Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-06-25

Thy mother now, for have other things 20 speak

across the bedroom with but one sleeve of her
night gown on, ard tossing up her shoe. shouting,
"iio, no, Friend Penn is going TO send mo an
Indian Moccasn' Mother, ain, thee glad Han
nah, amt thee glad -
This unwonted ebuIlition was not rebuked in
words, but il soon subsidized under tho invisible In
huonco Of unvarying calnncss.
From that timo, u character was given 70
all her plays. IIor doll she named Pocahontas,
and she swung her kitten III a bit of loather and
called it u papPoos. If she could md green
bough she stuck it III the ground for tree, placed
an earthen image under il for William Pom, and
sticks with feathers them fer Indian chets.-
Then, with amusing gravity Of manner, she would
unfold bit Of newspaper, and read what she call
ed Friend Ponn's treaty with the rcd men, Her
sisters, who wore Of far less adventurous spirit,
often said. We arc tired Of always playing In
dian. Why can, thee play keep school or 30 to
sec grandlathcr!"
But Elizabeth would answer, "No; let Us play
that We oil 90 settle in America. Well now sap
pose We arc in tho woods, with groa, big trees all
around us, and squirrels running Up and down,
and wolves growing"
ooh, don't like wolyes," said lit.to Hannah
..Thoy will bite thee. Father says they viii bite. :"
al shouldn't be afraid, replied tho elder sister;
Il would run into tho house and shut the door.
when they catno near cuongh for mo TO sec their
eyes. Here plenty Of sticks. Let us build
house; n wigwam. mean. Oh. dear mo, how
should loyo TO 60 TO America! lLoro must DO
such grand groa. woods 10 run about in; and
should loyo 10 swing the little pappoosos in the
trees"
Whom Elizabeth was eleven years old, she
won, with her parents TO early Meeting and
heard, among other preachers, q young man II
years of age. named John l.siaugh. iio was q
new prosoly.o, came from Esscx county, TO JOIN
tho annual assembly OF tho Friends. Something
in his preaching arrested tho chill's attention and
made strong impression on her active minl.-
She often quoted his words afterwards and began
to read religious books with great dlgencc.-
John iIaddon invited tho youth homo 70 dino, but
rs there was at tho table for the children,
Elizabeth did not SEQ him. Her father afterwards
showed her an Of Indian corn which John
Estaurh had given him. He had received scvo-
raj from an uncle settled in New England, and no
brought sono with him 10 London curios,ies.
When the littlo girl was Informed that that mag
nfccnt plant grew taller than herself, nnl Ind
very large waving green eayes, and long silkon
,asso!s, sho exclaimed, with renewed oagernoss,
oh. how do wish could go TO Americn!'
Years passed on, and as the child had boon. SO
was the maiden: modest. gonto and kind, but al
ways earnest and full of life. Surrounding IN
fluenccs naturally guided her busy intellect into
inquiries concerning the right principles of hu-
man action and tho nationality of customary usa-
yes. At seventeen, sho profcascd TO have adopted,
IRON her own serious conviction, tho religion
in which she had been cduc1tod. Ihore liz
tic observable change in outward manner; for
tho fresh epontancousness of hor character had
hCcn carly chostoncd by habitual calmness and
sobricty. But her views of life gradually be-
cnIno tincod with larger and docpcr thought
fitness. Sho often spoke Of tho freedom of lifo
away from cities and nlono with nature; of mu-
tu1l hciptulnesS III such state OF socloty, ond IN
creased means of doing good.
Icrilaps her influence, moro than any thing olso
induced her father to purchase n tract of land IN
New Jersey, with tho view of removing thlthcr.
Mechanics wero sent out to build suitable house
and barns and the family wcro to be transplant
ed 10 the Now World soon as-tho necessary ar
were completed. In the meantime,
however, circumstances occurred which led tho
good man to consider II his duty TO remain in
England. Tho younger daughters woro we'll
pleased to have il SO but Elizabeth, though sho
lcquioscod chcorfuy in her fathers decision, ev-
douily had weight upon her mind. She was
more siont than usual and moro frequently re,i-
roa to hor chamber for hours Of quie, communion
with hcrsclf Sometimes whom asked what she
had upon her mind, she replied. IN tho concise
solemn manner of Friends 1T Is great thing 10
De humble waiter upon tho Lord 10 stand in
'o1diness 10 follow whorcsoever no lends tho way
Ono day some friends who woro at tho house,
spoke Of tho New Jersey tract, and Of the rea-
'ons which had prevented removal TO America.
Her father replied that no unwilling TO have
my property lying useless, and he believed he
should offer the tract TO any of his relatives who
would 70 and settle upon it. His friends answer
relatives arc too comfortably estab
shcd in England TO wish 10 emgrato to tho wilds
Of America
That c4enng. when tho family about to
separate for tho night, Elizabeth begged them to
'cmain q while. as she had something of lnpor- !
nnco TO say. Dear parents and sisters, said she,
it is now long timo since havo had strong
on my mind that il Is my duty to 20
o America. My feelings havo boen greatly
rawn toward tho poor brethren and sisters there. .
/ has even been clearly pointed out to what |
IN 70 do. /; has been signlhod that sign would
% givon when tho way was opened, and tonight
when heard tho proposition to give the house I
nd land 10 whoever would occupy it, | felt at :
nce that thy words we're the promised sign