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 The Penobscot Indians. Madockawando was the first of the head chiefs of whose name we are certain. He was succeeded by his cousin Wenamovett — who also bore the names of Wenogget and Wemenganett. Another, Mugg, was fright fully active in the period of the first and second Indian wars — 1675 and 1688-91. Six head chiefs filled the period from the middle of the eighteenth to the middle of the nineteenth century. These were Tomer or Tomasses, " Squire Osson," Orono, Aitteon, Lolan and Aitteon, 2d. Osson, who was commissioned justice of the peace, died in his eighth year in office, at the age of 100 years. One of the islands of the tribe bears his name. The " good Orono " was said to have been a grandson of the elder Baron Castine. He was a zealous Catholic, and, with all his people, was loyal to the Americans throughout the Revolutionary war. It has been said of him that he was a hunter in three centuries, — having entered his rest in 1801, at the age of 11 3 years. His squaw — addressed, by courtesy, as " Madame Orono " — died eight years later, aged 115 years. An island of the reservation and the State College town near by on the river, were named in his honor. The common Indian often has very indefi nite ideas in regard to age and time and, in deed, as to number, when this is large. A gen tleman visiting Oldtown a few years ago met a garrulous old fellow who confessed in modest manner to being very old. "How old are you?" asked the visitor. "O, eighty-two," he replied. The respectful manner in which the quer ist scanned his features encouraged the In dian to add, "My father was very old, too. He was seventy-seven!" "When did he die?" "Four years ago." This aboriginal genealogist followed up this data — which he observed had made quite an impression—with the statement that

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he himself had some Mohawk blood in his veins. This nation was greatly respected by the Tarratines, no doubt partly from the vic torious raid of a war party of Mohawks through the Penobscot region eastward to the Schoodic Lakes, where they were met by the St. John and Cjuoddy tribes, and a great battle was fought. When our descend ant of heroes was questioned as to how an Indian of this strain of blood came to be a member of an Indian tribe on the Penobscot, he explained that it was through his aunt's husband. There is no doubt, however about Orono's great age. Aitteon, who succeeded him in the chief tainship, was a grave and silent man, and of considerable ability. He made a trip to Bos ton by water in 18 11, and died by his own hand on his return. His successor, Joseph Lolan, a very weak man, was said to have owed his election to his handsome wife. In 1816, the tribe adopted white men's titles for their head officers, and elected John Ait teon, son of the former chief of that name, as "governor." The new head-man was of handsome and commanding person, but of little ability. Sometime after he had assumed office, his wife confessed to a temporary aberration of her affections from him; the lieutenantgovernor, John Neptune, being the partner of her liaison. The latter was a full-blooded Indian of much ability. The two officials met and fought with knives, but were sepa rated without either having suffered any se rious wound. For years the tribe found it difficult to keep them from renewing the con flict, and became divided in regard to the proper course to be pursued in reference to this public scandal and disturbance. The hostile chiefs finally became recon ciled, but they were still unable to quiet their people. One party desired to remove both the men from their offices, but there was an opposing party nearly equal in num bers. The kindred tribes, the Indians of Passamaquocldy Bay and the St. John river,