Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-05-24
YOUNG PAUGUs.

hal icit The woods ard lake. Of New
Hampshire. for the border waters aod
deeper forests Of Canada and the vest.
Time hai benuubed the iron sine-, Of
The rangers-untanble by any other enemy
Or they were sleeping each in his narrow
cell forever laid. Where the rel nan
once rouacf sfter The moose. provle,l upon
fhe scout. or ishtened the council fire
nov stood the infant villsge anil the pe4o.-
iui neishborhood. The waterfall. A. who..
foaming foot tie Indian once dar,ed bis
rude spear into the salmon. or booked he
trout upon his curved BIT Of bone. nov
turned the Wheel Of The clumsy rrist mil
~berc the ggins farmer brou-hi hi. rye
anc indian. over moor and bill. throuch
bush and swamP. in safety The con-re-
cations. as they gathered together a meet
ing. no longer brough; thrir charged guns
% their houses Of ~orship. or fsared that
The prayers of their minister would De m
terruPted by the VA whoop: q Lovewelrs
men sCarcclE a survivor remained: of the
lev tLai h'sd through the d~sperste 6gbt
Of Pigwackei. Chamberiain Wa vet alive.
lie had icng given over hunting. and peace
had changed his war spear into an inple-
meat Of busbandry; Of all his hunting and
hghting hear. noshin- remained 90 hin, bat
the gun that sho; Old Pau-us ~ Love-eIrs
pond. and the bullet pooch and yellow
powder horn. covered over With Indian de-
siccs. Wiich were the spoil of tlle sasagcs
On the terrible enoouuier. These L. had
preserved ~iih an old man's .are lis
rotiAge from wbich went the solitary smoke
shai ca1ght the eve OF Capt L0ve~ru and
h. men. nos Was the centre Of a consider
able haulsi- Wild sirram run past il.
and 4 little way below tunblcd down faI
en- ~hich stool one OF abe rude sa~ mill. q
thar dsv. Old Chamberlain. once tie s-ih
hunter and proud warrior. was nov is
humh!e owner. and more humble tender.
lie bad survived las ~iic and his Children.
Few 81 his nei shhors vvnisrcd 20 be familiar
With him on account Of the stern peeuliariiy
OF las chararter. and Lc passed BIS days in
SOLITUDE. expecting such association a. men
had with him in bis unable 20 cations.
In The year. I5s7. toward the close Of
one Of those far days IN autnmn. which
make up ibe Indian sammcr.~ a nurnbcr
oithe villagers Of P had gathered M
% their one story tavern. % talk over tie
Affairs OF tbe little Public. a. ~as their wont
when ihey were surprised and startled
~ the entrance OF young Indian among
ilem. An Indian a. TIA; time had got 20
l,e a rarity in --. H. was tall. over
SIX feet. and finely formed AFTER the fashion
oi the forest. H. hal belt Of wanpun
AROUND hi. wai-;. snd from it hung hi. torna-
hawk. 4 long gun va IN his hand. ard
Pc - trod IN bis mcort.ins ~ith the grace
and liguify % a son of chief lie placed
bis gun behind fh- door. and silently took
his s~ai ~ himself 4 liiile b~iorc sunset.
thc farmers icfi the inn and returned 20
thcir houscs One oh hunter remained
With fhc landlord and the young savare.
The hunter eyed The Indian ~ifh hen at
fcntion-his suspicious wee a-akencI a.
thc si-ht of this warrior armed so remote
from the residence of The nearest t1ihc. AMI
iu a time % peace.
lie e~as acquainted With The Isdisn clsrac
ter in oid wars and his suspicions we're
hriglte1-l anl c11frm-i. shen he beard
thr voarg ciicfask tiic landlord. IN = lo-
ana isiF-rr.f tone. II os- Ci1u5>rlrfa
9r.'f il 90 r.Ur7.f- tbc landiord pointed
oct Co bin ihc mol ahcrc fhe old nan Ia
borvI an,l ile sliae- where b. dEeh.
Ile lndian took be gun anl vent oot.
Soa.e n ih- blood Of oil Paagns. said
the hunter sni lu venture ~ Iie. come
o. asengc thc dcEih of that old chief up.n
Chsmberiain. lli give Lle Old mao uara.
ing. iic hssteriy stepped osi snl beloved
q ~iniiag iootparth that I'D down % the
as rlil Eherc tbe old man ~as stiu a. his
toh lle reached the miu and tod Cham
berlain that ycunE Paugus from Csns.la
BAD coue with hIs rifle AMI tomthask fo
aFence upon bin ile death of fLaf chef
Chamberlain cbcess. flrucd sshiy pale.
and b. aerniy replied " Tel young
raugas iav, fLc srn ihai s'cu D.. isfber
sni he bad better retarn t1 tho forest. fhsn
modest me ia my o,d age. aod a. he spoke
pointed to the iorg ean. a. % hung upon
r-ou-s af tlc moose born. driven in the
sarmlIl plate. anl near it vas suspended
he hulci pou-h and powder horn of
rizrackef Tbe hsnicr bal given -arniaz
ard retired. t. sun uas scitinr a tbe
ho-.e oi Mooschiiock Chamhcriain took
iorn his gan-tried be- f.nt-ohsrged it.
toos the pouch and the horn. fsag fbem
uPon his siie. hsng up ncsr he a. gate