The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
Romance 4ar on Great Swamp.

A general feeling OF terror had
/ spread throughout all New England;
King PAiIip's war was at its height.
aud no man felt that his life was safe
one hour from another. Hutchinson
and his men had just been murdered,
Brookfield burned, and Deerfield
shared similar fate. Another cause
of alarm was the siyus and omens of
impending evil which the supers.i-
lions colonists Were constantly per-
ceiving. Now an Iudian Was seen
clearly defined against the heavens,
then the eclipse that occurred about
that time bore the figure of an Indian
sculptured on its face. AT one time
the heavens glow, d with unusual
bIiliiancy; troops of phantom orse-
men were Heard 10 dash through the
air; again, the sigbing OF the Wind
was like the whiz of bullets, or the
bowling Of the wolves fiercer or more
constant than usual. The snpersii-
tious declared that these were warn
iDSs that they were about TO be pun
ished for their sins.
Il lr'y in December, 6T5. Il force
was laisel and sent into 10 Narragan-
sctt country 10 subiu, this tribe,
which Numbered about 5000 .Ouls.
The Indians hal erected str ing fort
y! palisades ia the midst of what is
now known as the Glcat S saina.
While the Z iglish were gathered
around this swamp, undecided wha.
TO do next, the incilent 1 propose 10
relate occurred. A few weeks pre-
viousIy, when the force was being
coll cted. "A young man giving his
name rs Gilbeit Or t announced his
intention or lining the expedition
= ing a genial fellow of good educa-
! iion. he soon became favorite with
both officers aud men, chcerfully un-
dertaking bis share Of the dangers
and privations attendant upon woods
life. As he was adventurous, il was
not long before he began TO in the
scouting plities against the Indians
/ soon surprising all bis companion:
in kcenness OF vision and fieetness o.
foot.
On orc Of these expeditions be haC
become separated from his arty. an,
, uncousciously penetrated TO qitc ;
dftarce in the swamp. At length, IA.
he was trying to devise some way o
" ex,rica;ing himself from his awkwur,
predcament, his attention was at
n tracted by slight rustiiug .i,in'
him, but before he could turn ab0u
= his arms were caught. a thong passe'
through his elbows and wound seyera
= times around his body: thee, befor
lie had time TO recover from the sur
= plise OF the attack, he felt himsel
E; hurried along through the underbrusl
> toward the center Of the swamp. A
;: they passed through slight opening
!" Gilbert, for the first time, had a fai
d look at his captor. What was hi
ID surprise to see, instead Of the grim
faced warrior ho expected, youn
!. and delicately moulded maiden
s' beautiful as an houIi Gilbert though
in spite OF her dusky complexion In
J, voluntarily ne stopped and gazed a
ber iu mute admiration.
pale face Gomez" she cried, stamp
ing her tiny foot. mo be afraid
Wanona friend; she show him whit
wigwams and his pale brothers. ]
the pale youth asleep?' she adde's
scornfully, as the wonder stricke
Gilbert continued to gaze at her with
q out making an attempt TO reply.
The yonng man reused hims self b
an effort, and, raising her hand to hi
lips, signifed his willingness to folio
= her anywhere. Without answering
- she turned and hurried swiftly bl
noiselessly through the bushes. A
ter few minutes she stopped befoI
,. "a close and apparently impenetrab
thicket of bIier5 and thorns. ST.
motioned Gilbert TO enter. For
moment be hesiiated. Should l
trust this forest maiden?
"Hasten!" she cried, imperiousl
"If the pale-face hesitates he is los
~ A thousand red men are on their wa
TO join Phillip, and soon the Woo
will be swarming with warriors. Ca
III YOU not trust tic words OF Waconl