Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-13
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tALE OF An uVsDAsD SsANs HsSer.


The mighty West bad been settled. The
heaven blest home Of Liberty extended IRON
ocean 10 ocean, The States OF the Pacific had
begun 10 rival tho States OF the AtentIeC and
beautiful villages and thriving oitic. adorned The
oCeOa.shore Of Oregon, and tho banks OF the
great Columbia.
Tho darkness Of night had settled over this
scene Of beauty and prosperity, and h1shsd Tor
a few hours all but the everlasting noise OF rev.
olry. Now the upStarling beams OF the lall
moon dimly reveal the spires OF a distant city,
aud in Nlvery lOVelinesa reflected from hs-
quiet surface Of the mighty deep, -.
Casting my eyes Uarslessly along the beach
they liuger upon human form, with slow and
solemn steps pacing from point to point, en-
dcavorcd to approach the spot Unobserved, that
might ascertain who and what il might be-
lie had.now seated HIMSELF upon the edge Of the
rock, his feet dangling over the side, aud his
eyes fixed upon tho breakers that lNzilS wash.
cd It's base. In my cagcrnesS 10 catch aglimpse
OF tho strangers face, my feet became enlan,
cled, and Tell among the bushes. Startled BY
the noise, no sprang to his feet, and in NStrangN
tongue seemed 10 DO demanding, "WhO's
there :"
On my rising, we stool face 10 face. l
reached ont my hand, and assured him, a. we'll
as could, there was no dangers and he, in bro.
ken English, expressed himself satisfied.
His features were those VI an Indian, for in
my boyhOod ehanoed to see one, A bow was
thrown across his shoulders, after the manner
Of those long departed tribes,
"Man Of tho forest" said |, h 10 midnight,
the song Of the birds IL hNshed, and the wild
beast has gone TO rest il is time for man,tO seek
his home"
"EIome y he replied; II have no home
Why should seek one, My people are no
more. Time was when they covered these
hills, and like mighty swarm filled the wales.
/ These waters were ourS--the fish, the game, all
were ours. There, where you sec yoA tall
s,eeple, glittenng in tho moonlight, once stood
an Indians wigwam, and all around the gleans
/ ing watch.frCS blazed,"
| II know il" was my answer, "and often have
| wondered that such a mighty people could 80
soon have faded from the EARTH"
Faded" he exclaimed, AYE, You may we'll
say faded. Often have stood in the morning
and looked up the mountain side, and seen thu
cloud that hung upon is brow wasted away hy
the sunbeam, aud thought even 80 my nat,eH waS
destroyed, Aye, sir, they passed away os 10y
breath does from tho bright surface q my tom.
ahowG,"
But" said |, show came it,"
! KNOW YOU not stranger" tail hc, and hi,
tread became quicker, and his voice betrayed
the deepeS, emotion; "&uow You nct, il was the
cursed IRE water, War killed sOne--diseaSe
some-but that swept OF It's millions, Il matlc
war It made disease, Our young men werO
ruined, there were no old men, and year after
year the tribes became smaller, ill now, al.
though have been Tar to the rising sun, have
not found orc OF my race, am alone. came
here 10 dic--to spend few hours in prayer "a
the Great Spirit.-and then all that remains al
my fathers people will he gone"
Here he paused, and could not but notice
with alarm the mighty upheAviOSs Of his bosom,
and the increasing violence Of HE tread. He
broke out again;
"Lel tho white man beware, lie, too
drinks tho FIRE water. Il he will not stOu, his
Fate will DO like the Indians. Drunkenness
will bring with il disease and war; and hy and
by some other people viii come across tho bic
waters, and take away the white mans home
as he took away the Indians. Go, stranger
60 tell your people to take caro- leEt the kr,
water shall burn them up, AZ It did the Indian
Go--Go--Gow he repeated with Increase
emphasis; and ere the last word had died Opou
his RpSi he leOped frcm the rock, and was On
quilted in the ocean,
NEw ORLEANS, MAY IL,
The RrSt bank was established under ihe neU
banking law, called Bank Of New Orleans, with
a capital Of 81 900, 900. The whole amonnl