The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-05-22

THE HERALD
deep s;lenca Of the nig4t and voices
we're rais-l loud in fierce discussion
In tn mias, 0 it. and when it looked
as If my trends were getting he worst
+ the argument, ! Den5 and withered
old squaw, the mother OF seven chiefs.
Sc painfully to her .ec5, id leaning
on her staff, with ar if, dry, gray
hair blowing about Ter peaked, wrinkI-
ed ace. pointed me- shaking bony fin
ger a. the dispatantS and said in Span
ish. Think you chiefs, Wa ycu are
doing. Adamus is the friend OF the
india the friend OF Ouray # you
Fill Adamus or hurt he white squaws
u wi! have to settl: with Ouray for
it. and he is your great chief wao ill
sh " you no mercy. You are few, Ou-
ray is great and mighty, ne is the white
mans friend, and if you kill Adamus,
Ouray will send his chiefs to settle
wit1 you, and your tribes Will know
you no more.
q do not kn@w how it is among
otAer Indian tribes, but among tn
ties the aged are held il he very
highest respect and receive tae great
est care and attention. AS this aged
n ,th T in Israel ceased speaking and
sank with weary grulT once more
upon the ground, the chiefs talked
once more together, anil could see
that my cause was gaining.
AFTER some nome IS they turned
T. me, and their spokesman said that
they would give up the women and al
W the riugIeaders Of tie revolt to be
rested j, / promised them that they
should not + ceive a white man ) pun
isament (oe hanged. replied that
could make them TO s,ich promise.
q am not here to make pr ,mjses =or
my governmen an here @ rescue
g. d bring back my countrywomen.
You have committed murder. Why
should you not be punished for it the
same as w.ite man? After this
talked t. them for long tine, set ing
heir crimes before them in thc:r true
light, and urging them to make all the
reparation in their power. I spoke %
them as a father and fried, and ex-
planned 20 them the disastrous results
to heir people and Faeir tribe should
they resist I pleaded for the helpless
women and the little childreG, and de-
nounced in no measured terms the
murder OF or Father Meeker.
The council lasted we'll IN to morn
ing, but 4re the embers + its fire fad
ed before he gray Of dawn the Indians
mad promised submission, and | snlok
ed vi h them the PIPE OF peace when
they had given me their colema plo1@1
hat / might take back with me the
captive women and clildrer, ard thai
they would give up 70 justice the ring
leaders of the revolt if | would see
that the troops were turned back and
no m2re soldiers sent against t@em.
Il told them hat could make no
promises for the governmst. but
would use my best endeavors in their
behalf, and with tlat they seemed con-
tent, and we returned % camp in he
gray o; the morning in friendly
spirit
The next morning, when Ge@. Ad-
ans had seen The women nd children
safely on heir way back to civilization
under the escort of his friendly !ndi-
ans, he, with Count Doenhoff, started
for the White River to Join Gent Mer-
ritt and report on the success of ai5
mission.
In accordance with his agreement
the troops were turned back, the Indi-
ans broke camp and went back to
their reserva ions and The threatened
Indian war was at an end
The promoters and ringleaders Of
the rebellion were given up by the
tribe and received we'll merited pun
ishment and the surviving members
of the Meeker family were granted
pension for twenty years
KINSHIP.