 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...endure. Had Í borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, Black-hawk is a woman. He is too old to be a chief— he is no Sac. These reflections caused me to raise the war-whoop — I say no more of it ; it is known to you. Kf.okuk... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, Black-hawk is a woman ; he is too old to be a chief— he is no Sac. These reflections caused me to raise the war-whoop. I Bay no more of it ; it is known to you. Keokuk... | |
 | Henry Brown - Illinois - 1844 - 524 pages
...endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, ' Black Hawk is a woman — he is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac.' These reflections caused me to raise the war-whoop. I say no more of it ; it is known to you. Keokuk... | |
 | Benjamin Drake - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1846 - 334 pages
...endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, Black Hawk is a woman. He is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac. These reflections caused me to raise the war-whoop. I say no more of it; it is known to you. Keokuk... | |
 | Thomas Ford, James Shields - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1854 - 456 pages
...people. I took up the hatchet to revenge injuries, which could no longer be borne. Had I borne them longer, my people would have said, Black Hawk is a...war-whoop. I say no more of it. All is known to you. Keokuk once was here; you took him by the hand, and when he wanted to return you sent him back to his nation.... | |
 | Thomas Ford, James Shields - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1854 - 468 pages
...people. I took up the hatchet to revenge injuries, which could no longer be borne, Had I borne them longer, my people would have said, Black Hawk is a...war-whoop. I say no more of it. All is known to you. Keokuk once was here; you took him by the hand, and when he wanted to return you sent him back to his nation.... | |
 | William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 444 pages
...endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, < Black Hawk is a woman — he is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac.' These reflections caused me to raise the war-whoop. I say no more of it; it is known to you. Keokuk... | |
 | William Rudolph Smith - Wisconsin - 1854 - 458 pages
...endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, ' Black Hawk is a woman — he is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac.' These reflections caused me to raise the war-whoop. I say no more of it ; it is known to you. Keokuk... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 480 pages
...people. I took up the hatehet to revenge injuries, which could no longer be borne. Had I borne them longer, my people would have said, ' Black Hawk is...war-whoop. I say no more of it. All is known to you. Keokuk once was here ; you took him by the band, and when he wanted to return, you sent him back to bis nation.... | |
 | Frederick Gerhard - History - 1857 - 466 pages
...revenge injuries, which could no longer be borne. Had I borne them longer, my people would have said, e Black. Hawk is a squaw; he is too old to be a chief....war-whoop. I say no more of it. All is known to you. Keokuk once was here; you took him by the hand, and when he wanted to return, you sent him back to his nation.... | |
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I took up the hatchet, for my part, to revenge injuries which my people could no longer endure. Had I borne them longer without striking, my people would have said, ' Black Hawk is a woman — he is too old to be a chief — he is no Sac. 
