Nebraska advertiser., 1864-07-07

the Ojibways for one of their Own brave:
who proves false to his honor, his vows
when he first entered the council lodge,
learned its mysteries and became a
warrior, or dares to raise his hand il
anger against one of the tribe"
1.-THE Medicine speaks well. Hi:
tongue is gifted with wisdom. Their
the pale-face wolf shall suffer the torture
of hunger 3"
"Hugh, yes!h
"Thirst 2"
"Hugh ga
"Knife, arrow and fire .
"Hugh, hughp
"It is well--sO let it be-" shouted the
Medicine, in exultation, shaking his rat
ties. and waving the writhing, kissing
snake around his head; while his i'll
omened crow crooked cody as If breathing
satisfying amen to the verdict,
And now the fierce ccnclave was bro
ken up; the warriors stepped outside of
the sacred council lodge ; two old and re.
pulsive squaws brought rude drums and
beat a monotonous tune, and the dance
of death was begun-begun even under
the very eye of their prisoner, who but
too well knew its meaning. Like fiends
escaped from their penal element, and
revelling in a ort-lived holiday, they
circled, twisted and leaped in uncouth
changes, with horrid grimaces and fear
full shouts, while the aged squaws beat
the drums and sang in strains alnos'
internal.
All this lie Sueur saw, and knew that
it was but preliminary to his being the vic.
tim of the most sever torture that their ssv
age brains could invent and their savage
hands execute. One thought given to the
home of his childhood; one prayer for
the aged mother, who would watch for
his coming; one half-formed anathema
against those who had lured him from
civilization, inculcated false prece5ts of
independence in his mind and trained him
to the wild and ever dangerous life of a
trapper, and then he nerved himself to
die a death Of accomplishing and of def
anca.
The warriors tired with their frantic
exerIions, aud the man of mummery fa-
tigusd with his genuAections and contor-
lions, sank upon the ground as the squaw;
geather up their instrumels of death and
disappeared. The signal was given and
the youths Of the tribe gathered around
with their blhnt-heanded arrows and dol.
led knives. First, however, the squaw:
completed the torture Of hunger and
thirst, for not morsel of food or drink
had passed the lips of lie Sueur since
the hour of his capture, as the Ojibway:
believed in their savage superstition, tha
fasting sacrifice was the more aecepta
bic to the Great Spirit. With dainty
food steaming from the fire, and redolen'
with savory juices and odors, and with
| birchen cups filed with cool, clear water
and dripping with freshness, they ap-
preached him. One after the other wa:
neld TO his lips, tempting to the utmos
The ravenous wolves of hunger and thirs
that were gnawlng at bis very heart
strings but be smiled in disdain. A deli
cate morsel was placed between hi
parched lips, with the rich Juices gushing
out at the slightest pressure, and he SPA
it in apparent anger TO the ground. Too
well had he nerved himself to exhibit
pleasure that would only prolong his ag-
ony, and tend to render bis torture more
severe.
And now that he had shown himself
brave, and not to be Influenced by minol
matlers-minor, at least, in the eyes Of
the red man the squaws ceased them eff.
forts, and the yeuths formed a circle a.
round With rapidity of lightning shost
was fired, every arrow coming in close
proximity to the head of the prisoner
and now and then one hitting him bu
without severe injury. Firm as the
deeply-Pianted post towhich he was bound
lie Sueur stood. Not nerve quivered
or eye winked.
To him who knew the customs of the
Indians in all their minutie this was bu'
pastime, and he laughingly and taunting
ty exclaimed:
rs this Their way the Ojibways are
wont ter try each o.her's cOuragea Bah