The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-03-19
mating in strong terms, however, that
they should be promptly on hand at the

mating in strong terms, however, that
they should be promptly on hand at the
appointed time.
After such q compromise and pledge,
Mr.. Wolfe did not dare even to connive
at the Cree's escape. But he put him at
once in hard training. He turned him
out at o'clock every morning, and after
brief, brisk bath in cold water, had
him run three times round the inside of
the stockade, distance of fifty rods. He
was then fed on fresh buffalo meat, full
breakfast, and given three hours leisure
to digest it. Then for an hour he was
made to run at full speed around the
stockade. After rest of couple of
hours, he was given another full meal of
meat, and late in the afternoon was put
at running again for second heat of an
hour. just light supper was then CIV
en- him, upon which he was commonly
ready to go to his bunk and sleep like a
top. The men had all taken liking to
Stemaw, and were determined to save
him if they could. This rigid system of
training was kept up for a month, every
day, rain or shine, except Sundays, when
the boys allowance of meat was reduced
one-third, and he was given day of rest.
The result was very marked. The In
dian came to be what athletes would term
in splendid condition. The muscles on
his legs stood out hard end firm, though
at the outset, his legs had been slim. He
soon ran as easy as dog. Nor was he
much winded at the end of his hour
heats. At the first, however, he would
lie down completely spent out of breath.
While running, he was, as rule, always
kept at full speed, and doing his best
The second day of his training he ran
around the stockade fifty-four times in
one hour. On the twenty fourth day he
made eighty-nine rounds in an hour, and
one or two of the last days, over ninety
rounds. This great increase of speed
was purely the result of good, hard
training, and with sufficient and very
nourishing food. It was pleasure now
to see him run He would bound away
like deer.
Punctually on the morning after the
full moon in April, Mackamoze and his
party came to the fort; and not only
they, but more than three hundred war
riors of the tribe. It need not their ter
rifle yells and exultant whoops to notify
us as to what their errand was.
s'Mohlarnutuch buinne Creew Fetch
out the CreeD was the cry.
But Mr.. Wolf was determined to Sc
cure fair play for his protege. The
drums beat for parley.
The trader then addressed Mackamoze,
and told him he was ready to produce
the Cree according to promise, but that
the Indians horses and guns must first
be brought inside the stockade and left
there, and that as the Cree was to run
wholly unarmed, the Blackfeet must
nrp1 fhoi1 In I;o-
cuss1on this was agreed to, and the party
dismounted inside the gate and stacked
their guns. A long rope was then stretch
ed breast high out on the plain in front
of the fort, and behind this the crowd of
Blackfeet took their places. The trader
then stepped off hundred PAGES, when
two of the soldiers brought out the Cree
by way of a little postern gate on the
other side, and placed him by Mr.. Wolfe.
At sight of him the Blackleet raised a
shout, but Mackamoze compelled them
to wait the signal.
HNow, Stemaw," said Mr.. Wolfe, "you
must run for your life. Don't be scared
(for the poor fellow was trembling in his
You can outrun them. Get
to your tribe, and never be seen in these
parts again. With this parting injunc-
ton, the trader raised his hand, which
was the signal agreed on. The rope
dropped. With yell, ferocious enough
to appal the stoutest heart, the Black
feet sprang toward Stemaw. Instead of
bounding away, as the men expected he
would, the wretched boy seemed para
lyzed with fright. He faced around for
an instant, and then ran zigzag and made
no progress.
In less than half minute the Black
feet were upon him-almost grasping
him. HE is 1ostp' we thought, and gave
him up for caught. But when their
hands were almost on him, the Cree sud-
denly rallied his strength and shook him
self together for steady work. He lodged
his pursuers and leaped away. At first,
from where the soldiers stood watching
on the stockade, he seemed mixed with
the Blackfeet; but he soon got clear, and
opened a broad space between himself
and them. The traders now took breath,
and their hearts rose a little, though
three or four of the leading Blackfeet
were trailing him vigorously. But by the
time they had run a mile and half Ste
NAV was at least hundred rods in adj
vance of them all. He was now seen to
turn and shake his fist at his pursuers,
then, wheeling away again, he went
skimming the prairie like coyote. In
fifteen minutes he was out of sight, and
that was the last the whites ever saw of
him.
By 10 o'clock more than half the Black
feet had returned to the post. Some
wanted their horses. But Wolfe would
let no horses pass the gate until even
ing. Before night they had all come in,
but were not much disposed to talk of the
Cree, nor did the traders care to taunt
them. Afterwards. some of the Black
feet said at the fort that "Mahuygan
make strong medicine for Cree" and SO
he had-the best and strongest of all
medicine for health and vigor-good,
hard, sharp training. Helena liontana)
Herald.
ssJennie Dare" whoever she is, has
come out with a new song, Glove me
little while the roses bloom" Well, it
isn't exactly the thing, SO long as we are
out of the market, but we'll do it. And,
then, when the roses peg out, we'll love
you considerable through the verbena
season, then we-l IL keep it up while the
how do you spell those flowers that
sound like Xenia, Ohio Zinnia? thank
you-while the zinnias flame out; and
then we'll hire conservatory and keep
the old thing going till along about
Christmas. Bless you, there's nothing
meah about us, and if the young men of
this col1Htry have got SO slow you have
to make appeals of that nature to the
public we'll discount all the roses be-
Tween here and the vale of Cashmer6. -.