Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-01-30

The man findirg that the lndlan was
not at home, ronfilel the message to
his squuw. As she had always been OPP
posed 10 his accompanying the whites
OH such excursions, II is not surprising
that III her present state oi mini wehr-
led with tie lahols Of tie day. and ha-
ting HE English as she did, she refused
eiiler 10 deliver any message, or TO al
low l.er husband to bear Ii EN- company.
The conversation which followed this
refusal. Wns lot Of sufficient inn ortance,
10 be remembered up 10 'his distant Pc
rod but IL is probable that the squaw,
tindlng II no ea.y matter 10 keep TIP a
controversy i'll the English language, of
which she had very slight knowledge,
r. sorted 10 other, and more eiiectual
means OF sustaining herself in the dis
pute. BE this as it may, all writers
agree III saying that few moments had
cIal sed before Il quarrel ensucd, during
which, the Squdw sclzing war-cIub
that hung above tlie lodge door, struck
tie Wlilt man blow with it, which
stIrtch, d ham lii, lees on Tie ground.
A first. eLe Was b,Wi.dtr,d Il with the
uungli vi htr crln.e tut as al feelings
OF ahin,tsIiy >anlrl.,d AT the sight of
lie cOrlsc. -hc tell Gown Oh her knees.
l.,, a ,,,..nf., t,cn u,ttb
ctol II III l-watH, tie Iais,d d lis head
with Gle lard ard with the other anX-
h,Hr had ceas, d 10 beat. Finding that
lie bI,aill Ci lille had dcIarred, she was
almost wiId with grrrl and tear she
bent over him and piteously impIored
INN 10 81 cak once more tot once more,
il,n as ne lays oi the evening sun,
sloIe III tlItulh he olrn doorway,
aud II. h''d up his ra!e countcEance,
Size esouehI Inn more earnestly than
ever, to lock up again at the bright sun
& ne. ere his Il lrIl fled 10 the Land Of
Souls" Eut HAT spui was far on its
wat. and returned no more.
The sun went down behind the woods
aud hills tie IIrrlc birds ceased 10 Wit
ter the bee few home 10 his cells and
no sound WIS heard, except he distant
roa,ing ol the ocean.
Al the silent eIadows Of night came
on. The old woman dread d 10 sit alone
with lhc murdered settler. So hastily
covering 'Le body with some dry leaves,
Wllch Size l"d co.lcct,d io hiude fire
dgaiuti her husbands return she rushed
out ui the lodge and entered the neigh
boring weeds, from which she never re-
turEed. E,rc il is said, that she wan
drrcd for several hours, over the rust-
ling leaves and rotten branches, that lay
il her path startled hy the cat-briers
which caught tier as she passed, or at
the noise made 10y the almos, lcafless
bought as hey waved in the wind
Then douhIng her speed. as she saw
the long pale srreaks Of moonlight, which
seemed like great lhautoms striving 10
ovcrrake her, she arrived about mid
night at the shoIe Of tie sca.
Wraricd and much bruised by her
wandering in tie woods, she sat down
on uuc o, hr large mUss-Lrown rocks.
which surround the deep aud dismal
guIi, Ihat l. now called Purgarory. AL
Il ough the wind lad lot been high for
several days before. still the water was
troubled aud rushed with IL melancholy
uiId over the small pointed, rocks,
which lay near the shore un il an I'M
n,Itc l",uiIg wave, hrstilng over
all the eth, Is would dash against the
loiry Gags scattering HE loamy waters
INTO millions Of drOIe, which gllstrncd,
for un instant. in The mrolllgh then
fell back again, and rctrcated. carrying
with them in thrIr bosom. the rattng
pebbles and the Kissing gravel But
thc old fquaw hr,dtd rhis not her bur-
ming face was buried in her hands, and
she sat mulIol Iresas statue.
She had been in this Iosition some
time. when suddenly loud burst of
hiIrous laughter hrohe upon her ear
Violently startled shr jumped upright,
aud shaking ia every limb looked any
iousIy around to see from whence the
NOISE Proceeded. She llsleled and
again slr heard tie laugh louder and
wilder than before This time 1t seem
ei Ia come from high cr.y that was
just Ivy the edge oi The prccll ice, aud
from h, hind which. she raw Il FAINT hight
fainkiug tnot there might b' party oi
belaird huut, r. there, she advanced
r,ulIy. and cr,,I ing up The side Of the
rack she loo,,d over The edge olit
Imagine her horror al seeing a party
of demons seated round some lurld
flames. aud drinking deep drtughts of
frc ircm ,. ull which they passed
round with 81 outs OF bolstetous laugh
ter Que Of them who seemed 10 be
the leader, via clothed ~ woodsman
hc ha an axe 10y hs side. and long
s"alping-tnile ia lis girdle his face
could hardly be- seen. but his eyes glar-
ell out like frc-bal's. from under hs
thick aud shaggy black hair.