Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
TEJ UMSEII,S HONOR.
AN 1EDIAS's WORD AND GRATITUDE.

4 correspondent Of Tie Detroit Free
Press gives the following, among other
deeply interesting anecdotes of the great
Indian warrior aud prophet. Trcum>eh ::
While the enemy w'ss III tull possession
Of the country nroun4 MOnr.'e and Detroit.
Tecumseh, with large band =: NJ" warr
ricrs, visited the river Raisi2. lee ln5
hAbit"ntS along the river had been StrPPeH
ofsubsistence. Old Mr.. Hivard ( Frcnoh-
man., who WAS lame and unable to pro-
cure living for himself and family, had
cOntrlved TO keep out oftsight of the wan
deEing bands of savages a pair OF oxen,
with which his son was able to procure a
scanty support for The family. 1t so hap
rened that, while at labor with the oxen,
Tecumseh, who had come over from Esl-
den. met him in the road, and walking up
to him, said
My friend, must have these oxen.
My young men are very hungry, and
they have nothing tU eat. We must have
the oxen"
Young Rvard demonstrated. He told
the chief that il he took the oxen his fl
ther would slarvc to death.
WE'LL" said Tecumseh. " we are the
eonquerors, aud everything we want is
VNIS' HIuSL udNG LIiS 'HSu III pGOfl
must not starvc; but will not be 50 IAN
AS 10 rob you Of them. l will pay you
one hundred dollars for them. aml chat is
far more than they are worth but we
must have them"
Tecumseh got white man to write an
order on the British Indian agent, Col.
Elliott, who promptly refused to pay it,
Saying, " We are entitled to our support
e., l..
will not pay it,"
The young man. with n sUrrowful heart,
returned with the answer to TecumSeh,
who said. Tomorrow we will 20 and
see"
In the morning he took young Inward
and went to tho Colonel. On meet
ing him he said:
DO you refuse to pay for 4he oxen l
bought ?"
''Yrs," said the Colonel; and he reiter-
ated lhe reason for the refusal.
bought them" said the chief " for
my young men. who were very hungry.
| promised o pay for them. and they shall
be paid for. | have always heard thai
white nations went to War with eacA 9TH
or, anu not with peaceful individuals
that they did not rob aud plunler poor
people. ! will not"
"Wcll." said The Colonel, {" will not
pay for 'he"."
You csn do As you please" said the
chicl ; but before Trcqmsrh and his
warriors came to ii sht the battles Of the
great king they had enough t" eAt, for
which they had ouly to thank the Master
OF Life "oi their good rifles. Their hun
ting grounds supplied them With food
enough, and to them they can relnrA."
This threat produced Suddcn chang"
in the C"!oDcl's mind. The detection oi
the great chief. he weil knew. would I'M
medInIely Withdraw all The nations of the
red men from tho British service AN i
without them. they were nearly pOwcr.ess
on the frontier.
"WelI." sail the Colonel, "if | must
pay | will"
"Give me hard money" sNid Tecum-
sch. - not ras money"--(army bilIs.)
The CUIuncl then counel out Il hun
dred dollars in coin. and gave them
TO him. The chief handed tho money To
young Rlvard, aud then Said 10 the Colo.
mel. " Give me one dollar more" 1t was
given. and handing that alsO tN Rivard. he
said, "TAke thns. ii will pay you for The
time you have lost in getting your mo
ney."