Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-16
UGEND gF yEwEyEIayu.
1T John 6 WHITTIER


the panther The hgsbandmau, he Joiled n
the plain or the narrow clearing, kept close IT
his side loaded weapon and wrought dIIigent-
y and hrrnIy n The midst cf peril Tie RE-
sitIeat cracks Of the Indians rifle was heard IN
the stlI depths Of the foresi--the death kueII Of
the uuvdrv hunter and ever and anon ths.
fame of some departed farmhouse. whose
dNetiers nad oeeR slaughtered By some merci-
less Toe, rose rediv upon the darkness of the
nIght-ume- The Wild and ferv eyes OF the
heatLen cleaned through the thick I'm -tervxood
81 the iorest upen the passing OF the Worship
peEs 1f The only true God. and the var whoop
RING shEt4 aud loud under the rer- walls of fh.
sanctuary Of prayer
Perhaps part of New England affords Il
Wider He 10 OF researches OF the leg endarv than
that portion OF Massachusetts Bav. formerly
known a ILe province of Maine There the fer
Jclous y Aor-Idgewock held his stern councils.
and there the tribe OF the Penobseot went forth
with song and daace 70 30 battle upon the white
man There The romantic and c!ivaIrous Cas-
tine ImmGred himself IN the g5res5 soIitudes.
and here The hIgh-hearted RaIIe-the mild
sEJI1ed JesuIJ--galhered tGgef her he brosen
strength oI The y A0FrIdgewOck, and built up Ia
the great wilderness tue temple of The living
God here, TOO, he Perished with many wounds
IT The very foot OF the c70ss-wblch his own
hand had planted And he Nar~icigepv.,.5 f.lI
one after another, II stern UncompFaHIIsIna pride
neither asking nor giving quarter. they resisted
-He white spoIler Epou the threshold Of their
c0H>ecrated pieces ot Worship and IN view Of
llefr wives aId children
The following l. one. afnorr many Iegends of
lhe strange encounters of the white man and
he INDIAN which arc vet preserved IN he an
cIea- records and traditions Of Maine The.
simple and Hnvaraished narrative - onIv given
q" II vas sultrv evening towards The. la-r ef
June, L9-2, that Captain Herman and The East
g "a Rangers urged their canoes up the keuebec
river IL pursuit Of their enemies. For hours
they roIled diligently at he oar The last trace
OF civilization was leit behind. and the Ionv
shadows of The skIrlIuz forests us-a and blended
on he middle OF the broad stream which wound
ia xiv through hem. At every sound from t7..
aces.J shores-the rrIstln-- of some night bird
er he Loots3eI OF some Wild anEmal-the dash
af the Eied and the ranger. err3sr,
hteIIed upon hI, rIrie. Al knew the gt.rrI -
the enter prise, ana silence when IS natural of
jeopardy, settled Ike a cloud upon the midnight
adveuCUreTs
e. Hash-soitly, y, softly men - said he watch
tl- Herman II I voice which scarcely ros.
above a Whisper, As tae eauue swept around a
rr--ed FrUmuHt0rv, q. There's tight ahelc 90
All eyes were bent towards the shore A
tail Indian : Ere cleaned up amidst th,. zreas
l1aeS- css-Iny red and strong light uruu rIs.
ia k warers- For single and breat hIess mo-
merit rhe operation of The Gar was susreffs9ed
ard every ear listened with painful esrl.s.sf1..-,
80 earch lhe Well klowa sound which seldom
failed 10 indicate the propuquify oftle ssvarps
But al was now silent " Ith slow and falur
movements OF the car the canoes zzrl,llsIIyT
moved toward the suspected sf.ot The Iaudiulr
was effected IN silence. After movirlr caH,t,,ps
II FOR a considerable distance In The. dark .ba-
Cow, the party At length veusursei WITHIN -tI.
broad circle Of the hight which first attracted
their attention. Herman vas at their head with
a1 eve and hand, quick is those Of TIE savage
e. envy whom be sought.
The trunk Of fallen Erae Lav across rTe rafb
As the rangers We're he point Of Le.luisgrgvs,-
q. De coarse TAl~pet OF Herman agal1 broke
he leuce-
God Of heavens r. Re exclaimed. -g5s-i-,r p,
lie rec 90 She here It's The work Of rb..
cu-sed red skins e.
\ smofhe e1 curse, -~ov7ad upon the IiDs Of
he --bgeg-s, - they bent Grrrly fufgvard IA he
direction pointed 0uL by their commauder-
Blood WIS spriH aled on the ran + lrras- and lie,
hand 5t some white man Y on the bloos y loo
There W. Hot z word spoken. but every eoJn-
euaaee 1ed WITH terrible emotion. Had he
HEer- '9ifoNeti their own separate l.sc iua-Iy
aev w0u.d have hurried onward Il, he work ef
.eBgeaucer but the eEaupie of the leader wht,
lad reyalued hls usual calnaess aud --If-cou5-
maud prepared Tor lhema ess speedy, but more
.grfaIr triumph tsLutIousiv uaSsIn.r over rIt.
obstacles Id the pathway and ef0-eIv ,II.vrr4
'y hi companions he advanced stealthIIv and
rautou-lv up0u the -ighe hiding himself and
l.s parry a. much us po>s Die behind the thick
IL 4 feVv moments -tev ob4.tirs.ft 4 ti,H
view 0f be oblec1- of their search Stretches
-ae.r length around huge tire. .but az couv,.,t-
.-H' distance nom Il, -.ss the painted and half
See. 0ruE 1t twenty s1ssses. Ie WIS evI,f.rr
.5rn her appearance rhar shev passed the ciaz
uae ef ale3- horrid -egeIs ana thar gIev vyerl.
ugv differing from the effects OF iufo.Ir1t,. n -
Occasionally q g-Im wa.r.or among them start
etI bait upright graspIug The tonahawa 10 corr
Es some vision OF HIs dIsJorsed brain but una-
bic -o shake of the sfUpor from his senses ,lul-
.agTF'v fell back iut0 his former post-iou-
Ihe r=nEers crepf near As they beut their
keen eyes along their vel led rifles. each felt
pee -ecr y sure 1I bis They waired for th-
.euGl ol Herman u 10 vas eadeavoriHg 10 buIne-
"'z la : musbet % bear upon he head Of The
most -Srarr- Of the sara..es.
ETe bee a5 length exclaimed Is the sight
oi Size piece gterposed nI and siisriacr between
aIz asd the Wild zcalpoelz o. the Indian. ~Flle
aEd rush On
laa sharp voice Of thirty rssfes thrilled
--sE-uI ga EAe heart Of The forest There WIS
az-E suorherHd crv-a Wild aud eonv11sz sziva
fi3 esneHt anoE- the sleeping Indians. aad J.
Ws= EgaIa silent
Eae rangers sur-r= f5r7v-rf their craBbed
1s1-sgr- aHa uHt-luE knives buE 1ieIr work
w9- dome The RED men had rore 20 thelr Ia.5
-us-s. before he 6rsaJ spirit. and no aaorad was
l-7.tt 1fuo = them. -a-e the g1Fslias. af h8s
blood from gsei- Ilfelrss bo-om-. They were Tefz
buried ia fHa place 0f their FevcII.ugs-4
prey 10 faTl bI-is % -as AR and the rssTenous
ae-a-ts Of tbe wilder ezs. heir scaIps were
borne Iames ard Is triumph by me successful
--us--. whose caildren and grandchildren
HlEe -1l.afe1 long after ar the rhrl-Ilnl. nara
.l-- 81 enc mas fgilz aITeuturefs-
Low IT EG-E >fHur.-The Providence Jos1r-
aa- relates one 81 tue straneest and siHIdest
cases %. love ~ first -zgit, which has oeeurre4
o4 --te- Il young clergyman rom the y est x:zs-
present a the meeting LASS September of the
A. B. e. f. H.. chat eIrv- He saw on a Ger
tan day young laatv Iu The gallery. nno-I par
zleuIariy bz5ghg-eveti. dressed II a pea-..reen
~slrE a.la abIre basque. The image Of tIsa5 fair
EuaIGeu a-Eeaaed hIm 70 bis lonely parish lie
eaHld 1ef preach. He CnBld not worship. Ee
ErIres - one Of hEs ministerial bFeaihr-fp -
prorIaeuce- detailing his =ufer.ngs and stescr.-
5IuZ ats Du1ceulat n pea-Eres=f a-3G VvhI>e- The
minister places the sad cslse IB the hands Of rae
. Journal. and the editor soismnIv calls upou he
angel II I pea--reen skIrG and xhI1e basque 20
make her appearance Ia case she cannot ba
fcUut some other darusei Is - be furnished
with gea-green and white, and sent % The
: aBored youth