The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1890-03-15
MEEkER HERALD.
LAST OF THE DELAwAREs.
Tn. Old Indian Who yneovsrs Oniy !"
ths .,sirssf Father.
Nsekrr. Colorado.

The Old Indian Who Ineovsrs oniy :"
the "Gr.si Father"
The Chief OF tho Dclawares, that Is
the title OF the staiYart old man WIN
tho coarse black locks. the wrinAled
copper skin. cunning black eyes ana
cruel mouth Seysnty-nye years ola.
but more cree, and OF greater height
than any white man In the mountains
Chief OF the Dalaw ares. but ruler
without one subject with u log cabin
ON the mountain side. bit OF meadow
land. q stretch ot pasturaso Tor MS
sheep, where his ancestor had soign,
ioral rights over the lo?9iy g'adeu "l
tho hlleghania.- iio knows. the Ola
man, OF what race b. sprung and what
his inheritance. but ho rarely speaks
of IT,
Once. two years ago. he showed that
he know his famiiy's history Ms well NJ
tn. proulos, New Highlander Tn.
late ". W torcorun, of Washington.
was stopping at Do.r Park. and In one
OF his drives sopo ono ppinted ont
Manner Mala and tod 81 ,orcoran
that he va, Chief o; TIL Delaware.
Mr. Corc1rnn turned - L.m quickly
and asked his name NJ. acknowlpig-
Ing the name which tho white people
base inb,Gsetf ~, ip;fli,nefy inn shia; vi
am tho Chief OF tho DalHwaros.
Il remember VOL" said Sir. Cor
corrn. ".h-n an ancestor Of yours.
probably your father. Wa taken by
my father to soc tho President. An
drew Jackson. about Il t-uIty slgnlng
away thi. whole section Ia the white
man und Hgn-ing Ia leave thl. coun-
Try for tho soulhso,i- Did you ever
hear OF i,r'
''ies- !, was my father. Ill, peo-
pie went. When tho tlmo came ho
could not GO. lilo died on tho spo,
where my cs.bia l. = hon tho nows was
brought u him that the white mon
wora building rlliraFi Ia tho valley
where hI, people bait their camp
fires ri tho coming of tho winter"
Old Manner Ma tii not iaka OF
his ha, or low his head M lie stood AZ
tho s!do Of tho hEo equlpSgo. but tho
rourtly old fontlrmhn IN the carriage
ralsrd his hat and bowed homage la
III. last Chief Of Use D5laWagca.
I, IL this same old Manner Male who
come, ;w.c, week to tho rear door
of pretty summer cottage and OK.
changes dHu ,aIIl. of mutton for
money handel HIN by pretty youn.
iaa,roa. bcio . whom no take, or tho
In, that no will Huycr raise To amy
white man iavr ono. and that IL the
stately gentleman aho s.ts on tho
porch With wh!ir.irocEcd child ut
hl. side and Away, ssys: Cool day.
Mr.. Maio. We Hrs greatly Indebted
TO you for youg mu,,cn-
The old IndIan bo~, to tho Grra,
Father. for 1t is tho fr'sldcH; of tn.
United State. who In. crested him
and tho fr-sIian;r daughter who has
taken tho mutton. Of which no IA n.
proud as hi, ancestor. of ,huir God.
given rights. tn, giad,s o! tho Allo.
1hanica-
LIN -hss--d0aac- ..s,s,-.- IN. insky,
bro~n-.kinnvl daughter. ~ III. fallen
hou., soil mas.c. Of rhoio.i-ndrons and
lnurul- to tho summer guests. and In
tho winter gather tho RID b-rrI., o.
III. ~in'rr.roun. which ;hry trade for
-FOUR In tho uC!ghi-iriuR towns. III,
sons OF tho house.. mono ~ whom hsy,
Manner Males proud carriage. SLOUGH
Into tho village with n string Of ph-as.
ant. .lang Acro.. tho shoulder or n
half-doErn taoun'sln trout dangling
from tho hSnd.-prur Park ,Md.)
Cor. \. Y. rrcsA