The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-04-28

nobScot Country, me Orono and asked
him in what language he prayed
Orono made no reply. The missionary
asked his question again-and Orono
replied: No matter. Great Spirit
knows all languages"
1t is claimed that he was white,-a
native of York, District of Maine, and
that his family name was Donnel. 1t
is supposed that when this district
was sacked by the Indians in 1892 he
was carried off. Hon. VIM. d. Will
liams, in 1888, did not put much stock
in the tale of Orono being white.
Joseph Munsell of Bangor, when
in the tale. Another account states
that Orono vas descendant of Baron
de Castine-a French nobleman, and
it is claimed he married a daughter
of the celebrated Madickawanda, a
Tarratine Chief. 1t is known that
Castine resided there for several years
and carried On trade with the indians,
and that he had four Tarratine wives,
one being the daughter of the chief.
OF whatever extraction Orono was, it
is certain he was in part white. de
could converse in Indian, French and
English. In his manner he was con-
ciliating and commanding and his
habits were worthy Of initiating. He
was honest, chaste, temperate and
Industrious. His word was sacred.
Hon. VIM. d. Williams said Of Orono:
He was a high Liberty man, and
He could not imagine how the Mother
Country could possibly wish to en-
slave or plumber the colonies which
were as he thought, her distant chill
dren. Such were his views of riches,
religion, sovereignty, and ever glory,
combined could prove any motive to
so unnatural a warfare. Liberty, next
to peace, was the sweetest sound that
could salute Orono's ear. 1t was, to
his experience, the gift and feeling OF
nature. In conference with his people
he declared it to be an Unborn dis
position of the heart, and a natural
habit of life, to strive against force
and control, as against death. The
wild creatures that roved through the
woods he had seen happy though hun
CRY, because they were under no ties
that bound them. The brave little
| beaver fights a duel with the hunter
boy for a chance of escape. What
being does not sigh and sicken in con
fnement! Does not even the spring
bird, then, forget its song? The
| ermine it's spots? All nature flour.
ishes when free. The Great Spirit
gives us freely all things. Our White
brothers tell us they came to the In.
dians' country to enjoy liberty and life,
Their great Sycamore is coming to
| bind them in chains, to kill them
We must fight him. We will stand
on the same ground with them. For
should he bind them in bonds, next
he will treat us as bears. Indians
liberties and lands, his proud spirit
will tear away from them. Help his
for good, and the law of love will run
through the hearts OF their children
and ours when we are dead. Look
down the stream of time. Look up tC
the Great Spirit. Be kind. Be vail
| ant; be free-then are Indians the
sons of glory
Orono took part in all public serv
ices of his Church. He would assist
| at Mass and frequently received the
| Sacramento. He furnished q shining
example of all that was noble.
His burial place is not known.
| Safe lodg'd within his blanket, here
below,
| Lies the last relics of old Orono;
| Worn down with toll and care, he, il
a trice
Exchanged his wigwam for a paradise