Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-04-01
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From the BIllinj-e Literary Gazette.
THE INDIAN LOVER.
EY GEORGE SCOTT.

Many years ago, when the people began
gradually to move onward iroGl the crowded
cities, to bring into cultivation some OF the
untouched forests, aud to fulfil their deStl-
nv 10 the commencement o! cuI,lrating
this vast continent, band Of hardy pioneers
settled themselves down in one OF the fer
tile spots of Western Virginia. To the
location Of their infant settlement they gave
the name OF Fishers Hollow, evidently
suggested by The appearance Of the place.
1t lay in small valley, surrounded on eve
ry side by undula,ing hills, upon which
already night b. seen the clearing which the
axe OF The settler had begun to make, and
the smoke OF the cottage curling above the
dark grern trees. A swift brook, descend
ing rapidly from its mountain source, CUR
glrd and splashed over lis stony bed, and
the dark SUBMITS of the Cumbsr''a ''and noun
taius in the distance, added all that was
wanting to make the scene romantic and
picturesque.
The band of hardy msn, who had made
this place their home, We're, perhaps, for
the most part, insensibe TO the bpauies
which would have thrown many q senii-
mental tourist into ecStaci-s of pleasure !:
they had other things OF far greater inn
portance to them to occupy their attention.
Surrounded by tribes of savag-s, who look
I'd upon the entertainments oil the whites
with dislike, and whose friendship could
not be counted upon for moment at
time and moreover cut of by distance
aud want oi good roads from frequent
intercourse with large towns, they had to
be by turns manufacturers, farmers, hunt
ers, and, il any fighting was to be doae,
they had 10 be soldiers too. Such state
OF things is no, very favorable TO the gen-
4 tier aud more intellectual tendencies OF our
nature bat still the natural beauties oi
Z Fishers II ,llow Were not without an innu.
ence upon the rugged men who resided
there aud among them were TO b. seen
forms, who, while in their physical devrl-
opmrnis they had no superiors, vet in their
teinpers and dispositions were mild, brave
and generous 10 fault.
Such a character was Robert EfIingsr. -
To the cultivation of a l,.w acres of land,
h. added the iral,, OF Blacksmith, and had
a small honsr with a workshop adjoining.
situated upnn the banks Of The brook. II
was hTr" The villagers had thrir most pnp-
ular Place OF resort when they irll an in
clinalion 10 have liillr gnssiping rsaxa.
ton, and To hear anv foreign news, for lh,.
/ place was fortunate in having no tavern Of
this psriol of lis history.
II wa' on Gns morning in the month
OF May, whrn The trees hrgan Ia snow ,hriI
lively green, and the wili Il ,w-Fs to spring
up a'noag the thick ana iaagl+,i undrr-
wood, that y0nng man, 10 the homespnn
dF.S al The haekwnosi fnintsr, stood al ihY
sml,hy. Finding hs was uhn0'es,l, h.
tested his hands upon ,h. barrel oi his hong
rhA, with a good nsins-d admiTailon oi N,
yanns workman within, And well h.
milhi. laT, as u excited with his task, aas
rejoicing ia his strength, the smith lhfTs
his brlWny arms ah0ul, and mldr the spafk
ay irom lhr hsslrd lFon with ryrty slfnk'
al hls plaisIOas hammsf, ana sseinTd lh'
very p.fsoni6eai,aa al alhlvlle ugof an'
m,nly afrngih. In lhs course oi h,s Fyo
ialous, however, hs noticed the ialrn'vl
aaA spiiiuk a ihv lnlTnlnrs al bis ohs'l
sal,sn, he soppsd hls ~oIk, aai s4dfssss'
hlm, xood hnnsofsdly "
ssa, -, hlli, a yosf eli tricks a. usual
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