The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . Florida, to plunder the bordersettlements. Soon after GeneralJackson took command Fort Baran-cas and St. Augustine were captured,and the first Seminole war wasended. John Ouincy Adams was Presi-dent in 1825, and Andrew Jackson in1829. What happened in 1830? Peter Cooper built, from de-signs of his own, the first locomo-tive in America, and it was on the[1830] Baltimore & Ohio Rairoad, answered Phinney. The Black Hawk war was be
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . Florida, to plunder the bordersettlements. Soon after GeneralJackson took command Fort Baran-cas and St. Augustine were captured,and the first Seminole war wasended. John Ouincy Adams was Presi-dent in 1825, and Andrew Jackson in1829. What happened in 1830? Peter Cooper built, from de-signs of his own, the first locomo-tive in America, and it was on the[1830] Baltimore & Ohio Rairoad, answered Phinney. The Black Hawk war was begun, but General Atkinson drovethem beyond the Mississippi, taking Black Hawk prisoner. He wastreated kindly, taken to the principal cities that he might see thestrength of the white man, and was greatly surprised at a balloonascension. Ugh, air-ship going to see the Great Spirit ? The brave(the aeronaut), must be a Sac When he died he was buried on a hillin sitting posture, in full war dress. It is said that his brother Wabo-keshiek was a prophet, had less intellect than he, but great decision andfirmness, and the tribe believed in him, Marcella JOHN ADAMS. [1832] WASHINGTON AND THE FIRST CONGRESS. 227 How was the body of a great chief usually buried ?! It was dressed in full war costume, answered Jennie, andpainted as if the man was about to start on the warpath ; brilliant rib-bons; glittering belts in which were tomahawk, and scalping knife, ear-rings and nose jewels adorned him ; a lance was in his hand ; a pipebetween his lips ; and a filled bowl by his side as he sat upright on thegrass. There were orations telling of his bravery and virtues, then hisdeath song was chanted, accompanied by the low music of a softly beatendrum and the tinkling of little bells. Then the body was placed in thegrave, in a sitting posture, with plenty of food beside it, covered, and thespirit dismissed to the happy hunting grounds beyond the setting his favori
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