Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-13
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return home, and that 10 harm
would be done us. Here was with
ny wife and children undecided what
course to take. MY wife advised me to
return home. When We arrived homo
aole"in-the-day came to sec Us and
said that we must not be alarmed.
and that no harm would be done u.s.
In the course of few days, Chief
Crossing Sky of Rabbit Lake came to
my house in the darkest hour of tho
night, and said, II am come to adj
wise you to prepare to flee away to
Fort Ripley. Hole-in-the.day is going
to march with his warriors to tho
Agency two days from today. and
massacre all the whites. Be sure to
flee away. For when he returns he
will be 60 ugly and spare no one
whom he Knows has sympathy with
the whites -
The chief went out. Ny wife cried.
and said, The people. then. must b.
informed what Is coming upon them-
If cannot find anyone to hear tho
news will go. There is no time to
lose."
The time was short: but 1t 90 hap
pened that white man came In late
In that evening to AK mo what waS
the meaning Of 80 much drumming
and 30 many war whoops- I told him
all about It, and urged him to carry
my letter to the peoole of the Agency,
that they may be preparing sbelter OF
a strong stockade for their Defense
A long time he would not go. He was
very fearful. I said to him. THE H.
dams will find you are here with me-
and will kill you. If you cannot 90,
my wife will co. At last with much
fear he started away with nv mes
sage. This poor man name wasYank-
knight. You must have known him,
for he lived in Crow Wing for many
years.
Sure enough, one Saturday after
noon Hole-in- the-day and his warriors
passed through near my door. naked
and painted black all over his body
and singing the war songs. Ny wife
cried after the warriors had passed
away out Of sight. I said to her that I
apprehended no danger for the people
there, for they must have received my
letter and have had plenty of time to
prepare them strong stockade. When
they received my letter both the wom-
en- and children worked like beavers.
Hole-in-the-day with his warriors
arrived at the Agency and halted
quarter Of mile away. It was about
morning or about day break. He sent
two warriors to go and see whether
any preparation had been made
against being attacked. To their great
astonishment they find that an old
heavy log house, built by the soldiers
years ago, strongly, with heavy logs,
was now full Of lights, and all sround
the building we're port hcles, and each
port hole contained two or three guns
we'll loaded.
About a month before this several
boxes of guns arrived at the agency
From the beginning and for many
years, the government had given them
guns and ammunition with their an
nual payment. The guns had arrived
and the doomed people opened the
boxes, and had plenty Of ammunition
to use to shoot the hearts Of the In
dams.
The spies returned to hear the mes
sage to Hole.in-theday, and told him
that the people were we'll fortified,
and it was Of no use to attack them,
for before we can kill one single
white equaw. many of Us will be shot
down aud caused to kiss the dust.
They have been warned what was
coming upon them.''
olein-the-day jumped up with
vengeance of evaporation and said.
LET US return home. I know the
treacherous man who gave the infoF-
nation. Enmegahbowh is the man.
He shall surely die, and just as soon
as we reach home. The first thing I
shall do is to 60 to his house and shoot
him down like a dog. Mark you"
said he to his warriors. ''aIl of you
shall see me doing it, and shall bear
witness to the act" At this time I
was safely housed and protected in the
hands Of the government soldiers.
Sure enough when Hole-in-the-day
and his party arrived at home and
came opposite my house he halted and
With his loaded gun started to go TO-
my house. He found that had gone
to- some place. He said again, He
must die. shall not let him 60. I
shall find him where he has fled.:'
On my arrival at Fort Ripley, the
captain was 80 glad to see me and he
gave me nice quarters with the other