Weekly Chemawa American., February 06, 1903, Image 1

The Chemawa American,
Published Weekly.
Vol. VI.
FBBRUARY 6. 1903.
No. 20.
My Wife and Child.
That Stonewall J.ickson was a pious
so'riier is well tstabhshed, hut it is not
genera'ly known that the sturdy warrior is
the author of a poem. The Richmond, Va.,
Times is authr.ri'y for the assertion that
the poem which follows was written by
him while serving with the army during
the Mexican War.
The tattoo beats the Hunts are gone,
The camp around in slumber lies;
Th" nieht will) boleron pace moves on,
The shadows thicken o'er the skies;
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown,
And, sad, uneasy thoughts aiise.
I think of thee, O, dearest one,
Whose love my early life hath blest
Of thee and him our baby son
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast,
God of the tender, frail and lone,
O, guard the tender sleeper's rest.
And hover gently, hover near
To her, whose watchful eye is wet
To mo'her, wife the douhiv dear,
In whose young heatt have fresh'y met
Two st eams of love so deep and clear.
And cheer her drooping spins vet,
Whatever fate those forms may pIiow,
Loved with passion almost wild
By dav by . ight in joy or woe
By fnHrs oppressed, or hopes beguiled.
Fr rn every danger, every woe
0 God! protect my wife and ch id !
N"w while she knee's b. f .re Thv throne,
O. teaoh hpr. ru'er f the skies,"
lhat, while Thy behest alone,
Earth's mightiest powers fall or rise,
"tear is wept 10 TUe unknown,
hair is lost, nospxrrowdies!
at ThnU canVt Slav the ruthless hands
That , ?isPH8P'B"1 8'the its pain;
at ou'y by thy stern commauds
The battle's lost, the soldier's slain
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring'st the wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear wet cheek is sadly prest,
May happier visions beam upon
The brightening current of her breast,
No frowning look nor angry ton
Disturb the Sabbath of her rest.
Indian Legislator.
Sious Falls, 8. D, Dec. 28, Bear Tracks
will represent Fall River county in the
South Dakota house of representatives,
having been elected on the Republican
ticket by a majority of fifty-eight over his
old soldier fusion opponent, Captain Willi
am P. Phillips. Bear Tracks is his In
dian name. He is of the Oglala tribe of
the Sioux nation. "Doc" Ellis T, Pierce
is the name he goes by among white men.
He probably is the only Indian legislator
in any state in the Union, and will be a
most interesting and uuique character at
Pierre, tbW winter.
At the present time he is a barber in
Hot Springs, S. D but iu his varied life of
fifty-eight years he has followed many
lines of business. Themot interesting and
exciting period of his life, hesayswas from
1876 to 1882, when he was a prospector and
miner in and near Dadwood, when the
placer mining inthehills was at its height.
During those years he made and dropped
several fortunes, when it was as easy to do
one as the other, and not difficult to do
either". He has shaken hands and played
poker with Wild Bill, and was one of the
pose that pursued that picturesque charac
ter's murderer. He has (trunk with Oa-'
lamity Jane, whom he speaks of as "Jen
nie " As the sheriff of Custer county he or
ganized the posse that pursued an I finally
captured "Lame Johnny,'' r he most noto
rious bandit and stage robber of the Black
Hills Oglala Light.