The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-24
Thompson Pappoose.


"is'3 Ing 'AilI, S"ftFtI places uH the
Niagara frontier were burned bv the
Combined force oft4= British auI IL
dl+as These ac-> ut tair nur.ty uere of
conrse attended with m.auy atrocities
upon the de.eEcrl.s Inhabitants. Tor
tie .aYags allies # the euemy were un-
der >hsh' restraint, aud ran their usual
c'lTse ot tomahaW king aud scalping
HE village Of lewiston was burned
early one winter morning, ard the af-
irlghted residents tie1 for their lives
eastward Oh the Ridge road They
were par5uesi for several miles and
many places along the way were plum
derei and ravsged.
The experience Of farmer, whom we
will call Thompson, was rsAher more
ludierous than trae,cal, and illustrated
an Indian 5 idea Of a practical joke, al
thon9l 1t VAS rather costly one 10
poor Thompson. His house was some
distance back from the road, aud upon
learning from the first tugitives of the
general peril. lie made up his min that
hts best course WAS to keep himself aud
his family on. Of sight in hopes tha,
the savage would overlook his place.
- the Thonpsons hid themselves III
the cellar except the head If the family
YhO anxiously reconuoltcred the distant
road through crack in the door He
saw inauy Indians PASS Oh horseback,
and by noon they bad commenced tn re-
turn. His hopes grew bii. h'er. for his
danger would Soou be over, when he
wa suddenly thrown u.to Consideration
by the SIGHT Of two slvages. ferocious
with war paint and feathers riding up
the road directly 10 his house With "a
grOsn ot terror he gave himself up, and
all that was his for lost From where
he stood le could see the smoke IF two
burning dwellings, aud he bad no rea-
son TO anticipate anything better for
himself than massacre and destruction
H. "A moment lie heard their hatchets
pounding at the door, he opened it, aud
the two fierce intruders s.allsed in
Ugh" grnnted one of them. turn
nng Thompson about by the shoulder.
rhc victim afterwards declared that the
Indian looked 10 him ten fee. high. and
as big as barrel III gli pale face
guns =
NO, no--none at ali
Ugh Pale fee --squaw
With a sinking heart the poor man
went 10 the cellar door and called up
Mrs. Thompson, who appeared in full
expectation that she was to be mur-
dered Immediately.
Ugh The Indian looked at her.
and then turning to Thompson, asked:
Pale face-uam =
Thompson.
Pale face--pappoose: :"
There was no help for II. and the
three trembling children came up. The
Ipdian looked steadily at them in fact,
his face never changed during the whole
of this singular Interview w-and giving
another grant. he said
"lrjun hungry much. Thompson,
meat, potatoes, whisky -Injun. meat.
potatoes. whisky Thompson sq:aw--
get HIM"
The idea conveyed by this broken
English. that everything III the house
WAS - be considered the property Of
these uubidden guests, was perfectly
understood and Mrs. Thompson prompt
~ bcstirred herself to get wha, they
wanted Her husband often asserted
ai,crward that those two Indians then
and there ,leyourcd two loves of bread.
- leg Of boiled mutton. more than half
peek OF potatoes. and lett not drop
ia IA three pint measure filled with whis-
ky Their tremendous meal was iin-
~ ~ !,
ton. and the Spokesman said
Thompson. calumet. toback -Iniun,
calumet. ,oback Thompson get h,m"
Two cob pipes and quantity Of am
munltiou Tor them were produced. the
two visitors sat ON the toor and smoked.
all the time keeping their eyes watch
fully on Thompson. and their knives
and ha,chets handy. and once and a
while exchanging word in their own
Language. The wife and children stood
by unao,icci. wondering what was to
be the c,d # II At last the Indi ans
rose with signs of satisfaction, depos
itei the pipes and surplus tobacco
somewhere about their persons. and
were apparently about TO leave. when
one Of ,hem happened tn look cut of
the window He gave another grunt,
and taking Thompson again by the
shoulder pointed to two handsome
horses III the barn yard
"rgh'" he said, "Thon pson horses.
Iniun horses. Thompson saddle bride.
lnjpn saddle. bride Thompson get
him
There was nothing 10 ha done but 10
comply. and in "A few inmates the horses
were at the door Then. with undimin-
i>hei gravity. the savage took Thomp-
son once mere by the shoulder, and re-
,uatkci in KIND Of gracioas way.
pointing to M Thompson and the chill
drrn
Ugh" Thompson squaw, Thompson
squaw. Thompson tarp~ssc, Thompson
paypoose Keep hi,n
Ard mounting their horses the ind,-
ans disappeared, leading their OWE.
And 70 his dyirc day Thompson never
knew the reason ot the ueSpected
cl,mcn>y With which he vas that iav
treated.
~ ENaIlSH vjcal Was sanding Oh.
4 Muuday merrirg ~ h'S gai~, When
oue of hl> rat,,haucr arrived ~'th a
basket oC f4tatovs w hat thus
ea3 th. y-esr Please. >.r replied
H., nan. its some 4 eur very i'r,; IA
tur>-. se,y rars ksat. >ir NJ wifi
sa.i yea ,.oulA hAs, >7suc + 'aern. as