A Man of Strength and Courage

A Man of Strength and Courage (A Man Of Beauty And Respect) A True Story Who was he? He called himself the unknown Poet, my great great great grandmother's uncle Joe. He lived a long exciting life, loving one woman in time of war. A Martin Trapper he was, an artist of fine design, a poet in his time, a fine gentle soul of the universe capturing each thought writing them down in journals and poetry. If you should ask him what he believed in! he would say; “I believed in God, sounds of nature, love of mankind, love of words anything to do with nature is where my heart roams best.” He was true to his own beliefs, a man of heart, determination, a man who would walk a mile in another man's shoes. He was the heartbeat of the land, a true mountain man of the wilderness. He wore leather, long hair, beard a loving heart for all animals including the bear, he grew closer to as he traveled the mountains year after year doing his Martin trapping for food. He was a God-fearing man of courage and strength all his own. He was truly remarkable, who fought with George Armstrong Custer and the men of the 7th Cavalry where they met their fate and the Sioux on June 25, 1886, at the Battle of the Little Big Horn'. Uncle Joe was sent to get reinforcements at the age of fifteen when he returned, they found them all mascaraed. Including (George Armstrong Custer). Many of his journals, poetry and sketches were burned in a trailer fire, but to this day, still remember at a young age trying to read his poetry I do remember seeing some of his sketches he had sketched with pencil by candlelight in his cabin in the winter in the Canadian Mountains. One sketch I remember well was of a lovely lady dressed in a long gown with hair piled high upon her head she looked lovely. That winter was long and cold and Joe never returned home from his trapping the Royal Mounted Police found him dead next to the creek by his cabin. He died of starvation. This is just part of his story my great great great grandmother told me of her uncle Joe. I wish she would have told me more about his life. I want to pass this on to my family so they can keep passing it down from generation to generation. Copyright ? DerenaBree( All Rights Reserved). Publishing ? Man of strength and Courage®( All Rights Reserved.)