Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-18
Beautiful Extract from TecumSeh.'
ny MRS. DUMONT'

| BY MRS. DUMoNT'
sThe incident is given on the authority Of gen
tIeman who had spent thirty years of his early
! life prisoner among the ShaWnese Indians, and
who knew the celebrated Tecumseh tamarly as
a BROTHER ..
Tecumseh was returning, slowly and thought
fully. from the chase, when shrek as OF natures
last and most dreadful extremity burst on the still
ness of the forest He turned, and behed thro'
a vista of the trees, party OF maraudng saVages,
loaded with the spoils of war. A female form,
whose fair though faded countenance, pore
strong contrast to the swarthy and painted lea
lures of the savages that surrounded her, had Just
fallen to the earth, exhausted with fatigue and
suffering With one hand she clasped lovely
infant to her bosom, while the other was raised to
avert the tomahawk that gttered on her closing
eve: but yainly the dreaded instrument was
sunk deep il her pallid temple, and the suterer
already struggled with the throes OF death, while
the babe now spotted with its mothers blood, was
torn from her last convulslve grasp. 1t shrunK
with instructive fear, Is it raised its blue eyes to
the dark distorted features of the warrior; but he
gave loud whoop of unimaginable horror, and
grasping its little feet, swung 1t careessly IN the
air, as he approached knarled tree, to complete
its destiny One moment longer,a and its unstaned
soul would have flown with the passing spirit of
its mother but the murderous arm, as 1t was
S drawn back for the last fearful blow, was sudden
w arrested, and calm but impressive voice, babe
the savage stay his ruthless hand! And who thus
dared to use the language of command to the ZERO
: cious and independent son of the forest! was 1t
the aged coef whose voice resOunded III the c0un-
: ellis Of his nation? or the warrior, whose proud
) front wore the seals of battle No! it was strip
# ling who stood before them, loaded with the spollS
n of the chase; his olive cheek redeemed with the
. glow, his eve raden with the fire of youth.-But
the impress of native authority sat on his polished
y brow and his slender form was drawn up with
H. NIo nIarn Of hnD
q qualed before the glance of his calm but terrible
N eye and quietly yielded up the gasplng babe to
:" the extended arm offhe STRIPPING.
ot Il will give you those said Tecumseh, throw
re ing his load Of turs at the feet of the subdued war
n rior, and the child shall be mne.'
He received a ready assent to the proposed ex-
u change: and turning away with look of unutter-
able scorn, directed his exclusive attention to the
" little victim he had rescued. Its face was yet pur
40 ple and its hands still cenched in its agony; bu
the accents of gentlenesS again tranqullzed Its tea
gu lures and it soon gazed without fear on the brIgh
elf face of its deverer.
an Tecunlseh again proceeded homeward; his love
v burden but added fresh elasticity to his steps
W and he advanced with rapid pace, till the moan
so of the hungry babe arrested his progress. III
ey then laid it on bed of moss land bringing pleas
for ant from neighboring bough, fed his tamlshln
charge with his blood Never had Tecumseh tel
w. purer pleasure than that which warmed his hear
or when the poor infant, he bent over 1t with anX
est ious care smiled like cherub in his face. goN
nm of holy feeling thrilled through his whole frame
and the angel of mercy, like the pillar of fire the
guided the wandering IsraeIites, went before MI
INK in light through the darkness of the forest II
tn reached the village, and Yonca came forth to me-
,n,- him. She looked for the slaughtered victims
, the chase and started with surprise at beholdlr
US an infant, locked in living slumbers, and cotht
not with the tints of the pale morning sky But ala
ling its golden rlnglets were stained win plo0u' al
,ro Yonca at once conceived its melancholy hStor
Il have brought you gift said Iecumseh, Ia
OIL ing the sleeping innocent in the ready arms OF t
our compassionate girl. lit is an offering tit for t
Il in daughter of Outolaska-Look at her, Yonca! S
ho is fresh from the hand of the Great Spirit, a
, w pure as the snow flake that falls from his HI
ellis. dwelling Take her to your heart; and let yo
,hts affections cling around her. like the vine that
no braces and strengthens the tender saplln. On
:m shed by the daugher of the red man, and ignor
WIN of her own nation and its vices, her soul shall
for tain it's Wilderness, like the snow on the mounts
wit precipice, where no foot can tread. Removed
and yond the breath of luxury, which withcrs the p
anu daughter of her people, like the msts of the gr
pool she shall grow up feet and healthy as
N. antelope and learn to initiate the proud arts
-. active employments of the Indian maid
" Yonca obeyed; the infant was joyfully taken
a heart whose affections gushed like the rllls
49,, spring; and houndless tenderness supplied
mated and beautiful the babe, to whom
nov gave the name of Eguree, grew up unconsci
Its of of misfortune and regarded her foster family
ders the utmost ondness. The prediction OF Zee
!, the sch was verified. No mark of feeble race dis
guished the blue eyed daughter of adoption 4
place ed in all the gloomy magnitcence OF nature
rous rec above the sckly fears and ldeai Want
living civilized existence. Delicate as the tenut
ence. flower that reared its fragile head in the al
who spring, she bounded through the forest, mid
ttach- roar Of winds and the howl of beasts Of prey
con- fair falling shoulders, which the schorchins su
ce of revolving summers still failed to embrown'
they early practiced to bear the heavy burdens OF
f this native females of the forest. Eguree wove
3, in a wampum in thousand forms; she bent the tw
y they ing bow: and, with long slender fingers pad
three the lettering canoe over the rolling wave
uently
sgally. Rnautiful AnpcdOtn
Use of DOu"'il"l 1An00'O'o
huS- A HAMMER illustration of the wonderful CHI