The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23


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j. ing squad of ten or fifteen. and afte,
SIN hours worn = day. were aNowed t.
deVote the resi- of the time 10 pastimes
and merry exercises. Nevertheless Z,
fltr proportion oI work was cxiectcti
from each. Smith srimly assuring all
in 4 puhlfc address that there were nov
no more councillors to protect them
and eStabifshins a bu!letin board upon
which the reports of each mans per
formances were made public.
Is ii possible. in ~ouSjderiu these
practical measures. To escape The o u
cluSion that If Smith mad been III COM
troll from the beginning the lives Of
those lost in all these iung months
might nave been saved"
Despite smiths good management.
however. lie was unable To fu out the
thieves Who We're stealing arms. tools
ana other things troIa tile stores, inc
delivering them TO the Dutch traitors
with PoWhatan. These men even laid
Il plot 10 capture Captain Smith. The
attempt failed. and the spy from Pow
hatan escaped. Eat Smith sent tNen-
~ mel after him, and was returnjng
alone when he met The King of Pas
paheSh, a most strong stout savage"
TINS illlan tried hard to iaiuee smith
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rtHt ~ V'oSc ~ hidt'S- SihlNA fei fused
nHI 'i4e l'ai3h SSelils tfNn 3'Ale{ Only
"isi 81 sNptu, ~sIapplsd nm "iier l'AN-
Ht7 N'~''i3sS" 70 Shoot till VIA one
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m LIZ. ~ ~ 'Iihll ) iilf9at' ans Slfal-
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en- TO the fo,.t ana mt j., ,5.,;, H., .
soon aflerNnrd tha ptfcb ,a,,aansa
was brought and triaa tn,. -t,,s.cbar,,
But while Sn3tth ,.as n.y., 9sf,'.' ~, -
chanma of me ,an,n,.aJ rnIfan fn,. No.
Dutchmen win pov.bnt'S ~ 1ndiaN
escapad ana tho,,oh ,,,,rs,,a . 80
bis aN,n ,aon,a 49, . Nes.'''.u
,ataS,s bi,n, - az ~ ~ 49, se'it ~
,,oljaN. ~. 50 ~ q ~
lowell !, neIt,, ,,a ~. - 49, =
a,.al 1ndi,ns - ~ ~ 49, $
ana n n5Te. 49, 49, .hetl liousts
nats a.. ~ an" SttiI is!ihs
a,,,1, 1900. rIiaiiS peace WIS con
+ 10 80 w. - VS. uhe ihiidlis
$50 -, - :" I5aiuol ~. toultFN,
49, - ny .oulu pii.'t A,H NaeIe' ana
So ~ n5Vte .iouoIT WIN ,hs
=, :, 5"'.ss.'s ~ io's US ol'iti fe..soilied
~ =. eos-s.S'
WITH othets there We're still difficult
tie'. i"o Young NhtckintiHiNS III
dlahs' erothers, We're charged with
steailh5 Il pistol. one was released ana
tod TO return the pistol or the brother
would be hanged within twelve hours.
The other prisoner wa left in II room
Win q charcoal fire to warm him; and
when the pistol was promptly returned
ana the English came TO release him,
he was found sufTocated by the fumes
OF ire charcoal.
When his brother broke into lanleo-
tations he was told possibly in hone
of what followed) thai the deud man
should be restored ia life. and this
miracle" was ccomplishe bv rubbing
the patient with brandy and vinegar.
The poor fellows wits we're sin dis
ordered. and then Smith promised to
remove this trouble also-a promise
easily performed by allowing the sick
Indian u nights rest by the fire.
Naturally enough these men reported
to their own people tina the ali-accom-
plished Smith could restore the dead
to life, and thus another cause for rev.
erencing and fearing him was added.
The explosion of some g~unpowder
which an indian was trying TO dry out
in a breastplate killed several of the