Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-12-28


i dere.,s reandantlful region water
r tribe o inda was Flvule, ea al suI
is been ext1ct, 8 g., whici asss lona SINCE
&c some ofhe. savsseeen .licoz ra,ed with
ID Three or fou bnod naions o.. re west.
? the stream disu ys.ss To- ,,here
ST white family. o. .L ~ .. m.
to had established ITSELF nam h6 S'aee
N tacit permission ofshe ts,he ~ I. py
A. Stacey had made himself useftI nv ', ,.'
ie skill IN a variety OF little arts highly es.
timated by the savages. In partieu.ar
r a friendship existed between him and a,
4 old Indian called Noaman, who often
e came TO his house and partook of his
e hospitality. The indians never forgive
9 injuries Or forget benefits. The family
i consisted OF Stacey, his wife, and two
!. children, boy and a girl, The former
I i've, the latter three years old.
+ The legend goes on to say that Noa-
man, IN grateful friendship, gave the
! wife OF Stacey secret warning that a
f massacre of the whites was resolved on,
exacting from her solemn secresv and
advising instant escape across the river.
The daily visits of old Noaman, and
his more ordinary gravity, had excited
suspicion In some ct the tribe, who had
accordingly paid particular attention to
the movements OF Stacey. One of the
young Indians, who had kept on the
watch seeing the whole family about 10
take their boat, ran 10 the little Indian
village, about a mile off. and gave the
alarm. Five Indians collected, ran down
to the river side, where their canoes
were moored, Jumped in and padded af-
ter Stacey, who had by this time got
some distance out in the stream. They
gained on him so fasr, that twice he drop
ped his paddle. ana took up his gun But
his wife prevented his shooting. by tel |
him hat il he fired, and they were over
taken, they would have no mercy with |
the Indians. He accordingly RETAINED. |
and piled his paddle, till the sweat rolled !
10 big drops down his forehead. All
would not do-they were overtaken
within a hundreu wards of the shore,
and carried back with shouts of yelling
triumph.
W hen they got ashore, the Indians SET
fire to Sfacey's house, and and dragged
himself. his wife and children, 10 their
village. Here the principle old men.
and Nnamen among the rest ssser1blci- tot
deliberate on the affair The chief,
among them stated that some Of the tribe
had undoubtedly been guilty of treason,
III apprisng Stacey, the white man, of
the designs of the tribe, whereby he took
the alarm, and had well nigh escaped.
He proposed TO examine the prisoner as
TO who gave the information. The old
men assented to this, and Noamen among
the rest. Sta 'ey was first INTERCEPTED
by one of the old men, who spoke Eng
lish, and interpreted To- the others. Sta
cey refused TO betray his Informant
His wife was then questioned, while at
the same moment two Indians stood
the two children with toma-
hawks in case she did not confess. She II
attempted 10 evade the truth, by declar- r
ing she had dream the night before }
which alarmed her, and that she had per- .
suaded her husband 10 fly. The Great
Spirit never deigns to talk in dreams to I
a pale face said the old Indian: woman 4,
thou hast two tongues and two faces: !
speak the truth or thy children shall +
surely die The little boy and girl
were then brought close 10 her, and two I
savages stood over them, ready 10 exc :
cute their bloody orders.
Wilt thou name said the old Indian.
The red man who betrayed his tribe? | :
will ask thee three times. The mother !
answered not wilt thou name the trail E
tor? This IS the second time The poor !
mother looked al her husband, and then :
ut her chileren. and stole a glance at +
Noaman, who sat smoking his pipe with i
nvincible gravity. She wrung her hands O
md wept: but remained silent. wilt
hou name the traitor? IT'S the third O
md last time.' The agony of the moth n
er waxed more bitter, again she sought 1
he eye of Noaman. but it was cold and
notionless. A pause of a moment a (
waited her reply, and the next moment i
he tomahawks were raised over the a
heads of the children, who besought o
heir mother not TO let them be murder y
I'd.
Stop cried Noaman. All eyes were c
urned upon him. white woman thou o
last kept thy word with me to the last i
am the traitor. have ca is
en- of the salt, warmed myself al the fire,
ha red the kindness of these Christian b
White people, and it was that told the IN o
# their danger. am a wifhered, leaf ii
ess, branchless trunk; cut me down IT a
-ou will. am ready yell OF lndig- v
gnation sounded on all sides. Noaman II
escended from the little bank where he s
at, shrouded his face with his mantle OF
kins, and submitted to his fate. He fell I'll
cad at the feet OF the white woman by ];
blow OF the tomahawk.'
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sNerer begin hing until you hare nj
ell considered its end We find in the a
i. johns two penny Magazine the tol- al
owing instructive story: to
s.As an eastern prince was riding With
is courtiers beggar presented himself =,
nd offered, for hundred pieces OF gold NJ
) give his majesty valuable piece OF to
dvice. The king commanded the sum "a
. be presented him, and received N re-