The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-30
Miscellaneous.
From the Knickerbocker for June.
7 he II ter;
an ANVNny,N rpAIE
OR AN INDIAN TALE.


,,tb he pactiscd necessarily to the groa, disgust
Al mi, father, who was farmer, and of his grand
t,,, who was a clergyman at DeerGeld, Massachu-
,e, Under the auspices Of this reverend gentleman
.nwas no other than the celebrated Ezekiel Carver,
n md who was earnest that his grandson should follow
81 bh. own footsteps, my ancestor had been honored
Nib The name OF stubborn old puritan governor,
sbsharacer was the doctors beau ideal Of earthly
excellence lIo was called EndicOtt Carver. | take
oia,6us early 10 mention his designation, that may
az bua handle always ready to seize hold of him by;
nd not be reduced to such awkward expedients as
4 ealing him our hero or the subject of our story
her The fashion less provident historians. =.
EndcOu was hunting one day among the noun
tas f;he raconic range, in the extreme south-wes:
corner Of tho province of Massachusetts Bay. As
evening approached and he began to think of his
nights sheter,he rGcolected TO have heard that few
restless pioneers from the borders of the bay had the
year before built their cluster OF log houses in the
midst Of those woods and mou ntains Preferring the
b heler Of roof TO that Of a hemock tree he began
hseaTcl for the settlement At length after scram-
\ bmg down the steep sides Of hill, he struck upon
broad new path, which would have led him to the
hamlet had he known which way TO follow il. He
toned TO the left at random, and had not gone far be
B slhe road which ebstructed by roots, stumps
md fallen trees, and perfectly shaded by the over
uShns boughs of the dense wood began to descend.
I huPended at length into new clearing, with ito IL
N,aractve spectacle of burnt trunks OF trees etand
ggmy upright, with great piles Of black haf-con-
md logs and brush-wood, the whole girt around
" ghe gloomy border of forest trees, whose foliage
vas misevaby Scorched by the fire that had lately de
Usoyea their fallen brethren. 1t was dreary scene;
bat the light Of the setting that poured into
the opening, gliding the tall SUBMITS Of the wretchcd
@f.burnt pines, gave air Of picturesque wildne,s
( 10 iS desolaton. .. . ... ..... ..... .
My ancestor had now the opportunity to look about
hin. lie saw That he was in the midst of mountains
rearing their rocky and wooded submits all around,
shle far Distant through of their openings, lay
nn'Sy perspective the valley Of the Hudson, and
Ih' blue Catskills. The peaceful June sunlgh was
MA tePos'ns on the craggy tops of the mountains;
lnce Of human labor visible; all was silent as
midnight, except low sound of falling water, where
'0m' mountain stream was finging itself into the
deep hollow that my ancestor could see just below
him. After walking few moments, he found hinl-
cell in n long valley ,thro which clear stream
ran swiftly 1t was shut in between parallel noun
'an' that gradually approached each other he pass
cd on The banks Of the stream had been partially
cleared here was tract Of dead, girdled trees with
'chy Indian growing in the intervening spaces
'nd here field of wheat, Interpreted with blacken-
ed ''nmps Soon nfter, in the increasing darkness,
ls., 4. "a 4
'Ome r'sd aud shaggy pines, that gave the place d
'ude' wild air, much increased by waterfall just be-
!O0d' When Endicott came opposite the house, be
"a" no means provided for crossing the stream dry
'"oa' so no stepped into The water and waded over
VT ne was too good woodsman TO be scrupulous in
'uch matters The ducks and hens around the house
vel up loud cackling at his intrusion at which an
viz man appeared from behind corner of the build
sps' where he had been digging in "a kitchen garden
VIC approached my ancestor with the utmost deber-
@,O" looking at him with very hosptable eye
''e was six lcet and quarter high, but sallow and
'n'P'ieatured, and so emaciated in his limbs that hi,
r''"es seemed hung on skeleton. There was |
""' Old clay pipe in his mouth, at which he did no
vase putting, while he was giving cold and unwil
ny assent TO my ancestors request for nights lodi
ing
1"o'cott stared hard at his ILL., favored host. H.
"'' 'ufe 'hut he had seen him before. His doubt
"''s removed, and changed to surprise when on en-
''"s The house he found there an old woman O
vi! good appearance, bu. bearing deep marks O
w. WV" on her face, and a tall blaek-eyed girl, WHOM
immediately recognized as an old partner of his i
''y lance and country frolic Combiaing certai
''pO"s he had heard with what he now saw, End
"0a acnteness enoughao hit .he clue to the niys
wy The man had been rich, dishonest advsntuI
~ VINO not having skill enough to make his practice
.1 Always 10 his advantage, had become invol,
oeo' and beset by dnns; TO say nothing OF the
OuOr INTO which he had fallen with the communit,
.,' "u' lair 10 say, that while he looked upo
' eontempt, his wife, a woman Of education an
Ii. I"ent character, was respected and ptied, Will
g.. laughter was the admiration of the whole coun
~ 'Ound' and undeniabIy the belle of her nativ
NV" vi Concord. Suddenly the family disappeared
'O' could say whittier they had gone ;but the trut