The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-29

week or ten days after his fret warning
he came to ME and said. eRale-faced chief
must close his WigWam and go where the pale
faces are thick as the leaves on the Trees
(meaning Fort KearneV, where number ol
soldiers were stationedl I'M ii
tsrhe pawnse hrayos have got on war paint
and their plumes, and many ranchmen and
stage men be sent tohappy hunting grounds.
Pale-faced chief has been Joe's brother.
When he goes away Joe will go too, for Joe
has tuid the great Spirit he will never take
amy more scalps from the pale.iaceds chiefs
brothers, Pale faced chief must go away
II had made up my mind to gd- when doc
gave the final warning, Tor it never entered
my head to doubt his word ABOUT the threat.
ened outbreak Of the Pawnees.
Iasked for relief, and d young man about
twenty$years Of age WAS sent from down the
road totakef my place, was called COW
ard for desiring to leave, but felt as strong
" us ever felt anything in my life that
was neeins from a place where certain death
awaited me If IreSnained. made 8prepara-
tlons to leave that night on the same stage
that brought my relief. #H5f. B
short time before dark Joe bundled up
his blanket and the little mementoes had
given him. 1 had a beautiful little ivory
framed locking glass, and Knowing how
longingly he had looked upon it all the time
he had been with me, gave tito him, to-
gether with Photographed myself. A mis-
er never gaaed upon his boarded rifles Of
gold more lovingly than Joe did upon these
simple gifts With tears streaming down his
cheeks he said goodbye, and struck out
acress the sterile plains, bearing o burden Of
grief, I watched his reeeding form Sdisap-
pear in the gatherin st gloom, and wondered
if, during that lionel Indian ssojeum with
me, | had succeeded in Installing into his
mind any new ideas bearing upon human
life. .S Nh l /. " 53&s,3 !,
All, the savage he's o soul as well as the
saint, and Toe, as he wandered on and thought
OF what his white brother had told him dur
ing the time they had occupied together that
little ;ssolated s'dobeynon the plains, doubtless
telt his hanable heart thrill with emotions he
had never before experienced. ] boarded the
eastern stage that nj ht,S 8fealing confident
that the next few days would hebig with fate.
J. warned the ranchmen and stage station
/ keepers as we passed along OF their impend-
ing danger but my warnings were treated as
the nervous apprehensions OF a nlan5snoJ Ion
from the States on the third night after
my departure from Plum Creek arrived at
Omaha alta e*hour.s5 The next morning I
@awole, got sand hoisted the window inmy
room atsthe Herndon house, and looked out
on the street. 3fEs&SE
Ihearda newsboy cry out, s Here's your
morning papers. Alls about the Indian
massacre" Procuring paper / turned t.,
the Geographic columns, and this is what
Z SAM 8r, e,F.,g-F.af $4s4.s. gyf e. es4 sz-
Terrible INDIAN Nassqcre--7he Red FSenas
4as,in on TIE TVar-f ath lfaac,lcla,nen, Stggt
Station keepers and Telegraph Operators
Ruthzesszy Butc7ered he Operator at Pzua,,
Greek, after. being -Brutally Scalpet7, has a
/ IToadea Stake Driven Dozen has Throat into
has Stomaeh-4 List The Dead. .GsS.
HI Was it providence that saved me from A
horribly tragic death and led the other man
into its very jaWss e& a*7 $
! cannot answer this question, but I can
say that the Indian Joe has ever since been
s grand hero in my sight, and nothing would
crafty me more than to meet him again
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