The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-02-27
Indian Romance.

Indian Romance.
A friend has communicated to us the fol-
lowing particulars of a recent affair which
has produced much excitement amongst our
Sioux neishbors, over the river.
For the Pioneer.
We have had quite an interesting ro-
nance 10 real life enacted among our "Da-
kotn," lately brought to light. Some time
last spring young Indian girl some Ia
years Of age while in an alteration with
another girl about the same age, shot her,
killing her instantaneOusly; The act was UNI
premeditaicd hut was brought on by long
years of ilIt.eattnent, the deceased being the
daughter Of an Indian named Black Whis-
tie, man of morose and revengeful dis
position. She who did the act was an or
phan who had been adopted by him and
was an inmate of his lodge at the time. At
ter the deed was committed, she fled to the
house Of their trader, who secured her and
kept her hid from the father, and assisted
her to make her escape towards "W aba
shaw's" village, where some of her rela-
tives reside. She reached "Red Wings"
village some hundred miles below, on the
Mississippi, from where the tragedy was
enacted, still some fifty miles from the
place Of her destination, and while there,
the incensed father hearing Of her wherea-
bouts left with relative Of his in quest OF
her with the determination of taking sum
mary vengeance or selling his life in the
attempt.
On reaching Red Wing village finding
no opposition, as none Of her relatives were
residents Of that place, he determined to take
her home, and there sacrifice her on the
grave of her victim. But through the in
fluence CT some white persons, he was dis
suaded from his bloody resolution, and
taking her TO his lodge determined to make
her his slave, otherwise his wife. She had
lived with him some time in that double ca
pacity enduring every kind Of i!itreatment
and misery, not knowing at what moment
her impulsive tormentor might destroy her.
Suddenly without leaving any trace Of
what had become of her, she disappeared
one night from the band, shortly after
however, there appeaai at 'sGood Roads"
village young Indian boy, stating that he
had Just arrived from tho plains, that be
was q Sissiton Ga band Of Dakotahs) that
roam over our vast prairies looking for sup
port to the immense herds OF buffalo there
lonnd, and that owing to the disappearance
Of the buffalo in those regions and the con-
sequent failure Of the means of subsistence,
he was induced to come among those who
he thought would offer him the means of
support.
The well known hospitality of the Indian
gave him kind reception, and he soon be-
came favorte with the band. This was
the fugitive Indian maid, who had taken
that method to escape from her savage
tailor; and 50 well had she carried out her
disguise, that one day while on d fish spear
ing excursion, she, met her prosecutor who
enquircd it she had seen such person, de-
scribing her. whom he sought, and saying
that be was determined to shoot her when
ever che might be found. She very coolly
assented 10 the justice of what he said and
left him. She also remained some time in
the house of one of their principal traders
aud even solicited the gentleman at whose
house she was, TO dress her in white mems
costume evidently for better security );
which would probably have been done. had
not, few days after, her real sex being
suspected, caused her to again leave, and
Join the "Lit,le Crows" band; but this
time she appeared there as Winnebago
aud sought the protection Of o noted brave
from LAC qui Parle," knowing that her
former character as boy from tho plains,
would not answer with him, being often
there himself and resident OF that coun-
try; she therefore was satisfied that such an
assertion would be found not TO be true.
In broken language. and an attempt mt
speaking Sioux or Dakota, as ono would
suppose person learning n dialect would
I've apt TO do, making him understand that
L.. at,o.,. a
feeling existing between the tribes, she was
down on visit to the Dakotas; but some
of Them had taken her for Chippewa,
and threats hal been made to Kill her rs an
enemy. She called him cOmrade, and re-
quested him as one noted for his bravery to
defend her in case of any such attempt be-
ing made. Her colnrade, thus appealed to,
promised that none should raise hand
against her in his presence without her be-
ing defended or revenged. By such means
she acquired protector, and remained uu-
der bis protection for several days until she
found thas her disguise would not save her
long, as it began TO be pretty well ascer-
tanned among the other Indians, although
little was said, who she was, from the fact
that they were certain her husband would
carry out his threat whenever he would find
out where she was, as well as from the rea-
sun also of her not being able to speak Win
nebago, which tribe she pretended to belong
to; and some Of those people having came
down on visit to the Sioux or Dakotas,
aud fearing through them a discovery, she
again disappeared few days since, uone
knowing which why she has gone,
or under what disguise she may again ap-
pear, or whether she has at last joined Wa
bashaw's band, where her father and rela-
lives reside--who are, however, almost
strangers to her, or whether she has gone
to join the Winnebagoes in their country.
A SIOUX.
PIONEER .-Plcnse announce the name Of