Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin

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Commandant brought with him demands for the Sauks of the village opposite the fort, who had hitherto demeaned them¬ selves well, to deliver up the few Foxes living among them^ in consequence of intermarriages or otherwise. All were readily given up', except a Fox boy, who had been adopted by a Sauk woman. De Yelie and his successor were dining together, a.nd becoming somewhat influenced by wine, some sharp words passed between them relative to the tardiness of the Sauks in surrendering the Fox boy; when De Velie arose, and taking his gun and a negro servant, crossed the river to the Sauk village, which was surrounded with palisades or pickets. lie found tlie Sauks in council, and was met by the Sauk chief, of whom he demanded the immediate surrender of the remaining Indian. The chief said he and his princi¬ pal men had just been in council about the miatter, and though the adopted mother of the youth was loth to pa,rt with him, yet tbey hoped to prevail upon her peaceably to do so. The chief proceeded to visit the old woman, who still remained obstinate, and De Velie renewing his denaiands and im¬ mediate compliance, again would the chief renew his efforts; and thus three times did he go to the sturdy old wo'man, and endeavor to prevail upon her to give up the boy, and return¬ ing each time without success, but assuring De Velie that if he would be a little patient, he was certain the old squaw would yet comply with his demands, as she seemed to be re¬ lenting. But in his wa,nn blood, the Frenchmian was in no. mood to exercise patience, when he at length drew up his gun and shot the chief dead. Some of the young Sauks were for taldng instant revenge, but the older and wiser mien pres¬ ent begged them to be cool, and refrain from inflicting injury on their French Father, as they had provoked him to commit the act. By this time De Velie, whose anger was yet unap- peased, had got his gun re-loaded by his servantv, and wan¬ tonly shot down another chief, and then a third one; when a young  Sauk,   only twelve  years  of  age,   named  Ma-kau-ta-