Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-10
inward struggle going on was plainly to
he seen ah6 fho chief w.tohaa -:

long time have seen that you are pre-
parlng for war; but you have led me to
oeileve 1t was against the Sioux you were
TO night. Had such been the case, I
should nave willingly joined you. Butt
Will not tight against my own brothers
my own race
The chief leaped to his feet and his
eyes flashed fire as he spoke. He said:
III they are your brothers, then YOU are
our enemy, and should die upon the spot"
"Then kill mer' was the firm answer.
81 will not fight against my racep
"Listen young man." continued Won
tum; Sfour years ago we captured YOU.
As our prisoner, we should have taken
your life. We did not, but we spared YOU.
More than this, we treated you with the
greatest consideration; and at length we
gave you our only daughter for wife.
You swore to become one of us--to make
our interests your own You have lived in
Incidence; and now, for the first time, we
ask your aid. "What is your replys You
will not fght?"
"Not against my race
"Such race, indeed! What are they.
What have they made us? A few wears
ago We lived in peace and happiness away
OF toward the rising sun. The rivers
swarmed with fish, and the forest and
pralries with game. We were, indeed,
Manitou's favored children. But the pale
face dogs-your race-came among u.s.
They robbed us of our lands, they desc
Grated the graves of our sires, they
poisoned our warriors with fire. water, and
then they drove US from our homes at the
point OF the bayonet. With saddened
hearts we came hither
Bnt Manitou smiled upon us once more,
to lift our heads in our original pride and
manhood. We asked the Great Spirit to
give us these lands, and he replied that
they already belonged to his red chill
dren. We became happy for our exchange
was good one. But the pale-faces learn
> ed of our prosperity, and they envied us.
; Then they followed US with their pois
ons and their lying tongues. They pro-
fess friendship, but we know them. They
s shall come no further. 1t they are not
driven back they will force US again to
Il leave our homes, and we have nowhere
l., to go but unto the great waters. They
shall not come! No, not so long as there
beats an Indian heart or there is an arm
to oppose them! Join us, fight with US,
2, and you are one of us! Refuse. and you
rs become e4a ally our foe with them, and
N you shall never live to gaze upon the set
ting of that sum-
r. s'You have spoken. Now, listen to me-"
d. replied the young man, his eyes flashing
and his lips curling with scorn.
T "Speak but remember that your words
IN will decide your fate"
"a "Y0u complain that the white man has
or driven you from your homes. True; but
or why did they do so? They came among
~ you to seek for homes which only by
nj hard toll they could secure. The lands
ve belonged to my Government, and they
III had as much right to live upon them as
you. Had you not molested them, they
-, would have not disturbed you. But you
w. lighted the midnight torch, and burned
Nv o their houses to the ground. You butch
~ cred in cold blood their helpless women
and innocent children. The mountains
~ and the valleys echoed with their dying
shrieks, and the rivers were crimsoned
;. with their blood. Is it wonder tina.
strong men should have risen in their
might and driven you back? Mol And
ln- SO long as you continue such merciless
ny acts you will still be driven backP'
M q beware how you speakw
ne You asked me to join you. In reply,
las I tell you there is no drop OF traitors
CT, blood in my veins Not to save ten
de thousand lives would become an apos-
10 stated"
"You have decidedl''
pit 81 have: and nothing can change my
I'D decision"
I'D The Chief whispered few words to the
no savages around him. They appeared de-
nd lighted, and began their yelling, which
| soon brought the entire band to the spot
These, learning, what was going on, join
GU ed in the dreadful chorus, until the noun
tains echoed and re-echoed with the
sounds.
ad Albert was seized and instantly bound
Oh to tree. Then quantity oflight brush.
He wood was piled around him. His wife
IN had been eagerly watching the proceed
ings, and approaching her husband, she
'ut asked:
de: 'sDear Albert, will we know each other
lid when we meet in the spirit-land?"
nd Yes, think SO y was the reply.
AID "And can you talk to me there, ane
i've fold me to your heart and tell me tina
you love me ever as you have done here2'
zen II am sure that l can. But why d.
by you ask"
lie. Because your spirit will scarcel.
but have left the earth ere mine will follow
he it. Perhaps we shall meet on the wa,
'ert and enter that bright land together"
re- No futher words were permitted, TO
he Mennonite was dragged away and tn
pyre was lighted. The red flame dartet
upward, enclrcling the form of the youns
on man. But not groan or murmur es
capped him, and at length his head drop
his ped upon his bosom, showing that lif
was extinct or nearly so.
e?' Mennonite had stood watching tn
dreadful scene. She appeared UNUSUAL
re- calm, although she was very pale. Ono
to she had glanced behind her. Within Oh
ly few feet from the spot where she wa
en- standing there was cliff of rocks, an
set below terrible gulf hundreds of fee
ms. deep. AS soon az the wife saw the hea
cad drop, and knew that life was extinct, sh
into said:
ont "Albert, husband! now come to joi
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