Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-14
The Chienain's Oath.
A LEoEND or NAuSkEAo.

Corwln at tho age Of hteen, laughing
bovdenlsh, and thoughtle,s maiden, bat
brAulilul one wilhal, WHO delighted when
'ummer came on, 10 somp over the green
hill: and rocky sea shore Of her nnuve Ni-
lage. which although It bore rs prcs,ut
ti-ic. OF the time Of hirh We are speak ing,
IN The year 1871, was called by the people
generally bylls Indian name ol Naumkcag.
The place has changed smco that date, from
qucJ village TO "A populouH city, mad the
Improving hand OF time passing heavily over
1t, had cause many Of rs Green hills 10 b.
covered with tusv workshops, whose ocou-
pants have been found adopts IN turning
nature into at hy loy,.lug hills into val
lrys aud slroyIng v,s'gcs Of the former,
us ias, md sometimes faster than was abSo-
Iulcly necessary
But there IS one spot which neither time
nor improvement has altered, iuIc grassy.
covered hill, situated not great way from
Ilawlhorne's POM, near what is now call
ed the Saenl Neck
l, was on lie top of the li,lc bill mrn
toned above TINT Ella Curwin had chosen
rest, in company with female companion,
whom ~e call Annette Arnold, nlIrr revc.>
ling and romping about the green fields for
the greater part Of the afternoon OF warm
day in Angus.
This is n beautiful spot to res, upon
do you not think II is, Annette r. said Ella.
afcf Ihc two had remained seated Tor a lew
minutes IN silence
4 cor,uuly do lbink so, dear Ella" re,
piled Annette, g for here we have an OK.
c,lleut view Of the btoad bay. and The r4ir
island which rest npon ITS now tranquil DO
som, and"
A picturesque view OF several Iudian
wigwams," hughingly interrupted Ella,
whose very Interesting occupants, the
,qnnws and papooses, you can observe. ARE
now busily engaged in summing themselves
in the glade below"
" o, Ella" answered Annette sadly
chow can YOU SO delight to turn every hing
to riiicule,"
"Thu's just what hbcr tell, me" 70
piled Ella, III The same hight tone MS before,
So suppose i Is so--but there, | declare
cannot Lclp il, although, perhaps, u, |
grow older | shall grow WISE, aud leave
NV wild talk nj the same timo dop my
Wild actions
e" hope sincerely the time will soon
come" replied Anneuc, who was more sla,d
more SINCERE, and somewhat older ltan her
companion
Perhaps It may come sooner than you
suspect ii, dear Annette responded Ella
MS slight shade OF sadness momenlarllS
covered her fair brow "as next year sal
for Eoamnd, there 10 be-"
Whnt 2" Interrupted Annette.
Married" answered Ella
Hl-you are going 10 DO married,
repeated Annette WIKI aslonshmenl-" yol
, must be joking now
" On the contrary" said Ella, wa
never more serious in my life"
DID you not tell mo no longer ag,
= than yesterday" SAID Annette earnestly
that you had pIghlci your roIh to IA
mna2' Yes that Is the ttulh but II WA
f. all 10 fun you know T."
What was all IN fun madam" cxcIaim
= ID strange volre which proceeded from
r the pa Of tall bat handsome Indian youth
T. who had approached the girls nnpetceIvcd
from The opposite side Of The hrIl.
For goodness sake, liamam, whcr
have YOU come from - asked Ella, some
4, hat Startled nj The chleiIan's sudden ap
proach before her
From below answered Knmarn, viii
y bitter ,neer, ' where me 'qnaws AID pa
poos.s are busiiy engaged ~ the interest
:. lag occupation OF summing 'ncm"l'cs''
Ia r. sljd Ella " 50 you have bee
. listening TO our conv' rsallon That wa
u manly business, certainly
$ Manly or not, Dad listen 10 your con
10 yerauon and now, Il yea will dr'gn I
h,lcn will tell YOU how came to listen.
So Oh. | u I''co fast enough It 'hatS al
p you want as her voice I""g "H' 'n'o
j. clear loud laugh o! the young chIeiion
- solemn nrnrs'ac's.
+ Folding his arms and regarding her W.T.
IS look 10 which revenge CONTEMPT and low
- seemed to- be strangely blcnd'd, klmar