Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-15
circumstantiaI Evidence.

TALE POUNDED on FACT.
H The stances which | am about
70 relate. are familiar to many now liv.
~ II some particulars have varied
rom The truth; but IT in the relation oil
81 event which excited intense interest
a. the time Of occurrence, | shall succeed
% mp-eSsIng upon any one, the deuslFe
character OF cIrcumS'antlal evidence my
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Beneath the magnificent sycamorcs
winch bordcrcd Il lovely stream IN the
solrh-we,, part Of Kentucky, company
Of emgranls had pitched their encamP-
ment iur the night. The tents were set
up. tile night tire threw IFS CLEAN upon
the water. the weary horses were feed
mr.. h5a ereHing rePaSt was over, and
Preparations were made for reposc.
TIE party consisted OF three brothers
E.,1 their families, who were vending
;le,rw way 10 the new lands of the distant
Missouri On their vISages, where the
a-1e had left the saIlow traces Of It's
couch. few Of the noble traits of human
Character we're visible. Accustomed TO
reside upon the outskirts Of society, lit
De yersed 10 its forms, and as little ac-
clstomed 10 the restraints of law or the
5Iiies Of morality, they were the fit piO-
neers of civilization, because their
frames we're prcpl red for the utmost en-
alancc Of fatigue, and society was purI-
ird by their removal. Theirs was not
The fearless independence, and frank de-
mea1or which backs the honest back
N)odsmln of our country; but the unia-
mei license, and willy department OF yio-
len, men. who loved not the Statutory in
faeuce ofthe law, nor mingled Of choice
with the virtuuus of their own species.
As hey stirred the expiring fires, the
column OF light, mingled with the smoke
AMI cIuders that rose towards the clear
SKY the mild May, revealed travellers
Of different appearance, who had en-
camped On the margin Of the same renm.
One was man Of thirty, several years
passed lnthe laborols practice Of med
ic'nr' ma southern climate, had destroyed
Ms constitution, aud he hld come To
Oredthe me 5raclng air of higher lat
Nude. The wing of health had famed
,n'' 'Igor he waning fires of life, and
he vas now returning To the home of his
adoption with renovated frame. The
young man who sat by hun, was friend,
% whom he paid visit, ami who was now
amending him, a short distance, on his
PlrneY. They had missed their way,
aha reluctantly asked sullen permis-
SION OF The emIgrants 10 share in their
CAfsc idre, rather than wander in the
aa'S, through unknown forests. Ham
a.oa' the younger Of the two. was per-
'4ps, twenty-seyen years of age-and
vas a gentleman of preposseSSlng APP
Peafance, Of cultivated mind, and of "A
SH'airous and sensitive disposition. His
fA'en's were INDECENT, and he had BY
."e energy of his own talents and indus
~ redeemed them from poverty, and
t'aeel them IN easy circumstances. In
~ ~ ~ MS commercial expeditions down
- - -4ll,sslsslppI, he had met with Saun-
- me physician. An intimacy ensu-
=, "h'ch though briei, had already ri |
9ened INTO friendship.
Aneeuon knuweth not of time,
!. "seih Ike the veruaI flowers;
'ae heart pulse IS It's only cline,
And feelings are its hours"
together they had hunted over the
:. "ery o1rrens, and through the maies-
Ofest OF their native STA. eS-had
aed the Precipice, and swan the tor
y I1'-had explored the cavern, and visit
whatever was wonderful or curious
uno them; and both looked forward
!, 70 painful feelings 10 the termination
an Intercourse which had been pleas
and instructive. As they were to
ra'a'e IN the morning, the evening
past IN conversation -in the CO.
Us and involuntary Aow of kindness
~ confidence which the heart pours
- al The moment when friends are
TO sever, when the past is recalled
WI future anticipated, and friendship