The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-02-01


the new e34atries, across the great waters
by hero was not long making up his mind.
He would 90 and establish home in these
far-off lands Now, he has left his native
valley, and there be gees working his way
on tiinber-iaft down The Neckar. He en-
tiers the Rhine, and after toiling day and
night for week he reaches Rotterdam. His
offer is accepted to work bis passage to
America on Dutch galliott freighted with
Holland gin. One month is he on the
Atlantic Ocean. tossed and sea-sick, and he
patriots who tell him that further south, in a
country that is called Pennsylvania, he can
find large colonies Of Germans. Thither he
goes. What strange appearances meet his
gael What vast forestsi What strange
looking people inhabiting them! He meets
with the Indians. He becomes fascinated
with their habita. their magnificent sta
tErs, Sheir end1gaSee, their ceoteNps of
danger.
Before he left his fatherland, agents came
through Wirtemberg for ibe purpose of pur-
chasing men not less than seven feet high
for the giant regiment Of Frederic William
T., King of Prussia. sly hero escaped forci-
bic enlistment by just six inches. When he
saw the hercuiean men Of the forests of
Pennsylvania he thought that here would be
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his men. lie felt that he would be willing 10
return once more TO Germany, if for nothing
else, 10 see four hundred seven feet Mohavks,
exaspera ed by tyrannical discipline, tear off
four hundred scalpa-onc Of them the Kings
and 60 ieapinS through the streets of Ber-
In, bradIshing hatchets and yelling war
whoops.
Among the Indians, there wes u Young
chief between whom and the German advent
urer thcse began an intimacy thar grew
rapidly into tie warmcst friendship. they
were always together, sharing csch oilers
fare and lodging. At IaS; they betook them
selves 10 wandering Ear from their homes,
and we've sometimes absent fer weeks. In
one OF these expeditions. the German saved
the life az the youHg chief. II IS impossible
70 conjecture what waS the character of this
rescue; bu; thar it was signal is proved By
the intense friendship which not only the
tribe TO which the Young chief belonged, but
all the adjoining nibe> or cncampmentS
manifested 20 the strange white man The
danger from which The young chief had been
saved was so great, shat his father would not
permit him again 10 absent himself from his
tent longer than one day. But this did not
suis the adYen.uious disposition OF the Ger
man. He made Known 10 the extensive
colony OF his eempatriots ,hat he would take
his dog and gun, and wander towards The
SoGth--hayins heard that there WAS some
where in that direction colony of white
people, among whom were Germans, and
that the name of the colony was Georgia.
When the Indians became aware Of this |
DISCRIMINATION, 4 conversation not unlike the |
following ensued between tue old chief aud !
his white friend. Consequences resulting |
from such conversation did undoubtedly |
take place, as viii soon appear.
avid left ear to sanriSc and right ear 10 |
sunset, you go long way?" asked The old |
.Yes, replied the German, 81 go South"
seYou big fool. rejoined the chief, "whar
go for"
The object of the journey was explained;
and after it was very plaib that no disSua-
sion would be available, the lncian resumed:
eff you go sure, den wait ten day.
ssWby wait ten daysV
eYou see, may be, IN two day. after you
gone" was ihe reply.
Fhe adven,urer remained among his copn-
tsymen and bis Indian friends fally ten days
longer. and then set ont on his solitary jour
ney. That day there was throughout the
e0.oHy deep sadness to which, no doubt.
many maiden gave her contribution OF q
M; and there was one, must think, who,
aud many day. sighed and sobbed
Ess atihe buzziDg spinning wheel, and
Sk and lNisied the WOODEN or che faxen
J Iiemenss Of European peopeiay r
s way bat he avoided them and
!, Inc Indians. The mystery of the
was, as ,te old chief predicted,
s ,a oa ,se second day of bis journey.
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