The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-17
From lhe Mercantile journal,
AN INDIAN r A l. E.
CHATTER l.,

CHATTER |,
IL was in the winter Of 1915 that two Sn-
,hems from the PenAcoOk aud PiHcnthqun
tribes approached tlto garrison oI Major Wal
Jfop, of Dover. Their countennncos wore u
detected aspect, ihoir steps were weak aud
iolerlug,nnd from the manner IN which they
tuocked nj The massive door gate Of the gar
t,on, spectator would not have inugn-
ed theul to he Representatives uiihnt stoicul,
pa,ient, fearless mud wnrliko people which
fancy has represented the aborignes Of A.
inerica
"Melcomc WonolHpset, welcome Ware
punnnin said tho strong voice of MAJOR Wal
dron, N he with his own hand opened the
door 10 tho chiefains. "hha$ brings you
T., fronr your wigwnns this ctfd weUihorj'
Father NHlhron,n said A0gOlaHseIr ala
dian be hungry, ho hns nothing to eat. \
great numhcr he dead, aud we eau fght 40
more We come tn nrh peace, PdsRUcOna-
4 wy lold M 10 take heed how we qunrrclled
ahho English, aud we are very sorry that
Tchiyoj and we will brlng hHck the caprivrs
-ni live ns hroiherr, II you puahc.'
"lmph! umpli"assontcd Wupoguannl,w
Submissive looks.
against you, Nonolausel," sud tic Ma.
lor 1--WE have no complains, lm your tribe
have not nlolosied ~; but with those % Ds.
'lre aud PcquUwkct We ,hove cause for
= war"
"l desire" Said Wapegnauuni, "your wor.
ship aud your power, hecause l,hopn you
can do great matters, this Que.
am poor aud nhkctl, and have no man
vt lny .pluce, hccHusu IHirnid always Con.
benson. liyour worship will plcnso prpy
help me-, ! will he friendly"
"Ah,r snid the Major "bui will not the
Nango Indians loG!;; you 10 attack No. :;cS;
SIMMER There nrc those rogue6, Simon,
Il a..
init; wilbyou deliver them up mud restore the
'wllt Of kimbalLand the five childrcni"'
"We.will. we Ill''exelaluned Wapcgunnnt
wei, stay here Tonight; aud Tomorrow
viii tell yuu " hut our wlse men sny,T said
F. Wnldron.
So'by Major Nadrons mediation peace
was concluded with tho New Hampshire ln-
dlnns A peace which was faithfully kept
by the Indians until August of the uGNi NeHr,
When the three roRucs, with their apostolic
Uancs, above referred 10, escaped from pris-
Oh aud oiurh the Indians of Kcnnebec in
those dcpredaiions which aroused the resis.
lance Of ths people af PtNrHiaqua,
II should hc borne in mind, IN order 10 un-
dersIapA What follows, that it was the ludI.
Ms OF Maine, aud not those who lived on the 4
'MerunDc or Piscnaqun, who distressed Ithe
whites, and urged them to take up arms.
.--'.'-. CHAPTER II.
Ga one nr the sultry days in the beginning
Of September, 1916, n crowd orIndinns were
gathered near the house of Major WHldron.
crowd taken collectively, but-ihesc were
scattered about in little kuots, grouped under
INT StI'dc ot Tecs anil induiging ip ThaT d0fce
.Jafmenh, whirh is the delight of the stolid
savage Suddenly HE boys, from one or two
groups, sRrtrd up and walked towards the
Toail' Tor they heard the roll Of the drum, and
txl al, al, .r|
way to Cochcco. They soon saw one rank
alter unoiher march 10y them, and nj last hryk.
VI front OF Major Waldron's; when tho Two
captains, SyIl and Ia,horne, entered HE
-nnllse- tlte ihdirft buys tiocitrri Uruunt the
soldiers outside watching their .novemeuis.
taking note oftheir equipments Md comn,h-
'l,hgt 10 memory every strange Thing whiclri
ihey snw.l Not so the men and WOMEN; they
kept aloof chouering among themselves in !
TIE Indian tongue, and nimcking the man
hers and behavior Of the soldiers, uI
Within the house, the two Chptains. who !
we're on their way To Mature. were -,,rpinr
Mayor Wnldron to allow then, IN GdI man
these peaceful natives aud make them cr,' |
lives. They URGED thlt they had orders ia
sezeall Indians. Tint they could ,nlkc lion, ,
without olondsIlcd' ihal the opportunity of
capturing SO many, four hundred. should no, .
he lost .'
ne nsaiA Major Wntlron, "Fhese ,Indi.
ans AFRO most orihcrn friendly. The Penn.
cooks, especially, have RETAINED from mo-
testing us. Ieaunot consent to deceive them,
Tor they trust me. F" -' 81, . n''+
"Bui, Major" replied Haihone "look nj
onrorders,wil you disobcy the government
Major WAllronL"This ~ q breach of hos.
piAl''F Fhdse intiians are my guests, and
Know them TO he true friends ofthc colony
81 isns, very many orthem" ''i-
halhorne-"lNe may seize all and release
those that you know 10 he friendsT
MAJOR Wuldron=-"No The intlians will
uo' understand it. They have no idea of gov
eminent making pence IN one place aud war
,uano'hor. They will look on. this act us
Wenrherous" ..
n,aplnin Syll-"bIajor, il will not'do for us
sU'1'ers to hcover nice,our orders are to take |
W iGdinns, cOncerncd in the war we must o.
however II tuny go against our feelings
Major Waldron-"Gentlemen l. cannot
rTg'sent. au hero ia toe midst OF these peo- |
P.e aud know them, | too may suffer from
~ TyAet whieh they may deem unfalhfpi. |
.'oerel'soaly one plan which occurs to me, I