Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-10-22

race. Inere Is klnUueSS IUr ulAA III VI
breast. Thou hast had thy bosom fillet
with Indignation at the recital Of hi
wrongs. Thou hast shed the tear Of sym
pathy for his grievances. His sad ano
hopeless condition has made thy cheek
blush for those of thy nation by whose
wrong he has been degraded. His injuries
have caused thy young blood to boil, and
thine eye to flash with anger. The red
man knows this, and he is grateful. lie
would recompense thee and show thee how
to avoid much sorrow. Then listen, son
of the pale face, and let the red mans
voice teach thee wisdom; let the expert
ence of the past warn thee of the future
Man comes and goes has birth, and dies;
has Joy, and ruin and sorrow often follow
in the track of pleasure but learn thou,
that in his own evil nature are the elements
of his ruin contained, and in his fall his
own bad passions are often the workers Of
his destruction. The Great Spirit has
said it, and it shall be so.
"Son of the white man, cherish not
anger, hatred, nor revenge; for, like the
hot blasts Of wind in the dog days, shall
they draw up thy young blood if they be
harbored in thy breast. These passions
entered the heart of the young chief Of a
mighty nation, whose hunting grounds lay
among these hills and mountains, many,
many moona ago, or never would the pale
face have trodden here, and the sickly vic
tim of vice have tainted this pure air with
his fetid breath Here yet would the
child of the red men have sported. Here
vet would the wild chase have been kept
up and the dance of triumph ard victory
'perpetuated.
"Son of the pale face, listen.
"Nlany hundred moons ago, powerful
nation dwelt here. The ka-ma-was were
a mighty tribe There names have long
been forgotten, and their deeds have
passed from the memory Of man. Many
tribes came and departed since their time
before the Shawnees were masters of hi.
soil-the Shawnee has disappeared, ant
the white man holds his sway, but nons
were like the Ka-ma-was, successful il
battle. The power of their foes was ex
erted for naught, for the Great Spirit wa
their friend. The arrows Of their enemie
were poisoned in vain, for the aatidote wa
here.
"Thou hast drank of the spring wher'
the sickly pale face resorts for health
That spring has lost much of its power
the enchantment of its waters has departed
health is still in its tide, but the strength
of its glory is fed. That spring was th'
Ka-ma-was' safeguard, for him it was ere
ated.
"Listcn, pale face.
"Wa-kon-Tun-kah, the Good Spirit, re
yealed himself to wise prophet Of the Ka
! ma-was, and with him made a covenan
that they should be his favorite tribe; tha
) they should be prospered in all their un
dertakings, victorious in the repulsion o
r their enemies, successful in the hunt, wis'
, in council, and feet in the chase. Th'
| poisoned arrows of their foes should no
} harm them, for a draught from the sprin!
f should render the poison inert. 1t shoult
Danish disease in their borders; give strengtl
/ to the warriors arm, and courage to hi
9 heart; swiftness to the young braves, an
, beauty to their daughters. For their ma
ton alone was the blessing given, but witt
: it command, upon the obedience Of whicl
/. hung the continuance of the Great Spirit
s favor; that condition was peace. Will
= they were permitted to repel the encroach
8 ments of their enemies from their borders
: they were forbidden to make war. The
were required to treat their prisoners wit
!, mercy and kindness. They were commar
" ded to Danish from their breasts spir
!, of revenge against an enemy, much les
|, against those Of their own nation. Mu'
g der, that child of anger, hatred, and r.
" venge, was prohibited on pain Of the nj
: tion's ruin and the Great Spirits anger
c "Long, the tribe of the Ka-ma-was pros
: pered; their chase was always successful
IS their battles ended in victory; their squav
n were faircr, their young warriors more nc
d bic in their strength, more expert in th
y use of the bow and tomahawk, than wei
z any of the surrounding tribes. Moor
d came and vanished, the sun took his cours
l. across the topmost heaven, and made b
n way along the south horizon, then tracke
j. again the zenith, in his unvarying roun'
,e Seasons came and faded, and still the H
IL ma-was were happy. As each succeedin
}; coru-dance came around, their trust in w
d kon- -Tun-kah was stronger, their counc
fires burned brighter, for the Great Spir
E. that blessed them. They loved the Gre
d Spirit, for his word failed not. They kne