Early History of Waupaca, Wisconsin

              72 THE  INDIAN CHILD.
iny wife asked Nahkom how many children, and by sighs saiti U'li^^e: when asked which they were, she j)ointed lo two small ones, aud to a hdlcr one. antl about the same complexion as tliis one: never heard her designate this boy as tuie t)t hers,
Cross Examined—Dont untleretaiid Menomonee; -l.ds hiformatifin was obtained by signs: Nahkom ptiinltd out the chihlrcn which she claimed.
Simon S« Moon called—Have seen Nahkt)m antl the child in court; one lime they were al my house, and an Indian : tiie beiy mitleriook h) go out of doors, and the Indian cilled him: I asked him if il was his papoose, and he said iit")--asketl Nahkoin if it was hers ami she .s'hook her heatl; asketl them how many papooses ihey had—Ihe Indian >a3d three; the ne.xt time I savv this squaw, she eaine wilh a yf>niig papf)osf» to my house: got something lo eat, m}' wife gave lilin five cakes; he counted them over several limes in English, a* regularly a-^ I could; a gentleman present loltl him there was more than i\\'L\ but he could make only five: Ihis is the hoy in couri: Nahkf)m lohl mc liie mother of this child was dead.
Cross Examined—Tliis took place at AVaupaca: do not taU* Mononi- onee; talked Englisii lo them.
Alfred AVoodard called—Have seen   this chikl   nt   AVauj)aca.    antl iicarfl him talk a little English; I ;\'a? going  by   there   with   an   fix- sled: he and several others got f)n  to ride; asked   him   if he   coultl drive oxen ; he said, "yes;" gave him Ihe whin; he lotik it au:l  talked lo the uxeu and told them to **haw;" I called one of the   oxen  *'I3ill, and told him to''get up;''the Ijoy spoke  it after  me;   after   that  he was at my house while wc were eating dinner; when   I   asked  him   if* he would have a piece of bread he said ''yes.     At llic lime they  took him from the Indians I Iieard him say **don't  cut  tlie .vkin."    AVhen .Mr. Partridge wenttt) take him from Uiem, he said he was cold,   lield out his hands and said he wanted to "warm" tlieih.    W^hen he was  at Mr. Hibbard's I was there;  heard  them ask him  several   questions about Mr. Partridge's folks. I, wilh several others,  followed  him to the wigwam.   Mr. Dewey called him "Casper." and he  Itioked   right u-]) at him, aud Ihe Indiaus present repeated it after him.    Air. Dewey Ihen told them il was "smok-e-man's papoose," and one  of the   ludi- ans said "dam fool— Ca$per--smokc-man's papoose. '