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Updated: May 2, 2025
One was a man and the other a woman. The man was Tu-Sam-Ba; the woman, his wife, the 'Prairie Flower, the present Mrs. Wharton. They seemed to be prisoners, and when I thought of the custom of the Arikaras to roast their prisoners alive, a thrill of horror ran through my veins. The attitude of the 'Prairie Flower' was so noble that she immediately won my heart.
"Yes, the widow of a Sioux." "And did she belong to the same tribe?" "Yes, my lady, but she is long since a Christian." "And who was her husband?" "A Sioux, poor Tu-Sam-Ba." "And how did he die, you say?" "I ate him up, my lady." "Ah, really?" "Yes," said Wharton, sorrowfully; "his wife and I ate him up, and through this circumstance Minnie became a widow."
Tu-Sam-Ba was tied to a post, while the Prairie Flower crouched at his feet. I determined to speak to the Indians, and gathering courage, I exclaimed in the English language: "'Comrades, do you intend to let me starve? Have I done you any wrong? "'You are an enemy of our race. You killed the sacred serpent. "'Should I have waited then until it had killed me?
"Seeing me determined, she hesitated no longer, and joined me in the meal. When we had finished, I asked her where she had procured the meat, and, with bowed head, she replied: "'Tu-Sam-Ba roasted Arikaras disturbed did not eat Tu-Sam-Ba, Sioux my husband. "Good God! I had eaten her husband, and the Prairie Flower had not hesitated to serve him up roasted to me!
"'You have killed, exclaimed one redskin, 'and you will be killed in your turn. "The chief now claimed my scalp. It was awarded to him. While the redskins were carrying on a war-dance, I again lost consciousness. I did not awake until I felt a hand pressed lightly on my forehead. It was the 'Prairie Flower. "'Tu-Sam-Ba is dead, she softly whispered; 'he was roasted.
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