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RomanceOfIndianAndPioneerWhiteGirlRe-enacted For Pageantiinpthe (Legend Of Tecumseh And Rebecca Galloway FormsImportant Theme For CentennialCounty Fair ProgramEASANTLY situated in the broad valley of the LittleMiami River, three miles north of Xenia, the peacefullittle village of Old Town sleeps and dreams.And in imagination time rolls back 130 vevs. Abruptly the picture changes and unfolds upon a scene of rare beauty. A lovelvprairie stretches away to the west, bounded by a range of wooded hills. On the north meanders the little Mi-lami.Old Town once again has become Old Chillicothe, a favorite rendezvous for the Shawnee Indians, near where the\ planted their fields of maize and held their annual feast of green corn, dancing in thanks to the Great Spirit for his care over his red children.In this historic spot soon afterthe turn of the eighteenth century, blossomed the romance of Tecumseh for Tecumtha) and Rebecca Galloway—the celebrated courtship of the comely daughter of a pioneer white settler by the greatest Indian leader in the known history of the race.This strange romance will be reenacted for a modern generation in a short tableaux that will climax a scene depicting Indian and pioneer life, during the- historical pageantry that will be a nightly attraction at the fair this week.Portraying the role of Rebecca will be. appropriately enough Miss Rebecca Galloway of Cedarville, her ninth lineal descendant of the same name in the Galloway family. Sharing honors with Miss Galloway will be Herschel Long, Ross Twp„ who will play the part of Tecumseh, and Noah Sharp of Cedarville, cast as her father.this home and hlt;* at last believed he had found the answer to his quest for a suitable mate—a white girl. (He had been married once before, but his wife had died).She. Rebecca Galloway. 16 years old. pretty and of a vivacious nature was introduced to the hand-40-year-old Indian leaderhe visited her father’s two-log house. The visits became frequent, indicating a motivethan one of friendly interest.Parents and daughter became fully aware that a proposal of marriage was inevitable. To tribesmen the Infatuation was likewise evident. Around council fires, the wigwam and forest, they twitted their leader. He accepted their banter calmly, proud to a fault.sion he unburdened his love and offered her beautiful gifts of silver ornaments, dear to his people.Rebecca's refusal was temperedby a woman's “maybe.” She said:'I do not want to take the mannas and customs of the women of your people . . He assured her thatshe need not work.Then she changed her tacticsand told him: “You say that I will not be as the Indian women. If you really want me. then let the great Tecumseh take the clothes and manners of the white man and1 will consider marriage. ’This counter suggestion he took under consideration, but finally told her. most sorrowfully, that he could not possibly do that; that the adoption of customs and manners of the white man would placehim in everlasting disgrace with his own people, and much as he desired the union he could notbear their reproaches.somewhenstorymoreotherTECUMSEH, born in 176S at Great Springs, ten arrow flights from Old Chillicothe in the direction of the mid-day sun mightyhunter, famous scout, brother of the prophet of his people, was afull-blooded Shawnee and one of triplets. As triplets were rare among the Indians, this accidentof birth carried religious significance and Tecumseh was famous even in his boyhood.The noble red man spent much of his time hunting and fishing within the borders of what became Greene County, since Old Chillicothe was the principal village of the Shawnees. and became well acquainted with the early white settlers in that locality, particularly the Galloway family, prominent among his pioneer neighborsThe distinguished Tecumseh was always a welcomed visitor atiWITH THE TRUE dignity that was ever a trait, of his character. Tecumseh first approached the girl’s father. Said he: “Rebecca is the loveliest among youngsquaws known to Tecumseh. As Tecumseh leads the warriors, so shall Rebecca lead tribal squaws in the purposes of the fireside. Allow a marriage between Tecumseh and Rebecca and she shall never want for game, corn or beans.Tecumseh will give furs, robes and fifty brooches of silver of finest workmanship Then will there be peace at all times between my people and yours.”But it was Rebecca's wisheswhich were consulted Her father,feeling that his daughter could, perhaps, more tactfully find a way out of the embarrassing position and still retain the good will of the Indian, which they greatly desired to keep, referred him to her.The chief fearlessly approached the girl herself, for was he not th* great Tecumseh. the leader of his people? On the memorable occa-THUS THE YOUNG pioneer maiden proved herself fully able to turn aside the undesirable suitor. but still retain a necessary friend, for the friendship between Tecumseh and the Galloway family never waned.The great Indian leader also remained on friendly terms with other white settlers of the region, insofar as was possible in the sporadic affrays between the red men and palefaces. There are well-authenticated records to show that at his orders Indians who captured hunting parties of white men in after years treated them in less savage manner than they mighthave been.Nevertheless after the comingof a “different type of white man to the forest fastnesses of the land north of the Ohio River, the celebrated Tecumseh devoted himself to the expulsion of the palefacefrom the hunting grounds of hispeople, was finally slain in 1R13.He had every reason to hate the white man. and in the years when he was most active it would seem his motives were just and reasonable. His father, a Shawnee chieftain. had fallen tinder the bulletsof the Long Knives at the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. his eldest and dearest brother had lost his life in an attack on a southern post, and another had been killedwhile fighting by the side of his Illustrious brother at the battle ofFallen Timbers in 1794. Hismother's home had beep destroyed by the whites and the lands of his people had been taken from them by the treaty of Greenville.But even with all this, his spirit did not seek personal revenge HePlayesakePartSCRIBE BOOSTSFAIR RACES HEREy¥mFive Meetings Are Carded This Weekif*:jy *A - K‘£*tMISS REBECCA GALLOWAYFeatured feminine role in thecelebrated romance of Tecumseh, famed Indian chief, and Rebecca Galloway, comely pioneer whitegirl, to be re-enacted in the Greene County Fair's historical pageant tins week, will be portrayed bypretty Rebecca Galloway of Cedarville. ninth lineal descendant of the original Rebecca of the same name in the Galloway family.Mias Galloway, eldest of four daughter* of Mr and Mr* Wilson W. Galloway, will be a senior next term at Denison University..lack Reid, Springfield, dean ofOhio harness racing writers, has the following to say In his weekly gossip” column about the centennial Greene County Fair speed program this week Five county fairs are on the card for this w-eek in Ohio, but the Iftnth anniversary of the annual event to be staged at Xenia will be the outstanding attraction. Theother fairs will be held at Plain City, Lucasvllle. Woodafield andAshley.“Nothing hae been left undone to make the centennial fair at Xenia one long to be remembered and record-breaking crowds are expected to aGend each of the four days, starting Tuesday “The racing card will he the outstanding feature It consists of twelve events and the purses total $3,600. Three races will be raced daily with Jo* McGraw. nationally-known starter, pending them away.“The free-for-all pace the Ray Henlev Purse. $4b0 will be tha headliner of the opening day program The great little pacer, Ray Henley. 2:01 3-4. formerly owned by Joe Hagler of Xenia and now the property of E B Avery. Wood-stock. N B, is scheduled to turn for the money in this classic. Ray. now twelve yvars old. has been constantly on the go annually since his three-year-old form and ha* earned more than $20,000. He bolds more track records than any horse in training at the present time Ray will be called on to battle a field of “bears” onturn to the track where celved hii first lessons in makingfeature of the the four colt the Ohio Colt RacingThe estimated valueof each is $500 Large field* areexpected to turn for the money in each of these four early closers.”his re*he re-speed-The othercard will beaponsored by Association.racingstakes,For Years We’ve Been Supplyinghated the whites as destroyers of his race, but all prisoners and defenseless people could depend upon hip honor and humanity for their paiety. He discouraged thecruelties which his people practiced against prisoners -torments which only the Indian mind was adept at manulacturing.In his boyhood, Tecumseh had witnessed the burning of a prisoner, and the spectacle was so terrible to him that by an eloquent plea he induced the tribe to give up the practice for all time.The nobility of his nature, his cavalier qualities were no better illustrated than in his relationswith the Galloway family and his romance with their young daughter- one of the richest chapters in the Indian lore nf America.theyinterthe IiThoxenthetionwholneera pa Th motif of tGrectake1tone, to WeachToeredConeNetFURNISH FOODpOR the tenth consecutiveyear, the Ladies' Aid Society of the Friends Church, Jamestown, will have charge ofthe dining hall on the Fairgrounds at Greene County'scentennial fair. Equipment w-a« set up in the hall Friday and everything is in readiness for the women to serve meals tofair patrons throughout the weekwagciof ol built in c»acclrThnece:theirw hiewereantslingty tlt;willdaysFforwasi pageFAIR WEEKBroken sixes from Summer Blockgood stvles. Whites, Blue KidsWhite and Rrowm Sport Shoepnd snmsold originally for $5.00On Special Salehigh as $6.50WeekSEEINGOn Thesp Special SMISSES* SUMMER OXFORDS Vand White and Brown CombinatDon’t fail to get a pair or evenQPAIRS’ They are good styles and ^able from now until Christmas Vi to $2 76. We hare never offeredbargain* at only .#......• #Ideal To Wear At—BMP .ngratulto the FarmersCountyon100thAnniversarytheGreeneFuneral DirectorsAStewart,BunJamestown Ph. 221BeAUTO PARTSFor All CarsTrue!MACHINE SHOPSpecialists In Reboring Cyl
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Xenia Evening Gazette
Xenia, Ohio, US
Mon, Jul 31, 1939
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Greene C.
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