Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-10
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A Legend of the Brandywine.
BY PHOTO.

About two hundred and fifty years ago
on the banks of the Brandywine, some,
three miles above the place where the city
of Wilmington now stands, could be seen
a small, ono story cabin or cottage, which
WAS among the first to send it's curling
smoke upward from among the hills Of
Delaware. The cabin was constructed of
logs, and the chinks were stuspcd with
mortar made from tho plant, t,.putty-like
clay, which is found in abundance in the
vicinity. The chimney was made of clay
and sticks, and, indeed, the whole cabin
was constructed after that rustic style
~hich characterized the primitive dwell
ings of our lorcfathers The little garden
plot, which extended fifty or sixty feet
back, bad the appearance Of being kept
with unusual n,atncs, and carei few
wild ilowers which had lostHtheir summer
freshness, yet yielded sweet perfume were
liowng upon each side OF the walk On
the other side of the cabin, opposite to
that Of the garden, grew patch of wav-
ing, luNuriant Indian corn, or, maize.
Early in the morning the cunning, frisky
little grey squirrel could hc seen pcrched
upon large roarting-ear, enjoying his
daily mcal Of the lucious, milky corn.
The Wild ahoiigiuo, wandering over the
slrest covered hills, would pause to gaze
at the l'tlc cottage, and wonder who were
The palc-iaced inmate aud whence they
came. llc would then pass quietly on, for
the hatred and jealousy Of the Indian had
not vet been aroused, and at each summit
ui a hill lac would stop aud gaze into the
valleys below, rs il he expected to find
more Of tho wonderful wigwams. The
little cabin had the appearance Of being
completely isolated from any other human
nubuutiuu, and such indeed was almost
the cast, for with tho exception OF another,
ut similar construction and surroundings,
about one half mile up the stream, il was,
at least twenty miles from any other civil
ilcd settlement.
Such was the case At The time Of which
We write, although, it did not long remain
So, Tor settlers we're not slow to perceive
shat, aside from po-srssng the most heau-
utd u,tuial ,ncry, its soil was fertile,
and it- climate genial and hcallhiul and
soon the ring uf the woodsmau's axe lent
music 10 the air, to minglc with the warb-
ling melody of thousand featherud song
,irrs.
The waters of the beautiful Brandywine
tamc lowing down from the upland re-
glons uf Pennsylvania, and winding
through t'r hills of Delaware, leaplng
over rucl, and gushing onward, forming
lmlc cascadcs. which gliutrd, sparkled
aud danced in the sunlight, with none to
listen To their gurslmg cadence but the
lonely inmates Of the two little cottages,
or the Wild uotutorrd savage, who, per-
chance. migbt mitch his tent within hear.
ip,- oi IL, thrilling voice,
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