The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23

An Old Mnn's Reminder OF mn indian STORY
that hts Father Used 20 TeIl

thss hts Father Uscd 60 Tell
ELMrRA, Sept. ia human skull lay on
bracket by the eide OF the door OF a large farm
house on tho banks Of the Cbcmung river. and
q pet ground squirrel friskcd in and out OF II.
An old man. In shirt sleeves. WINS scattering
corn from basin W chickens In tho wrd. A
shepherd dog. grizzly and fat lay on the porch.
doing on the edge Of a bright square Of sun
shine.
win your dog bite. sir 2" said to the old
man.
He put his hand up 20 his ear and shouted:
Hey. I am n icctlc dccf"
Will your dog bite ?" and an echo on the
other side Of The river came TO my aid and re-
pcntcd the query in different stages OF incom-
pleicness. VIII your dog bite, your dog bite
dog bite-btc?"
"oh. Lord nor' eaid tho old man. He
han't tooth in his head"
So | walked up TO the skull md gave II closer
inspection. In the middle of the forehead was
a small hole. Tho old man called. "Dckiei
Dickicr' Tho chipmunk skipped out OF one Of
the eyes ond mounted to the top Of the skull
That's an lnjin chiefs skull" said the old
man. They used to loo lots o. Iniins round
here. you know. Rlsht over yunler. not
moron. two mile s wherc Central Sullivan
oennnd out the Six Nations In the battle o.
Ballins creek. Brant used to hang out round
I.AF NhiA' 'OniilOu. anu h,'l bh'ktt eat AMI
s'cped many timc right whore we're standin'
now. That skull belonged to a seneca chief
they called the Long Wolf. | don't know whnt
Lnoy Gull him that fur. fur he wnnt worry long,
though he, were wolf enough. I've heard my
inth"r say.
The Old man was tikativc. and had only TO
listen ~ get the story OF Long Wglfs skull.
a. Ny ,athrr was soier, IN the Reyyiution, end
NJ al Bhd'in's creek. This h'yer Long Wolf
was one o brants best chiefs. an my father
nin' Tor Brant. ANYHOW Iong Vol scaIpsI
Il 4 q n ItsNX ia 4 a.
an helpei slaughter the IN tia o. that county
at the D"ywm li.ghlan,s. He was IN all them
clean out the Cherry Valley settlements. don
know rthor YOU ever he.rd q thcni places or
ho.' but my iaihar used TO know al bout en-:
fghtn' Injins. Onct the lnlns. with Long
VOL at thor head. 'taekted the llarpersleld
srui'iurnt IN Delywnr county Ih.y was some
friendly lnIius about there then. an Long Wolf
toos young suuaw b"longin To EN- and shot
and scalped her Ho dons that bociuse sho
were 'lv squaw Of an adopted son OF the InJin
tnlrf CuruplHntpr. who WIS pearr'ble. and
didnt prove O the Iniins goin bout tn country
cleanin' out the whites. Cprnpnuter's adopted
son and Long Wolf wills tho bltcrest kind -
enemies, and the sdurw was killed 10. spite
we'll. an used To tell lots o. his ventures. Young
tOrnpIantcr didn't know notllin' bout the mas
sycrec o his squaw Tor some time. cause ne
didn't blonE in that part the country. and tho
sguaw Lad boon sont BY him TO the Delywar
county seitlements Ia warn em ginst the
CON L massycrcc. Iordl II You could n hecrd
my father tell a some y the villains that used
10 come down ON The settlers fore they knowed
IL. yoopin' and slingin' tommy hawks and
sis.rin' scalnin knives into every head they
seed. II tonly had hair 'hough ON 1t 10 Kit u
Well. when Young Cornplantcr heerd o
tho murder Of hs sqHaw. he nat rally got mad.
and nv father used 10 say lac swOre hy all tho
treat spirits and happy huntin Erouns they
WIS that bed be-, oven with Long Wolf lore he
died. and nOthin II mako him oven hui the life ~
the nurder.n' ehici. By an hy these lain mas
~ fecs gut To b. 50 common That GIN ral
N3-A 'hton made up his mind t. clean Braut
q. hls warycrs out don't rr'o.ie,t th.S my
s'll. - course. hut my father kuywd tho whole
tulu|.. and used 10 tell. Cara sullivan were
, o.. ~ INTO The Myomin region u, ioiisr up
~. inIns I he'd been r0,-ln' the dvyl down
thar. ..n U.n'rM Clinton were 90 come down the
) SKY nHnner an meet him -Im'r round nyer.
| This re- Young COrnp.aniers chance. Long
Vol were at the head % a plas"i q Sene-.s.
an they was urdwlin roinl Bald 'in's Creek, On
! IT, lookout iNr the sol"rs loung tognp.ant r
/ h,nu. haydn met tn s.lcrs at T.osa PINT
/ an Dh'rrp MS services H. wcrf scout, long
I !. % ~. one day. Poorly quick he seed some;
/ TIM MoNln some pl.c, ah tal. an he eruW ii
| 'twor' m lniin : Had nopped down behind 4
! trgc I 4 hsen huwcd down. Compliant r got
! behind % biz ch's.nu tree = stans OYER there
/ W. .nl pc'Sin' ou' Sod ~ lnIiu siiraAn his
! head up. ana ropty soon raise up on his i''it
/ NJ father used 10 SAY. an Cornplnuter tole
! hin. L Curuplnnior alno-' yelled rl,sn, out
/ When H. seei tie inJin ~.ro his enemy Long
/ MDlf. Corfu planter Tlis-l n r.rn an irN'l.
/ tn H. 'iu rhict dropped ~ his ira ~. Corn
/ planter rrut NJ 10 thH spo. an s''lpod the
Var. Ne" day ,he baniie % 'Bsiina ,rce..
} wsr- at. an She lnlln- Wes routed boss tool.
/ "a dta-on. TIA, -pler- red ein ri-ht w il
T." heart o. tl,lI cruAtrN an lU.hN an kil. Il
| ior two = thIc' weeks Taat were the last o.
the S'y Nations. Young Corupnntcr went
| further wet fghtin. aud didn' come back al
! this country for a good many ycars. 800
- My father used tu say That IN tho fnll % 1900
! ynuu- CornpkALtcr cgms T. h- house. That
/ were this ycfy house Z = h g. now. only Is
! boon hhrd up some. Tony saws Corn
/ pfnior. my fainors nain' Hsr' Antaoay. but
Il We're knowi - ishtM' Tony Tiny he
I o hgldin,s creek H.:ht. t'rnpan'cr want %
/ m Long VOL. lon 20. ly iithcl used ~
/ h kEevd oi Compliant ~ kulin' Long H.
/ bat 4 idiit know Wnr.e It w DDS. 50 he won't " "a
| Clirranter in thc woods. Tho lrin
! luuud Tue spot where he iited the shot
II m an NY father dug round IN tie
! l.sve-, and pooty soon they f1un' the
/ Long VOLTS skeleton. Cnruplnntor k"kcd the
! skull Was out into ia" woode an my father
went an picked il up T. mad hole right in the
! e. ntrn f" tn forehead, where the hrlri went y,
! { -nnantcr Stamped inr bon 90 pieces, but
/ lct ny father keep the skull. h" took I hon"
ani iu~f INT mp ON r"ln mr. nc hrts IA
| nn'li me- : in; Fur x ~ many years 'hn MA.
! h.r'- ha3.hri IN Long Volts tkull. an then
/ W. o'It' "a hunk 81 " boy. On 'iay A"tchri
"a tHIl "NiA, aui tiirurl, IN" sSull a m.h" a
/ lt"si p'l.' for j. tY .'ny IN. an took u down
/ tLI .lilH ug" f,k Is rrt.rl e. y gs 70
/ lN flIt i,.t.f'l. fNN. -iu " then fhrS Is h'Ou
. r.l. nuff. ,n % ~ gear. NV emil 10" Ia D. .a'
t.. q 'fle. uN ! lUI 81" skull w. thnlr far q
b D. .iis.a.l'. a.. li,- air ~ there iur tirnu
O.. nl' 81 'ak, .l1 sUl Ia tAc hoI-s IA Ia,
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