The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-21
An
Indian Princess.
Tcc.me.io-ne Was a Friend Of Both The
Indians ard The White Men.
From Gen. o. o. Howard's "Famous
Indian Chiefs" in st. Nicholas.

We called her Sarah Winnemucca,
of the mint family? Well, Toc-me-to-
which means shell-hower. Have you
ever seen these flowers growing in an
old garden among their many cousins
of the mint family? Well Tocme-to-
ne loved them of all flowers best, for
was she not herself a shell-hower?
Her people were Piute Indians, and
they lived in every part of what is
now the great state of Nevada.
Toc-me-to-ne had flower name, so
she was followed to take part in the
chfldren's flower festival, when all
the little girls dance and sing, holding
hands and making believe that they
are the very flowers for which they
are named. They wear their own flow
res, too, and after they have sung to-
gether for a while one will dance off
on the grass by herself while all the
boys and girls look on and she sings:
am a daisy gold and white
Somebody catch meme!
The grown-up people watch, too, as
their children play, and Toc-me-to-ne
was never happier than when, light as
bird, she danced and sang her she'll
flower song:
See me- see me, a beautiful flower,
Give me hand and a dance.
Then after the plays and dancing
the children had all sorts of good
things to eat, and the flower festival
was over for year.
Only three times did Toc-me.to-ne
take part in the flower festival for
when she was quite a little girl her
grandfather, Chief Winnemucca, took
his family and went to live in Cali
fornia, and when they came back she
was almost grown NJ.
Her grandfather was very fond of
her, and called her sweetheart, so she
was sad and lonesome indeed when he
left her and went to the Happy Spirit
Land; but she did not forget his last
words to her before he went. Sweet
heart" he said, do not forget my
white brothers; be kind to them and
they will be kind to you and teach you
many things"
In California the old chief gave to
grandchildren new names-Natchez,
Lee, Mary and Sarah, and Sarah
learned to speak fairly good English.
Later, when she came to Pyramid
lake. she played with Mr.. Ormsby's
children and learned to speak better
English. Besides this Mrs. Ormsby
taught her to cook and sew and to do
housework.
When Sarah was fifteen years old
she made the long 500-mile journey to
California once more with her broth
ers and sister and her grandmother
Her brothers took care of cattle for
good Mr.. Scott, who had known and
loved Chief Winnemucca, and he gave
them good wages, several fine horses,
and two ponies for Sarah and Mary to
ride. The sisters had always ridden
bareback like Indian men, but when
Christmas came Sarah was surprised
to find a beautiful Mexican side-sad-
die from her brother Lee, and she
learned to ride like the white ladies,
and was very proud and happy.
Now the Piutes always would wan
der about They lived by hunting and
fishing, not by farming, SO they
moved from place to place wherever
there was game. When they were in
the mountains rough white settlers
came to Pyramid lake and caught al
most all of the fish with nets, so that
there were no fish when the Indians
returned This made the Indians an.