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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed al the 2d Session oflhe 27 th Congress.
official. PCELIC1TIOK.
Public No. 9
AN ACT to atnend thc sevcral a:ts cstablishing
n district cotirt of the United States at Jack
son, in the district of "West Tennessee.
Be it cnartod by the Scnate and Ilou-e of
Reprcscntatii-es of the United States of Amcr
ica in Congress as-einliled, Tiiat the district
court of the United States at Jackson. in the
district of West Tenncssce, shall in futurc j
be attachcd to, and furm a part of the
cirhth jtidir.ial circuit court of theUliitcd States ,
witli all the jiowers and junsdiction ol the cir
cuit court hcld at Nashville, in the iniddle dis
trict of Tenncssce. And it shall be the duty
of thc assoeiate justice of the Suprcme Couit
of thc U. S. assigned to hold the court foi tl-c
cighth cirruit, to attend the fall tenn of said
court at Jacksun, and liold the same; and ivhcn
ho docs so, tlien hs ma'y dispense with his at
tendance at the fall tenn of thc court at Knox
ville, in the district of EastTcniicssee; or ,!ien
saidjudgc holils thc fall tcrni at Knoxvillc,
thon hc inay dispense with holdiii'r the corres
pondiii fall tenn at Jackson. And said circuit
judgc tnay clect which court lic uill hold, at
discrction, in the cxercise of which he shall be
Kovcrncd by tlie nattirc and impqrtancc of the'
business: Provided, Said circuit judgc inay at
tend at Knovville and Jarkson at any of their
fall tcnns:And provi.lcd, also, That in thc
abtencc of siid circuit juilge at nny tenn of
cirher of said courts, the district judgc shall
hold thc same, and inay cxurci.se all the povvcr-s
and jurisdictio:i confcrrcd on the circuit court
ivhcn hcld by the circuit jmlge.
Scc. 2. Anrl be it furthcr enactcd.that aiipcals
shall lic fram the district cotirt at Jackson, to
the circuit court, in thc same manncr that ihcy
l'c from the district to thc circuit court at
IS':ihvilIc.
Sec. 3. And Iie it furthcr cnactcd, Thnt the
fall tcnus of the di-,trict an-l circuit courts at
Jack(i!i. shall iu ftituro bc hclil 0:1 the scrond
r.I'inilny ofOcfoiic.-, in oacli ycar; that the fall
frni- oftln; 'listrict aml circuit cuurts of Kcn
tuckv !is in fuiure hcld on the thirl Moiulaj
of Novcinher in cacdi ycar; and that the fall
tcrms nflhc ciivuit and district court-: at Knnv
viile, b hcld on thc first Monday of Noveniber
1:1 cach vcar.
JOHN WHITE,
Spcaker of thc flouse of Uepresen'.alives.
S.VM-L U SOUTH ARD
Presidcnl of thc Scnalc jro ler.worc.
Approvcd, April M, lSSi.
JOHNTYI.EU.
P 173 lic No. 10
AN ACT to cmifirin ccrtain entrics nf lands in
t.,tf r.rr.nnisiaiia. and to authorizc thc
isruing of jiatcnts for tho same.
Be it cnactcd by thc Senate and Hous2 of
lleprc.-i'ntativcs of thc United States of Amcr
ica in Consrc- asscmbled, That t!ic entrics of
thc fcllov.iiigdoscribcd tractsof land )ermitlcd
to be niade by the rcgistcr and recoivcr at Ou
achita. in i!ic land district north of Red Rivcr,
in the Stntc of Louisiann, to wit: Lot nuinbcr
Jive, of scetion tbirty-cigbt, and lots numbcrs
ono, t.va, fn e, and six, of scction fivc, and lots
nuinliers thrce and four, of scction forty-fivc,
and lots nunibers thrcc, four, and five, of scc
tion forty-six, and lots numbcrs two, threc.six,
beveii, eleven, twelvc, thirtccn, and fourtecn,
of scction forty-eight, all said lots bcing town
ship number thirtecn, of range nuinbcr 'twoU-c
cas-t, in thn said land district north of Red Riv
cr, in thc Slate of Louisiana, be, and thc same
, r-n I11.mli!' nnfirmpil rini! clnr.lnrpil tn lip rnnil
knd valid: and patcnu shall iuo thcreon as in
othcr cases of good and valid entrics, and cer
tificr.tcs of purchasc, any law to thc contrary
iiotwithstanding.
Apjirovcd, April 14, 1S42.
PCBLIC No. 11.
AN ACT authorizing thcconstruction of a war j
stcamer for harbor dcfencc
Be it cnactcd by the Senate and Ilouse of
Rcpresentativcs ofthe United States of Amer
ica in Consress assembled, That the Secretary
ofthe Navy be, and he is hereby, authorizcd to
cntcr into contract with Robert L. Stevcns for
tho rnntruciinn of a war steaincr shot and
shell proof.to bc built principally of iron, upon
the planof the said Stevcns: Provided. 1 "e i
whole cost,
inclndhig.the liull, arrain ciu, cu-
(rmae ni PrC. nnil Wl lllllIlllfllL III IW"''"U
, , - . : 1l rnnnfta 1
completa for service sliall not cxceed the avcr
ajjc rost ofthe stcainers Missouri and Mississ-
ippi.
Scc 2. Ar.d be it furthcr cnactcd, That the
pum of two hundrcd and fifty tbousauil dollars
be. and tlie same is hereby appropriatcd, out
of nny money in the Trcasury not otberwise
npprnpriated, towards carrying this Iuw iuto
clR-ct.
Approvcd, April 14, 1S12.
Pucmc No. 12.
AN ACT to establish cartain post
roads
Bc it enactcd by the Senate and Housc of
Rcpresentatives ofthe United States of Amcr-
ica m Congress assemuicu, x w.o
Ing be cstablished as post roads: From Home
in Georgia, to commercc, in thc state of Miss
iippi, and also to Meinphis, in the State of
Tennessce, namely, from Rome, through ar
renton, Decatur, and Tuscumbia, in Alabams,
and Jacinto, in Mississippi, to Ripley, in said
state, as a common point, and from said point,
through llolly Springs and Hernando, to Com
mercc, and from Ripley, through La Grangc,
in TenncsseV, to Mcmphis, in said State.
Approvcd, April 14, 1S42.
rPrrBr.ic No. 13.1
AN ACT to proridc for the allowancc cf inval-
id pcnsions to certain uncroKce warriors,
under the provisions ofthe fourtccnth articlc
ofthe trcaty of cightcen hundrcd and thirty-
fivc.
Be it cnaeted by the Senato an J Housc of
RcpresentatiTes of the United States'of Amci -
l ica in Con"rr nsspmnlpil. thnt thi Snrrotnro
of War be, and ho hereby is, rcquired to place
I on the pension roll such warriors of the Chcro-
kee nation as wcre engaged on the side of the
J United States in the last war ivith Great Brit
. ain and the Southern Indians. and who were
i woundcd in such service, at the same rates of
' pensiou as are allowed by law to the officers
, and soldiers ofthe regular Army of the United
States, under such rules and regulations as to
! tlle proof ofdisability as the Secretary of War
suau prescnoe; wliicn pension sliall commencc
from the period of disability.
Approvcd, April, 1S42.
Poblic No. II.
AN A.CT relative to the act cntitlcd 'An act
granting lands to ccrtain exiles from Poland,'
approvcd thirtictcth June, eightccn hundrcd
and thirty-four.
Tln it rnnrtni1 l,v tfio Rnnitn nml TT.... -n P
x.cjr,c.-,uiiiciiivca ui iiie uiiiieii otaies 01 iiner
1 ica in Congress asscmbled, that the acta now
; in force for the sale of the public lands, and
granting pre-cinption rights to actual settlers,
bc, and thcsameare hcrcbv.declarcd to cxtend
. to, and include the lands selectcd in townships
land.' 'thc said selections not havins been
hereby declared to be in full force, for thc bcn-
clit ol saiil rolish exiles.
Approvcd, April 14, 1S42.
Resolution Poelic No. 1.
.IOINT RESOLUTION on the subiect of
printing the tables of the sixth census.
! Be it resolved by the Scnate and House of
j Represcntativcs ofthe Unitsd States of Atn
' ica in Congress assembled, That the paymcnt
of thc moucy hcretoforc appropriatcd by Con
gress, to pay thc cxpenscs of the sixth census,
' beso far su.spcndcd as that 110 ninncy shall bc
1 paid for thc printing of the cotnpciulium or a
i bridgcincnt ofthe sixth census by couutics and
i nriiiciiial towin, toethcr with the table of np-
' poninnmcnt, as rcparcd at the Departmcnt of
1 tstatc lor tlic use ot Uongrcs, until tlie lurtncr
order of Congress.
1 Approvcd, April 14, 1942.
Resolctiox Pcelic, No. 2.
A RESOLUTION furthcr tn providc for tlic
dUtribiition of the printed rcturns of thc
sixth ccniii, and othcr dociiuicnts con
nected with the same, thc tirintiii" of
which has becu hcrctofore dircctcd by law.
Resolved by the Scnate and Housc of Rc
prcscnlativcs of thf United States of Anicrica
in Congress ascmbled, That the statistics, in
cliiding thc census of pcnsioncrs, and thccom
pcndiiiin or abridgemcnt ofthe sixth census of
thc United States, hcrctofore required by law
to be printed undcr the dircction of the Secre
tarv of State, shall be distribiHed and disposed
ofby thc Secretary in tho manncr and in thc j
propnrtions spccificd in thcjoint rpsolution of
Congress passcd tlic lirst day ,of Septcmber,
one thnusand cight huudreil and.vforty-one: ,
Proviilcd, always, That sevcntecn thnusand J
copics of tlic said coinpcndium or abridgmeiit
s-Iisill bc distribtitcd among the StatesTerritor
:e?4 and pcrsons cntitlcd to iHstribution under
the said rcsolution, and in thepropnrtionsthcre
in specificil, and that thc rcniaining copies of
the said statistics and coinpcinliuni be jilaccd
in thc Library of Congress for futurc distribu
tiou. Approvcd, April 25, 1312.
AGllICULTUllAL.
Arn.r.s. Wc convcrscd, a fcw days sincc,
with a gantlcman rcsiding in thc vicinit- of
Hos'on who has now upwards of 30 acrcs of
land in orcharding, the trecs ina finc hcaltliy
btate, and in full bcaring. IIc was thon scour
in thc Siatc, for thc purposc of buyingyoung
vi'forous trccs o cnlargc Iiis orchard much be
3'ond iis prcscnt cxtcnt. When lic saw him
he said he had cight hundrcd barrcls c.f applcs
on hand in primc order, for wliich ho could
havc thrcc dollarsand a haif a barre!. Ile tells
us that tho dcmand for cxportation is limitcd
onlv by thc supply ; that to cvcry part of thc
globc. whcrc Amcrican vcsscls go, thcy arc a
profilahlc articlc of cxport, and that to an al
most unliniitcd cxtent.
Onc merchant in Boston, applicd to him,
last fall for 500 barrcls of Baldu in apples, at
two dollars and a quartcr a barrcl, to ship to
Calcutta in the East Indies !
lic naa smppca j
, - 1
about thc same quantity for sevcral prcvious
seasons, and with uniibrm succcss. Shipmcnts
to Enghind, tho West Indies, South Amcrica,
the Jlcditerranean.and othcr places.give cqual
ly good rcturns. The apples of New England
kopn much betlcr than thosc raised farthcr
Soutf and and are preforrcd for shipping on
thataccount. Worcester Spy.
Daxdies. Therc arc somc Tools in tho
world who, aftcr a long incubation, will hatch
out from a hot-bcd of prido a sickly brood of
r. 1 nrl ilipn o-n struttin" alons thc
0fp0nlposiiv with all the sclf importancc
' f sneck'lcj i,en with a black chicken I I havc
.,... tn CIIru nnnnic.
Thcv arc merc
.MlUiJ Ll llti tn , . , --
. T . r- l
walking slicks for femalo
fiirfa -nrnatnented
".. , i.j .r.A T nv 7 Nn l their canuts
,r, ony half ripe musk mclons, with only
thicknnds.andall hollow inside, contamtng
thc sccds of foolishness, swimming about with
a vast quantity of sap. Tinkcrcd up with broad
cloth, finger rings, safety chains, soR solder,
vanity and impudence, thcy arc no morc men
than a platcd tca-spoon is solid silvcr ! 1 do
tcst a dandv as a cat does a wct floor. Doicjr .
A Yatikee Trick. An castern pcular latcly
. des;rej accommodations for thc night at a tav-
ern in thc soulli part oi virginia: ounrom me
prcjudice frequently cxisting against tho class,
our host a long timc refused. At last he con
scntcd on cnnditioa that thc pedlar should play
him a Yankcc trick bcforc he Ieft him. The
ofl'er was acccpted. On rising in thc morning
Jonathan carefully securod the covcrlet ofthe
bcd, which among other articlcs, hc pressed tho
landlady to purchasc. The law price ofthe
coverlet operaled at oncc upon tho latter, who
insistcd that her husband should buy it, ad.
dinir that it would match her's exactly. Jona.
than took his money
mounted his cart, and
had fuirly got undcr way, whcn our host callod
i to j,,m tnat hc liaa torgotion mc i nnncc tncK
jjio was t0 pny him, O never tnind," says
Tonathan, "vou'll find out that soon cnough.'.
'
, iuiiv-iuui , luiiy-uve, auu ionif-six, nonil 011 ,,. . j r 1.. 1... .1 nio-ht fnnhnrrht r 1 :ir tno
tne nasc linc, rango one east, ot the tlnrtl pnn- j 7, . , ------ j j n .. cr-Pnp nf wickpil-ips's
I - - , - - -.'. . ..... . I 1 oln liir innn e !iin nr pnrripd nu'av mn. IUC manv Scencb 01 lCKCU.lt.bb
., . - rnn n nn nrrnnin I'li iiir miiv nv 1 1 1 1 : aiiijiiiiaiiiuii .-
Icinai incnuian, ivinsi 1 tne state ot lllinols, bv 1 ' -'. . ' n .1 .1. 1
Lewis Clopicki, undcr color ofthe act entitlcd t.vc by thc Indians. Thc alarm sprcad from , rc, all ovcr thc carth, about to
, 'An nrit nrnlittmrl.nnil n rortnin nvllnj ftvrr Pn. I linmn tn linili. TllR wholn villafTO WaS Tfiadv Undcr llS ShadCSl
3IISCELLANE0US .
From Graham9 lagazine.
WAWHILLOWA.
A LeCEXD Or TIIE Quoxnecticut.
BY D. M. ELWOOD.
Concladcd.
Atthc mcnlion ofthe namc of his dcadlvi
foc, thc fierj' savago sprang to thc side of his, 'owards the river, closely shut in by a bclt of
victimandwasabouttoplungchisknifetolicrcnsc forcst. This was thc spot selectcd by
heart, but calming the transport of his passion jthc Indians as a place of retrcat should retreat
he sparcd hcr for a morc pcrfect rcvenp;e. His,,I)0 ncccssary ; and thithcr thcy had flcd after
cyc glarcd ficrcely on her, and triumph shono defeat at Hadlcy. Thc spot was admira.
in cvcry lineamcnt of his featurcs as ho re-ib'y calculatcd for thc purposc of concealmcnt
j,i0j. Fand secutity. The hugc grey rocks lifling their
"I hate him ! I will havc his blood ; his .sllaggy crcsts far abovc thc little plain at their
scalo shall hang up and dry in thc smokc .of 1sc, seemcd to bid dcfianco to all the world
Wawhillowa's wigwam. Thc fair Flower that around. The only way of acccss to thc Indian
loves him shall ncvcr again sec his face exccpt . cncampmcnt was by stnking through thc for
it be in death. Siie shall ncvcr bc his wife ; ' cst that separaten it from thc nvcr.
she shall be tha Rcd Slan's slave ayc, a cap-1 1 ho sun had already gonc down behind
f I vo
to thc Iled Man's bridc.
In the mcan time. all was constcrnation at
i r m, iVni.dnr Vn nnn Vin(l coon
' Ejiza when she Ieft ,ile j.ouse aa& hcr absencc
to nnrsim thn cncmv. and to recovcr thc lost
as if Ihc Hvcseoftcn or offiftv ofthe foc could
brino- back onc spirit that had gonc ! causes ol llieir tlcleat werc (iiscusseu.anu ltwas
Asmall but ardcnt band was soon organized, dctcrmincd that a concilialory on'cnng must bc
and ready for pursuit, with young Russcll atjn'a'le to thc Grcat Spirit, and that thc captivc
its head. Thcy struck at cnco upon tlie trail,"'J1"'"bi nu inusucnucu. aiiuiu..i oium.,
ofthe Indians. and kcnt it without diflicultv till and long, and earncstly, and cvcn cloqiiently
they camc to thc bank of thc rivcr at the foot
U iivui k iuui
of Mount Holvoke. Hcrc all traccs of their :wn ; ne wisncu not lor ncr aeatn, oui cnosc ;
coursc vanishcd. Thcv had cvidentlv cntcrd ' lep her for his slavo. His suit was unsuc.J
the rivcr: but whcthcr'they had cros'scd it, or' ccssful ; and whcn hc sat down, a murmur or:
only procccdcd along ils margin and lcft it'disapprobilion was all that he hcard. Ihci
a-ainon thc same side atadistancc bclow voicc was unanimous against him, a.id hc was
0 .. .. . . , m. 1 (nflnct nl.llrrr,,! In o xm, Inoxn
coum not be actcrminca. j nc company ncrc
separatcd, and one parly
,i.. r.nA .!,,.;,-
Mli, V. I tll lllbl IV
search for thc trial on thc othcr side, whilc thc
rcmaining party scourcd the caslcrn shorcs,
but all in vain no traccs ofthe cnemy could
bc discovcrcd. It was finally conjecturcd that
thcy had conccalcd their canocs in thc bushcs
and trecs on thc sides and at thc foot of the
mountain and that afler their defeat they had
hastcncd thithcr and cmbarkcd on thc riv
cr, and were by this timc at such a distance as
to dcfy pursuit or discovcry. Ilour afler hour
did that 'little band search thc country round.
Somc climcbnd to thcsummit ofthe mountain
soine wcnt far down the broad rivcr hcrc
Ihcre and cvcry whcrc thc closcst search was
madc but still without success. William now
bcgan to dcspair ofthe safety or rcscue of his
bctrothcd. Iiis heart grcw sick his chcek
paled and hc felt that it would bc a boon to
sit down and dic, if hc could but bc buried by
the side of his lost bridc. And then, as hc re
membcrcd'thc dispute with Wawhillowa, and
thc truth flashcd upon him,his face fliishcd with
anger, his tccth becamc firmly set, and his
breathing hard and Iaborious. Again hc star
tcd on rctraccd thc steps hc had taken, and
hurricd towards thc island ou which stood Sha
omct's tciit. Whcn hc arrivcd oppositc thc
spot, not secing a canoo at hand, hc thrcw
himsclfinto thc river, and soon found himself,
hrcathless and cxbauslcd, at thc door of tho old
man's wigwam. IIc entcred abruplly Sha
omet sat alono, quietly smoking his pipc.
"Your daugiitcr where is shc ? linicrcis
Tahattawa?" cricd William.
"I know not," answered hoold chief;" "'wiien
I awoke this morning, rouscd by thc firing on
thc plain, s!ic had already lcft thc wigwam,
and I havc not seon hcr sincc."
"Wherc is Wawhillowa, thc Nonotuck
princc V
'I havc not sccn him thcsc many days ; and
yct I think lic has becn about herc, for Tahat.J
tawa has secn him and had a long talk with:
him not longer ago than ycsterda"."
"Ilavcyou hcard that the Fair Flower, who
used so ofton to visit j'our tcnt, is lost ?" askcd
William.
uYes somc of your pooplc camc hcra to
search for hcr," rcphcil the Ulnel, siirugging
his shouldcrs, "but thcy might havc known bet-
ter tlnn that. Shaomet is old now-his hair
has turne
cd whitL hlsstcpis no longer l-cht
j Swift, or hc would help you to find your
pOOr 10SI OnC. m u uuiumiu xiuowi,
and shc and Tahattawa werc thc delight of
Shaomct's old hcart; but she is stolcn now,
and Iove has provcd strongcr too in Tahatta
wa's hcart, then hcr affcction for hcr pocr old
father. Shc has lcft mc, I fcar, to follow tho
young chief. But he is a bravc warrior, and
worlhv ofher Iove. Manj-of his cncmics
shall fall beforo his cye. He
He has a strong arm
l .i 1.- I,ni1 intl Kilf Iioro ? 'I'nKntJn
wa' Shc has not forsaken me"-and a flash!graspcd his tomahiwk, but beforehc : could givc
r.f inv for a moment kindlcd his stinken cyc, as a blow thc hot blocd spirtcd from his hcaf, he
the light form of his daughtcr boundcd into the
tcnt.
She slood for a moment panting from the
cfTect of rcccnt and violcnt cxercise. Oh ! she
was bcautiful ! The ric'n, red blood could clcar-
ly hc sccn throngli tlie dark skm, her cye
beamed, and Iicrsweinng breast
hcavcd with
1 thc excitement
Have vou'sccn lihzai caacrlv askcd
l w
Russcll.
' v. she is a captive to the Nonotuck chief.
I saw him seize hcr, and brar hcr away in his
flow bravely it was donc ! But she
arm".
WaS mV SWIUI. n" aiub
fnllowcd thcm my stcp
. . . i t , i
was ngni uc saw mc
no; heard mc not ; I followed thcm to thc
cncampment, and now I am comc to tcll you
whcre you may find her."
'But why did you notrgivc the alarm when
you saw him seizc hcrl" impaticntK detnan
dcd William.
The girl turncd her rich dark cyc full upon
thc speakcr, as she said.
"Wawhillowa is the betrothed of Tahattawa,
and should shc betray thc lifc of her Iover ?
No! my sisfer sliall bo safe, but tho bravc chief
must not dic ! And now promise mc that you
will "not scek his life.and I will lead you to your
bridc."
"I promise you," said William.
Nav, but thc promise oT a pale-face is ea
silv broken ; you must swear it !"
William did as ho was required, and thc
two immcdiatcly startcd to recovcr the captivc.
Lctus relurn to'Wawliillowa and Iiis cotn
panions. Somc six or ciht milcs down the
nvcr from Hockanuin island, on the east side
ofthe ranije of bills abnmflv fcrminated bv
! Mount Tom, and rcnewed again on the other
siue ot the tAuonnccticutby Holvoke and the
pcaks with which it ia connected, is a sort of
natural amphiathcatrc, encloscd on threo sides
by stccp and precipitous hills, and on thc olhcr,
, Uiosc rough pcaks, anu tlic twmkling stars,one
y on appeanng in the bluc vauit abovc, told
that the niulit had comc. Tlic pale moon was
looking ou yct it was a bright and lovely
bcautilul lor
and crimo that
bc transaclcd
In thc ampithcatrc which wc havc dcscribcd
! action, in gravc and solcmn council. Tho
dav bccn m thc
plcadcd lor hcr lifc
IIc claimcd her ns his
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Aow lan-ots werc 1 irown unon IHC council
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firc. I hc danc bcrran wtth slow anu
mcasurcd trcad. The fires biazcd, and glarcd
on thc paintcd and hidcous counlcnances of
the rcvcllcrs, giving them an unearthly and
dcmon-likc appearancc. Tho march quicken.
cd. and tho wild sono- roso un in dcep and dcad-
I,. ror,B n..lmt lnr-L- fmm ibnsn hip i
lll'w VV1K1 OUilg 1 l!l Ul-ji umu j
s, and was cchoed back from thosc high j
lills. Thc stakc was driven, and Wa-1
IIc. " Tho stnlir was driven. and Wa-
whillowa ordcred the guard lo bring forth thc
victim. I hc man sttircd not jnswcrou not;
and thc chief himself flew tothe spot, burning
with rago. Hc soon camc back with inflamcd
countcnancc, and muttcting curses dcep and
loud. Thc prisoncr had flad thc savagc that
had bccn lcft to guard her lay wcltcring in his
owngoro! A wild, unearthly shout of fury
rcnt thc air as thc maddcncd savages lcarncd
their disappointment.
We Ieft V.'illiam Russcll 'and the Indian
maid. Taiiattawa. iust leaving tho wigwam ot
Imr fiilbnr for thn rcscuc of Eliza W cbster.
Tiiev cnlered a liuht canoe and clidcd swiftly
down with the current of thc rivcr. As thcy
approached tho place whcrc tho Indians wcre
cnrampcd, thc two travellers kcpt closc under
thn wr5fpm hnnk.lo be morcsecurc aaini iuu
obscrvation of any onc who might havc bccn
stalioned as a look-out. By six o'clock thcy
wcrc within a milc ofthe cncampmcnt, and
hcrc by thc advico of thc girl Russcll moorcd
thc canoe, and Ihcy struck into thc woodi
Tahattawa, taking the lead. glidcd through tho
dcnsc bushcs with surprising facility-so s-.viftlv
indecd, that her companion found somc difii
culty in kceping her in sight,ai;hough his hcart
was continually prompting him to put forth
every cfTurt. At Iength, just as tae thadcs of
night bcgan to appcar, they caught a glimpso
of the council firc. They now prccccdcd v.-illi
theutmost caution till thcy camc in sight ofthe
wigwam in wliich thc prisoncr was bound.
Fortunatcly, it was placcd on that side ofthe
opcning which was nearcst lhcm, just in tho
cdgc of the forcst. Tahattawa crept along
kecpmg thc tcnt bctween hcrsclf and the In
dians, till shc couldjook through a small hole
in thc rcar. Shc now motioncd Russcll to
approach. Hc did so, and looking through thc
opcning, hc saw sitting, his lost bridc, hcr face
hands. At thc door of the tcnt
sat a brawny liiuiau, r
cuniy 01 ms iriMjiun, uo
lirc ana quicuy &uiuiviiii; in-.
Tahattawa quickly drew William s knifc
from his belt, and, without thc lcat noUc, cut
a largc picco from tho thin bark-covcring of
tho Intt ; then placing the knifc in Itussell's
hand, shc dircctcd him by signs, to cntcr and
dcspatch tho savagc. As hc was passing Eliza,
she raised hcr head, and would havc scrcamsd,
had not Tahattawa becn already at her s,ide,
and covercd her mouth with hcr hand. At
that memcnt tho Indian turnea iiis ncau ; nc
fell back anddicd without a groan.
The fugativcs now began aa rapirlly as pos
siblc lo retrace their stcps towards thc canoe,
which had becn lcft and concealed about a milc
up thc rivcr. Their progress
howevcr, was '
n,i nt tnnn-th. succccdcd in reaching tlie spot
wherc tho canoc had becn lcft, bcforc thc hc
dccus vcll that came swcepmg up thc river
warned thcm but too surciy inai ino cscapeoi
1 the prisoner, and thc death of thc Indmn in thc
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thc light barksw.lt y sicmmea nc current, "sp
chnrn nrnlV p-raccfiillV cutti
ng tne iinv wavcs;
as it dartcd on, curling thc watcr from its path
as if it- disdaincd to touch them. And well
mio-ht it bo ! for that ligut cratt neid a bold
heart and a strong arm and one too, that had
it not already been worn out by cxercise, would
havc Iaughcd at pursuit. About one half thc
distance bllwccn Uockanum Island, and tlic
place from which they startcd, had been gam
ed, whcn thcy hrard ancw the sh'outs of thc
Tnd ans. and ookinc round they saw twoca
noes about a quarter of a m.Io bclow them in j
nr-flvn niirsu t. This was bnt nn inccntive 10 1
frcsh cffort, tor tnoy wcu ruc.y
should bc overtakcn. instant death or cruel tor
tures would bc the fato awaittng two at least,
pcrhaps all thrcc of thc party. Ihe Indian
cirl scizcd a paddlo and applied her strength tn
assistin"- thc voung man, whosc own was wcll
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s oi , :. '-:.r,;,h Indian anpcared,
all thrcc ot tne pariy "sXa"' fcctual, but still thc
thc toils ot me uay -"-oa""1 v"
nigh cxiiauafcd. Thisaid wasjnot mcons.der.
ablc, for though thc girl was not near as mus-
cular as hcr companion, yct hcr skjll in man-
aging the canoc was but little inferior to his.-
They wcrc now cnabled to keep on without
Iosing ground, though safety was far from cer-
tain, as several milcs yct remained to he passcd
ovcr, beforo they could hope to (ind assistancc.
Directly iu the gorge bctween Jlount Hol-
yokc and Mount Tom is, a short bend in thc
rivcr, forming a pcninsulia, now familiarly call-
cd "The Bellows," from its supposed resem-
blancc to that articlo. Thc distance around
this peninsula is pcrhaps two or thrcc milcs,
whilc thc dircct course ofthe river is only a
uout tnty rotls. llic istnmus, connccting inc
bellows with thc main land, does not now cxist
as it did thcn ; for, a ycar or two sipce, thc ice
collccting in thc rivcr just bclow, the walcr
swcpt ovcr tho narrow barricr, and washing
away the carlh, l'ormed for itsclf a new channcl
manv feet in deblh. Whcn thc fugitives
roachcd this isthamus thcy turned thc canoc
towards thc shorc. and V illiam, springing out,
dircctcd tiio two girls to walk across tho nar
row strip ofland, whilc he should drag thc
light boat ovcr to thc othcr bank. This was
but an easy lask, comparcd with thatofimpcl
ling it against thc currcnt, for two or thrcc
miles whilc thc wholc distance was a eficc-
tually jraincd as if tlicv had kcpt the nvcr.
Fortunatc was it for thcm that thcy adopted .
this stratagem, and fortunatc, too, that thcre '
v.as no moon, ana tnai 1.1c uuauea iruui inu
toot ot Jiolyouc licre swept 10 tne vcry saorc ;
for they had hardly crosscd half way overtfm
isthinus bcforc their nursucrs wcre oppositc
to thcm, closc under thc westcrn shorc. As
it was thcy wcrc tiot discovcrcd, and thc ca-
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uuus iu cuasc wcni succpmg rouuu iuu 11010
Iength of the strcam.
Again thc little party cmbarkcd, and hope
bcgan to beat strong in thc.r brcasls. Ihcy
pushed on with renewcd energ, and at length
UlEir CVCSi rCSlfill Otl tllC little lsllliul Ol ilOClv-
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! Diu ncver tuu it appear so bcautitui to anv cvc
, as it did to thcm on that night whcn they could
just discrn ils dim outlinc.
! Yoa arc safc, Eliza, you arc safc !" cricd
j illiam.
Uut tlie savages bclow, growing
feaiful of
' bcimr b.illlcil 111 their pursuit, wcrct)rcssini on
i willi all their stronslh : and tho furious Wa
whillowa, in thc forcmost canoc, was conlimi.
ally urgina on his men, whilc hc stood in the
prow with his cycs cagerly straincd into tho
dim distance beyond.
"Wc aro safc !" cricd William ; but al tho
moment a bullct whistlcd closc by his head and
gavc thc lic to his cxclamation.
As soon as tho canoc touchcd the southern
cxtrcmitv of thc island, William sprang on
shorc, and hurrying out the females, all thrce
hastcncd to thc tcnt of Shaomet. Tho old
man had becn in waiting for thcm, and, as soon
as they cntercd, pointcd to a corncr ofthe wig
wam, whcrc lay a hcap ol tagols anu a num
ber of skins which ho had prepared as a mcans
of conccalment should conccalment bccome
ncccssary. William quickly Ied EIza to tho
s '01, and placing hcr behind Ihc fagots thrcw
thc skins ovcr thc top. While ho v.as doing
this thc ycllsof thc Indians gicw louder and
morc tcrrific, for Ihey had now gaincd Ihe
island, and wcrc. certain of their prcy. Will
iam had scarccly turncd away from tho corner
whcrc Eliza was concealed, when the door was
thrown opcn, and the saviigc featurcs of thc
Nonoliifk chief glarcd full upon his face.
Quick as thought thc rifle of Shaomet was in
RusseH's hand and levcllcd full at the lndian's
brcasr.
"Hold, hold !"' cricd Tahattawa, 'your prom
ise your oath !" and shcsnalchcd at Ihc riflc.
It was too latc. William had already fircd,
and thc tall form of Wawhillowa full hcavily
to thc grvund. Thc poor cirl turned mourn-
fully away, and, covcring her face with hcr
hands, burst into a flnod of tears.
Bv this timc lhc othcr canoc had comc up,
and six or cight stout Indians werc surrounding
thc wigwam. Thcy immediatcly drew away
the body of their chief; and, as itfcll outwards,
thosc within wcrc unccrlain whcthcr or not the
wound was morlnl. A council was now hcld i
by the bebiegcrs as to what modc of action
should bc adopted. Somc proposcd to firc
through the sides of tho hut ; othcrs to burn
it ; but both of thcsc 'tans wcrc rcjcctcd, as
it would cndangcr lhc livcs of Shaomet and his
daughtcr, which was far from bcing their ob
jccl ; for Shaomet had bccn a bold and rcnown.
cd chief, and still posscsscd mUch infiucncc
among the ncighbcring tribes; while the beauly
ofthe girl obtaincd lor hcr an Jnfluenceand
cclcbrity,but little Icss e.xtcnsire than hcr fd
thcr's, though of an cntircly diffcrcnl kind.
At last it was dccided to burst into thc wig
wam, and securc the fugilives, doing no harm
to thc old man or his daughtcr, cvcn though
thcy had cndcavorcd to givc protccticn to their
encmy:
Whilst they wcre hesitating what coursc to
pursue, William reloaded the rifle, togcthcr
wl,n an om mlISKel wiucu uc louuu uajinif: iu
he fircd. 1 ho shot was ct-
odds werc fcarftil. A nolh-
cr and aaothcr savagc cntercd, r.nd lhc fore
most had lcvellcd his rifle at William's hcart.
Thc musket was in Shaomet's hand ; with tho
quicknesi of his youth he brought thc piccc
to his shouldcr. It misscd firc. In another
inslant William Russell lay a blecdjng corpsc.
Thev lmmcdiatc v advanccd to sccure lns
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my own wigwam, and now I will protcct his
hn'rlv while 1 Iive. Shaomet is old now hc
will soon be buried with his fathers; you may
shoot me if you will, but never shall you lake
his scalp."
All this timc Taiiattawa sat upon thc bundlc
of fagols in the corncr ofthe tcnt Shcspokc
not movcd not. For the sakc ofher fricnd
hcr sisler as shc familiarly callcd hcr shc
had pcrilled her own lifc: nav, what was fat
ZTZr' C
morc, tho lifeof hcr bctrothcd. She had sccn
er shot down she had scen
her own voung chtcf fall, and of coursc suppo-
S3d him dcad. Poor girl ! A victim to her
own bcnevolencc and to the cvil passions of
othcrs !
Thc savages, casling a glancc round tho a
partracnt, and pcrcciving no other inmato bc-
sIdes Shaomet and Jitsdaughtcr, immcdiately
Icft thc wigtvam, and, taking their canocs
wcntsilently down the rivcr.
( On the afiernoon following tho cventsabovo
rclaled, thc little island of Hockannm lookcd
as bright and ay bcauttful as cver. It was as
lovely asifithad not witnessed tho tragic
' sccncs of the preceding night. The bright
Sun shone gaily upon it ; thc birds tvarbled
their sweetliotes tbc soft brccze played among
jnc bright green Icaves ; and the wholc spot
jjookcd likc a little paiadisc ; a sad contrast
(0 jWo hearts that wnrccvcn then in its bosom.
1 The friends of AVflliam Russell had nlreadv
jassemblcd to porform thc last sad duties tohis
j rcmatns. Ho was to bc tntcrrcu ncre, in ac
cordance with thc rcqucst of hcr who. waa to
havc bccn his bridc.
"IIcre,"said shc, "hcrc on this little island
ho was slain, and here let him be buricd. Ilcro
I will spcnd many of my hours ; I will plant
flowers around his gravc. llerc I can como
and wccp, away from all cycs but thc cyc of
Him who has secn fit to afdict mc thus."
Thc ccrcmony had just bcen pcrformcd and
thcy wcre just lurning away fiom the gravc,
whcn all cycs wcrc dircctcd to a canoc which
was slowly moving up thc rivcr. It had oc
cupants. Onc sat motionlcss in the stcrn
tlm nllipr wna onntlv lisin!r tllC Oadllle. As it
approached the island, Taiiattawa rcg:irdcd it
with a fixcd and carncst gazc. As she did so
hcr hcart beat quick and hcr cycs darlcd with
jjny.
It isit is he." cricd shc, "Wawhillowa ;"
and away she boundcd to tho shore. As tho
canoc touchcd thc bank, thc Indian, who sat
in thc stcrn, stcppcd on shorc. Thc ncxt in
stant his companion pushed ofi", turncd down
tho strcam, and quickly disappearcd from viow.
Wawhillowa-for it was iic advanccd with
a fow staggering unccrtain stcps towards tho
girl, but beforo thcy mct, lic fell hcadlong on
thc ground. Thosc who had been standing
nrnnnfltlm nnve now annroachcd. Thesirl
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with ner nnnus
IIc had faintcd. The blood
was slowly oozing from a wound by a rine
ball in thc right breast. It appearcd to havc
blcd considcrably, for it had run down even to
his anklc, and thc right lo, gin was decply
staincd. Tahattawa lookcd tho very image of
dcspair. iope had bccn kindlcd in hcr breast
only to be dcstroycd, and hcr poor hcart could
hardly contain its gricf.
Shaomet ran to thc tcnt, anu nrougiu a cai-
abash full of watcr from the rtver, and somo
boin" sprinklcd on thc face of thc young war
rior, hc slowly rcvived.Turning a mclancholy
glancc on thoso around thcm, his cye bright-
cncd lor a moment, anu tno stcrnness ot nis
featurcs rclaxed as his look rcsted on the face
of his bctrothcd.
"Tahattawa," said hc, in a fccblc voicc, I
'am dying. Bury mc hcre on the island.
I am going lo thc happy-.hunling grounds,
Sec ! the spirit of mj f.ithcr-callsme.-IIa !
It grows dark Tahaltaiva!"
Thc poor girl bent ovcr him till hcr face
resfcd on his bosom. Whcn shc again raised
hcr cycsjjtho spirit of thc Nonotuck chief had
departcd, and shc lookcd on thc cold, fixcd fea
turcs ofthe dcad.
Another gravc was dug closc by thc sido of
the onc which had just becn fillcd. Some of
the friends of lhc "pale-facc" objcctcd to thc
buria! of an Indian so ncar tho body of their
own kindrcd, but tho sistcrs wishcd it,nnd their
fcclingswcrc rcgarded. Hc was buricd, aftcr
thc manncr of his peoplc his face towards thc
rising sun. Iiis lutnling v.-capons wcrc buricd
with him. Therc thcy lay two .fisrcc and
haughty spirifs. They would not hold felow
ship in lifc, but in death Ihcy slecpsido bysidc.
From that hour tho hearts ofthe twosurvi
vcrs were as onc. Tbcirj had bccn a sad and
mournful falc. Their destinics wcre similar.
They Iivxd livcd long and as happily as two
could livc whosc first drcam of bliss had been
thuscruelly brokcn. They lived to atonc for
thc faults of thoso whom thcy had loved. Thcy
werc ncvcr separatcd dtinng tacir nvcs, and
ncarly at thc same timo thc summons came to
both to go and mect their Judgc- They havc
long sincc passcd away- Their clay has "rc
turned lo carth as it was, and their spiritshavo
gonc to the God who gavc them."
Fortiio Middlebury PeojIc Preu.
Mn. Editob, The following statcmcnt of
lacts rclalivo to n most intcresling branch of
thc Chtistiaa Church. wcre oflered for iiiscrtion
to the editor ofthe Topaz, and rcfnscd admis
sion in his pspcr. Tncy nre not intendcd as
the cxprcssion of particularopinions, cither of
an individual or pnrty, buMo corn ct must mis
takcn impressionsof t'm failh and worship of
iheNcstoriau Christians, particularly a cou
tainud in an articlc published in tho firs! num
borof tho Topaz It was belicvcd tho Editor
nf that paper would gladly avail himself of an
opportunity of doing justice to a grcally misrc
prcfcntcd bodyiof Christians, and sufii.-ring cs
pccially iu this rcgion thrcugb his instrument-alil-.
Tlic district ofcountrj inhabitcd by thelNc"?
torians. lies partly in Persia, on thc east, and
pnttly in Mesopolamia, on the west, as ne arc
informcd from correct sources. It contains a
population of about 140 tliousond, of whom
30 thousand rcside in thc plain of Orroomi
ah. Tho main body of the Neslot an
Chrislians havc their abode in the most difiicult
fastncsses cf the Koordish mountain?, in tho
ccntre of nncicnt Assyria. The cxtrcmc difli
culty ofaccess to this pcoplp, ihcir great jeal
ousy of all strangcrs, and tfie wild ond warlikc
tnbes by whom they were surrouaded, havc
hitherto concca1c,i them from the civilizeJ
world. It wns not until thc ycar 1S30, whcn
the Rev. Jlcssrs. Smith and Dwight, under
thc dircction ofthe Amcrican Board, in a tour
of obscvation in Ihe intcrior of Asia, discov
crcd thcse Nestorian Christian3, in tlic midtt
of Pcrsian and Turkish 3Iohammcdan. They
had livcd tilljjithat timo in ignorance cvcn of
the existenee"of our Wcsicrn Churches. Tiio
reportof ilr. Smith and his asiociate decided
tlic Board of Missions ofthe Congregational
Church to sead missionaries to this intefesling
branch of the Primitive Church. by whom they
wcre cordially welcomcd. It is difiicult for
us to conccive, in this land of light and know
Iedgc, tho feelings with which thc Nc-.torians,
oncc a powerful, intclligcnt, and zoalous Chri.