Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
Next day which was we rode to Chicken Creek
and stoped and spent the night near Walker and his band. I
President Young and his Council tried to have
a talk with Walker. At first he appeared dogish and was not
disposed to talk. When we first formed our corrall within 40
rods of his camp he gathered all his warriors and made quite a display
but we did not go out to meet them at the time and they turned their
horses out and went into their tents.
When we called upon Walker he laid down
in the dirt and did not feel disposed to talk; but Brother
Young manifested great patience with him even after the patience
of most men would have been exhausted. He went to him and
lifted him out of the dirt and finally got him to talk some. The
following is a Synopsis of the conversation with Walker
He said he had no spirit. He had no heart. Did
not feel as though he could talk. "And when I heard that President
Young was coming I felt that I had no heart. I do not want to
talk. I want to hear President Young talk and then sit still
and hear others talk.
President Young gave him some tobacoco. he
said when he had plenty of tobacco than all his friends would
come in and smoke with him but when he was out of tobacco
they would not come to see him
Governor Young said I have brought some beef
cattle for you. I want one killed so that you can have
