New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-07-30

his pay according to stipulation, in
wheat. The wheaton, being taken to
the mill, was found so worthless that
il the. miller refused to grind it. logan
was much chagrined and attempted
1 IN vain to obtain redress from the tail.
I OF: He then took his case before his
Il friend Brown, then aimagistrate; and
i on thes Judge s.questioning him as to
Il the character of the wheat, and what
was III it, Logan sought for words in
vain to express the precise nature of
tile article with hich i the. wheat was
adnlterated. but, said that itsresembled
IN character the wheat itself. 6 It
mnst have been cheat, said the Judge.
s. oh! said Logan that very good
name for him. 8 "A decisi0 was given
in Lpgan's favor, and q writ given to
him to hand to the constable, which
he was told would bring the money
for the skins. The Judge took down
his own commission with the arms of
the. King upon it, and explained to him
the first principles and operations. of
civil law. Jaw good, said Logan;
make rogues pay. Z But how much
more efficient the law which the Great
Spirit had impressed upon the Indians
heart TO do unto others as lie would
be done by. fs5s. sl... s.. d.
When one of Judge Browns child.
rem was just learning to walk, its MOTH
er happened to express ]. regret that
she could not get.a pail. of shoes to sup
port its first efforts. Logan, who stood
by, overheard the remark, but appar-
emily paid no intention to it, although
he had determined in his own, mind
that the want of shoes should not hind
Ell the little girl in her first attempts.
Two. or three. days passed, and the. re-,
mark had been forgotten by all save.
the ehieftain, when happening into
their house, he asked the mother if
she would allow tile child to go with
him and spend the day at his cabin.
Mrs. B. could not divine the reason Of
one whose objects she could not. pene-
trate or understand. The proposition
alarmed her, and without giving a de-
cided.negative, she hesitated to COM
ply. The matter was left to her hus-
band, hosurged her to comply, repre-.
.senting the .delicacy Of Log;sns feel
ings, his scnsitiveness, and his charac.
ter for truth and plain dealing. With
cheerfulness, the mother at length
complied, although her heart was filled
will, anxious forebodings as she saw
her little one disappear in the woods
in the arms Of the chieftain. Slowly
passed the sad hours away, and the
poor mother could do nothing but
think OF her absent one in the hands
Of a savage warrior, the natural enemy
of the pale face. AS the day drew to |
u close. she took her station at the |
window, and watched with the most |
intense anxiety for the return of her |
child; but hour after hour passed by |
without, bringing any relief to her
anxious heart. A thousand vague fears |
and cOnject,lres filled her mind with
the many tales OF Indian barbarity and |
treachery which she had heard, and as
the shades of evening drew around the |
landscape, and her little one had not
returned. she felt that to hear Of her
death at the hands Of the chief would
be relief to her overwronght brain.
Her husband endeavored to calm her
agitated feelings, and soothe her into
confidence in the integrity Of Logan
but with little effect; and it is prob
able that her anxiety would have driv-
en- her to go to the cabin of the Indian
in search of her child. Just after the
sun went down, however, he made it's
appearance in the dim twilight, bear
ing the littlestreasure in his arms, who
seemed delighted with her conductor,
for her little arms were. thrown about
his neck as he bore her along with firm
and raDill SteDS to her home ,rha