The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-11-17

'NE~DtY, NOyEnB4 IL, l~sa.

Fu6blng of bis body twice dsy will G~sh.
BRUSHES Immediately b~IoIe he went upon
the parade gronnd 70 perform his morning
and evening trainings. Ia TACT. 70 CAFE
fully was be trained and filed for the
r@ee Of life and dra Il. ths, he was timed
uPeu the parade ground Ne fourth day be-
fafe The farr. and peff,rmcd shslssr'nish-
ing feas of forsy-vue miles in Two hours.
. apparently without fatigue.
The dsy 81 lsnelI, srrivrd. Thousands
Of Indians, French. Aus<5icsn< and utIsers.
had a-semblrsiio witness lhr scene. Ia
isei. Il was regarded - > gala dsysby slI'
exrepl the z,epger of his broltrf Sioux.
Lieulfnanl Il. q ,he pa y the
prisoner. and the ceie6fssed wakchiefs
Wa,-kon-shuses-kcr aud Pine Top. on
she psrl OF The Wmnebsgues: superin-
tended the arrangement Of Inc parlirs. ON
the ground. The poins. asaevd upon for
starting was upon The prairie. a. little Co
the NorlIi Of Prairie du Chen, and fe~
rpds ron The residence lllen occupied BY
Judge Lack wood, while she rsre-c6urse
ran along Nine Mile Prairie. stretching 10
The Worth. and skir,ing The shore Of The
Mississippi. THE Sioux appeared on
The ground. accompanied by guard of
soldiers. who were folluwed by lwelky-
four antagonists, marching in Indian lilc.
naked with the exception of ,hq Indian
breechlel. Their ribs were painted white.
while their breasts were adorned with a
number Of hierogly phical paintings =
across The face aIlerna,e stripes Of blsck
and white were painted ia palallel lines.
extending from the Chin 10 the fore
head. go
The hair was plated Into snumerous
thongs. fringrd with bells. and lasseIed
with a red or white leather. Willie lhei,
mnecasns were corded tightly around
The hollow af the fool, as well as around
the ankle. with The sinews Of the deer
In the rigi. hand each carried lo,nahawk K
while the left grasped .:,e sheath .llal con
tanned the scalping knife.
/ The prisoner was about twenty -lhre,
years oi age. q little less than six feet il
height. Of muscular anil well proportion
ed CONTOUR. 'an manifested in the essy
movements of his body, wiry aud seils
command Of his muscular powers. hi,
counlenanre presented a wan and hag.
gard appearance. as he stood upon The
ground. owing partly 70 the rigid discipline
he had undergone in Training, aud partly
10 his having painted his face black. viii
his forehead. which denoted lIial he VA
condelnned 10 die, with the privilege 0
making an effort TO save his life by lice,
ness. Around his neck he wore marrow
bel. ofW ampum, TO which was appende'
the scalp he had !aken from 'hs Whine
bagu.
Som after they had formed liue
Lieutenant & csmeapp and tool
one Of the moccasins OF ~ Indian, an,
showed the chief that he thought IRON
tanned 'plateyof steel, and asked j
he objected TO il. to which they replies
tina, he might carry as mucI, iron as h
. pleased. skieul. r. having notices
a, lhe SAINT Time ,ha, the coun.ensnce Q
the Indian presented downncasi and me
lancholy appearance, requested Mr.. Flu
Use Wceme forward. who, sfier exaIninn
his pul.e, reported thai he was much ex
cited. aud that his nerves were in ire
muloas condition.
Lieut.. RI Immediately took hir
: by the arm and led him out some dis,anc
!, from the line, when he asked him ,hroug
his interpreter il he was afraid to run;
which he replied that he was not afrai
j TO ,un with any Wlnnebago on foot, b,
: he was afraid that he could moi olurun !
the horsea that we're mounted by arme
!, Indians. The I.ieu,ensni saw Al ong
!, the cause Of his alarm, and informed hi
!, tha,ihey should olin,eriere. He einlenjt
10 ride The flee,esi horse upon The groun
J and keep near him. and a. he was w
!, armed. would see that 70 horseman a
! preached with hostile intention. Al iIl
! announcement the counienance Of The j
!, dian frightened up with sInile; his who
!, person seemed lifted from tlit ground
) :, he turned 10 his posiuoA ~ he line wi
slalwari stride. The FIle and Lie
: tenant r. soon att Ruied iht
1, !, l,orsre. and took posiiiol! ev.ly in {,
:, = rear Of the pIioner. Sl'ecs3Iors were I
:" moved from the front. when Ijeutens
: RI gave the sigral; tie blow b
- scarcely reached the drum when the pris
ner daried from his antagonists with
=, bound that placed him beyond the rea
: = Of The whirllng lolnahawk.
n. When the race was under way. many
his antagonists ran with great 0ee,uess fo
c- mile. when the distance beiweenthem a
ed ,lle Sioux hegan TO wldenrapidly, show
ell the superior bo, ON Of the latter, acquil
pr. BY the discipline Of The white man.
ng Al the end Of two miles the last OF
lie conlending Winnebagoes withdrew fr'
ID. the chase; there was mol an Indian ho
,iy upmlalhe ground that could keep up W
.ht him alter he had gone the first half m
Iad Lieutenant r.. iuding his SID
~. much faiigned. and the prairie free fr
ct ooon,;nc ra;und mn The Indian did