The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-09-17
From the Danbury News
william Penn.
BY MAN ADELER.

Some of us down on the DeIavare
are preparing To celebrate in Novem-
Der the anniversary of the arrival OF
William Penn and the signing Of his
famous treaty with the Indians. That
treaty particularly deserves to be cell
ebrated, for under it William gouged
over three million acres of land out OF
the sAvages in exchange for couple
OF hundred dollars worth of hatehets,
plug tobacco and tenDeuny nails.
That was the beginning Of our present
Indian policy. We carry on the same
noble system yet. | have been fur
oishlng up my antiquarian studies for
the anniversary, and among other
things L have resurreeted \ legend of
William which may be valuable.
Never mind where dug it up. Here
it is:
Soon after landing, Penn is said to
have inspired tender passion in the
breast of q beautiful Indian maiden.
and for some time il was considered
probable that the two might possibly
be joined together in mAtrimony but
this was not to be, and the reason why
It was not to be is explained in the fo,-
lowing conversation which occurred
between the lovers one evening while
they were sitting together upon the
bank of the river. The maiden said to
him:
dearest, long to have you be-
come as one Of my people, and
want you now TO let me adOrn you
with earrings and to fasten this ring
to your nose, 50 that you may appear
as noble as the other braves"
Excuse me, darlin'," he said "but
Idaresn't wear jewelry. The yearly
meetin' won't allow it,"
"But you will come to our council
fire tonight, dear will you not and
join with the chiefs and the warriors
in dancing about our eaptives, who
will be tied to the stake? / know you
will come"
"Well, Ii it makes no difference to
you, | believe, l won't. don't dance.
It's agin' our discipline"
"Ah, then, will tell you what you
shall do. You shall sit by the great
tree and beat the war drum and
make the fierce music of battle. You
can surely do that ?"
y
think can. You see Im down on
the fierce music Of battle. Pm oppos-
ed to music Of any kind, and particu-
larry to that which is hammered out
Of war drum. No, Til have to beg
off"
''But at least yon will go with me
to the lodge of the medicine man, and
see him perform his wonderful feats
of magic ."
ppm afraid I'll have to contradict
Won agin', my love. Our folks have
testified agin' gnln' to places of
I'd be disciplined sure
as fate IL was to do it. Can't do il,
sweet, anyhow you fix it."
"TOO bad Too bad But you will
not object, know, to letting me toy
with your tresses, and fix them into
such crest ~ our braves wear proud
ly upon their heads. This you can
not refuse me-"
"Now, see here my dear, do be rea-
sonable. You know 1 can't let you
do that. You certainly must know
that 1 aIn't allowed to take off my
hat. Why. it's absurd"
'I do not understand the ways Of
your people. But / am willing to
submit to you If 1 know that you love
me. You do love me, William, don't
you? Swear that you love me. Swear
oy yon moOn-nO, the moon Is not
out-swear by yon stars that you will
never cease to love me-"
"I'm afraid I'll have to get our book
of discipline aud read 1t to you. When
you've perused II couple Of times
maybe you'll understand that never
swear; affirm"
Then she rose, looked at him q mo-
ment with ineffable scorn, and fled in
to the trackless forest so that match
was off, and William Penn was left
This Is as much OF the
legend as i have scared up thus far.
If it seems to interest antiquari ans,
maybe can excavate the rest of 1t,