Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-15


winner is proclaimed. Now these
Indians are playing the game of
tel-len tellens, which signify ten tens,
so that the game is as you see, "one
hundred" and the fortunate one
who reaches that number is the win
ner with the privilege Of imposing
penalty on each of the others in
the game.
The resultof the game in question,
pronounced the chief Wa.ge-o-ss the
successful one, and he stepped out
with grest loftiness Of manner, to
fulfil the duties of his office, and
the unsuccessful contestants stood
before him with folded arms, hero.
ically awaiting their sentence.
With a majestic movement of the
hand the victor motions one of them
to step forward. He does so, and as
he had reached only ninty in the
game, he was Obliged to submit to
ten hard pinches from the bony fin
gers of Wa-ge-o-sa, given with
tierce vengeance that would bring
tear. and groans, from white per-
son; but the Indian stood like stat
ue, not moving q muscle during the
whole performance. Each in his
turn submitted to similar indignity
ii ii came to the turn of poor Nee
cab who had reached only fifty of
the tel-len tel-lens. Wa-ge-o ~
considered moment before pro
nourcing sentence, which was to
have fifty hairs pulled from his head
While tho savage tyrant as he pull
cd the hairs repeated, "Qut-tee, ne
shs, noch-ah," &c. until the fifty
hairs were disposed of.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the true Indian
nature is fully developed in this story
and it is born in them. They seem
to enjoy nothing 80 much as the
giving of pain. But are there not
cruehies practised in the 80 much
laudsd civilized nations Of Europe
to-day, far more cruel and revolving
than any that Indian malice could
infict? When we hear that Queen
Victoria in order to keep firm hold
on alittle island of her large pos
sessions, and enable its landlords to
emulate her splendor by keeping
them on their vast estates; tho in
comss to bo spen. abroad in waste
full qAtravagance; sends over to un-
fortunate Ireland force of forty
thorsaud soldiers, to drive wretch.
ed people into hopeless insurrcction,
or force >hum into abject submission,
through the advice of an old moon
stricken Premier, OH the other side,
who declares that the noble piopr;-
etors must not be disturbed, further
than that of living hereafter with a
little more economy Ola their large
patrimonies in Ireland.
Now, we beg 10 assure the readers
Of the TRIBUNE that it isn't in the
least bit to add to Gladstone and
Fosters qualification that q lofty
inspiration guides my pen to record
the following dispatch:
PREMIER GLADSTONE TO SECRETARY YosrsR
Hail thou groat 500 Af rugged Scotia,
| Where nature in primcval srsndurc reigns,
And huge sublimty looks ON With God like
smile:
Brother Foster all hail 1t secmcth meet
That ] upon the Altar most Divine
OF Duty should make offeriag saer xictal;
Should tender thee, thou Star of strength,
our Joint
| Congratulations on the bold course then pur-
| Through Irelsnd's rebclious crisis.
Firm Is thy attitude, and IIerolike:
| Truth and Statesmanship demanded this
Who are tie Land Lcsgures Who the
Home Rulers.
That We should stoop 10 Them.
Have they learned Of verbs surilisry--shsll
and Will
Laugh thou TO acorn. these threats of theirs.
J.. G,