New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-12-05
8 Wah-te-to.'
THE PEARL OF THE MINNESOTA.
Chapter 8.
(Cont57sued.)


called upon to render aid, and finally
agreed that it might be best to carry
the wounded Indian with us to the post,
which, as Martell told us, lay across
the river about three miles distant. We
determined to transfer our baggage to
the other side at once, and my sons
soon set about accomplishing this task,
while the women made the poor saw
age, for whom, as noticed with some
wonder, they felt no repugnance what
ever, although they had as yetencount
cred but few members Of his race. as
comfortable as was possible with their
primitive means.
Our goods and the women having
been transferred across, Martell and /
carefully laid the wounded savage in
the bottom of the canoe, in the stern of
which the scout took his seat and pad
died over, where the others were mean
while constructing a litter with few
strong branches and blanket, in which
the patient was placed. Roger came
over for me, and when all was ready to
resume our march, Mart and Ora seized
the litter and headed the singular cara
van, which proceeded straightway
through the woods in a northwesterly
direction.
The progress was of course exceeding.
ly slow, as much care had to be taken
not to subject the wounded Indian to
any uneasy and disturbing motions, and
it was several hours later before we
emerged from the leafy folds Of the for
est to head our way toward the stock
AIDES which we greeted as the first post
Of civilization, the like of which we had
not met since many days.
The agency, as it was termed, consis-
ted of a little village, boastlng of
large magazine, built out of solid logs,
the interstices being filled out with
mortar, several smaller buildings which
served as compartments for the COM
pany of regulars stationed here, and one
or two frame structures, in which ira
ders held forth, and which were frequent
ed by the Indians and trappers, who
came here during the season to dispose
of skins and other products, for which
they received ammunition, clothing and
other necessaries.
The people at this post welcomed us
cordially. and my family was soon met
by Captain Duncan, who was kind
enough to assign them an empty shanty
as these small wooden structures are
called, for their use. The soldiers and
loungers about evinced curiosity to
learn of the Indians adventure, and /
could not help noticing that they some
what ridiculed the idea of Offering aid
to d-for-nothing red-skin, as they
termed it. Martell, however, who
knew most of the men, told them the
plain facts of the case, beseeching a
friend of his, who lived here with his
wife, to take the suffering savage into
their care. till he was able to be about
again. They finally consented to do
this, when a snug little sum had been
handed them by the scout, whom i had
again learned to respect since themorn-
ing. Meanwhile the surgeon Of the
post had arrived, and after thorough
examination, which was closely fol-
lowed by the scout and myself, pro-
nounced the wound as not dangerous,
but because in a state of subdued in
fammation, needful Of good care.
This the savage was to have, of
course, and no one was happier than
Martel, who had little by little extracted
from his suffering friend the relation of
the circumstances incident to the shoot.
ing which he very soon later confined
to me.
We both returned to the hut where
my family had meanwhile made them
selves at home, as we intended to rest
here for a few days previous to resum-
ing our travel over the prairies, and
with thankful heart partook Of the even
ing meal which my good wife spread be-
fore us.