Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-22

! search of the Miamis. who had killed
| some Sioux warriors. and when they
! learned from Hennepin that the
Miamis were far down the river and
| safe from pursuit they were bitter
| In their lamentations.
To soften their sorrow at losing the
| Miamls many of them thought athe
| proper thing to do was to massacre
| Hennepin and his companions. They
| held council and so decided Pres
| entity one of the chiefs signified TO
| Hennepin that his head was to be
| split with war club. Knowing of moth
| Ing better to do Hennepin gathered
lot of the trinkets in the canoes.
cast the stuff into the circle of war;
rlors and then bowed his head In
readiness for death. His gifts and his
attitude of submission won favor with
one of the chiefs and the man insist
ed that the Frenchmen should not
be killed. For long time the chiefs
debated as to the disposition of the
captives. but the one merciful chief
finally prevailed. The war party re-
embarked in their canoes and, taking
Hennepin and the other two with
them. proceeded up the Mississippi
Each night the Indians camped
ashore and each night the scalps of
the Frenchmen were In peril. as
Soillc VI lHc ClouS Wtit DGIll oil hliilHS
them. For safety Hennepin and his
companions slept alongside the
friendly chief. In the morning when
Hennepln opened his breviary and
began his morning devotions the
Indians showed alarm. They Thought
he was invoking bad spirits and he
had to cease. One old chief. whose
son had been killed by the Miamls,
was particularly anxious to have
1n fn
ed heart. and this old fellow would
hang around the monk and feel his
head and utter loud lamentations
CAPTIvES.
Nineteen days after the capture the
Indians arrived at what Is now st.
Paul Here the war party was to d.
vide as Ii was made up of various
tribes scattered throughout northern
Minnesota. Again the disposition OF
the three Frenchmen was debated.
Hennepin was allotted to the old chief
who itched for a monks scalp. Accau
was given to another tribe and Du Guy
10 still another Hennepin had en-
ployed his time studying the Sioux
language and soon won such favor with
the old chief that the old man decided
to adopt him as his son.
Although 1t was May when the war
party dispersed the marshes and ponds
wae half starved and nearly exhausted.
had difficulty in keeping pace with the
Indians. His feet were torn by the Ice
and he nearly froZe In the Icy streams
he had to- swim. When he Jagged in
crossing a prairie the Indians delighted
In setting fire to the grass and then,
taking hold of his hands. making him
race to keep out Of the flames Five
days OF this sort of travel he had and
then he reached the village of the chief.
Here he had the pleasure OF discover
ing that he had seven new mothers.
for the old chief had seven wives. He
was scandaliZed too, to see the bro
cade from his prIestly vestmcnts used
by one OF his foster brothers to wrap up
the bones OF Sioux warrior.
Hennepln tried to do some missionary
work among the Sioux. but he could
not make any headway. He did how
ever. make progress in mastering the
Sioux vocabulary The sncrllegious use
or his vestments prcyed upon Hcnne-
pins mind and he complained to tho
friendly chief. who had conceived a
high regard for the monk and who be-
rated Hennepins adopted father round
ly. not only for this. but for stealing
few things that were left of the cargo
of Hennepin's canoe This led to hard
times for HenneDln. The hunting sea
son was on, and the old chief wanted
Hennepin TO go with him on the chase.
Hennepin was reluctant. rs he believer
the old chief was less eager for his
companionship than for n good oppor-
, tunity to scalp him.
To escape from the hunting trip Hen
nepIn gave out the story that he cx-
pected a party of Spirits as the In
dians called the French. to be at the
mouth of the Wisconsin. TO trade with
the Sioux and take Hennepin and the
other two men back. The Indians be-
lieved Him, but insisted on his Joining
| tho hunt They went TO the Mississlp-
| pi, but the game was scarce and the
| party had little to eat Hennepin and
Du Guy were permitted to leave. the
| Indians furnishing canoe for them.
and Accau had the privilege OF ac-
| companyIng them, but he had begun to
| ike the Indian life and preferred TO re-
THE Spirits"
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