The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-14
care to resort to flight, knowing tina,
"Ie that lives to run away,
Shall live to fight another day.


rode in, in safety, and while our volun>
teer companion was dismounting at the
door of the FIRST hotel, expecting that we
should follow suit, We put spur 10 our
horse and rode on about one mile, and
put up for the night, exhausted and
sleepy, yet thankful that we were safely
quartered. II any one says this was a
iri1lng matter, we will not contradict
him, bat only say in reply let him just
try it once We do not affirm that it
would XII him, but as Lugario was ac-
customcd to say, ii would make him tex
tremely ndrrous. Bryant sa]s that it
should be source of comfort to a man
in death, to know that he lies down
with kings and the powerful of the
earth" I don't know how it would af,
feet one I" in DEATH" but do that in life,
it requires more than the mere reflection
that the kings and the great ones Of the
earth are snoozing on their couches OF
down, with body guard TO protect them,
to make one sleep sweetly and quietly
after conference of the kind we had
just held.
The state of Indiana has population
of 700 600. 1t contains an area of some
30, ,000 square miles, or -, 100000 a
cres, (making no account for what is
used for river courses and marshes) Civ.
ing 90 inhabitants to each square mile,
and 80 acres for each man, woman and
child in the state In view of this fact
who would forbid the starved and strua-
cling millions of the old world, from
seeking an asylum on our shores-fom
choosing a home on the soil Of the ricf
bu, sparsely populated states Of the west
Indiana bears a resemblance to Ohio, ir
its soil, climate and productions One
county, that Of Vevay, is settled chiefly
by emigrants from Switzerland, who de
vote most Of their time aud attention &c
the cultivation Of the vine. Large quan
titles of wine are manufactured in thi.
state yearly.
In places as new as many parts of In
diana and Michigan, there are many in
cidenis that fall under the eye ofthe tour.
ist, that to Cheney Crockett
a Boon. would afford deep aud lively
interest.
In the woods, the mask that societ,
compes one to wear is cast aside, ant
the restraints which the thousand eye
and reckless tongues about him, faster
on the heart, are thrown off, and the sou
rejmces in lis liberty and again become
a child in action. In the wilderness
there is no formal etiquette in tho ex
preston of ones feelings. man
Laughs when he's merry,
And sighs when he's sad "
without thinking, or caring, how it woult
appear in the saloon or grave assem-
bage.
Plenty of game swarms the eforcss-wolve'
wild cats, deer, wild geese and turkeys
black and fox squirrels, the latter Of whic
is much larger than our grays, with larg'
bushy tail, resembling that of the fox.
While engaged in one of these excursion,
passing silently along, we reused up broo,
of wild turkeys. 1t proved to be mothe
and her young. We instinctivcly woul
have shot her, but knowing that the youn;
would hide or escape the most viglant search
we could not become savage enough to tur
the little brood out, as orphans upon fol
lorn world, without mother to feed an,
protect them. Checking our first feeling,
we took a position and watched the move
ments of the mother in her acts of parenta
affection.
She began to make terrible ado, an
raising her wings to protect the little one:
tried to crowd them forward to seek shelter
while she would run back and forth, an
bare her breast TO the shot and seem TO sa
me, me, rather than my offspring, As we say
her thus sacrificing herself to save her youn
provoking the death shol in order to dra,
attention from them, we rejoiced that we ha
not the slightest wish TO destroy her. Will
the brood were skulking out of sight sh
would run in a zigzag course, and Hutcl
and utter her wild notes, as if to frghten u
from aiming the deadly rifle at her heart, o
TO eseapeby siratagem its fearful death work
The foolish thing really believed she was out
whiting US, and we have no doubt had man
self-complacent reflections on the ease witt
which turkeys can humbug human beings
Passing on we came TO a clearing, wher
were some 80 acres o. wheat growing fresl
and green, offering strong temptations t.
birds and beasts Of punder. As we ap
preached it. we counted between 20 and 81
wild geese plucking the tender and juic,
blades, with relish and vengeance seldom
equalled. As we watched their movements
occasionally lifting up their lorg and sea
green necks, and throwing an eye askanc
to discover, if possible the approach of NOR
tai foe, and then falling TO work again witt
redoubled energy, shearng down the ncv
grown wheat, we deliberately concluded
that if a single goose proved instrumental ii
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