Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-10-20
NUMBER 46.

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| glance that something had happened.
"'Ihe little white squaw,' he said alb
rnrtly, was sold by the Cherokees to the
Winnebagoes. There she was admired
for her pale face aud her curly bsir,-
Okafenka watched long, hoping to steal
| the white squaw away, but he could not
do it. The Wiunebasocs loved her too
well. But what has now become of her.
ne cannot say. She is nowhere in the
Indian nation. At frs, he thought tho
Winnebagoes had sold the White Rose of
tie CheroSees, as they called her, and
he asked them about it, but the old chief.
who was her Indian father. said, No, no;
she had gone among the pale faces a gain.
The White Rose was too pretty for the
lodge of the red man in the wilderness.
| did not believe him. His face was the
tf.ce OF turtle dove, but his tongue was
the tongue Of the serpent. | went away
| Among tie Sacs and the Foxes, the Otoes
and the kickapoos, bat the white sauaw
cannot be found. She must be dead, she
! IS nowhere among my people.
ou can imagine my grief at this an
noanc2; ;'ent. stood, at forty five alone
in the world hopeless, miserable man.
| though. cF my cknowledyed birth-of
mr datk and hat-starved chldhood-of
my murdered wife and captive daughter
! and al..Ost cursed the God who gave
me beng. Enl Okafrnka could not per-
srnte NE that NY daughter was no, still
captive among the red men. deter.
n'Aei to 20 nyse!l among all the tribes
to suffer any and every thing, if need
be, to rescue my child. | accordingly
purchased mule and set out upon nv
tIaYe!e.
"A ""nt among the Nez Perces, the
blackiee', the Cr,ws, the Ar,ckas. the
iNoway., and, indeed, no tribes in the
vast western wi!ds escarod nv yipiIant
eye. Sometimes ! was near heinp roasted
alive by tAelu -sUmet.nes | went for davs
without food, aud o!r,n owed nv escape
from dan 'cTS 10 nAaE, uka. who, nhhourh
he coas.an;!v affirmed that the little
white sqo"" cnut1 no, be found. still
eett o>l - my tracks and would not des-
rrt ine. light years We're spen, in this
huit''3s search. Ny daughter, if she still
hTed' o"h been ten yeGrs captive. She
must ha'e !>reHn to a wCEHans stature.
"1d ''c"'7' lrured to habits Of Indian
lie. Sh" isrd, F'om her earliest childhood
|" IN "! l. IAcm "a god deal and feared
THAT She "Un!i prefer her Indian home
perhaps htr Indian husband aud children
TO u:r own Face, even should it he NV
ccoi for:anc to discover her
1T wss towards nigh, fall. whe, ma
Gay, q hundred miles above Council RI,E
lur'el ny j.l.d anlu,al INTO a 10 ,path
Which SUPPOSED led 10 at. Indian VILLAGE.
AS went forward, however, 7 saw r;s.
ing before me- what Instantly recoyniz>
y! rs the home ui a Cnr,>,,au m,ssionarv
Il wa. small, frame L,t.se, ;uci,sed and
painted. ihe windows wee sashed and
.,'ae5eJ, AMI nung with curtains Of white
cottpr. Ily ,.ra was cltaul7 syrr, and
the trees were trimmed up as thew ara
ol,un !>u:.I around IA southern dwelling
II one corner Of the ward stood the school
room: It wa an humble dwelling NbiIe
" llle ! was locking at it, out came nour-
:us: urch OF Indian children of all ages
ard SEES Soon the missionary himself
"""2atr1. lie was a middl,-ayed man.
;'tA a mi!d and benevolent countenance.
!c stopped upon tac doorstep when he
saw 'ur apiruuchn, bis house, 1t did
not often happen that whit> man, |
imagine, claiA, d his hos p:ta!ity.
"'Ian | spnnd the night here ?I ask
&. tdti- ItG Win traEellur, ana
20 not fee, tE.4t | Can - turttcr'
"'Ccriain y, b. r-phvd, and as h" spoke
Le s:erp'd forward AID took tn. saddle
ba&> tr"'n NY Ii, nd We entered the lit.
l'e & uaS1. 4 slender, de.icste, and flax
"h-h""",l woman s,enp, d forward to
w:Ecome ne She locked 10 me Young
enough ~ be his ,.aughte hu, there was
~ happy smi'e upon her lips and a bright
light II! her eye II: she welcomed her hus-
baud AID Lis guest.
".hr rom was pretty enough TO be
fairy bower. A square piece OF brilliant
carpet covered the centre of the door. A
t."je, With II rosewood writing desk and
w",h-o2x, stood IN one Garner: few vig>
or"us green plants were growing on a
$ aud by one Of the windows; a tumhler
with some white vio'e,s in i, Ie"t trag.
rance 10 the apartments smaii harp
St) 1. IN another corner. hooks and work