The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-11

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spiced in chopping and clearing, sowing
and reaping, threshing and hauling, and
bring up the chorus with leather lash
ed whip, and "whoa haw' At that
| time there were plenty of Indians in
this county, who were generally peace
able, but sometimes, like the pale face,
between whom there was mutual fear,
their conduct was very roprehensible.-
One of them, denominated "Shave
head by the white folks, because he
kept his hair shaved, was sometimes dis
orderly and dangerous Once when ono
OF Mr.. Mowers teams were passing
through to the Pinery, Shave Head de.
manded of 'Smokcrman" tobacco. -
Generally the teamster had plentiful
supply for the lumbermen, but that
time had forgotten it and told Shave
Head so, but he was angry and did not
believe him. After following him few
miles, from a concealed thicket, the
angry Indian shot at the teamster, and
the rifle ball passed through the wagon
box. He then enticed Shave Head to
come to him by making him believe that
he had tobacco. While the unwary In
dian was looking over the edge of the
wagon box, the stalwart white man dealt
him blow that broke his jaw, and laid
him out senseless. Surprising him dead
he left him, and reported the affray, but
Shave Head came to his senses and slow.
ly recovered. Ever after that be had q
horror of white men, especially of the
giant "Smokerman' who had proved too
much for him. Instead of seeking re-
venge, as Indians are wont to do, he
ever after avoided the presence of this
man, and would 60 miles out of his way
rather than meet him In that same
tribe, the Pottowattomies, there was a
blind Indian, that the whites gave the
name of Bartemus. He had twice been
punished for murder by his own tribe
For the first offence, he had paid the
penalty by his relatives and friends Civ.
ing to the friends Of the murdered In
dian, forty ponies. The second crime,
he had his choice to be shot dead, or
submit to the inhuman and painful pro.
cess of having his head and face be-
smeared with deadly poison which
took off the hair, and destroyed his eye
sight. He chose the torturing poison,
from which he slowly recovered, in more
than agony Shave Head gave his body
to DR.. Clapp, of Paw Paw, to pay for
medical services His Uranium was sent
to a Physiological Lecturer in Canada.
He died at Pepeaugh's, the chief of the
tribe, and his body was faithfully de.
livered to the Doctor, as agreed before
his death.
Pepeaugh was faithful friend Of the
white man, and many times stood be-
tween him and harm from his own PEG.
pie. Once he had bowie. knife, wan
pun belt and dagger sent him by chic I
in Canada, with a command to make
war upon the white man, in Columbia,
and all these new settlements, for his
taking from the Indian his best hunting
grounds. Pepelu ugh held counsel with
the Indians and whites, and in their
presence broke the dagger, waved the
knife many times over his head and
threw it to the ground, and burned the
wampum belt, and promised never to in
iure his friends the white men
In the days Of which we are writing,
1t was an easy matter to raise provisions
and provide for a household, with the
exception of that which must be paid
for in cash. No letter was carried by
mail distance of five hundred miles
for less than twenty-five cents, and some.
times the precious missive from friends
far away, would be left long time in
the Post Office, for the want OF the mon.
ey to take it out After Mr.. NJ. Burns
settled in Almena, with a family of his
own, he leut the last dollar and quar-
ter he had to friend in need. This
money he had kept on purpose to pay
postage with, and It was all he had. In
the course of time, letter came to the
Post Office from his wife's relatives in
New York State, but the lent money
could not be collected, not even the Gov.