The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-11-04

My son, thou sst desrer to me than tho
strings Of my hesti--,hou art the sweetest
flower thar gee" my eyssss wsnde, through
the ioses,---,hy voice 10 the music Of my csr,
end Il Il thy Election which eools my seorch-
ing brain when u tu'ns in frenzy. My son
who hke thy moiher, would have cherished
thy helpless infancy who hike her reioiees in
Thy glowing beauies Z"
The boy rolled his dak eye on Eolhems
u shope ~ all The 'sdisncs Of gra,,sude snd
tlisi. Aec'ion
My son." she resumed, "msrk me and
ell I say. Thou hsdst once father who
would have been NOE 70 thee han the molh-
o. ,hs, bore thee. lie would have glo,isd In
thee, Teeumseh, end ,hov voulds, have bsen
tho tight Of his soul--for thee, he would have
elimbed the moun;sis s,ssp snd braved tho
sng'y storms whom the Goat Spirit f,owoed
IN ds,kneN---he would have tough, thy miami
feet TO explore the hidden paths Of the forest,
end guided Thy young ann. when i, Ess aim
cd the arrow OF the bounding buffsIo--hc
would have tsugh, thee 10 build the ugh, Gu.
noe, ond idc the deep waters in safety. But
he - no more IN the summer oil life has he
fallen; and he slcsps In the earth before us"
Eiohsms spauscd-Tecumseh tor moment
seemed Loaf in thought, then suddenly OK.
claimed.
Mother, Why doss hs not swakeas"
My son. his 70 The slesp Of dsslh."
"Des,h !" said the boy. M ~
"To day" resumed Elohsms, {" you ssw q
dee' bounding IN ough the forest; he wss
lovely IN ,suength sou beauty, end fleetsr
,hsn The winds, which parted before him.
Suddenly the hume, crossed his path, and an
arrow cleft his heart. tiedyou 70 tho spot,and
bade you look q the dying animal !. shors
time pssscd swsy, end he wssm blood ,hse
Howed from h,s wouod grew ds'k and chill
--he was siiff end cold, and his beauty was
departed. Such Is Death, and such i. the
sleep Of thy isihsr,"
\ An awful pause epsusd the features Of
Tseomssh ssssmeds . ghss,ly ferocry.
Mother. whose arrow cleft the heart Of
my fs,hs, !" W.
My son thou has, been told of people
beyond these wilds who arc tho enc emies Of
thy tsce their souls are dstk In ueacbory.
end their hsnds ore red 10 blood. They camo
with the pipe Of friendship 70 our forests, and.
smoked the calumet with our nation (; bur they
metthy Isthsr slone on his hills, and pierced
his bosom with their srrpws. He was awars
rior, snd bis arm was the arm OF strength.
Great would have been his deeds; but he 10
|, now tow in the dust"
/ Tecumssh heard, end The iisid glare Of bis
eyes chsngsd suddenly 10 flashes OF iightnine.
4 Mo,her," he exclaimed, sgive ms my
hs,chct, and Iced mo 10 the villages, l viii
drink their blood I will Iconsume ,hes race"
Elohsms smiIsd Of the enthusiasm she he'd
go snx'ousIy endesvorsd 10 swsken.
My son, she replied, thy arm is zee
too feeble, end thy arrow 10 yet unsure.-Thy
haichet must lie In iss rus, iili the blossoms
of many Q sp ing, shed their leaves around the
grsve Of ,hy fsthe'.--Bu, time still ,olIs on
without ceasing tho wintsr passes quickly ..
way, snd the summer 10 sgsn bsfe. Tnou
shalt sooo rejoice IN tho strength 81 manhood,
end Thy enemies sfsr of shsll bear Of thy
name sDd usmbls." -als
That this tale may be better understood We have
inserted the following brief notice Of 2seumssA.
TECuMsEH THE INDIAN WARRIOR.
"Tecumseh was the most exusotdinssy
Indian that has ever appeared 10 history He
was ~ birth Shsvsoess, end would have
been great man 10 soy sgs o. nation. In'
dependent Of the most consummstc coufsgo
snd skill as vas'ior, spd ell the chsssc'eris.
tic acutencss OF his rsce, hs.wss endowed By
pasure with the suribu,es Of mind oseesssry
for great political combination. His. scute
understanding, very early in life, informed
him ths' his counifymen he'd lost their i'm.
portsnce ihatthey were grsdasliy yielding 10
tho whi,es,who wese acquiring on imposing iu-
huencs ovor them. Ins.iCsted by these coosid-
s,sttoos, end, perhaps BY bic nstu,al fesecity
end st,schment TO wsr, be became decided
enemy to the whites. and imbibed 90 invuci.
a. u a. a. 80
With his iifs) to regain fos bis county inc
proud independents he supposed she hsd Ic.s.
For q number Of yesss be was fore most in
every &C, Of hostility committsd sgainst those
be conc eised the opprsssefs Of his county,
men, and wss equally rsmsrksbls ior in,fsp.
idny ss skili, In many eombs,s 'hst took place
under his bsonsr. Aware OF length oftbe ex-
tent, number cod power Of the u. States, 30
became fully convinced Of the fuiili,y Of ssy
single ps,iou Of red meo attempting TO. cope
with than --Hs formed therefore, the grsud