The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-11-21

u aarsebaCN from PenusN wanna, 70 settle :
iii. baruuv for there had been grant {
oln the British Crown Done McGregor, !
no appointed an agent 10 sell out the land,
Ter father settled near the batony line
nd mary Of the same name established
themselves in the neighborhood. They
n called themselves Pennsy Nanians
,orn.n The men bore rifles, aud the NO
ncn their spnulag,whccls, she says.
The tribe of Ca'awbas, who originally .
possessed this country, and whose arms
md pottery are sti,I found uuundaGtiy dis. /
.rlbu,ed upon every knoll near Their hunt /
Iag grounds, were always friendly 10 the
whites. But large parties OF tbe Creeks
and CherokeeS, returning from excursions
against the northern Indians, were rude,
aud dangerous; and, upon an alarm, The
women and children were hurried TO a
small fort. abau, four miles Borthwaid t,um
The present town o( Charlotte, on the site
Of the Sugar Cor SGhGr) creek presbyIe-
rlan meeting hoUse-uow large bultaIng,
with commensurate grave yard; but The
first erection was iog meeting and school
house, near a spring and branchot a creek,
upon a commanding rocky knoll, near the
main road which vas formerly an Indian
path, used for intercourse between the
northern and southern tribes. pom occa.
sans of alarm, the women carried cut ~.
70 the field the rides and equipments oil
their fathers, husbands aud brothers; and,
while they armed themselves, the women
embarrassed and mouaied horses, with Their
children, and were escorted 10 the lolt.
Two tail Indians, almos, as high as the
7aiiefs Of her mothers cabin, entered tae
house. when Aunt Suzv ~as a chad, to
ask provision for their dogs. Iney had
guns, and we're On a hunting expedition.
She saws she covered ID the bed with a
Younger sister, and was heartily Tighten
ed a: their appearaaee-whlcb, al tie
same time was very imposing,
Up. n another occasion, Indians entered
the house where she was, and rudey de-
manded food. They took The pots Of
butter with their dirty hands from the
milk house and eat "a IN that manner
without accompanlmeat''-much to the
DISCUS; Of my narrator, Who said the
women and children were mighty thinner.
some Of lbcm in the absence Of The men;
and that the Indians were mah more
rude, su,,en, lad ias7.eD,, than when ne.
folks were al home ~
AUn. Sgzy says there are three things
she has strong objections 10:
" She d ut like the negrocs-she can
bear the Iudars-aaL she VII not takI
pAysc "
Al alb the meetings Of the peoPle-p.b
lie muslers, shg-nlng froiics, or Wedding
athletic exercises were constantly re
sorted 10, in the ancient time. The coun
tn, abauudng with game, was lragersel
hy hunters IN companies on horseback a
every leisure interval. "ladeed, sal
Aunt Sazy in those days We lived hare
worked hard, and enInyed our lives
When We used to reap in the whet
feIds-for ms mother was great fcapC
we used TO find the whole ground scra'
Cd with young parrldges and you migi
as well attempt to catch any bug as !
1 catch q young partridge But they haH
i almost all gone would hate to see Il
! Wild turkeys come home hey had to
5 cleaned aud taken care Of. We used
d J.lk aud dry tue d.shy parts"
1 There was wonderful heap Of dee
too. 4 hunter would Kill forty deer 10
G season, and take the skins and hams
Chahcstowu. They used srea, deal
T leather ~ those days-lor IeggIEs al
bunting Shirts
Before tie revolution there was n CO
g lege in Charlotte, with ~ excellent Hbrar,
: Ia which James Alexander had a shar
r and brought home books Of hs'o-y an
: travels, which his daughter eagerly rear
; and which she sllil delights in. | ohe
send her books and papers. She retgrne
me Daul's So Twelve Months before tn
q Mast" with enc or two Of the leave
E scorchcd; and laughlngly told me, as q
j, excuse, that she was 50 intent upon IL
O holding a candle IN bed-luat " >ho di
: not observe her cap was ca fire, ii. II
1 leaf Of the book was 10 flames !" II he
b the BRUSH entered Charlotte, they occt
pied the college as 4 hospital, aud the !
brary was bunl-tor which Aunt SUI
n has not forgiven them to this day.
: She told ne, that once when she W;
e speaking very hardly Of the crueties
e lie Indians, an old man looked O. h.,
y steadily, and SAID, that if she had bee
q an lnGian, and treated as they were. =