The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-21

gives Tins thrilling ta'a " Indian re-
8onge, which reads Ike 1ne al lhe old
. romauces II savage lie
party Of Wiunebagoes came i5Wu
from the iatc scalp ianse al which tie
tribe was gathered ou The Trempeieaa
liver b ta5 NORTH. 4J cacaiaped On
trencls isiand, q the Misslsslppl rlSs
~ Just hbote tAo 81 pau. rallroad de-
~, at Ia Cr5sse Tho band waa under
tae control oi a well known chief "a the
Nmuebagoos. named Nau-kee-se hong
eg er OF snake chief, Who had two
E1Hes So-ss IA and Hoo nee kes.-.g
Both Of those squaws were well known
up aud down the riyeF and also in the
cltY. Se-es-k4 vas about thirty wears
q age, graceful IN appearances. with
pleasant io0k and az luerestlng face.
With tas Whites SHE was faxorite,
Whiie WITH the Nnuebagoes sine was
looked upon very kindly indeed. she
Was 4d9Esd ssih AZ oi the Indian fer
y9r Sn4ae GAI Xas a noted warrior
et tue hllhebsgocs, who was very
much liked bY A4s tribe. de was
powerful. aud EaWuy .lgW, via whom
.29sl was /. acsial ae4 so9l Aatateds
h4#h drunk Pc Nas YerY oasasEeaabie.
One y. lla iayolsie Rlstmes Nhansn
GaAsg1Edlaaa, Was beating his wiros.
Az ach ylmes the rest ot tho tribe
ayJldsl Linn Oh lriity l,st snake
ClloI Lad b6ep TO La GIosse, Rad aa-
turned to Als w.g@am drunk. Sees ka
was 10 the slgWym, and the chiei COM
menced beating her over the head and (
shoulders With great brutality. Driv-
en- 70 desperation aud unable longer to
stand his brutality, Se-es-ka drew her
knife and STABBED the chief twice. the
blade penetrated to the heart Of the
warrior, who died instantly, while the |
first notes Of the death song were on
his lips. The affair at once created a
sensation among the Winnehagoes. who
did not know how to net. They loved
their chief aud they loved their chief (
tain's wife. II is a well known "regula
tion among the Indians, that when
man is slain, relative must ayenge his
death by taking the life Of the SLAYER.
Se-es- ka knew this Some Of the Win
nebagoes urged her to 90 from camp
and among the whites, bnt sherefused \
Some Of the people at La Crosse, learn
ing what she had done, went TO the
camp, and also urged her to leave; but
She was still stubborn, and would not
Undoubtedly she felt that it made no
difference where sine went; she would
be followed, and her life taken, and 10
we're better TO submit TO her fate. .--a
With true Indian resignation, she fold
ID her BLANKET about her, aud sat down
n her wigwam, facing the door, and
lwaiting the ayenger II was be-
ieyod by many that Hu-nee- kee, the
Younger and favorite wife, would be |
he ayenger, but she seems to have no
such Intention. She mourned the loss
II her husband, but took no steps fur
her than to send runner u y i6 G'refn-
leleau, where Snake Chiefs relatives
we're, to notify them of what bad taken
,lace Meanwhile, Se-es-ka sat in her
.abin, chanting the death song, sto-
cally Indifferent to what was going on /
bout her and only talking when ques-
ions were asked her. The Winneba-
,oes avoided the fated wigwam as much |.
s possible. On Sunday morning an
indian from Trempaleau made his APP
ia camp He was known as
)han-no-ne-ga, and had travelled with
ut nalting since be heard OF the death
1 Snake Chief Entering the camp,
'han-no-ne-ga, without word walked
to The place where the body
{ Snkae Chief lay, took long look at
/, and then turned snllenly away. No
ody spoke to him, yet all watched with
interest his movements, Deliberately
)ading his gun with buck shot. he
'alked away from the spot The Win.
ebagoes knew very well what his in-
antions were, yet not one of them
Ioved foot or hand, or spoke word
gainst him. This seemed strange, the
indians having associated SO much with
be whites, and respecting the chiefs
lie as they did The recollection OF
heir old and long established custom
GEMS 10 baye entranoed them, on per-
APPS they were stupehed by what had
iken place, aud knew not what they
ad better do Mr. Moore thinks there
'as not one Of the tribe but felt the
oman ought not 70 be sacrificed, still
lere was not one that dared to act
han-no-ne-ga, uninterrupted, walked
10 the wigwam where Se- {
ska sat, she having remained there
nee the murder, took one l8ok at the
oman, who loudly chanted the death
oug. Not a muscle Of the woman S
zoe moved TO denote that she labored
nder any excitement, but she sat there {
nietly and calmly, her eyes moving {
pwards, and her voice, as the uncouth I
ing escaped her lips, steady and firm, '
be knew the ayenger stood before 1
ar that in another moment her spir- q
would leave its frail tenement Of clay, {
"a seek that OF the chief who had gone !
sfore her; yet no look or sign indicrted {
lat she feared the fate Such is Indi. D
J stoicisin and Indifference. The ewes /
the two did not meet In the face {
Chan-no-ne-ga there was a look Of 7
tie and revenge Deliberately he
Used the musket to his shoulder de- I
1erately be aimed AZ the womaus q
.ad coolly be fired. The report rang \
i though the Indian camp the smoke .
cared away Se-es-ks still sat there a
y blanket about her her arms fold. b
!; but one slde Of her head was blown q
mpletely away --her spirit had fed d
d the code of Indian revenge was sat a