The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-02-18
TOLEDO TAMA COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY FEB. l8, 1864

cattle before the lash of their master,
until our hunting grounds are gone, and
the bones Of orr dead warriors bleach
ed beneath the sun Of Heaven Our
squaws, rent with the pangs Of hunger,
ask US for food. Food Where is our
food now? The pale faces took our
lands they took our food upon those
lands, and our squaws must die. The
orb Of day, when it rises above the
tree tops, gives promise Of . beautiful
day but ere long, clouds and darkness
may obscure its brightness. the golden
promises ofpay which our Great Faith.
er gives us for the lands the pale faces
have stolen, have been overcast by the
cloud Of inidelity and neglect, and the
rain drops Of wart shower upon ne.
Warriors, we have unburried the toma
hawk, the scalping knife by your eide,
and the war paint is upon your faces
Shall you wash it off Yes: but It
shall be in the blood Of the pale faces
Your scaIpine knives shall be sheathed
but it shall be in the hearts Of your foes.
The tom ahawk shall be buried when
the last pale face shall have gone be
yond the limits Of our hunting grounds
never to return again. Shall the pale
face live, and like a snake, poison the
hand that spared him? No-let the
pale face die!''
Panther resumed his seat amid in
tense excitement, and an attempt was
made by the young men to run off old
Joe ard sunmarilv dispose OF him, but
the keen eye Of the old warriors discov
cred the movement, and it was frustrat
ed. It was decided BY the council that
old Joe should be burned at the stake
withi an hour from that Ii inc, as any
further delay might endanser the safe
ty of the bard.
Joe received the news of his fate with
An air of indifference and nonchalance
that charmed the warriors, for no race
Of men SO highly prize courage and 50
truly despiselcowardice as Your Indian
brave.
/ He was firmly secured to a tree by
thongs Of buffalo hide, and bundles ot
wood, which to him were the faggots o.
death, were piled around him. Every
thing was soon in readiness, the mer
had returned to their wigwams to pre-.
pare for the coming carnival of death
leaving stout Indian to guard the cap.
tive, and it only required the presence
Of the chiefs as the signal to carry the
execution into effect.
! Qgeecheo knew the unappeasing en-
nifty OF his companions against the
white population, and though despair.
ing Of having any effect upon their mind.
he determined to address them on be.
half Of cid Joe, and by recital Of the
obligation he was under to him, a,temp,
70 avert the doom which threatened him
His failure weighed heavily upon his
spirit. but otherwise he BETRAYED no
emotion, or exhibited any symptom ol
!, discomfort. which would lead his asso.
ciates to infer that he was dissatisfied
at the result Of the conference He pre-.
served that cold, stolid indifference
which was 4 personal characteristic 81
him.
Shortly after the talk at the council
had ended. and the men Of the tribe ae
gone to their wigwams to prepare fol
the coming scene, Ogeechee hurried tc
the spot where old Joe was secured
strictly guarded by the warrior, whl
stood but few PAGES to the rear, tom
ahawk N hand, ready to pounce upo,
the prisoner at the slightest manifesto
ton # . desire t. escape. Approach
, ing the sentinel he spoke as follows:
''Malito, :he var paint upon thy fac,
is faded and blurred. Go to your wig
wan, and return here with thy cheek.
decked III colors for the war path.
shall guard the captive, and here slal
wait thy return
Malito was only too anxious to avail
himself Of the opportunity, and hasten
cd away. When he had departed
Ogeechee cut the thongs which s.caree
the captive.
"old joe ofthc pale faced settlement
said ne 'your road lies to the south
mine to the norsh. Fly like the eagl,
--Ogeechec is no, uugratefu'
OihJoe grasped ,he hand Of Ogee
chee, and then fled into tn woods. .-
His limbs, stiff and paralized, tho etfec /
OFT the manner IN whike il was secured
necessarily retarded ms flight, bu, he
persevering'y p'esssd onward toward