New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-20

All I retained of my former suit was the
calico shirt. slipped into the trousers
which, as you will readily believe, were
far from being perfect fit. My master
had high sense of propriety and would
not send me off hatless and coatless. So
he skirmished about till he found a gray
linen buster that reached to my feet and
silk stove pipe hat that rested on my
ears. Thus ludicrously attired was to
depart. 1 had lost my sense of humor or
my appearance would have provoked
fit of laughter in me-1ndlans rarely
laugh.
did not evince JOY at my prospective
deliverance. On the contrary when l
realized that this was not mere mas
querade and that my master had been in
earnest when he told me that I was to
20 home Jumps rose to my throat. When
1 emerged from the teepee a horse was
in readiness. mount" ny master said.
At this tears rushed to my eyes. My
master swung himself on and then grabb-
ed me and seated me behind the saddle
and galloped off. 1t was rather an abrupt
way of parting but no doubt the best as
it saved me the pain of parting with the
children who we're still asleep. I had
become attached both of them and Ito
my master. had despaired Of ever get
ting back to Civilization and was con-
tended with my condition. Why should
l therefore, be anxious to leave? My
master rode at rapid pace for several
hours when I beheld on knoll the stars
and stripes. There was a sort of en-
closure around the flag made by stretch
ing ropes from stake to stake. l was
ushered into this enclosure along with a
number of other white prisoners, some
say one hundred and twenty five-who
had been brought in from varions direc-
tons. My master was averse to display
any feelings or witness the repetition
of the scene enacted at the lodge anG
therefore fastened back the moment
touched the ground. A half. blood In
dian was in charge here. He noted dowl
the name and age of each one delivered
The list was forwarded by couriers t.
+ St. Paul and published In the Pioneer
, now Pioneer Press. This was the fre
. intimation my father had that I wa
s still among the living and be and Other
bent on like errand FASTENED to reac
+ Fort Ridgely whittier the liberated white
q were to be sent.
X The prisoners at the time we're not il
10 formed Of the plans and only found OF
t. that they had exchanged good quartz
:, and food for bad. We were soon marcht
lie in body to an Indian camp few mil
N distant. On the way to this camp
in young brave gallcped up to my 81
NJ flung a new double blanket over n
he saying that this was from my frien(
that had just left in such an unceremo1
if Gus manner, and disappeared as he h
rs come. Some of my fellow prisoners envl
We my good fortune. One youth who sub
.rs quently succeeded in stealing the blanl
10. offered me sabre for it which he h
xt picked up on the way. Mrs. Inefeld tt
he me that it would just be the thing
he herself and babe and that should 81
3s it to her. I could not gainsay the p
ad tinency of her remarks and would m
en- likely have parted with it had it
come into my possession in such a M
for ner. At the camp we were not quartz
We with families but were assigned to
at large circular pit under the canopy
nd. heaven. In daytime we had no sh
fer and at night no shelter from cold.
oh We were all fed out of large WOO,
not stopping bowl and on diet that
ks repulsve to us at first, though I s.
Gro learned to relish it. 1t was dried buff
he meat that had been pounded into shl
les. and then packed into skins. There "
an a few bits of broken crackers mixed v
ten this. The bowl was passed around
had each grabbed handful or two. Fc
af beverage we had the water from a n