New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-29
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A Curious Book.

lICfuOT D. 90 N. nlsT'l, cave l- press I xurS
ent.le8 LEAVES raou NArsArrr SMITHS JOURNAL
N HE CoLoyT or NAssAcHUs-rrs Ii prgorts T. h1vs
been written . y0grs English girl, who. on e1ngr.-
ting = New England IN i5- Kept l0arns II the many
strange sights sni strange experiences which met her
Wne,her genuine or no- tie book rl srtrsci great
de- VI notice TIE SO q charming naive AMI fresh
and the descriptions frequently Of great beauty We
copy some passages from proof Streets which have
been furnished u, ty ihe pualshers
rPsrlcs near AzsTam. Nay &c r.rn
J We So Clf da7 before Yesterday on our Journey 70
Newtrrr There we've SIS of rs-Aebecca Raxson and
hrr sister Thomas bro1 -nto1. hs Wife. sn1 their Man
/ --rvsnt my brother Leonard md myselt and young
h01ert Pike. of NeW1ury wlo rs1 been % Boston on
nlsrass hls Father hsV n- gree, Fisheries 10 the River
A. well tire ~es. he .s. can perceive. q crest Al
mlrer of my Cousin. and indeed not with out Reason
for she hath IN Mind and Person IN her graceful Car
rage and Pleasant Disc0u sr1 certain urplea
/ inE WayEarduess. ne 0. nerre Child. that ~hich
makes ler C0mpsnic sought OF AL Our Route the fret
Day as through the Woods ar1 along the borders OF
1rlst War.hr. and MasIIrs on tire sea shore We
came 90 Lime - NglL sud stopped A. the House OF
/ kinmsn of Robert P.Ses-s nan Of some Substance
I and Note in fesf --tfn .nt Ne were tired and bum
f -ry and tae supper of warn Indian Bread ana sweet
81 & -eifhed q.Ite ws. as any ever sts in the old
Cllltrie Tho next Dag w. went On over "a rough
I Road o. WenhaT. through salem, which s quite
/ pleasant Town. Here We stopped until tbs Morning
when re asaIn mounted Horses. and reached this
place after Ride of three Hours The Weather
In the Morning warm AMI soft ~ our summer Days
/ A Home anf : rode through the Woods where
the vounr Leaves we're flfteriug and the white Bloc
SONS Of Che Nn1iowers and the blue N1leis and the
yellow blooming of the C0wslps Ia the loW Grounds
were seen either Hand. and the Birds AT the Time
making -rcst ana p.essn ~ Melody in the Branches
was 8d of Heart as Child. ard Thought my beloved
/ Friends and cousin Oliver were only wiki us could
never wien o. leave 80 fair r. Corntre.
Iusf before we reached AgaTa-n. AZ wss riding
'itfe before oi mT Comp cn9. was startled greatly
by zoe -ht of an indian DE gss stani'ngcose o the
/ Budie-pa'n BIS n'ltnssei bo-y parity hidden by
Cump nj Thifs B-cnes. THROUGH which be looked oui
m M w..h Eyes ike tFo live Goals cried for my
Brother and turned my Horse when Robert Pike came
40 and bid be o Cheer i0r b. knew the Savage ard
that he friendly. Whereupon he babe him come
out Of the Bushes which be di1 after little psrey-
he was a tall Man OF very iair and cOmlie make. and
wore red wooden Blanket with Beads and smsl Clam
shells insng shout b. Hs skin swsrthy not
black ze Moor Gu.neaman 5ut NJ Color not un.
ike that Of tarnshed copper Coin lie spoke but LITTLE,
and that n bis own Tongue very harsh and strange
sounding % my Esr Robert Pike tells that he Ia
Chief of the AgaVams, ouco great Nation 10 these
Parts but now very small and broken. a. we rode
and from the Top Of H got fair View % the great
sea OF 80 the East Robert Pike babe me notice htie
Bav around which could see four or i've small peaked
Huts or Tents standing just whore the white -snds Of
the Reach met the green Line OF Grass and Bushes OF
the Upands
they bald near unto their Fishing grounds and Corn
heds in the Winter they 90 far back into the Wilder
ness where gameis plenty OF al Kinds, sud there build
their WigTam in warm valleys thick with Trees which
/ do serve 90 shelter them from the W .nds
l. ct us look INTO them ssid ] 90 cousin Hrbe,ca
! " is but Stone throw from our Way
She tried 70 dissuade me by calling them dirty
foul People but seeing not 10 De pat OF, she A.
! last consented snd we rode Aside down the Hill the
Rest following On our Way We bad the Misfortune 20
ride their Cornhed, A. the which two or three
Women and many Boys set up lell Yere h.deous 60
hear whereat Robert Pike came up. and appessed
them by giving them money sni Drink OF ia
| nsica spirits with which they seemed vastly pleased
looked into OF their Huts Il was made % Poles
| Ike unto a Tent only Il covered with the silver
coored Bark Of The Birch Instead OF hempen stun
Park Ma; bfsded of many exceeding brilliant Coors
covered goodlie part of the space inside and from
the Poles cav Fishes hanging and STRIPS OF dried
| Meat ON pile Of skins IN the corner sat young
| Woman with q child q nursing they both looked
saddle Wild snl neglected yet had she 0it1al pleas
ant Face, snd a. she bent over her Little One, her
/ long straight nd black Hair falling over bin, and
murmuring low snd very plannse Melody, forgot
livery ihas s-rc tEsi shc 'sss Woman and Mother
/ and elt my Heart greatly drawn towards her. 20,
giving my Horse 10 charge. veutured IN % her speak
! ny as Kindly a. could and asking 10 see her Child
| Sine understood me- and with smile held up her little
pgpoo 81. she cglod him who. 20 say Ifuth, could
not call very pretty H. seemed u nave wid' my
/ Look Ike the Offspring Of an untAnled Animal inc
| Woman wore Blanket zauruv innged. and she had
string of Beads or hcr Nos She took down a
Basket. woven oi white and red willows and pressed
/ me "a taste of her Bread which 49, that might not
offend her C0urtese by re Isry u was not oi i asie
although hard could scarcely bite H. and was
I made of Corn MsGi u1ieavened mi2ef with dried
Berry which gives 10 a sweet Flavor. she told me IN
| her broken way that tn whole tabe now numbered
| only twenty-five Men ard Women counting OUT the
number very fast Slih yellow grains oi Corn on the
Corner OF her Blanket She was she said the youngest
/ Woman Ca the Tribe and her husband Pee Sananinet
was the Indian We had met 10 the Briflepat1 gave
her pretty piece of Ribbon aud an Apron tor the emo
ani she thanked nae IN her Manner going with us on
our return 90 the Path aud when bad ridden utte
/ onward ! law her Husband running toward us 90
stopping NY Horse. awaited until be came mp, when
he offered hne large Fish, which be nad llst caught
10 scknowe ignen, AZ judged OF my si.t 10 ns Hiie
Rebeccs and Mistress hroushf.n laughed, and BID nun
take the Thing away but would not suier TO- and soc
Robert Pike took h. and brought % IN - our present
arryng Place, where truly 10 hath made lar supper
Tor u all These poor Heather People seem not 80
exceeding sd a. they have been reported they be Ike
unto ourselves only lacking our hno~ledga and oppof
uuitics which indeed are not our own 20 ooast o ylt
Gifts OF God calling for humble Inan kiune,s Anl lA
Prayer and Wstchfuness that they be- rightly improved
OrrLISEsoF Ngs system 0r PiYsi1sNo>Y ILLUSTRATED
sirsof ~. as.1.rf mental F.e1'aes BvJ " RED
TirLD. ND New.Tork kedtef, Clinton nan
This Is. os il processes the first attempt % con-
struc the various phenomena OF natural language az
indicated 81 the features. into system worthy the
name Of Science. The crude speculstions and lrag
mentary auslogies OF Aristotle and the fantastic inge
n.ousness Of Lsvater although possessing more or less
interest have never left any serious impression upon
the mind the world regard 10 the science Of fny'
oguomy That such science exists seems 10 ne an
irresistible corosry Of The accepted theories Of meta
physics snd lnihropoi1-y which carrying mankind
90 rapidly forward in these dsys 20 complete know
edge Of himself bis bis capacities and BE
destiny The scule and profound school Of the Pareno
losi.s whose discoveries Rave revouuonzed The whole
world Of human philosophy. have constantly admitted
snd eontended for an enlightened theory Of Physi's
noy a. the ine,tabis consequence Of their diseove
ries and We have been patiently waiting fer the s''
ten years In expectation Of seeing the work accom-
plshed and the two grand sciences OF Pnrenoiogy aud
Physiosuony presented 20 the world in N appropriate
attitude Al length this task seems 20 have been &C.
cenplshed and with eminent success DR.. kedheld
in the work before o. has shown profound Snd %
ten, study of mankind. and powerful and eompre
hen.ve grasp Of metaphysical saalysa' Heneeiorth
the science OF Physosnomy % not without ne text oook
We DO not or course wish % be- untersiood as en
8o-.ipr uueuslasdly al the details If The science a.
,bey are put down By Dr. Reched. - Tar however
as We hsve hs8 opportunity for testing them We ind
remarkable accuracy and shFewdness m the application
Of hi. test. Every who takes the slightest Interest
N studio. Of mi. nature vii Of course II once possess