The Newtown bee., 1891-12-18
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length and signifed that he was resign
q ed.
0 ''With you only for hearer,'' she re
/, marked, II know it is thankless tas
d which l have undertaken and have
f good mind not to say word and wouI
: not, if | wasn't certain that every bit j
t true that am going to tell you.''
l will not presume to question: he rejoin
= ed.
After glaring at him moment, she be
gan.
j, IA good many years ago, before ther'
, were such places as Shelton or Birming
ham, or even soothing white men In thi
locality, party Of students from Yak
, came up the Housatonic, hunting ane
fishing. Somewhere in this vicinity
which was then an almost unbroken will
derness, they discovered an Indian wig.
wan, inside of which they found the
owner weaving baskets. He was, ap
parently, very old might have been q
hundred, perhaps more; you can't tel
how old an Indian is by his looks, any
more than you cam
''An old maid,' suggested Tom.
''Silence, sir!' she exclaimed, ethan
you can a stone. You've got to guess at
it. After much persuasion, they sue
ceeded in getting the old Wampanoag to
accompany them in the capacity of guide.
His knowledge of English was very
meager, insufficient to group more than
two or three words together, but he was
an excellent guide, as we'll as famous
hunter.
He led them first to the Well, on the
lower side. After comparing opinions on
it, curiosity prompted them to ascend the
ledge in search of other wonders. Pro-
ceeding slowly along up the rocky gorge,
one of the party, who seemed to be a
closer observer than his companions, de-
tected, upon moss-covered rock, an ar
row deeply carved and pointing exactly
in the direction of the Well. Brushing
off the moss, he saw other carvings which
he did not understand. Upon closer ex-
animation of the rock itself, he noticed
that it was held in place by others of
large size resting across its corners and
so placed that, clearly, there was design
in the work. Calling to his comrades,
who had passed on farther up the ravine,
to come to his assistance, he began MAX
ing preparations for the removal of the
large stones. Seeing his activity, they
hurried back curious to learn what he
had discovered. But, before anything
had been determined. the old Indian
crowded forward and was on his knees
scanning the mysterious characters.
Having, apparently, satisfied himself, he
rose exclaiming, ugh, waugh at the
same time pointing in the direction of the
Well.
"Will you kindly translate those two
words?'' said Tom.
Without glancing toward him, she
promptly answered, "Impertinence!
Continuing, she went on: "After re-
moving the stones, they found, under
meath the fiat one, still another, in
which there was quite a depression.
partly filled with water. Pushing their
still farther, they fished
up out from the water number of thin
plates or pieces of slate, upon which rude
figures were deeply scratched. There
were four or five of them, apparently,
designed to record some important event.
When they were placed there or by
whom, there was nothing to indicate.
Believing their guide was able to throw
light upon the discovery, they piled him
with questions, but, not till he had be-
come somewhat melloWed by the con-
tents of Il certain black bottle, did he
to aid them
"a great key for unlocking secrets
under many circumstances exclaimed
A voice from the rocks.
:'Precisely!" was the response, ''but,
at present, fortunately beyond your
reach.'
Taking four of the states and, after
looking long and intentIy at them, he
placed them on the ground side by side.
The first represented a young Indian
girl and her lover, probably, seated by
1er side upon Il large rock. The second
showed chem flying down the gorge,
land in hand, toward the Well, with
several warriors in full costume pursu-
ng. In the next, they are in the act of
'pringing together over the ledge; while,
upon the fourth, they are represented as
ust sinking from sight in the dark
waters of Indian Well
"Where are those what-d 'ye-call-ems
1ow?" asked Tom.
sin the Smithsonian Institute, for
sught | know" was the answer. II wish
you wouldn't interrupt me. If you were
Interested, shouldn't care; but | know
-ou aren't"
"Oh come, now. l protest [ am most
he cried.
"Well, after series of examinations
md cross examinations" she went on,
accompanied with signs and half dis
ointed, broken sentences, they managed
o get tolerably clear understanding of
he old Indians secret
"Do you wish to hear anything more"
:aid Miss NJ, ''or would you rather go
20 sleep? You are pretty near that
low."
"Hey, yes by all means! Oh, surely,
10 proceed, Or my future will be blight
ed by an Unsuitable longing"
Eyes, you are about as much interest
ed in it as Choctaw is in Sanscrit," was
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