Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-09-07

have white skin? Meanwhile, a large
hackhach* is brought by one Of the SER
wants, from which an unknown substance
is poured out into small cup or glass,
and handed to the supposed Manuitto. He
drinks-has the glass filled again, and
hands it TO the chief standing next to him.
The chief receives it, but only smells The
contents, and passes il on to the next chief,
who does The same. The glass or cup
thus passes through the circle, without the
liquor being tasted by any one, and is up
on the point OF being returned TO The red
clothed Mannitto, when one Of the Indians.
brave man and great warrior, suddenly
jumps up and harrangues the assembly on
the improperly Of returning the cup with
its conteuts. 1t was handed to them, SAYS
he by the Mannitto, that they should drink
out ii, as he himself had done. TO fol-.
low his example would be pleasing TO him;
but TO return what he had given them
might provoke his wrath and bring de-
struction on them. And since the orator
believed it for the good of the nation that
the contents offered them should be drunk.
and as no one else would do ii, he would
drink it himself, let the consequence be
What it night; it was better for one man
TO die, than the whole nation should be
destroyed. He then took the glass, and
bidding the assembly solemn farewell. at
once drank up its whole con tents. Every
eye was fixed On the resolute chief, TO see
what effect the unknown liquor would
produce. He SOON began to stagger, and
at last fell PROSTATE on the ground. His
companions now bemoan his fate, he falls
into sound sleep, and they think he has
expired. He wakes again, jumps uD
and declares, that he has enjoyed the
most delicious sensations, and that he
never before felt himself so happy as af-
ter he had drunk the cup. He asks for
more his wish is granted the whole
Assembly then initiate him, and all become
intoxicated.
After this general intoxication had
ceased, for they say that while it lasted
the whites had coniued themselves to
their vessel, the man with the red clothes
returned again, and distributed presents
among them, consisting of beads, axes.
hoes, and stockings such as white people
wear. They soon became familiar with
each other, and began to converse bv
signs. The Dutch made them understand
that they would aas stay here, aisas ssHe5r
would return home again, but would pay
them another visit the next year, when
hey would bring them more presents, and.
stay with them while but as they copid
net live without eating, they should want
little land of them TO SOW seeds, 10 or
der to raise, herbs and vegetables to puf
into their broth.-They went away as
they had said, and returned 10 the follow
ing season, when both parties were much
rejoiced TO see each other-but the whites
laughed at the Indians, seeing that they
knew not the use of the axes and hoes
they had given them the year before; for
they had these hanging to their breasts as
ornaments, aud the stockings were made
use OF as tobacco pouches. The whites
now put handles to the former for them.
and cut trees down before their eyes,
hoed up the ground, and put stockings on
their legs. Here, they say general
laughter ensued among the Indians, that
they remained ignorant of the uses of such
valuable implements, and had borne the
weight OF such heavy metal hanging TO
their necks for such a length of time
They took every white man they saw for
an inferior Manntto attendant on the SUI
1 preme Deity, who shone superior in the
red and laced clothes. As the whites be-
came daily more familiar with the Indians,
they at last proposed TO stay with them,
and asked only for SO much ground for a
igarden spot, as they said, the hide Of a
bullock would cover or encompass, which
was spread before them. The Indians
readily granted this reasonable request 5
but the whites then took knife and be-
ginning at one end OF the hide, cut it up 10
long rope, not thicker than child's fin
ger, SO that by the time the whole was
cut up, it made great heap; then they
took the rope at one end, and drew it
gently along, carefully avoiding its break
ing. 1t was drawn out into a circular
form, and being closed at its ends encom-
passed large piece of ground. The In
dians were surprised at the superior wit
of the whites,t but did not wish to con-
tend with them about a little land, as they
had still enough themselves. The white
and red men lived contentedly together
for long time, though the former from
time to time asked for more land, which
was readily obtained, aud thus they grad
ually proceeded higher up the Mahicani-
touchy, until the indians began to believe
that they would soon want all their coun-
TRY, which in the eud proved true.
Hackhack is properly gourd, but since they
have seen glass bottles and decanters, they GALA
them by the same name.