St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1867-07-26
for the Children.
Logan a:sd the Iroquois.

one hundred wears a-o. Cayuga Coun
: ty in the state OF New York, MAS inlrab
= tied only ly Indians. Not a white lnar
had irarer>e,l lis magnificent forests. ol
stood upon the shores OF IL lo,elv lakes
1t WAS the home of the Iroauoi-. and
many traces OF them are found. although
they have long silloe departed
owasco lake w;sS their fslvorile hunting
ground, and III The foot of il i a lar,
mound where il IS supposed many %
them were buried II WAS here the
great trail oi The lroqucis corssed the out
let and gave the Lake IL name, Mas
cough, meaning ''crO>>in. by stepping
stones"
4 This beautiful sheet oi wafer was
then surrounded br i lie fone,is, broken
only, 10y the little clcaringS made 10y the
Indian squays 1" raise corn ami wheat.
while their dushv Lords ami masters
tracked the timid do-- with Stealihly
Steps, or, ieckel in their painted uni
forms, were On ;he Mar path.
Now is lovely shores are dirilr,i
INTO noble farms. each with IL clustered
hull'iln@-- broad green pastures. and
cultivated fields Two miles and a l.:.li
north from The lake. wa- the Indian
village, where now stands the CITY of
Auborn- Ii MAS situated on u hill.
that / now tie mo-i beautiful spot in all
the place ami con>ecraiei a. :. resting
place for the dead
Fort I'LL. a. Il ! called. lls~ trace,
Of toriiiicsliion more ancient even Than
the lroquoi~, and tradition says. that
hundreds of wears ago. the -illeeans
came from the weei, and here buili en-
hamkmeni> Tor sclf-leitli~e. and all.lrs
where they w"r>lipol the sun. At the
foot OF the hill ihcy buried their dead.
where how the enicrIsri>inE Ncw York
er rides over the almost forgotten Graves.
Instead Of the dim forest trail. Fort Hill
Is now approached by u .rarele,l drive.
winding walks encircle l.. and many a
wliitc sleeper i resting In IL shady
dcils under Tie tail ail stately ma
pies
The honorcl ami beloved ar living
there. AMI some not unknown 10 fame
have been borne there with stately Ger
eimony; but once there. are leit ~ low
rs the lOwlic,i- ami mother earth covers
them al alik, On ,he li.lic>, s,,ot j. a
simple stone monument. Scinc thirty f,.-t
high. erecie,l 10 tie lnern ~ ut Logan.
the noblc>t cl.irf "i' Iie Iruiuo:~. AMI a
friend 10 the wiiite man Ili~ kindnes,
MIS- Returned by injury. ;iul all IN rcll-
ilscs wcre murdered. - thai lle 7g..> l,-il
alone Maly a school loy las rr,,eai.gl
ihe speech % Logan a; the treaty made
hy l,2l DHnmcle w.:a ila Indians.
Il appeal 10 ANY wl.ile man 10 -, II
he ever entered Ls-.ln-s cabin hungry,
;ind liz gaze Liza nn. mcaf- II he ,ver
came cold and naked. ami d. cloil-l
INN not Duiin. Ile cio>e ul the la,i
lon@ and blo"ly MAJ. l.ues.n remained
ldie IN hl> c.abln. an advocate Tor I,eacr.
Such wa> my loye Tor The whites. rllai
my countrymen pointed. IL 1hey passed.
ana sad La-an i La fri,.rl ii the
white imam | hal ,yem thought 10
have liNol with you, bu; iar lie iniarir,
OF one mlan- Colu.aei Cn-,ap. the la>l
spring. in cold blood. and unproyoke,l. !
murdered All The relations Of LOGAN. NOT |
si'arlns even my wi.. ;Igl children. |
lhcre rml> NOT 4 drop OF lax blood IN /
any living creature This ,-lllc,l cu liz. /
for rcNcngc- haze sou-Ilt i. laxe
killed many | haye fully .lultcl my
veil2eamoc- For my country rejoice al /
the beams Of peacc- Eui 10 MOI ll.sllpor
Il thought that mime j ilc icy ot fear. |
Logan never ieli lear. lie viii moi turn
on his heel to save III lit- Who :
there 10 mourn Tor Logan Not one.
Not long after thu treaty he w.,- kill
ed 10y a party of white lnen "a he was
returning from Detroit 10 his own coun-
TRY.
Ills monument ha> on liz lali,i The
iast words of this speech: Who !,
there 10 mourn for Logan > and crown
ei 10y the wreathing irv. II stands In IN.
centre of the sill visible emlpanLlncn,
that many Il time afforded protection TO
lllm whose maine il bears
Indian lie in summer might be inyit-
lng. but wonder what they lil in wiz
wamS and without stoves In winter. and
such winters as reign in this region,
The lake covered with ic,.. AMI The
snow piled about in drift, from one fool
TO len in depth, and the north wind
blowing with 4 vim unequallyrl alyxherr
el>e. tins side the Polar >ea- Douhilc,,
they dil not consult the ii.ermom,i,r =.
people DO mow, ami ill nol
know Ii WAS - cold. Lei ANY one who
has looked at the Indian through Coop
el : >prctacle>. 20 10 Syracuse. and visit
the reservation. where dwells the laS1
remnant OF the once powerful Nix Ma
lions. and see them with In, naked exc.
Five " Slx OF them ike there in small
wooden houses and with 4 little pa;cb1
Dt land, ami a few houscs. they make
'ut 4 wretclle'l life The squaw, make ,
BASKETS and mats. which The men >ell.
They keep up some old customs. have
heir green corn dance, their lne,licin.
nan, and their peculiar mode OF burial
'ut dissipation and intcmpcrance ar
''st destroying the last of the race .
Il
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