Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-08


ceited would. have startled any one but
an Indian Some of the Coosucks knew
l.,iM, aad called Tim the friend Of the
white man. Others said he must 60 with
them,
Joe asked them wE'at they were to h I'VE
for their pay. p
'Scalps, blankets, guns, ammunition,
rum. was the reply.
"Ale like rum. 80 Y
He drew from them the whole Plan
the amount Of supplies and the number
Of men.
Bot when all were aslce9 he noiseless-
ly atfole away. and FASTENED to those he
had left behind. They Immediately
stas]ssd, but went up the Winooski, hor,
itfg thus to elude their eagle eyed fee.
But hope was in vain, for long before
tie sun set on the next day they were all
standing in the presence Of the council
Of those stern men. whose very looks
seemed the emblem of death. Lswa had
not lost her Indian nature, and seemed
but little concerned about the result.
When all had expressed their opinion
it was determined that they should be
shot at sunrise. Their crime was their
friendship to theie White peighbors
Lews w.s rec gpised as the daughter
Of old Fright Eye, who had forsaken her
tribe to live among them as spy. And
as they had seen one executed in the en-
c4mpment of Burgoyne, they resolved she
should die, but there was some question
about Joe AMI Molly. ga"
They were all bound and closely glare
cd Lewa's thoughts we're wandering to
wards friends at home, and when she
lifted her heart in prayer, she did not fail
to suppiicate Him who sympathiscs Fij'
us in affiiction. to remember her dear
mother in mercy VIII IN she expected to
sec 10 more on earth Ia her supplica-
tons she found that consolation. with :
consciousness Of her acceptance Of Hin,
who died to save, ever sustains thiisly
sonl When calm serenity stole over
her ana she felt prepared to die, not with
The 6lmucss Of the Ilidian. but the Chris
tan, Here inasefined to be me indeGnable
sense Of the prcscnce of some person be
side her fellow prisoners r
While her mind was thus excited aud
she listened in brcathless silence as she
beard her name pronounced in the softcst
whisper. f i,Lflt1h aa
Size listened still and the same voice
said ,,f H.. ae,.... .-..
"rut out your hands and let me Gu
the thongs !" ..,
Then the sane voice again said:
"FGf5w me ~ m. .o..3,..tt,a
She followed, aud found Joe and Molly
outside III
The young Indian who had been their
llberator Lcwa recognized as one who had
been at Col. Fryes aud received many ia
vo,s at her hands
lie Put his finger on his lips in token
Of silence. aud motioned to them to follow
him who led the way to the lake, and
directed them to step !uto the canoe, aud
then sent them out into tho lake with a
hard push. ,a
Joe took up the paddle and found his
gun and bearskius in the bottom Of his
canoe. He struck out into the lake and
pushed forSa-, IN ~, haste, and had got
como distance from tSe shore, VIXEN pll
lof Burgoynes artillery could scarcely
have made more noisc than that the
imps made when they found their prison.
ers gone. ..nt
All efforts 10 their power were uade to
recover them. but they went in the wrong
direction. .rftu Stt
This little company thus in the midst
Of bitter enomies. escaped across the lake,
and remained concealed during tie day,
Lewa sought an opportunity to bring
her thank csering to Hin she believed
had heard her prayer. And never did a
more dcvout thanksgiving 20 ~ to the
throne of God than when that Indian
risiden, bowed before Him in the solitude
of that desolato shore. ~ 4s48 %
Daring The day they rclRaiaed conceal
Cd yet where they could ohssFyo any move.
mcnt, and at night they again embarked
in their frail canoe and crossed the like
sad took more northeastly course for a
time and then crossed the high lands
where theroad now goes from B B,kers6el.,
to Waterville, aud, by a circuitods ronte,
they c,ncc ne 10 Where ,ass y,iIlasse Of North
HYDE Park now stands. from whence Joe
proceeded alone to his home. But bis
prscticed eye soon discovered ibo lurking
eucmy. who were hoping to gain by straf.
egy what they had failed to do BY search
ing.W But they were again disappointed
Joe FASTENED back and that weary com