The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-09-19


very con6ding old man and very in
noceut old lady. They had passed away
6ve-sixth of their lives hidden away be-
hind the hills of Vermont, and were 60
ing to western Michigan on a visit to
their son. After skirmishing round
the old gentleman pitched into me about
the 'crops," "sile," and when found
how innocent he was, gave him all the
information 1 could. All at once, as
he rode along, the wife caught his arm
and exclaimed:
"Look out, Samuel, or you'll be for
getting that place where they fitl"
The old man explained. He said
that young man who came down from
Canada with them, told him to look
out for the battle field Of Braddock's
defeat as soon as he left Detroit.
! was going to reply that the young
man was an internal liar, but the old
lady seemed to have set her heart on
seeing the spot, and the old man was
80 anxious that couldn't bear to dis
appoint them. When we got down into
the woods pointed out the "battle
field" and they put their heads out of
the windows and took in the scene.
"Think OF it, Hammer" exclaimed
the old man, as he drew in his head
think of them Injuns creeping through
them woods and shooting Mr.. Braddock
down dead!" ...,..-.
"My soull' replied the old lady,
seemingly overcome at the idea, and
she kept her eyes on the woods until !
thought she would twist her neck of.
We got along all right for about five
miles more, and the old man wanted to
know If we weren't down pretty near
the spot where Tecumseh fell.
"Where?" 1 yelled, and he said that
the same young man had informed him
that the railroad ran close to the iden-
tical spot where the great Indian war
rior fell and slept.
"Itnl be powerful favor to me an
Samuel If ye'll point out the spot"
ulged the old lady, placing her hand on
my arm.
How could go back on what that
brazen young man had said? The old
folks had made up their minds to see
the spot, and if didn't show them they
might worry for weeks, and they might
think the young man had lied, or that
wasn't posted liz the historic spots of
my own State. Lor' forgive me but a
mile further on pointed out hill and
said: E.... ...
"Behold the last resting place of the
great Tecumseh."
"Think of it, Hannar-just think Of
it!"exclaimed the old man; fright there
Is where they got hitnl"
"Mercyi but 1t don t seem possible!"
she calculated, and she had to get out
her snuff.box before she could recover
from the shock.
The old gentleman said he had par
ticular interest 10 seeing the spot, be-
cause he knew the man who had killed
Tecumseh-used to live right by him.
"He must have been an awful IniunP"
broke In the old lady, "for the young
man said he didn't die till they had cut
off his head, and feet, and hands, and
blowed the body up with barrel of
powder"'
wanted to get away after that,
fearing that something worse was CON-
ing. but she insisted upon my taking
pinch of snuff, and so / kept my seat.
We were just beyond Brighton, when
the old man came at me like steam
boat, with:
"Now, then, how fur is 1t to the spot
where they found the Babes in the
| WoOds?''
wanted to get out Of It, but how
could Ia That young man had deliber-
ately lied to those moe old folks, and 1
hadn't the moral courage to tell them
so. and thus had to make liar of my
self. It's awful to deceive any one, es-
pecially good old man and fat and
motherly old lady, on their way to the
tomb.
"That's-yes-that's the spotl" i
said as we came to dark piece Of
woods.
"Think o. that, Hannerl" he said,
his head out of the window; 'think of
them babies being found in therel''
"Yes, 1t was fearful'' she replied;
''seems as II could almost see them
stnbbing about in there now,"
There was another historic spot Of
which the young man had told them,
but they had forgotten it, and was
never more thankful. They kept quiet
until the brakeman yelled out Clans
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