Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-03-07
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.where VIA. she Mid tie people ofthe world -
Wy the red hunter. fre--Au aged chief,
wt",r nome look d sad.-fnr heren dwelt No child,
Had borne her In the s,illoess of her grief
To ,h,s lone cabin and that peute guide
Nv faith and snsrrw ra'scd and purified -
To the blcst Crrss her Indian fosterrrs led
Uatil their prayers nc."-Ms Hsaans.
Among The customs y hch distinguished the
tives Of our country, ere the originality Of their
character became pros,rsicd. aud its energies bro
ken few were more unique gnd interesting than the
ceremony uf adoption. This the selection OF
an individual to 81 the place of relative
removed By death |, was more generally the re.
sort Of families toresved Of son. and the choice
was ofen from imong prisoners taken in Battle
II has been known TO snatch The ecii,n from the
stake and 10 .ncircle him with all the domestic
charities. TIE trans feued affection Of parents
oftep. in such cases, most ardent and enduring
Especially il any resemblance existed between the
buried and .dopied object. mothers were prone tn
cherish an jols,ry Of tenderness. Instances have
been recored in which the most ancient not ional
apimos,ic, or deep-rooied personal hatred, have
welded a this rite OF adoption. II has oven been
extend,eio the offspring &C he whites. during
period of deadly warfare. When we consider tie
implcsble temper Of our ahon-aes and that II
wasn article oftheir creed never 10 snfFer Oh in-
ius 10 pass unaveDged. this custom Of naturallzng
,foe ia their homes and in their besrts. strikes
- prominent. peculiar. and worthy TO be held 10
remembrance.
The tribe Of Mohegans were formerly owners Of
an ample territory in New Enalsnd, and were uni
formy friendly To onr ancestors. Their kings and
chief:isus became allies Of the colonie. 10 their IN
fancy, and the bravery of their warriors aided in
their struggles with The surrounding tribes. Their
deseen isn's have now become few Ia number. and
shjeet 10 mind 4 citcumscnbed and iualenshlc
tcrriiory 10 the snulg part f Connecticut.
furnishes subsistence 10 the remnant which has
smigrsied. or become incorporated with other
iions. Emphstceliy, their RloU Is departed, aod
Of their prmegsl eaergy md noJleuess, no ,csiige
survives. Yet eight kndllncs Of nsijonal pude
continued At intervals to CLEAN family iorh from
beneath incumbent ruins SIS embors apparently long
qaenehed. ~ill sometimes shoulder and sparkle a.
md the ashes that cover them. Oue oC The lsjes,
evidences Of lAis splr' Ass the waichfui affection
With which they regarded their royal buTyiag- place
No vulgar dost was ever Suffered 10 repose 10 tie
sepalehre OF ihsif kings. No Cam5rian point Of
geneslogy was ever more yigiianly trsced 10 res.
friction OF the Sailck Law more ienAripusly cnsr-
oed than wss The afhesi ans siighics; infusion If
the blood Of Mohegsn monarchy. Laag aler The
royal line became extinct. and 'hey we're deefced
like aneient lsrsel to dSeil "Siihaui IN ephod and
without ieraPtm." they guarded with fierce and
unslombering JealoOsy their Consented esG.eiry
from profsnstion.
Its monuments are ,ill Vaibe within the limits
Of the city II Norsieh. ADD sometime. strangers
v'sii with piyins interest. The io~ly ,ombs Of he
sonsrrhs Of the soil. The inhsbnsni. Of that
bssnIiful eily IN whose vicinity the village Of Mo-
Asgsn 10 situated. haze ever extended iher syn,ps
,hies TO their poor brethren within the gal-s"-
Sill their Chns,isn senesolenee strives to gather
uoisr It's wings. The perishng rennshI Of once
powerful race. Tssehsns srs among them. Of those
sciences which reader lhs life comfortable. aud 4
tsra~ ses Aga. d bope 90 the asxi. Their liiIle 4
se 19rsa are takes By ,bs h.sS. .rs ~ 10 JssOs-