Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-06-10

wife enduring hushand's neglect and
forever righting what he has wronged,
but I feel like setting down and telling
them about Johns wife.
In ONE GRAVE.
An adxenturous writer tells the fol.
lowing extraordinary story Of "a In
dian chiefs paternal love:
Deaxh had taken the old chiefs sou,
and his grave was dug on . small emi-
nence, some furlongs distant from the
fort On reaching the spot, We found
an immense concourse of natives assem-
bled, amoug whom the father and fam
ily Of the deceased were couspislcrs
The former stood At the brink Of the
gyase in : disponding mood; and, though
u pefmittsdsno ottwur1 eynpEnm of
grief to appear, Il was yet evident 10
al that . mighty and continued effort
alone kept it in restraint He appeared
to be about 6fty years Of age, and his
form and features, though stern and
swarthy, offered model Of manly bean.
ty. The mother aud her daughters
were loud in their expressions Of grief;
but that Of the father, from its very
calmuess was the more terrible. and I
could not but sympathi1e with the feel
ings 90 obviously acute. The weeping
and wsiliug Of the assembled friends
were the only sounds to be heard, and for q
long while the business for which they
were assembled was suspended, ~ If no
one was willing to impose the last trial
of their hearts upon the bereaved parents.
At length the father gave a stern or.
der that the body should be deposited
in the grave; q mandate which was re.
luctantly obeyed BY her who had equal
cause to mourn their great loss. The
old man then commanded silence, aud,
in resolute tone of voice, began to ad-
dress the assembled multitude. Having
called attention to the different events
Of his life, as connected with the rank
he occupied, he proceeded to remind
them-always addressing himself to Mr..
D., of the domestic Affections he
had endured; concluding with the re-
cent death Of his eldest and most be-
loved son, whose corpse was now before
US.
"Now," said the old Chief, ''the
string of my bow is broken, the last
hope of my declining DAYS has forsaken
me. Seek not to dissuade me from the
resolution have adopted, for I have
resolved upon following him, and all
you can urge will be in vain; life has
no longer any charm for me. I was
once q hunter, but am no longer so. l
was once the proud father Of two no
bic sons, but, alas where are they P
I was q warrior, but am no longer 90.
Wherefore shall I continue to cumber
this earth with my useless presence"
The silence that now prevailed was 90
deep that not even q breath was audi
bic. The old man folded his blanket
around him, cast one farewell look on
the fair fields and the broad rolling
river in the vicinity, and then, to the sur
prise of all present, descended COM
posedly into the pit, and laid himself
upon the corpse Of his departed son.
Throw in the earth, fill up the
grave, cover up my last earthly resi-
dence," he exclaimed. ''Nay, do not
hesitate" for l am resolved to die"
Screams Of agony arose from the af-
flicted wife and daughters, vehement
oxpostulations were resorted to by all
around, but the old chief remained
firm. Not the tenderest entreaties Of
those who were dearest to him among
the living-not the eager representa-
tious of his friends, backed by the
usually influential voice Of Mr.. D.,
could for an instant shake the resolve
of the self-devoted victim.
81 will die," said the old man; "seek
no longer to prevent it. 1 repeat it, I
will die !"
When it was found that all expostu-
lations and entreaties were in vain, the
friends held clamorous council among
themselves, which resulted in . decis-
ion to obey the viii Of the chief. When
he saw his wish would he complied with
he again spoke and gave directions for
the disposal Of his property. His hor-
ses were to be divided among his rela-
tions, ten Of the finest being first given
to Mr.. D., who was looked upon by the
Indians a. an adopted father. Mean
while had advanced to the brink Of
the grave, in order TO observe narrowly
the countenance Of tile old man. ]
could perceive no symptoms of weak.
ness. The same stern calmness which
was at first perceptible, still continued to
charncterize it, and as the ciods of earth
began to shower upon him, still not q
muscle relaxed. In the midst Of the
most fearful howlings and lamentations
were the horrid obscquies performed
the clay and the sand being filed in.
The green sod was at length czrrfully
arranged over the small spot which
marked the last resting place Of the
living and the dead.
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