Smyrna times., 1871-10-25
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A Terrible Test of Friendship.

Ia II OCdullIul story old b,1t
literally true, and was first published in eo' I~'
.qre ~ delivered by VIM Tracy, ESQ Of JTt;oo ;oo
~ - on the early history of Oneida count
voJl Wnc Vi Ihe hrSt settlers in Western New
IoTK u, was Judge W, who established b;n,,oIt
az az n'hiteStOwn, about four miles from Iit;,a
me- nne Drought his family with him. among whom
"aS widowed daughter with only one child
Iii LIZ ooy about four years old. Yon will
broii, tue country around us was an nm
savage tribes. N0in'i"S Vi the
Judge W saw the necessity of k.on;nr an
go0d terms with the Indians Acror1;pnit67 In In
In erery opportunity to assure them oi bis
Ni'u'y IeeilngS, and to secure their GOOD viii :;
return; Several Of the chiefs came to So, II,
ana all appeared pacific But there was ii1n,, ono
tnl"g that troubled him an aged chief nf tbo
L Onelua tribe, and one of great inHnenco
>tueu @ al a distance OF dozen miles. had
,b ioo S:o oeeh 10 see him, nor could he ascertain
thG views and feelings Of the sachem IN ros'o''.
10 ms settlement in that region A. IaStr H.
sGht IN message, and the answer was tba,
.nG chlel would visit him on Tomorrow Trno
W. HIS appointment the Sachem came Jrdlro
:" reserved him with marks of resnoct III
introduced his wife, his daughter and ttIo Ln,. ana
'Cpoh It's result the Judge was c3nvinced ~
e elS security might depend, and he was tbare'
!oIe exceedingly anxious to make a f,vor,bIo
a1.,Ilse2 !pon the distinguished chief He
=. APIieHseu I MS desire to settle in the country
w;tL L'e =" Terms Oh alElty and good fellowship
with the Indians, and to be usefnl to tbo,,, ~
ton. ''io dI'S Vi clVlllza-
:. b bne chlet heard him out and then said
W. IpIIo'heF; you ask much and promise n,ncb
W Hd' pieuge can you give Of your faith2 The
"hlte man word may be good for the viii
T5 naH, YET YET 1t Is but wind when spoken to tbe
;, have put my life in your hands, said
good intentions? | have placed ronGdonoo oa 10y
the lndlan, and will not believe that bn iii
ABUSE or betray the trust that is thus repoSeJ
r.a: 90 hiGch is well, replied the chief; {" the
hnuIah VIII repay confidence with co,,f5.nca
u you VIII trust HIM he will trust YOU. Ipt hi,
10y 10 win me to my wigwam-I will Iriny
MN back Ia three days with my answer?'
II an arrow had pierced the bosom of the
tbo.l She c0uid not have felt deeper panp
.nan @ went 70 her heart as the Indian made this |
piopoSdl. :. one Sprang forward, and running
io0king into his face with pleased wonder ami
auhliauoh! she encrcIed him in herarmS. and
pressing him to her bosom, was abont to A.
lou the room. y gloomy and nmniouS frown
speak "N' nc ulo not
:, But not so with Judge W. He knew thar
the success OF their enterprise, the lives of his
iaLiiily ~ y depended on the decision OF a moment
0tay' stay, my daughter, he said, BRING
o"cA tne ooy' L beSeech you. He is not more
70 you than me. | would not risk a hair of
ms head But my child, he must 90 with rho
chlef God will watch over him! He will he
own roof =" 10 III our
ne agonlzed mother hesitated for moment
inu l then slowly returned, placing the bow ON
me Knee ct the chief, and kneelng at his faet
3urSt % INTO Hood OF tears. The gloom passed
Iom tAe sachem 5 brow. He arose and de. |
hd l shall not attempt to describe the agony of
lgltated by ,contending hopes and fears fn '
ne night she awoke from sleep, seeming 70 |
lear the screams cf her child calling ON itC '
hotner Tor help. But the time wore away i
low wly-and the third day came. How sIowIy .
lid the hours pass The morning waned away q
ooh arrived yet the sachem came not. There n
vas gloom over the whole household. The e
npIheT was pale and silent. Judge W v
.i '?iHeu tne moor to and fro, going every few e
lanu.es 70 ihe door, and looking through the "
penlng In the forest to the sachem's abode
At last as the rays Of the setting sun were S.
hr0Wn upon the tops of the trees around. tbe e
agile feathers of the chief was seen danc;nr A
bout the bushes in the distance. He advanced S,
apldiy-and the little boy was at his side. Ha N
as galIy attlred as young chief-his feet N
eng dressed in mOccasins, fine beaver skin az
as on his shoulders, and eagle feathers were Il
,uek aS ID MS halr He was in excellent spirits, az
hu SO proud was he Of his honor thar be NJ
1emed two inches taller than he was bcforo H.
lie was soon in his mothers arms, and in tbat e,
rlef minute she seemed to pass from death to is
Ie. 1t was happy meeting-too hannv for w
e to describe; "The white man has con. ,O sn
iered' said the sachem, "hereafterlct ms be be
lends. You have trusted an Indian. he will
pay pay you with confidence and friendship"
ne was, was as as good as his word, and Judge :.
:. hVed Tor may years at peace with T6e fo
dian tribes, and succeeded in Iaying the tbe tn
uhuatlon OF tOurishing and proSperons Ca
prosperous Of
fdn f1"fpEN f ORD For THE YoUNG.-It is tn,
Ter Tor ahCt.it 'h'