Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-20

was aroused by the stranger abruptly demand.
ing of my guide if he had ever seen this re-
dOubtable brave, the great red nailed bear: to
which the young Indian replied in the mega
tive.
Liar" thundered the savage, springinp to
his feet. 81 am Mamiskogabihe. y and IN
moment he stabbed my companion in the chest
sprang upon him in an instant, and seized
his right arm, which, by violent effort he sue
ceeded IN disengaging.. He aimed a deadly
blow at me with his knife, but l evaded it.
and drew my own. With yell at his disap-
pointment, he began to draw his tomahawk
from his belt with a view Of hurting it at my
head, but l darted upon him, pinioning his
arms. His feet gave way, and we both rolled
together on the snow. A struggle for life be-
tween US succeeded. The Indian kept making
little digs at me with his knife, but he could
not purchase enough to do more than penetrate
my clothes, and inflict wounds upon me. He
rolled over with me, hoping to get me under
meath, hut always rolled further than he
wished, and got on the upper side again. At
length L lost patience, and still holding his
right arm tightly down, loosened the hand
which held my knife. But, quick as thought
Mamiskogahjhe changed his knife into his left
hand also. Then commenced another rolling
and tearing struggle, more like that of tigers
than mon, for my toe assaied me fercely with
his teeth. We stabbed at each other wildly.
and many wound gave and received. At
length, the Indian relaxed his hold, and
arose victor.
My first thought now, after feryent PRAYER
for deliverence, was for the poor guide found
tina: though desperately wounded, and bleeding
profu.eiy. he was not dead. l bound up his
wounds As l best could, and placed him on his
bed. My own wounds, though numerous, were
maryelOusly slight, more cuts than stabs, and
even those my thick clothing had prevented
from doing damage. 1 dressed them, and heap
ing more wood on the fire, sank down beside il
TO watch my poor Shegashie.
The next morning Shegashie was so weak
from loss Of blood that each moment expected
to see him pass away, and leave me alone in
the woods to die in my turn. / now bitterly
regretted that / bad ever entered on this dis
astrous enterprise. However, there 1 was, and
had nothing for it but to make the best of it.
so set to work, buried my dead enemy in a
snow bank, collected wood, ahot hare, dressed
1T, and returned to my sad task of watching my
wounded guide
At the end of ten days, despite of every ad-
verse circumstance. Shegashie was a great deal
better; yet it was evident to both Of us that il
would be long time before be could travel
The poor fellow earnestly entreated me not to
stay with him, but to leave him to his fate, and
he directed me the right way to pursue nv
journey. L would not have deserted an enemy
thus, much less one with whom l had faced
sorrow, danger and death. Yet powder and
shot were rapidly failing. After much cogita-
tion, l took all the spare snow shoes, and by
the aid of Il bear skin, succeeded in making
sleigh capable of holding Shegashie very COM
fortably, as we'll as all our belongings | rose
proudly the next morning and placed my COM
panion in the sleigh, and recommended my
journey.
1t was weary work to drag that clumsy
sleigh, the wasted Indian looking out now and
then to direct me on our way. 1 was often
obliged to make detours TO avoid thickets and
places where trees grew too close to admit my
sleigh between them. When day was done I
had the fuel to collect, the fire to make, shelter
to prepare, Shegashie to move, his wounds to
dress, and then the game to cook which had
killed during the day. Many time thought
| shou be obliged to give up the struggle
When lay down to rest L was sometimes so
tired that L could not have resisted another
MamiskOgahihe, had he come to finish the work
the first one had begun; and when morning
reappeared, | recommended my tugging and
dragging, with arms so weary, that l did not
care If another snow storm came and sent US to
sleep till the great day of awakening
Neither Indian nor snow storm came, and /
was compelled to go on from day to day, enact
ing by turns the parts Of horse forager, fire.
maker, cook, builder and nurse. Az length 1
became so exhausted that one morning though
it was scarcely midday, began to look about
me for suitable place to encamp for the re-
mainder of the day and night, hoping after
such a rest 10 start fresher on the following
morning. Suddenly, thin column of smoke
ascending from the trees a short distance off.
caught my eye, and turning from our route, 1
made the best of my way towards it. 1t arose
from the hut OF b newly-arrived settler. The
man gave us hearty welcome, and we slept
beneath roof, for the first time for consider
abb more than n month. The next day wo
put his horse to the wood train, and two days
more brought US to the headquarters-less |
believe for the reward that had promised,
than from pity for our worn and miserable
condition.
The time appointed for the trial was now
nearly three weeks past, and did not doubt
that ii was over. But the severe illness Of the
accused deferred it The proceedings were
only now coming to u close. So far, they left
on the minds Of those who witnessed them but
ono impression-that my poor friend military
career was ended Suddenly / entered the
court, s'tired in worn out rags, my face hag-
gard: my eyes infamcd, my swollen feet hob
bling awkwardly on the floor.
Order restored, my testimony was received
with the greatest attention, and Lowther was
acquitted with honor.
Poor ShcgashIe, When the Spring returned
he left NE, and returned by schooner to
Green Snake river whence, accompanied by
his relatives, he travelled down to the scene of
his only brothers death. They dug q deep
grave for Chingoos, and laid him in it on the
spot where his life had departed. But Shega-
SHE never more returned to his native village
Parting from his relatives at the grave he re-
turned to me, AMI remained with me-a gentle,
unobtrusiye, faithful friend-until cOnsump-
tion, the bane of his race, took him from me q
few years ago.
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