The Osceola times., 1874-10-24
Posting an Cid Couple on Historic
Spots.

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/ Detroil Free Press
On the train t,.e other day wer,
a very confding old man and {
! very innocent old lady. They hac
passed away fve-six,hs Of thei,
lives hidden away behind the hill,
OF Vermont, and were going tC
Western Michigan on a visit t,
their son. After little skirmirh
ing round, the old gentleman pitch
ed into me about the "crops,
sile," and when ] found how in
nocent he was, gave him all Tia,
information | could. All ut once
as he rode along, the wife caught
his arm and exclaimed:
"Look out, Samuel, or you'll be
forgetting that place where they
fit
The old man exclaimed. lie
SAID that Il young man who came
down from Canada with them told
him to look out for the battle field
Of BraJdock's defeat as soon rs he
left Detroit.
| was going to reply that the
young man was an Internal liar,
but the old lady seemed to Nave
set her heart on seeing the spot,
and the old man was 50 anxious
that | couldn't bear to disappoint
them. When we got down into
the woods | pointed out the "battlc-
field" and they pa their heads ont
Of the window and took in the
scene.
"Think oft, Hanner.' exclaimed
the old man, as he drew in his
head; "think Of them lnjunS creep
ing through them woods and shoot
ing Mr.. Braddock down dead"
"Ny soul ~ replied the cid lady
seemingly overcome au the idea,
and she kept her eyes ola the woods
until ! thought she would twist her
neck off.
We got long all right for abont
five miles more, and then the old
man wanted to know if we weren't
down pretty near the spot where
Tecnmseh fell.
Where!" | yelled, and he said
that the same young man had in
formed him that the railroad ran
close to the identical spot where
the great indian warrior fell and
slept.
eth be u powerful favor 10 me
and Samuel yen point out the
spot" urged the Old lady placing,
her hand on my arm.
How could / go back on what
that bralen young man had said 7
The old folks had made uD their
minds to see the spot aud if ! did
not show it TO them t1cy might
think the young man had lied, or
that | wasn't posted in the historic
spots OF my own state. Lord for
give ne, 5ut mile further on
pointed out a hill and said:
Behold the last resting place @,
the gr at Ictumsyh -
"ThiHE Of il, liannan-.lust
think ct it, eEyn.med ,lic old
man, "ri ht there j, where they
got HIM"
Mercy but ii don't seem posi-
bic - she calculated aud she hnd
TO get out her snuff box before she
could recover from he shock.
The OLD gentleman said he had II
particular interest in seeing the
spot, because he knew the man who
killed Tecumseh-uscd to live right
by him,
lie must have been an awful
Iniun p broke in the old lady, .'ior
the young man said he didn't die
till they had cut of his head and
feet and hands. and blowed the
body up with barrel Of powder ?
wanted to get away after that,
tearir e that something worse vas
coming, but she insisted upon my
taking pinch OF snuff, and | kept
my seat. We were Just beyond
Brighton, when the old man came
at me like "A steam boat, with;
"Now, then, how fur is it to the
spot where they found the babes in
the woods?'
wanted to get ont of it, but
how could II That young man
had deliberately lied to those nice
folks, and ] hadn't the moral cour-
age to tell 'em so, and thus had to
make n liar OF myself. It's awful
to deceive any one, especially Il
good old man and a fat and moth
erly old lady on their way to the
tomb.
Thats-ycs-that's the spot "
] said rs we came to II dark piece
OF woods.
"ThYk o that, Nannerw he said
his head ont of the window, (" thini;
OF them babes being found there !"
Yes, it was fearful !" she re
plicd--seems as if ! could almost