Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30
From the Family Visiier.
s.BLAcK HAWK TnR1r.' ~

-. s.BLAcK HAWK THRAT. ~ "a !.
ousdst s - ~ -,
was passing in the road with 8 great hd|I|
head almost as heavy as the team cosld
draw, and on one end Of the hoyshead pain
ted in large black letters
BLACK HAWK TREAT,
New YORK, 3 Poor.
Now what TO you think that meant?
You know there was an Indian Chief by the
name of Black Hawk, who was great
warrior. lie used TO kill fathers and moth.
ers, and leave their little children TO cry ana
starve, or carry them away TO the Indians
wigwam, and treat hem cruelty, aad perhaps
kill thsm and cut off the skin, and hair from
the top of their head with scaIpiug katie.
Do the men who printed the letters, or ll,oss
that haul the nogshead on the Cart, or those
who bring ii from "New York" in vesssls,
or those Who sci it in their s,ort aud draw
its contents out into bottles and kegs, and
sell it TO others; or do the people who make
laws WHICH let them do so,-do any or all
these mean 10 treat people as Black llawk
used to?
But there are other >Ha,cks; Hen.hawks
and Fish.hawks and Pigeon.hawks? Was
the "s:uff'' in the hogshead designed to
''lreal" any of these or, to treat men, wo.
men, und children as the hawks treat birds
anu fishes and chickens? Such inquiries
would Often arise, and since saw that hogs.
head, have seen other things which made
me think Of, great many times. A few
days ago was riding towards village and
saw man coming who looked as if he had
been badly treated. He was swinging
''goad stick" such as they drive oxen with,
in one hand, and both arms swinging around
lis body and his body to,tering-frst one side,
and then the other; first one side ofthe road
and then another; his tgs flew around here
and there-slepping sometimes very high
and then tripping as if he would tumble in
the ditch. His face was bloody, and the blood
was running from his nose down across his
mouth and chin. -
AS he passed BY, jus: escaping my wheel.
a man who was riding behind me, called
out. TO him " MIR - seems 10 me YOU haye
business on both sides of the road" Tho
poor man made no reply, but it was eviden,
he did not know where his business Law.
or how to fidd it. Probably his team had
run away from him, or hid through fear or
shame. / thought that man had been taking
Black HavE Treat.
A little beyond, saw anulher man drir.
ing poor miserable horse IN borse-curt.
He was sittlsg On board which lay across
the two sides of the cart, and as balan.
cling one way and the other. and whipping
his old horse with his long stick, and
screechIng out in tones perhaps somehin.
like war.Ioop. His old horse acted Us il
used TO such treatment the mans Goa, was
ragged, aud horse and driver boa,h looked
as though there was too much Black Hark
Treat, somewhere in the neighborhood.
!! am afraid the crows win come aicr
that old horse before spring.
A little farther on, met two tiue looking
teams. The oxen were Cat and their drivers
looked Happy and cheerful. There was no
Black Hawk Treat abou, them. Still farther
on, overlook man with bundle under
one arm, and something tied up in hand.
kerchief n the other hand, whichlooked like
quart jug. The fe of goose we're
st cking out from the cloth uuder his arm
and thought that goose was going utter a
Black Hawk Treat, for lhe man who carried
it looked very thirsty. was afraid he
would 60 Lome and make his wife and
children feel The same treatment Of Black
Haws.
The evening Of the day on which had
Witnessed these scenes and had passed by
the village where they had originated, rode
into Bangor, and there ! met maa who
had an inclination TO visit all sides Of tho
road, like the one mentioned first. lie
had something looking like a Goldfish.
SWING over one shoulder and something tied
nm in white coiI, in the other hand. [
Guess it was Black Hawk Treat, far cod.
fish on one shoulder und pnl.bo:tle full
Of moIasscs in the o!her hand coul'l not
make him staggar SO. Two others NE:
soon after, exhibiting the same sad evidence
that there is too much Black. Hawk Treat
for sale in Bangor, as well as in other pla.
ccs. So many scenes like these in one half
day. made me think that the temperance re-
formation is no, yet complete, and that it
something is done in good earnest 10 stay
his march, the savage d.ets ofBlnck Hawk
arc not vet finisned. The old "arrior-c!aei'
is indeed dead, but if his gost is 10 haunt
( our villages in this way, We ough, 10 raise
up strong voice of remonslranco I'LL the
people ofNew York shall I'LL Their hogs
heads with better things or stop sending
.hem "DowS EAsT,'