Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-07-13


showed no solid surface of,ier soil ,lsn The
rosasing mstshl Of white sns ssPles. oedsfs, Which
tsosgA bfe bad long departed from tho roots. retain
81 the serblsRos II 40, ihs nature Of trees and
stood l,,e skc,cfon. Of ,heit ancient loveness, 10
b,te ard bls,iea deiornn, above the poisoned va.
,.-.. wlrrh rad destroyed it,n vital principle. No
hv~ss ey. could have dncsfped path through the
deep rslf Of ao,dag Hits M tnioa could have con
otircd possibility Of access TO lhess bases Of the
swamp, save fof the cnk cranes which tapped from
stump to stump. or the ducks which wheeled in
.crs,uing hooks above ID. scene Of desos,ion -
not. truth. would seoes, have been practicable Al
arr point. cave iha, to which the Indian led his
itusiins sopplisnt. A gigantic OAK, tic only tree
which houri.hsd Ia close vicinity to tina, ;oa,hsome
pal. afforded he key TO the labyrinth teneaih its
shsdow lay a email eipapse Of ciem deep water,
perious to the limbs Of the swimmer. and into tins.
followed b, h', European friend, uIc warrior pung
% in silence. Holding his horn above his bead. he
Struggled to the opposite margin, where single
tot, Of PUSHES furnished clue 10 his farther prog
rel" Prom thence. dangerous ADD Invisible path,
formed partly by nature, though improved by art.
led the explorer the central ,n Of cedars, BY the
funks Of fallen tees, here moored beneath the sl-
ny surface, and there. at rare intervals, floating on
the bosom Of the marsh, Never, at the deadest
hour Of night, did the Saehsm, 10 whom alone with
his immediate successor, the hereditary secret was
conhdeJ venture TO his solitary fortress. and then
never. save In moments OF the utmos, peril and ne
cessiiy. One false step from this perilous cause
way must have precipiiscd the wretch who made il
into an a5rss tenacious allow the practice Of
The swimmers art, and too unstable for the tread Of
man; ys, guided by few well.marked positions
above the liquid stratum, the prao,iscd foot might
travel in perfcc, safety TO It's isolated refuge The
spot, q, which they at length arrived, full mile dis
tsni, from the solid shore, set ,hiekly with
the white and withered sapngs Of the anoien, for
esi, that Il was no easy matter 10 penetrate 10 its Sc
ciuded centre There, at the expense OF almost end
less labor solid floor Of trunks had been construct
ed and covered with soil brought from the distant
shore adording safe though narrow retreat from
the utmost ingenuity OF mortal malice. And here
In pcrfec, safety, did De Roosy linger, furnished
with food and raiment by his firm and faithful friend
while The woods were alive with his enemies, and
not secret cavern, or seques,ered glen, was lief,
unsearched by The white settlers, and their red al
lies. In time, the irritation passed away the sat
elites Of the monarch were Withdrawn from coun.
country odous TO their refined and courily notions
the settlement Of he,Puiians were leh in mea-
sure to their own co,,rol and ere long, the young
De Roosy sat nnmoles,ed in the seat of his fore
fathers.
Years passed away. the power Of the new settle
menis increased and with their power, their repaci-
~ and justice. The Indian who had been loved as
their protector, and respected as the original pos.
SCISSOR OF the soil, was now deemed an intruder,
where he once regned supreme. Now treated with
..l. L Il
uescherous amiy as suspected friends, the Nara
ganso, tribes were cheated of their ancient domin-
ions, or bu,cbercd in their blazing villages, accord
ing as the spri, Of tho white governor was warke,
or pacific; ,rescbeIous, or cruel Not ,amely, how
ever, did the red warrior submit 10 the caprces Of
the European the .omahawk was unburied. and
deeply did the paleface suffer by tho indomi,able
vslor and well nigh superhuman sagacity, Of the
savage.
Thebrgh, curls ofDe Roosy were already Sphinx
led with the ealies, ,inge OF grey. The light agi-
" of boyhood had been exchanged for the iron
strength and innesible demeanor ofmanhood when
in evil hour evil for himself, and for all who low
ed him, be was appointed governor Of his native
town, and its adjoining province Some petty hos
Utility Of the Nauagansets or, more properly, some
high retaliation for the unprovoked aggression ofthe
Puri,ans, demanded chas,isement. The military ar
ray Of the State was summoned to the field the
rival tribe Of the Mohicsns were invited to join in
the crusade sgans, the blood thirsty heather, as it
was the fashion Of the day TO term the nobles race
Of uncivzcd mankind, that ever swan the flood OF
rosmed the forest. A fierce and ssnguinary war en-
sued the warriors Of the Naraganseu fell fast by
the musque,ry Of the European the ,omahawk and
the sealping knife Of the savage Pequod, their wo-
men and their childlen sho, in their blazing lodges
none are respected and no entitled 10 mercy
The newborn babe in lis ,ree-rocked cradle, and
the hoa locks Of the antiqus,ed hero, doomed alike
the edge Of the sword gave tokens Of the tender
nercies Of those who should have learned federation
from their own experience in tina, bigoed oppression
which had driven them from the seat Of their child
hood, 10 seek their God in The wilderness In one
Of these unmercifu ARRAYS, utterly had the Mar
rsganse,,s been defeated by the union Of civilized
cruelty with barbarous cunning. that the last
rors, and the grea, chief OF the tribe, forced
TO seek their safety in dispersion. 10 diieren, d.
reeiious they struck into the painless forest, broken
in their resources, but unquenehed in their high
sovled gsllanry, to herd for season with the wolf
and the serpent, till the of,her tribe should r'e
again in its meridian glory.
Never bad the noble Indian, and he whom he had
90 generously preserved me, again, AMER they had
parted on The margin OF the Sachem's swamp; bu'
the mind Of the red warrior was goaded to the lss
extremity Of scorn and fury, when he learned thai
the brave who. for his protection, would new
have worn beard. had commanded the young met
Of The Yengees in their las, mos, fatal onset Thing,
. A. 49,. s.hen nm tba afe rnoon Of A DE