The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-05-28
For The Cecil Wig.
For The Cecil Wig.
COURT HOUSE POINT;
Hts Mystery of flaC Past.
EY 4 BOHEMIAN.
(CURtiWei.)

Ntu"tt""th')
CHAPTER VIII.
aye sec their unrrsisiing tribe
With toll WON step and slow,
Onward through trackless deserts press,
4 caravan Of wo.''
There are few if any OF the decend-
ants of the first settlers Of Bohemia Man
or, who have passed the meridian of life
who have not heard some legendary ac-
count Of the Labadie Poplar. This
giant of the forest, beneath whose wide
spreading branches, in the days Of their
pride, the red men had held their coun-
CHS, stood where the little town Of Con-
cord, on the road leading from st.
Augustine TO Bohemia Ferry, is now
built. This tree although not in a
straight line with the Easternmost
branch Of the Long Creek, was selected
on account Of its great size and histori.
cal associations TO mark the south west
ern corner Of the Labadie possessions.
At IA short distance from the Reedy Is
land path or road, surrounded by d dense
forest, this noble poplar lowered aloit,
and few days after the Incidents relai-
ed in former chapter, within its mighty
shade had assembled the remnant OF that
tribe OF Indians, which had at one time
populated the shores of several of the
tributaries Of the Chesapeake They
were few in number, and this, their
last council, was not called to take in
TO confederation some wariIke, hunting
or fishing expedition as they were wont
in their paImy days, but to them the
sad alternative was now presented ot'
abandoning the lands and the graves of
their toreia'hrrs.
Their conference was of but short
duraton; they resolved TO follow their
brethren who had proceeded them 10 the
flats Of Wyoming, and as the whites
were anxious for their removal they APP
pretended no difficulties in tHrir pre-
paratlon for em5arEa ton. Ottar had
succeeded in Fastening them to this res
oiulon and iii pledging them to assist
him in reSc0jog the prisoner and his
daughter and taking them with them;
and HON whilst they looked upon tHat
noble tree for the last tine, where their
ioretathcrs had 20 often met, and whose
shade they had been taught to approach
with reverence. and saw its Dissertation
the eight nolchcS deeply scored in its
side, whilst they told ,hrm the white
man had taken possession, served TO les
lat at,
Quar- at once, as was agreed upon,
proceeded to the Point to superntend
the repairing and assembling Of their
canoes and ether preparations. This
he had been selected TO do in order that
he might fix upon sitting time to effect
his g."at uD}ect--the releasing OF the
prisoner Whilst engaged in this occu-
patton Cornelius Lait, who SO far re-
covered as 10 be ehablod to be about,
would frequently walk down to the
shore and ylsi! him.
1t - a cltar evening in May when
Coracli"s attracted by the gorgeous
sIg"t Of the Sun setting, which can be
here seen across 'he waters in all its un-
4i$crib battle spIrndor, and lost in reve-
tie produced 10y this glorious sight,
which however o!tru seen, looaes none
oi its interest, had staid much beyond
that time, which prudence would have
dictated Tor retiring. Ouar, who had
left him fox a few moments, on return
ing found him considerably agltateI
., ! CIV ,riprr f"o 80, horc,;or Ia i,
formed the Indian that he had seen a
strangely disguised figure pass around
the Point; Ottar imme diateiv fastened
to thr spot and the foot prints Of a man
for short distance was to be seen, but
il was evident they were made by one
who did not intend that it should be
known which way he was travelling.
lie had taken to the water and where
that was impossible from its depth, had
SO doubled upon his track that even the
Indians sagacity was at fault. 1t had
been frequently stated by the servants
that hideoUs appariton was 10 be seen
passing around the Point, and the super
s'tiouS had for long time avoided it,,
particularly after night-ta!l. Cornelius
paid no attention TO the tales that were
told and regarded them as the idle
dreams of ignorance; but he had now
him self seen figure, which although
ii did not impress him with any dread
as to its being upernatural, yet trom its
frightiul disguise was well calculated
10 appal the superstitious
10 be Continued.
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