Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-01
IMPORT, WISCONSIN: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1914

hum stranger Indian looking up the river
the old man looked too. and saw canoe
coming round a bow. He wondered, and
first thought the Indian was Wanaton who
had some way los, his canoe, and now was
waiting to see it dash down over the falls.
just as he was about calling out 20 the sup
posed Wanaton, the canoe began tn plunge
amid the angry waters above-a man rose
up IN II, uttered wild shrek, and by the
moonlight the old man beheld the form of
WanatoG. Without thinking Of the feel
ings Of the Indian above him, the old man,
all excitement, stepped from the cave down
TO the brink and called out for Wanaton 10
save himself by swimming ashore. The
Ind an above placed upon his bow an ar
raw. aud shouted, "Walnm, Walom."-
Wanaton look ed about-hs case was hope
less, and when he heard the voice Of Wa
lom. he raised his voice and said
Wanaton is brave" r
He waved his hands, and as he went
down among the roaring waters. the last
sound Of his dirge rose on the night air
he was seen no more. The old man sez-
ing his gun and running around the point
Of rocks that uprse at this place, disap-
peared in the woods back from the river.
With a broad sweep he shaped his course
to the north, and ran with full speed, for
a, every step he heard the cracking bushes
behind him, as he ventured 10 look over his
shoulder, saw, not far back, approaching,
the form Of Walom. The flight and chase
we're unequal, and the old man throwing
aside his gun VIII CHI had become useless,
pressed forward with all his might 10 leave
the open wooded meadow land, and secrete
himself among the rocks of the highlands
back. But il was in vain he made the at
tempt.
His strength failed him, and he sunk
h1lf helpless and senseless upon the ground.
Walom came up. and savage as he was, pi-
tied the helpless condition OF the old man.
raised him from the ground, and by signs
made him understand that he had come
from the direction of the setting sun, and
offered 10 conduct him down the river south
where there was a settlement of white men
As his object was accomplished, he was go
ing to return 10 his tribe, Old Caarles,own
No. 4, out of pity TO his weakness and ad-
vanced age. Walom here manifested that
tender respect for old age, which, beaming
through the savage nature Of the red men.
has rendered him proverbIal for his adm a-
BILE trait. The old man consented, and
yielding to necessity, suffered himsClfto be
placed in canoe, and the Huron trusting
to h own skill IN propelling that birch
craft among rough dangers, launched on,
above the falls, determined and fearless. for
well he knew that by keeping perfect bal
ance with The long rolling waves he coull
ride safely over the rongh breakers, and b,
keeping in the middle of the river, escape
the danger of dashng against rocks, as they
lie hid deep beneath the on rushing waters
They went over safely, aud arrived in few
d tys at Chlilestou where the Indian w alon
bid the old MN silent farewell by smile
and a grasp of the hand, and as he could no
speak Engl sh, pointed to The north, then
turning, crossed he river and disappeared
with his canoe and rude weapons, leaving d
trail towards The setting sun. The old man
went the settlement, and there found the
relation from whom many years before hac
pated in England, whercupon he started
for Quebec to prove his just clAim to an es.
tate, th;t by The death of distant rel1tve
fell to him there. After much trouble he
had proved that his title was indisputabe
and received a large sum of money, witt
which be attempted to go through the will
dernesS 10 10 the home of his relative, then
living in Charleson, who had agreed tl
meet him at the latter place on leaving
| England, should he ever procure the none,
for which he went 10 Canada. 1t seem:
that the old man had misiudgcd in rcl,tiou
to the distance down the river, and wear,
aud sick, had been compelled to bury bis
money, as above described, and reached
Charleston by the means related, with the
mere wreck of his worn out life, to enable
to relate the few adventures from which, BY
tradition have CLEANED the outline of This
story.
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