The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1879-01-02
The Rescue.
4 Tale Of Lake WInnlPIse9gee.
CHAPTER |.

AHAFIEk 1.
I Nothing can be more interesting 10
I him who was reared among the hills
of New England, than to read or hear
of the great sufferings and dangers OF
I his forefathers, in the early settle
ment of that country. He is familiar
with the localities where occurred the
desperate conflict, or the hOrrid mas
sacre-though now, perhaps, the spot
{ is the site of q pretty village, or the
/ ploW of the husbandmen has leYeled
the green mounds that marked the
resting-place Of the dead.
Honor to the memory Of those stern
! spirits, before whom the red man dis
( appeared, the wilderness melted
away, and New England became what
she now is, and what we hope she will
ever be-the land Of intelligence, hap
piness, and sterling worth. Sometimes
a shade of romance is cast over their
deeds and history and
MANY legend Wild Of stately story -
is reared upon those foundations.
New Hampshire is styled the Gran
ite State"-the switzerland of Amer
| ica," and the traveller who views her
Wildsand romantic scenery, acknOwl-
edges the propriety of titles. Here are
I found the loftiest mountains in the
! Eastern States, and lakes and rivers
combining the beautiful and the pic
! turesque. The west may boast Of the
/ valleys Of the Ohio and Mississippi,
( but though they excel in fertility, they
cannot equal in scenery the valley of
the Connecticut. Viewed from a
neighboring hill, the river resembles 4
broad silver thread winding its way
through q carpet OF green; in some
places foaming and dashing over its
rocky bed, and then gliding smoothly
( through verdant meadows; here pass
ing pleasant village, and beyond flow
ing through the dark forest-the tall
pines shutting the sunlight from its
waters. One of oar New England
poets said
mo brighter waves thro' happier village shine:
Nor drinks the sea purer stream than mine.
But the lakes of the Granite State
are perhaps its lOveliest feature. and it
was Oh the shores Of one of them
Lake WinnipiseOgee-that the Incl
dents of our story occurred
The name of this sheet of water, in
the figurative and mysterious language
of the Indians, signifies the "Smile of
the Great Spirit" From the summit
| of Red Hill. an elevation Of about two
| thousand feet, fine view may be OBJ
/ tanned. At the base lies the lake
twenty miles in length and from two
to twelve miles in breadth; three hun
dred and siXty-five islands dot its sur
! face, here and there one Of many acres
| inhabited and highly cultivated, while
the majority are but few rods in cir
conference, covered with trees, grass,
and few wild flowers. In the north
| is seen the great range of the White
Mountains, with the snow-clad sum-
NIT of Mt. Washington rising more
than a mile above the level of the sea
/ in other directions We may see many
villages and cultivated country. and
we picture to ourselves that
Long years have passed since the hrst pioneer
And willy trapper built their camp first here;
/ Then the lone woods In primal grandeur stood
! And rolled the lake Its dark unheeded food.
! No laden barge upon Its breast was seen,
| Nor towns, nor farms, adorned It's shores Of
Then, Wild and high, the savage warriors shOu;
Above the battles din rang shrlly out,
And In his rude magnihcence arrayed,
/ The Indian reigned sole monarch OF the shade
! With deadly bow pursued the flying chase,
| OR sought In war the foeman OF his race.
/ But. Ike vision that has passed away,
And frall, and fttul, scarce It's mem 'res stay.
In the autumn of 1915, a party OF
about thirty whites made settlement
on the shore of the above mentioned
lake. 1t was pronounced by the piOn
eers the most desirable location in
that part of the country. Moose and
deer were plenty; the lake furnished
not only the finest fish, hut its bayi
and islands were the resort for thou
sands of wild fowl.
The first care Of the settlers was Il
build a block-house, as a defense against
the Indians with whom they expected
to have much trouble. During tht
winter they felt somewhat secure
knowing that the sayages, at that sea
/ son, seldom Yentured far from theil
camps, on account Of the deep snow
and intense cold. But as spring ap
preached, greater caution was neces
sary; and while engaged in the labOl
of the field, a strict watch was main
tanned. Several months passed away
large elearings had been made, anC
the first crops OF the settlers wer,
/ Springing up. But the Indian ScOut
had not been idle-eYery movement o
the whites had been observed, anC
they anxiously awaited 4 favorable
opportunity 10 make a successful at
tack.
At length the time arrived, anl Pau,
gus, the celebrated chief of the Tara
powerful tribe of Indians Occu
pying the country in the vicinity of th(
White Mountains, collected a band o.
warriors, and prepared to DESTROY TIT
little settlement. Having seen NJ
trace of Indians, the vigilance of tht
pioneers relaxed, and as the warn
weather came on, several of the fami
lies had left the shelter of the blocI
house, and dwelt in their own cabins
thinking that IN case Of a surpris,
they could easily reach the f9rt
Among the number was an old man
his wife and only child, a beautiful
girl of seventeen, named Louisa
Though reared in the wilderness, sh
had been carefully instructed by he
parents. and her winning manner an
lively disposition made her the prid
and jOy Of the little colony. Tn
old man had often been warn
ed of his imprudence in remain
ing out of the blOck-hOuSe after night
fan, but he persisted, saying that th
sayages would never harm people oil
as himself and wife, or 4 child iike hi
. little daughter. But the Indian, whe
: on the war path, knows neither ag
nor sex, his sole object being the nun
/ Der of scalps he can obtain.
After carefully recOnnOitering, PaU
gus determined to use canoes in mai
ing the attack and retreating, thu
leaving no trail, and destroying th
boats of the settlers, preventing Pun