Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-04-04

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and. after some hours sppn, in ro,,n,ng ,bro,
the desola,c village. and specul,,ino IN ,vha,
had been there enacted. once mare crossed
the pine log, and bordering on the des,iuics
of the red man, returned with slow steps to
rodvile. By digent inquiry, aud careful
cross examination of various parties, at
length learn, the rights oflhc story connected
with the desrrion of the Wacco village; aud,
as it is little singular instance of the event
fol nature of border life, we here the tale I'M
fold.
One OF the earliest settlers IN Galveston
county, under Gen. Austin. was Jeremiah
Single. his wife, daughter, and grown up
son. Now The male Shingles were drsper-
ate set; could hit cent at IL hundred and
fifty PAGES, WELD an American axe of the
most huge calibrc, and law tree, a niger
or an Indian low il almost half less than
no time" They were citizens of the free
and pnl;phtcned republic, which boasts itself
the smartrst nation in all creation. and, like
most Yankers transpnn,rI from their native
localities TO the rank soil of Texas. were Ia
Nv. reckless and rude beyond the cnncrplon
of ANYTHING Enronean. They dis.la,ncI the
culture of the fertile earth. thousands ornrrcs
Of which thew owned. and after erecting a
miserable shan,v. in which more wood was
exnnnded than would have snfIicrd to build
a hotel of the first maon,n,lc. the ri,hrr and
son shnnllercI their rifles, with which wan.
lrrinr in the woods. they laid loy ms much
game as sn(iicpd to keen the family in food,
clothing and pnwdcr. and. above all. the real
M,nnnnahela whi,kcv, Oh Jrrry Shinul,,
was a thorough toper. and vet he carried il
well wirh,l, at livc.and. fGy heinz hearty and
hale AS many a man Of forty. urs SON rz.
ki.I. or. AS he was cornmouIv Called Zirk.
unfortunately added to al, these rlnracrrris.
ties that of heinz an ;ir,a;,t hnllv. Srruro
in his riilr. hnwlr. knife. and huur s,,t,,r. ho
srornrd the mas, l,l,,,l o,truu, 4, c,nr,rsv
nfn,uppr Itvill rrYtljlx. thrrrl,,. ne hn.
Gryrd. mat in y new ,.@Ejry, ~ wnnI''i
were scarce, it was not very easy for Ilrk to
find "A partner. Now Young Shingles hgh-
est ambition was a log hat of his own; bun
as he could not raise the MONEY 10 by mig.
Ger helm. WHO woni wash, bake aud brew
a wifi. was an IndiSrrnsih. requisite to BE-.
ON housekeeping. Years. however. passed
and Zick found no, his mate. His sister
too. was unmarried, from no fault Of her own
however. bat from the dislike all the neigh.
bnrs eo,prIaIned of having Xicl for broth.
cr.in-lAw.
At length the Indians located themseiyp!
in the spot above described. The conse
oncncc was great Increase in the difficult,
nf urorurlnu pamc. The Shinulrs. there
fore, hated the Waccos, whom on the prln,
cinlr ever artmatiup thrIr class. they looked
n9on, despite their natural right, as inIcrlo
nrrs. Both old Shinelr and Zick had hence
forth 10 90 further aud fare worse That is
10 procure game they had to scour new re-
rinns. and. beng ld2v, their family wa
forced ,o he content with less ample sup
nly of provisions. 4 deadly hatred was
therefore. nourished IN secret against thc
Waccos, whom, however, they blinded t'
their dislike by an outward show of friend
shin, waited until "A favorable opportunil,
should offer itself for wrcaking their ven
geancr upnn their innocent foes. Suddenly
however, IA change came over the spirit o
Zlck. ANON the maidrns who dwcli with
,, in the wigwans of lhr enemies was on'
who once seen was not easily inrgni.en.--