Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-11-04
EEEGT GALE.
THE WHITE INDIAN.


But scarcely doe, Tie white man differ more
from the inferior Of men in the eve, then lie
does in the expression Of his other features. His
mouth, His forehead. and the whole CoEtugr Of Ms
eountenaace. carry with them the impress Of that
daring courage, that untirng perseverance. that
vigorous enterprise. and that master mind, which
u6crcsocycr he goes, have ia al ages. and every
where, designated hiW, as under God, the c0nnan
der of the universe.
Beneath the ruhr disguise Of tins wild being.
once distinguished wat had. at one time a. other
been civilized man. lhoug. hls dress, HI, habits,
alid bis abnie bespoke the savage there in hi
eve. liz expression and language. unextinguisha.
Llceytdence tnat he belnneej to the class OF men.
whom necessity ana education initiate iHto the USES
and pleasure, Of intellectual exercise. ffter fin
i,hin. ms scrutiny. ~h,ch he undc, ven, with eyi
dent Impotence ventuled to eycaim-
:. ~ureiy YOU are white MANI
D'rIs false - C,'asi ne IOriuu.lv q belong not
10 that vile race Of n pocrtes, the spawn Of the
cat tie tiger and tny serpent. Was once 1T HEN.
but have iong suce cast ~ all fellowship with
those, wnom the curse IL heaven made nv feIluw
creatures. Ln1h. havr plnckrd NJ ns beard bt
tie rolis ard i cnad. Would have pin,kei nut
my heatt. that nah osc. i pussIble an traces Of
nv o,i-ln, ana lot- - myself"
maize some attemp- % ascertain WHO he was,
and whence he came. but he cut short
i" Get thee gone sald as, ilnpaucnty. !" and
thank Gna did moi pitch the INTO The gulf we
heai roaring btow ~. Had mind Is do II, and
had it NIT ueen tn >6np lingering lemnant of chi
lize,i eatm,uacy, 4G.id nave dashed ,ou down
the roe Ks as a sacifce lGr the WRONGS 1 have sui
feteAo
attempted 20 snotn hlm by expressing my
thAhk3 Ir tie fnuA and shelter he ha, afforded me
aad ~ hopes ihat i misnt one day be in my power
10 repaJ thc obigatiou.
esAye," sad ne, - Od wund repay me IN The
old stSe BY betfa,tng me with kiss It's the
fashion, from Judas DOM 10 the present time. Huj
again say btgone- the only way thou canst repay
me is never tule' ne t6ee more, and to be ST
lent az - existence, as wt,i a. the place OF m
abode. shatl soon lhan-r il either for better
or a worse. HE gnawing cankc7 that eats into
the bosom of th; iaEu--the whlte nan know j,
on the track If ne, and thou art the herald of ~
approach. Get thee gone, and never say | az
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[ promised would rot. g Von will keen yoa
PROMISE" salti he. scornfuiIy, &. III sou sc home
Bat zee that none of thy pumping ace cnme here
they viii return by waterli they do. ion >wfa
octpre heaven. it thrs dare 10 disturb nv mi~nlir.
| will Rag thu m mo the stream nd let them loa
IKE filthy scnn 10 ther own doors. Come let u
shake hands a. artlh-, IS the custnm anon.
gentlemen vEentney are going to blow ench other
araIna cut h
lie then took my nand with squeeze lila
brought the teas into MY eyes. This j. the gras
Of friendship beware 81 thai OF my enm,y-aWa
VAN 'hee.''
left him, and ternrned home, where reccv q
sober Du'ch welcome, ,hst convinced ne the
had been very unea>' ~ ms absence 10 the ques
tim, ~ 10 wnerc hai passed tae GIT merel
answered that hal 1een overtakcn ~ the storm
ana found shelter in the wnods hi, satisfied thel
cu,ioaity, and ia few DAYS the whole was forgot
~ ~.
so!icil lnr to know melting more Of this Wild be
in. but rstralned fron paving him another visit
paris perhaps from tiehcacs but more from an APP
prrAensnn tat he might ne tempted TO cxecut
hs threat 81 tossing down the preciplce. Th