The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-02-14
MrMorR OF X. ISLAND.
or rnr sARRAoASsrrr INDIANA.

81 or rnr NARRAoANsRrr1 INDIANA.
When il vas necessary to call the
snbs or neighborhood together, il was
done by shouting and bowling. which be-
iag repeated from house. to house, gave
the alarm TO the whole town. II the
whole nation was TO be alarmed. one
sviit ON foot ran to the next town, when
. fresh runner was despatched to the
nsxt, and 90 on siIlt the whole were alarmed.
Aishoughshey had no Jefferson figures.
they had . facility Of reckoning. to .
great amount, By tho use Of grains Of
corn which served them in stead Of q
rithmesic.
Their affections wsrs strong, especial
iy for their children who. .were under but
little restraint from the parents +; family
geysspmsnt teiss scarcely known a.
moAg thsnas
Their wigwsms were made BY sesting
long poles IN tho ground in a circle the
sizs they intended the house. The small
ends we're then brought near enough to-
geshcr'st the top to allow hole to serve
as chimney to let out the smoke and
TO ,st 10 the light. The frame thus So
cured wss the work Of the men, tho wo-
roen then rcossred il with mats of their
own making. andlihed tho inside with
other mats Of finer texture fsntastieAiiy
wovs in various colorG Their house
bold farnitsre consisted principally of
msks. mAsi, bssksss and sarthen ware,
ell Of which were made by the women.
Their lauds were broken up in the spring
BY the men who collected 10 numerous
bodies and went from field 70 field for
that purpose until all the land in the
the town intended for planting Was brok-
en- ap: after which, all the labor Of plant
ing. wedding, and eultivasius, as well a.
harvesting, drying and preserving tho
crop. was done by the women, and also
ell the household labor.
Their houses were removed from place
70 place with great facility. az the ma,s
only were to be transported and new
poles to b reared. When they rsmov-
from their summer to their winter sta.
sisns, or from their winter to their sum
n,sr stations. shey left the poles. or
frames. Of their houses standing. At
such timss they had only the mats to re-
move and re-sdjsss in their former places.
Being fond of society. theyipisched shsir
hOusss in clusters or little towns. of fifty
ssGxty each. The Narsagansetts were
% pspeloas yos might psss . dozen of
shoss towns In going twenty' miles.
hcasss Of Is feet diameter q. the Base
accommodated two families each, comfort-
ably. They had mo- Windows, and. the
door'was made ofa hanging mat. When
the family an went out, tho last person
secured the door on the inside and went
ous at the chimney.
The great council wigwsm in which
sss sachsms' hsld audience and transact
sdPsblic business was 6i,y feet diameter
st the base. ..i,.., ,.-
Thsy. nssssursd time By the sun. bv
dsys and By the moon and stars By n;eh,.
N which they we're remarkably skillsl
epd aecurats. sIi 8
When any public comnunies alton v,.
scbs made they all sat down in = r;nr.
one'two or more deep sscordine to ,hs;r
nsmbssa (ihs speaksrin the ssi3dle, ev-
cry mso witA bic pips snd tobacco, and
70 pro'osnd silence. while tlss orator. or
otesors haransusd. with much elomence
aad gssssss. from ons to two hourr each
1ne's shoes were made Of = kind Of
wssh 'ssthss of their. own ssnoipv , ~
csssood quality. On. taking them or
,asy we're wssSsd and hung up in .h.
house to dry.
Aney were swiA ON foot and would
run from eighty 70 one hundsed mile, ~.
'1sse the rising and setting Of the sun.
"Asn q person died. ali the family
y.' 90 moorning. which was done B,
&C. s,.'.'os sasir faces with SCOT or lamp.
s. s..s., and their lsmsns.sion. might b.
DesAs FOR halfa mile. ThSv eo,,.:u,,