The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-05
NEW LIFE PRESEkVER.
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have read somewhere of traveller, who carried
with HIM brace OF pistols, a caroine, cutlsss,
dagger and an umbrella, but was indebted for hrs
preservation TO the umbrella; it grsppIed with bush
when he was rolling over precpce. In like man
ner my friend W, though armed with sword,
rife, and bunting knife owed hrs existence 10 wig q
tie was specimen hunting (ior W is q ltst
rate nsturaIst) somewhere m he lakewood, Of
America, when, happening to light upon dense CO.
vet, there rang out upon hm-not q y .nther or
cstam unt-but with terrible whoop and yell, wild
Indian one OF tribe then hostile 10 setters-
vs. g'In was mas cred in q twlnkling himself
stretched IN the EARTH the barbsrous knife, destined
To- make hun Daider han Grandys celebrated Mar
gus, leaped eagerly from its she TN.
Conceive the horrible weapon making its prelimI.
nary houristes AID circumgyratoDs; the savage lea
lures made ssva,er BY pain, and ruddIe, wofknI
thea selves up 10 q demoniacsI crisis OF Triumphant
m~I'gni,y h,s rcd Eight hand clutchng the shesrng
kolie ms lett the frizxe topknot; aud then the
thelai scalp coming on IN he Mona ~kis grasp
W says, the Indian cstchpoIe was, Tor some
moments motionless with ,urpr,se; recovering at
last he dragged his tive along through br Ike and
Jungle, to the encampment. p cuIar whoop
brought the whole horde TO The spot. Tie Indian
add cssed them with vehemen gestures, In the course
of which W was again tbrosn down, ths knue
again performed lis circuits and the VIII lie transac
on was psntomimcally described. All Indian
dstencss and restraint were overcome. The assem-
bly, made every demonstration Of wonder; and the
wig was fitted on, rghtiy, sskew, and hind part be-
fore, by hundred par Of red hands Captain
Gulliver's glove was not greater puzzle To tic
HOBBY hum.
From tie men II passed 10 the squaws and from
them down to the least Of the uruhIn-; w : head 10
the meantime frying in a midsummer sun. At
length the phenomenon returned in the hands of the
chief venerable Keyboard he examined 1t afr,sl
very steDtveIy, and, after a long delbera,ion IN I'M
tanned with true Indian s.pce aud gravity, made
own hat rod A.. t,.a
ous, trembling captive, very uoex pcc ed honors. 10
fact, the whole tribe Of and warn rs danced
rou d him with such uncqiacd marks of homage,
that even W. compr, hebded that he was tot
int ndej for sacrIbce. Tie then carried in trimih
10 herr wigwams, his body daubcd th their ccm.'
o. the most honorable patterns; and he was given o
derstand that he might choose any Of their marri-
agcsblc maidcns for squaw Avsilug himself Of
THIS privilege, and % becoming, by degrees, more
proficient in ther langu ,ge, he learn the cause Of
tins extraordinary respect II was nsdered that be-
had been gest warrior, that he had by mischauce
OF war, been overcome and lufted but that VIE.
er by valor or stratagcm, each equally esimabe
among the savsges, he had recovered his libery AID
his scalp.
As iong as W kept bis own counsel he was
safe but trusting his Indian Delilah with the secret
OF ms locks u soon cot wind among the squaws, nj
from them became known To the CHI efs A sole ru
sitting was held at midnight by the chiefs t. cous
Der the propr'ety otknockIng the poor wig owner
The head but he had received a timely hint of her
intention, and abcn the tomabawk sought for him.
he was on his way ~itb his life prcserver towards
British settlement Hood