Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-01

A TOUCHING INcIDEST.-The Bos-
ton Democrat notices truly touching
incident which recently passed under
the observation Of the editor: "On
Friday afternoon, little girl about
seven years Of age, was sitting at the
corner OF Washington and State streets,
upon small pine box, with baske:
by her side, containing some half dozen
apples, which she was patiently wait
ing TO sell, though her little form trem-
bled from head to foot with the cold,
which was most severe. AT the mo-
ment the little half clad object met our
eye, boy not more than eight years
old, dressed in the richest style Of the
day, even to an unusual extent, stop
ped before her, and taking large rich
kerchief from his own neck, tied. it
snugly about hers, and tripped away"
AN INDIAN WARR1oR.-The Jack
sonville Tropical Plant gives the fol-
lowing sketch of the noted Sam Jones:
This celebrated Seminole chief and
fisherman has proved himself to be one
OF the most consumate generals and
skilfnl warriors that ever existed in any
age. With handful Of men and
squaws, he has baffled for the past sew
en- years the most experienced, success
lul and distinguished of our military
commanders and naUallieutenants, and
now roams free and unmolested, the
glorious shore of the Florida, Atlantic
and the romantic and fertile isles Of
the Everglade-an unrestrained trap
per Of the ST. Lucia and Jupiter hunt
ing grounds, and skilful adept Of the
we'll stocked ranches of the Locha
Hatchee-a terror to wicked crews
and a dangerous and fearful neighbor
to the hardy South Florida settlers.
OF our knowledge, Sam has not been
visible to the pale-faces since '37, and
nothing definite has been received from
him until lately, when at the polite re-
quest of Gen. Worth for him to ''come
in" he returned the uncourteous an
swer "lustenuggee a0ahOo bosh"
which literally means, when translated,
"Pll see you hanged first"
GENEROUS CoNDUcT.-During the
disastrous retreat Of General Moore's
army from Spain, an officer of one of
the British regiments, overcome with
fatigue and hunger, had dropped be-
hind. He espied tuft Of trees in a
field adjoining the road, io",.-ds which
he crawIed with the view Of resting his
weary limbs, secure from the sabres Of
the pursuing enemy. On his coming
near to the trees, he perceived wo-
man, seeming Iva soldiers wife, stretch
ed upon the ground, and little infant
lying near her. He approached to ad-
minister such assistance as was in his
power. 1t was too late, the hand of
death was upon her and she was scarce
ly able to utter these words, "God
bless you! it is all Overt" when she
expired. The officer sat down beside
her; he felt her hand; it was clay cold !;
he had nothing TO succor her with; a
brook was near; he filled his hat with
water, and besprinkled her face and
hands; all was in vain, and he was con-
WINGED she was utterly gone. Having
rested himself so as to be able again TO go
on, he tied the little infant in the poor
woman's handkerchief, and having fas-
tened it to his back, he pursued his
march; in this condition, procuring
what subsistence he could for himself
and the little orphan, he at last, after a
long and wretched journey reached the
port of Vigo, which at that time hap
pened to be unoccupied by The French,
there he got on board of transport,
and reached at last England with his
little charge. His regiment Tor rath-
err the remnant ofi) had arrived before
him, and he joined it, still accompanied
by the infant. He has it Git is boy
always with him, and has one of the
women of the regiment to nurse it; and
this little orphan, whom heaven threw
upon his protection, shall, let his for
tune through life be good or bad, share
it with him.-[Flowers of Anecdote.
THE INDIASs.-Of the immense In
dian population that but few years
since occupied land between the Allan
tic and the Mississippi River, there is