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Trouble in the four hundred.A Family of Wuhoe IndiansRuptured. ,,A family enjoying the reputation of belonging to the Washoe Indian four hundred, who go by the clasaiu name of “Indian Bill'a family is in ao re trouble.Two years ago Bill took to bis camp-iire a charming double-breasted, ead-dle-colored maiden of the plains. In due course of time a dear little boy was born to the happy couple. Shortly after that event Bill became a little4slack m his attentions to hie young wife aod she sought the company of another buck. This made Bill very rath and to get even, a few months ago he cut off his umhala’a ears, She bore the torture with fortitude, but kept up her intimacy with her friend. Bill could not see bis infant son grow up motherless aud alone, so concluded to double up with another mahala. As his new fouud wife promised to be true to him for all time and also to be a good mother to ius hoy, he put hia wits to work to steal the kid from bis own mother, and how well be executed his plan is beter told by Bill’s ex-wife. She accosted a Gazette printer, who by the way is said to be very popular with thin tribe, with, “What you think? Bill he steal em boy and take him to lib with new mahala. lie go Long Bailey maybe so dntio. He lib one time in Injun house near town. 1 go there this morning see about bov and find that he go with new mahala and boy. What you think? Heap dam!After shooting this wad into the printer’s frait carcafl she gave a sort of Comanche yell and nearly flooded the street with her brinp tears, which only govs to prove that the Washoe lour hundred are strictly in it whet, it I'omes to crying over domestic infelicities.
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Reno Weekly Gazette and Stockman
Reno, Nevada, US
Thu, May 02, 1895
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Washoe C.
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