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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. '
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| 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 |
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| Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
| Identifier-Digital | Waup1887000 |
| State | Wisconsin; |
| County | Waupaca County; |
| Decade | 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; |
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| Title | 72 |
| Page Number | 72 |
| 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 | Waup1887072 |
| Full Text | 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. ' |
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