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s -l From tbe Louisville Journal.v -"tt&XTEl
A PAIR AND GKNTLE rRIEND-
' Vhose heart is pure, t ien,'...V ', ,. ;
-As'tvef wai a maiden'i heart ; . :
At joyoul ieventeen
She dwells Among us liket a stsr.- . . .
, That from its boWf rs of bliss,. - .
JLooks down, yetgatherl nut a stain
yroni'atieht'it seesiath s.
I do'not mean that flatter ,. , .' '
:V;'.J- Has evcjr reachedher art .v. 1 ...
1,-1 only aay in yren ong . . , - .
'Ha no effect en her, , - . .
t YFor she is H simpliciiyi j
.t"; , A creature soft i gl miU r v.. j. a
Though on the eve of womanhood,
' In heart a very child,
T"-;-',f if .V".-.'-''"
--And yet within th'e misty d.plhl .
, Of her dark dreathy eyee, V t ,- ,
- A shadowy something like deep thought, ,"
i ..rJnt tender sadness rie,.;ut"!
For though her glance, anil shines u brigui
: Asihhc'jtldnTi years,' .
Its wildness andits lustre now c ' ' w
15 softened flown by. tears ; -y
Tears Uat steal nut from hid-lon springs. ..-
Ofsorrew end regret, ,
For hone but lovely .feeling .. 1 ' -
In her gentle breait have met, .'
For (very tear that gey her eye .
. Fiom her young besem Bbw . .;
Like dew-drops from 1 golden 'trr, 1
"Or sweetness from a kis,. j '
3 . : Tor e'en in life's delicious spring
Waift have memorie t " " ,
j ' That throw around our sunny hrarts v
1 ' ' ' A transient cloud of big's, . '
5 i When on the heart is sofilj luid '
j ' J A spell of deeper tnougnt, t
And she ha reached that lovely time,
; r That iweet poetic age, . v
; When W the eye eh Bowrct's leaf ,
yii.tte. like .(lowing page, , ,
1 Tor beauty and a tr-ys erjl .-
r "( 7 About the heart is thrown,. . ...
j iL When childhaoJ's merry laughter y?M
' -3 To girlhood' wtir ton' . ' -i
Idonotknewrifruiidbeihfart" ,
'. V Lbvey t bath thrown bu wmg, -y
; I rather think she's like mjse f,
' An ApnUhearted thinif,
I only know that slip is fair,
And love meVasinir well,
Sut fio tlus gentle m nff'WI,".1 "9
f I am hot free to tell
Amelia i
Wisccllwnj?,
- "-TUB MINIATURE. -
'jr tEON"OF'lAic''0oo.
J. Among the perseHfod christians who
1 r foiiehl an 9ylun in, the wilds of Amurt
caAom the 4lffotry. that ragd in O reat
; Britain.riog lh6 aevcnteenttt ceniu. y.
- : ' Gnnfinaton. " In his native
. . ; i.. j o'nod Bra.emtnent lor
' -! i f th6se Virtues which shone- forth as bv
1 " "Sights in the darkrmss of that wr.od.
r'SftS subsequent history extsta only .n
' - "Jil ...Jition oT an obscure .Tillage. 'Ha
4ihai 5-&h foris Wief, ,ndmhad
?jWo?tn. with ..the uo spmt of a mar.
i: vv, '..-.'J .t0 jvs of horror, when
:TV praying with his JitOe ockr .whun hu
'arefhpirit with ealm resignation,
' Sgrackling faggots blazed arou,d
: K v. i -txrun tha -noor Peasant, wuiw
'VZSgfoi Suppliant knee besfde the fam-
fc"l;th ih blood of the innocent and good.--
winch naa long. fou .....----r
A'-::.5rnsucl soenesiKuntington had soug.it
S:-Ktn secure tetreaU. oj .ta, thoe
ttnio the must' retired glen, aniong the
iiW not beyond the 9"M.
' Dride? the banner of Cromwell he, flow
I deterrnindd4o carry it into execotiqn. ,j
; 5 There was a gloorn in the hamlet, when
-Kowo llmt; the. old hum and .,
' So-of thetJay. before their departure
wT. vpoor cottagers came to bid-farewell to htm
- 4 -.Who had&a W them all aa friend &
. -i.-J'-. ; .nlemnnartinea par-
.' -V Sink when-theUged were not ashamed to
J v -weerV, There seems to pe
,l4S..incer9.benpdicUon oCthe'j.
- Nltf,SEiuEs. VOL.
1,
whichr heaven; smile's "upon- a'nd blesses, i
and Huntington 'was not' ipdifierent to;
thos; which were so freely bestowed up j
on him on this occasion. - There was
nothef, however, who did not excite less r
it.:- i,:ir; : .,' II
his only child,' a lovely girl of sixteen
summers; for often had Eilen gone to the 1
humblest hut ol the cottage, and with a
kind Jiand administered to the wants of its
inmates. We'need not hero -attempt. ' to
descrilje tho..feeljng of a young girl.whcn j
about to leave the lrmnus una, n.ome. ot
her . youth ..for an unknown land; . .-, she i
sought to soothe thoir- hitterncSsr in 'the
s
iiuiioss. oi ine;niggi. . u was iowiy
eve ciJ" summor," the busy noise of tbe day
had cheerod Uim tliraifeli the hours ot lu-n
bor,ribw" reposing in liis vine covered:
oot,'and the' flocks, whose bleating '. had
been heard upon,, the., hills around, now
shared the universal silence of nature, '
- When EUcn opened the wicker gate of t
the garden and strolled along its silent
walks,-. she. felt a-sndriess . "unknown 1o
her before. Uut the evening wind, as it
ptayed among- the trees, whose leaves :
glistcried in -the clear . moonlight, tho
seothing murmur vof the winding brook
and the blithe carols'of the nightingales,
nil seemed to have a tone of sympathy
for: her ear. The delicate flowers which
she had go fondly cultivated, were in 1 the
perfection' of "their bloom. She - gazed
upo,n every object with an unusual , fond
ness.' livery . -bower, tree, ana snruu
seemed, invested with a talismanic charm,
which'called. up a thousand rosy recollec
tions of her childho6d," and bf the hours.
of; returnless bliss alio had , there' spent '
with her -brother. And as her mind
vandsred to the tented field, she thought:
of another, who,, though, not allied to her.
by the ties of kindred, now seemed dear
er to. her than she had ever before ima-(
gined., vJIe was a soldier, in the service'
of ChaVles 1 1.' His father was an. intk
mate frjend of the king, and at the open
ing of the war against the usurper, . both,
ho and his sonf joined the joyal army, the,
one as a general and. the 'other as a -minor
officer. Henry whilo on his duty,'
had received a letter from Ellen, the pur-:
port of which, might easily' be imagined,;
and although he could hot believe that her
intentions ;to leave the country'wore' se i
rious, he, started for his , father's man-'
Ellen with many reflections crowaulKl
upon,her mind, still lingered in tho gar-,
den. The deep-tones of the dislant ab-,.
bey clock toiled the hour of midnight its
notes bad not yet died away among tho
hills,, when approaching footsteps wera
heard, , She shrank back as. a plumed
cavalier emerged f,om the shade; but a
well known voice soon dUpolled herfears.J
Having embraced each other with a coi
diality that bespoke-a ;'nea.r.:otv'lfmeot
Henry broke tho silence. ""Well, Elbn,
this trick of yoii;',ms bja-bf' ma from
my post; Ibuf 'duty ,.,ote'n grants a 'fur
loitgkto love."' . - . , ';' 7,'rj
"N6 Iljury,' I would, not trifle with
you in this manner, to morrow we em
bark at Hytlie, for America." : .
. Oh, what feelings rushed on her mind
when-realizing her oyn situation and that
of her loWrhbcouia saytcr' moTej'
but there was an eloquence - in tho tear
which glistened on the dark lashes of her
down cast eye, that plainly spoke the Ian
guo.ge.of her heart. ' ' . , .' ' ':
But," replied Henry, with" warm feel
ing, '"n it till our mutual hopes have:
been consumatod: surely your father can
no longer persist in his opposition to our
union; his days are numuereu: in a iew
years he will bo gathered to his fathers,
and you le.t without a friend or protector.
Come then this very night to the altar
even then vou may accompany him to the
western woild, 'where vou will be beybn'rt,!
tho reach of that outrage and cruelty,
from which not even tho ngod or innocent
are here secure; go, 1 will join you at the
close of the war, and try to supply in his
henri the place once filled by his son.",
i. Ellen haurdthe pleadings of ..his aflbc
tion with mingled plehsure and regret: but
.she suenwd anxious to unbosom herself of
iotiij tituught that haunted hor mind. Af
ter a painful jsUspenso, as if dreading thn
cauju-iuencos her works might produce,
she, tenderly TepIi'e W'My . father will
never.yield my . hand to pne whom, he"
says has ilain his only tml" : '''.'
v At these words Henry started back as
if dome dark" and dreadful thought- was
passing in his mind; but it was not tho
pang of remorse: . soon rallying his firmer
feelings he replied, 'l s' had , hoped that
this melancholy - tale would never ; have
reached your faihers ear: - he was al
ready exasperated with me for en listing
under the banner which has been stained
with the blood of the 'puritans.; But my
duty'to my sovereign and. father deman
ded it. True, your brother' fell by my
hapdr olir Chargers "met in the fiald of
tiaftlej our swords clashed in the combat,
and nqt till the- fatal blow was given, did
I recognize my early friend, 'the brother
nf m'v EllehV ' What Were my feelings,
when I reflected' on the 'deed 1 had com
niitte.dt, , ,ln vain l.liri$dV.tP, staunch ; tl
the
ebbing tide of lire tt ty? too late t a
RAVLNXA, (Ohio,) TIIllViPRIL 5' 1838'
at he pillowed his dying tend' in theie arms 1
his laat look was full '.-of foigivehes and :
Jieavan will bear witness to my innocence? '
"fleury Ikncw ynur heart loo well to
'beiieve.lt wouidi.egailiy of.sui-b a Crime,
but my Tatt er is inimovenbli-!'-
We' shall ; )pt; uiideiiuUe lp detciibe.j
i)eV parting: such scenes are nm for jhe
cold 'eye of tbeVorld to wilnena, Love,,
like hope, ,1s juficn inOBt ardent' When all
arnund is despair ntid gloom i-'thus, when
these lovers could tu dimly foresee- the
time ; when they mijjht le united, theyt
pledged more eirongly tlieir mtiiiial vows'
i of iooifff."- They sarted Hemy lor'
the atmy.Bt'd l?lieior theestrii :rld.r
As Jhe Un,to5e online monomi nia
PlleoifU KOi iif..iiim5'i '.
a ilii.v fW tarteniiirt!tl tie iiuveu
caieciiiKi'i'(io
brcrze 0n Us feck mere stood a
ady'
hei tearful eyes were gazing on inu
hills new fast receding in the diiunce',wi!h'
thai melancholy fondness' which wo feel
when looking for the last lime upon: the
countenance of a f.iend aboul to be borne
from us forever. The past was bright
like those dear bills behind her bark,",
whilst all before was dnrk and: cheerless
as tbe ruging ocean which spread far a
way to the westward, She was now on
a perilous voyage, at the end or which the
welcome of no frieiids a wailed her; and as;
the' dark waves hid ihe highlands of her
native isle, she felt Ike the; poor captive,
when his prison door shuts out forever Hie
iight of heaven. '. ; c: ! v v
'iXkCteti. short but lempestuous voyage,
ii.... :..,! rWinn fTfir. instr-nil of
1 ;"fu,r Xy j-C .j'l,
the smiling land of pwmifcer
had anticipated as the bourn, of their long
nna aangerous pilgrimage, ""1 Ban
fore-them a wilderness inhabited only by
sayage, tribea,whose depredations , wero
.then exciting much'aljirin among the coN
onists," Huntington wai among the lililo
band whosettleJ.in iho.s'buthvealtfn part
of Vermont4, at or near' where now is sit-'
tmtod the biiautiful towa of Be"nniiigt,n.
He however removed' himself somo 'dis
tance from the settlement: the place fixed
ppin for his residence 'was a wjld and
romantic li!t'e Valleyon the west side of
the Green- Mountains.! It was a fit spot
for thu old nuritan to repair to, to -spend
tho,' remainder of his life, fur frcrri , tho
world and all. its troubles and tq .eujoyf
v? - 1 . ...
that peace which ho had long but vawny
Ihe.land Of his fathers..'. I ( ai-
lence had never torioroKon, save uj i-iu
sounds of natufeV-or by the Indian as hq
purtued his game which fled hithar. .for)
security In its unexplored depths. . High
hills rose on all sides, 'to shut It out from
thaso scenes which mark the abiding place
of man.' These we're' thickly covered
trees', clothed in all the variegated beauty
6f a NewrEnglad forest io ..autumn, :' Tt".o
curlin JVio!;e, which . is the only guide
to a human habitation in the deep forest
was no where to bo seen. On a distant
hill the eye might trace a brook, which
bounded ovef the cliffs in a beautiful cas
cade, as if eager to revel with the flowery
meads, or to. .reposo after ils wandering
in the quint little lake, which slept as
tranquilly in the bosom of the valley, as
an infant in its mother's arms. Oa a hill
which slonod dow
raid the dwelling'
ha Anlnvarl thn finli
was congenial to that religion lor whicJJ w
hnhndannnficRd manv. interests. W hile t"? .Bla"V ' j., ..
hn had sacrificed many interests.
Ellen was happy in finding, herself .mis-,
tress of a neat and comfortable cottage,
her books and her," harp were tho only
companions she wished 1 but often she
would ramble with her favorite dog thro'
the - w'oods to listen to the songs of the
birds, and to gather the wild flowers
which were scattered in profusion along
her path.- Often, too, seated in a light
skiff sho would float over the lake to view
tho sandy bottom and watch the playful
fish as they darted in the depths beneath.'
Indeed, iii the romantic scenery of nature
there was enough to have xeited hor.ad
miraiioh blways, but even 'this situation
was to haVe ils satf reverse. ' r 1 ;
.. -iuJ kr onvl fnnnrl thrtm tha
quiet-possessom ui tian b ,
b... -f..i, w.. nn Bxeitnmontt
among the settlers in this vicinity, on ac,
count of the devastations and cruelty of
the Indians," Tho : husbandman, as he
toiled in the clearing, kept his riflo near,
and the hunter seldom ventured along a
aew and Unknown path ; -but often as ho
returned from, his daily, labor, -instead '
of beholding in the distance lh& lighted
window of .his hut, saw nothing but a
smoking heap of ruins and searched tn
Vain for , his ; wife and xhiidren,- who,
perhaps, had fallen breath the tomahawk
and scalping knife. Jet amidst all these
depredations the dwelling of Huntingdon
remained unmolested. ."' The Indian, as
he" passed by the door of the christian,,
had received many favors from his hands :.
upon his hearth he rested ffra the chase
and smoked the pipe of peace. V i Among
tlfese who often shared, hi hcspitality,
was- tho .aged sachem Coudu;a. -..H.is
locks had been whitened by the frosts of
many winters fie compared hiixselfto
nn nld oak. his-too- bearing the marks of
out huuii aiici in"", " w-- '
approaching decay, whicn, aner. naving
th tha tamDcst. at
-;' ':'; : .":.' - - -
'
B iMHBflli
Icnj'th was1 yielded id M-fary that,! like
it, he w'Qpld n falt.bcalh-lhe.weight
of years, whert luV 'spirit would take its
flTgU to' theipl:asa,nt'iutvtirig grounds iri
tho west, vv lit I er his fathers had already
gono." 'Tbeic! iff was,, a firm friend, and
had bften neritd the intended deslruc
liofi'of ilie-nur&'ncelesa fatnily. -5 v; ' c-
"'Jilltn,' duT8 thi time, bad heard r.oi
thfng of bei: lbvlr. ; She" already feared
he had she
;d (hefate of ber;urothcr,
troro hi own-band : tioon re
.iixietyyIle informed lur
Made tJfc neccs&ary arranges
idfoSrture, and would pro
bujfifettfcr
Tnuvei all
that he had
jntnls" for hi
pahly sail lo
Aiyerica ia a few days", Tfbo
lovely gni f
(6 .her couch' that n'ghf
n since
1 t ntw
ierpealiij , fT a , aound; that wai
ike'i death wll' to her ear. ' It was the
warwhoop f Klie In
diant) They.- had
surrbundt-d in
wer endeav'o
dwelling , into which they'
ug to force their way,
The old man
aied not but' with the
spirit which c
racteiizetj the early set
tler's of.' New aingland,. encouriged his
little bou'teftuld ia resisting to the lat
moment ; Bud all wa useless the blood
hound iS not nore fierse for carnaga than
llie,v4naian -warricr... . Akcsieiaiu.c uiuj-.. .111
creased thirary:'a vol ey of balls pass
fd 'tl:Ous;h theiiidow and the old man
.fellj His augijter, as-she ran to him,
saWi witlv djsiay the blood upon his
tleathed locki: he was topporting him
in )ir: arins-j-her tear drop mingling
withhe pijlp tream that oozed from
"the ,oBna-rhen a yell of Irmmpli an-
nounUUte.r entrance int.
, '!MkoVtrl" her
Bi.flte.'etrance into the house.
rtrt6t9Cov"eretl ber and grasped
her datk trtMei in his swarthy haod--
their richness taught his gaze his hor
rid aca!pirig knike gleamed before her
forehead but'as she turned, her eyes,
swimming in lars of Erief for her dying
fftiht upon lis dark brow, he relented.
TliraavagV, though pity was a rare visit
ant in his bosim, could not injure one.so
lovely.he ruddy tore her f.oni the corpse
of the old thai, and the house waa'toon.
tpvlopeit'iiflamesi '- Who eao imagine,
bet feelingspOn.finding herself ihejonly
..r;iiAr nf lid awful iMne'dr .when. -look
"rng bRf,kip'- hei hqrne,.the unerat pile
ot her fstber; as it gieanura uiguuuiiy
forest ar.44lazad snow.
"! -atnrii
. . . - v. - a. . aiin--e wiljf fearful doubt
whXh a Jailed her? Her
"irwn ' V 1 -'.flc e t n k e rr f ro rn ' jr h e r, a n J
there was noiife to attempt a t-?.-t
rr.. . - 1 . - ' !..:..' l.ti.-
There was
) . nope 01 icucirii,5 :,hvijj.
iindiBg inhabitants;' for. as
from the surm
they strayed I
aV way arid beheld the ra--ndoubtedly
conclude that
e escaped.; . .!
in they .would)
none could ha
Ellen was borne into captivity by a
race .whora'ilc had learned to look upon
as beings n
lijilecs " ttffhd Wild beasts ol
the forests.
Among that group otdarK
none wore an expression of
browed pie
kindness ;
ot an eye was dimmed with
a tear of sv
lpitliy ; nut iney gazeu wun
uiion their helpless prisoner.
dim fcrocit
She prayed
for mercy to ' hearts tnat
knw not its imeanine-to hearts that
wew as inoiorjtble as death. ' :
-,' " 4 a . '-'''...'
thick prims or'the greedy wolves as they
crowded around, the drolling, and here
and'there a-white lock trampled beneath
their feet. They thought all hnd perish
ed 5 but at?a distance from the house,
was discovered the track of a foot too de
licate for trie, Indian hunter ; they were
not at n los : to pronounce it Ellen's, but
the snow icing hard, it was difficult to
pursue thi trail ; tho pursuit was there
fore friiitlei JVIonths rolled by, 'and all
was. dark ri spect'rig the fate of the fair
eaptivo'. 1 1 the mean time Henry arriv
ed at Bos! m ; but Instead of meeting
her whom le loved, he heard the melan
.iimiir nlo Ac hfr ftanturs bv the Iridiani
But the affJction which ne had cherished
h.so many vicissitudes
f ... 1 . ..... ..T
7 - fv..fiai
snot.toJfehuen,che'
1 . ' t
roua anil-it Was too familiar witn aanger
I - ... " ... ,
to be overcame with despair I. Ho visited
the valley tfhcrC she and her lather naa
jwelt the he vowed to find her or her
grave, and avenge her wrongs I Habit
: in tha. fc-nrb of a sCOUt, and
with no priteotion but his trusty niie, ne
pursued hit lonely journey" through .the
"P. 1 . . " ,
o . , ,
forest.. Yil long he wnnuerea m van..
None of tli Indians whom he met during
many' days,1 could give him any informa
tion of thebbject of their search.- .Near
lake Georde, however, ho met an Indian
hose friendship he conciliated by pre-:
Wits and" favors. Thq friendship of an
Ihdinn ktiow no bounds. They hunted
together frequently, and in his cabin he
found a Welcome and hospitalityhicn
i,a fri i.on dnni(d him at the door ot
the WAife roan'jr slept as sepure in that
SXW.vAhts Tathef 'a hall;f--,
I The InRati, wh orh we have introduced
to our reavers, had held considerable in
i..m 4,iiii llie apttlfirs'. and BDOke suf-
UJIWUioo l 1. , ,
ficiont of their language to' converse witn
I
... .' '.'' --v-'".1 -: (''' : ...
'L - ': . v--i i :' - '' .-"
Whom No. -651- '
the chase.' he 'ofien would entertain hitp
with- reciting his exploit tales 'that
made the blood chill in the veins -of the
midnight attack, when -the cries of the
helpless infant and its imploring mother
were silenced by- the blood-stained toma
bawk. ' One of these narrations had for
him a deep and peculiar interest of the
attack, in the night, upon- the dwelling of
an old man-' situated- in- a valley near a
small lake'which Was surrounded by hills
so' high,;-that the light "of the burning
bouse could not be seen beyond them of
the death pi : the old" man and the cap
tare of his daughter;' r Henry eodh knew
()rom) the descVi)tiori thai ihia was a part
of tbe history wlik-h he wa 'VAnaicjoe to
r'ei she bid Jeft4iforfa.Vel' lje-'sked him to describe
the.
simple language of bo chihiof.the foreM.
' - She is called itahula - (tjio white
dove for her ' eye is us gentle'as that
of the dove tier voice as- she; sings in
the wood, swefcterthan the thrush.;-. SHe
dwells in the wigwam of Conduce,, who
had known her- when she was taken by
h(s son, ; Tacoriquet. --.Our daughters
weave the 'rich wampum for her bread,
and sew the' beaded - moccasins for her
feet; and theyoung men bring her Ihe gay
plumes of the forest' birds for her head.
Yet the color lades Irom her cheek, as
the rosy tint from yonder cloud ! , Next
moon will be the great feast of (he har
vest,, when she will be given' to Tacon-auet-the
vounu eagle- whose footstep
is as that of. the bounding buck-he springs
like the ' panther on bis prer, and bis
warwhoop is dealhr ; " , V- :.
Ilenrv heard this tnle with emations f joy
ind painful suspense, and bd no dnubtii eon-
cering the. identity of tbe fair subject of this
description, lie determinea to have an in
terview; an-l only a ft-w days bad elripaed be
fore an opportunity presented iui'. . He
was hunting a deer on tbe shorr of the lakev
when he beard the notes of the vEolian har
perit was female void, cbunling a plain
tire air; Stealing cnutiously towards the spot
from which it rose, he siw ihe form of a girl
druse I in the eonstums of nn Indian maiden,
tilie was leaning hei1 head upon berarm,appn
rently gasing at some object on tbe lake
the wind lifted the tresses from her neck, i s
alabaster whitenea bespoke , her linenge. -He
soon recognised tbe son; as a baila.1 of
hiff na'ive land, to whinh be had often lisien
el with delight, in bygone days. . -.
It seemed 10 him like the music of a dream,
the s. ell of which be (eared would break too
soon. . As the music erased, the singer rued
her bead. anl Henry recognised his long Igst,
ldnglbved Efle'n! His first impulse -was lo
eeit-g a caaoe anvitneingiporf ine lane, tie
rwiiJnr, f ilii i..rl "f. Jiieh an net, and
imriiBdiately determined to leave her for tlie
present, and seek his dark companion. ' He
ioon found him in ear.iesl conversation with a
young and stately li.dian. The attention of
Henry was struck with a noble Uok of the
hitter, his form was the masterpieeti of nature
and his majes'ic beating Hnd stately move
ments, plain'y indicated the undaunted firm
ness of hii nature . '
li Was Tacoriquet. the young warrior to
whom his Ellen doubtless ag'iinst her own
will, was sonn to be united. Yes! there side
by side siood the young rivals, unknown to
each other! As their eyes met neither quail-ed-but
each scanned tbe other with a suspi
cious scrutiny. Henry was now obliged to
call into action atl his self-command, he
knew his firs' object was to gain tbe favor of
ti.;. vai.bit r.hief. and addressed him there
fore (through his interpreter) as ab-other,
ose only wish was irienosmp uu
u's mach acquainted with a chief, to
ii.'.flino- nreaents. at this moment
u.n,ii tcrnifA nlan. which (if earned into
-.v.i.n'innllie.rnmllv hoDed would succeed. J
He therefore exhibited stvert.1 tnnki t,
which were calcu'ated to please the rude
taste of his new companion , While tbe at
tention of the lattt r was engaged with these.
HenVy drew from hia bosom her own 4fmo
torej nnd knowing well that if given to
Taconquet.it would go to Ellen, he hastily
engraved aline upon the case and threw it
dowh among the articles he had before pro
duced, The chief was delighted with the
thing, and Henry Btwrcwly gave it to him
The unsuspecting Indian hastened with
the present lo Altal.tilah. The scream ol
joy with whic h it was received, pleased his
vnnity for he ignoranlly attributed it to her
delight. It W!,s delight-but there was some
thing associated with that delight which he
was unable to interpret-something s dear
to her s life. x -v.-, , " u
, She read these words, written by a wen
wiThTvaT8"--0" " mhar' " f u " ?
now hW cmvai j .,; nr the mam." With what a sud.
den transition did her feelings rise from des
pair, when reflecting upon the propitious
providence which had brought her own Hen
ry thus to be her deliverer! He not only
knew her situation, but was that very night
to rescue her from the hand of him to whom
she was to be given, v , ,
Vith imDMience she looked foiwaid to
their meeting and ner noerauoi . "? ":
er moved with her more neav.iy ....... .. ....
upon that day. . Evening came, and Ellen
fearlessly sought the place of mterv.ew.
When she had gained the spoV ll srqund
was still the lake slept in calm beauty, un.
ruffled by a breath of air, and in itTIue wa.
. .. ..n.-r..l the cloudless besvens-
the bright stars glistened like gerns in their
depths, and the silvery moon looked down
-.1. - hpr imaee in beauty mir
roted there. , All upon the .hdre lay dark
. ...1 Lu...4h, th filifldawfeof the over
arm DCllCvia ,
banging trees-it wa. to her a the s. ence of
the tomb ! Doubt and my grtulual y took
h.- K.artihe tartle at every
E .ii, . aiut in eierv ttirrtrit -leaf, be
hears the approaching enemy the ternj wa
ving its he.PdPto the low bat fitful "Phyr.be;
K.nietrsinf rnae the. Indian
to her pietping gao
.lume, ud the -wild .cre.m of the owl, ni.
r J D... h.. r.r were not altcCtt-ht
war whoop.
m - : . v
''.' :"
''t
1 .r
er onfoundeil.'fof bef abcehdenid 6eeU;na
iiced and the search had already commenced.
She heirs Ihe same sound wbicb1 woke- her
father from hi lost alumber, and know that
her escape "is discovered. And ther aha
stitnds, trembling as when the bunted fawn, .
in the tangled" forest, hear the deep bay of
the hounds pressing tast upon j track nd '
.ll...,il II 1.. M. . 7...- -
f ,11 'i ii';ri. nrr iieari rcTiTm. hi seeing a
li.J l luu,ie floating uponllie v.ter
at first it appexia like the lonely awan, but-
now, as it approaches, Ihe paddle glisten n
uic moon ngui 11 is the bark or her -lover:.
Tbe moou 11 jusi smsmg behind tno hills,
and the dark shadow o'er cast the shore-ahe " '
waves her white handkerchief,, and the Uvea
spies her retreat. In an instant, tha beat, "
with Henry and bis Indian friend, "1 upon
the (bore, . , -v.' .- l' v ' ".
The long, loud war whoop f the Indian V
makes the hills resound! -They have reached . ';
he hank-r-the keen eye of Taconquet it on --' '- '
tbe scene belo--lie-sers the white mux -
bearing Atahulabin his arms- tfiey reach tho '; , '..
boat, and their guide above frrn th short- , '
this Indian fire together upon theina pier-'. .. - -cing
deallr shriek and a doleful spkiih f 'How
as the moke rolls awsy; Henry -and Ellen ' ''
arealill seeri-unhurt, but their. Ind'rari (uido
had fallen into the dark waters beneath. .
Henry aeiara Ibe-psi-ldlr, and drivca the boat
ever ll rising WHTes ontil the rifto shots fall t
harmless in h-r waku- one ronment more" ao4 , ' s
They are beyond the danger" of pursuit. " . f
They-immediately, started for 'Boston, 1 " '
nj-'o many uiiiiappf: n vtrat nuu ceeil tjclay
ed, was I here rea'ued. ' t ; .: t
Henry Houghtob,' afier h vin; beeii eng -fed
in the busin-ss of an active life for many
years, wisned to retire M seme secluded re
treat... At tben quest of his wife,, he erected "
a notlP 'maf sion upon the spot where many
year I'efore had s'nodher lather dwvlling, .
Here they long enjoyed lhat pence and plen-
ly which bad beeii denied tlveoM poritanJ
1 hi8!oii mountain s(ill(nU in aroman,
rfc-vaHey near Benningtori. Rcaida its hearths
we lately bad the pleasure of listening to th '
above taje, as told bv a yoijng Vermont girl, '
who wore suspendtd on net; neck Ihe minis
tore if Elle, with it she- ha inherited ne
small aiare of the, beauty whichf we judgo
wa j OMtsieii by the fair original., Avl.VH
. U . INDIAN TRAITS. -Soatie
fourteen or fifteen year gorwa
were in our trading house- at tbe mouth of
the Torre Blcoo, end "the Sparrowhawk,'
od his-people were encamped Reside 1
It changed ihat in conversation we ad
dressed him by the title of -brother,'
hich j.eemed o please h'm highly. 'It
shall fye so,' said he, shakbg us warmly
by tha hand, it shall be so.1 Now, be it
know that )'t U'the custom pfthty Dah
cotehs to adopt comrades or brethrea,---,
and very frequently this- honor is confer
red 1 white men .and serves as a bond
of alTecliop ond prolectiog between , U19 , ,
parties and ; their familits. . Traders ef
ten find the advantages, of llii custorn.-"
Anrjong that wild people, many a man bas ,
owed hi life to it. A lean dog (he bid
net better) wa knocked on the head,
ed in the hre, and consigned .to the '
kettle... It wa our'.first doe feast, and "
4 could not decline taking it. without
much offence, not that canine venison i '
ftQ-iexv badilhpr. whfn narlv nieJudii;',,
ia worn away, as we have learned by Bub-
w,niii rx.icvf.J.iM l:it rath pg strinrv
1 , -
and gluey, to be sure,but still it I little
worse than tough mutton". " Besujs, it is
a feast of honor, only given to distinguish
ed guests, and turely honor ought not to
go for nothing. . .'
We ate and smoked, and thereby ac"
quired all the right of near blood relation
to the chief' family. Nothing was too
good for us, A year aflerwatds we start
ed afout cn a journey, on a day that might
have split tlie rocksof Greenland, and the
Sparrowhawk' nephew followed us for
ten miles in order to add to our comfort
by the gift of a gallant black horse. He -flung
the bridle, shook hands, and walked .
Off without staying for thanks" or r'emune"
ration. The said nephew was named
Khtakhumbalu or Sleepy Eye, a noble
offef-m.roTof a mihprHeToveTrieea-Trti
and as straight as one of his own arrow.
One day, while yet iri the pride of bis
strenrr h, as the Sparrowhawk .was visits
tog bis traps', he caught a Chippeway in
the very act of stealing a beaver from one
of them. This was one of the born and
sworn foes of his race. Tbe chief cock-
ed his gun," and the thief, being unarmed,
bared bis breast tclns inevitable Nte, In
dian-like. The Dahcotah was moved to
pity and dropped his muzzle. ' Poor
man,' said he, you must be vtry hun
gry to do so unbecoming an actionf ; : Yes,
your wife and tittle ones must be a'arv
ing. Take the beaver-take the trap
take my gun, and go feed your fa
mily-. And the noble chief walked
away, leaving his reprieved fop in utter
astonishment. , .f
Eight soldiers treated his wife with ex
cessive brutality, but he wnaTrTT53n
plain to the commanding omcer.- e waa
father himiell, he saiu, ana ne: wuui
... - . r . t. . t.
not wound bis white latners neuji
much as to tell him that he had sucn ,
wicked children. .. ,rj - .t
1 , t;nn. nP-tlia Rnntisl SnnifttV for .
promoting the gospel in Ireland, the Rev. .
M, Fisher related the following anec?ota "
asillustrated of Irish Luxury ;j 'Ii waa
much amused (said Mr;;F.j with ous
brother M'Uarthy- he is thorough Irish,
letter and sprit.- - When 1. was with,, nim.
in Ireland, I asked what bo. chiefly .lived
npon? HV naid he,, we have plenty of
. . TT . . . . fi J oof
potatoes.' "now ;;oiie uu :
theml"paid "Only fourtim.e8.a day,
was the Tcpry.-U have- ten acres pi por
tatoes for tny family; and we all eat em
sows, horeat sheep, pigs and children, f
"Dont you tuink,?.said I, "there js, venc
littla' variety in this dietl . Not. at : ,
man said brothej pixjartny.;-wa -
great variety.' fof.:Wfl eat the &f;po(g
tofl3 will) the pig oncs J , . t '
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