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THE INDIAN CHILD. 55 mailed ; it was very gummy and sticky; the water in which, it was WM^hetl was .«\urh coloretl—black, s<^ black that the bollom tif the vessel could uo! be seen. I had Ufit as niiich rectmrse to him as I could wish. I wa-hed his fee', and they were whit*, not colored like, odier paris of his body, lie now lias scars on eacii side of his mouth, on his stomach, f«»ur under his chin, and tme on his side; he said (so iuterpret(-d l(» me) that they were made by somelhinir the size of hi:-* linger, formetl It) make sears; he called it inediciitC. There was sinf)ke seen the-niornin^' :dter he wa.s lost, supposed to be made by the Indi¬ ans, on a little island. Aiy oldest girl thought ho was her brother when first shown to her; she had no doubt about il ; the school chil¬ dren thought it tin-lost child. He said liie while folks wauled to skin him, and make a white child of hiin ; he saiil that Le dare ntit lell Ihal he was a whi'.e child Cross Examinetl—I rt;cf)gnized him wdien brought lo my house: tlionghl him my child when he gtit warm; at first, wdien he came he wa.s mnftled up, and I exclaimed that he was not my child ; when un- wrappcal and warmed I thought him my child. I have heard him speak some English wf)rds. He w^as four yt-ars old w^hcn lf)S^; I have iricd every possible means to learn ihat he is my child. I have iioi htid his afTections as much as I could wish; have not hail as full ac¬ cess If) him as I desired. 1 can recollect back to three yt^irs of age but at Ihat time no im[>ortanl lac: was impivssed on my mind. I cantsa.y I should have remembered il if I had h'cn laken by the In- flians !Vt that age, I could recfignize any marks on the child when lost; there was a small cut which left a scar. Th's boy has not a flat head behind, is round sliouidered, and b)etl out; thi'ik he looks like bis grandmother. I Udd Mr Powell I thought it my child; lie did not put the ques'iou, "do you and Mr. Partridge claim that child." Mr. Povvell came to tmr house late at night, after the child hatl been tauen from his residence: said he had been It) the Pay-grountl anti fopiid facts, and had come to satisfy us that il was not our child; wc let the child go back because we could not keep the Indians; did not let the child go willingly: could nt)t say I tfdd Mr Cfioley that I was afraid iny^iffectifins were becoming lf)0 much cantered on the cliild: he lold ine not to )et them and warned me against it. The child has
Object Description
Title | Early History of Waupaca, Wisconsin |
Title of work | Early History of Waupaca, Wisconsin |
Short title | Early History of Waupaca, Wisconsin |
Author | Dewey, Freeman Dana |
Description | In his 1887 work, Freeman Dana Dewey describes how Waupaca became the county seat of Waupaca County, the Indians who lived in the area, the early days of European settlement, and the first schools in Waupaca. |
Publisher (Original) | Rep. Print |
Publication Date (Original) | 1887 |
Language | English |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Waup1887000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Waupaca County; |
Decade | 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 55 |
Page Number | 55 |
Title of work | Early History of Waupaca, Wisconsin |
Author | Dewey, Freeman Dana |
Publication Date (Original) | 1887 |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Waup1887055 |
Full Text | THE INDIAN CHILD. 55 mailed ; it was very gummy and sticky; the water in which, it was WM^hetl was .«\urh coloretl—black, s<^ black that the bollom tif the vessel could uo! be seen. I had Ufit as niiich rectmrse to him as I could wish. I wa-hed his fee', and they were whit*, not colored like, odier paris of his body, lie now lias scars on eacii side of his mouth, on his stomach, f«»ur under his chin, and tme on his side; he said (so iuterpret(-d l(» me) that they were made by somelhinir the size of hi:-* linger, formetl It) make sears; he called it inediciitC. There was sinf)ke seen the-niornin^' :dter he wa.s lost, supposed to be made by the Indi¬ ans, on a little island. Aiy oldest girl thought ho was her brother when first shown to her; she had no doubt about il ; the school chil¬ dren thought it tin-lost child. He said liie while folks wauled to skin him, and make a white child of hiin ; he saiil that Le dare ntit lell Ihal he was a whi'.e child Cross Examinetl—I rt;cf)gnized him wdien brought lo my house: tlionghl him my child when he gtit warm; at first, wdien he came he wa.s mnftled up, and I exclaimed that he was not my child ; when un- wrappcal and warmed I thought him my child. I have heard him speak some English wf)rds. He w^as four yt-ars old w^hcn lf)S^; I have iricd every possible means to learn ihat he is my child. I have iioi htid his afTections as much as I could wish; have not hail as full ac¬ cess If) him as I desired. 1 can recollect back to three yt^irs of age but at Ihat time no im[>ortanl lac: was impivssed on my mind. I cantsa.y I should have remembered il if I had h'cn laken by the In- flians !Vt that age, I could recfignize any marks on the child when lost; there was a small cut which left a scar. Th's boy has not a flat head behind, is round sliouidered, and b)etl out; thi'ik he looks like bis grandmother. I Udd Mr Powell I thought it my child; lie did not put the ques'iou, "do you and Mr. Partridge claim that child." Mr. Povvell came to tmr house late at night, after the child hatl been tauen from his residence: said he had been It) the Pay-grountl anti fopiid facts, and had come to satisfy us that il was not our child; wc let the child go back because we could not keep the Indians; did not let the child go willingly: could nt)t say I tfdd Mr Cfioley that I was afraid iny^iffectifins were becoming lf)0 much cantered on the cliild: he lold ine not to )et them and warned me against it. The child has |
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