The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-19
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( STONY oF ruE rWNCH AND wprAy
WAH-
Ul HtlY NFIrD,
Zoo Hanrug over the quaint ehronicle- Df
fhr Indian wan it is ulrlsaHt tu Wrn frau
turv t4lD BOT savage cruelty. t0 fho few B.
stances whore that rueity was hahlrd. rirrs-
antrsi is such story hrard by lin fading
rnlis 1i wiutur hru. from the ips ~ -uiur
gooi uld Hundmmnma. / have . iriend, who
y neither grandmother nor lunr vrt shr tells
nae many a tale pf ihe 1ldru fimr. rho u-
eidonts pi tho following story She hrari iron
tle iipa Of thr principal Iicruius, Nho died 10
an advanced yicr -umr tlir} ur iorty yvan
lnu.
Ihe Nls1,busotrs COLONY. as t suffered
tr-t tl-u suffered uu-t -r,rrrIt ifum flr fitfr-
Rotations ,.ia aAp ,.,yHlts. Ll Ihr l4ll-,uuhtry
ri O. western frontier, their irruurut surpri-
hls and lkirnlshrs lem the settlers little ,ui-
% ur peace ui lnind. Every Town had 10
"iurti' and .ur SOME wears rrarrrlY q season
.assr I.4--...l, sh.'tt rinuu riIu uuf rirIvr
thr iuhahlanu within .a vilh, The ygrt-
ting into fort ls % usrd lu Dee termed in ivt-
irr ui that day, 'aur to Ao anticipates aud
provided Tor. almost a- naturally "a, thr "srt-
uug u' at tho crops.
40 one ruls The ,ettlci-. ut fho now ulras-
ant village ui So. pu nrcuuut ui some mr-
uaDns b'unnstrnrnn-, bad irit their log rnt-
.urt I1us tnl ufrrnrhrd themselves within
their .fruuaIu'd There arrmrd uu imminent
dhn""r nut q was lfimr OF vtr. and they
knew tun we'll the risk lf artrtsrn,ss They
had remained there several mouths. however,
without hvus seriously u1ipztrI, when their
stock ut provisions nrsnu fo Tall short a
council upou fhc affairs 1f fhp Ararr was FORTH
with held. The nearest puint lt which 'rlur
ruUi1 be- 1Uf1THru WIS % tort distant % Jour
ury ut a lav and a half r. rrath lt. the,
must ,hrvHd % dark forest lllyd With hostile
Indians. 10 was dr,Idrd HAT thr mon should
% 100 g Hody un thH hazardous pNpriluOn
leaving the ruurn and children uuprutrrtrd
iur three dl1s. buf a. thUy trusted. ,Air. Ap-
rurtiinsy thry stole uut with muiil,-l trcnd.
Just before fbv dawn 1t lav. and marched uT
Iu .ulid uhalAuN, tvaNus. lt.i,lr. the lYt..
dud one trust1 .,nsiuri uuly tht old aud ,li-- .
Ablud 90 fh,ir sex t6 -1Ard their choicest
frr1-urr. The day ui tApir ,iriartnru mas.
Dd i- ,lly lul tedious, ts ,lt,. .u fhr rriy,d-
'.u Tort Frrr wont to pas. The su,r au l-t
sank laxily dawn thr y,.stcru sinpo ut the .Iy
lbroNur sunduwv m1utlys upon thr forest
trees fhat irrlri lp Tort ar1uud 40 a atr
i'hiHu,c.
'lIc women vcrr .,uuuriug Iau.uiIl,
Within. pr about thv .llrlulu,s. and 1 group
p. -- .ss.s,-t :..Asis. -i's .i 'i''1 tit' .-s.
2" ,''Nh 'h' ,pHi 'i hlrf "rr' playing 90
h'''' AlH '''N hh"llt 'hr unhulhnrr'h nid
."'r'S' ''F'''', "'-"ris' 'nd bundles that
---i.---- -l4L --. i ~ --G -,1,mLnllllA
lh '"'f'l'I 'luii'u' t.iu-' hur 10 one
rnu 20 .hc pHnHlpu ronm. s4i a @iriish,lrak
ine niAtr"h' whom YOU would have marNcd 80
once t- 'U "N"!ic i'o""r 'n chat hard '"il--
Nht WIS mot N"ndfnuslN hraulitui, nut allsht
graceful, hud nir1 like iu iacc aud figure
wearing hat .udptuJlIr .omrihug that ou-
F'''l'' "' Hn' ''uf every where u' 'hr
''"Nn'" "'ih ,uh bonnet mp 'urunrt ~
relr't 'N'"ruais' 'u" wis irrs.rd iu thr .
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nut haur --lA-4s-i-4.4-s .4ii !-siI -al4. -
hruldrrr'i muslin irorS Na- scarcely whittier
than tii'' ttiid hat prr-.,'i II tu its mother
BREAST Lily 1t Ma.-1rau-ytt Js shr was,
we VIII call her Lillian.
ON high bench bv tho wruyiow tnwrrri "a
perfect contrast 10 our lovely Lily The sun
fywvr would have hvru the tittcst rmbl,'in
oi ~ tall. brown featured aud brown hairrd
woman! who -at welding a giant uordle-it
could not bc called srwiug--7,asunst a hug,
rent lu -umc -uidIcr'- Albiiament. pogryW.
LIou could ugvcr have convinced hrrlt -
,Iaim 20 the swain like name Of \IarnwL
had a PAIR ot eyes that flashed rather fhan
looked. They glanced ulwavs sidclouy frpm
a hrsuing array pf guardian lashcs. .hn,lcd
hy a brow dark as % hill top AGAINST thc twi-
light sky. One of these dances hashcs up.
ON Lillian, rs she paused 10 knot her thread.
The Young mother was leaning upon the hard
cushions OF her chair l,lzing arcauinoi,'
InruuH Turr ilail II l1lI.ii...s Is,,, r
Thin clouds tbat scaled IL, "spot OF .kv.' 4,
Your aiud Lonesome. h,.,. 80 iuouir,I
Miss w. in "a roudcsccndiup tone. as lhougb
shc 'vtrr- undressing a child.
Lillian shook lacl. "a stray lock. and smiled
a little an nNiously.
eel could alB,..-t eoniure ,tr, -l,r,ilirr- Ir,,i
ans out ot the shadows among tb,.e .,parl,,i
old trees yondcr.r she answered
Never sneak of ,br Evil C,.. IL t,..,,.,,,,,
appear child You're .carr---nut aasI ~.
lriug eit without YOUR husband Novv l.
when ilthcr lived up cnuntr.v'-
Sho was suiuy "a wind d. warn. A. old .,iI.
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