Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-10-02
/ NOBLE E1iNPLE.

{ About lie year lTT6, circumstance occur
red which ought to be written on adam4ni.-
+ In the wars Of New England with The aborig-
/ nies, the Mohegan tribes OF Indians early be-
came the friends Of the English. I heir ia
vorlle grounds were on the banks Of the (now
Ihames,) between Londo and Norwich. L
small remnant Of tie Mohegans stiil exists.
and they are scarcely protected in the pos
session and enjoyment Of their fIvorife do
main on the banks this river. z he govern
ment Of this i.lbe became hereditary iu the
family Of the celebrated chief, Uncas.
During the time Of my fathers commercial
prosperity, he had employed several Indians
Of this tribe in hunting animals whose skins
were valuable for their furs. Among these
hunters there was one named Zachary. Of the
royal race. an excellent hunter. batas unAen
. and worthless an Indian as ever iigpd. " hen
he had somewhat passed the age Of fifty, sew
eral members Of the royal family who stood
between Zachary and the throne Of his tribe,
died, and he found himself with only one iIl,,
between himself and the Empire. In th:s
moment his better genius resumed lis sway.
and he reflected seriously, How can such a
drunken wretch as aspire to be chief Of this
honorable race What will my people sly.
and how will the shades OF my noble anct.s-
ters look down Indignant upon snch success
oT} Can | succeed 10 the great l'ncasl
VIII drink no morer He solcnluly resolved
never TO taste again any drink bat water, and
ao kept his resolution.
| had heard his story, but did not entirely
believe 1t. oung as was, I.aIreldy par
took Of the prevailing contempt i9r Indians
In the beginning OF May, the annual election
for the prime pal Of the thenl colony was
held at Hartford, the capital. Aly father al
tended officially, and 1t was customary for the
chief Of the Mohegans also to attend. Zach-
arg had succeeded 70 the rule Of his tribe. NV
D. IL. T.
the road betW cen 1iohegan and Hartford. and
the old chief was III the habitof coming few
days before election and dining WIKI his
brother Governor. One dav the mischevnus
. thought struck me, to try the Old mans tenn
perauce. The family were seated at dinner.
and there was excellent home brewed ale on
tie table. addressed the old chief:
Zachary, this beer IS excellent--will you
taste {, p
The old man dropped his knife and fork
and leaned forward with stern intensity of
/ expression; his black eye sparkling with IN
diguation, was upon me.
'john,' said he, you DO not know what you
are doing. on are serving the devil, boy
DO you know that | am an Indian | tell
you that I am, and that if should bat taste
your beer l coalJ not stop till / got rum. and
again become the contempt piable drunken wretch
you tdtheT remembers me TO have been. John,
u
break a good es0lutIou.
Socrates never uttered more valuabIe pro-
Ca-t. DeHos1henes could not have given IL
10 more solemn tones of eloquence. | was
b nd ers;7uck. My parents were deeply af-
fected; they looked at .ae. at each other, and
. At tie venerable Indian, with deep feelings of
awe and respect. They afterwards frequently
reminded mo of the scene.
chary lived 10 pass iLe age Of eighty. and
z lt tsartf IA lice
IN The oval burial place o. his tribe, near the
beautiful falls Of The autic, the western
branch OF the Thames, IN y lraic on laad
owned by Z. Goddard, Esq. / visited the
grave q the cief lately. and repeated to my
self a.s iuestiua5!e lts5on.-Co.. TTumbuli's
Autobiography.
4 DIscoyEav N Sra5ERr,--A Pussian
Manned AraH IS said 10 have recently made a
discovery In Surgery that is exciting consid-
eraoie interest ia the scientific circles OF i}er-
Iln. It's the application ofchlo inc to relieve
pain. Mike chlorofJrm il can be used with
ont the least danger 10 the patient. and IS verv
eiectuai IN its operation. From the account
q small quantity Of the fuid, flrom 10 to %
drops is dropped on the part affected, OF ON a
Hint baEdage Slightly moistened with water,
and then applied, and all bound up in oil silk,
and linen band. After from two TO ten niin-
utes the part becomes IusensIbIe. and The pain
IS no longer felt whether it be from rheumat-
Ic, nervous. or other dis s3rders. After time
it returns again. but usually weaker. and with
several applications it is often entirely relirv-
ed. The discyvereF has presented memorial
on the subject to the Academy of Paris
SALE OF THE YACHT AMERIca-After the
celebrated tri4:uqh OF cur New York yacht
over all these ia Old Aibicn Commodore
Stevens has sold her tor 50 900 10 . captajn
De Biaquicr of the Indian army; she will be
used as a model yacht, and this shows much
wisdom iu uncle John. but although she car
ries the broom IN ed England she was beat
here before she weuI away; 50 IN a few years
more we viii send over another 10 beat them
al. as fir IS ile American beat the Tiiania. or
else they vii 5oimPIoye as toJelt US. Yacht
building has been conGred 10 few wards i'm
England, aad when this IS the case in any
place. tire road Il Improvement is sure 10 be
hedget ua. Ii Is TO the credit Of the Eur-
lish however, that whenever nautical i'm
pr0vemeat is made manifest, they ADOPT and
pay well fJrIt.-Scienufc Am.
From he Louisville Jour
Tie Pyramid.
FT C. S. PERcIvAE.