The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-03
BORDER LIFEIN MINNESOTA.
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CONCLUDED.
The white chief told Khoyapa that he
was at liberty from that moment. and made
him liberal present, after which the old
man withdrew. A hasty council wa, then
held with the Chippewas. to whom the
victims were rendered, as the two first had
been.
BY this time q considerable number of
the Dakotas had assembled about the prison
era. lou must die now" said one man.
"The white chief has given you to the
enemy"
81 know it," replied 1oopunkah Zeze,
and am ready. shall fall like man.
Bear witness of it, Here, Falling Leaf, take
my blanket shall have no use for it..
Take my ear rings, Gray Woman"
He sat down upon the ground, and, with
the aid of Others, divestcd himself OF his
ornaments and apparel, which he distributed
to those who stood highest. His dauntless
mein and handsome person made the whites,
who looked on, sorry for him. lie was in
the bloom OF youth, not above twenty at
most, six feet high. and formed after Ma
lures best model Stain the Belvdere
Apollo with walnut juice and it will be an
exact likeness ef ToOpunkah Ieze. lie re-
fused to part with the two eagles feathers.
One Of them he had not yet worn two days,
he said. and he would not part with them.
the Chppewas would We that a uarr,or
was about to die.
The companion Of Toopunkah Xeze fol-
lowen his example in giving away his cloth
ing. quite mechanically. it seemed. 1t was
evident, though he did not speak, that be
was not equal to the circumstances in which
he was placed He was a viianous looking
fellow such man. indeed. as a despotic
sovereign would hang for his countenance.
He had the most hdeous hare lip we ever
saw, and was thence called by the Dako-
,as, The Split Upper Lip. lie was known
10 most Of the white men present a. noto-
rious thief, character very uncommon
among Indian men, though not among lndi-
an women.
The Chippewa chief, Flat Mouth, thus
addressed the commanding officer
Father. We have lost one liic, and il is
certain that one more will die his wounds.
We have already taken life for life. and it il
all that our customs require. Father, do
not think iha, do not love our people whose
blood has been she'd. | would iain kill eve
ry one Of the Nabtoocssie tribe TO revenge
them. but a " ~ man should be prudent in
his revenge. Father, we sandy Lake Chip
pewas are a small very mall band. and We
are i'll armed. II W. provoke the Nahtoo-
essics too far, they will come TO our country
n body. and We are rot able to resiat them.
Father | am very little. weak chief
The varIe, spoke falsely. for he wa the big
ge-, and most corpuleut Indian we ever saw J
Father We have already had life for life and
! am satisfied
Up started the Little Soldier, fre in bis
eye. lie was properly named, being very
little man, almost a Swarf Yet he was
thick ct. active, aud Muscular and his spirit
was great. Latte a. be was, he enjoyed
the repute Of being the brave~t and most
.ucccessful warriors OF Sandy Lake He Il
was. whose brother had ben san the year
before a. the Murder Pole.
Our Father with the Fla, Mouth say.
that be Is satisfied -a.d the Little Solder
so an rot l. We have had life for iiie
AZ he say- bat an not satisfied Tki-
man. tpcia,ing 'oToopgnkah Ize,j shot NY
brother last year, and the -uu has bot ye'
~ twice since he .hoi my vile al-o This
other aided him They de4ervc 10 die, aud
they -lall de IIph h" added to the pyi'
oaers -i-afyiug that tiey mu.' march.
Toopgnkan /eze -uran. % h. fet ani
'--can 70 .iGg his doath song. l. Wa. some
thing Ike he following. many tine. n
patel -
u.a-, '.e. r.s.t Be-.
Rat i.'ngy 's.,.
Thsy ear;sks from M bat one .fs
Bu, ! ast. taken two from ih-m
Tro for rae tsoiDr oae- tso for one. kc
Inc spit ZIP va. sha!iy unable 10 i'm.
,.'. b. brave companion. lie barst int
'ear.. and p'aoa-ly ing.or1! ''o command
.ng oa.ge- ;o spar bi. uie. lie did no' Do
.-rv- 70 de- b. SAID. lor he Wa not guilty
he h.d k!.lei 10 his gun had misses
FIRE
Here TGop.akAh /,za ceasoi .iog ng, ant
In1 gDan,,y inueTup'od him. "Io4 !lr DO.
Coward Cs! woman, yoa know hat yO1 .ir
io1 know thai yoG are a. guilty q. ! au
IiosI yogr p,1,ce, snd die like a rlsn-il
li.e NE. Thea. turning bi- lace away Nit
al e1pr.sloa o. eIo-rilng c0nismpi, he p
coumc01d-