. Indian history for young folks . for his skill in dances, ball-plays, and othergames. By his boldness and audacity he forced the nation into the warwhieh a large majority of them were averse to engaging in, and eitherbroke up every attempt at negotiation or prevented its fulfilment. Hewas to have been one of the leaders at Dades massacre, but was delayedby his desire to avenge himself upon General Thompson at Fort a council previously held to determine the question of removal, Osceoladrew his knife and drove it into the table, saying, The only treaty I will execute is this! Osceolas
. Indian history for young folks . for his skill in dances, ball-plays, and othergames. By his boldness and audacity he forced the nation into the warwhieh a large majority of them were averse to engaging in, and eitherbroke up every attempt at negotiation or prevented its fulfilment. Hewas to have been one of the leaders at Dades massacre, but was delayedby his desire to avenge himself upon General Thompson at Fort a council previously held to determine the question of removal, Osceoladrew his knife and drove it into the table, saying, The only treaty I will execute is this! Osceolas hatred for Thompson is said to have been caused by thatofficers seizure of his wife, whose mother was a slave, while he was on WAR WITH THE SKMIXOLES OF FLORIDA. 409 a trading visit to Fort King. Osceola, made frantic by this terrible out-rage, was seized for using violent language to Agent Thompson, and waskept in irons for six days. If this story be true, Osceolas vindictivenesstowards that officer is sufficiently accounted OSCEOLA. He was in the battle of the Withlacoochee, and led the attack uponMicanopy, where, in an open field within sight of the fort, he attackedupward of one hundred regular troops, supported by a field-piece. His subsequent capture gave rise to the imputation of Oct. 22,1837. bad faith upon the part of General Jesup, Osceola having come in under a white flag to negotiate; but that officer contended that 410 INDIAN HISTOKV FOR YOUNG FOLKS. Jan. 30, 183S. Osceola had broken faith in reference to the Fort Dado capitulation, andwas to be treated as an escaped prisoner. In fact, Osceola, in accordancewith Indian rules of warfare, had improved every opportunity to misleadtin1 commander of tin- army, and had disregarded the most solemn prom-ises to abstain from hostile acts and prepare for emigration. His pro-fessions of friendship and assurances of peace were only made to give hiswarriors time to plant and gather crops, and to harass and break downthe t
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