Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-05-29

with whom, in these fastidious times it would
be deemed sacrilege to associate the man of God
i mean the fiddler. But things amt now as
they were then. All was joy, all was gaiety
All, little did those gathered there dream of the
awful fate that awaited them
was then just twenty-five and having mar
ricd my worthy wife-.peace be to her moulder-
ing ashes--only few months before, was un-
prepared to go with my brother and sister ut the
onset but was intending to follow them as soon
as my affairs could be arranged. had been out
for week or two, trapping sable, and knowing
what was to come off, | made it in my way to
be present. The gaiety of the party was at its
height The ceremony was just being performed.
The minister had pronounced the solemn words
< whom God hath joined together let no man
put asunder'-the kiss was exchanged, and all
were crowding rouud the happy pair with con-
gratulations, when yell, wild and hdeous, rent
the air-the deadly war-whoop of the Indians
Terrible was the CONSERVATION of all, and faces
moment before radiant with happiness, were
turned in agony of horror to heaven. In an in
stant the doors were burst open, and savage af-
ter savage, with glittering knife and tomahawk,
rushed into the slaughter. My God what a
moment was that The hdeous yells of the
savages-the shneks and groans of the dying,
they ring in my ears even to the present saw
the bloody tomahawk cleave the skull of poor
Jack, as he vainly endeavored to protect his
bride. heard her wild shrek as the deadly
knife pierced the bosom of the lovely Mary.
saw my sister fall dead at my feet. | saw the
savage's arm uplifted, felt a stunning blow,
and knew no more.
How long remained insensibe, have no
means of knowing-l awoke as from fearful
dream, | was nearly crushed and covered en-
trely with dead bodies, to which circumstance
| probably owed my life. With struggle,
extricated myself from the dead upon and around
me, and stood upon my feet. The sun was
shining high in the heavens. Oh, horrors, what
a sight met my eyes There, in their blood
lay every one that had formed the bridal party,
not a soul had escaped How was it that was
alive? Involuntary put my hand to my
head, and felt for my scalp; | found the fract
ure. had been struck with the back of tom.
ahawk, and only stunned, and being covered
by my friends, the Indians had neglected to scalp
me.
One by one examined the bodies Of all, to
see if life was remaining in any, found two or
three whom the savages had neglected to scalp,
but not one alive. The sight was too horrid for
human vision. My brain reeled and | fell to
the earth. Coming again to my senses, hurri-
ed from the dreadful spot, stepping over the
manged corpses of my sister and brother, and
the Drfde ana bridegroom, in the embrace OF
death, passed to the next house. An aged
lady and four children lay dead in their beds.
passed to the next-death had been there. too
The smoking ruins of others told but too plainly
the tragic story; there was aot living being be-
side me in the settlement
When think Of that awful night, of the
horrors Of the morning as | awoke to sensibili-
ty, my blood curdles in my veins, and my head
swims. From that time swore vengeance on
the red skins. 1t has long since been accom-
plshed. Not one of that tribe live to tell the
story"
On my way home that night, thought saw
Indians i'll every bush. And when at last slept
saw the cold glare of the eyes of murdered
men and women upon mel was oppressed
by the weight of dead bodies. The incidents
of that tragic wedding, as heard them from the
old mans lips for long while moved before me
as panorama so deep was the impression
made upon me by the old mans story.-POrt.
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