Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-05-02

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on, a sigh. closed his eyes in death Grace Eel
heavily to the earth, and lay wIthou, motion, hu
keenly alive 10 all that passed.
The children and friends Of the dead man were
1 exhibiting their grief several ways, when III
voice Of Tccangneircao broke the silence. "A
great and good pale face hath gone TO the Man
tou Why should we monrnl HIS spirit is II
the hunting ground of his people Spirit OF m!
/ friend pray for the Nlaniiou TIA, Tccangnetrea,
may soon Join thee He though 10 have gon,
before thee, but as thou hast led the way, he viii
not hesitate to follow"
/ He took the body Of his friend from the arms Of
his son, aud gently laid it on the fragrant turf
He then kissed Grace and lseyema, and charged
Iseyema in all things to be obedent TO her hus
band and blessing Sir Guy, he desired him &c
lead them out Of sight Of the dead body, He then
seated hmsefo on the bench, and calling Asselecoa
TO him, he said, "Tecangncreao's race is nearly
run; he will soon join his friend see that the
frost doth not nip the white rose that has been left
to thy care. Take it to thy bosom, but forget no
It's beauty and fragrance, thy father and his friend.
Cherish their memories-so shalt thou cherish
the fragile flowers that sprang from them. And
now leave me. | am for the first time in my life
to be conquered, and would that none should
witness IT,"
Asselecoa left him and joined his mourning
companions He sat down by Grace, but offered
no words Of onsoation--buryng his face in his
hands and giving himself up to sad meditation
They remained in this position above an hour
none speaking word. Asselecoa then reused
himself took Grace by the hand, and motioned
Sir Guy and Iseyema to follow They shortly
reached the spot where he had left the aged chief
He sat on the bench leaning against tree, but he
was quite dead. Al the sad sight, the grief of the
bereaved children broke out afresh But night
was drawing on, and Sir Guy, with Grace and
lseyema returned to the village, leaving the son
to guard the dead bodies
On their arrival they told of the deaths that had
taken place, and a body of men departed and
brought in the dead bodies on rude bier. They
were received, now dead, into the same house that
had but the day before been rendered them as an
asylum while living
The next day their remains were consigned TO
one tomb. Sir Guy then prepared to return home;
and Asselecoa solicited the consent of Grace to
lead her to the altar Grace saw the necessity
of this, if she would not return with Sir Guy to
Eng gland for she had no friend in the new world
with whom she could remain till the period of
mourning had EXPIRED and she asscn,ed 10 Assele-
coas proposal. And ere the departure of Lady
and Sir Guy Havand, they were united by the !
holy man of God.
The day of their bridal was calm aud serene
Not in the dwellings of man were they united, but
in the cool and silence of the noble forest they
knelt them down and plighed their vows of mu-
tual love and protection, The vlager looked on
with curious eyes, and voted it strange that high
born maiden Of the old world should voluntarily
wed savage of the new. But one by one they
departed, and Sir Guy and Iseyema rambled off,
and the newly welded pair were alone
Grace stood with her small hand resting in the
broad open palm of her lord and her eyes cast
tlmidly on the ground. Asselecoa gazed upon
her with look Of the most ardent and respectful
love. Sinking on his knees at her side, he clasp
ed her TO his BOSOM and murmured in sweet mu-
steal tones "Sweet Flower, my wife, the spirits Of
our parents hover near to bless our union, and are
we not blesscd2" She bowed her head upon the
shoulder of her bridegroom, and wept tears of
mingled joy and sorrow
On his arrival in England, Sir Guy received
large share of Sir Mark Towards property of
which he had been unjustly bereh He dispatch
ed an agent to inform Asseecoa and Grace of his
success, with an earnest request for them to visit
England. They complied with it and on their
arrival 'hey found lsoyema the happiest of wives;
and Sir Guy made them all happy when he de-
clared he had never had reason to regret his mar.
rage.
Assclecoa and Grace with Sir Guy and his for.
est bride, were presented at court, and were re-
celved with great attention by their macses-
But Asseecoa began to pine for the chase and the
excitement Of his roaming life, and Grace for her
forest home. To the children of nature the in.
sipid pleasures of court had no alurements and
they sailed for their home
On the spot where the mansion Of Sir Mark
formerly Stood Asselecoa reared another Of supe-
rior elegance, and furnished it in the style of the
dwellings of the rich in the old world But a
wigwam was constructed where Tecangnelreao's
stood, and the splendid European mansion was Of
ten deserted for the Indian lodge
Here we leave them. Happy in their mutual
love and the love Of their children, they lived to
an advanced old age beloved and respected by all
And some OF the first families Of Connecticut are
proud 10 trace their descent to them
The lives of Sir Guy and Iseyema were equal
ly prosperous. They lived to good old age, and
left numerous offspring, the descendants of whom
are still alive and on their coat of arms is ben-
ded, with the salient lions of Haviland, the wan
pun belts and other insignia Of strange and
mighty race.