St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-22


The groceries and school supplies,
medicines aud other things, were car
ried in as usual. The jar OF peppermint
candy in long red and Wllte sticks,
which Mrs. March always ordered. Was
placed upon the table. and Mrs. March
went out upon the porch and looked
about her.
Despite her anxiety to be gone, Star
Flower was seated Oh the grass watch
ing tie wagon.
Il shall get her out of sight" said
Mrs. March. land lead the children 10
her. Meanwhile have the trunks put
into the wagon aud hide there your
self" Then she called Star Flower,
and. giving her portion of the candy,
asked her to divide 1t among the chill
dren. She often bestowed this confec-
ton upon the little ones. and now she
said:
ii let you give it to them az lesson.
You must make each one say please to
give me some in English before they
have share"
so good white medicine lady," said
Star Flower with a delighted smile. and
Mrs. March seated her on the front
porch and sent the children to her.
Thus the kitchen way was clear. The
master of the wagons and two men kept
watch while Capt. Anterior placed us
in the depths of the covered vehicle.
Their report was that no one saw us
enter. This done, Capt. Atherton locked
the kitchen door, and the wagon drove
away to JON the others. The escort
took the rear, and away we drove to-
ward Fort Tulip.
For three hours the wagons rumbled
onward without adventure. BY this
time we had arrived at spot where
arose a great rock, which the Indians
called "Tne Good Mother" 1t was a
sort of miniature mountain, Snapped
like an immense woman wrapped in a
blanket, and there was a legend con-
nected with it of bad Indian who tried
to kill the six little sons of his enemy,
whom he had already slain. But as he
approached with his young men, the
z, oil mother wrapped them all in her
dead husbands blanket and called on
the Great Spirit. and behold, when the
wicked men reached the spot they were
all six, with their mother and the
blanket, turned into stone, which
blunted the hatchets aud the toma-
hawks OF their enemies.
ut is very curious rock" Arthur
said. There are folds, as if it were a
petrified blanket. and those protuber-
ances look like cMldren's heads. and if
you climb to the top and peep in under
a sort of hood, you can bring Yourself
to believe that You see an Indian
woman'S head there"
"rhere she is to sit until the great
chief, her husband, returns from the
happy hunting grounds to collect his
family when the spell of enchantment
will be broken. and he will embrace
them and bear them away"
what pretty legend" l said.
And, oh, what a delightful thing if
1t were possible to turn ones self into
stone. heart and all. at the climax of
! ones worst troubles" said Mrs. Marsh
1t was at this moment that the driver
of one of the wagons refined in his
horses, and one of the man came down
to report that the animals were ill, and
indeed they were. They staggered
uttered cries of pain and plunged
feebiy. Released from the harness they
fell 10 the ground. aud despite all that
could be done for them, expired within
few moments.
Before the excitement caused by this
event had subsidized, agonleS of pain had
attacked the animals which drew the
rest of the wagons. and one after the
| other they gave up their lives. Never
L
terrible expression in their great eyes.
The spectacle was heartrending; the
| soldiers. who had looked upon battle
fields. were moved to tears. 'rhey
| seemed to feel as If we could help them
If we would" said one man; 'it was
terrible.'
But this was not the end Of the af-
fair. AS the men stood looking upon
the stiff and CHASTITY forms of those
| dumb servants, who had serued them
so faithfully, the horses of the escort
began TO suffer, though less terribly.
hey grew FESTIVE and uttered long,
sharp cries. All were soon railing Oh
| he ground in agony. save Capt. Ath-
| vrton's horse. He, apparently in per-
| feet condition, regarded his companions
| with establishment, utteIing low whiu-
MES, as if to comfort them.
1t was evident to me that they held
converse, i'll certain fashion, ard that
| he knew they suffered.
These suffering horses did not die,
| however, as the draugnt horses had
| done. but their suiferings wert of long
| duration. and at last they lay on the
ground, painting aud helpless, utterly
| unable to proceed.
alt will be hours before we can even
lead them away" said the master of the
| was ms, who was well skilled in veteri-
| nary matters; land it is evident TO me
| that this is the work of poison. The
| quantity given was sufficient to kill ia
the case OF the draught horses. For
! some reason these poor creatures had a
| smaller dose; yours has had none, Cap
| TAIN"
Il fed him myself at the schoohouse. u
| said Captain Atherton. You had assist
! ance. no doubt, from some Indian?"
| mo, Captain; not in feeding them,''
said one of the men. But when, just
| before starting, we gave them last
watering. a pretty little boy was very
| busy. We amused ourselves with him
| bright little fellow with an arrow tat
! tooed on his arm"
"a little brother of Young Man With
Tongue and Star Flower" said Mrs.
March. THAT tells The whole story"
| "And its climax has arrived" said
said Capt. Atberton. Here come the
red devils" and seizing ne. by the wais,
! lifted me INTO the wagon. while one OF
the soldiers did the same by Mrs. March
Lie fiat upon the floor" he said. and,
forcing US to do so, covered as with
| cushions and blankets. then drew down
the curtains and buttoned them"
"Do not lift your heads" he shouted
Help US by keeping quiet" The next
Instant the war-whoop burst upon our
oars.
--net me g to him! Let me fight be
side mimi" 1 shrieked. Il cannot stay
here while those fiends may be murder
ing him! Arthur! Arthur! Let Inc
come to you"
Little IDIOT" said Mrs. March, grasf
ny NE fast. "Listen. You can hell
your soldier best by doing exactly as he
tells you. Many time that is so. a
man could often master FESTIVE horse
if the woman beside him would obey
his command and sit still, or save 4
| drowning woman if she would only dt
| what he implores her TO do, and refrain
| from choking him into helplessness
Obey, obey; it is great deal the bes
and bravest thing to do, when he who
gives the order does not bunder." and
the good woman crushed ME down, laid
| herself across me and nearly smothered
me with blanket.
Ill