The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-03
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10 yea know. said a young man vxhs
mas recently commenced the practice %
law az MoSkegee. IN the Inslian terrisor,f.
inst one sees and hears queer things in
4 this land OF 10. the poor Iuaians soma
OF them. too. are brought strangely to
lighL
"A Few days aEo an old Indian cana
into our cnice on business. re Wa a
bsg. fat. short. slow-Solng old fs.iow.
with round. fun face Tie only tAiux
remarkable about him thai could see
was that he was just a little fatt4r ana
Just little slower than the average
indian He was unable 10 speak Eneitxh.
so he brought an interpreter with hin.
/ Upon Inquiry We found that h Wa a
member Of the EsJchec tribe a branch
OF the Creks
As We we're much Interested n INA
tribal laws, We had nest entertain
ing conversation with him. He seenrd
pleased with the questions Ne asked. ara
while talking he slipped his hand fnto
MS pocket ard drew out = round aat
piece Of metal which he HANDED ur for
inspection. Ii was composed ~ silver.
with considerable alloy % lead: srd IN
size was as large around as the oryiin.
airy teactIp. while It's thickness Wa about
twice that CT silver dollar. on one std,
was the head OF George wasniu~top.
I around which ran the Inscription.
George Washington. the Father OF HIS
Country. On the ether side. in the cen
ter. were two ciasped hands. below xh,rh
were two crossed pipes around All nm.
ming the inscription The Pipe OF Peace.
1Ha
The old man seemed much anoun~d ar
our growing interest. and Il was easv
TO see the pride he felt IN being tha
possessor Of 80 valuable a medal He fofa
as that Washington himself had given "a
10 the chief Of the Euchee tribe as =
reminder Of the peace that should AWAY,
exist between the tribe and the American
government; and that The medal has
ben handed down from father % son IN
the direct line OF descent. until Il had
reached It's present owner.
And here the descent win be broken.
The reason IL itself a quer story. which
we heard the other day from one ~ ne
old settlers. Who well knows old man
Buck and his history.
In the Wild days OF outlawry. among
the numerous bands with which the ter
ritory was infected was one sasseua IN
history a. the Buck gang. Buck. tha
le ader of this hand. vas famed FOR Ms
villainy even among Villains After ore
~ their daring hold-un- The entire band
was captured and taken 70 1T Smith.
Ark. where they we're tried. convicted.
and sentenced 70 BE- hung Buck. ths
leader II this band Vas tho only son OF
the man with tn. medal.
You have heard numerous stories %
amusing episodes relative 20 wild At
ternpts % catch train. bat Z assiht n
you heard one - peculiar a. this
odd man Buck went down to ~ Smith
% bid hts son z0odhy before hIs execs-
ton. and 90 bring back his Body for
burial ~ the territory AFTER arriving
az p Smith ~ learned that ths tins
for the srecution was u - a ~. fast
one-haif ara hour after The train left for
Muskcges. THE old man was asxsons q
get home Here was prohisrn. and 20
solved II IN queer way 4 suppose Ne
reasoned ia his Indian fssnien tkat Il
didn't make any diTsrenes - BE sea
whether ha reaeched TIE -happv hgafinR
Erounds- a hair hoar ~ - ahssa *
schedule time ~ MT .and hs kuer shat
q made crest aFnount - ciTarsnce -
him ~ he uliesed that train. So shat
dia he o. but aifh an Indians fnreeeacs
- fhe white MAS ways hurt 40 tha
marthal and ash him - hs coaldns hnrry
gp the execution hfts bB o. shat ~
might make that train fsr Nuskoxss.-