Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-08-31


ly light, was among the dead, recognizing
every one, and dropping bitter tear at each
familiar countenance. At length he stopped
at the manly and noble form of young saw
age, whose eyes were now CLASSY in death.
Just above the right brow, small hole
could be seen, made by rifle ball, and from
the orifce of which clotted blood still dipped
and oozed slowly.
Delampon running his little finger into
tie hole, which had put out the lamp ofhis
existence, and drawing out ball, muttered
in his own dialect All it is you, Layoo-
slah, my poor boy and was. .it~ordained- ",
the Great Manitou, that Delampon Should
slay you and Tue Rattlesnake , ye whom
| taught to guide the wild horse over the
prairie, to scull the light canoe over the
turbid Ohio, to bend the bow and shoot the
arrow? All I warned you Of your fool
hardness but ye would not heed the words
of your preceptor and now, ye both are
cold by his own hand. So let it be may
the great Mauitou receive you into the Hun
ting Grounds Of boundless limits
After breakfast, it was proposed that Mike
should go down to the river, take the boat
belonging to the family at the Hut, scull up
the river and reconnoilre and if he found
the coast clear, that leaving their western
home, they should take the bended course Of
the meandering stream, and follow it some
distance, and then strike off thro' the coun-
try for their Eastern city, never more to re
turn to the scene of such startling adven-
lures. Accordingly Mike got into the boat
and padded cautiously up the stream to the
place Of the Indians Elcampment the NIGHT
before. Just before he reached his destina-
ton, twas directly on the bank of the river, J
he imagined he saw an Indian stopping down
and gazing up the river. He padded care
fully within twenty yards Of his imaginary
Indian and only found out his very agreeable
mistake, when the gun was to his face. 1t
was stump.
Mike got out at the encampment, after
looking cautiously around him, and walked
about it in search Of some trace, besides the
camp fires. He found piece Of their novel
sky rockets which had effected more than
repeated ,olleys Of leaden hail he also found
large trail which led directly to the north
west thro' the interminable forest above
mentioned. From this he argued that the
savageS had given up in despair and had
departed to their far western towns. Going
back to the boat, he got in and was soon at
the Hut. Delampon concurred with Mike
ito~ 80 fotfeaU
ter burying the body Of Fannuil in front
of the Hut, within the palisades and at the
request Of Delampon, also the two bodies Of
the Indian chiefs-'The Rattlesnake' and
Layoolah' in different graves, the Hut was
in state Of excitement preparatory to being
vacated by the family that was about to set
out for the East.
By noon, every thing was ready, and bid
ding adleu to the lonely grave of Fannuil,
over which many tears were shed, and to the
Hut, where the wild, terrible, and trying
scenes of their lives had been enacted, they
all departed for the East, old Delampon a
mong them. White Wing and Black Wing
drew the wagon and the horse of Fannnil
whose mate was killed, as aforementioned
bore the manly tho aged form of Delampon
and much to the delight Of the whole fam
lily, and Biddy in particular, and to the q
amazement and wonderment ofold Delampo
they entered, one evening just as the SUI
, was setting in all its radiance, the Old Qua
ker city Philadelphia.
= On one cold and bitter night in the stngin
month of December, while the winds whistle
and shrieked thro' the streets in dolefuI meIc
6 dy, and the snow fell in fast accumuIatin
drifts, in the good city of Philadelphia, in tn
; year of our Lord 1--we again introduce OF
patient reader into lordy Mansion, from th
= windows Of the brilliantly illuminated parIc
/ of which, flashed vivid light within Aroun
!. sparkling fire, in striking contrast with I'll
! terrible snow storm that ragged without, S
q Mrs Fannuil. Alcora, Murdant, Mike, D
. Iampon and Biddv, engaged IN interesting co
: verSation. The room is OF large dimenso
: and furnished with rich luxuriance Yieldil
s turkish carpets, which sink beneath the foC
y giving to the unwieidy and clumsy conntr
Q men a fairy like tread large chandelier
e which innumerabe wax candles burn and gi
o out radiant light; large centre table
|, beautiful rose wood, and inlad and orname
ted with Mother of P earl. standing, laden Wi
the choicest books in the middle of the fot
! e meet the wondering vision. It's needless
J. scrutinize all OF the furniture, suffice it to s.
4, that the rest corresponds in beauty anl On
ID ity with this already mentioned. N Ird mt
r, elegantly attired, and sits with his arm entw
,e ed around the slender waist Of Acora Mi
! a'so habted in shining suit Of black, occup
= like position with Biddy, his beloved.
- Mrs. Fannuil speaks, every one listeni
:, with attention You have met this evenir
u to hear from my lips the history Of Alcora.
ID the first place, | will tell you Alc0ra Is
lie the child Of Fdnnuu and myself Alcora
IL TERED a slight cry of sarprise, bat was SO
re- again silent 'Just twenty years ago, when
~ poor husband (and tear started TO her eye
:. She recalled his sad fate) had fallen from
=, ~ lofty position in society, 4 gentleman came
sl our house in yonder lonely alley which you
Is, see from the front window, bearing in his al
r little girl baby-Start not Alcora, for
ct were that baby. He wore the appearance
gentleman an! placing if in my arms, said
would soon return and reclaim the child.
have never seen him from that day to this
Among the clothes on the child, were fol
~ several papers, one of which contained mo-
m and some writing m liter, ald directed to
tor poor husband, who told me enough to kn
es. that you were the fruit of illicit love that V
ter father was a French Count, and had left
IN when you attained twenty years, this hous,
too which we noy are, and a vast fortune in
'bo northern part of France, which you can