Ponola [sic] weekly register. (Ponola [sic], Miss.) 1843-1843, 1843-07-08

dentallst readers, they have my full
permission to improve it,) weighing
frcm 25 to 40 lbs, each Such q sugary
/ never before witnessed and il was all
accomplished by an old man, some go
years Of age, three or four well-favored,
neat, comely-looking squaws, and the
children. 1t was the season Of trapping,
too, and the men could not forego their
harvest of peltry, and left this duty TO
be performed by those who could not be
of service els6where. What added
TO their difficulties, was the total destitu-
ton Of food, except what was afforded
by the sugar, some wild roots, and an
occasional wild duck, which The bows,
contrived, now and then. 10 secure, by
the aid of their bows and arrows. |
had an excess Of provisions, and took
out large fiat loaf of hard, unleaycned
bread, which | offered one group
Their eyes sparkled with delight, ard
at oncethe matron took large knife,
and divided it into as many equal size
| pieces as the number composing the cir
Gle, and 10 each she gave alike, the tot
Ting papoose having as much as the
matron herself-all ofwhich was eager
~ and rayenously devoured. Their
! gratitude for this small favor seemed
TO know no bounds; and they pressed on
me cake Of their sugar, and verify be-
lieve, had a wagon, | could have load
ed it in return for my petty gift, which
| added to subsequently, by giving them
all | could spare. But | was no s'tra-
der" and forbore. Is it strange that
our crafty, gripping whites get rich out
Of the unstinted generosity of the red
man? Verify ''they shall rise up in
judgement against this generation"
+. This was one ofthe pleasantest nights
ofmy life; the novel, wild, picturesque,
and beautiful seemed before me; the
prolusion Of this luscious store. with all
It's appliances Of boiling kettles suspen-
ded over large fire by pole, supper
ted by crotches, and running lengthwise
Of the cabin ;the large, canoe-like trough,
extending through the walls; with one
end near the kettles to contain the sap;
the well-ordered apartments; the indus
try, intelligence, and kindness Of the
inmates; the historical "reminiscences OF
STRIPPING, and yet distinctly recollected,
the chivalrous battle on the Heights
i Of Abraham. 30. years aga. kctNeen
|, those model champions, Wolfe and Efurst-
calm; his tender age, like that of young
Norval, inducing his father $40 keep
his only son, himself,n from the tented
field, though yet near enough TO see
and Be interested in the bloody fray;
a young urchin displaying much of the
genius of an artist on the doors and
walls adorned by his rustic, untaught
sketches; and the robust forms, and
open, intelligent countenances Of all !;
these, and my reflections, stretching
through the uncertain past, and proba-
bic future history Of this proud, yet
pitiabIerace, gave an intensity of inter-
est TO the scene, shall never, never for
4 gel. But am wandering. &.
The pines grow sihgularlyi in this
country, pushing their straight trunks
} upwards for $50 feet in height, by the
side Of the sugar maple and beech, which
at the east. choose very different soils.
The soil is generally very good, though
somewhat varying with the hills and
valleys. The richest, deepest upland
soil | ever saw, is on the Stock bridge
and Brothertown reservation, on the
head waters of the Manitou which was
selected with great deal of judgment,
and after much examination, by some
of the most intelligent Indians, 81 their
friedly white superimendants. These
Indians form an extensive settlement,
orinteIligent, moral, and perfectly re-
claimed natives; the gathered frag-
, ments of many an extinct tribe from
: New England, whose ancestors once
waged exierminating wars against each
; other, but whose descendants now are
! like band of brothers, pursuing the
; peaceful paths of civilized life. / will
add, for the honor of our Government,
that they are in the full enjoyment of all
the rights of American citizens. = 60
i The. valley which opens at the coun-
ty seat, Manitouwoc rapids, three miles
from the karbor on Lake Michigan,
though not extensive, is as fertile as any
portion OF the famed valley of the Gene
see. Every crop which is. cultivated
there, thrives here in great luxurIance /;
and have nowhere seen better returns
for seed and cultivation than are furn-
ished here. There is a good deal of
: enterprise among the. settlers here
, and the vicinity many of them having
paid considerable attention TO the i'm
provement of their stock, Berkshires
and short-horns already. having become
citizens Of this region. Although the
earliest settlements were not made here
till 1886, there is already goodly pop