The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
GREATER LOVE HATH NO man
,,vE INDIAN WOULD HAVE
o,,rpN LIFE FOR HIS TRIBE.
o,,red Chief When Only a Youth
offered Sacrifice Worthy OF High
ord Noblest Civilization.

,,,-,ad Chief When only a AouCh
A'I oSered Sacrifice Worthy of High
ct and Noblest Civilization.
rho Indian has been stigmatized
.uoouently, and OCCASIONALLY without
lle 9oion+ reason, as quarrelsome,
sulno obnrous avaricious, thieVing saw
tle"' W. aeldom has his bravery been
aso, s+jonad and all white men VINO
queSI ad dealings with him know
nave Glance to be placed on his
nledged word. &c r,o
p'G The Musquakie Indians OF iowa
,oid in reverence the name OF como,
oSiaf renowned in their history 1or
%iS nnfinching courage. He OBTAIN
no Il, bie nosition when only youth
Gu Gu on offered sacrifice worthy OF the
t!:oboe+ and noblest of Civilizations
nao If the tribe had slain and scalp
IN ~ Iowa Indian. The tribes were
t tpo o. friendly, and Indian law de-
Siondad the surrender of the guilty
n lll' for torture and death at the
binds of the Iowas. Ihe culprlt,
bowavpr. was seized with raging
nd burning fever, and the Musqua-
lies were Ill d u4lCAAAAS"'
II would be an insult to send him
IN the Iowas in such condltlon,
and if they did not send him they
lid themselves open to the suspicion
hot +hev we're acting in bad faith.
Tho Muscuakies were in solemn
council. debating the matter, when
Como. then Just upon the threshold
~ manhood. interrupted their DELHI
erations by walking in and saying;
"There are no sQuaw men in our
family. | will go in my brothers
place
athletic manhood that the members
Of the council urged him to withdraw
his nroposal This he declined to do.
Then they most wildly portrayed to
him the sufferings and tortures that
be would have to pass through, and
finally winding up with death. He
told them that he had thought of all
that but that he was fortified for
the torture and prepared for death.
So it was finally arranged that he
should be escorted to the camp of the
expectant Iowas.
Como requested that his identity
should not be disclosed, but one of
his escort told the whole story to the
Iowas, who accepted it as true and
after brief council consented to the
arrangement.
The fires of the death circle were
burning brightly and the entire viii
lage had gathered to see with what
fortitude a Musquakie could endure
torture The sQuaws with their burn
ing sticks were preparing to make
the first attempt to extort a cry of
pain when an old man arose and or
dered them to stop. AS he was the
father of the young Indian killed his
commands were imperative.
Stop" he said, "let me speak.
am the one that has suffered; my
son was killed and scalped by a Mus
quake. | was hungry for revenge,
and were the one that killed and
scalped here l would shout with joy
at his torture. But this young man
is brave Never have l seen such
bravery before. He is too good a
man to torture and kill. I give my
consent to release him and let him
return to his own people,"
Strange as this may seem, although
the entire village a few hours before
We're eager for revenge, were pre-
pairing their plans for torture and
rehearsing their lamentations, there
was murmur of approval, and as
the old man gathered his blanket
ABOUT MIN and took his seat without
a single objection Como was removed
from the circle and given food and
qrinK. A few hours later he was
ieo from the camp, allowed to mount
MS own pony and take his departure
in peace.