Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-06-13

shock cccisioned by the destruction Of her
son. Her husband vas deeply affected, but
he bore his mislouunes with foriiiude. In a
few days the homeless fasl,i,os sought rc
npc in Stockbridgc. whilhcr many fsmilies
from the North had come. The northern In.
dians had ,prcadicu in the settlement ,ai-
" they pcrpctraicd somo deed Of arroci,y
II was tic time ol the Indian summer.-
Who does not remember this delightful sea
son. when the sun "rus on the fair Garth
hi. quiet smile" aud seems to lngcr cnarn-
ouredly, over the thin inPory Of smoke that
rests on tic Ear hills, and when a delicious
stiffness prevails, where
"The mounlain. that cnkh
In their w,d, sweep the eolpI'd hni'rape round.
seem grua-, of gian, ki~g', 10 purple aRl IA gold,
That guard the snshanisd sTOusd."
/ !, vas IN the early pau of this bnef, but
glorious period, that stephens met, on the
hanks Of the lIousllon,c. a hlllc south ol the
settlement. the daughter Of Wlshnapcc. He
loyfully recognized the hcro1e OF the moun.
laus. Bot change had conc over the spr.
II of her he. She was not ilc animated aud
naughty bcisr be had met, a subducd and
jca,h.lIkc melancholy -, or her hjcd lca.
lurcs. The 6ro of her eyes bad been quruch.
ed as It by despair She hal formed an At.
,lchmout ur her cousin mentioned ahuyc,
which according io ihe cus,uu Ut th" u.Jc,
was uula~fl. - lm going t. ibc land OF
dreams, sld she To Stephens, In reply 60 Dos
rcgucs, 10 Wet hlmsolfaad wiic, 81 am 60.
iGc ,u ,hc hmo Of the Glcai SpirI'--,u ihr
calm world OF sunshine, where no grief makes
ihc heart heavy and ihc cycIiJs rec" 4 few
Jl,s a0rgaarl, ip comrany with female,
she repaired to remarkable Prc,.rcc iu Ct
Burlington. overlooking tic uch lrd pictures.
quc valley Of lhc llousionc She vas deco
rated With her ornaments, her hair decked
with flowers, aud after spending he day on
u. summit, rnsinclnr with her companion the
Traditional songs of the nation, she throw hcr.
,alf hcad.onr frum ,ha rock into the abyss,
and was Killed. To Der memory tbc ladiau,
erected con.cal IiIr of email stones, tls ,cs.
urcs ct which remain to iUls day
The clergyman Who oiie.l,cl At The settle.
mcul. vas Devoted, engaged in rer.umrr
Doc, duur,. H. bad rrra, Influence over the
lud.ars. aroa. seventy oI whom had made
public profession OF Christianity. Mo', Of
,bc tribe wrrr gathered 10 lhis place TOT ru.
NOR, we're pi,,alcul lha, the OIouduchs were
about Co wage war sgans the English. Il
vas surl,,,rl lla, 'hc S'otkbndrc tribe con-
u,,d At lh., rroc,I, but The sequel proved
that the suspicion vas UNJUST.
The church oJifcc vas ,hc principal build
ins ln the place i vas a rude, low balll,
STRUCTURE, aud s,oud oa t',r sPui now occupied
a. bur,Iue..rouud iu the village of S,ocs.
bridge.
ON a bitterly cold, bleak Slbharh 90 No
,cmbcr. abDu, two hundred ind, duals, lodi.
ar, and vb,t,,, were assembled .n th.s house
oi PRAYER The minister bad performed 'hy
Gr,, gll, ~ uc coacludug prayer, when 'bc
church was surrounded hy alr, party ct
Ouu1oyls, hil,ou,ly painted aud -'Ud.-
Therisublc warhoop sounded 100 lbc ears
of uc learsucaga congregation lllc a kuc.I
uiJc4,h. Both minister -nd people wor- un-
amrJ-lhrrc seemed 30 possible way Of c'-
cape. Saulll they vail and be patiently
mls,acgJi, ur rYsh At once 60 ihc arms oi
daall' whllriu,hi, undecided, l4n,c,sIrieA.
en- state, the s.asrs without, same IhIougb
,hc doors, other through ,hc Windows, rush.
cd upon ihc congregation, armed With knives
and ,gmlhavL, The shuaks OF the women.
thc ruc, Of tho children, the mnaus of lhs
wounded. denoted that ,!s wor. Of slaughter
haIcammsac,J. D-,rbe savage, aorg brave.
ly met
"Sg.l, rhc demons by tho ,lroal,' wb.s.
pcrcj Stephen. TO haIfa,dolen oi hl' comran.
''"'' ''u '"'"-'' '"'''' "'','''- "',''
opportunity, ilcy sprang Ike tigers upon 'hc
''u''' W wy s''s, ANU "'' ~ -
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s'alP''''
/ he sa'afe' were s'''ng 40" '.''" -'''
the Encl''h fought with the 'a'of '' '"'"
struggling l't I'VE.
lie VIII o, A''lel 'h'''"e' ''', VIC W.
S''lHe''' a' h' '.' f'''''a''' ''',Do'',. .'' ''
the lnann' Inc savage had P'',''' "', N",'
on ms breast o'' 'hc '""''l"" W., - '''"!
el'"'n'd ~ 'ho nlou' "' S''P"','' ! "' ''''
ace drew his knife from lls bci' he was