The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-22


: rl'obiogr sphy. among his experience ia N
. Black Hs~s ~sr. occurs the follo~ing 70
manic episode:
} Ths summons for The conference was ma
given 20 ~ 'h- tribes. sud ob-ysd. snd IL.
grand council Of war Tor the ssiii.ment D
Tho treaties Commenced While these ~er.
pending. d~mand came up from jsdge N
Illinois some SKY miles oeIow. ior az IL.
d'sn mufdsrfr. bis nsiDe unknown, but ~h.
had brrn distinctly traced 10 the camp Of
th- great body Of ,hc Foxes. whYm The
rhie's had consrlved % mold "a nesusi,y
during the recent hosiili,ie-. Influenced
mainly BY keokuk. not q hereditary chic
sEd only brave warrior. the senst-besrsr,
orator and treasurer of the trios. The De-,
mand wss communicated 20 his rem.rka.
BIZ person. After little musng, the pain.
iul truth of o. the story seemed 10 dash upon
him: Wilh csndSr hs stated ths ground o.
his fss's a young brave som- twenty
yesss Of age. the s9n Of a distinguished
chirt had ioag sought 70 marry : handsome
y Dung sq.sw. 'h- daughter Of sno,hrr t..
nous chic; but 'he ms.cen reruised ,h~
lvvsr. applying - him tn- most opprobrsous
rpithe'-sqn.~- never having taken .
seAlp. killed sr zz'y bear. nor. by surprise.
robees ~ enemy % h,s arms, h,rse or wife.
" nee she ssid her lover ~ss not brsve
but woman Her sympsihies we're how
ever, ~iih black Hs~k-her only brosher
having run q ~iih ihss reckls-. chief.
All these particulars we're not yel known
20 sLe wise treasurer; for Ne hsd Only been
surprised - th- ensnge VI conduct in the
belle savage, ~ho had 50 suddenly msrried
her lover keokok. 10 good isi,h. said he
would inquire, for his great csre he'd been
10 ssvs b.. people from the destsuctive ~sr
and entire spyilstlon vim which Black
Tia AZ nsd csa-td them 20 be threatened.
The mex, day be called q headquarters
md ~hlrp~rsd thst his issrs hsd proven
that the hspps bridegroom had
tor the benefit OF the coniederacy, &C messed
himself 70 De- me guilty. parry. and wss o.
hsnd; bui begged the General 20 repeat, in .
'sii c"uneil. the demand, .tc The was &C
carungss done.snd ~hsn Sc.ti's perorstioX: !:
Il demand the murdsr-ri" Use interpreted
lhe y,ung Aesslo STOOD up aud said: II I'm
ne asn." With sivsent stamp aud voice
Scott called out The gasrdr A ssreesnrl
~nh . dozrn grensdl-ss rushed in. seized
he sfens-r. aud carried hin off
When the blacksmith begsn 10 place and
'sv~t IRONS upon hIm. he Struggled fur,ously
L took -eversi Of The gu.rd 70 mold him
iosn He said he did not come forwsrt ,yI
be ironsd; he did no, ion 20 bs tried; thstl
he preferred 20 be shot q once. He wssl
sken % the Kiinoi- court. then in session.
'u' on b's u,ai. snd no,wi,bss .ndine The
'Irong circum-tsniisl evidence. and thst !, |
sss proven he bsd acknowledge the kisiiagl
~ hsni to-hsnd fight. tricky lawyer. veil
y sidsd viii the means vf brbing. no
iuub'. ~ the chiefs Of the coafetsssey. OBJ
sia-d from The jury . verdict Of not guilty
The acquitted had ye, 10 p,ss smother
'rdssl-one VI FIRE sna wster. A switl
'arre. hslf ~sy between lhe court end the
Mississippi, 'ew hundred ysrss of. had
been provsded'for the occasion. but frontier
men always have their rlfrs in hand and
heir hcfres ready. The lawyer FASTENED
III client out % coor'. sud gained for him :
rood start Fly. young nah, o. your dear
bought Helen will sosn BE- wido~y' In .
minute. fn.iowed BY some wsixzing shots.
Ne wss in the saddle. In another. horse
md ndcr we're piung'ng iato fhe great Fa-
her oi Waters. swimming cid BY aide. -
No. came up furioosIy duzen rnemen
\ no lhrew away their lead at the too Die
AM game.
The latest news Of the romantic act OF re
presented him % the happy father Of thriv.
ng fsmily of''youue bsrbsises." BY more
han Dscian mother. al beyond The Mis-.
i-sippi.
IL Henry Water Davis. 10 HE speech
D the house at Washington on The % insi.