Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30

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hiseosy and character wsfs suhiects or eensr.i
sbservad0n and coasmena afses the bsnsls 20
which she vas attached arrived IL La Points.
more 10 than any other female who attended The
payment
~ VS. . ehivalrom warrior Of tried courage
and valof; the only female who was allowed 10
participate Ia the dancing circles war ceremonies.
o. TO march IN rank and file, to wear the p,usnes
Of the brave. Her fcsts Of fame were nos long
In being known aftes ake arrived; most persons
iet curious 70 look upon the renowned youthful
maiden.
She Is the daughter of Chieg Ea-naw-ong.rs.
be Of him vho h the gifted orator, the able
chieftain-the maiden IL the boast Of her father.
the pride Of her tribe.
She IL about the usual height Of females slim
and sparc.buiit, between eighteen aud twenty
years Of age These people do not keep records.
por dates Of their marriages, nor Of the birth OF
their children
brave heed presume to win her heart or to gain
her band ia marriage, who cannot prove ereden.
t'ss TO superior courage and deeds OF daring up.
on the var path, ~ well as endurance In the
chase.
On foot she was conceded the Aeetes, Of her
race II h said that she offered her life in serv-
itude to any man, who giving her one rod the
start, could catch her in the race. Her
pie xiya " fsthcr dark. prominent nose -orn.
10 the Roman order. eyes rather mciinine
black. hair shc color OF Goa, large and yer,
tenance upon which sr'' and glossy, coun-
expression that In ..ies seemed strangers, ali
Graf, and - .a,cated the plus ultra O.
enough aiming. . face from which. SURF
IT, :, portentious cloud seemed 70 be hang
was ON beautiful sunny Sabbath in the
mouth Of September, that noise and reyeiry, mu.
sic, the gods Of harmonious sounds pardon u.s.
bnt mo ion, action called dancing, OF the Wild
woods style, which II surely vas the war-whoop,
the drum, the whole retinue Of instruments,
from which Indian sounds are manufactured were
noticed, ut first about the outskirt lodges. These
noises, accompanied by their voices, not to sa,
keeping time and tune, seemed to much elate
these ac,ers, many Of whom appeared cnraptur-
ed by the music!
Upon this day of worship and Of rest, the bet,
ter portion of the good people tarrying at l.
Pointe, including the Commissioner and Agent,
had assembled at their usual places Of public
worship.
II Was from 10 TO il o'clock A. NJ, that We
with many others had gathered around to wit
ness the grand though rusty pageant, to look upon
the comicotragic scene, called the "Ieggart
Dance" instituted for the benefit Of widows and
orphans of the poorer bands When we arrived
at the theatre OF noise and motion, the most lu-
dicrous spectacle was before us. At least one
hundred warriors dressed in the most eccentri,
and fantastic style that the imagination can con.
ccive, that ribbons, feathers, every color Of
paint, bare legs painted, painted faces, war wea
pons. etc, could possibly give to human beings
were the active participators
These were in one grand circle, dancing t.
humping sounds aud cultural songs, in wa,
which the Chippewas only know how to danc'
and sing.
Inside the circle were the musicians and per
sons of distinction, not least of whom was on
heroine, who sat upon blanket spread upoi
the ground. She was plainly, though richi
dressed in blue broadcioih shawl and lcggings.-
She wore the short skirt, la Bloomcr, and b
Il known that the females of all Indians We hav
seen invariably wear the Boomer skirt an
pants. Their good sense in this particular a
least cannot, we think, be too highly commended
Two plumes, warrior feathers, were in her hair
these bore devices strips of various colored ri
bon pasted on. as all the braves have, to ind
cate the number of the enemy killed and
scalps taken by the wearer. Her counenant
petokencd selrpossession, and as she sat, her fiji
gers PLAYED fuitively with the hat; of GOO
sized knife.
The coterie leaving large kettle hangin
upon the cross-sticks fire. in which
cook fat dog for feast at the close of the Ger
mony, soon set of in single file procession
visit the camp of the respective chiefs who +
manned at their lodges to receive those guests.
In the march our heroine was che third, tv
leading braves were before her.
No tmid air and bearing were apparent upt
the person of this wild wood nymph, her at
was proud and majestic, that OF Fore
Queen should be.
The party visited the various chiefs, each
whom, or his proxy, appeared and gave ha
rangue, the tenor of which, we learned, was
minister to their war spirit to herald the glory
the tribe, and to exhort in charity and good W
to their poor, ...
At the close of each speech, some donation
to the bcggar's fund, blankets provisions az
was made from the lodge of each visited chic
Some of the latter danced and sung around Il
ring, brandishing the war-club in the air over h
head
Chief Looms Foot" whose lodge was near Il
Indian Agents residence, (thc latter chief is Il
brother OF Mrs. Judge Ashman at the Soo) mat
lengthy talk and gave freely.
Conspicuous in the crowd, upon the back of
stately sq,aw and suspended by strap aroul
her head, was good sized and tat-aead do
lust killed and destined for the feast at the clos
The precise manner of cooking this Ito thcI
rare and delicious dish, we did not learn.
An evenings interview through un intcrprett
with the chief father of the Princess, disclose
that a small party Of Sioux, at n time not !
back, stole near unto the lodge Of the chief wi
waslyng upon his back inside, and fired u rife
him the ball Just grazed the nose near the cy,
the scar remaining to be sccn-when the &
sezing the loaded rifle of her,father, and with
few young braves near by, pursued the enem
two were killed, the heroine shot one and TO
his scalp back TO the lodge of Na-naw-ang- gal
her father.
At this interview we learned of custt
among the Chppewas, and which they say b
ever been observed in their tribe.
All the youths OF either sex, before they c
be considered men and women, are required
undergo a season of rigid fasting,
If any fail TO endure for four days witho
food or drink they cannot be respected i'll
tribe, but if they can thus continue to fast hrou
ten days it is sufficient, and all in any case
qurcd They have then perfected their high |
sition in life.
This Princess tasted ten days without par
Gle OF food or drink on the tenth day. teet
and nervous from fasting, she had remarkat
vision which she revealed TO her friend.
She dreamed that at time not far distant, S
accompanied u war party to the Sioux count,
and that the party would kin one OF the enei
and would bring home his scalp Tue war par
as she had dreamed was duly organized for t
start.
Against the strongest rcmonstrance OF h
mother, father, and other friends, who pro,e
ed against it, the young girl insisted upon goi
with the party her highest ambition, her whc
destiny, her life seemed to be at stake, to
and verify the prophecy of her dream She d
70 with the war party. They were absent abo
ten or twelve days, they had crossed the Miss
sippi, and had been into the Sioux territory;
There had been no blood OF an enemy to all
their thirst or pallate their vengeance IN
had taken no scalp TO herald their triGmpha
return to their home. The party reached 4
great river homeward, were reerossing, VIII
10! they sped single Sioux, in his bark sam
near by, whom they shot, and FASTENED exultin
" to bear his scalp to their friends at the lodg
from which they started Thus was the prop
ccy Of the prophecies realized to the letter, al
herself, in the esteem of all the neighboril
hands, elevated to the highest honor in all the
ceremonies They even hold her in snpersti'io
reverence She alone, of the tcmaleS, is pc
mt,cd in all festivities, to associate, mingle al
to coanse! with the braves, Of the braves OF h
tribe.