The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-12-08
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SCENE ON THE ONO.
ny REV. J. TODD

W first ~" -. have loved il ever since. and when
W. mr., y" hone | shaw he buried on ITS '"nks'
M d~' "i ,,v ,ngns ell I" go d"wnlle river
| IN '' ,Iy v;,h Can't Ward, aS he was reno.
M 10 h''', ,,,v from, tlt. east. was n Kind u:
Sl's w. w., vas we'll acquainted with the river.
P"'' m ,,,r,s ot danger The country was tIl
' ' Ut" I,rs uu, no :, r,lelm.nt at any note bad
" '' a,,d4 IN Ohio. The whites aud Tie indih''S
,n,rpcors,n,,,lv making war upon tarl' o'h'r
W "A mn, know who was HE most I" hihihe me
1,y, killed the most aud the Ih''h'|S were
.,o., cr,,rl We pur hn<ph an "'I cr""F' squire
" ~ ,',,, h.,ween forty anh lily feet in length
and about eisi' or ten VIDE. we r"'"fNe" 10
Al 'ir r,nuu singh, pine I,lauk ON each g"nnel, "nd
III 1'", un. I'm. ouy ,I,,ny we had 10 defend It's.
w ~, I.J :, heavy Inal furniture, baggage, hur>rs
H a;,, nwl., thoughts, he>Irs nearly II dozen p"U-
u III. Tb.s. consisted of Ihe captain. his wife,
n ., chair yn,,nn rhildrrn,n widowed sister nni
m h,s,drS several men To tnn'ngr the boat.
wj., ". Ien, we were fearful hSt the lnhian~
.h,,l,, ,r,nrk H. from the shore. hHt W" knew
a Lah, kpr,,ug in the u.ii,Iie of the river we
n ,hmlj lp beyond the reach o. their rifles, or
,opL h.. ina ipw rnomrniS IIiS we pnSstd
N IN or several d:IyS. till we supposed we were
I.,ouJ the tiunrs ct IL l,iiis. Ci'
aw, INST at sunset, alter we had become
"a nrJ Nth rowing We l-t our boat drift laz,lY
n ,rIraplrssIv alors the current. We were just
II r,puy ready 10 put up tor the hight. The mo
NJ hpr WAS promising the children II good RIM on
h shore. TIE willow was getting ont pr"visions.
and making preparations for our supper. The
ca,nnn and his n"piIev had hole, at The oars,
AMI moved them Just enough, 10 allow me 10
steer the hna'.
4 Roe.r.' said the capinn, suppose we pas i"
this size Of that point. nn'i tie our boat in
4 "A Il, Tor
nigh''
III rich, COOL place. captain, and like
il. B '>N!'s " few n,u,nen.S ago. ] ,ho,ghi !
heard Will turkeys OYER til" hill, aid l should
like 10 have n,Ir Inr orr siipir.r.'
So w'ln in nunrds the the shore and had go,
wNNiu fifty yards oi hat In,ni around whirh the
sranlmal ha, inst PASSED, when heard II s,irk
rGi m Ih,ok"n Ivy the foot.
y dr~r 'Mid the rnp'nln.
M!m,I Slmu;ui, row for life, or we are all
dpad'
Aiihal instant, clown rushed scores of Indians
10 The Sl"r' wi Il II shout that uude the bulls ac'
h~s Ibe river e''l,n il lmck ngaiu.--T,r 'n,lrer-
0iS reainrrs rushed dawn Ia the wa:ers edge.
And Presented their guns and opened II iu'avy
trUpnn us. Ia AN instant the young man
%Ir'rd his rifle, aud rising zap Iii, hsi lenn'h,
foIa' sl.. urar"et lilan, Who had IL shnhhy
I,v,drrs~. The indian tell, and 50 Iii! th,.
young man AZ til" same instant. A. he fell, the
Mpmin The hronglt the M III round still
NEARER Tne lnlinns " he'd, the women
SCREAMED, the horses were falling and piun-iiu
ml huprs were flying thick arround us Yea
above all. thu vote" az Capt. Ward rose coot-
R"gpvs, take NY oar.'
mok II, and he at The same instant seized II
piece OF pl,uk. and r,wcd 10 stui, good pi,rIn,Se
.a' III lew minutes we wore out IN the river.
hynmN the reach of their rifles We knew they
l"i M cannes. hring on "a hunting excursion.
mil 'hrf we were Stir.--!}u al, whar "a sigh!
lNr horses we're all dead or dying, ,ne rhiii
"a'i wonnlri. The hon hall filIe,i with winter,
m"' the young MAJ, IN his bluo.l az the bottom OF
"tm"'' BY this time, .he GOODNESS Of the cap.
MN WAS all gone. lie lay down Ivy The side oi
TVS nT'Eew. wllrm he loved a. his son, AMI ex
,cMnrd, ~ john, John 20 Lord have mercy !!
iM'" sought the dear hoy Ia h;; DEATH Bu
luz |f M""wrd nohr, She was pale MS "A sheet;
'' S't cam" 10 her son, raised his Iend in her
"I "h' Opened his bosom, where the blood
'"S S''A r"m'"g. He was vel alive.
'" S"" sue ma sweet voice, ms 1t speak
aug - "ahr John do You know me {?
wy 'ho'i'rr,' said he in whisper.
I'" yo" swallow, John g said she, putting
,I a ;"' over and dipping up some wafer from
", ", Tled, hut could not
wy son. 'lo yon know that You are dying?
No. "'o'n"r, l'it are y"l hurt
n,. M"' u" hnt don't lhiift< of rrr. Can you
'"C ~ ""h me heart now, my dear sou
of '"' ne 'nrrrl!'i to me u Sinner, for ihe sake
O'---'
oo' ''"'S C''rISt' said the molher, FOR he was
n' oh" bent over him tew minutes. hs il
,La cruz prayer, then kissed his lips, aud for
n., Nv ''ir tears filled her eyes. Till tlnt ii.,
,nt%s"' would have Thought she had bre,,
wns " W." "a child jnst going ~ sleep: her vol"
anJ '"'n and sn mild. She wins willow.
he w.. "ns her only Child. and u noble fellow
saw sr h''l she WAS religious w0n,aiI, l nrv
IN. i. "So,' IKE TINT before or since. We Inv off
on III; 1'' dark, and silently came 10 the shor.
"a sue tor The night. We dared nut liyh,
il. W"m' lest the Indians should see
nm, wv .rn 'ro,ight he body of the young
I,.' ' ''e bank and when the moon rose. we
10 l.. "m' ginve which you sec yon,ler We had
ws." 90" '",'inl nor to make II noise, nor even 70
pr,, p a'""i. But after we Ind opened tb,,
iLa nam; ann were ready to put the corpse in i,
a.. ~, Wv ven mother spoke ... i4-
es ws " h no one hear that can offer a prnye,
nury my only child 2 ,-...,.
bu, ,,' WINS 40 answer. We could all sol
We Nv" never prayed for ourselves, She