The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-10-27

young man was designated by the wounded
Chfppewas as one of the assassins, and led
forth to suffer death, his tears flowed; and
when he heard the report of the gums which
ended him, his emotion became uncomfortable.
He Immediately sent for the commanding off,
Ger.
"Father," said he, ''the band of the Battare
oulr Fsevres are bad people. They are always
getting themselves into trouble, and others
are always sure to suffer with them. II
was foolish to shoot the Chippewa last
year, but they did it, and perhaps one OF my
grand children will be scalped for it. What
they have just done was folly. They per-
dead. Let them take the consequences OF their
own act themselves this time. know where
I can find two more of them, and If you will
let me out will bring them to YOU, and you may
put them to death, as they deserve, or spare
them You please. If you slay them, I shall
be glad if you let them go shall be sorry.
They ought not to be suffered to bring the
whole nation into disgrace and trouble"
" If the Colonel lets him out, l wonder when
we shall see him again." said one of the
guard to another.
The Colonel knew the Dakota character bet
ter. "How long will it be before you return
with the man-slayers ?" said he to Kh0ya.p pa.
"By sunset tomorrow night replied the
Eagle Head, g. will be at your gate. and if
come alone, you may give my body to the
Chipewas."
The sun was high in the heavens when the
Eagle Head departed, with his gun in his hand
and his knife and tomahawk in his belt. It is
sixty miles from St. Peters to the Battme aux
Fievres, and he arrived there early the next
morning, having slept an hour or two in the
woods near the village. He went straight to
the lodge of Sagandoshee, or the Englishman,
for 80 was the father of Toopunkah Zezenamed
The family were already awake, and the muir
derer was relating his exploit with great glee
when Khoya-pa entered.
"You have acted like dog" said the old
he added, turning to the other assassin.
i" Some one must die for what you have done,
and it will be better that your lives be taken,
than that others should die for your folly.
There are no worse men than yourselves in our
nation. I tell you, you must die. Rise and go
with me like men, or will kill yoa like dogs
where you Sit"
So saying the old man cooked his gun and
drew his tOmahawk from his belt. The wo-
men began to scream and scold the English.
mans brow grew dark, but no opposition was
offered. Perhaps the men were afraid to harm
the Eagle Head, for though he was not recog.
nized as a chief, his sons and sons-in-law
were many, and his influence considerable.
Besides, his reputation as an upright and val.
liant man was high; he was tall and erect, and
age had not withered his muscles and sinews.
Whatever motive might have restrained the
families of the criminals from opposing the
aged warrior, Toopunkah Zeze showed no
disposition to disobey him. He rose with the
utmost alacrity, handed the Eagle Head rope,
and rendered his arms to be tied. When he
was secured he requested his father to thrust
sharp oaken splinters through the muscular
parts of his arms, that the Americans might
see that he cared not for pain. The English
man-his father-complied, without uttering
SYLLABLE!
The other criminal was pale, trembled, and
seemed wholly stupeied by terror. However,
he submitted passively to be tied. "Now,"
said the Eagle Head, :" start-walk before me,
and that briskly, for you must die at the Amer
lean Fort before sunset and it Is . long dis.
tance."
Just before sunset that day, the Colonel and
another officer were standing at the gate of the
Fort. "It is late" said the latter, land our
old friend does not show himself yet. do not
think he will come. He would certainly be q
fool to come back to what he thinks certain
danger; for he bad nothing to do with the
murder"
II I had kept him." replied the command.
ing Officer" no good could have come Of it.
He was innocent and could not have been
convicted, supposing that any of our courts
may be competent to try him. believed that
he would keep his word. and bring the real
criminals, and have no doubt about the pro-
priety of the course I shall adopt with them.
| trust the Eagle Head yet; and by heaven, he
deserves to be trusted! Look there he
comes, driving the two black sheep before
him."
Indeed, the old man and his prisoners came
in sight at at that moment. They soon arrived
at the gate. Here they are father" said the
Eagle Head. "Take them, and kill them, and
If that is not enough for the safety of my peo-
pie. take my life, too, throw away my body
freely"
Tue white chief told Khoya-pa that he was
at liberty from that moment, and made him q
liberal present, after which the old man with.
drew. A hasty council was then held with the
Chipewas 10 whom the victims were rendered,
as the first two had Jeen.
By this time considerable number of the
Dakotas had assemble d about the prisoners.
''You must die now. said one man. "The
white chief has given You to the enemy"
81 know it, replied opunkah Zeze, land
ness of it. Here, Falling Leaf, take my blan.
ket-I shall have no use for it. Take my ear.
rings, Gray Woman"
He sat down upon the ground. and, with the
aid of others, divested himself of his orna-
ments 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. He was in the bloom
of youth, not above twenty at most, six fee,
high, and formed after Natures best model.
Stain the Belvidere Apollo with walnut Juice,
and it will be am exact likeness of Toop1nkab
Zeze. He refused to part with the two eagles
feathers One of them he had not worn two
days, he said. and he would not part with
them. The Chippewas would see that ru.
rior was about to die.
The companion of ofToopunkah Zeze followed
his example in giving away his clothing, quite
mechanically, it seemed. 1t was evident
though he did not speak, that he was not coma
to the circumstances in which he was placed
He was q villainous looking fellow; such !
man, indeed, as a despotic sovereign would
hang for his countenance. He had the mos
hideous hare lip that we ever saw, and wa.
thence called by the Dakotas, Tne Split Uppel
Lip. He was known to most of the white mey
present IS notorious thief . character yer,