CHIEF BEAR'S-HEART "MAKES TALK"
To be read
slowly and
brokenly in
deep resonant
tones and in a
stolid manner
broken by
periods of re-
strained emo-
tionn.
slowly and
brokenly in
deep resonant
tones and in a
stolid manner
broken by
periods of re-
strained emo-
tionn.
Agent-man from Keétch-ie O-gi-ma,
Our Big W'ite Chief,
De heart of all de 'Cheebway
In my tribe are good to you;
My people want your heart
Be good to all de Eenzhuns.
Our Big W'ite Chief,
De heart of all de 'Cheebway
In my tribe are good to you;
My people want your heart
Be good to all de Eenzhuns.
In Summer-of-de-Many-Rains,
Conies Long-Blade soldier, Major Rice,
An' Black-Robes priest, for mak'-um treaty.
Dey mak'-um talk in council, so:
"'Cheebway, 'Cheebway, mak'-um treaty;
Walk on far-away reservation an' live;
You go new reservation, you get-um plenty t'ing
From Keétch-ie O-gi-ma:
Get-um plenty grub an' money;
Plenty t'ing for belly an' for back."
Den Long-Blade stick-um one hand
On Big-Black-Book an' treaty-paper,
An' raise-um oder hand to Keétch-ie Má-ni-dó,
De w'ite man's Big Spirit, an' say:
"'Cheebway, all dose t'ing on treaty sure will be!" . . .
Ho! Eenzhun scratch-uim paper;
Stick-um t'umb on treaty;
An' walk on reservation.
Conies Long-Blade soldier, Major Rice,
An' Black-Robes priest, for mak'-um treaty.
Dey mak'-um talk in council, so:
"'Cheebway, 'Cheebway, mak'-um treaty;
Walk on far-away reservation an' live;
You go new reservation, you get-um plenty t'ing
From Keétch-ie O-gi-ma:
Get-um plenty grub an' money;
Plenty t'ing for belly an' for back."
Den Long-Blade stick-um one hand
On Big-Black-Book an' treaty-paper,
An' raise-um oder hand to Keétch-ie Má-ni-dó,
De w'ite man's Big Spirit, an' say:
"'Cheebway, all dose t'ing on treaty sure will be!" . . .
Ho! Eenzhun scratch-uim paper;
Stick-um t'umb on treaty;
An' walk on reservation.
