1840 Indian Rebirth

Chapter 10 [Death of the President of the United States]

Winter is over and spring is here.

Spring is undoubtedly a wonderful season.For the Indians, the spring of 1841 was especially true.

In the tent, the stone crow was teaching the horse whistle. He used a branch to draw a pattern on the sand on the ground while explaining: "This is a pattern used to cure the plague. After we draw it, let the patient lie in the middle. You will be blessed by the Great Spirit..."

"Yeah." Ma Shao felt very dizzy, but still had to study hard in order to cope with future homework inspections.

Fortunately, the pattern is not complicated, otherwise he might drop out of school. In his opinion, these things are too empty.

Persuade Shiya to give up these strange things?Even if he hadn't tried it, he knew it was impossible.

In fact, as long as he showed any doubts about ghosts and gods, Shi Ya would immediately criticize him seriously.

It takes more than reasoning to change a person's beliefs.Horse Whistle understands this.

After all, his current identity is just a kid. Although he has received the attention of some elders, he doesn't have enough majesty to change the spiritual beliefs of an adult.

So he never tried to convince Shi Ya about anything on the issue of belief. What he was thinking about now was how to subtly change the thinking mode of the children in the clan, which should be more feasible.

Lecture in progress.

Shi Ya came to the scene to demonstrate by a great dancer, and asked the horse whistle to dance to his rhythm.

"Stone Crow." At this time, the old chief came in from the outside, looked at the horse whistle with a smile on his face, "You danced well, I believe you will become an outstanding shaman priest."

"What's the matter, Chief." Stone Crow stopped dancing.

"Harrison is dead," the Chief repeated in a broken voice. "Harrison."

"Harrison?" The horse whistle recognized it, and felt that the chief said the English name.

"Yes." The old chief wondered, "Hey, little whistle, your pronunciation is so accurate?"

Ma Whistle was ashamed, his English level was obviously like shit, and his pronunciation was not standard, it was all because the chief's pronunciation was even more substandard.

"Which Harrison?" Stonecrow asked.

The old chief: "Which Harrison, of course, is the President of the United States, the executioner, the prophet's prophecy was fulfilled, and the Great Spirit punished this bastard."

Shi Ya suddenly said: "It's him, he should have died a long time ago."

The chief went on to say: "We should perform a ceremony tonight, communicate with the Great Spirit, and let this bastard's soul suffer more severe punishment! In addition...we should also pay homage to the deceased Black Panther Crossing. Although he is a Shawnee, he should Respected by all, he is a hero."

"That's right, I'm preparing for the ceremony." Stone Crow nodded, and then put on the whistle to prepare for tonight's event.

After listening to the conversation between the two, Ma Shao also understood what was going on. US President Harrison died of pneumonia.

If other American presidents died, the Indians might not pay too much attention, and most of the horse posts would not have any impression, but this one is very special.

For Indians, Harrison is basically a synonym for the devil, because this person is famous for plundering and killing Indians.

Years ago, Harrison was an army general who faced Shawnee leader Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe—what the chief called “the Panther Crossing.”

Tecumseh was a well-known leader who believed that all Indians should unite against the whites.His proposition had a considerable impact, and he was even favored by the British who wanted to stir up shit in the United States, and he got the help of the British.

Unfortunately, Tecumseh lost the battle.

Harrison won the Battle of Tippecanoe and then massacred the local Indians. He also dismembered Tecumseh's body and used the flayed human skin to make a sharpening belt.

This made Harrison a national hero of the Americans and an important bargaining chip for him to win the White House in the future.

At the same time, this also brought him a curse, the famous "Tecoma Curse". Tecumseh's younger brother cursed the death of a president in the United States every 20 years.

The curse really came true.

In fact, in the following 100 years, the incumbent president of the United States did die every 20 years or so, and it did not stop until President Reagan.

The first fulfillment of Tecoma's curse was President Harrison.The executioner who massacred Indians was already 68 years old when he became president, setting a record for the age of election at that time.

In the past month alone, he has gone on to set another record -- the shortest-serving U.S. president.

In order to fully demonstrate his demeanor at the inauguration ceremony, President Harrison gave a speech eloquently in the cold wind at an advanced age, and finally contracted pneumonia successfully, and died of illness a month later, creating a good story.

Harrison only served as the President of the United States for one month, and he was still on a hospital bed. Naturally, he did nothing, but these deeds made him famous and were included in the book "The History of Human Stupidity" in the future.

As a result, Ma Shao, as a 21st-century Chinese, is quite familiar with the American president, and even knows his full name: William Henry Harrison.

"Chief, when did Harrison die?" Horse Whistle found the chief and asked.

"Five days ago." The old chief said casually, "Why do you ask this?"

"It's nothing, I just think we should know his exact information so that we can curse him better." Horse Whistle made up a reason.

"Indeed." The old chief thought for a while and found it very reasonable, "Little Whistle, you really are suitable to be a shaman."

In fact, the horse sentry wanted to know the exact date.

The information of the Indians is blocked, and they know little about the affairs of the white people. The only news that can be obtained in time is probably the super big news of Harrison's death from illness. Therefore, although he knew the year of the Christian era before, he has never been able to find out more accurately. date.

And he knew the date of Harrison's death, because this person had another achievement - he just died on Qingming Festival.

Of course, Americans do not celebrate Ching Ming Festival.The accurate statement is that when this guy died, China across the Pacific Ocean happened to be celebrating the Ching Ming Festival.

After determining the date of Harrison's death, the horse whistle can naturally determine the exact date of the present.

Five days ago...well, today would be April 1841th, 4.

Ma Shuo couldn't help exhaling a sigh of relief, thinking that it was really not easy, after several months, he finally knew the exact date.

On the one hand, the news of the clan is blocked, and on the other hand, he is too young, so he can only rely on the clan members and has no chance to contact the outside world.

Every time he thinks of this, Ma Shao can't help but desire to grow up in his heart, hoping that he can grow up soon.

The accidental death of the President of the United States is undoubtedly a major event, and I don't know how many undercurrents it will stir up.

But for the Sleeping Bear Clan, this incident has no substantial impact, at least not yet, and people's lives are very peaceful.

Time passed peacefully like this.

In the desire for growth, Ma Shao gradually spent about three years.

　New books for collection and recommendation.

　　


(End of this chapter)