDd surrender Sitting Bull had hurl a u grim sense sens of ot hu hn nor IDOl Once a trader at It Fort Buford gave bUve him a 11 a rE red shirt with the 1 t fi that he wear near It when he lie le came curie for war nr Sitting Bull accepted the tte garment gum gar ment meat with the remark that right now would be tic a n good time to put It on He lie did co so and when his band left the traders post they turned and fired a volt voll- into the building 1 t h he lie old chief had two wives and when ht h n 11 Bishop Marty tried to persuade hit hit- to divorce one Sitting Bull re plU 1 The black blak gown Is my friend am nn l will do this for tor him I will put Jut aaa t both my Wh 3 and he will get me mime r t. t white wife 1 Th Th proposition was n nt tt t accepted In the time Sixties Sitting Bull Bun bpd said The rite fh whites s may get me at Ius lust last but 1 I will 0 have ha a D good good time tune until then lIe He proved a true prophet in ID su saying that In un art effort to quiet the ghost dunce dance excitement Indian police were lent ent nt on December r 15 If 1890 1830 to arrest Sitting Bull Hull Some Slime of th the existed d and In the meie that thit followed lit ting Bull null was shot ahot dead dood Like King l' l nUnc he woo was killed by bl I ambers pf It if his hili own rm r ce ce but as 81 b ht ha the got bin hiu at la t. t |