Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-01-03

Seated on a jet-black Indian pony, with six
of the most attractive maidens of her people
as attendants, she rode with grace and dig
nifty of mien to the principal town, near
Kings Bottom. The Catawbas came out
en- naasse to receive her, greeted her presence
with loud acclamations of joy, gazed on her
with pride and admiration, fitted up new
wigwam for herresidence, gave erprincely
rents, paid every respect to her person and
wishes, but never gave her the title of
Queen. In the Revolutionary struggle they
imbibed the prejudices of their white COM
peers to monarchy, and would not have
crowned head over them. From this time
forth, Sally Newriver's home was with her
nation, but frequent and long visits did she
make to the haunts of her girlhood, and the
dear friends of her early orphanage. She
never married, for the smallpox, which had
been so dire visitation to the Indians, had
she could not mate beneath her. Revered
by the Indians, loved by the whites, she
lived to a ripe old age, Alright noble woman,
meet representative Of the royalty of the
tribe, which sunk with her into the grave.
Soon after the Revolutionary war-per-
hapS two or three years-a white man nam
ed Adam Caruth induced four of them to
accompany him to England and make their
appearance in the theatres as specimens of
''ire HJ,0as," promising, of course, part of
the emoluments to the actors. They drew
paints, decked with feathers, armed with
tomahawks and bows and arrows, shooting
at a target to show their skill, dancing their
war dance, singing their green-corn songs,
and showing off all their native accomplish
nents. This was an entirely new feature
in London amusements, and they made
large amount Of money. Travelling for
some months through the British Isles, they
returned to London, and there the contract
or, Caruth, pocketed the earnings and re-
turned to America, leaving the CataWbas
case, after little, came to the ears of some
charitable and wealthy individuals, who
gave them their passage home; but three
days after they sailed, three of them, sea-
sick, weary and disheartened, jumped over
board and drowned themselves. The only
survivor, Peter Harris, got back safely, and
long afterward told me the history of the
voyage, the ill fate of his companions, and
villainy and bad faith Of Caruth.
have known but little of "the nation"
for the last twenty years; but l can, up to
that time speak of their chief character
istics-and one, that of honesty, was so
marked, that in these times Of peculation
in high places, l wish to hold up as an exam
pie to our officials, the poor sarage, who
would eat of fruit on a tree out of an enclo-
sure, but never, even peach or an apple, no
matter how luscious to the eye, would he
take, until after he had asked and OBJ
tanned permission to do SO.
For years, the law among themselves was
their own, and no white officer of justice
thought of interfering among them. What
was between themselves, was among them
selves 1t was in later times that a man
named Sam Scott, killed woman named
Cantey, (both CataWbas). He ran away to
the Cherokees, for fear of retribution, and
remained some six or eight years, but he
could not be satisfied, and returned to the
Catawbas, armed fully always on his guard
for fear of being killed, and especially avoid
ed liquor. For year he remained sober,
but going to Columbia with some others OF
his tribe, he lost his caution and got drunk.
On becoming sober and finding he had been
unharmed, he was much relieved from his
fears, and after he returned to "the natiOn,"
would now and then indulge but the
"avenger of blood" was not sleeping, for
one day, when Scott was lying drunk by
the roadside, party of several Indians
came by, among them girl OF fourteen, the
daughter of the murdered woman. She
gathered a large rock and hurled it at his
head, breaking his skull. The others drew
him to one side Of a wigWam, and there he
breathed for several days, the Indians feeling
no sympathy for sufferings they deemed
merited, and admiring the spirit that in
spired the deed, he died and was buried,
and the whole matter was ended.
was told, not many wears ago, by one
who had preached to item himself, that
though the Catawbas all understood the
English language, and missionaries of all
denominations had faithfully preached the
Word among them, not one, up to that
time, had ever professed conversion and be-
come connected with Christian church.
TO BE CONTINUED.