Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-11-21
ST. JOHNS FREE CHURCH,
CENTRE WnEEI.RNGS.

On Inlinn LegeHd.-An aged mau, DIR. John
IEulse, communicates an Indian Legend to one
of the st. ClairsviIle papers, the principal
scenes ofwhich are located in this immediate vi
cinity. AS it will doubtless be read with inter-
est by many, as historical fact, we condense
the vOllumnOus narrative to the simple truths
Seventy-ive years before Braddocls's defeat,
there lived, where Wheeling now stands, an old
Indian, a Mingo Chief; and from every ci-cum-
stances seems 60 have been the father of our cell
e6ratcd Logan. About this time band of In
dian; crossed the mountains and made an inroad
on the Chesapeake, where there lived a man Of
great wealth, named Ilarcoat. The Indians
made prisoners of this mans wife and child,
and returned TO Wheeling, late in the season,
on q cold stormy evening, and here the mfortu-
nate lady took her STAT on log, some distance
from the fire, and fioze to dcath-her child in
he. arms
"The old Mngo had been paying visit
to Inc group, and saw this unfortunate wo-
man. and the good old Mimgo felt his pity flow
He took the babe from its mothers cold en-
brace, and gave il TO his daughter, who kept it
as her own. The child grew to he woman,
and beautiful she was; taught in all the Indian
arts, she became the flower of the West. She
WAS called WyOIna, or the White Girl. But
amidst all her glory she lOngcd for her country
aud kin, aud from roving Indians she learned
something OF her native home.
Now twenty years had rolled around, and
there marched In BsadcOck's train young of
fcer, nephew Of llarcoat. He was wounded
aud was taken prisoner, HGd his caplOrS took
the rack of the Chesapeake and came to Wheel
ing; they crossed thc Ohio and encampcd near
SCOTS run, near where Frazer's tavern now
haVH nd cd
cruelty, and as the Sun= got low she crossed the
river il ncr bark canoe, and At dark came 40
their camp. She SEW the prisoner bound to q
tree ard tortured. She kept back till shc hire
grew dim, and the warriors slept; then the beau
tiful girl put her life in her iiand, stole an
Indians knife, and sci the prisoner free. She
placed him on Wheeling Island, where she fed
him and cured his Mounds; concerted him Tor
a length OF time, until bywords and signs they
understood eaci, other; thcn nc engaged TO take
her home and make her his wife.
IIarcoa. AID W oma procured horses; Travelled
owe" ,he mountains till they came 10 one Of our
back posts. The garrison were glad to see their
old companion ii arms. The old uncle having
learned all concerning ais nephew and she gi"l,
ordered him TO abandon her, Gnder penalty
OF disturbance The uncle had selected fol.
h- nephew, a woman Of wealth in Manhattan.
Riches and honor had its weish, aud Harcourt
lett bis deliverer and started for Manhattan, for
tao purpose of complying with his uncle's de-
sire. Some Of Tue mer in the garrison pittied
The deserted girl and dcspiscd her betrayer.--
They agreed TO take her to Manhattan, which
t6ey did in secret manner, arriving about the
same time the nuptials of the young officer were
to have been celebrated. The girl, urged by
her conductors, entered the stately hall, armed
with glitteying knife, which she plunged into
her berrayer'S hear, .ncn into hcrown. Thus
tine blood that should haze made holy union,
became CHASTITY pool on tine nuptial floor
NJ. Hulse is well acquainted with most of the
circumstances narrated above.