The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-08-24

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solicitation of his tribe, returned to Kan
sas; when it was reported at Washington
by persons wishing his valuable grove,
that he had abandoned 1t. The grove
was then put into market, and sold and
when Shaubanee returned to Illinois, he
found, to his inexpressible sorrow, that
his old home was gone, and he wept,
saying, Gall gone Shaubanee got moth.
ing now !! He said that he loved his
grove, that his first wife and some of his
children were buried there, that he had
| lived there, and that he wished to die
there and be buried with his dead; but
that he had lost all, and was very poor
| He then removed to the Illinois River,
east OF Ottawa, where the citizens of
that town and vicinity raised money by
subscription and purchased for him a
tract Of land in the timber on the river,
and erected suitable buildings thereon
for himself and family, where he ever
after had permanent home.
Shaubanee, though nearly sixty years
of age at the time of the war, was then in
the prime of vigorous manhood. He
was large and portlY man, we'll built
both for strength and agility, courteous
and dignified in his manner and bearing,
and truly one of natures noblemen. His
broad and rugged face was strongly ex-
pressive of kindness, sincerity, sound
judgment, and that nobility of character
which he always exhibited in an eminent
degree. He was honorable and honest
in his dealings and q highly social and
agreeable neighbor. His sons were much
like him Smo6e who would probably
have succeeded him as chief, is described
as "a magnificent fellow, tall and well
proportional, with fine and manly fea
lures, model young brave-distin.
guished like Uncas of New England
fame, for his laudable temperance in the
rejection Of all Intoxicating drinks.
This promising young man died in Iowa,
where Sbaubanee watched over him
with all the solicitude of loving father
The whites sympathized with the afflicted
chief-attended kindly upon his son in
his sickness, and buried him with re-
spectful funeral rites The old chief
OFTEN alluded to this with gratitude and
tears. He said, white man much good
to Smoke, take care of him sick, and
when dead puC him in q box'-describ.
ing the coffin-"then one white man bow
down over Smoke and say, o God! O
good, much good" Sometimes the old
chief attended religious meetings with
bis family, and was always particularly
careful that the young should be atten.
tive and behave with propriety.
Shaubanee related many anecdotes of
his old leader Tecumseh, whom he ad-
mired as man of integrity and honor,
and warrior of consummate ability.
He said that at council on the Wabash,
during a thunder storm, the lightning
struck a tree near by and set it on fire.
Tecum3eh at once arose, approached the
tree, and lit his pipe assuring the won,
dering chiefs that the Great Spirit had
sent them fro et hie request, that they
might light their pipes at the council
Having learned from their British officers
near Detroit that there would be an
eclipse of the sun on certain day,
Tecumseh told the Indians,som of whom
had disobeyed him. that the Great Spirit
would manifest his displeasure at their
conduct on that day, by hiding his face
from them. When the day arrived and
the sun began to be darkened, the dis
obedient Indians sought their chiefs par
don and his Intercession with the Great
Spirit-The full light was soon gracious
ly restored, and ever after Tecumseh
commanded the most implicit obedience
Of his people. Such were some of the
means through which this most powerful
and gifted chief acquired and maintain
ed his marvellous control over the In.
dams from Canada to Florida, and COM
bined them against the government of
the United States. #gf
Shaubanees description of the mem
orable bat tie of the Thames, In which
Tecumseh fell, leaves no doubt that the
lion-hearted Shawnee chief was killed
by Colonel Richard M. Johnson. Shau-
banee acted as one of the aids of Tecum.
sch, and was standing near him at the
time of his encounter with Johnson.
Tecumseh sprang forward toward an
officer riding gray horse, and raised
his tomahawk to kill him, when the Off
Ger drew a pistal and shot him. Shau-
banee said Tecumseh had been wounded
in the battle a number of times before,
but the officer on the gray horse killed
him. OF this he Was positive, and spoke
from actual knowledge, and his state
ment agrees precisely with the account
of Colonel johnson, who said he rode
favorite gray which had been mortally
wounded, and was disabled at the time
he drew his pistol from its holster and
shot Tecumseh. After the fall of Tecum
sch, all, as Shaubanee related, fed in dis
may. Indians and Red Goats all run,
Shaubanee puch a-shee" (Shaubanee run
too.) HE never more fight Mericans |!
Ugh, never, never!" it"
After brief illness, Shaubanee closed
his life of varied fortunes, at his home
on the. Illinois River, July 18th, 1859,
aged more than four-score years-one of