The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-03

to 10 purpose; the blood Of the young chief
bad taken away her appetite. and Watsekz
gradually grew worse aud more emac;stsd,
IT, Der father was compelled to attach large
lee den balls 20 her skirts, after the manner
of siDkers to a sein, in order TO keep her
from floating of into the ether blue.
Another effect of tasting the blood OF the
young Indian brave Was no less mark ID II
destroyed Wstseks's love for the p4lstacsd
druggist and caused her affection for the
Indian to return ten-fold stronger than at
hTst. When the druggist found that the
spell which his love potions had wrought
was broken, he tried in vain to get Watsska
10 come TO his store for creosote, bat che
avoided him and refused TO go near MIN or
10 permit him to come near ner. The blood
of the yoCng brave had changed her love for
the druggist into lcathing, acd she hated the
pslefsce with ali the bitterness character
istic OF the Indian race. Finding it imp)s
siDle TO get near Watseka, the druggist
bribed 8 member OF her tribe TO place
love potiops in the girls fJod but
81 10 no purpose Several powders
we've put in her bean sur, but
hey had 20 effect upon her. He saaer-
krsut Was also doctored win love pOti0Us.
but this avsiled nothing. As a last resort
The UBt1tcTsd savs.e. y ho bad bean bribed
by the orUseiAt. mixed Inc love % gdArs
~ w2tssks's bologna saussse. ort tn0agh
sLe often ias ia the fence corner and age
hn.CgDa I'll day. she nOs Ii tas least
aBtcttd Oy he pOw1er; out her breath Gas
ruined by the garlic Ia the sausage, aud cue
ways thereafter cOm planned OF n sour st9m-
fch. In The meantime she continued to
grow more and more ZsphyIl ke and ddi.
tionsl leaGen balls had 20 be attached 10 her
skirts to hold her down to earth, so very
frsgile bsd she become
10 163S or three years after these events
Waiseka atanded u skating rink, being &C
cCmpa1ied ~ 4 young Indian brave who
bRd - vain sought her hand III marriage.
Hy 'hs ime she had become more than
ever essaciated, and she had formed the
habit Q gaElDg iaTge doses of baking 20 Hder,
Ehi, a. IN iSiDg, pulled out her hssh aud
gave hec fJrm q mora rotund appearance.
Before aving her fathers wigWam for the
rink, G. this occasion, she took larger
dose IAN usual, aud, ss 4 precautionary
meaEu.s more leaden bells were attached to
her k,iIr. The evening passed without aci.
dent til the village clock struck the hour of
twelve. Watseka bad Just removed her
skatss-tbe gentlemen dldn't remove the
ladies' skates in those daYs-and bad reached
the middle OF the rink when, by some
means, Der leaden trimmed skirt came uu.
fastened, and, as the weight fell of, Wat
seka began to rise in the air. Her attendant
made desperate effort to catch her, but
succeeded only IN grabbing her by the
moccasiDs, both of which came off 10 his
assisted By the baking powder, Watseka rose
IspiGly 10 the coonskin roof of the rink,
which parted as her head came In contact
with il. The night was clOudiess; a full
moon shOne in the zenith, and the crowd
rus hing out from the rink, looked aioft and
cav the spirit form OF the young Indian
Chief who had been murdered by the
IroQuois meet Watseka in the neither sky.
The two embraced and disappeared from
view in each others arms, smile lighting
the face of each.
This was on the night OF January 81,
1855 and annually thereafter the spirits of
tie two lovers returned and lowered over
The rink making means as ii in deep dis
Il ess. The father OF Watseka finally be-
thought himself that, perhaps, the moaning
OF his spirit daughter was occasioned by cold
feet, and on the night OF January "a 1917,
the moccasins which had been left in tue
hands of Watseka's attendant. were placed
upon the roof OF the rink. The pair made
their annual appearance with moans as
usual bat these were suddenly changed TO
songs of glsdness and the next morning the
mcccaslns were gone. These annual visits
contin Jed, but now with songs OF gladness,
till the noble IrOquois left the hunting
grounds of their foretathers and sought rest
from the encrOschments OF the whites
IN the distant West. The Watseka Court
house DOW stands upon the site of the Indi IN
rlIk aud this depot occupies the spot where
stood the wigwam of Watseka's father.
This, in Drief' concluded the old man,
as he knocked the sshes from his pips, lis
;he legend OF Wstssks, the Iroquois
msi6en;' ard the reporter. a. a faiIhfal
chronicler Of events. gives it TO the public
as II WAS given TO hun IS the events re-
lated date back more than 200 years it is pos
sible that some Inaccuracies have crept in,
but on the word OF the gIay-ha'red narrator,
the story may De relied ON as substantially
correct IN even its minUtest details.
Mr.. Hendricks Visit.