Show 0 TALES OF 0 0 THE OLD 0 0 0 0 FRONTIER 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 aby 0 dy ELMO SCOTT WATSON 0 0 1 4 t paper union A MODERN pocahontas it tl TIM TIIU chronological order of amer lean history could bo be reversed and fame granted in proportion to the heroism which won it then the indian girl who saved uie the life of capt john smith in colonial days das might appropriately pria tely be called thu the winema ot of virginia in this Is the story of 0 Wi wanema nerna the woman chief of tho the bodocs in 1873 winema or tobey riddle and her husband frank riddle an oregon frontiersman were interpreters for a peace commission which had been sent to treat with the modica who had gone on tho the warpath karpath lu in the lava beds of southern oregon tho the commission was composed of gen B H 11 R S canby rev eleezer thomas thomaa and indian agents L S dyar and A U B meacham mcacham the indians had bad agreed to me meet et the commissioners under a ing dag of 0 true druco e but tobey riddle discovered that they intended to come armed and murder the white men she immediately hotl fled the commissioners and them especially meacham who had been very tery kind to her not to attend the council but canby and thomas insisted that the meeting bo be held and the brave indian woman although she know knew that the bodocs were aware of her betrayal of their plot and might kill her for it went with them As the council proceeded the indians became more and more insolent finally when general canby refused to promise V that at the soldiers would be aiom withdrawn from the modoc country captain lack jack the indian leader sprang to his feet ut win huttl all ready 1 he exclaimed and instantly the drew pistols hidden under their coats and opened ire fire killing canby and thomas and wounding meacham prank frank riddle and dyar fled tor for their lives and escaped As chief rushed in to finish meacham tobey raddle sprang in front of him and pleaded for her friends life and when Shack nasty 3 jim tin a warrior joined in the attack she rushed from one savage to tho the other trying to turn away the pistols which they aimed at meacham finally the white man went down shot through the head twice boston charley ran in to scalp meacham and when tobey interfered charley struck her a blow with his pistol which sent her reeling ng but the quick wit of the he indian woman did not ISol soldiers co coming 1 she exclaimed suddenly and although there were no soldiers in sight boston charley left his bis murderous berous work to follow the other mo does docs in precipitate flight into the fast nesses of the lava beds when the desperately wounded meacham was carried back to the sold soldiers lers camp it was tobey riddle kiddle who attended him night and day and finally nursed him back to health and life |