Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-04
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Stories OF the Indians and Indian
warfare linger long in the Vicinity OF
where their bloody and awful deeds
were enacted, but none, perhapa
equal In horror The famous Custer
massacre OF 1876, The story has been
told again and again, but II has moi
stalled with repetition. The yulor OF
the little band OF American soldiers
who so nobly gave up their lives for
their country and civilization, VIII
never be forgotten, II IL not general
Iy known, says the Plttsburg Press,
THAT In the city Of Allegheny there re-
sides the only survivor OF that mnssa-
ere, who, after ", became the husband
OF the daughter OF the chief who WAS
responsible for the awful deed, and
who himself took pnrt In the warfare
carried on by the Indians,
Charles Stewmt,--the name brings
back the days OF the lllstnrred Scot.
fish rebellion, and Is fun Of romance,
resides at 0 Buena Vista street, Ale
gheny, and IL now one year past the
three score and ten. but in his young
'er days was the hero OF as thrilling an
episode as the most ardent Jacobite
could have desired, Born In Glasgow,
Scotlhnd, when years Of age he came
10 this country with his parents and
settled IN Allegheny, That was In
1898. Four years later, while burt ~
years old, being tall for his Oge, he
Joined the Seventh United States coy.
airy, He remain with II for n p.
iod Of nineteen years, and took part
in ;he battles Of the Wilderness, Look.
out Mountain, Memphis, IN well rs IN
all the sklrmishes Of that period
Later, In 1870, he was sent against
dhe troublesome Indians with Custer
and ncnrlytmet his fate at the Big
Horn massacre. The story II wen
known, how General Custer went into
The Big Horn gap, or gully, his scoW's
not having Informed him that The
sides Of the two opposing mountains
were thick as blNckberries, with IN.
dians,. These allowed the gallant lit
tie party to advance half way through
The gap. when ~" dreaded wnrh I,
of the Blackfeet was heard In eye.y
direction, In less than time II takes
to write. the Indians hemmed them lr,
There was no way Of escape IN tn
front, and the rear was absolutely cut
Oft, General Custer knew that part
Of the gap through which he had
travelled, and deemed that II escape
were possible II would be in that d.
rectlon. lie accordingly gave the com.
mand TO right about and himself
led the way In an attempt to carve
out q path to sofcty. II was, how
ever, IN vain. Custer foremost. fight
Ding fell" and his brave followc
fought with unpi ccdented vnlor
III not one was left, save Charles
Stewart.
In The fray Stewart had been wound.
ed, and when the fighting was all over
he was carried 10 Il tree TO be burned
Three blankets OF dried leaves Of trees
and fine brushwood were piled around
him. The torch was about TO be APP
piled when Chief Blackroot's dUught-
er, Flower, jumped into the leaves,
caught hold Of him aNd told the ch,c'
her father Tint she would die with
the white man unless he promised n
save him. The rliher's head was
wrung with NcXa''on, us his daugM ~"
wus very dear to'hIm, and St {
was the representative of the nation
that had killed 50 many of the war
riors, lie, however. knew his dnught.
'er's spirit and also that she would
keep her word, He ordered the burn.
5ng to be suspended and utter n con-
sultntion with the head men Of the
tribe he returned 10 Stewart and In.
formed him that II he promised to he,
come an Indian brave. remain with
them. fight the battles, marry Flower
and die their death, his life would be
spared. Stewart closed with this Of
fer. He was released from bondage,
carried to wgwam had his wounds
dressed, and was : lowed TO rest.
During the ten days he was recov.
erfng there was mo nurse more faith
3nl or more asslduous than the tender
Blackfoot, Flower. Day by day she
taught her future husband the Indian
language. and when he was able 10
move about again, she had him ini'.
ated, a member Of ;he. Blackfoot trhc
On the sixth week there was n grea'
dance and cn'Mivdl on account of IN
adoption OF Stewart, and during the
following week he was made the hus.
band of The girl who had been his pre-
server.
The ceremony WIS simple and ~
culiar one. Stewart, who had 1
carefully under guard all these weeks,
was taken from his tent and made to
stand alongside his bride. Chief
BIqckfoot presented Stewart with n
big Indian knife, laying 1t across his
heart, He then took his hand and
placed It in that Of his daughter, say
ing: 81 present You with this daught-
er of mine, a wlgwam and twenty
ponies. pronounce YOU her hus.
band" The chief next took Stewart
TO the tent Of the mother of the girl
where similar ceremony was trans.
acted. The mother crossed her hands
and taking the crossed hands of Stew.
art, said: "Brlve warrior. do rnt
leave her. My daughter has saved
your life. Stay with her till death
part you"
After this Stewart was taken To a
special tent that had been provided |
for him The chief and tba nothnr |