The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03

thea told to help themselves. While the
feastng was going on deep sile CO pre-
vailed, and just as the sun went down be-
hind the treetops it was announced that the
ceremonies were ended, when a yell went
up that shook the earth
did you ever conduct any Of these cere-
moniesW
"'Yes. once only, and that was over
| twenty years ago, aud that was the last
lime | ever tasted human flesh. Ny fathers
brother, a very old man, who was "A head
of the order, living on the Calumet river,
near Calumet lake, whom my father had
often gone over there to assist in conducting
these feasts. died the same sum mer as my
father was killed. His blanket fell upon
the shoulders of his ONLY child, q
daughter, an old dec-e9i5 wolnsn
Soon after his death a prisoner was to be
sacrificed. she sent messenger
10 invite me and my family to come and
assist her with the ceremonies. Ga reach.
I9g the village / found the old woman very
SICK IN her wigwam, unable t. take part in
the exercises and had to do it all myself
The prisoner was q young white man and
was glad Of it, for did not Ike to eat the
flesh Of my own race, but had no objection
to eat our then greatest enemy, the white
man. About the usual number Of in
viCed guests participated in the
feast with US. At the re-
quest of the old woman took her piece of
the flesh, which she ate with al apparent
relish. She died the next day. This left
me sole survivor aud representative of this
order. But never since that day has there
been a sacrifice OF life. at which human
flesh was eaten, conducted by the man
eaters
1.-The point where these Calume. festivals
we're held" said Mr.. Bruno, was where
now is located the town % Chicago, and
fhA IN
massacre of Fort Dearborn occurred in
1872
Louis Hennepin, a French missionary,
one of the first to visit the region of the
Illinois and Wabash rivers, in a letter
written TO friend, e Catholic priest resid-
ing in Quebec, dated November, 1899, says:
when on my way in the month Of June
last to the Ouabache wabash river / came
upon large assemblage Of savages, TWight-
wees, engaged in burning prisoner Of war
at the stake, an Indian belonging to tribe
. with whom they are at war. When l ar
rived on the scene the fierce flames were
already wrapped about the victim, then
in the throes OF death. The saw
ages danced around the fire, and in state
of frenzy brandshed their war clubs, ao-
c1mpanied VITA demoniacal shouts and con-
tortious. In sorrow and disgust l withdrew
short distance to wait until the excite
ment would subside, that might expostu-
late with these savages against this horrid
custom. On returning to the place Of exc
cution my senses were appellsd on behold
ing a number of savages-men, wome1 and
childrer-s seated In a circle around the
smoldering embers. engaged in devouring
the remains Of the dead savage"
The missionary, Breboeuf. belonging to a
mission on the shores Of Lake Huron, was
sent to the Once villages at the head of the
Miami T Maumee1 river and by the perform
ance of kindly offices secured the confidence
and affection of the Indians Of that locality.
From a report of his missionary work per-
formed in this section, filed in church
archives of Montreal, Canada, the follow
ing statements are taken
1.-THE Twightwees are very cruel in their
treatment Of their prisoners Of war. They