Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-12-13
SanOfa= An Incident In the Early
History Of Alabama.

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Many years before that massacre. a
little Indian boy, who was an orphan,
hungry, ragged, and lonely, wandered
10 the threshold Of McGirth's home.
Mrs. McGirth's motherly heart
prompted her 10 coax hmm inside Of
the house as he shyly fingered near,
with wistfGl giances watching her
happier children. He yielded. She
fed, clothed, and made him happy
His name was SanOfa. Becoming at
tached to her and the children, he
showed no disposition 10 resume his
wandering life, aud the McGirth
family soon learned to regard him as
one Of their own number. It was
home TO Sanota until he grew up TO
manhoods then slowly but surely
| awOke within him a longiug4or the
rude life Of his kindred. Like a bird
/ Of the wildwood, he pincd, struggled,
and, unable any longer 20 resist his
nature, He'd to the forest. Reunited
! TO his own people lie became famous
! IS great warrior. In the fight &C
Fort A1mms he dealt the death-blows
Of giant, but suddenly his strength
| gave way, his hand was stayed in its
deadly work by tho face OF a woman.
His fostcr-mother knelt before him
with sad, dark eyes upiifted III mute
appealing, and one by one surrounds
ed her the sweet faces Of his foster
sisters with whom he had played in
childhood, like reproaching phantoms
of that sacred past which had never
been wholly forgotten. Sanota never
struck another blow except in their
defense, that day. For n moment hc
- .,r..,-.rf,a. g.~sr,-,s...a H.rs f1eo rrnst
tie memories of his innocent youth
then, rousing himself, he placed the
dear ones 10 whom lac had been re-
Joined under such singular circum-
stances in a corner OF the fort, and
protected them from his own warriors.
He whose hands were stained with
the blood of the whites ho whose
arm had already been lifted to destroy
them. stood like an iron bulwark be-
fore them. His comrades. astonishcd
and exasperated lis lie eal ddea. .-i,s..f.'
Of denleanor. bccaine lniurLoesd
aeyaIIISt him, iytstr fss.ct ending that he
reserved the white women and little
bows to make slaves of, he succeeded
in saving their lives. He bore them
away 10 a place of safety, built wig
wan for them, where he lavishcd upon
them every attention known TO his
wild, untutored life, planted grain TO
make their bread, hunted by day 70
furnish meat for them to eat and
skins for clothing. and when he re-
turned at nightfall, weary from the
chase, he threw himself across the
threshold of that rude temple TO guarS
his treasures through the night. Thus
with chivalric reverence and deyo-
ton he spent the rest OF his life, aud
thus "bread cast upon the waters
by kind woman was returned to her
''after many days"
Home and School, Louisville hy.
THE Coon WwE.-Of course each
individual wife must study the dis
position of her husband, and strive TO
suit herself to him. There are, how
ever, some general rules TO which the
exceptions are very rare. The most
important Of these are that in all hap
py marriages the husband must be
he head of the wife, and that men
are usually selfish IN little things and
lusclfish in great. OF husband aud
wifc one perfect whole should be
made. and as men seldom change their
natures to suit that of their wives, il
leeomes the woman's duty 10 mold
lGIa so as 10 CuAAll4IAt LlAt+A u MI
husband. II he is irritable and ner-
Tous, she must force herself to be pa
lent and calm; if he is cold and
she must rouse him with
ler own warmth and animation il he
5 enthusiastic and imprudent, while
with his feelings, she
must possess the tact TO balance them
With her prudent Judgment; if his
nature is hard and calculating, she
must thnw IL With the sunshine of her
owing, generous spirit. Tennyson
iays,
"a, the husband is tue wife Is"
md in the sense he used the express
ion il is unfortunately too true but
where the natilres OF husband and
wife are very similar, unless the wife
las educated herself TO hold her inn
,ulses in complete subjection, the
marriage is not apt to prove happy
me. There can be no surer basis for
happiness than one
less Of principle and taste; and few
pnles 81 discori are moro potent -
han a oneness Of character and dis