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NAM AND ADeRLSS OI INFORMART.111.4: rmh crawfwesticauva
In regard to the account of the Indian outbreak of Dull Knife end
his little band from the old wooden barracks ut Fort Robinson, hebreaska,
e. A.
iOtts states that the conditions under which the Indians were
forced to exit were terrible, thet with sub -sere that if evcrythinc
had tone as the Indians had planned there would shortly have been no
Fort Robinson nor any white settlers left in the Rhite River Valley.
It soma thee,. at fear o'clock P.L. every day, bat l companies then stationed
at the post, upon orders, left their 'el -racks End went to the stables,
lefvinr only one odderly. eull Knife End his people plotted to make
their breal' for freeda- at thtlt time, gain possession of the soldiers'
terra.ks and consequently their arms w ich s toed loaded in their racks,
their llenhets and other e(uipment. Ihen they would file the buildings,
s'oot the -hites down and a am n hay th(ir freAom and their valley hone.
There were u greet num or of Squaw men en( their squaws and half-breed
offspring 111flr near the fort however, and word of their plot went
free the squaws on the inside to the squaws en the outside. The white
hubbends soon leerned of the scheme and earned the officers at the fort.
.11e command ng officer imediately changed the orders, p rmitting
only one compan- to proceed to the stables at an time while the other
was held in rerdieer
tt their barracks. It was only when the Indians
became despeeato from hunger and privetion, then, that they made their
break for freedom and thus sealed their doom.
In the early morning of the Dull Lnife outbreak, there were only
three men at the hone ranch of the Ox Yoke brLnd. The Ox Yoke ranch
was situated sixteen miles Est vals1 a little North of Fort Robinson.
where the skirmish occurred. ftile it was still very dark, they were
awakened by a soldier, who had already driven their horse herd into
the corrals and come to warn them of their impending danger. The season
was slack and the horses had been foraging for themselves on the open
range. Mr. Potts was one of these cowhands and he manifesto that they
all felt pretty shaky when they learned of the Cheyennezt °soaps, know-
ing that these desperadoes would plunder any ranchhouae and steal any
ponies that came their way. But he said, "I felt far more nervous when,
after standing guard over the ponies the rest of the nigh-, dawn came
and the other two men rode away with the soldier who had warned us,
to view the situaticn at the military post."
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Load her Up an Down in the Old Brass Wagon
(As a result of diligent researcL this week among older residents
of the Dawes County Veality, I learned from various sources and 0011.,
pounded the follow:Lng game, a favorite of the pioneer days. ihis geme
is also called "Rolle with different tunes and verses. It is similar
to the renowed Reel' and is prolably an adaptaticn of that
dance. In the early days of the settlement of Dam County or Northwest
hetraska as a whole, this gam was very much enjoyed --.especially at
festivities at the Lone Tree School House (still stendile and other
community houses flour the Niotrara River. It was often played at
school parties, box socials, religious gatherings, where dancing was
prohiLited. There is evidence of this game being revived, particularly
among playground groups.)
Two rows six feet apart are formed of equal numbers, one of the
girls and one of the boys, facing each other. reeryene sings the verses
in unis'm throughout the gime* The first couple joins hands, each crossing
their wrists, (her are many .c.:„riati us of this hand clasp) and glide
or hop sidewise, facing each other, in time to the music to the first
verse. They stop when they reach the foot of the line*, repeating the
first verse if necessary untfl they ut there, then take their respective
places.
Then, w, the entire croup sin L the second v,rse, the s ame or first
couple swing in a circle with one hand joined. Then they release hands
and the :oy swings the first girl in 111-e while the girl 'wings the
first Loy in line. Then the partners return to the center and swing.
Then on to the next couple; the girl swings the boy and the boy swings
the girl. Then they sw:ng in the center again and on to the next couple
and so on tntil they reach their original pesitLns.
Then to the third verse, everyone glides sidewise (this gliding
motion is the same as the last throe steps in the "Rye VivAts") with
hands crossed with their partners, followin the leaders or first couple
until that couple reach the point where the foot of the line prewiously
WS. he first two halt, drop their hands, allowing the rest of the two
lines or partners, tope,' between them and proceed. The second couple
stop at the point where the first couple vas, or the head of the line,
thus being next tc first couple wee, or the head of the line, thus being
next to repeat the three phases of the cam. The game continues as long
as desired or at least until eaoh couple have been first couple.
he three verses follows
1. Lead her up and down in the old brass wagon
Lead her up and down in the old brass wagon
Lead her up and dawn in the old brass wagon
For she is my t'iarlingt
2. C:ange and awing to your best liking
Change and swing to your 1)est liking
Chance and swing to your best liking
For she is my darling'
3. All run away with the old brass wagon
All run away with the old brass -wagon
All run away with the old brass wrgon
For she is my darlingi