Litchfield enquirer., 1854-11-02
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A correspondent Of lhe Detroit Ere Press gives some interes ting anecdotes O of lhe great Indian warrior and prophet Tecunseh r..s s,sas
 While the enemy were in full posses sion of the country around Monroe and Dettoit. Iecaunsch. with alarge band o his warriors visited the River Rasin. Tn. inhabitants along that river had been shipped of nearly every means of sub, ti,tencs. Old Mr. R,va'd Ca Ftenchman ] @ho was lame, and unable by his k.bc, to procure living for himself aud famiis had contrived 10 keep out of ,ightof th. wandering bands pf sayagesa pair of ox> en. with which bis son was able ,o pr,. cure s s,anty support for the family. I, so happened that. while at labor with the oxen, Tecumseh, who had come over f,nm Maiden, met him in the road. and walk, ing up to hin. said
 My friend, must have ttose oxen Ny young men are very hungry and they have nothing to eat. We must have ,ht oxen s.ea 4s
 Young Rivatd demonstrated. He told the chief that if he took the oxen. his fa. thsr would starve to death.
 ss' Well, said Tscumseh, Ave are the conquero's. and very.hing we wan, is ours. l mus. have the oxen :: my peo pie must not ssarve but I will not he sc mean as to rob you of them. I will pa, you one hundred dollars for them. and that is far more than they are worth, bu' we must have them. t
 Tecumseh got white man 10 write an crder. on the British Indlan Agent. Col Elliott. who was oh the river some dis tance below. for the money. The oxen were killed. la,ge fires built, and the for. est warriors were soon feasiing on thei flesh.
 Young Rivard took the order to Col Elliott, who promptly refused to pay it, saying srHc 70 @
 We are entitled to our support from the country we conquered. l will no' pay it. ',''
 The young man. with sorrowfal hrar' returned with the answer to Tecumseh, who said--a e3, s .,A@ a.
 To morrow we will go, and see.'
 In the morning he took young Rivari and went to see the Coloneh On meets ing him, he said-- %a
 Do you refuse to pay for the oxen ] bough, 2 y..
 Yes said the Colonel and he rel. terated the reason for refusal.
 I bought them,' said the clief, 'fo' my youn. men. who were very hungry I promised to pay for them and they shlH be p"id for. I have alwaye heard that white nations went to war with each other. and not wi ith peaceful individua that they did not rob and plunder poor people. will not. @)
 We'll said the colonel, I will not pay for them.
 You can do as you please said the chief, hut before Tecumseh and his war riors came to fight the battles or tho great king. ,hey had enough to eat. for which they had only lo thank the Master of life and their good ,iAes. Their hunting grounds supplied them with food enough 10 them they cah return Q This great ihrsai produced suddeI change in the coloneI's mind. The de lection of the great chief. he well knew would immediasely willdraw all the na tions of the red men from the British service; end. without them. they were nearly powerless on the frontier. s-
 We'll said the colonel. If must pay. will.'
 Give me hard money said Tecuuasel,, mol rag moncy'--army bills. te
 The colonel then counted out hun. dred dollars in coin, and give them to him. The chief handed ihe money 10 young Rivard, and then saij to the colo nel--- eF4Ag p' '@@@ &@t< s5
 Give me ono dollar more.' rs
 l. was given and banding tl,a. also 10 Rivard. be said-- n ,.a}
 Take that. it will pay you for the lime you have lost in getting your money