The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-08-29
RenIGILd6ic Dc6th Of Gm Indian
PrincesS.

!.- .s:!-;sAss H.srass.s relates she fa!!asing
touching story 4 few days since Wru-ne.pe.
wink-a Pretty Bird, daughter Of Dandy, head
chief Of the Winnebago nation was nj the depot
AZ Ia Crossr accompanied by her two falherlrss
children. While awaiting tile arrival oflhe train
one OF the children got upon the track Of the CON-
ing train rs the train was nearing the depot See
ing its danger, the mother, regardless Other own
life, sprAng forward aud snaichcd the child from
the very iaws 0i death. She threw the little one
upon the PLATFORM bat il was too late 10 save
herself THE rushing locomotive caught her blan-
ket aud threw her upon the track The wheel
caught her foot, run over it. crashing the hone to
atoms, tearing of the flesh and making fright
ful wound. The bone up t. the knee was splin-
tered Such an injury could no, but be cIcruci.
niingly painful, yet the Indian mother with won
drrful nerve drew her knife from her belt, aud
cutting oil the loosely hanging flesh washed the
TINT aud bound II up with her own hands, r..
iusIng ell assistance. Mr. Moore saws that not
feature 81 her cuunicnance denoted the inicnsr
agony she must have suffered during The opera.
tiun
\ lh, ,irian ~ Ia Crosse arriving ut the depot
anl examining ihr injury, said that the fOoi must
%" 'Hk'n ut ~ uur' a. the lite ~ the wutnau
hui tie % dian dc' i.i,d that u shnHd not he am
putt'rd md n.-' riri 'hai she would prefer death
iu heing deprived ~ - iiinh Modification be-
gan 10 spiead rari,il, ~ the h,trnonn of the day
"t'W 7tt' EhNF Nii ttiiH CO. tttuNetN. soon alter.
with thc most n,ntrn'u! Uairncr. she rummrncr
chanting hrt d,aih sung The rlainIiyr mott.
could BE- heard 'irafls h, the villagers below ard
the news passed riiiiiN from hnu.'. iu hous. that
~" dau. litter a. 10, thtet W.. dAing IT, .laus
q ,ked up The hili a.d ii.l,i Lrf VIZ VAN Her
strength It'll remained and 20, raisrd herself ul.
on her elbow. Siir shook htn.is with nll. kissed
her "hidfen aud her nurs", who had attended h,r
~ faithfully. As modification rxieudc, Ia her
q
and Indians alike asssi, IL 'ii sing her ior bur
ial. She was carefully washed her hair cuIiIird
smoothly hack, fastened With u ntw. beauiiiull,
wrought. lead band. Tier checks w-rr painted
with Vernlillnn Silver i"'.s we're put 10 her ear.
aud her mex hung hen,ii, Wiihnr,. leads Scar.
let legRins mnccasins hlu" lriiirna'. red calico
shirt and blanket. all uew aud Decorated corn-
plc'sd her outfit and gave her fitting drrs.
'"f her appearance IN the Srrii Land. A. -,
!'' 10 that state many Young Indian girls from
the 'hinl'' lii'd the side 81 her rri mud thrrA Ia
~'rhs- ." h"1d- nul wHmpuiD ! little sack 81
rir" Hul '"'n"'u SO. placed by her head side.
I""Hrd ,Hn-ci. She Wrs put m full lengh
'iin boa 'nd r1Iriri under tree The Indian,
g'it"ir'l 10 i tii,r. with iheii h,Chs To iha cot
TIA \ iuW chant was sung " llrn All old Indian
rose viii i"l'!'d hands aud looked toward the
heavens H." l-enh si""Ch. Mi pointing tO the
'nsi traced tie differ, III period. 90 her HE NJ
lurtIs'sd by Tie trH.st uf the suu thtuuph ih,
s]' u" closti wtin an "aiutsi f'tiial uf the
h'Avc and devoted act. that marked 'hr rud at her
ii" A',rt a second chant. ihr cofin WAS cart lei
70 'ii' summit OF the hi.l 90 the opIos'r sd, -
the village. \ grave had teen dug a ~ ',,t
from Tie huiinl place az tie gra, winnrhng" or
h'n'. Nhu'kon l'c-ko-fay who was Killed D., the
cars here four wears ago After the corpse wns
lowered. band, William brother ct The 49,
man. stepped across the grave dropping hand.
nj ~ tobacco on the &c, lin. lie was followed by
u'l'' Indians present
Tie d" "e."cA evening train rom the East
hr'n.A' iii' "li chi'f DANDY. Who had iaeu tack
p" .hl'"n 'h' i-ron,in River oi Snnii,
'i' h'i l'.sd %" ~"ri 90 hs daus hi,i l,.tn.
"u 't'uiu. SO" 'srt. ihr Old chiri;aiu .moir d.,
hirts' ani sru' 'oti NAIL ihi; seemed lu ,irr,,
the rert 'ali' 81 h.avrn. leaving the crowd Who
D.'t e"ih"r'' ''f h' cuii,ing, he mndr h, Way.
''i'nN' n'1 n.a' ~ tie winding rlh TO ii,r
grave