Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-06
EVENING STAR,
TECUTeBH's HONOR.
Al INDIANS WORD AND aRArrTl


4 correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press gives the following, among other
deeply interesting anecdotes of the great
Indian warrior and prophet, Tecumseh
While the enemy was in full possession
of the country around Monroe and De-
troit, Tecumseh, with large band of his
warriors, visited the river Raisin. The
inhabitants along the river had been
stripped of subsistence. Old MIR. Rivard,
q Frenchman,) who was lame and unable
to procure living for himself and family,
had contrived to keep out of sight of the
wandering bands Of savages pair OF
oxen, with which his son was able to
procure scanty support for the family.
1t so happened, that while at labor with
his oxen, Tecumseh, who had come over
from Maiden, met him in the road, and
walking up to him, said.
"ky friend, l must have these oxen.
MY young men are very hungry, and
they have nothing to eat. We must have
the Oxen"
Young Rivard demonstrated. He told
the chief that if he took the oxen his
'SeAOA "Ouiu ldIft W O6dCQ.
Well" said Tecumseh, eve are the
oonquerers, and everything We want is
ours. must have the oxen my people
must not starve; but will not be so
mean as to rob you of them. will paw
you one hundred dollars for them, and
that is far more than they are worth but
we must have them"
Iecumseh got white man to write an
order on the British Indian agent, Col.
Elliott, who promptly refused to paw it,
saying, {" We are entitled to our support
from the country We have conquered. [
will not pay it."
The young man, with q sorrowful
heart, returned with the answer to TIE.
cumseh, who said, Tomorrow we will
90 and see."
In the morning he took young Rivard
.kd went to see the Colonel. On meet
ing him he said:
bought"
Yes" said the Colonel and be reit.
Grated the reason for the refusal.
q l bought them" said the chief, &C for
my young men, who very very hungry.
[ promised to pay for them, and they
shall be paid for. l have always heard
that white nations went to war with each
other, and not with peaceful individuals
that they did not rob and plunder poor
people. will not"
Well" said the Colonel, 81 will not
pay for them"
You can do nc 1nr., nJo..o >, ..;s Al
chief; "but before Tecumseh and his
warriors came to fight the battles of the
great king they had enough to eat, for
which they had only to thank the Master
OF Life and their good rifles. Their hunt
ing grounds supplied them with food
enough, ard to them they oan return"
This threat produced sudden change
in the Colonel's mind. The detection ofI
the great chief he we'll knew, would i'm
withdraw all the nations Of the
red men nom the British service: and,
without them, they were nearly power.
less On the frontier.
well" said the Colonel, eff 1 must
pay, I will"
"Give me hard money" said Tecum-
sch, "not rag money"-(arny bills.)
The Colonel then counted out a hun.
dred dollars in coin, and gave them to
him. The chief handed the money to
young Rivard, and then said to the Col |
onel, Give me ono dollar more" It'll
was given, and handing that also to Riv-
ard, he said I" Take that, 1t will pay you |
or the time ysu have lost in getting your