Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-06-10
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Written for the Lamoille Newsdealer.
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aA-N oN LuuSh lNopOStSA iDA WIG olA
be rendered them during the dark period
(Which tried men souls."-sat IN sorrow
with his bowed head almost resting on
bis knees, and q mournful sigh escaped
his lips. Either age was making inroads
on his nature-for the Indian considers
it the part of woman to weep ;-or, his
long contact with civilization was robling
him of that independence, which once
was his for, when his last son fell. pierc
cd through the brain by his missile, who
had been commissioned according to the
Indian custom to take his life, Joe sighed.
The lifeless remains of Toomalek were
borne to au inglorious grave by Joe. and
his wife, Molly, without his bow and ar.
rows, or any of the sacred thiogs, which
usually arc buried with their dead
Toomalck, in the rage Of disappointment.
had murdered the accepted lover Of Leaa,
who was the son of a chief of the Coos
tribe, whom he happened to meet on a
hunt among the White Mountains. Too
malek supposed that no eye saw the fatal
stab, aud cherished the thought that the
dark forest would never reveal the crime.
But be was sadly mistaken. for comrade
of tn, murdered brave saw all, and hast
ened to inform the sons of the forest, liv-
ing about the 'Ox bow" on the Connect
cat river, of the crime.
These rude men, ftcr sulting with
their white neighbors of the New Hamp
shire Grants, concerning crime and pun.
ishment. decided that Toomalek must die
He went alone to the place of execution
when he might have escaped, and with
that stoical composure, which has ever
marked 'he Indian, sat down, and said
Kill me ~ and the unerIing aim cf the
exccutioner caused him to expiate for bis
crime !
Lcwa's father, Blight Eye, had built
his wigwam on the Ok bow. hoping that
he might be allowed to live out the remain.
der of his days uudisturbcd by the en-
croachments of the white man, who, in
his estimation, cared little for the red
man. For hours he would sit at the door
of his cabin seemingly in as deep study
as some old philosopher who was attempt.
Ing to solve some of those problems which
for ages had puzzled the wisest heads
And then. as if some new thought had
cleaned on his mind, be would boast Of
his daring deeds when he was on The war
path Then, again, when C thought Ct
his SOUS, who fell fighting by his side in
that terrible contest where Pougees fell,
his eye would fash with vengeful FIRE.
Brigh, Eye had little inclination TO
adopt the habits of bis neighbors and
gain livelihood by industry. and he
still loved the chase. He would, there.
fore, leave his daughter Lewa alone for
weeks. She was the last of his family,
and was dear to him, therefore she was
allowed to follow her inclinations unre.
strained. In her fathers absence she
often visited her white neigh bors, among
whom she was welcome visitor. Foi
she was gentle and affectionate. notwith
standing her nativity and the influence
of her father, who often repeated tho
story of her nations wrongs.
She often visited Col Frye's. in Haver.
hill, and was received with SO much cor.
dlality by Mrs. Frye that she would often
spend the night with her.
Iewa was at times sad, and would send
forth her unavailing means to be borne
on the wings Of the wind. but they reach.
cd no sympathiziug heart. Can not an
Indian maiden feel ? Her heart had teen
crushed, and her sorrow must be borne
alone, or she uttered no words of com.
plant to any one. She never spoke Of
her sorrow to Mrs Frye. Neither could
that lady influence her by the most moth
erly kindness to unbosem her grief.
When leaving her house, at one time,
Mrs. Frye said to her:
Come often shall always be glad
to see you"
But weeks passed, ond she came not,
and if Mrs. Frye had known that she
was watching by the side of her sick
father she would have gone to her, fol
she was not one Of those who would fail
Of aiding an Inc ian if she knew he was
in want When she was one morning
about to leave her home. and, il it were
possible find the wigwam Of Bright Eye,
Lewa came and asked if she had any rem
edies from the great medicine man. say
ing her father vas sick. Mrs Frye gave
her such things as she thought would be
necessary. and told her to come again il
her father needed anything more. Days