Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-06-09


to great deeds; wo II all have time for slesp-
Syhen We have shualed off our mortal ooiis."
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An fndians Touching Eloquenos.
Attic battle Of Freehold, during tho first
American war, a young English officer, olose-
S;ly pressed by two Abenakis Indians with up
!, raised shatchets, no longer hoped for life, and
only resolved to sell it dearly. AT the mo-
Sment When5he expected to sink beneath them,
s;and old Indian, armed with bow, approach
led him, and prepared to aim an arrow; but
having adjusted 1t, in an instant he dropped
} his bow, and ran to throw himself between the
4 young officer and his assailants, who immedi-
ately retired with respect.
The old man took his prisoner by the hand,
encouraged him by caresscs, and conducted
4 yhimstos his cabin. 1t was winter, and the In
Sdians were retiring home. Here he kept him
& for some time, treating him with undiminish-
edssoftness, and, making him less his slave
than his companion. At length he taught
him the Abenakis language, and the rude arts
in use among that people. They became per
feotly satisfied with each other, and tho young
officer was comparatively. happy-except at
times when his sheart was wrung to percoiy ye
the old man intently fix his eyes on him and
shed tears. M
AT the return Of spring, the Indians re-
turned to arms, and prepared for tho campaign
The old man, yet sufficiently strong to sup
port the fatigncs of war, set out with them,
accompanied by his prisoner. The Abenakis
made maroh of more than two hundred
leagues across the desert, till at length they ar
! rived within sight Of an English camp the
old Indian pointed it out to the young Off
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fully Behold thy brothers p said he to him;
g behold where they wait to give us battle /
III NO. i have saved thy life; Il have
taught thee to makea canoe, bows and arrows;
to obtain the means to make them from, the
forest y to manage the hatchet, and to take off
the scalp of an enemy What vert thou
when took thee to my cabin! Thy hands
were those Of child they neither served to
snourish nor defend thee; thy soul was in night;
thou kneWest, nothing; thou owcst me all -
3 Wilt thou, then, be ungrateful enough to- join
thy brothers, and raise the hatohet against us 2"
Tho young Englishman vowed he would
rather lose o thousand lives than spill the
blood Of onesAbenakis. The Indian locked on
his; prisoner with earnestness, and in amin
y gled tone of Tenderness and sorrow, inquired,
Eiast thou father ?"' He was alive" an
&swered the young man, "when left my
& country go, how miserable he must be p
crisd the Indian; and after moment Of 81
lence, he added, /" Knowcst thou that have
been a father? am so no more saw nv
child fall in tho battle; he was at my side.-
saw him die like warrior he was covered
with woundssmy child, when he fell. But
have avenged him." Yes, have avenged him.
The Indian, at pronouncing these words, was
much agitated; then turning to the east, where
the sun was just rising, he said to tho young
Eng glishman, /" Seest thou that beautcous sun.
resplendent of brightness Hast thou pleas.
/ ure in seeing it 2" Yes" answered he, ~
have pleasure in seeing the beautiful sky."
HAh we'll! l have it no more" said the Indian,
shedding tears. A moment after, he showed
the young officer flowcring shrub. "Seest
thou that fine tree 2" said he to him; and
hast thou pleasure in looking upon it7V dyes,
~ have, /" Ehe, answered. II have il no more"
returned The Indian, with precipitation; ''but
as for thee 30, return to thy country, that
thy father may again with pleasure mark the
sising sun, and behold the springing flower"
New York, May 21.--Aspinwall dates to
the 18th instant have been received The
Spanish fleet bombarded Callao on tho I'd inst
s They were repulsed, however, without much
damage having been done Admiral Nunez
was badl ywounded, The Peruvian Secretary
Of War was killed BY the explosion of bat
stery. The fight lasted four hours, and terml-
y mated in the Withdrawal of the Spanish feet.
Only 8 few hf,ndred dollars worth of property
was destroyed, a Tho Spanish loss lis supposed
tohave been heavy. The news of the Span
ish repulse was received with great enthusi.
sasms by the inhabitants o., Panama and Valpa-
(, gaiso, Adyices TO the i 18th April report that
ssthe block kade had been raised, and tho Cow
4 terninent was ssnforeing import and export
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