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Show j Qtoriesof j GREAT INDIANS Dy ELMO SCOTT WATSON k Copyright, lm, Wtaisrn NwimMr buu SHAOBONA, A POTTAWATOMIEj "WHITE MAN'S FRIEND" IVTANY Indians have shunned the V nnme of "while man's friend" but to ono Jt wns n proud title. Shah-onn, Shah-onn, chief of the rottawat6m.es, curl-ously curl-ously enouRh, war neither o chief nor . member of that tribe by birth. Ho wns an Ottawa, nephew of the great Pontine. Having married a Pottawatomie Pottawa-tomie woman, he wus adopted Into the trlbi Riven jhe nnme of Shubuona, "Built I.Ike n Hear," and eventually was made peace chief. Shnbbona's first service to the white's occurred on tho dny of tho Fort Hear-born Hear-born mngsnerc when he and Chief Siuwnnnsh saved John Klnzle, the tra-cWr, nnd his family from the blood-mad blood-mad Pottawatomie warriors. During the Winnebago war of 1827 ho won first tho title of "the white man's friend" by persuading his people not to Join the Wlunebngos on the warpath. war-path. lint It wns during the Blade Hawk war that the Pottawatomie chteftaln proved himself the white man's friend Indeed. In February, JS32, Black , 'Hawk attempted to form a confedcra-' confedcra-' tlon of the Sacs and Foxes, Pottnwa-torales Pottnwa-torales and WInnebngocs to fight the whites. White Cloud, tho Winnebago chief, fnvoud tho union and declared that "if nil the tribes will join us our warriors will be like the trees of tho forest." "Yes," replied Shabbonn, "But the Boldlors of the whites will outnumber outnum-ber the leaves on the trees." The Pottawntomlcs did not Join. Shnbbonn wns not content with holding hold-ing his own warriors quiet. After Stllhnan's defeat hud left tho whole northern frontier of Illinois unprotected, unpro-tected, he set out to warn tho whites that the hostlles were coming. A few farmers persisted In staying nnd a second time the chief, facing death at the hands of Illncl- Hawk's warriors, carried tho alarm. Tho settlers who refused to heed this warning died In tlie drendful massacre on Indian creek. Shabbonn served ' General Atkinson faithfully and well as a scout during the remainder of the campaign and for once In history a friendly Indian wus rewarded by the whites. The government excepted Shnbbona and his family from the order removing nil the Pottawatnmles to a reservation In Kansas and gave him a pension. But lund speculators took possession "of" his 'tract while he was visiting hla tribe. However, citizens who appreciated appreci-ated tho value of his services raised money to buy land on the Illinois river, nnd gave the old chief a home for the rest of his days. He died there July 17, 1850, and Is burled in Morris, III. OSCEOLA, THE SEMINOLE, THE INDIAN HAMLET A MONO all great Indians Osceola (Asl-yaholo "Black Drink Hal-lucr") Hal-lucr") Is the most romuntlc. A pie turesquely dressed figure, his dark gloomy eyes gleaming beneath a turban decorated with three drooping ostrich plumes, he moves across the stage of ludlun history a red Hamlut, Osceola was the principal leader In the Seminole war of 1833, w'hlch originated origi-nated In a treaty iiiiide In lSi'l. It provided for tho Immediate cession of the Scinlnoles' best lands In Florldu and their removal west of tho Mississippi Missis-sippi at the cud of twenty years. When trouble over Its execution developed In 1832 the Semlnoles were offered another an-other treaty requiring their removal within three years. Although seven chiefs accepted the treuty Osceola und the younger leaders, lead-ers, declaring that they hnd been deceived, de-ceived, refused to sign. They carried their protect to Washington. But President Jackson wus determined that they must go west. In u council with General Thompson, tho Indian agent, Osceola proved thut he was equally determined. Bushing up to the table on which the treaty lay, he plunged his knife clcur through the paper nnd deep Into the wood and exclaimed ex-claimed passionately, "The only treaty I will execute Is lth THIS!" After n second unsuccessful confer ence General Thompson ordered Osceola Osce-ola thrown Into prison In Irons. Then he agreed to sign. But he was only temporizing, for the humiliation had aroused the tiger In the Samlnole' heart and he resolved on war. In the summer of 1835 he surrounded 100 soldiers under Major Dade sent bgalnsl the Indians nnd killed every umu except ex-cept three. On tho same day )n shot down General Thompson. Then he loosed a storm of destruc-' destruc-' tlou upon the settlers of Florldu. I "When Asl-yahnlo's name Is whispered I the white man shnkes with the swamp I ague and his gun drops to the ground" i was the boast of one of his rhlefs Four generals were sent successively to ' conquer tho Kemltioles und ull of tliem I failed. j 'Then General Jesup took command Maddened by the popular outcry for decisive action. Jump summoned Oscc-oln Oscc-oln to n conference under a Hag of (nice nnd In violation of tho most sacred sa-cred emblem In war lid detained the ' chief und put him In piison. Osceols j was sent to Fort Moultrie, S. C. llerE his proud spirit broken by the muunci of li'M rupture and his lmprlsnum' he died It .'-inuurj'. 183'). |