The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-02-20
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" 'ne rnSush, strange Indian came on,
Gay INTO 81 Inn, in ,hc town Of Liicnti. ID, Il
iae desk OK tho rrsuiag; snd requested IN,
nosless 10 tniGish BIN With some drink sny
sappeF. AZ toe ssme time, be observed
'aA' he could pay Tor neither, As he had. had
no success 10 huolipe, bur promised pay q, en-,
80 soon as he should meet with b,,,sr io,tuos:
ihs hostess refused him both ,he dfin,:
and tho supper called him Iaav. d unLe,,
good fof nothing fellow and tod him .ns
o'd not wo x so hard herself 10 thfu, az -
ner earnings upon such creatures a> ne w.s
"a man who sat BY and observed M, "A.
| iodiao' then forming about 10 leave 10 inhos.
pita6ie place, showed by his coun,en,nca
that he ives so6cssDg severely from. wsot auA
weariness, directed the hostess TO supply him
what he wished, and engsged 10 %, nc I'M
himself She did so--Nhsn the Indian ma
MASHED his suppes, he tutDed 10 his brt,f fac.
to thanked him. spd assured b,c, ,ha, hs
shsuid remsnbet his kindness, whene,or hs
wa able, would Faithfully rec sosp pense IL.
fo' The PRESENT he observed thai he coulk
only reward bin with 1 s,ory, which il the
hostess would give him Isave, he wished "a
teh' Iho hostess whose complscency hal
been recalled BY the prospect Of pay msns.
consented. The indian, Addressing himseH
to his beoefactor, said 81 suppose you tea6
the Bible. The man asscotcd sWeii.s
SAID The Indian, tho Bible soy God fnsde tho
worid;' and then he took HIN and looked on
nm, and ssy, tits all very good Then hs
made light; and took him and looked on hicn,
and say 'hs oil ve,y good Then he made
dry 10 nd and water, and sun and noob and
grass snd ,recs, snd took him snd looked on
him, and soy, 't's all very goad.' Then he
made beasts and bi,cs and fishes, sod tock
hin aud looked ON him, aud ssy, /, . all very
gooa.' Then he made man md took him
and looked on him, and say, sh's oil vert
good Then he made WON On, snd took hifA
and looked on him, sod he no da,e say one
such wo'd.' The Indisn' having told his s,o.
ty withdrew.
Some year, sfier, the mao which he'd be.
ffiended him, had occasion TO go soma dis.
tsnee iato the wilderness between iilclhsld
and Albany, then frontier settle men, where
he wa, taken prisoner by and Indian scout,
and carried 20 Canada - when he sui,ed az
.hc principal set,lsmcnt # the tribe, Oh DO
southern hp,der of tho 81. Lawrence, Ii va
proposed BY some Of The cap,ors ,ha, 10
should be pot to death. During the Sonsu,.
teton al old lndisn woman de,ppbded that
DC should be given Up to her, tha, she might
adopl h'm Ia The place of son, whom ste
mao iost IN he wsr.-Ho was accordingly
gwen to her, Snd lived through the succeed
ing winter 10 her isn'ly, expert nsinS u c
cus'oms'y effects Of savage hospitality
The following sum tfler, as he was Ut wo's
IN tho forest alone, eu unknown lodian emo
up TO him and asked TO nee, him st . piscs
which he pointed oul, upon q given dsy
he prisoner agreed to the ptopossi, bot not
without some epprohen,ions that mischief
was intended him. During the irtetvsi,
ihcse approximations that tniseh ehief Was In.
tended him inci oosed to such deg,ee - 10
dibsuade him, eRectually, from fulfilling HE
after, the same Indiao
found him At his work again, snd very gfsvs-
iy reproved him for no, performing his pro.
fnise. The man spoogIsing awkwsfdly
enough but 10 the best manner in bis power.
The Indian told him that he shouki be salts.
fed il he would meet bin at the ssme place
on future day, which he nsmsd. The mar
promised 10 meet him, and fulfilled his pss.
mise.
When he arrived q, the spot, he found INC
Indian provided with two moskets, am nv
milton for them. and two knspsacks tbs
Indian ordered him 10 lake one of each, and
follow bim. The dlrcc,iof OF heir march wss
to the south. The man followed, without ths
less, koe~Iedgs Of what hs was to do. or
whittier he was going; bur concluded that ifthe
Indian iorended him harm, he would have do.
spa,ehd hin st the beginning, and that si tho
worst he VAS - safe where he was, ss 10
could be in 90, o,her place. Within short
lime, therefore, his fears subsidized, slthough
he Iudao obse fvoi Drofound and m % terious
silence con ming the object o. the expedition
In the dsy time they shot such game ssesme
o their way ; and q, night kindied 6re, ty
which they slept. After tedious journey or
evcrsI days, they came one morpiog TO the
op OF an eminence presenting . prospect Of
cultivated country, 10 wich was number Of
iooses. The Indian ssked his compsnion
whether he .koew the grounds He replied
sgeriy that II was Litch6cId. His guide then
fer reminding him that he had so many
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