Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-27

boys htaft OH 10 bflnK IN the hiuuen khHle
No orders arc given, but every one Knows
his duty and does 1t with as little talk as pos
L sblo.
TuE uAME HARVEST.
This is tho day Of ono hunter, and the mon
OF tho camp have boen hunting with moro or
less fortune but with equal zoal, for this is
tho hunting season whom tho supply OF food
for tho winter must TO laid In.
Nature has 80 providentially arranged
matters that Just at this season, when game ~
most needed by uian to store Tor winter use,
IL IL most abundant, and not concealed by
the foliage Indian summer In the time OF
tho game harvest when all arc busy for they
know that starvation through the long win
ter " the penalty OF idlenos@ DeliRhting In
tho excitement of the chase, the savage loved
this hunting season above all others, and the
opportunity given To win fame by his PROV
ess ~ n hunter, no less than the knowledge
that the lives of himself aud family depend
upon his success, encouraged him To endure
hafdships without n murmur.
Tho impression prevails that Indian
women did all the work while tho men
only amused themselves by hunting, but the
fact IL that the work OF the mon was exhaust.
ing, dinicult and dangerous.
Tho MOravian missionary lleckwelder,
says that tho labor was iairly divided aud
the women well treated, but OF course these
Pennsylvania savages were ~ far superior TO
the Western variety ~ are the modern mon
printed apologies sent by mail on applca-
uon.
All the hard lahor of the camp was borne
10y the women, aud in moving they carried
the burden, but tho man passed days on the
hunt in winter without food or rest, and often
fell exhausted and were frozon 10 death.
LOVE oF FAMILY.
Though proverbially cold and taciturn, the
family affection among the Indians was
strong and great care was taken to bring tho
children up ~ good hunters and hunters
wives our friend tho hunter, later In the
winter, having tramped all day, and only
Killed rabbit, came upon boys snare near
the camp, and placed his rabbit In IT, Tho
Toy came home In the evening bearing his
first game In triumph. The neighbOrs and
friends had grand celebration In his honor,
and tho little fellow rejoced in the new
nave of "rabbt snarer." The hunter kept the
secret until tho boy became "A man and
noted warrior
Bisnswsb, chiei of the Chippewa a. returned
tn his camp one night TO find that the Foxes
mad captured his son. " Knowing what the
young mans iat0 would De, he followed
tho euemy's trail alone until he reached their
village, where they we're In tho act Of build
Ing fire to torture the prisoner. lie stepped
boldly into tho midst OF his enemies, and
addressed them as follows:
go " sou has seen but a few winters his
feet have never trod ;he warpsth. The hairs
Ot my head are white | have hung many
s4lps over the graves of my relatives which
| have taken from the heads OF your warriors:
kindle the fire about me, and send my son
home to my lodge"
The offer was accepted, and the grand old
savage died at the stake without a groan.
Tue virtues Of the Indians on the hunting
path and war path, their bravery and forth
tude, will long bo told In legends OF the In.
dian summer while their taste Tor murder
and whisky will be Justly pardonei ~ the
natural small vices OF sLvages.