The ram's horn., 1847-11-05
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From the Morning Star.
THE HEROINE.

4 taE lt,ls we'll to think of the past, to remember
f 40 stirring scenes of other days. when this land
which we now inhabit was a solitary and silent
j fderness-soiitary and silent, except where
the Nnoke of the red mans wigwanl was seen
rislnA Aamid the trees and the sounds of bis rude
SaTwar sRg were heard mingng with the voices
i rfof birt and the dashing of waters Yes, it is
Il we'll as, who cultivate our fruitful fields,
Awfheren nr fathers cleared the forests, who dwell
i in ouyeaeeful and happy homes, where they
Iearefheir log-cabns at tho risk of their lives,
to rekmber their kardships and dangers, their
lnT f|e, courage and patient perseverance,
ees q Rllections will inspire us with gratitude
IEabundant blessings Of our favored lot,
RN &ken generous enthusiasm to emulate
AZ fhes of those in whose places we stand.
N p brave men who hoed their corn with
(muskets by THEN. sides, and those intrepid
Ihen, who defended thsir homes from the
s.Ace attacks of<savage warfare, sleeping IN
dust and Wat who nave entered into their
alabors and w6oxydk with careleag is t5sfssf 4sofsst
llheiT ta Generous self
\ 81 5 and imposlhA iES lp Scotland. the genius
lsps Yesssssssit1t YWessssstt fave 5saowed &ass
Una .nbst was bcr.sa''s would have crowded
clamed pr8lee af lhe altar 3 f chii9Soyya msiR9SSoy
"a Yiookde which is remembered with pecu-
fNS ~ hsure, that was the privilege of sitting by
% side of an aged relative, who had witnessed
q the events of almost century, and hearing from
n her the story of those strange adventures, in
which she herself had been an actress and of
(which she had heard from her parents and
Aeighbors who among the first settlers of
= Inv native town. Thus many an unrecorded
Il event was chronicled upon my memory, and an
Il enthusiastic love for the history of those days
was enkindleG in my young heart-a love for
%he crcumstantial and minute history of men
nd things as they really existed.
Among the circumstances which history and
Tradition have scarcely preserved from oblivion,
RI HERE is one Of which have often thought with
bieasure The event to which refer occurred
In the year l675. That the period of that
+ &eneral and bloody war, which Philip, the Sl-
4 Them of Mount Hope, carried on against the
kolonists Tie Indians had been aroused by
&kfSep and repeated wrongs, and then sought q
IN hadful revenge, alike the innocent and
# kiltv.. Every family was filled with terror
Eeople forsook their homes, and collected them
Il lives together in the largest houses which they
=, Srtifed as they could. Men who went to their
elds. did it at the peril of their lives and chill
rem who ventured out to play, were sometimes
murdered within sight Of their homes
N was a bright day in June. The birds sung
IN III trees. and.the wolf and deer r0amed in
tfeA undisturbed haunts. The few settlers of
swhAis now the beautiful and populous town of
Soub Berwick, were assembled togetherr---
I'll wao = look Of calm, .bnt- -snnso'-faf deter
2 w m's On the faces Of some, others wore az
kt.n.raSsfnn of agony, which showed that there
sas > fearful conflict of the strongest passions
*sssasa;r hearts Wives were embracing their
RS : sdchildren were clingng with tears
of knees
~ -,y berlng creserve you, my dear ones,
aat-r~k NIshoulaa with an accent which
ciitsns Of this city - T. his mother
:, he most wor'r nd. His
Ns; Ss;re oveather
:. je con ide, he
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