. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. odyguard around him and so marched him to safety. An old Indianasked him when a prisoner, what he thought about their whipping the whites inthe war of 1862, and pointing to a rock, he replied that when he could split thatwith his head they could whip the whites. After the war was over the old chieftold him that what he said then was true: they could not whip the whites anymore than they could split the rock with their heads. The life of one of Longiesmen captured by the Indians was spared on condition that he paint himself andwea
. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. odyguard around him and so marched him to safety. An old Indianasked him when a prisoner, what he thought about their whipping the whites inthe war of 1862, and pointing to a rock, he replied that when he could split thatwith his head they could whip the whites. After the war was over the old chieftold him that what he said then was true: they could not whip the whites anymore than they could split the rock with their heads. The life of one of Longiesmen captured by the Indians was spared on condition that he paint himself andwear breech clouts, but after the first day he rejected the Indian apparel andtold them they could kill him if they liked, but he refused to wear that kind ofclothing. If he must die, he would die like a white man, and the Indians,respecting him for his bravery, adopted him after that, and defended him againsthostile tribes. He appears to have had the benefit of second sight and feeling,having for warning an involuntary rising of the hair on his scalp to meet the. BLIRLINGTON HOUSE EST 1884
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