The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-24

from his chief, Walk Under the Ground Ie-
came greatly offended and upbraided him
with caring more to please the whites than
dis own people. "You are.u said the chief
wiling TO be kicked ana cuffed about by the
whites, out 1 am not, and / Will fight them
once you were brave warrior and cared for
your tribe; but now you have become old
ana feeble you are the friend of the whites
ana you are no l0Dgsr warrior, bur a wo-
man: Unable longer to endure such trea-
sonabie and insoleDt language the old CHIEF
sprung 2pon his rebellious subordinate. and
before any one coald interfere plunged O
butcher knife 1even times into his side and
breast. Walk Under the Ground sunk
down at the feet of his chief and almost i'm
mediately expired. As soon "a he was dead
Spotted Tail ordered the body to be pitched
out OF the lodge and summoned the Brule
chiefs, related to them what had happened,
and ended by naming one of them TO sue
coed the dead man as cbiefof the Brules.
All the other chiefs at once gave in their
allegiance to the new chief, and no one
ventured to demonstrate or complain OF the
killing of Walk Under the Ground. Never
theless, the dead chief was much talked
about privately, and as ho had been pop
uiar with the Yo1ng men of the band they
were sorely gtieved at his death. In JwOs
and threes they began TO steal away by night
and join the hostile chiefs. Spotted Tail
hearing of this, called the warriors together
was young and my people we're stTeng
went TO war with the whites. For years we
Fought with varying success, and SC long as
there was hope continued the war. When
l saw nay people every day grow weaker
and weaker, and our white enemies becom-
l1g stronger and stronger, aew it was
time to stop the war. A peace was made.
not nom choice, but necessity. Now we are
told TO leave this country, and We must 70,
mop from choice, but necessity. We have
tried war and failed We mus now resort
to negotiations, and if that does not avail
we must perish from the face of the earth >.
l am an old man, but Tam no coward. /
rear no man. but years have taught me pro-
dence and wisdom. / know someof you
want 70 go to war. but it e'5olly to rssist the
whites. ana anxious to save the lives OF
my people and TO preserve the remnants of
my tribes that yet remain alive. Those of
you who will he well advised will
REGAIN AT PEACE,
but those ofyo1 who are still for war can
now go on. There are still some days of the
truce, but let those who wish to fight the
whites 60 at once" Nearly three hundred
young warriors withdrew in body as desir-
Gus of going to war. Spotted Tail addressed
them again: "YOu do not wish to take nv
advice. Co.. then, and when your hour of
great distress and necessity comes, as come
it surely WILL. remember 1 am still your
chief, and return TO me. You will be hun
CRY and 1 will feed you. You will be naked
and L will clothe you. You go cat mounted
but you will come back f0otsore and weary.
Most of You will never return alive, but
such of you as survive the conflicts of war
will find me at Randall, and there you shall
have friend and home as long as | i've"
The warriors then departed, and the old
chief, having discharged his public duty,
to his lodge to mourn in
silence the fate of his people. During
the latter years of the war part of Spot
Led Tails family remained for time at Fort
Laramie. and with them was his tavonte
daughter, young girl just budding into
The fort was then gaYrisoned
by companies of an Ohio regiment of volun
teer cavalry. Among the officers of the reg
ment was young man OF good appearance
snd pleasant manners, and with whom the
chiefs daughter fell In love. Her passion
does not seem to have neen reciprooated by
the young soldier, and he did all in his
power TO convince her that he could not
marry her, and, therefore, it would be wrong
Ia him to pay his addresses to her. But the
girl would not be convinced and
could not understand why she, princess
and the daughter of the most powerful chief
On the plains was not suitable wife Tor the
young soldier. Day after day she would
dress herself with scrupulOus care and
come to the fort and see her beloved. II was
pitiable to observe her, as hour after hour
:he would sit on the doorstep OF the young
officers quarters Visiting tor him 10 come |
put. At other times she would follow him
about the parade ground like dog, seeming
happy if she could only be near
him and enjoy she poor privilege of looking
1t him. Spotted Tail, bearing0f thsstraD &c
conduct of his daughter, and deeply morSl- |
led at her want OF self respect, fastened TO |
he fort, apd, putting her in charge Of some |
Kind friends, babe them carry her off into |
The Rocky Mountains, where a portion of
MS tribe dwelt, and endesvor in every wsy
10 make her forget her unfortunate love. |
She went away meekly enough, but fell into |
DEEP MELANCHOLY,
rom which no effort OF friends could arouse |
Ter. Presently she refused to take any food |
md pinned away to mere skeleton. One |
lay courier, whose horse was white with |
oam, sought the great chief and told him
hat his daughter was dying of a. broken !
leart, and wished TO see him oncs more be
ore she passed to the happy spirit land. |
Away over the mountain and stream hurried |
he chief, and paused not for food or rest un-
i'll he reached the bedside of his beloved |
,hild. He found her still alive bat fast sink !
ng, and she bid him sit close beside her and |
hold her fseshless hands In his while she
old him all her simple story of love and |
suffering and a broken heart: III shall |
'oon be at rest, my father, and with |
hose of our kindred who. have gone |
before. In that beautiful land / will |
wait for you and you will soon come b Join |
ne, dear father; for your locks are whit |
sned with years of care, you are fast grow |
Dg old and tired. You are a great chief |
lad have yet many warriors, but the pale |
aces are more numerous than the leaves OF
he forest, and pray you to cease from war
i'm xuit
chief, rest yet little while in peace, and |
you will have reached the end of your jour
ley OF life and come to join me In the happy |
home 10 which L am now going. The pale |
aces are His people, and between you and
hem 1 hope war will never come again. |
And, o my father and my chief, when / am
lead take my poor, wasted body and lay it |
IN the hill beside the fort where ] learned to |
owe so WE'LL" The pulseless hands grew
old as the great chief promised his child all |
The asked of him, then the lnstrOus eyes
glazed over. the thin lips ceased to move,the