Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-11-13

She told of the evolution ~ At.
nome on the Neck. which, STARTING =
a canvas tent. has reached its cn,s.
nation in a comfortable but sman
house. 1t was with a proud sween ~
her arm that she called our attentea
to their present cosy surroundinsa
then. with scarcely breath betweena'
she reverted to her school teaching in
Boston when she was a young woman
Suddenly her face grew hard and stern
as she spoke of cords and cords .,
wood cut upon her woodland by tbo
agents OF the State, for which the Com
monwealth still refuses to reimbnr0o
her. As her voice rose in the passion
OF remembered and existing wrong, he,
aged figure seemed to assume majestic
proportions and her dull eyes blazed
1t was then that Teweelema stepned
forward. and, placing quoting hand
upon her mothers shoulder, besousbt
her to tranquility and forge1fulness
In reply to a question concerning
their famous lineage, Teweelema, her
hand still resting ON her mother.
shoulder, replied, with uplifted head
and slow and distinct enunoiatiop:
My mother is the grandchild NJ
Massasoit, seven generations removed
and the niece of King Philip, six gen.
erations removed. Her descent il
through Anne. the daughter of Massa
soft. who married Tuspaquin, thu
Great Black Sachem. My mother is
also, through Assowetough, or Betty.
the sixth generation in lineal descent
from Sassacus, the earliest chief of the
Pequot tribe
Being somewhat surprised at the
number of pretty baskets piled in one
corner Of the dining room, we were
told that they were made to sell at the
harvest moon festival at Onset. This
is we'll known as the summer rallying
place of the spiritualists of the United
States. and is but few miles from
the home of the Mitchells and within
sight of Gray Gables. 1t is presumably
under Indian control, and spirits Of
departed chiefs and braves are said to
appear on the streets on the night of
the harvest festival, or, to give it ;ts
full title, the harvest moon festival and
pow-wow of Indian spirits. SO that the
general Indian atmosphere especially
permeating the place at that time
makes the sale Of Indian trinkets easy
and lucrative.
Teweelma is the travelling salesman
for the little family. When she goes
upon commercial trip she arrays her.
self in her bravest Indian finery, and
makes circuit of the nearby towns,
in each Of which she is a well-known
figure.
We were especially fortunate few
days later in seeing her at Onset, on
the afternoon of the harvest festival,
gorgeous in scarlet and yellow and
beads and wampum, her fur trimmed
leggings reaching to her embroidered
skirts, her long. black hair floating
free beneath her crown Of beads and
feathers, and her bodice nearly covered
by the many strands Of large beads
which formed her necklace
In these days of intense realism,
when ones sensibilities are coerced
into forgetful apathy, bit of romance
is as warming to ones heart as p blsz-
ing fire ON brisk December day, and
what could be more romantic than the
thought of this Indian Princess living
unwedded, because, as she says,
"Would the daughter of King wed
with one Of the race which robbed her
fathers?' there seems to be no
tit mate for her-none unless, indeed,
it be the materialized spirit of an On.
set chief.