National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-09-29

I New York was Judge W, who rs
tablished himself Mt Whi'estone, nbou
a four miles from Utica He brought hi
family with him, among whom was
, widowed daughter with only one chill
! IA fine boy only four years old Tn
country around was an unbroken forest
, and this WIS the domain of the savag
tribes.
Judge w ----- saw the necessity O
ket ping on good terms with the Indians
for as he was nearly alone he was com
pletely at their mercy. Accordingly h
took every opportunity to assure then
of his kindly feeling, and to secure thei
good will IN return. Several of tn,
chiefs came 10 see him, and all appeared
pacific, But there was one thing tina
troubled him ; an aged chief of tn,
Oneida tribe, and one Of great influence
) who resided at distance of dozel
miles, had not been to see him, no
could he ascertain the views and feeling
Of the sachem in respect to his settle
ment in that region. At last he sent in
n message, and the answer was that the
chief would visit him on the morrow.
True to his appointment the sachem
marks of respect. and introduced his
wife, his daughter aud little boy. The
interview that followed was interesting
Upon its result the judge was convinced
that his security might depend, and he
was therefore exceedingly anxious to
make favorable impression upon the
distinguished chief He expressed his
desire to settle in the country: to live
ON terms of amity and good fellowship
with the Indians, and to be useful to
them by introducing among them the
arts of civilization.
The chief heard him ont, and then
said Brother, YOU ask much and you
promise much What pledge can you
give of your faith ? The white mans
word may be good for the white man,
yet it is but wind when spoken to the
Indian y
81 have put my life in your hands,
said the Judge "is not that an evi-
dence of my good intentions l have
placed confidence in the Indian, and
will not believe that he will ABUSE or be-
tray the trust that is thus reposed p
So much SO well, replied the chief !;
the Indian will repay confidence with
confdenca. ;f Won viii trust him ba will
t,nst Won Tot t,;s hoy 90 with me
to NV w;owam-I will br;no him back
in three 5avs with nv answer +"
If an arrow had n;erced the bosom Of
the mother she conId not have felt q
deeper pang than went to her heart rs
the Indian made this proposal She
sprang forward, and, runnilg to the
lnol,;nn ;nto he fooa u;th ,,laasad unnJor
and a5m;rot;on sbe nnc;rcleJ him in
her arms and nress;no him to her
hosom was about 70 dv rom Tho room
A o,loo,ov and n,,;nors fro,yn can,a over
The socbar,,. brow bnt bo al MOI snook
Rut NOT On VIII the JnJoe He
knew that the success of their enter
nrise the lives of his family dannnded
on the decision Of n mooent
"Stav stay NV daugbter he said
(" RrinS hack the how i beseech Won
He il not more to Won tba, to me II
would NOT risk n bnir of his head Bnt
NV child he must go with the chief
God will watch over him Ho will
as safe in the socbem's wigwam .s he
naotb our own roof ),
The agon;zed mother bes;toted a mo-
ment, and then slowly returned nloced
tbe how on the knee of the chief and
/ ,oolino ot bis foet buret int a eow of
tears The Gloom nosseJ from the
aocbem's brow He rose and denarted
sbnu not .ttannt 10 Jaooriho tho
,oonv nf The nothnr for tha ans,,;ng
5oys Sba uos ag;ta,.d bv contend;n@
bnnos anJ foars Tn tha n;obt cha woLe
frnnn .Iaon sao;,;n,r w. bnar tha scraans
If her cbila calling On its mother for
helm Rut the time wore ay,v slowlv-
mi tbe tb;rd d,v c,,ne How slowlv
ia tho boursn,ss Thn murn;no o. ,y.nad
,wav noon arr;vad vol tha sacham
rnme NOT There was y Gloom over the
whnlo l honsebnld % M re nnthar 6,H" ,yas ~a nale
an1 s;Innt InI,,o w rolla al tha
ano, to and fro go;n,, evorv faw minutes
n,;nrtas tha 6nr 60 and Inol;nrr thranab
The onen;ng in the foregt tnward tIn
At last os the rovs of tbe SETTING SIM
were thrown upon the trees around the |
eogle feathers of tbe chief were seen
,lan6;ng above the busbes in tbe dis
tance. He advanced rapidly-- and the
little bov WAS ot his side He was oailv
attired as a younp cbief-bis feet being
dressed in moccasins. n fine beaver skin
was ON his shoulders and eaole feathers
were stnck in his hair He wos in ey
rallent snirits and so nroud was he of
his bon6rs tbnt he seemed obout two
inches taller than he was before He
was soon in his mothers arms and in
hat brief minute she seemed TO pass
from death to life. 1t was happy
meeting too honnv for mo To describe
s. The white man has conquered" said
the sacbem. thereafter LET us be