The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-04-05

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e1el nndie.14s1 ~ NJ Aosnstion absdt
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- 4saokilR tAeir eo4 eou nhieo blankets,
Vita 1half eyiRht ribbon bindings. and their
|seAy sAiels GAINS had struck The hucy Of the
Ano1ne 81 ben isid eeide. From theso
sl!la Sit socn tornsd . asat and comfort
lhls eoos& - pl6oing the fninsing woman
aPta q dhe nAAe hsf drink the rest Of the
wins anathen pAtoa The tea-kettle and soon
hada Aet cup q csass for them Ill.
They've done NO The lob for YOU. haven't
they she saM addressing Nick, q tbey
gathered about the hearth.
Yea, xtandu6Othef. Nv listaa home i coma
and ~ barn and eeacip az Nav md wheat
and nv oorns crib-all, ana IL bowed ia
head n coyesed hia 60 svitl, h;s henda.
sYea, -. hin vifa. nitennslv. and .ll thnt
| -, hed in ia hopees--tha lincn 1850 and
towels, pillow cases and teble cloths that 1
Istook took 8 rnuch pride Is spinning aud
kveeviur. and Nv bede ~ oAalloWs sn8beds
Idina'-but here her yoise lalled her and she
berSeiueo ~ E.-ssi 49, q ..ftT,..7.s.s-
.Doa's aalIs 90 % shild,' said the old wo-
mas kindly. ltmieht ha worse than it ia -
Yoa have Your husband Vt, and your dhild
too "a. ifyon ri zen him ecafped before
yoor syss 4 did ~ littie one, and then
been carried ~ 70 IN Indian wigwam 40 /
Ms I'd kept there : wear Of two and esery
| dsy e - ~ - The issls brown curis
Of ~ boy kansine 70 nv ceptor's waist
i you'd have eomethine 10 crv for then Il
Int in YOUR case % bed but it can be
helped. Hsy and wheat and corn will grow
aeain next season, and YOU have plenty Of
woodland and can eet ous : house and barn,
The neiehbors viii all lend helping hand,
and yos've sheep and can make blankets
again after while, end your geese will soon
IN your beds and pillows The linen was
the worst 10 lose, but you are both young
! and healthy and can look forward to many
/ years Of work, and in tire you'll be as well
Cd - ever Bat il this listlss fellow and she
| tapasFly cAsesssd their child, the little blue
eyed hfst born, If il had been scalped
there been sorrow in your hearts till
you la2v dogn. 70 die. Nothing could have
made his place good.
You said they brought OF your horses,
Nick she continued, after deep pause, in
which she seemed to be in deep thought
Yes, grandmother; they stand just out
aide here.
And your slsd-did they burn that up
alsoY
No; saw it standing by the edge Of the
road rs We came along,
) 'Whyr
Because, Nick, these dead heathens have
rot to be carried Oh 1t wont do to leave
them anywhere about here, because you see
all the wolves in creation will Be here by an
other night and then, too, the REDSKINS up
north will be locking after them, and there II
be trouble If they fnd them dead
Il have been thinking of that grandmother,
and guess Id better start, Is SOON a. it's
light, for the neighbors-, -
We'll, then, gdess you hadn't, Nick, for
as sure as you do, they II think we ought to
divide the spoil., and / shouldn't wonder If
we found enough on these fellows to make up
what we We both lost. They got their M oney
from the agent only last month, and just as
like as not its ON them. You 20 home and
get the sled, and hitch the horse on, and
we'll load them up and put them where
their own mothers couldn't find them.
Daylight was just breaking, but it was too
dark to see clearly, so the old woman took
her lantern and went out 1t was hideous
sight, and would have shaken the nerves Of
any but pioneer woman, for the agony of
the death hour had left the faces and forms
of the Indians horribly conyolsed. Nick de-
clared he couldn touch them.
Now don't be q fool, Nick, or superstitious.
Dead men amt to be feared. Just help me
unstrap these pouches-they' re heavy with
Ii
Il can't, grandmother. Id rather be q
beggar all my days-
We'll, go then, fool, and get the sled, and
let me tend TO them I 49,
/ And anaided she proceeded to her unwom-
auly work; and when Nick returned, stood
eli hooded and cloaked, and q pair of buffalo
shoes Oh her feet and buckskin mittens on
her hands, ready to assist him in his painful
task.
why, grandmother 7 he exclaimed, YOU
have NOT even left them their leggings and
blankets T.
sharply. sNo, indeed And shall treat
! living one, and me On old woman Of sixty 2
But what will you do with them I?
| DO with them, Nick Ill make mittens
EOr EIV out Oh tue ieX&Iue, 3uO cIOtueS LOT Nun
out Of these blankets, for they're all the first
| quality Of broadcloth.' ...-
4 don't believe he'll wear them. would
not
| No, because you're only half witted But
Ed is no such fool We amt afraid Of dead
mems shoes. Perhaps you wouldn't touch
any of these either, and she shook a leathern
bag till it jingled merrily. Two hundred
silver dollars found ON these wretches, and
| six splendid rifles tool know good rifle,
it am a woman, for I've kept garrison many
| q day when was girl, in lndiana-and
| six hunting knives, and lots of powder and
shot, and bullets. But come-we've no time
| to lose.
With averted eyes, and trembling in every
joint for he was superstitious, and feared
one corpse more than dozen live mem
young Edmonds assisted the old frontier
woman to lift the dead red men on to his
sled.
Now drive on, said she, and I'll follow on
foot. Take the road to the river, and when
/ vou'ye reached that. run down the ice till