Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-09-03

when Two lnen were scc" aPPIVachlnR INC
dwelling Of this lonely se,ior. They walked
up to the house and kindly asked admitiancc
Supposing them to be Indians belonging To
some friendly tribe near by, who wished to
warm and res, themselves, they were, With.
out hosiiancy, permitted TO enter.
"" Cold weather this, old man. said the
eldcs, Of the two strangers, who was a, once
observed to be an Indian, addressing the hunt.
or as they seated themselves by the FIRE.
"'Yes,' was the roPly, and have you far
To walk this cold night
"'I have come said the Indian, to fulfil
my promise, made TO you long, long time
u since. You will rccollect :
"whaI, my son and does he hr,' ask
cd the old nan. with mach emotion.
e" lie lives '-behold hun there, before
you"
Without waiting Tor q, ,Answer the aged
parent, rccoguiliag in the, ALL theh Supposed
lnjlan, has o,cH son, had embraced him, nci-
thcr being able, ~ overwhelmed with Joy
were they. 30 utter a syllable. and the moth.
cr. feeble Al witnessing ~ unexpected an
event, had tainted and fallen on the floor. She
soon, however, revived, and was permitted
once more To clasp ~ her arms the sou, whom
she had long believed dead, and soon expect
ed tn meet IN heaven. Il vas a .ocnc indeed,
which can much better be imagiRcd than de-
scribed.
You will Judge what were the feelings
Of Charles on learning the death OF his sister.
q" Bu, the cause Of his long delay IN the re-
turn Of the Indian was nov 10 be explained.
It NAV b. done Ia few worls.
" lie overlook his party IN short time,
after recovering from his wounds, and found
them mourning and almost distracted with
gref, for IN their contest with the hunter they
had lost their chief aud several others OF their
most daring WARRIOR, and they we're JUS,
preparing To iced their reyeaPc by loruung /
to death with every cruel means which their
savage and blood thirsty hearts conld invent, /
their captive boy. hut happily be had arrlV'
ed ~ time To- save him, though It had been
utterly out OF his power To return him To his
parents before. They continued their march .
into the western wilderness, where they were
finally ioro'd to remain, on account of war
which soon broke out between their own and
several other hostile tribes OF Indians, and
lasted for nearly the whole time that had
ELAPSED since ihcy had lel the banks Of the
Nndru~coggin.
"Charlcs had no, forgotten his parents,
though he had become habtuated To the
usagrs, customs, aud hlrdshlps OF his savage
comrades, and wore. indeed, the resemblance
Of an Indian. lie now, with his prrscryer,
vha.n he vould nut 'rHni' - leave him,
lived with hl- parcns and supported them .
until. worn oui with age and sorruw, they .
both IN the course of iso years were laid IN
the grave nearly a, the aame time
Charles Eaton ((or that was his nancy
had now bl, one friend in the world-hls In.
dian protector and presercr. They lived
and wandered together many years, obtaining
their living, as they were Taught to do, IN the
wilderness, until a, length the poor Indian
was taken m and died. leaving Charles en-
,irrly iriendlesS and withou, home.
Charles lived now, no, because II was
his own pleasure, but because !, MAS the will
Of heaven that h- should live. lie for a
time sought to make himself happy IN socIc-
ty: but the noisy and cold hearted world pcs
sesscd no charms for him. lie sough, the
mountain, where he discovered cave, IN
which he entered, and at once declared II his
home while life rcmaincd. lie has thus far
KEEP, his word. "and. =" SAID the old man SPRING
ing from his seat with the activity Of a boS'
" Charl,, Eaior is the man who has jus,
saved YOU, my young friend, from the awful
pangs of death 80
cannot describe my surprise on hearing
this announcement, coming upon me, as II did,
~ suddenly. had ia fact become 80 inter
cs,ed in the old mans story that ! had even
forgotten the situation in which was placed.
We now sough, res, from sleep, but little
did obtain. however, by the morning,
found myself sufficiently recruited to venture
To return to the dwelling a, the foo, Of the
mountain and from thence home, which did
afer frs, having been directed to the righ,
path by my own lind Pr,',ror-,hc lsDiIS
CAFTIyE.