Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-10-01
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Tcw work on lndisn characters gives the fol-
lowing graphic sketch ola ioyc scene Between
Graham, the Engisl, friend Of UccGtt, aud the
niece of the unfortunate chlct, which the artist
has deincated with the pen OF n master:
1t was ono OF thosc glowing evenings Of thc
sanny South, wren the clouds are glIdcd IN
spcndor tcawart the departing god oi light, ai-
ter hard dsy'stoil in rHrsHt OF atigcr, which
at last fell. wounded by the rifle of Graham aud
was finally dispatched by his friend when he
first experienced the witchcry of love
Wcaricd and tcvcrsl with excitement in a
climate to which his system had scarcely be-
come rccoucilcd, he gladly accepted tire prottr-
red hammock ot nc;tCd grass, suspended by
Na,hlcocec, Occola's niece, bcircathrhc umbra-
geous, wide spreading branches of large oak
tree, from whose limbs hGTg the graceful. ycN
melancholy looking mosssat times "a fcsloors
at Others iaimg in rcrpcndicular masses to the
icnu1h o,cight or ten feet forming drape-
ry infinitely surprising in beauty and sTlendH
all shc richest and 4ees elaborate works otar,.
In this simple yet ngcpiously constructed
Trial couch, the young hunter rcposcd his wca-
~ limbs, while Na,hlcoccc watched his Gis,ur-
bed sleep, and amused l,cr busy fancy with his
delirous muttcrIngs IN a language she could not
comprehend, whilst she carefully, with fan
inade i"m the feathers of the pinawaw, or wild
terkey, brushed away tire mosquitoes or the
Fcss annoying sand illcs.
After few hours rcposc, Capt. Graham a.
u',lle refreshed, and turning his still halfclosed
eyes, they rested upon face o bcauly ot 70
peculiar characters aad IN such rcrtircf accor-
dance with his own romantic DISPOSITION, that
his very sooi, felt Suddenly thrill he had nc.
yer before experienced,
Before INN Stood in blushing modcsty, per
feet child of naturc-hcr dazzling black eye
flashed FIRE under an excitement entirely new
10 her unsophlstlcatcd and primitive constitu.
ton. She telt ashamed, knew not why-whilst
Gcahan drank deep and largely at the first
spring of love, and dwet with rapture upon the
! perfect symmetry of her iornL ~ she leaned a.
gainSt Tire iugc tyunk of an oak under which he
had siciA.
! Nathlcocce possessed not only face of love
! IncsS; bat Il tyrm which might vie in beauty
of proportion with the Htos, exquisite produc-
trnS ct the Roman or Grccian sculptor.
| Her costume was such as would shock the
refined r,,4esy of the nrrc intellectual class
Of white females blt nature knows no shame
hnl that OF SIN, and aasuredly If virtue consists
IN purity of thought, sentiment or action, tins
'av'tcsS giFi Was Yorc as the kmnla,n which dai-
| ly reflected her unrvacd charms.
The upper part Of her, according to the Gus
| tom of lfcr tribe, was irit nucov ercd-hcr long
black hair noaicd 10 the winds, unbranded, over
her finely proportoncd shoulders; and as the
mphyrs caught the uncontined trcsscs, they
wouN play upon bust Venus herself migh,
ha'c proudly owned. Her head was surmount
ed by tuit OF feathers pluckcd from the wing,
oi the snow white o'too, or the virgin crane
ntcrSpcsed with those OF the gaudy critssor
ilaolngo-thc whole confined by pearls OF Nai
ne, COLLECTED among the I,lends at the SoutlNo1i
extremity OF the peninsula ot Florida.
She wore shirt of chassa, or iawn's skin q
the Solt Ast texture, which was cp,iroi,trrcd Wti
mnltc sea shells, mtcrspcrscd wi,h pearls q
garc beauty aud extraordinary magnitude, anc
further ornamcntcd Wit. stripes oi ermtnc skin'
aud q variety of feathers ot the richest hue
This hukkas,cc extended iron Ifcr waist to .
liitlc below the kn"o
llcr bcartltul iorurd legs were tncascd il
upkctaikas also made chase ornamrnt"j a
thc oulsidcs, by double row of hcads--a pai
Of preuIly worked muccassUs, or Indian shoD-
made To correspond with other portions Of h"
dress, completed the attire ol the rhIcllau'
niece.
Nathlcocce was the orphan daugh,eroi
ncighb1ring khE, who had trcn killed N bat
tie, from infancy she had hcrn reared and
cherished by rN'rdclc with all the fond alirc
ton which noble minded man feels for love
, ~ object looking up to him for ppicction. Sh,
was scarcely seventeen when Graham bccam
cnamorcd of her extraordinary charms,
With all the natural grace and dignity utcn
bdru.frcc as the bounding iawn uf the wilder
ness she combined the retiring modesty and 'e
, mcnnc timidity of girl just blu,hing into We
manhood there was withal ar arch playtunes
which creased the heart OF many Il young Sem
4 mole warrior 10 bound wnE rapture when he
= piercing black eyes chsucrd to rest upo
D hlm.