The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-09
some Early History.

who is we'll knewn to all the old settlers
in this county, where he took up his
farm near Brown Earth, IN the hills,
when he severed his tribal relations,
furnishes the Browns Valley Footprints
with the following narrative OF his life
and some Of the eventtu occurrences
with which be was connected in the early
history and settlement Of the country:
1t was long time ago that was torA
in 1924, think, some 70 years ago near
the present city Of East Dubuque. lam
full -blooded Sioux Indian and l lived
with my tribe until about II years Cd
when went to school year. II was
then changed my name OF ARROW
Face for Lorenzo Lawrence my white
name. l became acquainted with q
missionary by the name Of Mr. Riggs
who was working among my tribe at the
place spoke Of. which was then known
as the tar west" Mr. Riggs took an in
terest in me, IS we'll as Dr.. Williamson,
the lat,er gentleman giving me 800 and
sending me 70 Marietta cUllegs in Ohio
whore stald one year also, but wasn't
used to the close ontin-menl Of q stu
dent. WIS more like the wild bear YOU
see in the circus. always upeasy and rest
less and soon got sick and was put on
q farm near West Union, Ohio, where
went again to the common school. At
ter leaving this place went to my tribe
and have been among them ever since
up to tho present time. My tribe was
moved to Lac-qu Parle, MINI. Of
course went with them and so did my
missionary friend. DR.. Williamson, and
together we translated the Bible aud
HYMNS into the Sioux Ian guage and /
have since been worker among my peo-
pie in the interests Of the Presby yterian
faith. In 1862 my people were moved
to Yellow Medicine, where now stands
the city of Granite Falls and where the
missionary school stood that was burned
down and again built, this was the tune
OF the great Sioux outbreak which ex.
tended all through southern Minnesota
It was IN these times was of use to my
white friends. At the beginning OF the
outbreak the Indians took about 200
white prisoners, including my family,
about five persons. One night bribed
the guards with my gun and 81 and got
ten OF my friends out Of camp and we
waded into big slough with water
about up to our knees and there, hidden
by the tail grass, waited all night and
the next day, until the hostile Sioux
broke camp and started on. then got
five canoes aud We started to make our
way down the river toward st. Paul
This was perilons trip and full OF ad
ventures, AS the party from which we
bad escaped was also going down the
.<,k,
and travel only at night. remember
how hungry We were and how after
great deal Of trouble killed COW that
was on the bank with my revolver. II
didn't need to be cooked We we're hungry
enough TO eat it raw aud like it. You
see we had been several days with hard
~ any food, as it was RI ming too much
risk 10 make noise IN hunting anything
! even had to cut my shepard dogs
throat because be barked. One morning
we camped near cabin in the woods and
upon going in we found the table all
ready for meal but no one to eat it, but
on looking around soon found the owners
dead body fuil Vt bullet holes, as we'll rs
the wite's and little further on little
baby with its skull smashed. We made
a hale and wrapping some quilts around
them buried them, writing upon the door
ths account OF what we had found and
done. When about twelve miles from
Fort Ridgley on the Minnesota river,
We came to the place where Capt. Marsh
had been massacred with almost his en-
tire command. found the body Of this
soldier, cut the epaulets off his coat and
with his sword and pocket book returned
them to the officers al the tort when we
got there and acted rs guide 10 q party
who went to bring the dead soldiers
back. On this "trip saw funny thing,
we had gotten near the place which was
surrounded by trees, and Gen. Sibley,
who was ir command didn't like to take
the men in until 1t was found none Of the
enemy were there, 80 offered to find out
and rode in. came to clearing and
saw something sneaking along ia the
grass not far off, so thinking it was a
hostile Indian / made tor it and what do
you think I found-an Irishman lying
on his back trying to cut his throat with
an old dull knife that wouldn't cut.
You see he thought I was an Indian
coming 10 kill him and he made UP his
mind to cheat me, but it was all right
after he found out who was. We load
ed the dead soldiers into wagons and
took them to the fort where they were
put into boxes and sent to their homes.
and il hadn't come up TO the Irishman
when did he would have gone home in
Dox too. A short time after this Gen.
Sibley captured most Of the hostile In
dams and ZIG were sentenced 10 prison
for life but afterwards got out after
three years. am gong 10 tell some
moro next week.
LORENZO LAWRENCE.