Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-17

pale faces in revengeful wrath"
"My wrongs" exclaimed the young wo-
man.
"There, Yamacraws, stands the arthor Of
them. 1t was that trembling Yamassee who /
stole me away from yonder river where had
strayed away to balhe. 1t was he who sold
me to the pale faces for gun. But found
kind friends good friends. They bound up my
bleeding feet, they told me of their Great Spir-
it, and now, as the wife of one Of them have
come before their canoes TO ask for them well
come
as this ,ruel" asked Tomochchi of the
disappointed emssary, who now saw all his
plans baffled.
III am your prisoner cowards," exclaimed
the Yamassee. 81 bad almost neryed your
weak hearts. But fear not your anger
Light your fires, sharpen your arrows, am
ready | stole your chiefiains daughter
almost made you meet the pale faces like
men,"
Such audacious duplicty could not be sufi-
cred to pass, and the unfortunate Yamassee was
forthwith bound with green withs 10 the stake
Of torment. Dried brushwooJ was placed
around him, and before the torch was applied
the boys were permitted to shoot their arrows
at him to try their skill. But he did not be-
tray the pain he must have felt, although his
flesh often quivered with agony, not groan
was mingled with his chant of defiance.
Strange to say he was released. The Dan
cling Ripple had by her earnest ehtrealies OBJ
tanned his freedom. "The pale face will soon
be here,' said she, "and would you greet them
with funeral pile Shall the Great Spirit
above look down upon the Yamacraws, and see
them destroying one of his children Il ain the
one most wronged-l forgive him. II you are
really glad to see me again, give the wretch
his liberty and let him depart. See his wounds
made By the boys arrows, are they not punish
ment enoughl"
/ Her entreaties prevailed and the Fish hawk,
released from his bondage, soon left the spot
where he had expected TO die as became va
massee. Every trace OF the dealh-fre was OBJ
liberated, and in its stead the young women Of
the tribe directed by the Dancing Ripple, pre-
pared a feast There was prolusiou of dried
fruit, while smoked salmon and venison, broil-
ed upon hickory colls dTused savofy odor
around. No sooner were the preparations con
cluded, than a scout announced the approach of
the pale faces.
1t was the colony of James Edward Oge-
thorpe which came TO seek land where they
could enjoy a free exercise of relig ion, and had
learned IRON or Vrai,e, naieIsus J"urnai
that the Savannah was superior 10 all other
streams empiying into the Southern Atlantic.
Oglethorpe had left his vessel at Beaufort in
Carolina, and now came on an exploring expe-
dllon in perquas or canoes. When he saw
the Yamacraws, drawn up on The river banks
before their village, he eyideully feared an at
tack, and ordered his arquebusicrs to blow their
matches, but soon his fears were removed
Tor young man came TO the waters edge
bearing a white flag. As the perquas ap'
preached, this pacific messenger shouted in ,ol
cradle English:
"Welcome, welcome Englishmen to Yam
acraw!'
Delighted with this saulalion, the Europe
ans speedily landed, and were escorted 10 the
> feast, Of which they parlook with the relish io
fresh provisions attendant on a tedious sea vOy
age. When every appetite was satisfied, Tom
ochichi appeared, wearing ornaments of mas
u u sive gold and clad in the rarest skins. Behin'
him came his young interpreter bearing sym
bocal presents, and he thus rendered the chief
i taln's remarks.
e Pale faced brothers. Here is a gift whic
J. offer you. 1t is the dressed skin OF builal
II on the inside Of which is painted the head an
= plumage of an eagle OF our mountains.
ID "Pale faced brothers, ask you 10 acceE
n this gift. The buffalo is an emblem of strength
y and the eagle is an emblem Of speed. So you
5. nation IS strong the beast and swift as I'll
bird-nolhing can Withstand you-you fly Owe
n vast seas TO the utermosl paris Of The earth.
T. "Paie faced brothers. The skin of the bu
r falo is warm and signifies proection-the leail
lie ers of the eagle are soft and signify love. w
as hope our pale faced brothers will protect al
ed love US and our children.
be "Pale faced brothers. You are masters
the Yamacraws.'
s. O9lethorpe, no less surprised than delighte
desired the interpreter TO thank the chefta
no and to assure him Of the protection and II
friendship Of the English. "But." he concl
- ded, 1--WE must not forget our thanks TO yo,
ed young sir, whose gift of tongue has been Of
much use. little expected to find an inie
prefer here.
lr- 1T strikes me-" said the Rev. Mr.. Litan
We Chaplain to the expedition,) "that ha
heard tina, young mans voice before"
D" THAT your reverence has," exclaimed ho
"a est Tom Musgrove, dropping his sergean
''' halbert in astonshment. ''lt's my own wi
iP- | thought left her behind at Beaufort"
~. Such was the case. The Dancing RipI
~, had been redeemed from captivity by this ST
,aar wart soldier, who afterwards married h
Forest life soon lost its charms, but when S
was left alone the thought struck her that Og
,oc thorp's colonists might combat her fath'
;da Nerved by wish to preserve both, she at OF
,l,s set out through the painless forest, and Pro
,n- dence so directed her steps, that she aIri'
" Just in time to avert hostililies, and to sec
,es friendly reception.
I'd A new city was located by Ogethorpe
Ill the bluff where the council fires of the Yat
" craws had blazed, and he named it after
.l,. river that flowed al its side e-Savannah. Th
e'e happy in the enjoyment of every earthly bit
on, ing, the wife of an adoring husband the mc
~, er of loving children-the friend Of every c.