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Me-wah-kohn, Sword. Ko-ke-pah, Afraid. Ke-cha-ksa-e-un-tah, The One that runs through. Ke-yah-lu-tah, Red Fly. En-ha-mah-to, Rock Bear. Me-nah-to-ne-ow-jah, Living Bear. Och-le-he-lu-tah, Red Shirt. _Squaws of High Blood._ Dah-sa-no-we, The White Cow Rattler, Sword's wife. Ny-ge-uh-ha, Thunder Skin, wife of Ke-cha-ksa-e-un-tah. E-dah-zit-chu, The Woman without a Bow (Sansare tribe), wife of Yellow Bear. Mak-ko-cha-ny-an-tah-ker, The World Looker, wife of Black Hawk. [Illustration: ISAAC H. TUTTLE, A CONVERTED INDIAN CHIEF.] [Illustration: INDIAN BOYS PRACTICING WITH BOW AND ARROW.] [Illustration: INDIAN BURIAL.] [Illustration: BISHOP CLARKSON CONFIRMING CONVERTED INDIANS IN NEBRASKA AND DAKOTA.] [Illustration: GROUP OF CONVERTED INDIANS WITH THEIR PASTOR.] [Illustration: SPOTTED TAIL AND HIS SON.] Along with them were John Richaud, the renegade, and a half-breed, James McCluskey. Also William G. Bullock, the post-trader at Fort Laramie, as familiar with the Indians as any one in those parts, unless it is a wealthy merchant in St. Louis, Mr. Beauvais, a Frenchman. As the Indians entered the cars at Pine Bluff Station,--and one can hardly imagine what were their thoughts, because they had never before seen a train of cars or a locomotive,--a friend who was there said that, as soon as the cars started, the Indians expressed some terror in their countenances, and all at once grasped hold of the seats with both hands to hold on! As they passed through Columbus, on the road, several of the Pawnees (their deadly enemies) came in and shook hands with them. Arrived at Omaha, they were quartered at the Cozzens Hotel; but instead of occupying bedrooms and beds, they spread their blankets and skins on the floor, and sank down to a rest much coveted after a long and tedious journey of a thousand miles. Here crowds poured in from every quarter to interview these noted warriors; but as they did not speak English, they were only gazed at by curious people. _Red Dog_ ranks next as a warrior chief, and is much finer looking; but Man-afraid-of-his-Horses (sick at home) is head chief in civil matters. _Red Shirt_ is head chief of the White-Sash Band, of three hundred braves, is twenty-seven years of age, and was twice wounded in battle. _Long Wolf_, with four ugly scars, is of the same band. _Black Hawk_, wounded three times, is about
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