The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-12-22

ten pins; somo boys were shooting at
q mark with arrows, and up the stream
several youth were returning home
with rod and line, aud fue strings Of
speckled trout.
Scores of men and women were
swimming about in the river, now DIV.
ing, aud then dousiug each other, amid
screams Of laughter from the bystant-
ers Oh the shore Here and there
young girl dattcd about like feb.
her black hair streaming behind bcr in
the water
While VIC looked. the little children
,nddouly ceased from pny ard rln
into tho lodges; mounted men sur
rounded the herd, aud the swimmers
and p5omcnaiers has,ened toward tho
village We hal been perceived by
the villagers. and the unexpected at
rival of strange horsemsn at an Indian
.cncampmcnt always creates great cN-
citcment. They may be friends. but
/ they arc more often ousmics, So tho
villagers arc always ready f.r u sur
Prise.
Some men were seen running 70 an
l'rp with guns aul bows. and in II few
minutes, some mounted warriors leis
he cucsmpment and rode toward us,
going FIRST Z, the top of the highest
mound 10 see il they could discover
iother noTs.mcn iu the rear, Or to the
right or left ofu-
80 sooner DID they ascertain there
were but three in tic party, than they
rode boldly ur ari asked u our busi-
ness. toll them who We were, and
where We were from, upon which they
cordially invited Us to the village
As We approached, men, women
land children poured out of tLs cucami-
ment to look at the ,trangcrs, anl
| having satisfied their curiosity, tho
ports aud omusements Of tie evening
were rcn,.cd
asked permission to camp Of no
one, for needed none, a. this was
iGoi', land. sui ~, owned ~ -avsuous
All dj-k1uut spectators. 50 !
marched righ. down - the centre Of
the village, and iu!iug vaean; spNco
Iw'cAed ny lode. !: was no; nee
cs,ary to purchase a town-'ot here,
,ur TO one, sav, II N who cvus al,
held real c-ts'e.
AGv S,n,c. women gathered 4jog.
my sgu4r, AMI :h@,;si with them,
anxious to learn the new, from down
the ryer scyin1 ,hn. they were in
,cr.,arjo2 wi'h the uupack.nS 1i tho
.poui., anl the erecting Of the lodge, |
aaceremorius.ly ordered them to 10
gone, nai they wcut quietly away.
Tie lodge was soon up the poujss
uupsctel anI put ou, to Craze Nav-
10: seen thing, pa, 10 order for ihs
u.sL,, | sauuic,el Gu; through th.
village to learn the news.
Wa, ugreeeaby surprised, when [
learned there WAS = white upn 10 The
Village ~no hai been sept ol, TO tho
lui,aus a. missionary. All tho
s.yagcs spoke Of him as 4 t.olheGrtcd
good man. who was great friend OF
the Grca; Spring auI o.. tie b : T.
thsrat Washington.
made haste to pay my respects -
ms white brother, aud found him ia
deed n god Ct-.,tain gentleman
lie hlia waite wis aad child sud ha
and they were living comflr,at'y ani
pleasantly with these wii chi.ircn OF;
tile desert. | talked more than a.
hour with the good man; it W.. 50
d,liEh,u, 10 $50 AMI spslk With oac Of
my owa blood aui c1.or. When [
lei, him, promised would return ID,
oext day aud dine wiki him, Ehich |
dlj. Il usy SQUAD s.r.cs, 10 hear
yre tslk Of dining oGI' 10 sn Indian
camT, tut" can assure ny civilized
reader. nv mlal VA, none the lss'
. wholesome or abundant 90 scSoGn; oC
the place il Shieh !. was served,
when r,,1rnsi TO NY icise.
. iouGd 1t surrounded by . ecosi q dir.
,y sQaaws and shi4r'n, who were 10.
.ten, upon sS,ninips everything Wc
, hal. ordered them "a, a0l could
NJ, hep Laughing when compared
, the curiosity Of these rude IT, an wo-
, m,u with that ! bad seen sxbi, ed az
: church, in the States by white vS.,ea
There they go 10 esursh, no, to 10
hear The gospel but 10 ss Sbii
: their neishhors have 10 Wear,
1 aud these Indian wonen had eons
: TO my lodge ~Wh the saue lSul-