Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-04-19
CONTINUED STORY.
LAST OF THE M0HICANs.
BY
u. Feni3nOpe Cooper.
continued from last week. |

upwards at the multitude. AS the
piercing tones of the supplicant
swelled on his ears, they moved slow
ly in the direction of her person, and
finally settled there in steady gaze.
Rising without assistance, and SEEM
ingly without an effort, he demanded,
in Il voice that startled its auditors by
its firmness,-
"What art thou?'
"a woman. One of a hated race,
if thou wilt--a Yengee. But one
who has never harmed thee, and who
cannot harm thy people, if she would ;
who asks succor."
''Tell me, my children" continued
the patriarch, "where have the Della
wares camped::"
SIN the mountains of the Iroquois,
beyond the clear springs of the
Horican."
"Many parching summers have
come and gone" continued the sage,
':since I"drank of the waters of my
own river. The children of Minquon*
are the justest white men; but they
were thirsty, and they took it to them
selves. Do they follow us so far:
"We follow none we covei
nothing" answered Cora. "Captlves
against our wills, nave We been
brought amongst you: and we ask but
permission to depart to our own IN
peace. Art thou not Tamenund-the
father-thc judge had almost
said, the prophet-of this people,: p
81 am Iamenund of many days"
""ris now some seven years that
one Of thy people was at the mercy
Ola white chief on the borders of this
province. He claimed to be of the
blood of the good and just Tam
enund, CO. said the white man,
for thy parents sake thou art free.
Dost thou remember the name of that
English warrior: =
81 remember, that when laughing
boy returned the patriarch, q stood
upon the sands of the sea shore. and
saw Il big canoe with wings whittier
than the swan S, and wider than any
eagles come from the rising SUM-"
Nay, nay: speak not ofa time SC
very distant, but of favor shown to
thy kindred by one of mine, within
the memory ofthyyoungest warrior.
"Was it when the Yengeese and
Dutchmanne fought for the hunting
grounds of the Delawares? Then
Tanlenund was IL chief, and first laid
aside the bow for the lightning OF
the pale faces"
"Nor yet then,'' interrupted Cora
'by many ages; l speak of a thing Of
yesterday. Surely, surely you forget
it not
sit was but yesterday" rejoined
the aged man with touching pathos.
'"that the children of the Lenape were
masters of the world. The fishes OF
the salt lake, the birds, the beasts, and
the Mengwee Of the woods, owned
them for Sagamores."
Cora bowed her head in disappoint.
ment,a and for bitter moment strug-
gled with her chagrin. Then ele
waiting her rich features and beamine
eyes, she continued
''Tell me, is Tamenund father :?
The old man looked down upon
her from his elevated stand, with .
! benignant smile on his wasted coun,
lenance, and then casting his eyes
slowly over the whole assemblage, ht
! answered.
"Of Il nation y
| "For myself ask nothing. Like
! thee and thine, venerable chief" she
continued, "the curse of my ancestors
has fallen heavily on their child. But
| youder is one Who has never known
! he weight Of Heavens displeasure
until now. She is the daughter of AL
old and failing man, whose days arr
near their close. She has many, yer,
many, to love her, and delight ia her
and she is too good, much too pre-.
FWilIiam Penn was termed Minquon by
| the Dc!awures, and as lie never used VIC. encC
| or injustice i'll his dealings with them li>
reputation ior lGoiity passed into Il plovcrb
/ Ike American is justly promo OF the origin o
| his lution, which is perhaps, unequailed il
! the history of the word but the Pennsy