The true narrative of the five years suffering and perilous adventures
page: 0 (TitlePage) [View Page 0 (TitlePage) ]Tm~ TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE Fm~ YEARS' SUFFERING &PERILOUS ADVENTURES~ 13 Y p WIFE br ~Qi~ Xi 'TI ~ G I3EAB," A (~JJLEft~4 §CEL' ASJ() UX (~IJiIiW Il8~ BARBER, a native of Ma Iiwet1~'i, ii her religious eau~hi~siasm, rcsoI~ed to g~ as missionary, and with Ihat purpo~c iii view married squatting Bear, at Wasiiiiigtoii, I), U. Mtiriveyesrs of suffering and stirring ad'~entnres, this beautiful young lady has just returned East, end her narrative is ol~e of deep and entrancing interest. 4 ,~aua?4c feature of this 4y'ork ~ the IYfDJ.~4A'~ 1aL'cEIT7~, gi~'en t~y .M~s 2~qrber, fir the cure of various s diseases. !Th~~y are rery efficacious. ~,4 , PLHLADELPUTA: BARCLAY & CO., PUBLISHERS, No.21 Nou~s ~F.VRNT5 SsuBsr. 4, 4' .4 x page: 0-19[View Page 0-19] 64~ V Etatered aooor~.ing to Act of Congress, in the year ~872, by BARCLAY & CO., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D~ C. ~A. 4 MISS BARBEWS NARRATIVE. OUAPTER L 1 EABRIZD ~TO "SQUATTING BEAR." AM a native of N~ass~chusett~, and was born, in June, 1848. '~ Early in Ji1~ r~ad those religious principles ins~i1l@~ in my mind wh1ch in after yq~rs went a great way toward the fixed ~ pu~'pose of becoming a~ Indian missions~ry. it has been ~rgiz~& by a great many pe9ple-s~nce~ my return from my five years' ~ojourii ~among the In4i~s~-..that sentimentalism rather than religious fervpr cau~ea the step, which I have since repented, that of marrying an Indian chief. Kiz~d reader, if ~here did e~ist~within rue a romantic feeling I failed ~ remark it at the time, nor have I yet detected its existence. I was indeed foolish to have undertaken such a step, but then, in my: ignorance, ~ tl~pnght o~ r~ great and go6d work which, by self~ sacrifice and resQIu~on, would ~idmit of my success in its accom~ phslime~4. I have ~' lived and learned," an# when ~ turn my thougl4s to thq~eevqntful years in my liI'e-..-each one photographed upon my mernory~an4,if fur~ha~' testimony ~ needed nearly all are recorded in the, diary which I kept~4 cannotbut stan4 in ainaze~ meit at peril~passe& thrq~zgb, an~ tb~nk the great God. above US that I at p~red t~ tel~py ~to~y, w~c~i1 claim is one of astonish- ing a1ventur~q.ne~i .s p~4~al~ly no wot~an, and few me; )~avo ow 19 t 'K 4 1 } page: 20-21[View Page 20-21] MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE M~fS~L BA1~B]~R'~ ~AR~A E1V~. 21 I regret to say that my marriage at Washington, ID. 0., in 1867, to "Squatting Bear," was by hungry sensation-seekers made the occasion of a public demonstration, against my wish. But thA'e is no need to review that portion of my life; you are all familiar witb Squatting oug~u~h4~ ~ husband, is a chief of' the Sioux Indiait which divide~ ibto s~ i~VfaiiiiIies, his family bcing called "Brule." All male Indians are named according to some incident occurring during their early Uf~. 14f~ ~ incident be one of a bur- lesque or cowardly nature the name thus derived may be afterwards changed by some~*~ot~of brava~4'tBut~ We~et1i~ name is in the first place gained by a brave act it is never altered. To illustrate-~- tiv~o of his trih~ difd b~nt. -O~ their *a~ th~ ~ ~ ~tP ~ r~pid lfti4eiit; re~liiring ~ a ~iritiii 'c6is1i1e~b1~ ~I~th t~' ~vitii it~ His eo~riipani~h~ i'~hre~iiheA~d Ahd.~ ~gtiirr~d 1~h6~hbYe ibef~fre hitn; ning' ~1i~ s~tw him)h&rdlip ~Ji~ hiind~ ~ civ '(tciwi~re&'(crainp). They re~ii~d 'hitit, a4Ad~ 6~tlidir ~tuhi'~ tIiK J~dianivillag~ ~ tiii~n th~ namewhiehYth~y h li~aM f1i&tj~der~ usc, and had a slight idea of its ~ retained~for triany years~ llif4Aiig ~fortun~tel~- af~e ~i'd ~69er gained ~d~brity fbr keehii~ ~f vision, ~ he wa~ i~nkedW 'j IEKeeu.eye~ I I ~ Th&wttyim~ husband gained his somewhat iii'o~nantioinppeiia. tion' was thrdtigh th~ following incideiit. In cor~y Wiffi a he ohe da~r ~tar~ed out with the avowed inthatijon of ktlllli~ ~a '(wa~iiioe~* (b~lar) *hich had, fox' ~v~i'al ~da~'beeri4ti ~ in the i~l~borhood ~f t1i~ encampiri&i~. Th~y~ w~1~a ~ati~1iiBI~l~ bear ~pt4~u~ upon ~y bati~~ndso ~ thi~t both tt~i~fl aiA~be~t i~ ~l4~sttdt.Thn &6llthct ~ ~dfeir1 his feetJ~t th' bear seemed in no way disposed to all"~w'~61i1Ili ani~ii~for ~h~4 ~ia~t~Ay' ~~o1osed mA' dnU4~u~~d IX~tn~dle to h~ t1tt~ In~i~uu ~1I4~' ebi p~ni~in "~ttl1-oak "Aid' A~iv ~ to fire, 'and during th~ ~ e~iI~d t~ him fo~hidding~him to, in any way, interfere with him, as he wished to fight it out alon0. Tliestri~g~l4 ~ lowg 'and~fier~e~ and no~~on~ee~did Temulle find himneIft~b1e to 4~pOn 'his 4~et.~ Over and over rt~1led man and bett~t. T ~ull~Wt~A by~this~ti~e t ri~b1~ ~a~h4Unds bled profusely~ No~~h& i~r~uklV n~iariugeJ t6 ~g~t ~ his' kn~Va~id with all hi~ Buu~ ~ r~ga~ hi~'i~t the lYear arid ~h~i that1~e 1A~ll~ *~td~e#~m~ ~~onhi ~y;~" 'Tinlboak~' now Tlles1h~ife h~d' env~ed the bear's hearb.'~~ TII i~1e~d~ht g~ve~ to T~ItiQ11~' the' ~nan~e~'of ~' Sqnatting ure with, Squatting )lear. We went.fi i~W~ishl tA~tiPtt~ Ohicago; ipa hc~e~ ~ Moines; Iewa~;'1~hen.e to ~t~t~ha~i bra~ka, where ~e ~ ih4d:K)sd~tal d4tys f~r ~ ~ion~th&tout~ ~e~4vcre gree~ed- either with ~~shouts of deri~iOi4~ f~Oibi the kV~bwds ~s~mbindt atethe ~diff~rei*ti~i1road depots. (ehtli~~ic~har'chIpeo~le ha~ittg ie~Lt4 (of i~iyIJini~ioff were awaitiA~ iri1The 4~ivies albug Oui~ 'roiTh~ 'my a~'t'Pral.~ SOt.tr~ o~cred me mou1~',~ ot1Iei~s 4~ad dainties put'upin~ jars ~hd bask~w,~ buy the gre~t~r j~Ortk~n insistedd' updn my taking bibIeS~ hymn books~t etc. 'A~ fhw~ of' tb~~ ~ my1 ne~1~ I aeeepted~ 1ft~le thi~kii~ho4'~ u~e1~ th~y we~d4whe~ I wa~ going. Thlnk4~ng4~ W4~; b14i~s yo2u, I ~never W st~o~dI$ ihlffk avall~ttit'Af I had I shtntild~ n~'~r ha~io~ taken the step I did, aud n~et~Ynen4tly th~e1ine~ti&~ild nev~ hti~4~ 8e0fl print4 Th~rW~ts LA g~oin~ nong~ a1pen~le, thea gt~e~t& portion ~f ~rhom ~ixId not; u~nd~&stand me, for th~ 1pui~poae ~ 0onvi~rting page: 22-23[View Page 22-23] AM~ 2BMI~BJ~R'S :U~ATW~X them to Oh tlanityAand ,le~vitig behind a m~rerpromising fi~ld ot heathens. A Th~ring ~ur jourjiey my hA~band ' was very kInd tO A~fle~.the 5Or~t ofkipduess ji child diapl~y~~ towtwd a 4~y;i 1)Ut I~paid but little attex~tiou to him then, foi~ my mind was, roligiot~sly T)r,~.A(Af~11rbipd A A A, A A, A A 'A A IA Al A, 'A , A A Did I love himZ, perhaps so~n~ may ask~ No, lA4jd' not;, ~nd that onethought ha,~ si~e given me. mnu~h AuneasiJ~e5s. Twasa sin to marry a manawholn I did ~ i~we~ ,,But, reader4Apray your J~nience. Remneml~er I was young and blind wiL~ what, ~ thou eon. sidered a religious duty. I have read articlessine~ my 1~eturn (1872) ~ several papers, amid among them s~ J~urn~l of the Church, eo~i* demning me ve~ely-~-assertipg that it was "nothing but the~romanoe and folly in the head of a silly, girl which ind~e4 her to wed her. self with an Indian, pretet4ing, o~' trn~g hat~it wa~ in ~the cause of religion." This I pQstively deny, for however, foolish the step- and that I aol~nowledge-.-it was inthe causeof religion, andifor that only, thal 'I did it.~ But no! ~nore of this; I ~1jd not eammenee this narrative for the purpose of self.justification, and shall tire my readers with no such pleadings; so fellow me withoutt fear. 4s I' have said, we spent a~ f~w days in, Omaha. , A- , ' 'A One day my;husband game to me wi;h the information that we were to start;tbe following morning at snnriseand oi~dered me to make preparations. m*eeordingly. ~o we ,started.~ and 'in due time reached Sioux Oity, where w~ remained but a short time, and then struol~ up Ath Yankton riyer. At lengtk We anjyed at Yank. ton, DakQta, and, then the real journey eon~men~ed. The "Br~les"'~ village lay ,to th~ right about ~ne hundred and forty.throe miles from Yanlton. We were provided with horses~ ,whi~h we~ had, pur. chased at $iouz Oity~ W~ had ~eeompliah~d sonie fort~y.~ve miles the ~r~t day when my husband e~noluded to res~. I was thoroughly tired. o~it, and. r~o such luxury as a bed awaited me, butI hadantici- pated such hardahipa 5ndA bravely Jay m~ down toaleep. t had no ditUcult~ 4n 'dojug4hw, £or~ miatt~re soon asserted A her control, ' and rfiinsl~ep1e~aiined possession of my exhausted energies. In the U 22 A IA",." A' ~ Z~?~AAAAAAA~ ~ 1' A':A'A'A ~AAA' AAt -~ A" ~A4 A', A' 4 AAA' ','A~'A~ A~A)/ - * 2, AA '~A'A~ A AAAA'~A A I'IAAAi ~~-AA A A! A A' ~iI A! A A A A AAA~ A A'. A ~A. . A A A 'A Al A A A A AAA4 A~, A AIAA4~AAAA' A" -~ AA~A~AAA A ~A"4!~ A'' A~A' 4A ~ AAA ~AA AA'A / 9 t 1 page: 24 (Illustration) -25[View Page 24 (Illustration) -25] mindthat the ~ b ~i~bfd~i~& ~W't;ffliV ~the ~, ( ~f squaw" is forced, in most cases, to do all tTib r~tehiaIiUlYoY isia fact a slave. This is not always allowing his wife to suit her own indlin~i~S 1~' Thd~e~d~ ~ ~Aty. Some Indians have several" squa*~ a~~ori~' n~~4orite w~h6 ~i~i~I' n ~i~Yii "d~(n ~ AV~i ye I~k~&ve courtship to be of the most romantic description-i~!id~e~i i'Ai~h~ forms th~ ~ J~Ii1i 61"~f~ ~Mii~ N~i~4~k1t '~U~ ifkheir "white brethren," the lover dies in giving birth to the husbiiiM I have seen and cruelly felt the usage ao&i~A sYj1&a~I ~ifost I ~ "civilized" aborigines~ to see a sturdy fellow mounted on his por4~ with a gun across the saddle as his only burden,~ ~ wives follow in his trail, with th~ 1i~#g'~'~il~ "%Age" lashed upon her, or their backs, and, in addition t? Th4P horse or cow h~y the halter-he riding along with tl1W~4inr an& s~t~ud ~v~r t11~ ~ ~ nTh!0 ~ t &y~Yi~ she escapes kicks and ~ ~ ~ ~ .1 ~ flo#i d ~~ii~{td IS81Mn~ ~ caWt 11e~j) it, 'I hh~4'80 night~Ii~Wa~ ~h st1r~A1 k3~i ~ fSi6~4t1& ~b~oo'~~Ydd by th~1n1Qn~ ~ ~A~11~ VS~b~2~ ~&'I~W'~ forget ~ ~h XY XAWAGE TO "SQUATTING BEAR," THE iNDIAN CHIEF, AT WASHINGTON, D.C9 ~Relne Jed~eiratf.naItA mit .,~octettir," bern inbiauifc4e;~ t~iin$Un~, in ~A3ajt)iIigtou, ~). (~. page: 26-27[View Page 26-27] NARRATJY~ the a~etQ~ up~ ~ ThQ hor~e soon~IMhed by u~, disolq. ing~n I~le!~~ 1~u~lle (Llil~e that name, h~tt9i~ thaw" squat. ~ l~ail~d ~xi~ ~ ei~edup~ ~4 seemed i~ do~ibt as to the ~ ppinte4 his gun at hun at the same time ordering him to a4yanee and 4n~uint, which 1~ 44 $~e .~'ol)~wi~g ~qovers~tipn, in ~he Bride ~tpngue, wh ~ pi~y h~sba~4, repq~ted i~ ~ji~ish, ensued: "You araa~gord.Si0u~,", ~ X~ ~y~o~her speaks tri4y ;(~er~e~ long sileuc~ ~ne~ed, .w~ich ~a .b~oke~ by Tqmtille, who ~lux~ipg ~h~s ~ii~ had ey94~ the other ~i~au ~ z~an~zer which s~t him iU it ease9) .~$L~OL )i~ ~ l~as been ~lood between 4hp $iouz and I3lackfoet?" V leave?" L'b~ead lay a~uii4 us O9Untin~ maq. The Great~8pirit forsook "And y9Il~04?" ( Yes" (hanging his head d~w~ "Yo~name?" i~tana~noor. I * Go thouto th~ Great ~pirlt ap tell hjm I, Ter~ufle, have sent him a coward that he may know thee as thou ~rt." As Ternulle sai4 these ws he drew ~ pistoL-whi~h had beeui presented to him at Was~i t~n-~aud shot Mapamoor t~ the, heart. He then took t~e iife1ee~lo~y and tied it t9;~t~ee ;~his do~ie, he t9ok hi8 scalpiug.~pzifea~4 drew ~wo pe~liar n~;x~ks ~acroep the, fo~head, which he jnform~l m igrdfie~i that t~he de~4 ~4i~n; lied ~lived a~ cpwczrcL Thi~w he~fi~st ~ I was afterwards d4iied to ~ ~ ~ea4er z~ay1 r'~r~ ii*xa~ino ~l~e~lrea~ful effect it p 4'~q~4 u~n niy ~z0ryes, wlli.ih were MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 27 in no manner strengthened by the words shortly after spoken by my husband: "Squaw, prepare to move; my tribe is at war, Temulle goes to ~aeet his enemies, Blackfeet die by hundreds. Come!" So I was forced to continu~n~iy ~journey, and at last completely worn out I, in conipany with Temulle, reached the Brule village. This Indian village d~d not dilVer, i~i point~ of appearances from most of those I have since seen. And I will here take occasion tQ eon- ~lu4~ one chapter and eqinmenee another, which will give *ny reader some idea of the Thdian physically and morally, their religion and superstitions being duly consid~'~4. I, 27 page: 28-29[View Page 28-29] I 4 ~', V\; 4f1j V44 th (~L'~ an ~, ~ IkfI*W~'S 1~UT~IOiLLT ANt~ MORA~LV eo~rs1DJ~RHD. WI~l vh4Mns g.~rallyl ~are~ ~disposed t&~ i~ovo~; ~nd in their V i~*cur~uia 4th'ft n~Vl~y~ en aeh'~ot~ th~ privileges of their neighbors, which is e~eldonu ~u~I#$ U~pass'uruoticed,. and usually terminates in war; a result frequently courted wit~r no other view than to school the young warriors, and ajlbrd the older ones opportunities to acquire distinction. These wars are sometimes of short duration; at others they only cease with the extermination, ~or removal 'of one of the parties. When a nation of Indians becomes too numerous conveniently to procure subsistence from its own hunting-grounds, it is no uncommon occurrence for it to send out a colony, or in other words, to separate into tribes, o~ farr~ilies. Thus with the Sioux there are the Brules, iuii~ husband's tribe), the Nordos, Washaukee, Wannie, etc. Prc- paratory to such a measure, runners or spies are sent in various directions to ascertain the most suitable location. A national council next hears the several reports, determines on the plan, and elects chiefs to carry it into operation. The pipe is then sent round, and all who smoke it are considered volunteers. When the number is properly proportioned the ceremony of separation takes place, is at once accomplished, and is truly affeqtiug. The ~ribe s~ separated maintains all its relations, independent of the parent nation, though the most friendly intercourse is commonly maintained. and they are almost uniformly allies. Separations sometimes take place from party dissensions, growing generally out of the jealousies of the principal chiefs, and not unfrequently out of petty quarrels. These divisions seldom last long, reconciliation follows~ reflection, 28 H ~I~&.8AR~3'BR'S 'NARUATIVIV awi~a ~t ~jon Ap :~eqte4.t~Jnet~n~esph~wieverii have k~~l~n! in which A~he ~tiy~ ,p i~r#~Ie th~ t~oa eaowkcilitblb, M~e~ro~s~ a~d ~ ~ais~d the toniah~iwk; agaixiet ~ch~ Qther; ~with a ma1i~it~r. ur~paa9ing~ if~~ssibUvthatidz~ercised be~iweeiit hdsti1i~ nations ~&taLiy~l~istirn~t in tsarigtiiriity. ~. A It has been supposed byfeo~ie, thatal~ theibidian~iiationa ~peak differen4i~1e~ 9f e~arn~hu~guagc, bat '1~e~oase ie far h~rwzke. UPherear~c&i.~lY t~io n~ati~as batweeniwhw~ n~ intei~ooirs~xista1~ whose ~ngu~g~4j~& ~o1sirnii~r, as to be'nrntna~I1y lmnderst~tdib~ the~ respe~aivo irtdivid~ls~iof e~oh; ~intleed) L~ fa4ly behevethe~eoare~. none, ~Ith6ugJi4l~4 stan~&of origin, des~ent, ini~nediiat~ uieigW~ borhood, int~rnt~rni~ges, volunLary associations, friendly i~teif~mr~e, and thoin~porati~i of the vanquished of one ti~ibe' ~rith~ a~th6r, have n~e~ia1I.3~ niodifled~ and, in many instances, e~eoted ~' strong. "esernpc~iin~some of~them. Arno4g~%ioas ti~0re,~ernQteBsome word~ of the same ~onnncia- tion~an4 of the rn~ami~ difYei'ent imports, ar~ used; ihurt iikstances~ tbis~uatiire d. character, ~ ~ey~intilntain~their distinctiveness, swith ~as~ muhim force perhaps as doithe English;:E~reneh, Germau~,iand'ibubsian law.~ gueges. It is true that ~an individti~*l ~ ~nation x~ray, by the assistance of ~signs, make~ himself sufflciemtiy~ understood ~o hold a~ eonve~iatin a~ ~11 o~idinary suhjeets~ with strangers of trlrnoar every~oth~;;~ ~i*t vhe~v Wsh~aId be'r~rnouiberet1, that 4heWlat~uages partake greatly of t1uc~, ntenrimi~,~rnd that~ Vheii~4P~~veW~lI Ie~ tev i~ CQn8~derabIe degree~, iiiad~inp ~for by those impressive arid 4cnnrkiiln au~iliaries. ~Vhe Indiiu 1anguag~is suffer freqeudntL a~i e~nsidbrM~h~ changes. K ~. I In regaz~d to the sig a~us~biby.Iftdians to opn~et itheb' w~rda~o~ render their I guagas intelligible, r~y~ littleof~a tisfac4zr~vnhture can be said; ~be~ause ~th~' are so variously~adaPtedr k~ their different subject8~ of coiivetgatio~u as~ ini~enera1 to baffle rdeseri~tion.. or~icr A~oeomprehend them firllyit is necessary toiuziderst~nd~ thei~ i4loros and habitsr ~ H page: 30-31[View Page 30-31] MISS i~A1~EWS ~ARI~tATIV~ 4, L. In~talking of an. enemy they assume ferocious attitude avid aspectrseiae hold of1 and brandish their weajons of war; in precisefr the same manner as ~hpy would do~ if th~y were in his presence, and alk~ut to engage in a~ deadly.eonfiiet. 'J~'he wampum and pipe' are handled in conversations on peacef~al subjects,. and everything con- nected with themes dfameVriealiy reversed. in speaking of men, tame, birds; trees, marching, hunting, swim- mhig, etc., etc., the Indian displays a wonderful power for acting and~ imitating, and the peculiarity of each, individually, is imitated so ha~py'aArnanne~', aS to be readily understood by those ac- quainted ~with'the qualities of the subject intended to be described, although they should be entire strangers to the language. In their writing and correspondence, the Indians make use alto- gether of hieroglyphics. it is doubtM if they had knowledge of methodical combination whether their language would admit of its use. They~ inscribe their correspondence, and such subjects as require to beirecorded; on the inner bark of the white birch; or on skinA prepared~'for the purpose. In~ the' reasoning, th0 judgment snd~ perceptions ,of an Indian are, generally speaking, clear and quick, and their arguments ingenious and c6gent~ In respect to the origin of tbeir'religion, the Indians themseJves wire ~ltogecher 'ignorant. it is certain, however, that they acknowV edgej at least SQ far as my acquaintance extends, one supreme, all powerful,. and Intelligent Being; viz, the "Great Spirit," or the Oiver of Life, who created and governeall things. They~believein general, that after th~ htirtting grounds had been fbrmed~ and suppliedd with game, that he created the first red man and woman, who were very h~rge in their stature, and lived to an o~eeldingly'old age; that he ~oftbn~held oou~eils~with them, gav~. themlaws toboobsei~ved~ and taughtthem hew te~ take game and iulti~r~Le corn, bu~ that. in consequence ~f their disobedience, he withdrew from, and: abandoned them to the Wallertozoor, (Bad Spirit,) who had since been instrumental'toall their degeneracy aed eufferings. [This fact singularly coincides, in a great measure~ with V '4' 4., .44 I ~ ~44 ''4 I. t i i i s page: 32 (Illustration) -33[View Page 32 (Illustration) -33] MISS BARBEWB. tour Bible ~eW~of~rth'& formation, ~tid4hbatory4E:A~h&and Eve j~ the "H~spy lAnd of P~dj~e~?' axed ~wil tlftbr&' a sllbjectf for riieditatioiip whoa ~ c ~lj3r~thM the 8tory haa been f~tiltr to ~he Thdiahb r~4h&white tnt~n aatwe ainongfthmfi~] They~beliove the Great Spirit to be of a too exalted character t e~lfre~tly the author of evil, an~d that, notwithstanding the oftbnoes of his ~red ~hild~~n, he c~oiit4nuei to shower down on them all tdie blesMngs they enjoy; in~ a~flseqnence of this parental regM~d for' them; they tire truly! filial and sineOre in their' devotions to him ~fbv sudh things as they need, and return thanks for such good things nsthey receive. On the other hand, when in affliction, or suffering under any great calamity, in the belief tuat ii will appease his wrath or miti. ~~ate his chastisements, they pray with equal fervency to the Evil Spirit, who, they conceives is a character directly the reverse of the Good Spirit, to whom he is inferior, but, nevertheless, has sufficient powel, and is constantly devising means to torment and punish them. By the term spirit, the Indians have an idea of a being that can, at pleasure, be present, and yet invisible; they nevertheless think the Great Spirit, like themselves, possessed of a corporeal form, though endowed with a nature infinitely more excellent than theirs, and which will endure forever without change. Although they believe in a future state of existence, they associate it with naturaP things. Their "hunting ground" or heaven, they believe, will be a place where game is abundant, and where there ~s perpetual spring and cloudless sky. They expect that their sensual pleasures will be in proportion to individual merit; the brave warrior, expert hunter, and those slain in battle in defence of their country, having the highest claims, will be the most distinguished; while those of subordinate pretensions, will occupy subordinate positions. They have no particular days set apart for devotional purposes, though they have particular times; such, for instance, as declare. tion of war, the restoration of peace~ and extraordinary natural visitations. Their inann~c of worshipping the Deity diffi~rs on MY DOMESTIC DUTIES PRACTICED UNDER DIFFICULTY JEALOUSY OF ME EM-O-LE. 9~?eiue (duO[(d)en ~f[idjten ain'cr ~4rneri~cit aIi~,3~iibt. ~ifer~ud~t bon ~1Re.em.o4e. page: 34-35[View Page 34-35] :~IS8 UA~1~EW8: 1~ARJ~A UYE. diftbront. ~ooaei~ns~: 8hortly~~r a council of wareyery individual that i~ ~b1e, to walk, ~ud the t~1d men ~ometiwes born.~ by others, as~e~ble in a groye~ or, some other place rendered saQre4 by the occ~aiou, and Qff~r up ~their ~prayers:to th~ Grea1~ Spirit for success against their enemi~s. Sometimes thedevotional exercises are pantomimic and profoundly silent ;~ at others,. ejaculatory and vociferous.. As. I.. progress with my narrative I~hall take oceasic~n to remark npqn other; customs of the;Thdians and theW eostuiaes, etc., but I. must now ~ake up the actual threa&of my story. ' I ~, '',,~ CHAPTER IlL IN WHICH ~ ARRIVE AT THE BRULE VILLAGE-AM INTROD~GED TO ITS INTIABITAWPS LISTEN TO' A STIRRING NARRATTYR, AND PARTICIPATE IN SEVERAL THRILLING ADVF~NTURES. HEN we arrived at the Brule village I witnessed ~or the fir~t time Indians at devotional exercises. Our arrival arnongat ~ them did n~t ~use the slightest interruption to their. ee~emony (an a~ample which might well ,be imitated ; by their white brethren). At the conclusion we learned th~t the difficulty which Manamoor had related as having occurred with the Blackfeet had heen ~n4oajAy adJusted. The Indians gathered around, us, ~nd after their manner ~we1com9d Tenwile's white squaw. In 'that moment I, irna~ine.d. everything, Ithought JI saw looks of jealousy and hatred,. dart forth from~ the. eyes of my dusky sex threat assembled-~~..at one moment 71 expected to ~ee them rush upon me and tear me, to pieces. At length sqme of thc~ Indian maidens came directly up to. me~ a~ud examined my costume critically. The I ale portion of the village then withdrew, and Temulle, whQ had been to see the Great~ Chief at Washington (Johnson), was, for the time being, the hero. Meanwhile I was an object of the greatest curiosity to the red- skin females. Many of;~hez~ could sppak little; English, but there were biittwo with whom I could. conver~e with any satisfaction. On~ of these, ~I had noticed standing, aloof from the others, and although she looked towards mc, there, w~s not that amount of hrazenness in he~ glance which e9nld be plainly seen in the eyes and manners of tb~others. I~beekonc4 (to h~r~:and~he ~amc grace- fully to me. She was ~ rare beautycompai~4 wjth, jier companions, ~A~iid b her ;Oyes, whicir were blue, ie~e4wel~ aw~rld of soi~J. 35 84 r page: 36-37[View Page 36-37] 86 MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. "What is your name?" I asked. "Deitosie." (The meaning of which is "from the Great Spirit:') "That is a very pretty name, and you are a very pretty girl." "Does my sister think I know not that? Each stream of water i~ell~ me on~, and the SQund of the other is sufficient." "Will Dei~osie walk with me toward my chief's hut?" She consented, and arm in arm we walked toward the centre of the village, where, pointing out a hut, decorated with blankets and buffalo robes, many of which were gorgeou~q painted, she informed me that there I could rest. Accordingly,' after taking a general survey of the interior, I lay 'me down and s6on fell asleep. When I awoke Deitosie stood beside me, and my first glance met her eyes. She smiled sweetly, 'and I arose from my couch. She inquired if I slept well, and on my i~nawering in the affirma- tive, she proposed 'a walk, to which I freely consented. Just as we were about to leave the hut, there entered an old squaw and' a young one about fourteen years of age, I should judge. With merely a glance at them, taking it for granted that one was the' mother, and 'the other the sister of Temulle, I followed Deitosie.' We had walked eome distance, when my companiQn turned and asked me to relate 'her my history. I did so,' and gradually turned ~ur conversation upon religion. We 'conversed for some time, and I may as well here state that Deitosie bec~rne a devout convert, as did 'also one other Indian maiden, of whom I shall have occasion to hereafter speak. ' ' We had walked~ a long way from tile village, when we came to a beautiful mountain patlr. tUp this we went until the summit was reached. Here We 'sat dbwn near the edge of a frightful abyss. Deito~ie related a legend cbnnected with this particular spot. Many ~eat~ ago' an Indian maid~rk Who had married a " Brave," and by him gi~e~ ~biith to aehild, was in the h~bit of visiting the sp~ot to ~rneet t6~ return of her husband.' Iii the ~mme tribe there was atiother brave who had~ beeh, ~efote" her marriage, very 'per- sistent in his attentions toward her. She did not love Wannotee. MISS DAUBER'S NARRA flVB. '7 V K which was the name of her re.jeeted lover, and so gave her heart t Surnsumot. - One evening she repaired to the meeting place as usual with her child in her arms. She had been there but a short time, when Wannotee was seen by her coming up the path. There was nothing strange in this, so she paid no attentionn to his approach. In an instant he was by her side, and pouring into her ears such proposals as no squaw who loves her brave would h8'ten to. With lashing eyes she sprang to her feet and demanded his instant do. parture. He merely laughed scornfully, and springing toward her he seized her in his arms. She struggled bravely, but to no pur. pose, as she was b~it ~ child in the iron hands of Wannotee. With a piercing scream, she cried for help. The voice of Sumsumot was heard in response, and crc long he dashed in sight, on the rock directly above them. ~umsumot, in a clear ringing voice, corn. handed his rival to unhand his wife under pain of instant death. For answer Wanuotee shouted, "Fire but one shot, and your squaw and papoose I shall hurl below me." ( During this time the Indian wife was making fearKul struggles ~o release herself, and Wannotee was being backed, without knowing it, toward the brink of the frightful abyss. The despair of Suni. sumot who witnessed this scene was terrible. To leave his position on the rock and reach his wife in time to save her fror~i being thrown into the abyss was impossible. To fire was a great risk as he might sho6t his wife or child. He then opened a parley with his fiendish opponent. Wannotee would agree but to one thing- Sumsumot must swear by the Great Spirit to give him his squaw, and take his papoose where he chose. In the agony of despair, at hearing these words, Sumsumot firedupon Wannotee, the shot took effect, and for a moment he relinquished his hold upon the woman, who, terrified beyond description, stood perfectly 5til~, nor made n~ effort. to, escape. Wannotee staggered and seemed about to drop dead, when with one last, almost superhuman effort, he sprang towards the Indian woman, seized her in his arms, and with a won. derful leap learned the edge of the abyss. The shoat of Wanx~otee, page: 38-39[View Page 38-39] 88' MISS I~AR]~R'S ~ARRATfl~. a,~ t~' .,AIlino' ~ereain ~ gK~eet&1 Sumst~mot, a trashing S~L.~i io~~red, ~nd then 'all"~s'~tflI ~s'd~ath. 'iiihe, ~ Senseiess, bu~ recovering hirrisdf 'he Sumsumdt 'f6je ~ ~ arose 'with 'the ~face~ of a demon.' 'His 'Wd'ian '~nature panted for retv~iige'; ~he went bitik to tli6 village; related his stoi'y to four chiefs, ax~d" 'thea, with kbife' arid 'gun, killed all of Wannote~ relatives. 'then ran, eollow&l' by The bt~ivcs '~f the village, who were so astounded ~t the indrdei's, and 'the' rapidity with whieli r~e c~an~nitted' t1~er~, that th~ t~rere powerless for the time to restrain him. Sum- sumot i'an until h& arriiv~cl at the abyss where the tragedy"cc~rrred, ahd withalook and cry ef despair, leaped into' the darkness below. The remains were afterwards found by some Indians, ~ho erected a rude xibrxu~inent on the spot; and ever afterwards the rock upon which Deitosie and I sat, was known as "Cantowinnie" (Abyss of Desp~iir). Afterward, in conversation with 'Deitosie, 'I learned, with feelings of disgust and surprise, that the little Indian 'girl, gnd the old squaw wlAom I had' seeii'entering Temu ile's hut, were his Wives. The girl could not ha've' beeik fotirte~n years of age-4n fact ~vas' ~not, as I Bftei'~Vai~d learned-and the' old ~quaw was nearly sixty.' Certainly this information 'was enough to' upset all feelings of romance, had I ever entertained' any; b'it it was not that which hu~'t me so, it was the idea of b~ing' Wedded to a man wh6 already had tw6 other wives. Deitosie and myself soon arrived at the village, and there I was fori'ially intr6d~ic~d by my husband to his 'wived, Nos. 1 and 2; and afterWards the chiefs came' in one ~t a time and spoke some' oily language relative to their' feeling~ of respect and admiration for the "white daughter." * The next day found me awake bright ~d early, but not before ~fXimu1le, who had been up an houi' sooner. As I made my exit t~r&m the door of the hut I met him. He saluted me, half in the manner of a cavalier, and that of a person who had gained a victory, and beheld his captive. I asked him what were' to be my duties, and expressed a willingness to commence at once. He answer~ methu~'- A 'T / 8 4 page: 40 (Illustration) -41[View Page 40 (Illustration) -41] MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. "White squaw do to look at sometime; when me want her work, me tell her so. Let the other two work f~r yoti2' I may here remark, that my husband's ~nglish. was not so pure as that of Deitosie. The latter, by the way, was of the Cheyenne tribe. liTer father had been one of a body of Indians wh~ split from the main body because of a quarrel, and being driven from one spot to another, himself, daughter, and a young Cheyenne brave, Lissassa by na~a~ had joined the Brule-Siour. During my second I eon~e~sed religiously with all the Indians willing to listen,~o could understand English. My. first attempt was anything but encouraging, and II finally concluded to give it up until I could master the Sioux language. This I did, I may say, easily, and before long I was enabled to offer up prayers to Him who was, I taught them, the Great spirit of all men, women,' and children, no matter what their color might be. My attempts to teach, and reform the Indian children were treated with indifference and contempt, and I may perhaps be allowed some credt, when I assert that I continued under the discouraging auspices nearly one year, and during that time madetwo converts-Deitosie and Winno. teetee, (my husband'e young wif II had been among theSioux ab~tntsix months, when an event occurred, ~bich horrified me extremely. One day a number of braves returned from a hunting expedition, accompanied by a soldier of the U. ~. Army, en cQsturne, whom they bad captured. The br~ye~ reported that he had deserted from his company, and bad for some time past been amusing himself by lying in ambuscade and shooting Indians as they passed. In conversation with hir~i shortly after his arrival, heinforined me that he had received h ~ diseharg~, (which he showed me,) and had started home in compare with a party of. hunter, from ~ho1n he became lost. He belonged~ to the thirty.second U. S. Iufa~ry~; but I have forgotten his name. The Iadian~ had, without doubt,, confounded him with another man whom he had heard of, and Whe~e name was Fly Jones, but he had gained from the Indians the appellation of "Indiamo Apes"' (Indian killerV page: 42-43[View Page 42-43] MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 48 42 MISS* BARBER'S NARRATtVE. My sympathies were, of ~ourse, e~teused in this poor man's behalf. But what could I do? A~id yet, perhaps, myhusband might exert his influence for~n~rsake: I includedd to ask him. Te'mulle'~ jeal. ousy was ~ready arousedwhen I appeared before him~and upon my knees besought him~ to plead for the soldier's life. He accused me of wishing the "pale face" to become my lo~'er; and this attempt at the 4'Pocahontas business" ended by my being! placed in the hut under guard of the old hag, and the little child.wife. During the day of the captllre the old hags and boys of the 4i1. lage wei'e permitted to torment the prisoner with taunts, shooting headless arrows at him, sticking him with Indian toy.knives; etc. At night the stake, at which~ he was to be burned, was driven in the ground; and soon after the soldier was brought forward, bound securely, and dry brush heaped around him. Temulle, ina jealous fit, desired tatl should witness the scene. I potested, but to no effect; and was forced to go to the spot. I endeaVored to close my eyes to this dreadful scene, but could not; Once tied to the stake the Indians amused themselves for about an hour, by throwing the tomahawk; the object being to see how near they could come to hitting 'his head-.without touching it. Kone but experts were alloWed to participate in~ this amusement, and their dexterity was truly astonishing. With closed eyes the prisoner stood, and awaited h~s death, for he evidently did not know but what they wex~e trying, in this manner, 'to split his h~dop~iI. T~'is amusement over, the brush was cai'efully ~placed around him. Then the Indians!di'ew lots, but for what, I could not at the trioment perceive. I was not left long in doubt, for the successful Indian stepped out from the circle, and in a ~oment~had completely s~aIped the soldier. At this horrible sight I fainted; and when I revuri~ed to consciousness, the prisoner's body was burned as far up as his chest, and the crisp flesh was rapidly falling into the fire beneath him. Life by this time was extinct; but there, wi$h the;eyes start~ ing from their sockets, was his head~ with ghastly appearance, still agt~inst the~ post, his neclc having been securely fastened, This BeCOl)'d awful sight caused another fainting spell, and just before I lost consciousness this time, I cot~d. see the squaws around me, and hear their jeers at the weakness of the sickly pale face squaw. These horrible scenes so worked upon my nerves, that for two days I lay in a helpless condition. During that time I resolved to escape, if a possibility of siich~a feat presented itself. The second day of my illness brought with it a visit from Deitosie, wh& was accompanied by a tall fine looking India~i, whom she P~formed me, (aside,) was thought to be crazy by the Brule tribe; but who, she assured me, was far from being a lunatic. Trouble had brought upon him eccentric manners. After conversing awhile with Deitosie, I opened a correspondence with the young Indian chief, who eventually allowed himself to run into his old train of thoughts, and I finally persuaded him to give me his story of sufferings, adventure, and so3'rc~w, in full, of which I propose making a separate chapter. A2 page: 44-45[View Page 44-45] CHAPTER IV. IN WNIQH WAANATA4 FJLATEB HIS STORY OF STRA~4t ATh DAR- ING A~)YBNTUJ~, EXTREMELY THRILLING IN ITS IWI~URR. Y tribe is that whieb was once known only as the "Dako- tas" but the greater part of which is now termed the Sioux. My people have wronged me greatly, and I shall ~ never return to them. My people are mostly what you term Mvages, and many of them are drunkards, the in- fluence of your civilization being forced upon them principally in the shape of~flre.water." To become a chief among the Sioux, one must, at leabt, have scalped a warrior of another tribe, and prove to have done so, by producing the scalp; I was not naturally di~ posed to acquire either of these bloody trophies, and consequently .1 was despised as a coward by my j~ple; although I had never shown any fear in fighting or exposing my life, whenever we in- vaded the territory of the Pawnecs, with whom we were constantly in warfare. During one of these expeditions, I ventured myself rather near one of the Pawnee villages, many miles distant from our country, expecting to find an opportunity for some exploit of bravery or skill; which might prove that I was not such a coward as my peo- ple supposed me to be, for none of them had ever gone alone so near, or rather among the Pawnees, being thus exposed to their scalping knife, and full vent of their hatred. Seeing no warrior about the village, that the main body of its warriors Was absent on an excursion; so I laid myself down in an ambush among the bushes, where I waited for some adventure. The great light of the world had already sunk half its way down, when I saw a beautiful P.iwnee girl approaching me, as innocently 4' A MISS BARBER'S NA ATIY~. 45 as a lamb might appr~seh a hidden wolf. I did not etirlrnt let her pass by, while I scarcely breathed for fear I should frighte~i her. As she passed I withdrew a littl~ from my concealment, a~id turning she saw rue. At first she was startled. I arose to my feet; but instead of running away she stood still~ and waited until I had reached her, when she smiled arid said: "Although you are a Sioux, you will neither kill nor strike me; fbr your eyes look mild, and they speak a language which tells me you are good and brave and would not harm rue.'~ This confiding address disarmed, rue, and throwing away my weapons to show my friendly int~entious, I said in reply, "Fair maiden, your words are sweet, and your features vie with the brilliance of the morning sun. If I were not aSioux, I would be a Pawnee and hunt for you alone. T&1l rue your name, fair maiden." She looked down and said: "Although you are a Sioux, I like to believe in y~rnr k~endliness, and shall. First tell me your name." "Waanataa I" Thea you are the grandson of the far-fanied chief? Well, my name is Diora, the daughter of Petalso, whom they call the bravest of the braves." "Then," said I, 'KDiora, the daughter of Petalso, is a fit companion for WaanaZaa. Will ~he accompany him as his squaw?" She made answer: "Diora is an oi~phan now. No Pawnee has yet moved her heart. She has seen W4ianataa and will follow, him?' When she concluded I caught her in. my arms, invoking the sanc- tion and iiid of the Great Spirit to our union, and iinswerecl in delight from my soul: "t~iora has p'y heart,. none other shall have my lodge, and for thee alone will 1 hunt the forest game." We then sat dowj and ate togethcr:our first cornzno~neitl, a por- tion of my provisions taken along with me, looking and smiling at each other. Some hours past until we thought of leaving, a diffi- culty by n~ means easily got over, when, as if to aid our flight, the sun became obscured by passing cloud*~ whieh were of a settled nature, and would thus hide the moon's rising, and favor our flight toward my home. 0 / page: 46-47[View Page 46-47] 46 MISS I~ARBER'S NARRATIY~. We *Mkod along' swiftly, but iiP'siIence~ until the bright morning stsu' ascended from 'bey6nd the far mountains,' and joy lighted up its face; 4t a welcome to us gave. Suddenly '1 heard a 'distant 'DOISO, and 'before~ long the w&r whoop of the 'Pawn~e rang in our ears. ~Diora tr~mbIcd~ and~ exilaim&l.: "Maekatana~Namake~'! (Black Thunder.) Hi~ band, they are 'going'to'invade' your countryy!" I tried4tki ~oothe my frightened dove, Who now ir~formed me, ~n a few 'words, tha~ she had son~tinie ago refused to become the squaw of Black Thunder, the leader of the body of Pawnee now approaching. I had' ulinost' gi~'en up in dea6~ir, when, to my greav surprise and intense gr~tification, 1 beheld three horses, caparisoned with Pawnee saddlu~s, tied~ t~trees'4 directly in front of us. Without si~opping to inquire 'fok~ their owners, I hastily seated Diora on one, mounted myself upoxk another, and with a joyful heart urged them onward. The ~wiftness4 and strength of 'our noble~ horses 'couhi 'alone saVe us from destruction' at the hands of Black Thunder, whose vengeance would thus be doubly satisfactory, on account of rejected love and of national hatred.' But 1 was resolved that he should neither cap- ture1Dy~ bi'ide, nor dauce round my scalp'; and we dashed along at a wonderful speed, for of noble blood our suddenly acquire4 horses proved." 4 444' 4 Thus we' flew o'er the 'ground, followed closely by Black Thunder, who had now obtained a sight of us. On, on, we went, the demon Pawnee~and his baud following like a gloomy ckftid chased by winds, whose howhingwas more than outdone'by the dreadful war whoop of our fierce pursuers. Two of my pursuers were greatly in advance of the others. When the foremost got near enough, he fired his rifle at but in vain. I then wielded~ and stepped my horse, aimed and fir~d~ whereupon. my would-be assassin fell 'from 'hie horse, dead; but in the meantime the other Fawne~ had reached to Within aiming distance,' when he too fired upon us, but luckily without"~ffect. He still ~ushed'forward however, and seeing that we were likely to end this scene by a4~hand.to4~nd encounter, '41' dismounted, giving' my hirse'a re1u/t~ Diore~'whom I 'bade hold' fast and remain near me. 444$~4~ 444 4 4~4 4444 4 44 44444444 444(4 4 '4 444 44 4 4 444 4' 44 4 ,4444444 44 44 44/ 44/ 44 4,~4 4 4 444 4 44 4444 4 4 4 4 '4&' 4 4 4 '44' 4444 ;4,44 ~44 444 444 4 h I 4444 444~ 4 '4 4 44444*j 444j4 4444 4 44 4 4%444$4 444 4444444444444 444 4 44444 44 4 44444.444444 4 4 444444~44 444444~'4 ~ "'~"~k44 Ii 44 444 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 44 4 'T$~ 4 4' 4 page: 48 (Illustration) -49[View Page 48 (Illustration) -49] -- * d1r4~, ~, h~a~~gry ~92~4~ there was no time for ~ q~ th~ ki~zd, ~ As he~ain~, ~a~' I~p~ ~g1~o ~ow*~rd Dioi~ ~is ~ qa~J~, 1~r J"A 9~9d his ~t~.ntio~ hawl~,wa4~4 ih~ith~repeated ~t~okes ith ~s9dd1en ~ in eh~w~~rp~ll ~y str~n~ my toi3iaha~yl~ ~ w~i~s ~oro9 ~Wh~b gent it s1icji~ right shotilde~ and completely severed his ~ ~~9~ t~k ~M9~ 9~9. by. 1E~ ~pW~Ce~flOd ~QV~ kin~h~ trQphy, ~ ~j1i~ I ~l 1~j~n; to sv v~Diora purppse,~4 o~4~f~11 ~ wi~ v~ry eb~ne I, str~zo~ ~p9J~qIr ~J34 p~n~y. 10 1 If ground; ~fo~' ~4 i~ ~4m~ t~1~ppi~e, ~ ~y~r~n4e~ ~ bo~}o~e1p~qr1)z~J) ~ w~4d, ~n~ss~ to anfi ~ ~4 Ii ;j~4Qovery spe;~ya~ pew 1p~9 ~ hiwrb~Uli~aIifrs p~si~i41~ 9~: u~ we ~ t~)A?~1 ~. ~ I I father'~ ~ib~s, ~'whieh I ~9 ry~tq ~ o~p ~ III Ii 4 jI ~j; j ~I/ /fl1~ U, fIjI) )~tf 4 "MY SUFFERINGS KNEW NO BOUNDS. THE FIEND WAS A'~ NO LOSS TO DEflSE SCHEMES OF TORTURE." ~elbcn na[~men' feiu C~nbe. Th~r ~cinb t~irn nie in ~er[egenf)eit, neuc ~iua~en ~v erfinbew." 49 rtlM~P ~*~4 LntagO~1ist:w*~S A su4dsufur~ ~th my toma- ,tifl. st length ~vy groaxyfQr l~j~ k94-y~ In !t X~ betog ~1Ie4 aeclinsi w~zny oiily b~arRi~g, h~4 T~1~O~ Thiua. ~ere n~w in ~' ~rnfron~ this t I h4e~r, 1~t9pp1ed, 4~oxueni4hus W~8j peEhap~ Iji IjIc j I io~'4~~,aMear ) flue P1 1 la x page: 50-51[View Page 50-51] 11 4 I ~ i~h1~i~~ ~ "Tie gave her up to the medioine~man, who doorii~d ~'~J6~ 'be IJ7I~n~te/~at ~ Y4~ ~iai~ L~eL' my great~a~t~d I sI~A*~ath~r,1 ~h~3Ai~ 1~h~'c~lThd' ~ the ~ ~ j~~&ti~i~ ela ~ 6f our people~ ~bu~ 1h~ Ii e&iiiiird '~o ff~ dk~i~ie~hiit&1iim e~epV iii ~ 'S6 ~ '~ ~qj(iAl ~ bound to the ~ ~r~iind ~ ~s i~il2ed~i~, Iai~ ~o4V~s, to had nea~l~r ~he~1 tIi~W i~t d9d~ictiti~ *b4' L~! t~h6 y6ii~g chief ~d ~dd~ by h~i4 ~ toi~ th ~bh~idih~ rdP~'a~iiiVd&iand c~ried'h~ iii~ hiA ~ai~h~ past 'The ~A~p~iei~&l ~d~,rt& pl~~ at These horses they mounted aird 5n1 f+~&t~h~ ~ his d~ii~g~%~ Whii~1Y~ nd 6ther Fawns #~4i& W6iiki 1i~Ye the most disappbhited bf ~ll ;~ ~id the ~ir~ub !tet~M ~pr~V~d~the good~tion ~6f~ his riobl&~g6~i, 'cif ~hdm 'h~ vr~ ii~it ~1itt1~ Pi~6udY ~ d ~q'*~tri~ e4i~r ~ to ~nb'~l~iig tht~4~#e& huinVdr~1~ifich f ~d~a~e tIi~1iad h6&rd' hdiir he everything that was noble, and th~j ~i~6 '1i~ ~ rn~dh~l4 ibaid~of m6th~&wh4~ '~6 ~6~'r p~ ~hf~s6 ~6t~tP: b~k~r;~cc~pt this token of our esteem; always wear it for our sakes, and whei a~M~i §0 'BA IB1~R~ ARR~A I~1V~, 69 4 death. ~ib~r this ansi ns~and fly to her reseu~.'. medal attached to a string, and was very proud 9,t~4t. (~heii. he led? he r~qnested to he bu~e4with it still around his ~eok~, "After hi~ r~tui~n from t1~ wigwam o~ the w!~e, ,e~iief, j~ w ~o ~he It~u village, and brought b~oJ~ with him the mai~n ~pt~ bad saved; ~ she was~~y~9th~. II ~un justly p~ou~ ~f ipy t'ather th~ 'Brave~t pf' the Braves."' (~er9 W~au~ta~ ~ighed deeply; apd aftr quite a sgence, he pre- oeesled with ~ story.) It was a fine sunny mpxnin~when we reaches rnynat~ye place.; one of the villages in the Sipu~ eout~try, and lpi~g~4, ~p t4~ k tribe. The appeaninee of a Pawne9 squaw jrew,~B ~9 9~tI9r~- nary an event~ that in~ a few r~on~ents a~r oi~ ~rwe~wer9~r rounded by, a erow4 of rnei~, ~vog1~1~ and ehi14rej~., Our~ ~ squaws looked ~rst, ~it~ evident jealousy at ~ be~utiftil ~j9~'; however, they coi4d, no~ ~oi a long time resist ~' eh~n4~ig i~no-' cenee; and when sh~ .?ntreate4. them? with tears in her ~an4s~me eyes, to adept her as, a sister and d~i~iter, th~ir h~rts melted wards her. My fellow-~ar4ors di4 not, ~ the younger ones, shGw any marks o~ oppo8~tio~ when I publicly dee~a~e4 h~r to be my wife; but eventually, ~orne of the aged warri~rs,~n a~eQo~d- anee with, and ~robablyinstigat~cl by our old medi9ineF~1a~, ~came violently opposed to n~y union with ~'~ypee ~qui~y~ T~y ~tuek to their old cus~ms, ~yhi9h siisi, ~qt allow ~ntearriag~~~9tWeefl Sioux and E'awnees; ~nd the pres~ wax between the tw~~ tribes was far from favoring au exception ix~ o~r b~h4~, My friQildLy endrnwors toponciliate my old, st~i1 orn oppone~1ts failed; and I w~s too ieo~ate4~ ~pi~r~g my c~mp~n19x~sjqn. a~~ount of my peaeea~1e, disposition, an~ ~ny, ~ ~ a lpj~j ~ ing our prisqner~, or~,elsejI wpul4 haye ~de ~v~le~ p~ai~p~ ~o sueh cruel oppreep t d~eterm~ped. upo he:~s~o~ ~ eircumve~it my Qppressors, wh~had ~e~ly ~ pop~pwaey to nun n~e; whieh purDQnI~ed~ that I~iy~lf h~d 99~pired~a~4J!~t a~ own people, l~avin~ '~ the~asserse4, ~ei~ome ~ien4tq~4~ page: 52-53[View Page 52-53] MISS '~ARBER~S~ NA1U~ATIV1~ 58 flA1fl3~R'S td whox~n they '~aid ~I w~u1d~ 'bi~a~ TheiW iiiie~ ~th4& PaW~iees, fit wl~eiie~eV I 5i.4d. ' '' ' ~' It h~ i~ ii3~~~l~fl seemingly 'to yi~eld1~kid silrniit; as fIm~L~ ~ I coiiI~I, w wh e#eroai~ people's i~i~li ~h~uld"deciik con hi~g my mar- ri~~i~h 1~i6~a; i~it iii~Ie'~ I ~r~Aved r~her t6Ai'e With1 h~r th~u liv~Wftho~A I~r. O~e da~ 't i'~etui~ned ff~Wmi hii~itin~, and did not find her before our lodge, wh~~h6 usiisAliy Waited f6~ my r~ii~r~. In~bad ~f her, I f~itid theA ~ old ri~r who had I 'I always been my friend, and wh~ informed me that sh~ was a pris. ouem~in the lbdge of our dicimi~.iii~ ttb~t it w~' surrounded iy abod~' ~f ~iwai~i4ors, ~nd' 'ih~t I ~i1d not ~e h~i i~nti1 we both sh6Uld' '~d~r~6"& l~lfr, d~aniiiniation, t~ be iheld the next day b~Core o~ar uii~11.' ' 1~e ~dcf~d~tli~'t eh~e had 2i~eAis'ed 5 aii~wer tiny "Di~r~ d ~dt f~ai' ~iij of' 4i; i~oi' She ~ the L~te~I,"th& d~h~er of PetalAd, aiid the ~vz tWd~at~za ~ This ~ine~i~eoted t~oldn~s~ 6n 'hei~ 'j~It, ~4h& had always bee~ ~ Ph~yliad been '~' ~-striSk at hearihg tIi&~e c4~e~A~ated names in "1- f i'1' __ such a &~nnection with' hers ~nd mine, 'that none s~cvke a word in re~1ji~ tbher,"t~il6~e origin had' I3~i ti's ~i't&e~y oiie o'~'th~'ni~; bu~ hiyr ihhin!d n~i~gave iie bad ~ i'r&A exp&s$~ '~h~i ~ s~6m~t ifl' the pm~e~iit ci~ is'ta~ce~. '~ tY~a$f~' ~5~t& doaiiy~h~ng for ~ ~EM'cW~td 1ao~t dV&i ~h't~iij~ai&ne A ere&a~w~iYed with ~ ~co~hg~ when all the wairi~r~ ~t o~ 4ilki~ ~emb~ed 'b ~d~ t~ iodge of against me; ,~h '1b~2 aainat~ your people, the Sioux, by yoi~r conneotieft 'with our enemies, the; Pawnees. Defend yourself; if ~you oan~befwe these warriors, w1o~areyour~natUraljudges." I , "Let first nly accnser~steplbrth I ?lt~ried I, with a resolute eohsoioui,- ness of my innocence. "Let me confound him~ whoever l~e may be, asa liase liar!" "Well~. said~the ~haught~ priest~, "lam your aceuset, and the people know thaP II am inspired by the Great Spirit, and cannot therefore utter 'an ~intruthY "Then you~.are a base liar!" cried 1, in a firm voice, "for you do not think what you now say, nor do you believe tli~t I am guilty; or else you wouldllook me stniight in the face as I do~ you. You cast down your eyes, knowing that~yow speak falsely,. whilstul hook every onehere assembled into the face asan bones warriom4~hould." All myyoung fellowswarriors began to express their approbation for me, in a rather loud murmur of applause; while older ones looked at the confounded priest, who did no~ utter. one word in reply to what I had said against him. ~ '~ Fathers. and brothers," continued ~, ~' could you ever suppose *the grand-sbn of Waanataa to be~a traitor tohis people? I have perhaps done more for my people' than any warrior of my age among you.' I have in a single fight vanquislie& ~M&okatana- Namakee 1" "Black Thunder,'? echoed a~h~ndred~ voices around n~e~ whilst the glance of eaeh warri6r~ wits directed in admiration toward me, E'or none presumed to doubt niiy word; except the lying priest, whose face lit u~ with a malicious look of anticipated triumph, and who sneeringly'observed~~.s ~ "Prove that you have been the vanq~misher of Maokatana~Nama- kee. Show U8 tho sea~p of Bidek ThuTider." i 'C "No Sioux will ever doubt the w~rd of ~t Sioux warkd~or; for never a Sioux warz'ioilwas'a liar 4~'? So: saying I e~st~ d ftrm look upon myfalse accuser; Who durstn~,t raisa his'eyes~ while his *at.ures _ bespoke a suppressed rage at the outburst of applause at$bll4itv ) I page: 54-55[View Page 54-55] j A ;. ~z1 /A~~:i/j~ ~ IUSS BA1~ 3EW& ~ARRATI YE. jtl n~w'related~~my adventures with Diora ~nd my fight with ~he Pa*n.es;~adding~: ~" Ft~the~s ~and bDotheis, you all know my anti- pathy to scalping and kuhn ~vanqidshed and fallen foe ;':1 would not)iad:OQlIId not ~e~p or kill Blac~lr Thunder when I had him corn- pletely~i~my~P6wer; but:]? havecithet by my tomahawk or my generosity, prevented him from an invasion ~nto our country, whieh with his band he iiitended. Therefore, 1 presume to have Welik deAervQd oV my people~ :and I claim the reward due to me, as to a gallant warrior. ~I claim the rank of a chief ~rnong you."'~ '~'Waaiiataamust become ~ chief!" ~ri~d all the young warriors in a choruab "1Wtanatn~ has vanquished Black Thinder! ~1acka- taz~a-Namak~e fell by~the:tomai k of WaanataaV' Ndve~dhaU F]? forget tha~moriient of triumph over my deceitful, wisex~bleFen~mywho 5~t there as if he were in e~ectation to be The~ ~great votiug~ took place; most unani- scalped. land I wa~ mouslydeol~ed to be a chief. Ia the meaixdiue, the cunning priest had invented ~u~ther plan to destroy my life's happiness in a ~nianiier that my ra~ as a chief mi~st' lose ~all it~ value toi me.: With an ~apparent rt~ignation to ~ cdink~on will of'our warriorr, he acknowledged .th ~' privilege. of el8otiig me~as'oue of: th~ir chiefs, observing that h~ supposed , ~ndsekp4~ted;'~F ~wquld follow hie example in 'subrk~ittin~ ~\o every other decision of The people's majority, upon which I ai~sw.~ed that IshFouldcei mainly do so, riotisupposingthus tb seal in adita~ ~e with my own4ips the sentence bfmy~nobIe~Dioras death. "Wall," said he with as~umed;dignity, "I speak to all ~the S men~*women,~ and children. Listen tO 'mel .1 talk to yoti n the name if tiw Great SpirW Is here any family who have uot to at l~.st~ouie~Main by the P~wnees, our. constant' irreconcilable ~oes? Is here i~o widow who lost ~her ~husb~±id 'by a IPawnee? Art hete no orphans who-lost their father:by~ Paw~nee? Is here no ni ther ~who 1O~t I3et~hr~ve son by a P~wri~e? Again, is here~ no S~w~ Wax~ri6r~*h&has torevenge thedeath~of afatberon~son,~or~i I~i 'F .F' ~- T'~ ~u F U~ (~! ~. ~ ' 1fdA ~ P ~: ~AP L ~T i(~:V ' FJ~ J page: 56 (Illustration) -57[View Page 56 (Illustration) -57] MISS BARBER'S A~ftA~PIV~. TERRIBLE EIICouwrmi EZ'rwrm~ THE INDIAN CHIEF AND THE HUNT~I, LEROY, ON "DEVIL'S CLIFF." ~ &arnpf jw6fc~en bern 3nbianer.~,iii,~,ti in~ nub bern ~~jer 2erog~ an trer ,,~eufeIefIi~~e' This abominable appeal t6 n~tii~ai ~rief d~ti6n&1 ve~ge~ii~e, and an~wei~d by a general, h6x~ribl~' ~utb~r~dk~ ln~t~tioAs rand is, which gi~d~ially gre~~ 1o~id~ ai~xd' ~.1di~J ~iIfth~ u raised to the highest possible pit~h, ~nd tii~n~d jdt~ the ~lls 6f the dreadful war.whoop.' I ~tood~aloi~, ~utimo~ed add od1~iis1 ih~t~r- rible storm that ~ui'roiindedTh~, ~ I thought iothi~ els~ h~It the 'rascality of the artful pi~iest; ~hb ~dtihuedi A' There h~ stands I ~xi~onc~ir~ed in y&ir1~A~f~ and ifldi~i~exft ~t your anger, only thinkhig of his li~~efol~ ~i P ne~qu~Wthe grtihd- 'datighter of Leteel atid the dau~1iter ~ff P~tals&. cMkd th~ i~At of the Braves,' b~catise he killed ~tore cSi6~Vx '~hhi~ any 6thei~!PaWfi~e ever did. Lis1~eri to met I speak. to ~Iro~l in t1i~ ii~i~ie df' ~h~& Spirit. Let her be sacrificed iu memory of all the Sioux whos&kI~Ut1i~ were the triumph~ of the PaWiie~."'1' ' ' I "'i L& her die let her die ~vth~t~k~!" i~t~ri~pte4 hiin'a thou~nd f6ld echo, that struck my 'heatt WiTh f~~r ~hi6lVI hAd 'ii~V&r felt before that rii6men~ in my life~ b~t{fri~ 12c6ur~ge soon returned to me, and I struggled in my mind for sdii~~~ ~Mihne~ to a~di~ess the assembly, then Diora, who hadheard e~~'thi~b~oke thi~ough the Aobr of th~ priest's Lodge, followed'4by ~tA~rc &f~ Ii~i~ ~i~rds, who both i~etreated when they saw n~ With one i~p I~& by her side; ahd with raised tomahawk,' e~claiivI~d, "~Wb4' ~#es'Mrike Diora strikes through me. W'h6Will'~gh~WlthW~ii~ta6? T~t him come forward and say he dares to raise his tom iXvk agldhst the grai'd son of' the great Waanat&a!" NozYe sVir~daiid dl, '~ren ~he old chiefs and Warriore4 I~mained ~iI~nt, Whil& I looked '~i'6ilhd with a 'balm fui'~ whi~h sh~W~d ~y r~soliition to fight; hiid1 t6 'die if i~icds be, for my belo~red wi~e; b~t ~h&~la~ed h~r~ofth~ij~on my ~iouth, ~hd s~id ~i~h the true nieek#ie~s bf~a 'd~u~ht~iof' The Great S~h4t: ~ No b1o~dshed, Waan~t~; l~t me die ~ioi~'bu. Diora does ndt i'6~r death." ~And c~titig &~te~4fa~t 1~ok~iip~rithe cr~el homi~d~ ~hest, she~~ai~d in a fi ndioud~v~id~'r "PrepMl'~ y6ur stake V 1 ~ix~ the g#a~d-daught~r '6~I~ Le~eL tIdThAi~h~4t' 4 page: 58-59[View Page 58-59] J~4R]*ER'~ NAR~AT1VE. ) Q~ E~etal~o, t~i~,' ~raveet of the~raves~', I ~w~11 ~how you i~hat I have *deserv~d~to ,be4W~anataa's ~wif, 1in1dying f~w him without fear." All s~i~ s4enee, as. jf they~~4ere struck by the ~treaked-light froI~i Iiqtweu ;~ but befor~ an~ of. th~m could an~wer,,I had seized Djor~ ~nd c~rri~l her ei~t. qt~the~ernb~y to our lpdge, where my good r~ipner4, stq94 ready Thr apy emergency, and mounting with Piora, ~I ~ piy country 'and n~y people, who, ~bor~ng un4er a tyrannical priest.craft, wolIld probai4y haye sacrificed inc and my beloved wif~ tp ~ wic1~ed 4n~posto~ if we had longer exposed our- selv~a tQ t1~eir superstitipn and ~ n~ahgnity. Three day~ t~nd' nights wa rode, only. stopping for rest as often as necessary foru~ and ,p~ir horse, avoiding the Pawuec country, while 'we wit~idrew from that of the Sjoux,,~ We were now both without On the morning of the fourth day 'w~q found a pla9e fit for a longer stay. Jt was a natural e~vein roqk,~and we were both' delighted to find r~nping n~ar its entraice ~ beautiful little ~pr~ng of cold, ~clea~' ~at~r. Whtn we Id c9~upleted pur little arrangements Iprp* pared an4 left f9i~ hunti~g~ I w~s fortunat~ enough,, a~ .~ skilful hunter, to provide an abun- dance before .tI~e ~nowf~l1, ip whiph we, wore almost buried for some two 9~' th IeQ9~5.,, ~n~e4' fvllpwing summer my Diora, through t~ ~'reat Spirit;~gave birth to a ane ai~d hardy son~ and thus was ~ur happ~qse i~ncreaaedj~e~~qailed our eon Na-em-ecco (Child of the Cave, ,&L) ,, ' ' .: ,, But our. solitude !llJ~d. 'me at last with apprehension-.-what would bec9nie o~ny .~ifq, ~nd phj~d y~er~q I tq 4ie? My antipathy to any connect~19n ~tithother pepp1~. was therefore pvpreome by connubial and fa4~ly Joye,; It r~so1ved~tq look qut~for some distant neighbor with~ whexn I, could dept, tq, muti~al, advantage. Diora had no objpc1~i~n tp what I p~opo~~d, and leaving her well supplied with ~eatI ~arted1 qu, ~prq4nising to4 return crc the, falli~ig of the first I s ted ~for~ the, squth, in order to avoid tl~e ~gtix, whom I 414 sired lew to meet tk~an the Pawnees. AJ~ter tr~v~l1ing along for a 6~ U-" IMISS B~A1RBEWS ~ARRATIYE. time, 'with the aid~ of my faithhil horeefduring whioht time; themoon changed and'regained its;rohndness, II reached a large village of the 'Sac' and 'Fox Indians, 4wh~m I supposed~wouicVibe friendly toward a single and peaceable Sioux~ 'I was unfortunately greatly mistaken in this, a~ thay 4had, or presumed 'to have~ strongreasons for consider- ing and treating every Sioux as an enemy~ 4ni their last war which 'they waged under "Black Eagle?? against the whites, their 'chief was made 'a prisoner by a band of 'one hundred't~ioux, ~who killed over eighty Sacs'and Foxes in one fight,' andidelivered 'Black Eagle to the 'whites.' 'In consequence of these bloody' and' wicked' acts, performedd by a number of Sioux, the hatred of the Sac' and Fox tribes fell upon all the Sioux, and as I had the misfortune' of being one of the latter, although~ 'a mere boy when the circumstance occurred, I w~s doomed to suffer for~'the~ acts of my people who had compelled me to leave my home with them for one in the I had scarcely come within arrow-shot' of the village when the war-whoop' ~Qunded, 'and' in a few minutes I was .surrounded'by a body of their warriors. An old'Fox chiefmade ~ motion of silence to his companions, who immediately obeyed him, and he said' with "Why has the Sioux dared to approach ~our' village? Your brothers have slain 'many of our best, warriors, and delivered' our chief t~ our enemies." Although we have since buried the bloody tomahawk, and smoked the calurnet of peace with our pale-face enemies, we have r~ot done so cwith our red ones, the Sioux. who arc all traitors, and therefore "you shall 'die in sacrifice to the great Spirit.' I have' spoken." "Thatis right; wise and bravewarrior," answered I, with a calm resignation; knowing- that' a "contradictory reply would have instttntly'cau5ed 'my death. "If you say'so, I' must dig'; but I know that' th&Sans' and Foxes are g~-eat wa±riors and no cowards; and knows that'they are right in' killing 'their enemies; I know that etier~, tr~itor ought to' be killed like a rMtle~snake; 'I know that the N I Ii~ 4 if page: 60-61[View Page 60-61] 00 " MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. Sioux have been traitors 'toyou, and 'that they are WOrse fthan~ihe rattle-enakes:;,. 'Now listen to me! I am no 'more a Sioiw~iny people 'hate' a~ted W~rse F toward me and mine than they ever did to you; and Ihave left them never to join theto again. Adopt ~ as your brother; give m~ an opportunity of proving to you my faithfulness. "I have' spoken 'i" "'Our council, can alone4ecide upon ~yon~1' fate;" replied, the 'old chief. "I will neither;gif~e.warrant for your veracity, because 'you are' stiil~ a 'Sioux in appearance, nor will I seek to raise doubt of your sincerity, because truth shines in your face.? in' the~ meantime, till 'the decision of' our council, 'you :are a prisoner among us and. must stibinit to the common treatrient of sucii.??~ I Was pinioned, and led' through the village, like a culprit, sur- 'rounded by a bedy of'wai~riors, and followed by a c~'owd of women "and 'children, hooting after me, "Dogof a Sioux! Traitor! Kill kim I kill him I" and throwing stones at me, and otherwise heaping indignities upon m~ persoix. 'iv ' '; ' 'My' prison was '~! largeumiserable, decaying lodge, palisaded and 'continually' watehed;'iby three warl~iors, who never answered my frequent' i~quiriea as to the' 'decision of? my fate. llo~ can I give you an idea of my sufferings when I thought of my wife and' child? What would become ~f them if I returned, not before the falling of vthe'snow, and winter sun by sun drawing nearer? Ag~ny1 agony, 'and' no 6ther prospect of. release from my. prison, but a prisoner's death.' ' ' ' ' ' My pinions, 'the high palisades' around my prisonn, and mycon. stant three watchers, reminded me at every moment of the impos~i- hilities of escape, and a fit of madness came over me when, with Ihelings of h&ror and;de~pair~ I 'beheld cakes ~f snow, '~l~wly'thulitg to the ground. ''I groaned in my agony; and my silent w~tchcrs .e~ohanged signifleanti looks with' each other, as if' they up4~rstood m~y :f~irwhieh they a~eribed to amere fe~lix~g ~of re~repg~ ~t. my *l6n crtpti#ity;' they showed m~ theW tornabawl~s, F~~' ~ th~se we~-e ~ s~y m~an~ 'to etop~ my groans and ehee~'my, fi~ry~. I had MTS8 flARBEWS NARRATIVE. 61 repeatedly t~Adrny'Atory; but without any' s~iceess'; for none of my' watchershad~ returned,'s6 that I su~posed~t length~. all the Sacs and Foxe~ w&nld tome successively t~ 'wa~k~h tue till my death, and when the last three 'had had their turn to~ee a 'suffering 'Sioux, doomed to die, they would proceed to effect 'their purpose. Winter passed and' spring came, '*hule 'no change took place in my terrible situation: my despair be&~nie .pern orient; and would' have turned' to indifference, had it not been kept up by every thought of niy poor 'Diora, and our 'dear .chil& :1 'hoped against hope, that they were' in a comfortable situatiOn. 'Six full moons had now filled the cup' 'of my sufferings to the brim. I had a thousand times invoked the aid of the' Great 'Spirit' to my rescue from this tomb of 'living 'mlseryJ' The sct~nty food~which I.received. had reduced my strength to that of a child; when one evening the' old ~hief, of whom I have previously spoken, came into th~'lodge and said: "Sioux, to-morrow you shall appear before our people." Without waiting for my answer, he left' me again to my despair, as I could not guess whether' ~r not my death' was to be the topic of his people's conversation or ~amusemeut, on the followiiig sun. The sun was yet' ybung when the old chief appear~d'~again, caused my pinions ?to be taken off, and bade me 'follow him, which com- mand I with difflcuWy obeyed. A wide semi-circle ~f' warriorss was opened at our approach, and ~ cloAd after 'we h~d' entered.' The old chief took 'a 'seat in the middle of. the bow, and. between other chief, and gave toe' a seat among theirs, which was so placed 4hat they could see my face when I sat upon it. A deep silence prevailed for a fe~r moment, but soon two men on the left~wing.of the semicircle began t~ beat upon' a pair of drums, ~to the time of which 'those 'who formed the other end of 'the icirOle eorzihmnced a council-dance. I now thought that I was not doomed to'death,~ although' nothing else gave me the least idea of what I had 'to expect; for none' of the feat~ures aroundine showed any signs of'~good or evil intentions, and I therefore e±hibitcd thesarne apparent indifference~ '1 0 page: 62-63[View Page 62-63] 62 M~S ~A~B)~R'5 ~AR~TWR~ The 4cou~ncihdanee .laeted akout one hour, during w~bi~h I attentively obse~ve4 white .~ly the~!scunds~of the dA~ms inter- rupted ~the deep silence which prevailed, and pr~Qved the, solemnity of the. council-dance. At its eonclusic~n the, old chief bade me rise. I did so, and he then said z~ " Sio~ix I Listen, to me! .~?b.e Saes and ~Foxes are no cowards! None of us thirst after. ~ypur blood, because you have behaved like a Tnan, and r~ot ~pol~en a bad word against U8 during your long captivity; f9r if ;you had, we would have killed you in ~acriftee to the Great Spiritj by whom you 'wero.led, among Q5~, You have well overcome yonrihard. trial. Now you. are free, to l~av~ us or tojoin us. If you tbinW we hav~ wronged you,~ ask for satisfaction, and you shall bes&tisfied., WIIIyonfight?. Challenge an~ of us. tWill you marry? Ohoose any one of our daughters and you. shall have her. Tell us what you want, and if we ca.nWewill grant it you now. I have spoken2~. "Oh, fathers and brothers," cried 21, in a frenzy of despair, "give me myarmstand myhorse, that I may speedmeito my poor wife and. child, whom I deft in ~onder wildern~s. I came hither as your friend and ~hav~ becorine yoi~r son and brother~ but you have treated me as afoeand~ traitoi~ you have confined me in your prison-lodge so long, that my poor wife and child must have perished during the winter. .; Let me return to my wife and child!". My lamentatio~s prodtAeed a visible. effeo~owall present, and t~he great chief rose ~nd offered me his sympathy~. By his order, my arms and horse were immediately' brought, the latter much better fed than myself. Every kind of blankets, skins, and provisions appeared in a few minutes, and ~about a .do~en weil4!nounted war- riors declared4 voluntarily their willingness to accompany me to my retreat in the wilderness~ and back to their village afterwards, if I eho~ettorr~turn1*itb~them. , ~ ~ After taking a. friendly leave of all~ I started4with my companions in seareh~of4my 'wife. Seven times had th~ inoozx~ehangeditsJigh& since my separation from my beloved wife and~hild I 4 62 4,4 *~4# 44 4 ~.1. :~~144- 4 I 44, \~ '4'~ ~; s',, b 1 6 page: 64 (Illustration) -65[View Page 64 (Illustration) -65] ~( ij ~ ~ L Many suija l4iid come arA gone siucetthe departure of ',c4nrades, &1{64A1 s~wI{# d~ mo~~ins east, tfm& ~& ~ ~ ~1~afrsuhYri~1e of At ~ I~1~s valued i4i~or~ my fricndW t~ ~1iow~ i~e&i~'ehre~ a ~oodn~ght's gave th~ni ~ fi ~atyi ~ t4 enai~h~ tI~em to fofl~ the rise ~ the morrow s Sun, anostarteci with ~ny taitiWul mi I ~d'~ ~n dui4Ag~ th~ ~leng~h o~ darkness ~itIV/i~ri and' 'with'tli6 '~ii1h~ light f ~p~r~c1ke~ our cave ~ 'th'~ ~ I nowhere ar~Aiii'cl it ~iiy trade' of' a'hurA~n b~in~! e~t~d~s~J before the cavern's entrance; while nothing br6ke1tl~ aileui the 'rioleAt ags)f ~nine own 'h~art, as motionless If st~od :,~ ~ ,. ing arid w~tchIng for some hear4 ar~ signs 6f lifie; 1~ixt nothing. "Di6ra," 'A1Xp~ed T~ with a fainting v~ice; no answer. dear wife," A~id~ L~a 1ittl~ ioua~r, but ce~dvat~ing~~ ste treiAb]iA~'fir~iii he~d to fo6~1 ~ihi1st ~hi1lsrari' through' ~A# and 1a*~e di~&ps df~'~&ter 'dro~cd f'~6h~ ~fr ny fo~'Ahe~ s answer ~'Pio~," criel I1,'at length, in A~ai~.' ~ Uv for some reply, I lucani with emotioAs 6i~ Joy Thy name, "W~aa spoken in ~a fa~At ~hisper. in an in~t~t I ~had learnedd th'~ ~ entrance and ~6~d inside my own Diora. bh! i~ ~i~ver"sh&ll ~it~Aiik ~vithout a ~4~id~ler' of ~ fu~ sigbi~hich my beloved, ~i~d' our td&sir '6hild eyes They were both lying upon our couch of moss, both ated like skelei~on~, b6th ~ih~A iviih ~bi&d w1~ch Thi&~ Ai intense horror, for it 1e~~ ~ t~ believe th1t' iA~e&~ 1ia4, ~tn sA ful maiin&be~n ~A~ihd&V' 4b~ijw~tli 'i~khe 'can desc. soon ~lisci~re~ 1rn~ ihi~ta~i~,' ro& II J th& ai~in~d biAst~ unhappy mother, the suckling babe ~ ~iis1it~le mou~hu~ left ~ ~ 1~ ~j~end~ ~ to P LI 4'~Ziit n'~ ulp ~ Pd y~n 1ife'~ blc~o&, 'thinking Lda~ Ais life n~Ight t2bQs b& preserved, f(L'4~. -"~~ A li~ni~h ~f~1i~ 'sacri~ce OChtei' wwh~,1i was' i~ow ______________ ''.', i~, it' t~"~ e~&uruct. ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE. MY CAPTURE, A~P CRUEL TREATME2L~T. ~Berfuc~ ber ~[ud)t. ~Ieine (.~efaul9enhia~4ne nub Bnxufanue ~e~anb[ung. Wh6n Diora oas~ a~ain fkr the l~et'tiiti~ h~r s~anktn e~esi 86 ~ii~a~ rest- I 'ili~ me on Lipton, s'to~t ''P ~oe 'but i~sten. saw an '1 tffY body, 'U till no a~ain j1~' nat~aa I'- hvern's drea4. I'll 111 to my it) )Jtj emaci - 'P '6 e WitIL rite I~ EP~L4 ~ 'H fl1 her V tier vol' 'Eli nearly 4 page: 66-67[View Page 66-67] (~6 MISS BARBER'S NA~~A~~IVE. her o~ice lovel features brightened 'th wi a smile: which in it&very brought e9ming~ with it the old, handsome expression, and she whisered~ "Dear Waanataa~ you have come. at last, ~s come I knew you woi~4 but we must now part forever, the Great Spirit has called me~ but he has been very good to me, for he denied me not yo.lr presence in my last momentss." I tried to close her mouth with a kiss while thus she spoken and with that kiss a rivulet of tears, flowed, which ,seemed to bear upon the bosom of its waters ~iiy very heart, it~ agonizing grief, thus floating on toward the bridge of' wrecked despair. "I~ar Diora," I managed to utter between my sobs of grief, "you are v9ry weak and irnist not talk1 let me first give you drink, and then prepare you nourishing food." I fetched some water in a leather cup from our little spring, poured it over a handful of meal, stirred it up with maple sugar, the two mixed with the leaves of some berries growing near by, and presented it to my poor Diora, who, with the natural, se1f-denyin~ love of a tender mother, gave her of starving baby first to drink, before she thought partaking herself; while I knelt and wept, unable to further speak. My efforts were all in vain; I could not save the lives of my dear ones! The Great Spirit claimed them as his own. At the set. ting sun the star of my life lost its light, became extinguished; and in no presence, save, that of the Great Spirit, I stood alone beside the dead! When my companions, after continuing their journey in the ~noon'p light, reached d now a vault of death, they found me sitting and weeping beside, the inanimate bodies of her whom I had once called Diora, arid him whom we in suns, past had named, wit~ joyous hearts, Ne.emn.ecco. Myfr~rids ha~ the, manly delicacy i~ot to interfere in my niourij- ing; they~1eft me alone*in my grief all th~ night, 9b~erving ~tn aw- full eilei~99~ jwh~le t~ l~y encaniped in the vicinity. Oor~trary to the custom of Sioux, who generally wrap a corpse in a blanket or qkin, on the tops of four~~~ trees, where It in the MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 67 open air, I buried the bodies of my gear &hes in the cave, wbi~e1i thus became a real vault of death. After the burial I remember no subsequent events until two moons had passedwhen waking from my long fevered sleep, I found myself once more among the Fox and Sacs tribes. As soon as I regained sufficient strength I de. parted, refusing all proffers of friendship; and for many moons I roamed far and wide, until I at length arrived among the Brule- Sioux, with whom I have since remained. But sorrow sits deep upon my soul, life has no allurements for me, for I know not where o turn. "Perhaps, dear Wazora" (my Indian name), said Waauataa, as he included his narrative," perhaps my story has tired you?" "Oh, no," I, answered, "it has proved very interesting to me, and deeply syrnpa~hize, with you in your great sorrow." Waanataa thanked me and withdrewfrom thelodge. Deitosie md I remained in conversation for some time afterward, when she ~oo left me. Shortly after her departure little Leeoj~oge (Tem'mll~s goring squaw) entered, and we were soon conversing in quite an animated and friendly manner; in fact Leeonoge and I had been good friends from our first acquaintance. What was my surprise ~o learn from her lips that Temxille intejided, that very day, to take unto himself another squaw. Soon w~ heard the Indian drums beat, and sounds of "Kee.wan-ah "wer~' yelled, by hundreds of voices. With difficulty I almost dragged myself to the entrance of the lodge, ~nd there' for the first time witnessed an Indian marriage. The young Indians are led, both by precept and e~arnple, to adopt the married life; and instances of celibacy very.ra~ely continue, more particularly ~on the part 9f males, much beyond the period of mature puberty, Old bachelors, settled i~thcir towns and villages, ire a race of beings, altogether unknown; I h~ve. however known &, few who 19d a wandpPng life, sometimes att~c~4ng4hen~elves to ~ne tribe, and sometimes ~to another. Early marriages are more frequent in tribes bordering on the white settlements than n those which are more remotely situated; and the. page: 68-69[View Page 68-69] 4$ MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. practice is encouraged by th~ old men, who however say that when they were voting they did n~t marry, nor even think of'being called tuen, unti1~tweuty winters had passed over their heads. The inter. course with whites, they maintain, has enervated the warriors, caused the Indians to be more indolent, quarrelsome, and wicked; and materially shortened the period of their existence. On the occasion of ~DenUmlle's marriage to his fourth wife, he walked ~najestically 'towai~d ~hc north first, and then successively toward the Fla~t South, and West. During this time the horrible drums were fiercely beaten, yells were heard on all sides, and great excite- ~ie1it appeared~ ~o prevail. Then came sileimce, a~~d with it the squaw to whom he was to be married, and who reali~ wss~ far from being an ill 'lookii~g woman. She went through'~ the same perfonn~nce, but after ~walking a certain distance wesf~rard she Lurned, and retrac- b~g he~ steps about haW ~thc Way, halted, and taking an ear of corn from beneath the folds of h~r dress; "deposited it upon the ground. Temulle~then Walked forward, picked up the ear of corn, and amid furious Jells, threw it far above him. This si~imified an acceptance. She we~it immediately up to him and seized his right wrist, and said: "Meemole is' proud, happy, humble, and will do all work for the great chief Temimile." He then, in a load voiOe, candidly pro- claimed th& warm attachment he entertalimed for Meemole, widow of Stameollo the warrior~ 'and at th4 same time presented her with the heart of an elk (as I afterward learfled), a buffalo ~obe, and, to my astonishmeiit, a g~Ad chain and locket, which I had worn befbr~iihna~riage. The reader may readily imagine this whole scene b~i1~g sonuwhat of' a sensation to 'me, and will I am sure forgive my ~#e~kness when it is taken into consideration that I had at leaet a o ~t6tmith lnterwt in the possession oi' the man ijius reck- lei~tht'owing himself away. But what of~that, on own head fell the f~~lly of rn~ d~eda; s~l~t us look' at the itext chapter; and, if possible, digest ,the matter thereft~ contained. * '' ' ' \' CHAPTER V~ TILLS A GREAT LINY THINGS CONNECTED ~W1TE MY LIFk AMONG TH~ INDIANS, AND HOW I DID NOT ESCAPE, 'ETC., ETC. A E1~[OIJE, widow of StameoUo, brought an addition into tho 1 family besides herself. This addition was in the shape of a nine-year-old boy, who then and 'in after years proved one of my greatest v~rmtmtors. For instance, he would, instigated by l~is mnqth9r, plane himself in a favorable position, and, the~i with ~hjs toy' bc"w ~d arrows (a 'very uncivilized specie of toy II may here remark), he would aim at any portion of my limbs which might accidentally bec~m~e exposed while I attended to cooking and Qther domestic arrangements. I did not dare 'te retaliate, for such a proceeding would not have been tolerated bt either his mother or step-father.~ Temulle had, since his marriage with Meemole become a perfect tyrant, and I rcsolv~d to escape if possible. I gave tip in despair being ever able to accomplish good in a'missionary point Qf view, and therefore my 'religious views did not deter me fv~zna ~ed determination toitnmediately attempt the step. But, in the midst of thoughts of escape, a serious accident occurred t~ me which bade fair to pi~t an end to my lease of life. Whilst stand~ ing in conversationn, om~e evening, with Deitosie 'and Wasnattia, I felt ~1co1&subst~nce ne~t the flesh of my leg, and~,jumpinjg from t1i~~ spot, I with a shudder heatd the rattle, and beheld a rattlesnake I At first I was thankful for my escape from the venomous bite of the reptile; but suddenly X f~lt'a stinging sensation; and upon exami nation found that I had actually' been badly bitten~ Waanataa immediately discovered the true state of affairs, aud' with a Bpring ( V 49 page: 70-71[View Page 70-71] TO MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE forward he reached the rattlesnake, with one blow of tomahawk severed its head from its body, and quickly commented skinning and cutting it to pieces~ Meanwhile, from fright, I Jay $?nseles~. The squaws in the village soon gained intelligence of the occurrence, ana were seen running ~bo~t, ~nd swoopingng now and then; bat Deitosie had not. been idle, and was soon by n~y side, and with her a utensil, formed of buffalo bide, containing water and two or three handfuls of green leaves of a peculiar virtue. Meantime Waanataa had been busily ehgaged in placing upon the rattlesnake's bite the innet~ parts of the sliced pieces of its body. Each slice, upon being applied to the wound would 'almost immediately turn black; and just as Waanataa was about removing ~'thixkl piece L awoke. This sli'c~ was' only black to asmall extent, &~nd th~is proved that the pbisoti '~ra~ nearly all extracted. . ~ ~During the apPlication Deitosie had poured down my 'throat the potion she 'haU ~prepared, 'and afterwards she bathed my liriib with it.' I recovered; but my nerves undergoing another severe shock, II was again prostrated. Old Babasho, Temulle's eldest w ~fe, in con- junction with Meemole, wei~e iiiy constant enemies, and left nothing i~ndone to annoy me. I' had now been with'the ~ nearly one year~ and h~d fully~ resolved to escape at 'the first opportunity. There occurred, however, about this 'time, an event which turned my thoughts back ag~iin in their o34 direction. This event was the appearance among us of an old kfeth&dist' j~i'eacher, named Joba Mailer, a. native of New York State, and a reside~i't 'of New York City; where; ['have since learned, be is quite well known. He was aoc~n~par~ied by a sinister looking man calling himself Maer, a Canadian~Frenehmaur '~ho came from Manitoba, over theborder ' ot Dakota. ' ' ' ' $aer was a sort ~f indepen~lei~it trader, 'and remained with us some tinie. He related 'to me,' with great glee, a transaction with a 7 party ~f Fox Indians. These Indians were thoroughly uncivilized, u~d after"trading every available arti~lc in his ~O~5eSSiofl, excepting I', page: 72 (Illustration) -73[View Page 72 (Illustration) -73] MISS BARRFR'S NARRATIVE. 78 hi~ gun and munitionso, he ~red it off to their intense delight, and after~vards, elwwed, theni ,the gunpowder. which caused 'the great no~e. This, l~e explained, was a seed which could be planted in the g~'o~nd The same as corn, and weuld produce a large crop. They g~ve him many articles of value in exchange for ohe.half his 0 stocl of gunpowder, and he went upon lija way rejoiciug~ After. war~ls, i~ ~ds tr~di~g expeditions he was careful not to trespass upon their territory, for fear the "seed" might prove an unpleasant and unprofitable harvest for him. That w~s hia part of the story, but there caine an unexpe~ted s0quel. Some si~ months ~fter, 1~aving our villagehe started on a trading expedition in the I~laokft4 territory~ fl~ exposed his wares in one~ of theiT yillag~s ;a:but wh~4 was hi~ s~rprisc to behold some four or five Indians w~l~ upaud-~n~rry off all' his property. Tie laid his comp1a~at before the obiet who informed him that the Indians, who had his property~ wer~ honest Fox who had joined his tribe; and that they pro~4sed to pay their white brother when the litack seed yrew. '~ Rei~. J~hn MadLer and I ha4 many warni religious conversations. Tie spoJ~e hopeft~lly:0f~ rnal~ing 'many converts among th~ Indians. 0 ~ He denounced 'in strong terms the habit, so prevalent among the wh'iw4 ~f hreal~ing nea~rly all their treaties with the red men, which caused the latter to harbor~ nothingg but~ distrust in their dealings with ~th~e soue of ~iviiization. With great earnestness be besought me to walk without fear in the path that L had chosen; and re. 0 minded me that good ~~uld n&t be accomplished without some sacri~ flee. In fact so strong were his arguments, that I decided to remain in 'my present io~it4i~;. and again resolved upon rigidly following ~ut my early~ missionary intentions. 4r. Madler ~rem4ined with us three' weeks. He spoke the Sioux tualeot quite fluently';' and possessing fine oMtorical powers, he was listened to with great respect by our triI~e; but his religious enthu. s~srnwa~, I am sorry to. say, without its intended effect. He cer- 'tainly '~ained~ the respect of our tribe~ but they wonld not accept 94 page: 74-75[View Page 74-75] -J 74 MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE his truths, 'for, said they, "The pale f~ces were se~it upon earth by the ~vil' 'Spirit, who was at'~ Ios~ fOr some plan to Vex us,~i~d so conceived' ~the2 idea of sending tis Whites thaV they might r~b us of 04r territory, and leave us nothing in exchange 'but'~i~W~ter, to madden our brains and destroyy' our bodies."' This was 'th~fr theory, and. nothing'which the Rev. Madler could advance h~ 'opposition to it, would in any way combat theit' ideas. "You are good pale face to~day~ they said, 'F but to~in~rrow's sun may See thee bad 'pale face, for we have, seen, we cannot but know. It was the eve of Mr. Madler.'s departure, 'and that of' his cotn- 'panion, 'Maer. We had been sitting outside the door of our lodge. I bad just related 'the incident of the' snake bite, and mentioned the leaves which- Deitosie had ue*d 'as a remedy. Maer. 'expressed a great desire to gather some, in' which' M~. MadI~r also joined.' Deito~ie,' who was 'present, volunteered'd toi ~how theifr a' spot, but a short distance from the village, where they 'grew in 'abundance. T~nulle had been absent some two or'three days, and' not fearing his -displeasure, I also volunteered to a~pompany the party. The moon' shone brightly that night, as we set forth' upon' our bota~i~al trip. We had preceded something over half a mile 'from 'the '4tillage, when, qui~ as thought; Maer with a funous blow~ struck Mr. Mad- lerto th& ground, and turning 'dealt Deitosie one equally as hard. Before I could gather' .mysenses he 'had eonipletely:'enveloped my head and shoulders in his eloak, thus stifling a11 ~cries for help; which I might have given vent to. Seizing me in his strong 'arms he ran quickly forward. I heard the neighing. of a horse near by, and soon 'feW myself lifted~ upon ~ita back, and knew that Maer wa~ there beside me. The villain had 'planned the whole affair, and soon the' horse Was galloping on at a pushed speed. '. My thoughts 'during this time were of an unenviable kind. 'What object' could he have in this' abduction ~? Madman, did he not' realize that we should soon be pursued- and overtaken. ' " ' " ' I 'We had probably gone some~tenior fifteenmiles' before he reined i~p. fl& dismounted and', lifted me from the'horse~ back. Then a 75 long silence ensued, which was at length broken by shouts front Maer, and sounds of a switch descending upon the back of the' horse, a neigh of terror froui the animal, and then as' 'of some' heavy body rolling down a ravine, The cloak was then withdrawn from my head, and 'I in a half in- sensible manner regained my power of speech, and l'5oked around rue. There stood M'aer with the face of a demon, his eyes bloodshot, and a ghastly smile on his unprepossessing countenance~ "You' are now the wife of Maer.' Do you not comprehend me?" he said: I could make no reply~ - ~. "You don't mind it, eh? Good 1' 'Well, I wilt tell you some- thing. In a short time those red-skin devils will be upon us. Ar. driving at this' 'spot they will~ notice soniethin~ unusual,' and will trace that something to the edge of this ravine, down which 'I caused my horse to leap.' They' will 'suppose' ua to have b~eu: on the horse when he went down. Nov, in order to reach the bottom, they will be obliged to i'etraOe their steps home eight milea. 'During that time, and that which we' 'haVe' 'gained in 'advance bf them, we can walk a little ways-~---ean't' we, my dear?' and after we do' walk a little ways I knoW a 'nice little hiding place. Now aint I a schemer? It's all for you, tool" The villain evidently considered' that I did not object 'to his plans,' aVid knowing my helplessness, I' concluded for the present not to un~leceive him. So on we went., until we arrived at the banks of a sm'~lt stream. Before emerging from the woOds, Maer removed his nioccasons and de.~ired me to do the same. 'He then procured four large pieces of wanton bark. ' TWo of thes6 pieces he tied to his feet;' one under each"foot. The other two pieces he tied to 'mine. We then' started for the stream; after reaching which we untied our "bark shoes,"' and walked dOwn th'e brook. Ho* far We walked I 'have ho ideM; but at last in an exhausted condition; 'my feet badly'sw6llen; we' re~he& a hut, or lodge, of peculiai construction." Upon' our arrival, 1~here appealed at' the -I MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. page: 76-77[View Page 76-77] MSS flM~B~R'~ ~AURATIViII. door, gzui iu h~d,~# ~trsnge looking creature, whom one could searoly~un~. "U i.g~w~r. twisted in's uersuc~i as I la~ve neyo~ s~. ~c~u b~r j human being. One: shoulder was drawn high up above the other; and his ~ be describe~ as being ~fany'kuown color, were overhu~ug by$yebi~ows of great tbioJ~ne~. Que arm was, or appeared. to he, m~eh longer than the other'; and a~e~re shigular looking ebjcct~ in4he ~ape of man, could not be ~ud. ,' "Ah~tlii.'&s my truefriend, I~ed. l~appo~" said Maer, and edded he, aside, "he is a sort of half-breed. His father was a Bhtekfeet~ and his mother was, well there's no knowing e~act1y what,. Qnly ~he wae not an Tedian ;" ~nd, added he, this 1~ime addressing the creature before'liizn1;.~ "IIappQ, 'we s~e hun~ed' by $iow~, and would hide, 'show us to your caye be~ieath the .4i~onmal~o." * "I se~ afriez)d,?' an~w~re~l~thn strange being 'thus addressed, "and wifl serve him, 'Setve bhn falsely, n~o "Come I '~ Into the h~it we{follo~e4 ~adRa~po~ J~ook4nig round ~ne I cQuld see no other enflra~ne~.se~ye~he que through whie~n we carne.~ The lodge or ~ was iiit,. inst~1arge rock, th~ sides of whioh aerr~ for the waU &t ~jtb~ ~ J~ppo ~w~z~t directly to i4~e 'wall and pushing it in a peculiar manner several times, a large stone f~ll~ leaving 'a i~o~ ;J~fgere~ough ~or .ou0per~on at ~. tn t~ crawl througl~ ~ b:ado m~ ~rdfirst.~ 1'his ~ 9hjected to,, e~pressing ~ a fear ~ ~o w ~ig~~ee~ me beyond. At this b9~h Rappo an4 the Oanadi~u la~bed,~th~ latter' infor~ied me th~t 4nere was nothing to fear, as we ~ al~ut ~entering a natural eave. Knowing th~ further Qb~eQtiQns mighty oqst i;nQ my life V reluctantly. entered,~ f'ollowe4 ky 'Masr, whu,~ when in~j4e, raised the; stone t~ its. ±~rrner position.~ W~ walk~4thrqugh ~ d~~ve, for ~ome ~ whe~ we suddenly came to ~lig~te~ 'torcfr p!a~qed in; ~notehi9 ~9~roe~s. I~Lere, tonpy8urprse,~ 3~ahe4a running ~b~ook, ~ peered tq~ ho perfect~ )fmili~r~wit~. ~ ~r~o~pdings, rotr~d1 J~s mU~9~'0leaying ~ tp ~ei~tur~ ~urth~r, aa~ 4~ * MISS BA1~BEWS NM~RA'?IVE. 71 so would be ceytain death~ He s*id that' hid Is than~half an hour he should r~tur~i. ~ud then elF would be ~welL Moved by Aome incomprehensible poweriwaiked quite a ways from' the spot upon which my abductor h~d left' me. Want of courage caused me to stop. I 'then contemplated the hopeless position in which I was placed, and pref~rred'death to remaining it~ the power of the villain Maer. I continued to advance, slowly and eautioilsly,~ through th~ underground breoki whieh' was soatcely knee~high. I' walked jj~robab1y half a'mile, when with a prayer to God, and r~W~di cou1 ag~ F 'kept up&x~. my uccel'bain way. Sud~ denlyl 'betho~ht iny~dlP of t~he torch hurrlieg in the n~t~li, and, feeling assure4 'tWat'ite~Possesshifl by me ~oiiid" b~'of gre&Vvalue, I. went back to my starting point, obtained the light, and almost ran the distance I ha& welked~b&fdi'e. The tplashiag water echoed ~nd re-echoed th~bugh~ut the cave. I desperately fought" the feeling of fear within, me, and determined to continue, even if death should be the consequence; on, on I went. I know net the disttna~e 11 had traversed after obtainizig the torch, but suddenly' a thousand lights danced before my eyes4 and all the fairy tales that I hi~d read in ni~ childhood ~eeziied ahozit to be verified. Twa~ as if all the rubjee, and preOioU8 stenee of the world, were imbeddedin 'tbe' rocks around me; and in an ecstasy of wonder and delight I paused to view this scene of gorgeousness. But sud. denly 1 was reminded 'of my perilous situation, and the itximediate necessity for action; so on I went, carefully searching for signs of danger. " '* I must have gone several miles, when, to my great joy, I beheld an opeiiin~' bey6x~d. ~Witli hastened st~ps I walked toward it, and upon my arrival'wai4 met by azi~'un&~p~ted difficulty. ~lhe Iwook rushed down the rocka tt a~" height' of f~ll~ two hundted"feet'; and upon neither ~~I~4I fl~a ean~~of ekit from the cave. I stood hig up6~ ~ ~ ti~ure~ Mud fully i'e. * solved, that in case of pursuit~ I woiildjunip~llrtb th~1~aain beUeMtk 'h~lt' ~zid' se~t up ~ prayer to (tod, wud th~re upon' my' knees. I page: 78-79[View Page 78-79] '78 MISS BAR~13ER'S NARRATIVl~ thought of my past life, reviewed it calmly, and with a resigned mind, awaited my fate~ In. the mid8t of such. thoughts II was aroused by ,a great splaphing sound, and turning found myself in the avrns of' Maer. Ris face was covered with blood, and front a hole in his forehead the blood, was slowly, trickling down. His ,ex~ pressing I shall never fQrget, as with an oath he seized me, and hissed into my ear these ,words "You thought to escape me, my beauty, did you? BQt I have you no~y~r, despite ~he endeavor~ of that chanting preacher to trick me of my prize. ,, Curs~ him! lie 'shall pay for every drop 01 blood I have lost. Tho~ight to kill, me, did he? And I do believe R~ppo is dead, shot by that hellish squaw. Come, we must get away fron~ here." S~ saying h~ dragged me back towards the entrance to the cave, reaching whjeh he pushed. me through the hole i~ the rock, and quickly followed.. As I gained my feet upon the floor of the cabin I beheld Deitosie, who was about to spring forward to meet me~ when seeing the head and shoulders o~' Maer emerging from the cave, she darted toward him instead, and seizing him dragged him through, and administer a sound beating to his Qanadian. majesty. But once, firmly upon his feet he would have proved too much for her; but fortunately, at, thjs crit~9al moment, good Mr. Madler ap-. peared upon the scene, and by a well-directed blow from the, butt of his gun,. s~iceeeded in .~endering our antagonist powerless, and without uttering a sound he fell t~ the floor. I now observed that Mr. .Madler's left arm hung upon a strip of linen ,su~pe~ded ~rom his neck. This was all, duly .explaine4,1p me As s~or~ as ~Ir. ~Iadler .rec~ver~4is ~n~es, af~e~' being k~p~kc. down' by, Maer,, near th~ ~on~ village, he ran back, an~ (~ra~y fryrrL the, unexpected circum~tanees attend~g our ,w~k, apd a ~cvere pain ~n the head,, oc~a~on~e4 by Mt~er's blpw7) ~e~mtechl~e ~rat, horse he cameto, witho ivi~ngany, p~.rtieglars tQth94ndian ~ho ~toQd near h~in~, and gallppe4 f~xio~is1y ~ ~, Arriving at the spot where h~ Jiad left Deitosie insensible, he II ( page: 80 (Illustration) -81[View Page 80 (Illustration) -81] k MISS ~A~U3ERS N4R~$A!tIYE. 81 lonad her ~t~nding i~p, 4y~he~ ~he j~n bQgg~jt~ qR' hut, direc~4 by a kind, ~u~d ahl-&9eing yi~y~4~1~OD h~lppO'S hut. ~r~dit~g ~!' the 4o~r j~aa ~4apk 4o ujWu ~o~wg them IWed hi~ ~ t~ ~l from w~q~ ~ok, e~'eet in Mr~~Madler'R With ~re~t~ff?~ .~M~4~er ~r~d ~Iy~ st,~n4 f~tt~wte4y1it aLAc took effect, f9r Maer~u~ Jii~ Iand t~ ~hi~ ~forehead ap~d ~disa~- j4'~ peaked within~, R~ppo now oarne ~o tb4r9pt and ~ with no effect, l~is 1~4L passi~g hart~4~s~y by4 ~ M~d~rbad now~drop. l~y this t4m~ ~ i~~iyt prne,,~ ~ %lrn~nesa p~pjce4 ~ ~ {V1W l~a~d p~w~y, ~id forward f~ar~sly ~pp~4 1t~ 9kift;I?~4 ~Iiis, rpx~ ~i14~ ~l JI~e. ai~d the Jn~lia~, i~i4~n~ se1ar~4 ~e wh~~re, ~J~i't wi~J'ont s'z~ cess, and they had given up all hopes of being ,~l~tQ~reaat~zno. h~d stood h~wed; by, 41W dq~r ~wq ~dqri~g~y, a~pf~ ~aer,~p4~ ~ k4hi~e ~ 4' D~itosj~ ~ at~I'4p~u t4~ ht~s~'s ~I~nd with grest t~4flk~UlpeS~IW~Wefl4ed ~Pt1r: w~yt~w~i~1 iwi~i1lag~ a%~QOrnr ponied by g~4~W dli Abw~1u~1 w~y~we ~re~met by/a large body 4 9Th~4 ~ arrival. The story was goon told, and Rev. Ma~i~r) Was th~2 hego~i*l Two q~wa~~V MtiJ9bn. ~ l~p~set ~ accornparP~d by, ~n ~ ,~(k~o~zt)~ h~di~u ~ wai~n {~t hmeii~ fo~ 4~ir~a Wit4~I ~rv~xlAWtbr ,ix~;~irrow ~$hor~1y 4~e~A~is r~oNa ~rief~peri~izst~beyoiid Qh$sti~u ~#be~r ee~ 2Ma~r~ t~ 4r~tler~I~ad ~ qule tity~ ~f ~he 6 / page: 82-83[View Page 82-83] *2 M~ ~A4tflER'S ~A~A~4VE. MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 83 wi~rst~ ~rIi~i*key ever" distilled, itix4 nearly all the Indians partook fl~I~ ~f t ;~1~eirniile az4~r1g the ~re~t. After drinking a quantity of~the ~ to th~ lodge, atid ordering me vc~t1&deyise ~llsort~of Plaits for his own amusement. Some I dar~ not~ mentlor4 but others wi1l~' At one tiii~& he came to me and said that the c~(uncii had ordered me to swim the river, which w~ freat'~thevillag~ Aecordingly I4~tI~ 'sei~ed'by two squaws, who C~reed me toward The river, followed by Thdiaiis, both men and WQrnett, in a beastly state of jiitoxicatiotL Arrived at the river, my tori~e~tors~ ~v~ded~ otit, dragging me with them. Fortunately they had h~1dot~ the wrong ~er.~on t& gratify 'them in th~ manner they desired, a~ Lwa~ arie~pert swimm~r~iiid readily awam to the oppo- i5j~ bank; Fini~Iirt~ that tIi~y wer&folled iz~ tbeir ir~tentio~is i'egard~'/ ~~mysilf~he male Iiidisns ibrced 'a~i the sjiiaws, who had accom- pani~d~us, int~ t'he±i~ver; where they were followed iuid forced into deep ~w~ater. Some fl~e or six ~fth~ women could not swim,'and of~h~se three were drowned, to the treat ui.uusemexit of the drunken wretoheson shore. i~A~~other time, ~remulle, still tinder the influence of' liquor, frhipped ~met'severely~ a~d~ the~i punted my f~6e With the blood whish ran from the wour~v upon my body; His p~tssbn. for tQr- menting me was at its height, when fortut~ately for me, but unfortu. lately for others, two teamsters were brought in as prisoners. And-why need dwell upon tb~hoirible sOene ?-.-these men were tied to the stake, and surrounded by howling, drunken Thdiavs, they were burned to death. Not loDg after this terrible affair, two white girls were brought to Qurvillage, and forced to take braves as husbands or die at the stake. From them I learned a sad history of Indian cruelties. Their name w'asHowso*~. Three yea~s pi~evious the father, John W. Howson, ~nd his wi~' a~id thi~ children, from Kentucky, i~ad sought and eound a home in the far West. Everything had prospered, and in their happy home few thoughts of evibcaine. 1~ut the destroyer was .on theh tracl~. Ou~ ~day there came se~~en Indians who exhibited every sign of peaceable intentions. They asked for food and received it. After stuffing themselves to their hearts' content* they asked for fire~water. Mr. llowson and his wife, who were both in the house,~informed them that he had none, in fact never used it. "White man lie!'? said one of the Lndians, "and me kill him, he, no give us fire.water." Mr. Howson still persisting that there was nothing of that, kind in the house, the Indiansriished upon; and struck him to the ground, where they scalped him aflve before the ey~ of' his distracted family. Mrs. ll~wson, an iri~alid, utiable' to move from her~haiiVsat wring. ing h&i~ hands an~l balling for mercy. Th~ Thdians, now 'thoroughly mai.tdeiied at' the' 'sight of b~oo4, next directed th~W"attention toward a~bojr of a1~out t4Our years of age, and' one t~tll po~verfuI brute took him by the heels and dashed his brains out a~aifist the door- post. The daughters, Annie and Lizzie, had fainted at this horrible sight, and when they became consciotis their home was in ash~sand their m6~her' buried beneath. The Thdians who eomriiitted 'this dastardly deed were of the L6 tribe, but they brought their captives ~ our village. Lizzie Howson was a very pretty bi~nde, and her sister Annie a bs '.rnelte of rare~ beauty. All my sympathies were enlisted in their tiiPor; but wbat could I do to aid them? Ndthing, ab~ohtely noiiing, for I was a captive in reality. Thoughts 6f eseape,'with.. ou~ any fixed plan to accomplish it,' were again running through my mu i, and-well, the next chapter will let you into several secret., md' nfor'm you as to several adventures of mine. page: 84-85[View Page 84-85] MISS B BARBER'S NARRATIVE. CHAPTER VI. 'i'nu~ ~ 7~J.~.OiP~URED &~i BROtJGHT B~0-WNXPPED~.-CO~. DUNNED TO DEATH AT THE 8TLKE-INTSRot~S8I0N OW WAANATAA. /3' 3 4 '3 A A 'A 'A) (~I1)I4 ' ~ eye~ing J~Qitos~ ar~,I had~ .~alk~d a short distance be- ~,yp~e ~ a~d our ~ony~ss~~ion a~ length turned ~tji~ ~lpie~~f my h~msb~pdTen~ulle. Toh~rIex. ptjes~eda ,4~ire to quit forever the Brule tr~be, and she ~ vq1upte~4 ~o~1ee9g1pany m~ any~rh~re. So we sat down a~d a~~ged~ ~ $s~n~ fpr escape. Jt wi~ decided that we should isake soqi~ e~cu~e the next day~ which would admnitofa long a~sepee, ~v~giout orqating any suspicion as to our real i 3 33' *WeAetermi~e4~po~ t~ki~g with us~ go~ supplyof p~ovi~ion~, ~id q~r ~ Ra~po's l~ut., There we c in tb~ ~ve~3~i~h, ~af~ty, uu~iI ~W pursuit of us had been abandoned, Ibr now that Maer and Rappo were dead, the secret of the~ cave was, 33 WQ f~lA surek49.Wn to i~ three pers9ns-Peitpsie, i~ys~It and Dr. 3 day, for Ten2lulle J~y~Q~y~IRg 4~ored ~s ~Iieibllowing .: 3 went on ~um$, i~ tl~e Qpp t~4ir~ctic~ from tbatyyhich we intended takino- """3 3333 ~, ~ , e~rly, we, started with the avowed purpose of 3 ~3 ,3~, 4 ~be banks of the ~tre~j (which I have before mentioned ~~ep~pve4 uiy~nocqasons, and caused ~i~psj~ tu do the same. Then, as did Maer, when he and I were there before, I procured the pieces of bark, and hid our trail. We waded through the brook until we came to 'Red Rappo'~i hut, and here w were greeted by a horrible sight. Locked in each other's arms, were the now inanimate bodies of Rev. Madler and the Canadian Maer. Close by lay the body of the Indian, who had accompanied the doctor, shot through the head. 84 I. s6 Ikre was a mystery,' the only solution of vv~hieh we ooi~d arrive at, being; t1iat~ Maer ~wae not dead wheutw~ l~fl~ him, ~n4 had after~ wards met Mr~ Madlei~ and his~guide, shot tiae 1,tw~~nd with The' former closed in deadl~combat~ Witir all the usrV~ ~t our .~oni~ inand we removed the bodies from the lodge, ;and with, a sickening sensation managed to crawl into the. cave. Onca inside, we w~re puzzled to~ adjust the stone which ~lled the ent~an~e ;;~b~t a~f~er great exertion we managed to arr~tIge it in its prepei~ place. Deitosie followed me, not without some f~r how~v~r, th~ug~ the cave until we came to the un~ergro~tn4 brook,~whe~$,4o, my su~~ prise, 1 fqun4 a torch brightly burning, and pia~ed in tW~ sai~ ~iotch where I had seen and taken th~ other. Whgt ooul~ ~t1~is mean? A terror shook my limbs, but I did ot wish to nt~rtio~ the fact tb~my'companion. Strange thought a~i through my hi~in; and to all questions asked by Deitosie I ~returned but ind~f~er9nt answdr~. Pranticaily I seized the tor~h an& rushed ~ward., I bad not, gone far when, with & scream, 1 etatted baol~,.for4ber~ ~ire~y~:i~ front of us, his eye~ like balls of ~lre, utood. 2e~ 1?t~q! Both1 Tieitosie and myself lost all possession of ~Ur Iitnhs ~and scenes~ ~u~4 sank uncensciou& into the running water beneath ~, Uappily t~ ivater had an immediate ~anitary eft'e~t, and with choking s~nsath~ we found our senses retnrning. We znan~iged, liy~ c~i~iging ~o 3a4~ othei~, to st~nd,~ but neither coald utter, a s pd,~d.4il~ ~afore us stood R~d Rappo'! What hortibl~expres~i~xi he had, IIQW i~wf~ifly weitd looked he ~' and as I gazed in stony horror at th~ picture. presented, it ~' Filled me, 4hi~1i~ed ~ with .aterronnever~t b~ore." With. a pay~er to 'God, 'I regained ~oxnewh~t~. my ~on~d seW~ pd~essibn,' and'Th~ a ~'oi~ weak with feari. ~*ianaged ~tter~r, '~Rappo, *~ cotne' not~to~"harm you. We are, b~t tw9 heipleM women; ~have m&r~y; hkv~e mercy!" No so'mnd, save the i~oise occasio~fed ~by1 the running water greecod 'us. lie is waiting to spring upon us! Re would am~so page: 86-87[View Page 86-87] 80 MISS~ BARBER'S 1~TARRATIVE. hiruseif at our fright! ~Sooti he will rend uslimb from limb! So~ie sttch wild thoughts resei~tedthentiefres to ftiy now cra~ed br~in, 1and with tbet~ cat~ the feelir~g of faintness again~d My corn- ~ani~n 8tood like a bronze stati±e, nor tittered she one word. With '~no belief in things supernatural, the idea slowly crept in up6n~ni~that we were looking at the spirit of Red Rappo. I gained. at le~igth, snificient courage t& advance a few steps. As I did so I bade the object before us to come forward, if he were rx~an or spirit. 11ut~there starh~g at us, ~with a look that chilled my very blood, stobd R~d Rappo I Suddenly yel1~ were echoed throughout the cave. What meant those ~houts? Whence did they proceed? With feelings none can'd~sdi'ibe, I turned torny companion, who by this time had i'e~Mned h~r Power of speech. "Our people have &Aind,~and~ followed our trail," she said. Again the yells were sounded in iur ears, and the truth soon became apparent to me. Rushing forward, I know not why, I ran against the object 'wilich had caused its so much terror~ arid as I did soit fell~-'twas the b~ody cf Red Rappo~ Here was another mys tery~ fl6ldiiig the torch high :~i~ve tny head I beheld a hole neai wh~re the 'body had been placed, and, on examination. I found another cave adjoining the~ o~e 1W84 were in Hurriedly bade Peito~ie follow ~fle; and so6~ 1 found 'myseW in a cavern of huge dhnensions.~ A laige roek ~l~y at our feet, and, with the a~ tance of the Thdia~i iiiaiden, We, upofi~trial, found it to exactly fit Lh. hole through which weliad crawled, We had sbai'~ely been itt our new bid~i~plac~ a minute, When ~we heard the echo of voices, and the tramping of many feet in the adjoining cave. Three days ~tnd nights, I should judge, we passed in this cavern. Often ~re beard voices ~id ~otber sounds, but our hiding place rernaited undi~eover~d by~ ol3rptfrsuers. At last, weary of our con~ fii~en~ We concluded tocarefully advance along the ~vern. ~Our torch had burned to its last knot, and, in, the darl~ness, we were obti~ed grope our way. it is a singular fa~lt that tho air of this ca~t~ wa~ not, as tar as we could judge from our feelings, the, least t* 'I .'~ 1 ii K I. 8& 0 9 page: 88 (Illustration) -89[View Page 88 (Illustration) -89] r MISS4BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 89 bit impure. We were reduced in provisionsito one pieceof cooked~ bear steak .weighing about~ two' pounds~ Fear prevent~dt~s fr0m returning the wi~y~w~ clime, even it~ we had been able to ib~d the entrance, ~hi~h Is doubtful, and7ot~r situation was desperate. To remain was certain starVation, and so out we were obliged to go. Bin how? Was there an ekit to this cave? We pushed hopefully on, knowing not what w*~s before us. At any moment We rtiight be plunged down some~ deep abyss. Oh, it was terrible, but there was no help for it, so on; on we went. We had traversed the cavern a great while when we suddenly beheld, before u~ wh~it ap~e~red to be a star of heaven. Towards it we went, and after walking'qnite a distance came to a hole scarcely large eno4h to adniit~ person to crawl through. t first reached out far, en~ugh~ to take;a view of its surroundings, when with feelitigs of despair I beheld, directly. to the right of me, the self same 'bro~k, Z rushing down the ~rocks, which I badbefore seen in' the other cavern. '.4 But joy! joy, to. the left of me I saw a ledge of rock upon which we, with care, c&uld~ crawl. I told Deitosie of my disco~'ery, and crawled out, followed snon after by my companion. . The rdek~upon~rbieh 4eatood was some on& hi~udred audI fifty or two hundred feet above the plain beneath us. Deitosie, after walking around sometime, came to me with the i~iews that to the left of us~*as a natural path b~ which we could descend. With great difihiulty, we managed, at last, to reach the valley and~with thankful hearts we knelt, I with w prayer, whh~h was repeated by the Indian .maiden~ Aftor a long rest we rose t~ Our feet an4 had walked' s6ine distance;' when we heard the 's~xn4'.of wheel bolongiug evidently~ to heavy emigr~tnt ~wagons,' and' soon~ after we met a party ~of. twenty men; and with tkem~hree wagore (an twelve h6rses.. ~L ~ntered~ into ~onversation with thorn and warned them togoito the eKtreme right, as our Peo~h wdukl1 in all probability, engageithem in battle under~sonie pretence, and rob them of everything. They were pleased to learn that I was the wife of Temulle (or Squatting Bear as they called him), told the they page: 90-91[View Page 90-91] MISS BARBER'S NARR~PIVE. wera on their way, with supplies, to Fort Berthaid, and wished to stop ~t the Th'ule village. I did not like to own that I was then attempting to escape from my husband, and therefore, after ttgain repeating my warning, at which they onlylaughed, I left them to go their way, They had been gone about half an hour when who should suddenly appear before us but Temulle. The game was up! It had been fairly played, but our antagonist held the winning card. Without a word Temulle pointed toward the Brule village, and I. in company with my cotnpanioi~, led the way, followed closely by Ternulle. Arrived at the village, we were haii~d ~by the. Indians with all sorta of exclamations, and I was glad to get into the lodger to escape their~taunts. But my trouble was by no means at~an end. Temuile walkedin soon after and whipped me so severely that I expected nothing short of death to ensue. Not content with this be pounded me with his fists, until, overcome by suph treatment, I' fainted. Nor was thisall, for in the morning I awoke to learn that the council, ther~ more than half crazy with liquor, had condemned me to be burned at the stake. All my tChristian fortitude was required to bear up under the~~e trials. The time appointed for the sacrifice, as the Indians termed it, arrived, and with trembling limbs, but ~ strong faith in God, I walked forth to meet my doom. Tied to the ttake I waited the sig- nal that would stai~t the flames around ~me. The sky was dark with clouds, heavy winds were blowing,.when suddenly vivid flashes of lightning illumined the heavens above. Wadnataa now appeared upon the scene, and addressed the Indians. He bade them beware ~ th~ Great SpiritYs wrath. They were about to burn a woman who hud nev4 harmed them, and the~ Great Spirit would talk to them. As he spoke a loud peal of thunder rent the air, and the Indians dropped as if struck by some unseen power. There I stood a wit. ness. to this sc0ne of so much import to myself. The ek'z*xents were ndw let loose hi all their fury1. The wind blew a p&ecthurrieane, p~al ~ftor peal. crashed as. if in contention with some~ great ~nt~gouist,..and the Vividness of the. lightning clea4~~ exposed each okjeet to vieW, when suddenly the. earth trembled; then ,sho0k and abook again, till with one mighty heave it seemed to throw off all the weight upon it, and the next flash of lightning showed the laud not far off, to be 8plit as far as the eye could reach. During these events Waanataa could be seen standing erect, calm and collected. Presently the storm abated, and Waanataa walked up to the stake and severed the cords which bound me, and then, turning to the Indians, huddled together like sheephe said: "Sioux, the Great $pirit has spoken, and do you not know what the lightning was saying ?'" After the 8tOrJTk had passed over I went to my lodge, arid there offered up' a prayer of thanksgiving for my rescue from destth. Temulle, for some time subsequently, treated me with great res- ~ect, as did also the rest af the tribe, but this soon wore off, and again did I submit to seemingly never-ending persecutions. The following day a white man approached the village on horse. back, and informed us that he was one of a party eti route for Fort Berthald. Ha it was with whom I .l{ad conversed and warned not to enter the~ Brule village. After great parley he was ordered to bring his companions before the chief, and accordingly did so,' when commenced a general massa- cre, only one of the party' escaping to tell the tale. Things in the neighborhood were getting too hot for a longer stay on, the part of the Sioux, and owing to' the late murders and depredations, they knew that the pale-faces would soon be on the trail as a~ angers, and consequently after a council had been held, it was agreed that the best policy would be to "pull up stakes" and leave. T'~e ladians generally act upon impulse, and in a short time our tribe was on the move, and the deserted village lay far behind. For days w~ travelled, and I, the "noble Indian's wife," was obliged to MIS$ ~ARBER'S NARRATIVE. page: 92-93[View Page 92-93] MISS BARBER'S NARflATIVE. I~ar rny paok with the other squ.~ws. t At le~igth we arrived' afMina Wakan ~ k*~ where W~renained~b~t 1a ~hor* tim~4~arih~ puf~suit, an4tb0~uokao~tb1~ border,'~v~idiwg Man~itob~; h~W~v& Our 0OuX5~,nQw 1ay along the Assiniboiji rit~er~ on' tAte a~k&~ot~ which we, eneamnped' several days. A few miles, from the bhnks of' the I As~iniboin river, a hut, occupied by an Indianof 'the ~h~ckfe~t ti'ibe, was, discovered~ and from him Temulle obtained' anothet~ '~upply'or' whiskey, and then again commenced the deviltries previously prac.~ tieed~ anda~ I was about the only object to practise upoti, ~' ~6ur~ bumble servant" was the instrument used for his amu8ement. Temulle was at his wits' end for 'sbme new amusement, 'when he ~o~xceived, the i~lea of dressing Meemnole and myself in male (lostuihe that of the braves, and placing us face to ~aee, in, deadly eqmbat. Se e~e~ ~e~ng obliged ~to dress ~is directed, I was 'brought fo~Ward and eoi~frohted by Meemole, dressed jn a siihilar manner, and who jud~ging~by the smile of satisfaction' she woi~e, seemed inclined t& ~njoyJtheAhing~ immensely. I remojistrated, but to no dffeet, and was told that Meemole had orders. to' kil1"me~ ivhether I fotighi or net., O~t of all the Indians present but~three atood. by ~ cihamnpions: these~ three were ~Waariataa,; Dsitosie,' and' little Deito~ie 'begged Temulle tovallow hers to take iny~ jllace and even little Leeonoge expressed a Wish to 44go right up 'and kiJl bad equaw~" ' '' ' ' 1 The idea o~ this Amnazonian encounter, tickled th~ Indians mi. denselyy, and with sinking heart, I saw that ther&w~s 'no help for it, I niust either' kill or be killed~ I did noc' relish the idea~of human blood upon my hands, nor was I:inelined to 'sit 'calmly by n~dreoeive, the.knifb of my bitter, enemy. ~ , ' Meein~e ~sii~ee' her marriage, 'left flodDeansuhdone'~i.,~~nnox me,, and all niy.su~hriggs both atherht~nds jrnd,' 'those ofSTezniille, gave her the greatest delight, but I trust the kind reader will credit' me when I assert that no feelings: of revenge toward her 'had ev'er possessed me,. '' : '~ ~i' ~ ~" ' , -1?, Waanat~a ~me, and ma whisperadvised mne:to stand up bravely' I' I MISS BARBJ~R'S NARRAT1Y~. ~id ~fi~ht it out, for "she is not likely to kill you," he said, £4 and i~ you w~tc~i your opportunity and sei~e with a firm hand her right wrist, and cut h~r sligI~y across the ~tomaeh the victory is yours. Nothing," he add~l, "will cause greater fear in su~Ii an encounter tan a cut on that part1cul9~ part of the body. I have known braves to receive severe, an9~ sometimes deatb wounds, in more vital p~rts, ~and continue fighting~ not knowing that they were badly cut, whilst ,a~t other times I, have seen them conqured by a little scratch a'~ross tl~e. stomach." Knowing that Waa~ataa~ next to IDeitosie, stood my best friend, ri .~, 'I I~ decide~ t~ act nis anVice. It ~is perh ~ps n~eess~ry, though, I hesitate throug~i modesty, in a~sertin~ it, tQ stat~,t~ia~ I am, what is termed a u.e11 made woman ~rc~ugbt up i~,th9ep~4ry, and having ~it ~he sarx~e time a desire to avail myself of the exercise which may there be, obtained, I grew to bea strong girl) and ,at fifteen ~there were few of the boys in our ne~g1~o~hopd w~o cared, to test my streng~h-im~ fact, I ~ at th~t age, a, perfect." torn boy.". ~N y opponpi~t, in this contest, possessed, a well l~nit body, and no doubt we, were equally matched. , S And ,no~v ,cax~e preparations for the "tug of war." Face to faee westood, l~iives in. hand, On her f~ce malice, an4 a P~e~ whip~ boded xne n9go~d~, Upon my face there was, I , an~, expres~ipfl of ~letermina~t4Qfl~ I, resolved not to l~1l her unless pu~b~ tq dj~p ip self.4efence. The signal to ~omrneno9 ho~tWti~s was giy~, and quick, as, lightning Meemole sprang forward, an~ cut ~efore I wa~ aware of it,; gave me: a severe across the:facQ With her knife. For a moment I was bewildered, but remembering my ~dauger, ~d I xn~y truly, say, my 4rican blood being up~~ent. y :dear life,. My fir~ e~ortyas t~, seize her right wrist~ ~l~ch ~rtuna~ely ~L succeeded, ~n' dqing,, bui~ sji9too had learned th~t~r~k, ~nd s~ ~ ~ncV mnys~lf no~.qomb~t~t~ NQW commenc9~ a sLi~iiggi~e. f~r ~premnacy. Locked in each otjier's argis, we neither of u~ eQuid ~i~e the knife. At last with a~ etlbrt I threw my ant~ouist, , ?~nd page: 94-95[View Page 94-95] MISS BARBER'S NARRATIYE. she.' tell ~he pulled me with her, leavii~g me however "on top~" Several indians now stePped forward and separated us, and we were eoinrrianded to stand upon our feet; whieb w~did, and having learned a lesson from ~fcemole at the eomn~eneement of the encounter, t pro- ceeded immediately to put it to practical, use, and this time it was her turn to receive the cut upon the face. The quickness with which: I accomplished this served to call forth the applause of the drunken Indians, and Meemole in no mannerr relishing this good opinion of my powers, rushed forward, tE~ blood streaming from her taco, with the fury of ah eni~ged tigress.' Phe blade of her knife clashed against mine, an( centring all my strength in the, one arm, I threw my an~oni~t Ag~in she caine at h~, and, acting or~ the defensive, I 'backed '~ step dr two, and'she in iiiiscaic~ilating' he distance wduld hav6'f~?ilen, had I not instantly ~i~ed her, and do ng so we both felL This time there was no interference, and we rolled over and over, cutting atid slashing at' each other in a manner which appeared to be terrible, but which was in reality of no great effect, except to start a considerable ~quantity of blood. Temulle at last, seeing that I was getting the best of the squaw, ordered us to be separated. Again we st6od face to face, and a sorry appearance we must have presented. Meeniole had decidedly the worst of it, but her courage was by no means gone, and it bade.; fair to be a long and deadly encounter. She lost no time in acting on the offensive,, and it wae with great 'di1~culty that I avoided several savage thrusts, any o~ of which, I doubt not, would have proved fatal to my. existence; Many times 4iad I attempted ~he "cut" which Waanataa advised me t6 make, but without success. 'My' antagoniSt was now becoming weak from loss of blood, and in hei~ despair was fighting wildly, and in such a manner that I could not bave longer warded off her stabs, had not fortune at last favored me, for in another attempt I succeed in gi~asping Meeinole's wrist, and quick as thought, dealt her a cut across the stomach, which thoroughly unnerved her, and ehi victory was mine I page: 96 (Illustration) -97[View Page 96 (Illustration) -97] MISS BARBEWS NARRATIVEE, Weak fr9m 1ps~pf blood, ~nd u~nnarve& ~hro~gh *i~eit was carried, by ~a~t~agtQ, mylodge, the ]~ndians makin~ as, and Qn.~qye1~y 8id~ my ~c~1rage~wasJ~udedtQ ~he shies. ~w two j h~48uI~e~entLy r~ove~'e~1 ~o~J~e ~kJ~to a~ist in th ~xiy late enemy, Me&n~i4e, ~hQ wa~ verygratef~4 aiwi ever ~ remained a true and firm~fiiead of win~e. T~eIn~ia~pi~viQu8ly, we~ii~rwd ~s ijvii~g~ few miies1~f 4 Assini~inUrjy~r), cametp Qnr en0ampn~e~iti'two~ or'f three ~d the Ama~n~ contest, an4~having~he~rdof ~the e~pres~eC One day as Jwa~dered ~ &laort distance fr~~i oiw~eropo: lage, I wa~ ;fl~e~ ~ and his~tt~tio~s~ b of too fr~e a pattP'~ t~o~ saPsfy~ ~ 0eI~se ~Qf'Jp1i0priety, ~I si leave ~ fit be 4eMiined me,~ ~d de~pita z~y ende~vorsd~ him, ~arrie(dp~etQ;j1ie hut~ AWe b&4 ~oaroel~arrjvBdth~ Ten~u11ei~a~ l4s~ppearance~.an4tben commenced a h~d encouriter4~etween tht~se two re men%4n w~Ichl~owever my had de led1yi~he kest~of hi~antagonist~, ~nd ~oen~overpewe Temulle then bound, him jhand- ,eind-foot~and d~gged~him t~ 0 lage, where, he. was r~aste~. a~iy0. The ~i~u~es afterward ooi his prppery j~urpedj iis~hi~t tQtlte ~~tI1)4.; N~t far from ~i~r e~ampsent~'Waanata~ discovered a 'qi seemingly a tomb, in which .were-fq~n&sku~Us and skelton~ of Indians. long since extinct.~ The shqr~eat~o~e of these a could not have :boen les8 than sevcn~fe~kr&in* iaJeng~h,~ ami of th~rn act~n~.1~y xnea~red over g1&veefe~t~,~ ~ shape; p~ipca~ of p~en1ia~' make, and ~ther, artiolea~ w ~1 abund~nqe, ~rne of ~hiob, an' ovname~ntcnt froi~ia aQlidA)1 it still ha'~e in~niy sse~siou~,;i ~ ~ It: wowid he imp~asible to~nari~ateiitvo~ie ~oIunie the.aiapy events ~f my Ufa during my ~ yea~'s~ojourn among *ha ~ h~veAn,~enternp1ation the compilation of another ibooJ sk~ewhioh will be comprised of- advant~res ainer~g the C tiib~ which tribe I have a greater respect for thati that '1 exnexit, L Cnp Ii~,a day ~care of ftI~rwardW ~rom the ~y. after I a great rar.y ~ik ecoxnlfng ~rte4~to ~ escape re, Whex~ ~t6 hand husband~ red him.~ the vil~ fisoated '4; ~f-~ -~ cave or ~f ~i~ace keleton~ LiaeveDai ~ qn~er df gold, exciting Indians, ~ -of this heyenne which I page: 98-99[View Page 98-99] I 98 MIS,~ RyLBER'S NcAIW~LArflvx. ~tai~for~ the, BruIe.S~tui~ Durh~g uiy life arknong the latter, I m~ and ~onversed with Spflt~ ~1Yail and t~ai~y other Well khown Indian~ In the tn~tfr of Augu*t, 18~2 (the year of my return), 1 u~as~on ~pisit to N~w ~k~lty; Mid ag~ii~ tnet a~i oowersed with Spotted ~Tail~ and hi~ sqi~w; who~ by the *ay~ i~ a sister to the "Little Leeonoge," of whomi have spoken. Our't was 'or~ vmoVe for a long while; and durlng~hat time we irii~t&l ~the wintet~ 1T4di~ig Post, Blaekfeet torrlt6iy; havng tt~av~lled along a' vdryi be~utif~il little~rlve~ kmwn ~a the Mouser afterwards striking the Plum river. We were at one tiffie near l~'o~rt Ellice; a~id tleei(aloegf the Qtt Appel~ ~ and a~'terwards stop. ppd'a~the Qu Apptelle ?bM~. W&apeat soti~e time kn the Fishing L~l~ a~o~g~ th~W~I~feeI~ iixdiat~j and ~gaim along the Red Deer rfrer to Oaeh&Oahip, t~kii~ l&O~d Bow Fort ~ni'otde. During this tim~I wae~t&av great 1.~twht thoroughly ~'esign~~d to ~uy situation. Teiuulle .haddf0r ~ lon~jtime ~ed toward me ~n~i ~a~me~' anor~ lenie11tth;n durug't1~ifti~st oiyeavs of our m rlage~ bth~1ddeiily a~oinple~ ol~anget~ok pl~e~I in his disposition, and ~gali~ I was subject~ ~i su4~h ~or~ieD teatnient tha~ I firmly resolved' to escape. Early In h~pvlui8~ we ~et~ned~ to ~Dakot~ terrltwy; Mid aft~wards went with the ~reatej~oa tIeti ot1bur tk'ibeino~h~tMMij~p~ota Here weve ~ienewed ~hoaemnrueU~s vhIob I hav6~befor$~ient1o~ned. Otedayutli~r~ e~ne~ifr ~ia~p ati old h~rit~ t~iimed 1~aniel LeroyL A ~~~d1thei* pdi~tu*tAi~y to epe&k to thia man about ifrydesive~o ~ frlWtg~Iau& he pr~Anised thatAt' it evetlay in 114 P w& saia~ime:~be~shuu1d not h~sit e:to~re~d~ me ald~ ~ gi'~en me a~ severe *hip~ing, ~4he~z theife~auiaIto ~the ~illagi an bid B~ule ~l~iel~ who had been for many years among the Blackfe.t. He 'Wltuessed the ~b~ne betweetxm~1iusband and~ m~eelr. 'Wi~b~ut flinohing I ht~d #eeei~ed the whipping administe~re4~by TemuIIe~ ~ he seemed ~ eiij~rmy ,~ sufteiinig~~ ~Ai the eonolu~ioti~ h~ offered 1l~mulie a ponn~z~&r~g~ / for th~ A~hite sqnaw~' This offer being ~efu~ed he t~&a~id ~hen three ponies; and f4r~tAre~ ponies ~fl7/ rnbte (~)'Jnd.Mei~ 9# MISS BARBI~R'S ir~ARRATIVB. I~band handed me over to Mackainoze, the old Brule chief, whi that very day set o~it for a neighboring tribe, a~c~mpanied by at' ~' Anee" friend. I bade good bye to Deitosie, Waaiiataa and Little Leeonoge(thelatter wa~ theg inadyingc&ndition), and followed my new "proprietor." Daniel Leroy, the old hunter, did not even some for ward to bid me farewell, but kept decidedly aloof. We had been on our way two days, and had probably travelled some forty odd miles when we struck asmallstreani called the "Naog" (roaring) brook. MackanIo~6 expressed it as his intex~t~on to remain here soixte three or four day~. We had scarcely been npou the spot selected, an honk' when Daniel Leroy rode up, having the three ponies given Temulh~ by the old ehief, with him. He entered intO ~$ O*~: versation with Maekamo7~e, the substance of ~hieh was that he4esire4 to buy me back. ]~e offered the three ponies and other parent~ and promised the old chief" much money" if he would ~e~Iomp5fly us to one of the forts after the trade. Nothing h6wever would induce Mackamoza to trade for me, and he and the other Indian took possession of the three po~iies and badet~ hunter leave them in~tan$ly under pain of death. They aseerted that Leroy bad stolen she ponies. In vain did he; deny the. charge and assert that h~ 11a4 pai4~ Ternulle for them. At; last in desperation he struck down-the; "Ane~ '!; with th&b~Wend of his guO, and turning instantly, poiatei the fnu~le of it~ toWard ~aokatnoze, ordering him t~ staridor be ah~ down in; his track~. The old chief rushed forward-Leroy pulled.. the trigger-4he gum missed ~re1 and dropping it, be seiaed Macka moze, and then came a Btruggle for supremacy. For a bag, tiule neither could throw the other. At length they both~ felt heavily to the ground. Over and over they roiled, both adept in the tricks of a hand hand encounter~: It was a prolonged contest. Blo~d flawed freely from ~aoh,' With a-great struggle Leroy succeeded in shaking off, his intagonist, and in a moment was on his feet4 But uot before she tn a, who was UI ~ud ready so meet him again. rPht~y elinohed~ page: 100-101[View Page 100-101] I 100 MISS tARBER'S NARRATIVE. aAd ~the struggi&wasl'again desperately renewed. Near, very near to~th~±n iv~s th~ "mouth of a yawning abyss. 'I called to leroy, war zitng him of his ~danger, btiv~, alas, too late, A'or'a few steps back- ward carried th~'Indian'over'th~dge,' and in his fall he clung to th&buek-skin jacket of his advex4sary, 'thus dragging the old'~hu~iter with him. They disappeared from my sight. With terror I rushed to~the edge of the abyss, and there hung Leroy, his' legs twisted ai6und a waneton tree, whi6h grew on 'a' ledge of rock, and still clinging to him~Was the Indian chief. The strength of Leroy ~eemed ~u~'humat, fer as'h~ hung he managed with;one hand, by seizing the' tree, ~to'steady himself~ whilst With the other he i'epeatedly ut~bbed' his antagonist; who, with ayell of agony, let go his hold, and w~nt:~~hing down 6n 'th'~ rocks' below. ' ' terby found~ great difficulty in regaining an upright position aft~' the' Indi~~ had let 'go hishold; but at last, with what assistance I could render, he accomplished the feat, 'and after i~ rest ~ve started to~rd~the 'white~ttletnente,' w'he~e, after several days' journey we 4~ePi~bn441etely~xhausted. '" ' - ' ' "' 'i'~b'fo~nd~ 4~ends enough, W'bo'dressed:me in" civilized "cos.' tume," and I was shortly afterward 'on my way'to'Fzirt Leavenworth, aiidnAaiiiirrg there but' 'a ~h~rt 'tim~, I started for: th~ good Old DQring rny""May ~meng the Brule.SiouxWilllt~m Welsh; Eeq., m~d~an~ official 'visiLatioi~ among the 'Indians,'and 'afterward "made sdme wi~ and g6od '~u~g~stions in his report. He gave an inter.' esthig ~etnnt'of th~ social a~id religiouss condition '~f the 'various trib~, ~d urge~ the more tho~oug~h carrying out bf'the principle that wI*ft a ~ivUized people 'deprive the uncivilized possessoi'~ of the soil of their food and clothing, the civilized people are bouj d:to subsist aad ol4n~e the uncivilized until' their can support'~them~eIves. M~ W&)~h also' ~mrri~ncIs the" United' States Government 'to adopi mdre effectivee moasu'i'es 'fozth~ prohibition of~the' Whiskey' traffic au1~ug the Indians,'and: in that recommendation I too join an earnest pz~ayer for the 'total prohibition' o~ the' damning fluid among thos4 MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 101 saw ~e creatures, for two thirds of the murders and wars among themselves and against the whites are committed under its influence, and to the other third we can but add that it's man's inhumanity to the red-man. if my narrative has proved interesting I am well satisfied, but if in its perusal some silly girl may change her mind regarding"the noble red men and: relinquished all thoughts of going among "thom fo/ any purpose whatever, theu ~ni I fully satisfied. page: 102-103[View Page 102-103] CHAPTER VII. Q~S~V4TI~f5 QI~ INDIAN PRACTiCE OF MEDICINE-MANNER OF TM~T~-'-INPIAN REUBS, ETC., WITH T~AN5LATIONS-RJCCEIPTS FOR VARIOUS DISEASE~-NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL. ~ HAVE, since 'my return, been importuned by numerous friends aid acquaintances, to give to the public some of the receipts ~ in use among the Indians, fvr the cure of diseases. The pub- lishers of this work, knowing the great value of these receipts, gladly publish, them, and will fully indorWe their efficacy. T aim confident that the reader will do well' to preserve the receipts, as, where they have been properly applied, I have never, in one Instance, known them to fail. In the spelling of the Indian names I use a system of my own, which is to spell words according to their sound in pronouncing- t~iem. My translations may be thoroughly relied upon as being accurate. FROSTED MEMBERS.-The Indians make a ,plaster of the re8i,~ of 8ap-pzfle, which has a soothing effect, and removes all irrita- tion. CHOLERA MORBUS.-Make a gruel of Waslo-nee (rice) and a tea ~f' Han-to-la (liquorice). Then get a small quantity of Nec-char-jo (red raspberry leaves), and make a strong tea, which must be given to patient half a glassful every hour, or oftener, according to severity of the case. The red raspberry leaves are excellent in stopping looseness of the bowels, but care should be taken not to stop the ~looseness suddenly. - 102 MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 1O~ RuETJ~ATIS1~r.-This complaint is very prevalent ~rziong the Indians. Take equal parts of ~A.lo-pinus (white pine bark), Lappee ~burdock seeds), Alo-ja-ka (prickly-ash bark), a9d Nec-was-char (what is known as Serpenlaria Virginiana, or Virginia snake root)~ a strong infusion, and drink freely through, the day. The I rid jans while doctoring rheumatism make a free use of cold water applied to the parts afflicted, and give the patient a severe rubbing two or three times a-day. HOARSENESS, ASTHMA, COMPLAINTS OF THE BREAST, LUNGS, ETc.-Take of the lea of hoarhound, dried, 2 ounces; infr~~ them for twenty-' ur our in halt' a pint ~f boiling water (andd advise the additi f half a pint of' spirits); strain, and add quarter a pound of honey, and one tea~poonful of the es~ence of 1~mQU. Doae.-For adult one or two tablespoonfuls eyery tw~ hours. PULMONARY IDISEASES.-(ESpeCiallY efficacious for bleeding at the lungs~) Ne.bra.ta~hea (liver'4rt~ '4 pound; Sa~bas-~a (Solo. mon's seal), 4 pound; K~e-chi~ee (skunk cabbage), 4"'p~und; Shu-jee (blood-root), 2 ounces; Pin~nee-se-ah (water heai'hoinid), + pound. Add a' su~i~t quantity of w~tcr;' boil, arid pour off the water till the strength is obtained; strain, and1 boil say to six porter bottlefuls, and add five pounds of strained honey; remove from the fire; (Ii then advise the addition , a pint of bn}ndy;) l~t it settle, and bottle for use. Dose.-A wine glassful three or 'four times a (lay. N. Th-The indiana, by a prepari~tion known only to themselves, make a liquid which forms an ingi~edient in nearly all their -medi- elnes. It takes t1~e phice of brandy ahd spirits, and dierefore I a tvise the use of those liquids in several of the receipts given. A VALUABLE POwDER.-Take equal parts 'of Wee-ne-oh (put- ierized mandrake); See-tu-bar (pulverized spearmint); Wanc-to-o (cream of tar~4 ,~Jix., ,Pose.-A teasp nI~il- in 'tea or syrup. Th~ above reeeip~ is u~efQl i~ &i~a~es of: the liver, dyspepsia, obstruct~d~'ne~se$, cP~psy, i*~ vencreald-iseases, and inevery' taint 'f the system. page: 104-105[View Page 104-105] 104 ~MiS~ BARBER'S NARRATIkXTE. 105 OA1~ARRH. (S~iuff po~der.)-4l6n.kos.ka (high laurel), 1 ounce; S~.w~h~ja (sa~safra~), 1 ounce Shu-jee (bIodd.roo~), 1 ounce. Pulveri~; mix Well. t ~NDX4N ~ the common carrot, add to it a deco- tio~ of ~g~ga-ga (spikenard root), and stir in Indian meal. Th~y use the above poultice in case of inflammation bordering on gangrene or mortification. 'Tokic~ 'VI~&run&-TLik~of sour or hard cider, 1 gallon; good * .A~ok~ee (white-oak ~ ounces; What lo-ke (horseradish root), ~ oum~c&a.~ iron;vi~ ~enedka-oko (Seneca snake root), 1~ ounces~; carbonate of ounce; Boel-lo-ke~ (golden seal root), 1 ounce; Mad-to- (capsicum), ~ 'ounce. U~e.-A sure remedy for lntermttent fevers d~bi1ity, ahd im~npoverished state of the blood. It ia also excellent in obstructed menses, and the dropsy, worms, etc. T~N~TURE OF STRAMONIuM,-Puiyeriz~d seeds of Stramonium, ~ oum~es proof spirits~ .1 quart. - L~t it. stand one week. Dose.- ~Vwenty.fiye drops twi~e a day. Use,-~-Oure of epilepsy neuralgia, paiphation of~he hcart, and llts. The proof spirits act the same as the Indian ingredient-.-'~ Va-va-sodee." A VALUABIJ~ VEGETABLE C4USTIC,~-Mal~a strong le or ~ak ashes, ,~put it into an iron kettle, and e y of hickory evaporate till dry; pul- verize, and preserve it ih closed vessels. The Indians use this caustic with great sMecess. It is highly useful in the treatrnen,~W fistulas, also in indolent ulcers of every kind. It removes jUia.gous flesh without exciting any inflammation, and acts but little, except. on spongy or soft flesh. It is useful in cancers, and in every case WLUt a caustic is required. * -, EXCELLENT EYEWATER.~..-..Take of Sa-waWja (pith ~f sassafras), Vdra~hm. . Add to it a suitable quantity of rose-water. It will be found beneficial in the trei~~rnexit ~f ophthaltnia, oi inflammation of the eyes. I MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. GAftGL~.-Take Sa-inoon (sage), 1 ounce; Rave-o-ee (hyssop), 1 ounce ; pour on one quart of boiling water, and let it stand half an hour, then strain, and add 1 drachm~ of fine borax. Use.- This g&rgle is usefully employed by the Sioux~ tribe in aphth~, and in quinsy or sore throat, particularly 'where there is acute inflammation. GARGLE FOR PUTRID SORE TnROAT.~Gee.SUmach (bark of upland sumach); Lsee.lo.we.nee (high blackberry); Alp-as~ter (com- mon white elm bark); Alo.o-e~oh (white oak bark); Was-char-ee (small black snakeroott; Sum-me, ab-ab (nanny berry baW). Take of each a handful, except the snake.root, which mu~ be only half the quantity; make a strong decoctiou, add a piece of alum, and sweeten well with honey, then bottle for use. Apply often to the sores with a rag. It m~y at first irritate a little, but then cures. I have seen hundreds cured by this gargle where all other means were of no avail., In place of alum the Indians use a peculiar kind of grass, but the alum I know to be an excellent substitute from experience. INFU5IO~5..-Infu8ions, or, as they are usually called, teas, are ~ very common and good method used by the Indians, of administer- ing the virtues of various medical agents. A two-fold benefit is derived from infusions: 1st, the medicinal properties of the article made use of; 2dly, the heat and diluent properties of the water. During the year of my return (1872), which will be long remem- bered as one of epidemics, and general sickness, my success among my friends and acquaintances, in the treatment of various diseases, was so great that I was frequently urged by them to practise medicine professionally; and by the use of herb teas this success was accomplished. An excellent method to make teas or infusions is to put the plant or root into a tea-pot, pour on boiling water, and let it stand a short time by the side of the fire. In this way the infusion is readily made very clear. For infusions generally, put a handful of the herb into a tea-pot, and add a quart of boiling water; when cool, drink freely. For kidney complaint an excellent tea can be made of Tat-ta-loo '(leabane) 105 04 page: 106-107[View Page 106-107] 106 MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 'Fot weak htags, coughs~ pain in the breast, loss of appetite, dys. pepsia, et~4 the following tea will be found very beneficiaL Ohar.ee (snake.r~ot) ; Bosl.art '(gold thread); Gano~ee.ah (cen- W~try); 'Wot~lo.wanet '(w~iemwood); Sy~an.zee (tansy);. Dee.~io~ (boneect); Pin.nee~ae.ah (hoarhound): of each one handful. Dose.-To a large tablespoonful pour one pint of boiling water when cold drink a wine glassful four times a day. 'An excellent tea to' expel worms is the following Ta.ta~re (ear6lina pink), j an ounce; Ano.ano '(senna), ~ an ouAce; ~E~no.an6 '(manna) j an oi~nce. Do#e.-TIalf a tea-cupful three or four times a day for a child six yeara old, or sufficient to p~trge. lYhe following tea, as a d~ansing and' 'cooling purgative, cannot b~~c~l1ed. I~ is useful in fevers and infl~mniatory dis~ases. Ano.ano ~senna~, 4 an oiP:ide; o-~~ (manna~, j an ounce; ~a.sa.Poh (fennel seed, bruised), '1 tea~~6o~ifuI.' Add to the above half an ounce of cream of tart~r, after having put the seuna and manna in one pint of boiling water, and strained it, then sweete~n. In place pf cream of tartar the Indians use a powder which 'they manufacture from laurel leaves,' but as I do not kIw)w th~ formula, and do know the bet~efieitd effect of cream of tartar, V advise the use of the latter. Dose.-A wine glassful every hour till it purges. Tb~ following preparation is used by the Indians in 'the treat~ ment of retention of urine, etc. 'They use an ingredient ~fted by them "Va-va-so-lee," but as that cannot be obtained, Iloliand gin will be found an excellent substitute. Take of spearmint, green, bruise, and add sufficient quantity to ~aturatet4bout one quart of Holland gin. Dose.~T~e ~o~e must be regu1~ted according to. the patient~ bsk~its. Spm~ will require haig otlier~ a gill at a time~ an~ repeated eyery thirty minutes. The patient ~hould take it till it ~rodu5e-, relief In cases where the green mint cannot be procured, the dry may be used, but it is not so good. This liquid may al~o be used betteilcially, both ezter~ia1ly and internally, in cases of severe vomiting. U MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVE. 107 I Co~9N ?oui~TIc~.-.~Take of slippery elm, bark (pulverized) a sufficient quantity; stir it in hot or warm milk and water, to the consistence of a poultice. This poultice exceeds every other in point of ef~acy~ It i~ of almost universal application, and removes inf~amn~at~on ~oo~pr than any other. Compared to this, every other poultice dwindles into insignificance. I will nere add a bit of useful information not of Indian origin, but o~e~'f great l~euefit to suffering humanity. In scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, and small pox (and all kindred diseases), give freely of brewer's yeast. Its eftbct is wonderful, the disease is forced out, and all fe~rs of sore throat may be discarded where the yeast is given. In small pox, a regulation of the bowels, use of the yeast, and good, careful nursing (the room, in which the a patient is placed, to be kept of an even temperature), will do more thaA all the doctors to be had. The patient's diet in this disease should consist chiefly of gruels, and warm teas should be frequently given. Take of saffron and catnip equal parts, make a tea, and give it warm. Use the fever remedies when fever appears. Bost nourishment for the disease is barley w~~'r, Indian meat gruel, buttermilk and water, roas~d apple.% and &'~ ;'uit moderately. * Let there be a current of air in the roo ~ avoid the same coming in contact with tjie patient. Great attention must be paid to cleanliness.' Change linen and clothes often. If eruptions are large, full of water and irritating, puncture same, and sprinkle same with dry flour of slippery elm, and the pitting of the face will be greatly diminished. In conclusion allow me to assure the reader that all the fore. going receipts are of great value, and may be fully relied upon. When you ~o to the druggist be particular to write the exact qu~intity as given by me, and make use of the Engli8h name, only, as very 'few druggists have any knowledge of the Indian languages. he Indians have great faith in the healing qualities of tobacco, page: 108-109[View Page 108-109] '108 MISS BARBER'S NARRATIVIL and I have seen many cures by its use~ such ~i stings of bees, bites of insects, etc. [W~ h~ive seen several persons who have been cured by Miss Barber, and~ 'we have no hesitation in a~erting that h~r Indian receipts are of great value. The lady previous to her life among the Indians was a great student, and principal among her studies was that of medicine. Tan PUBLIBHIRS.] ki k
