>If I may, might I suggest that the Crow did not march
single-file, one
>by one, politely, into the liver-eating maw of
Johnston? If anything,
>the Crow were a smidgen more ignoble than a Robert
Redford showcase
>would dare convey -- even in the Dark Ages of the
1970s. On the other
>hand, to the Crows' credit, they must have become
civilized somehow; I
>haven't heard of a Crow raiding party in quite some
time.
>
At the risk of agreeing with the iconoclastic Mr. Fleming on
too
regular a basis, I must say that I heartily agree here. I am
Cherokee and at
various times have researched the ol' family lore. My verdict
is that most
of the things one hears about Indian depridations are not
only true , but
greatly understated. The witticisms of an American Indian
often consisted of
filling a person's skin up with pine needles and lighting
them up. Poor Mr.
Johnsons's reputation has suffered as a result of the fact
that he "went
native" with too much success. Had the Crow been able to
apprehend the
Gourmand Of The West in his salad days I daresay they would
have contrived a
suitable reception.
James
James Michael Rogers
jetan@ionet.net
Mundus Vult Decipi
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