Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-05-30

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Il have seen them myself, and will send
the a moccason,' he replied; but thou
mayst go to thy mother now, for have 9TH
err things to speak Of
That night the usually sedate child scam
pered across the bedroom with but one
sleeve Of her night gown on, and tossed up
her shoe, shouting, Ho, no Friend Penn
is going to send me an Indian moccason
Mother, amt thee glad? Hannah, amt thee
gladr
This unwonted ebulilion was not rebuked
in words, but it soon subsidized under the
invisible influence funvarying calmness.
From that time, new character was Civ
en- to all her plays Her doll was named
Pocahontas, and she swung her kitten in
bit Of leather and called it pappoos. If
she could find green bough she stuck it in
the ground for tree, placed an earthern
image under it for William Penn, and sticks
with feathers on them for Indian Chiefs
Then, with amusing gravity of manner, she
would unfold bi; Of newspaper, and read
what she called Friend PENIS treaty with
the red men. Her sisters, who were Of
are tired of always playing Indian. Why
can't thee play keep school or GO to see
grandfather
But Elizabeth would answer No; let us
play that we will all 90 settle in America.
Well, now suppose we are in the woods,
with great, great big trees all round us, and
squirrels running up and down, and wolves
growing
oh, don't like wolves said little Han
nah, They will bite thee. Father says
they will biie.'
Il would run into the house and shut the
door, when they come near enough for me
to see their eyes. Here are plenty ofsticks.
Let us build house, a wigwam, | mean
Oh, dear me, how | should love to 90 to
America There must be such grand great
woods to run about in and | should love to
swing the little pappooses in the trees
When Elizabeth was eleven years old
she went with her parents to Yearly Meet
ing and heard, among other preachers, a
young man seventeen years Of age, named
John Estaugh. He was new proselyte,
come from Essex, county, to join the annual
assembly Of the Friends. Something in his
preaching arrested the child's attention and
made strong impression on her active
mind. She often quoted his words after
wards, and began to read religious books
with great diligence. John Haddon invited
the youth home to dine, but as there was no
room at table for the children, Elizabeth
did not see him. Her father afterward
showed her an ear of Indian Corn which
John Estaugh had given him. He had re-
ceved several from an uncle settled in New
England, and he brought some with him TO
London as curiosities. When the little girl
was informed that the magnificent plant
grew taller than herself and had very large
waving green leaves, and long silken tassels,
she exclaimed with renewed eagerness, oh,
how | do wish could 60 to Americap
Years passed on, and as the child had
been, so was the maiden modest, gentle and
kind, but always earnest and full of life.
Surrounding influences naturally guided her
busy intellect into inquiries concerning the
right principles ofhuman action and the ra-
tionality of customary usages AT seven
teen, she professed TO have adopted, from
her own serious conviction, the religious
opinions in which she had been educated
There was little observable change in out
ward manner for the fresh spontaneousness
of her character had heen early chastencd
by habitual calmness and sobriety. But her
views of life gradually became tinged with
larger and deeper thoughtfulness. She
often spoke Of the freedom oflife away from
cities and alone with nature of mutual help
fitness in such state OF society, and in.
creased means of doing good.
Perhaps her influence, more than any
thing else, induced her father to purchase O
tract of land in New Jersey, with the view
Of removing thither. Mechanics we're sent
out to build a suitable house and barns, and
the family were to be transplanted to the
New World as soon as the necessary ar
engagements were completed In the mean
time, however, circumstances occurred
which led the good man TO consider il his
duty TO remain in England The younger
daughters were well pleased TO have it SO
but Elizabeth, though she acquiesced cheer
fully in her fathers decision, evidently had
a weight upon her mind She was more
silent than usual, and more frequently re-
tired to her chamber for hours of quiet COM
munion with herself Sometimes when ask
ed what she had upon her mind, she replied
in the concise solemn manner of Friends,
1T is a great thing to be a humble waiter
upon the Lord; TO stand in readiness to fol-
low wheresoever he leads the way
One day some friends who were at the
house, spoke Of the New Jersey tract, and
Of the reasons which had prevented re.
moval to America. Her father replied, that
he was unwilling 10 have'any property lying
useless, and he believed he should offer the
tract to any Of his relatives who would &c
and settle upon it. His friends answered,