The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-02
Miscellaneous,
NJ A HT0Ei
Or, The Danger and Escape,

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or. The Danger and Escape,
.0stuwtt 6f NdrWHlk Conn, was first
,.t8.fd ofthe natives hhuul the year 1910,
I, u,eniy yaara after lhe landing Of the
pI,fus al Plymouth Rock, II was nt thnl
'as inhabited 10y branch Of the Mohegan
I, psluol Indians, who, ~ tie settlement Of
i n. towii, returned again 10 The mhn body
1 .,bs tnbr, IN what IN now the uasl part OF
! ~ -wte There was one little Indian girl,
...a,,. lrG hehind This wns done At illc
grtsnl request OF ono oflhe settlers, named
4 N+otUu. Nho, having buI ono chlld, son,
| u..,,l Do adopt this gil, aud rear her M his
,,s She consented "a remnn with himi
,,Ias her family aud friends depart Tor
m. rnd of their fathers without apparent
1 r,l though uGer they had oil gone, she
,ml away hy herself awhile aud wopt,
4 sas not strange, tor Malloe wns young, o
! rfrr rhlld, only seven years old, aud almost
\ .,mugrr 10 The newly found iricudr, She
. .an hrcnme quite reconcled, however, 90
4 .sfueW mode ofliie; aud when she had be.
4 .sme somewhat acquainted with the lnn'
4spe OF lh6 English. none ever appeared
4 ,ru.pr or more nminble than the liulo Indian
4 .I She was soon gronl ihyoritu with the
,rels cauipany of aeiiler-, mud was ever
s.romed 10 their houses win perfect rnrti'
4 lW
rn ycur, pnsscd away, and still M0htoc
.rUisiuyb with lhe inmlly of Mr. benton, 10
/ whom ,hr had been very deynlrdly attached.
lIui Wl1r chnuge had those ten ycHrs
wrought IN her. Instead of tie slender
mi shr WIS now the we'll formed womn'i,
lall, but dclicnlely moulded, she WIS ncliyo
-.l4a...-i 49, slk and ilIs-
M She seemed 20 have lost many Of tie
/ t1mclrrslics Of hrf face 10y her intercourse
4 d, lo0r aud uninterrupted with civilized
\ 1aoplr; aud why should she not For ten
4 ,fafs she had been instructed in the rnmc
knowledge, and with M much caro- aud la-
y Lf. M tic children of the EeFl'-l.-abe loy.
i a. 4aA respected her friends, and PROTECTORS
\ ulii was but NATURAL jhui their manners aud
4 tamctors should bo agreeable, aud, M far
rtussihlr, inflated. So, 10y ilIc tiWc slc
s., sevcniccu there WINS scarcely more IN.
thAo pcfsoungc in the whole settlement
i 40 was Maltor, the ludiAn girl oh, 10
would have afforded you pleasure To hnyc
Hu her dark eyes sparkling with the bright
1 lpfs of youtlt-to hcnr her sweet voice
T- I 0tIr W rtTu rttr rrJ,ivIr ui titr--tttitsa
.rA So watch her ns she urppcd anily over
Na srreu grass--now bounding like Iho puu-
itr-jaw climbing rocks lhHl lIc Mid goat
NuHl rurto lrchd--now padding thc itnil
c1uoc along the beautiful little fitcr ;hat
v1lrrri llir village.
n have said Nuhtoc WIS coy. so she was la
'0rauy with tie young men Of the town.
irc was one exception, however, Tor hhr
af. bat itto reserved In the presence Of
e. orco Benton, her brother 10y adoption
l,.Ic had lcarnrdto call him, su she seem.
no rp consider him, a hrolhcT and never
we're brother aud sister more nilrcuounlc
uuutry, though the wide world were look
td over to iud them. Alrctionnlc All,
hry luu thought how deep were tho sour
co.. that regard I'LL at length It broke upon
them ~ mn instant
-A4 E,,o.,all-, Eilp l,4il.-- ia aHurI4eaHl
n'llr scttlcmcut, resided another branch OF
j itr.gnnic tribe to which jho~O who had lett
Nuts .lk hrlongcd It chauccd one day ia
September. when Mahtoc, as ! have snld he
FORE was seventeen, That a young ludlnu
from nuuow snw her ns she was sitting on
ull bill that rises up on the uustcru side Of
re river She sat under tho shudc of a large
ucc lhnl threw Us spreading branches inr aud
VI Nlr around She wns weaving n most rlc-
.Hl Iur basket Of wicker work, for shc
al not forgotten the employ mcuts of her
Younger wears, nor the language which wur
-lei-aAn.- hut nnlid all the accomplishment
oicINIilcd life, Size stu TCTUtTUd -'-i..-s.!
frr yrw, from tirr Tuvitieii where sai,
was beautiful. To the west, the vnllvy OF
NotWhlk, with its winding stream its mcud-
owS, mud its trees, whose foliage was varigc-
alcd hy all the tinis Of the rainbow; to the
east ard north the forest all untouched, just
mitcamc from the AtmiVhty's hundi TO the
south, the sparkling waters of The snund,
and the long islnud beyond. dim mud blue IN
@e distance all this was before her eye,
i6d IL surprising beauty WIS NTUrrCrUtrri.=
And MS Mahtoc guzcd upon the face Of M
4 nrc, SO rich, so calculated to inspire one
with feelings of admiration, of love, OF be-
uevocnce, the pure spirit within her mani.
tested through her eyes it's happiness aud
4 'he looked more lovely than ever Tb-
!oung Nuntcr saw her aud admired Il wiz
not say he loved, for love is plant of slow
cr growth. But hc was struck with her
beauty and stood aud paZCd, unobsCrvrd
himself till Mahtoe, her work being
finished arose to return to her home
Ionlawuo placed himscfboiore her, aud adj
dressed her in in his own tongue.
"Will the maiden not stay awhile, that
Iontnwnc may gaze on her beauty? TINA
Keith hiyhcnrt glad to look on 50 fair cren-
gtcr
At is time for Mnh,oo to return" replied
'be maiden. "Sce, the hill is already be-
'5''tH lhe sun nnu tNe ilNcTi HH'l l'o H'S
N'dows are long; my brother awaits me al
home
"Tontawae loves the maiden. lie would
make her his wife; he would hun, [or her all
me day. Mahtoe shall never want.
Her ince grew phle at his words; and
Wough she knew net why, her heart sicken-
,uat the thought of becoming his wife,
Weed ask whose image wns craven on her
"eari nt tho moments surely not her broth
Gs. An, George, you nre loved by a pure