Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-02-28

1J0o Dsaks's HisioncaI Lecture.
SCENES IN THE WEST.
the early history, biography and scene.
~ Of tbs Valley VI si,s Mississippi, wit
confer o. our literature \ variety Os lM.
porssn, benefits. They furnish nsw and
stirring themes for tho historian. the pet,
tho novelist, the dranasist, aud the orator
They ars equally rich in events aud ..b-
lscis E,r the historical painter. A. 4"
great number If those who first thre" ID
the .cnely and silent LIB, rsnths .! "u'
rrini:,ve land, were snen 81 Intelligence,
Oh, story oC their pcri;s and exploits, has :.
dig..iy which does not belong :" the ear.
" history Of other nations. We should
d.,,ght To E.l.ow their footsteps and stand
up," me spot, where ut might, they iiki'tr.'
Up the 6rs Of hickory bark IL fr' sh,e" "il
ehs volt; wnere the sxi,lssnake ini.,scO
his deadly prison int" the foot # rash ~.
essders IN his ancient domain: where o.,
Oh. deep grass, they Laid ps,s,rais aad
breath csc, while the enemy passed un
consciously ON his march. We shoul
plant willows over tho spot once ier,iiszed
with their b'ood and the laurel tree where
they mot tho unequal war If .ea'5, ami
se;nsined conquefors vf the lutte fi-id.
Eson the hero, we sh 'uii pass 4, the
here's wife, the companion Of hrs toll, and
to-, often lne victim VI the d,n,c,s into
which no plunged. We shall lind her
great according to the occasion. Cop,cut-
Cd under deprivation, and patient through
that sick"-ss If heart, winch nature vi
81.
Of her fathers; watchtui that her little Que
should M. stray frIm the cabin door, ami
b lost in the dark and savage woods; wild
with alarm when the night closed ~, and
the wanderer did not return; or frantic
with terror, when the scream OF the Indian
told the dreadful tale, that he hal breu
made . captive and coui'! m more be told
ID 10 her bosom. We shall follow her in
ether scenes, when the merciess foe pur-
sued the movers bO,t or assaulted the lit
lie cabin, where in the dark and dis;nal
or perish. Here it was that she rose a.
bove her sex IN active courage; and dis
played in defence Of her offspring more
than herself, such examples OF se!f.poss.
20 sion and personal bravery ~ cloihe her
In robe Of moral grandeur
Tho exciting influence Of that peri'ous
ago were not limited 10 man and women;
The child also felt their power, and BIC me
Q young hero; the giI fcar!cssly crushed the
head Of the serpent that crossed her path,
when hiein, along ~ the distant neighbour;
and the boy, willie yet too young To carry
tho rifl,, ~ cod the little tomahawk in his
buckskin bell, and followed the wake Of the
bnn.cr, " sailed forth . young solun,eer,
when hs father and brothers pursued the
setrcati4g savage. Even the dog. ma,,'-
faithful sentinel in tho wilderness, had his
serss III de keencr, and his instinct exal-
ted into reason, BY the d,ngers that sur
yo,,nd.., his play mates Of the family.
We're il consistent with the object Of this
Iiscoursr, / Gould introduce incidents 10 IL
lis'r1se ii. that 10 here recOuntered; many
ns.S',, be collectedffom the narratives whc:.
might have been published, but much
greater number lie buried in the memurie .
o:the,r immediate descendants, and will! be
epscd y E,,de . part Of our history. As
specimens Of what remain unpublished. per-
mi, ~, to cito the following, Tor which
have the most respectable authorities.
A f.m'y consisting Of the husband, the
wife, swo children one two years old, the
other at the breast occupied .olitary cabin
in sh. neighbourhood Of bluck-house,
where several other families resided, in the
vesr 1879. near tha L;itie Miami river in
this STATE. Not long sfier the cabin WIS
bul, sha husband died; and such WIS the
grief ri gloom u his widow, that she pre-
fensd To- I've alone, rather tn n mingle with
H.. i.,na oItssts Of ths crowded block-.,onse,
where tse noise T. ou>ile " ,uli be as!,or
rent TO ger feelings. In this solitary situ.,
tan &C pissed several mon.hs. At nigh,
il as very common thing 10 see aud hear
thc lrl.c3s around her habitatiOD; and in
secure ae. tabes from the tmnal,awk, she
se...ed to the following precau,ion. Il is
IN: puachcon Of the floor, she dug Lole
u the groan6 and prepared bed, in wi, CHI.
after, 'eey i'sd goue to sleep she pl ce.
ehs:n SIDE ny side, and res,orcd the punch,
eO1. When they awOse and wanted
ecrrshme NJ she raised il, and h, .shng them
% sieep.'e'urncdt them to their hiding lice
n this say. to use her own worls, sic
passed night after n:gh: & week alter week.
wi,h the indian. aid her babes, 40 the solo
0bjse. OF her thoughts and vigils.
Would you have an example fe fostitu1
and EaseTa'l love you could turn 10 no ~
Sien fos one asose touching or original.
Tbs fn1lesing incident displays the fe-
~ ehafasaes ssdes - aePeee . little dif-