[Vampiromud-bug-hunters] Hey had fled on his approach. He redoubled his speed and continued on

Fri Dec 25 20:47:08 CET 2009

 settlements to hunt, and, instead of saving their skins, to pay the
trader for goods furnished them in the fall, would sell them to the
settlement for whisky, and return in the spring with their families
almost naked, and without the means of getting anything for them. About
this time my eldest son was taken sick and died. He had always been a
dutiful child and had just grown to manhood. Soon after, my youngest
daughter, an interesting and affectionate child, died also. This was a
hard stroke, because I loved my children. In my distress I left the
noise of the village and built my lodge on a mound in the corn-field,
and enclosed it with a fence, around which I planted corn and beans.
Here I was with my family alone. I gave everything I had away, and
reduced myself to poverty. The only covering I retained was a piece of
buffalo robe. I blacked my face and resolved on fasting for twenty-four
moons, for the loss of my two children--drinking only of water during
the day, and eating sparingly of boiled corn at sunset. I fulfilled my
promise, hoping that the Great Spirit would take pity on me. My nation
had now some difficulty with the Iowas. Our young men had repeatedly
killed some of them, and the breaches had always been made up by giving
presents to the relations of those killed. But the last council we had
with them, we promised that in case any more of their people were killed
ours, instead of presents, we would give up the person or persons, who
had done the injury. We made this determination known to our people, but
notwithstanding this, one of our young men killed an Iowa the following
winter. A party of our people were about starting for the Iowa village
to give the young man up, and I agreed to accompany them. When we were
ready to start, I called at the lodge for the young man to go with us.
He was sick, but willing to go, but his brother, however, prevented him
and ins
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