Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-06-10
THE RECOGNITION
OF JESSE BADLEIGH
BY II. II. GREEN
BY II. II. GREEN


claimed-'I am so glad to see you
Eowah! but come right into the
house, mamma will be delighted to
welcome you
"Eowah no go house, talk dark
bush,' she replied, pointing to the
lilac shrub that had concealed Mig
ger Godfrey on the night of the par
ty. But why not come in and see
mamma, we are alone, no one is
here but we three, and she will be
SO glad to see you and thank you for
what you have done for me-"
IF Indian know Sioux girl here,
kill Eowah;" declared the girl with
an emphasis that alarmed her friend.
why! what can be the matter?
has anything happened to brighten
you? j wish you would tell me at
once, if you won't come inside, but
do wish you would come in if only
for a moment and let mamma see
you"
Frances" cried that lady coming
to the door, what is il that is keep
ing you so long my daughter? !
hope it is nothing serious
The moment the Indian girl heard
Mrs Armstrong; voice and knew she
was coming to the door she sprang
from the steps and sped to the lilac
bush where she concealed herself
within it's sheltering foliage
Frances hastily told her mother
who it was that had caused the
scratching they had heard, at the
same time explaining to her that
Eowah positively refused for some
reason, to enter the house, and adj
vised her to withdraw from the
door, leaving them alone again so
that the Indian girl might feel free
to say whatever she wished She
then stepped over to the lilac-bush
and under its shelter Eowah explain
ed why she had stolen away under
cover of darkness from the camp of
her people; no one knowing of her
purpose save only her father, Little
Crow, whose reluctant consent she
had finally obtained.
What was it Eowah that made
you leave your people and on foot
and alone come all those weary
miles, at the risk of being lost in
the woods or being torn to pieces
by wild animals?" asked Frances.
Indian never lost in woods. No
feared wild animals. Eowah friend
White Lily. Tell white sister some
ting"
What is it dear sister? l know it
must be something of unusual i'm
portance to have caused you to trav-
ell so far, and take such risks. You
are not girl to lose your head or
to make too much of a little thing.
1t must be something very serious
that brings you here my dear friend. y
mo much talk. No time. Eowah
go quick back. Tribe know gone.
Den trouble come. Me 60 quick"
We'll then, tell me at once what
is in your heart, why you are here
my sister,"
Selling upon the opportunity to
make known at once the purpose of
her visit, the Indian girl in broken
English tersely stated that on the
morning of the day she left the
camp, four young men belonging to
k-pa-du-ta's band which was COM
posed of dozen or more lodges
had gone upon the war-path.
These young men had been drink
ing heavily OF doctored whiskey
which had been smuggled into the
camp the day before, and in a drum
ken fit had massacred an entire fam
lily of whites. A trivial incident in
connection with much dissatisfaction
over certain treaties made between
the various tribes and the govern
ment, together with the failure of
the government to pay promptly the
annuities due them, had caused the
trouble which, nursed and fed by
some vindictive persons who had
their own selfish purposes to serve,
led to the outbreak that followed.
From the records of that period,
ii appears that while a party of hun
tiers were out in quest of game, one
OF them was bitten by a dog be-
longing to a white man. The dog
was promptly killed by the Indian,
whereupon its owner made an as
sault upon him. When he and his
party became so Indignant at what
they considered TO be an outrage they
could hardly be restrained from an
immediate assault upon the whites.
The desire for revenge, nursed by
malice, at length became so master
full in some of the irresponsible va
gabonds of Ink-pa-du-ta's band of
cut-throats that they
could no longer be restrained.
These villains had at first, little
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