Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-26
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and 81 ne In5tAEs Invited 30 attend. The
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fAo miies. ard Il WAS Eecss4aEy % carry
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ifse TRIBE. man a more intelligence &ad
more nanhop8 sllsn 2ny 0.aeg lEdtan Ia
the tribe, pzs ordered 10 take ihe cprPse
into Tie canoe, with The nsshsr u
The deeeAsesd, and carry them 10
she place ~ bzyiai. The chief did Bof
sst,;eet " do fais lie nersr objects 70
any order - iAe agent, fsOweyeg dts&gYets
able lie il always ggoFBEs - obey any
request TIE coffin ~as brought 10 i1e
beach. ~ouae sundTpa yards from The
grave. where ilse hfs5s and ise Agents
family mes 10 pggcessjon. The purpose
was 10 have the Indian boys sl the staioo!
acs a. issrers This they were al afraid
90 do. Bus IL was n point 10 gain 10 In
dgee s0sne Of thern 90 do this service. Oui
~ twelve boys four we're induced BY per
snasigu amounting alrno@s - eOmpdlsi9n
10 put hand % ille bier and bear the cot
I'm 20 The grave. The I'd was then liftsd
ana All the school children brought nesr
b. view tins face ~ the corpse, an aci ihsi
caused ihe childrea much fear and 10 the
older Indians IL sesnGsd horrible. The
school tlsus standing around the grave
sang the familiar school song, " Rest for
the Weary" and after prayer offered BY
the Agent that other sweet hymn, There
Il beauiiful land on high, " when the
coffin Wa lowered and buried. Bu, the
fact ~ most significant import remains
vel 10 be stated, fact that reveals The
deep-seatei superstition ~ these people
Do you think that canoe In which the
chief conveyed that corpse was ever 10 be
ussi again BY no means. Having been
ihc receptacle II coffin containing the
remains oi a human corpse IL must never
again be used as a vehicle for the living.
And the owner demolished il on The spot,
In no spirit Of anger toward tle agent who
had ordered duty evidently revolving TO
his feelings, bat more In the spirit Of II
willing sacrifice upon the altar OF his st.
perstition.