The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-02-27
WILLIAM PENs Some Of us, down

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on the Delaware; are preparing to cele
pirate in November the anniversary O
the arrival of William Penn and the
signing Of. his famous treaty with the
Indians. The treaty particularly de
serves to be celebrated, for under i
William gouged oyer three million
acres Of land ont Of the savages in ex
change for acouple Of hundred dollars
worth of hatehets, plug tobacco and
tenpenny nails. That was the begin
ming. of our present Indian policy. We
carry on the same nobly system yet
| have been furnishing up my anti
quarian studies for the anniversary,
and among other things l have resur.
rected legend Of William which may
be valuable. Never mind where | dug
lit up. Here it is.
Soon after landing Penn is said to
have inspired tender passion in the
breast of beautiful Indian maiden, and
for some time it was considered proba
BILE 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 fol-
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, l long to have you become
as one of my people, and want you
now to let me adorn you with earrings
and to fasten this ring to your nose, SO
that you may appear as noble as the
other braves" .y
Excuse me, darlin'," he said, but |
darsn't wear jewelry. The yearly
meetin' won't allow it,"
"But you will come to our council
fire tonight, dear, will you not? aid
Join with our chief and warriors in
dancing about our captives, who will
be tied to the stake. | know you will
come"
"Well, if it makes no difference to
you, l believe | 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"
Upon the whole l really dent think
I can. You see I'm down on the fierce
music of battle. Pm opposed to mu-
sic of any kind, and particularly to
that which is hammered out of a war
drum. No, III have to beg off,
"But at least you will go with me to
the lodge of the medicine man, and see
him perform his wonderful ieats of
nagic!"
"i'm afraid Ill have to contradict You
,gin, my love Our folks have testi-
led agin goin' to places of amusement.
I'd be disciplined, as sure as fate, if
vas to do it. Can't do it, sweet, any
low you fix it."
TOO bad! Too bad! But you will
lot object, | know, to letting me toy
With your tresses, and Irvine them into
such crest as our braves wear proud
y upon their heads This you cannot
efuse me!" ...+. ..
"Now, see here, my dear, do be reas
nable. You know | can't let you do
hat. You certainly must know l amt
flowed to take off my hat. Why, its
bsurd."
81 do not understand the ways of
our people But am willing to sub
nit to you, if know that you love me-
,ou do love me, William. do you not?
'wear that you love me. Swear by
on moon--no, the moon is not out yet
by yon stars that you will
ever cease to love me-"
"lm afraid III have to get our book
discipline and read it to you. When
ou've perused it a couple Of times
lay be you'll understand that never
wear; ! affirm 40 ."''@ II
Then she arose, looked at him mo- :
lent with ineffable scorn, and fed into
lie trackless forest; SO that match was {
# and William Penn was left discon- ,
olate. This is as much of the legendIS
5 have scared up thus far. If It'll
GEMS to interest antiquarians, may be {
can extricate the rest of it.-Mar !
deler. s
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