The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-09-23
THIIhEGEND OF THE PIRATES
GAVE.

IhU wing legend has been, for nearly
century aud half, traditionary story, and
has now. for the first time, a local habltaton.'
1t vac narrated To the writer, some fifteen
years since, during short visit 10 Indian Old
Town, by 'Aunl Ruh Breed, as she was fam
illaTiy called--an old lsdy who had arrived at
the advanced age Of ninety -three years, bev.
eniy Of which she had passed at Squamscot,
when she emgratedlo Maize where she .end-
ed her daye with gread grandson.
Towards the close Ofthe Eth century, as 10
we'll known, certain notorious buccaneers,
with their fleet, came into the harbor Of Bos-
ton, and were often seen walking IN the streets
OF the town, cOnverslng openly with respecia-
bile citizens, who were accused-pethaps no,
unjnsty-of participaungin their hade-so
far, al least, as to purchase from them articles
known 10 be Of unlawful commerce.
Amongst these vessels was the ship of tho
celebrated Captain Kidd, which had ust re-
turned from the Spanish argosles. The mate
OF h'dds vessel wac by birth, hardy Nor
weglan, who, having served his dauniless cap
iIan faithfully through legion Of perIlous adj.
ventures, had become his confidential friend
aud being handsome, ingratang fellow, was
introduced by him into the residence Of sever
al wealthy und opnlent merchants. In ,he
household Of William Phlpps, (afierwards SIR
William and Governor Of Massachusetts)
one OF the families with whom he was most ia.
mhar, there was an Indian servant maid, who
had been made captive in early youth, during
Phillips family, where great pains had been
taken, FIRST to learn her tho English language,
| aud afterwards 10 initiate her 10 fine needle
work, aud TO instruct her properly from her b..
BILE aud caleehlsm, together with other bran
ches connected with female educ alton in those
times Notwithstanding these efforts Tor her
moral and mental provement, the indomi,a-
| bic spnn the ladisn still remained: she was
Wild and fiIfu| in her temper, uncomfortable and
obstinate IN her impulses. but loving strongly
where she had fixed her affections.
Carl NeixOn. the Norwegian mate, having
seen this beautiful girl in bis domestic inter-
course with the family, fell instantly and des-
| peralely in love with her, which feeling was as
| quickly reciprocaed by Nahkooymah, Tor tho
"running vine," thence commonly called wi
| n.y. One day being wanted by some of tho
family, she was found amongst the missing,
and search was made for her in vain: but
siler the lapse oftwo summers, she was dis
covered living with Carl in hut which be had
built contiguous TO a rocky cave, (tho now re-
nowoed cave al Phillips Beach) which prob
ably had been their first place OF refuge. Thsy
we're secured and taken to Boston. Nahkoo-
| yamah was restored 10 her friends, and Carl
was imprisoned in the common Jail until u gen
erOl assembly Of aglstrales might be had to
decide upon the punishment for the abduction
Before the trial came on, however, tina, scosrpe
OF the Indians and early settlers-ths small
Pox, broke out and ragged with great vrulsnce.
1t found It's way into the prison, and Carl be-
coming one Of the victims, was carried away
and buried as apirate.
The Indian girl became moody and listless;
sho seemed broodlng upon some unsettled
thought, and was seldom occupied with her
wonted avocations. AT this ,ime the grave of
Carl was found to have been entered aud his
remains carried of. Suspicion falling upon
NahkOoyamah, she fled, and was found to
have carried away 6s buried the body of Carl
In the deep chaSm Of a rock, which when dis
covered she eat weeping over.
At the advance Of her pursuers, she ran to-
wards the brink Of q steep precipce, admonish.
ing them with wild and frantic gestures no. to
approach her. They persisted in The pursuit.
and she tound herselflOst, when, giving one
loud and heart-pisrcing shrek, she threw her-
sell with the bound of an antelope from the
trowning crag. and in an instant, floated a
lheless corpse upon The boisterous bhows of
the ocean. Her body, however, was recover
ed, and it was determined to bury her with
Carl, IN the chasm of the rock, which bore for
many years the name ofthe "Cave Of tho Pi.
rates Bride" This is undoubtedly the leg
end of what is now called The Pirates Cave
-BOS. transcript.