Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-01-10
COURAGE AND GEN NEEOSITY
OF AN INDIAN BREiE.


work Of "adyentures among the indians" which
will give the reader specimen OF thtwork, and
at the samo time historical sketch o much in
terest. ED
Pe.ta.la.sha-roo was the son of L te-le sha,
or Old Knife. a Pawnee chief: Pe.tSa-sha.rOo
was brave, that is, one who has greliy dlstln-
gushed himself in battle, and is net IN lmpor-
tuuce to chief. At the early age'f twenty
one, this young man had, by his hfolc Deeds
acquired for himself the rank of "he braVeSt
OF the braves"
The savage practice of torturing 90 burning
to death their prisoners existed in ns tribe
The humane La to. lie .sha had longldeaYorcd
to put stop to this cruel custom, V IN vain.
In warhkc expedition against ts lteans,
woman was taken prisoner, who, on t3lr return,
was doomed to suffer according to ieir barba-
rJnH usage.
The unfortunate victim was bond to the
stake, and vast crowd was asselped on the
plains to witness the shocking scene Pc ia Ia
sha-roo unobserved, had stationed to feet hor-
ses at little distance frem the sp,f and was
now seated amongst the crowd, sent specta
tor. All were nov anxinusIy waihg tor the
; conmencem mt of the frightful tragly, and the
torch was already borne towardshe fnnera
pile, when, suddenly, springing tm his seat
the youthful brave rushed torwI ID, and cut
: ting the cords asunder which bouhtpe captive
with the swift ness of thought he bSresiief In III
. arms bcvopd the amazed mu'ti'udki then plac
inp her upou one horse, ana 'houhSig wv 'the
,,:9o,,f ho horo her safely off to htrffiends an
!. country. kI, nc
, This act would have ehdangerd lhe nc
an ordinary chef; but such was tbslPoPu'"r't
of both father and son, that, on the re'ufn OF IN
;. bravest of the braves " to his Wage. 40 on
: presumed t, censure his conduct sssssG1ch wa
K the infdenep nl-hfs gonss+eaa w u 81 arc
thnt time no human sacrifice hns ,ver seen %
= fered IN this or any Other of the p, snee tribes
j The account OF this transaction being circ'
y lated at Washington, dur,rc the ,onng chief
= stay there, whilst on a dcpn,.,ior RON his nj
!, tlon to the American Gover,,n.,, 10 1921, I'll
= young ladies' of Miss Whites bording schoc
o in that city, in manner highly credablr I
st themselves, resolved to give him some demon
}, strlton of the esteem in which tbey held hir
is on account of his brave and humane conduct
+ they therefore presented him wifi an elegar
II silver medal engraved with an Appropriate II
J.. scripton, and accompanied by tf iolIowln
m short but aht tctlonate address -
ls "Brother,-Accept this token our cste'I
r always wear it for our sakes wheneVf
Sc again you have the power to save fpoor Woma
from death or torture, think of thi aud of u
OF and fly to her relief and rescue"
N The Pawn"es reply was as fnlbt ts'-
"SiSierS and Friends. This (msanlng the m
in daD will give me more case thlq ever hat
- and will listen more than ever Ildid to viii
men.
le 81 am glad that my brothers and sisters ha
80 heard of the good net that have done. n
" brothers and sisters think that did it in ion
m rance, but now know what have done. | d
h. it in ignorance, and did not knjw that it "
I'D good but by giving me this medal know it,
There is smnch pleasure in meeting with su
s. instances of heroic conduct among the untaug
% savages of the West, and, as it has often be
or our lot to recount the deeds cf violence viii
are committed by the red men, 1t would be m
IT, unjust to suppless any traits of an opposite
a TUE.