Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-16

notice of the police, She disappeared, and il was
impossible to trace her route. The officers there
fore left of, where they ought to have begun, they
requested the mysterious stranger to produce his
passports But to this they only got the reply, that
his governcss had taken them with her: they de-
mandcd hs name: he replied mysteriously, and this
only served excite still further the nagiuations
of the people and To raise the most absurd conec-
| lures gendarme was commissioned to accom-
pany him in all his movements; but this did pre-
vent him from eXpendng much money as before.
A multitude of laborers employed at the manufac-
tories crowded around his hotel to enjoy his pre-
sence for moment, and in the most trifiing con-
Germs, as well as in his language, he affected sort
OF carelessness and mysterious dignity, which
ded TO encourage the popular belief, i'll the most
| traordinary and Improbable stories.--Indeed he
had SO completely fascinated the public, that two
private persons offered 10 pledge themselves for
| him, to save him from prosecution vagrant,
although they were entirely ignorant of his charac-
ter.
For the present, however, this marvellous rp
nance has been brought to conclusion by the sud-
den removal of .he hero, who has out for Paris
in his magnificent berlin, accompanied by SUBJ
gcndarme, leaving the whole affair of his arrival
and residence amongst us, involved in mpeuetra-
bic mystery. 1t may be presumed that his sudden
departure would only excite the public interest the
more, and that curiosity would by no means be
quicted and indeed when we consider the impres-
sions his appearance has made, and the singular
| III winch ne mas Deen removed to the
tai 1t seems difficult to regard the youth per-
| son of vulgar parentage and education. We shall
doubtless hear the truth in few days. and it is
tainly very possible that this mountain may pro-
duce only mouse.
INDIAN MISUNDERSTANDING my friends
sometime SINCE who lived in the vicinity of tribe
Of Indians in the State of New York was forcbIv
struck with the shrewdness which marks the Indian
character One evening as was visiting a neigh
DOR IN company with my friends, I was highly
gratihed III having interview with an Indian
who, as afterwards learned, was a Bantist Eider
among his tribe. He manifested considerable in
teiligence, and had recently visited the various
uiess al me west, for the purpose Of promoting
them moral and Intellectual improvements He al
hrst manifested reluctance to enter into CONVEX
| satiof,, or answer questions. lie was, however
prevailed upon to converse, and amus,. lis bv re-
| Eating some anecdotes, and giving US some of his
Interpretations of scripture.
lie stated that the Indians uniformly believed in
| an overriding power and the general government of
the Great Spirit But what particularly ;nter,e,
ed my feelings was the shrewdness of his replv to
Two questions which were proposed in regard to
scripture fact Aiter'a long and interesting dcs-
cripton of the manners and customs of the Ind;,ns
whom he had visited, and our feelings had become
deeply interested by their forlorn state even to in
voluntary weepng-the question was proposed bv
one of our number-"How does it happen that the
Indians are all red in their complexion, Vhv i
4
In reply, he asked, "What is the sinnifcat,, - 8
the word -4dGm!' Some of the circle beinU ipno
rant of the meaning Of the term, aud others c6oosrs
! he shonld make his own comment upon it. REFERRED
the question back 10 himself ats original mean
| ing" said he, sis Rcd or Earthyo This nne;vor
sufficiently explained his opinion on the srhiert
Viz. tnat the Indians were precisely of the same
somplexion that Adam was when he came from the
| hand OF his Maker and received his name.
This answer very naturally suggested another
\ N, IN 1rtI,
glnally our complexion, how is il that we are of
dlfercnt comp!eN'on-why are we white. In replv
ne SAID; you recoiect that in the days of Elisha
| the prophet, Naaman, captain of the host of the
Ning OF Syria, was great with his master
and mighty man of valor; but lie was lep,r-
The Syrians had brought out csptive Il little maid
from the land of Israel, and she waited ON Naa-
man VIE. She said TO her mistress, would God
my lord was with the prophet that is in Samaria
Tor he would cure him of his leprosy. This was
told TO the King, who Immediately sent Naauan
with letters 20 the king of Israel. When the king
Oh israel mad received the message from the king of
SYRIA TO heal ms servant of his leprosy, he rent his
clothes and said, Am God, to kill and make alive
that this man doth send unto me to cure man ri
iils leprosy! When the prophet Elisha heard of it,
! he sent to the King, that Naaman should come 70
him and be healed. So Naaman came in treat
pomp Ind splendor, with his ceariot and horses
| and stood at the door of the house of Elisha
| Elisha sent a message unto him that he should GO
I and wash seven times in Jordan, and be clean.
| But Naainan went away in rage, and said, I
| thought he would come out TO me. and stand and
| call on the name of the Lord, and strike his hand
over the place, and recover the eper. Are not the
! ALBANIA and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better
| than all the waters Of Israel? May not wasl, in
them and be clean? So he turned and went avvav
i'll rage. His servants said him, if the prophet
had bid thee to do some great thing, wouldst thou
not have done III How much rather, then, wash
| and be clean? So he and washed, and his
flesh became like little child's. He then offered
gifts and rewards 10 Eiish, but he would not accept
them. But Gehazi went after Naaman, and re-
ceived two talents of silver and two changes of tai
nent, and his servants deposited them according TO
| the direction of Gehazi. Then he went and stood
before Elisha. He asked him, whence comes,
thou, GehazE And nc said, thy servant went no
! whittier. And he said, went not mine heart with
| lice, when the man turned again from his chariot
! TO meet thee, &c. The leprosy of Naaman shall
clcave unto thee, and unto thy seed forecer.--And
tie went out from his presence ieper, as isIike as
snow.
| Being IN haste, the Indian Elder mounted his
horse and left US 20 our reflections, whether we
were the immediate descendants of GehazI, and re-
csivsd our complexion from him.
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