St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-13

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Matte D. Brttts, In N. Y. Leader.
THE ONEIDA COUNTESS.
Cfue Story Of . Frenchnian's Life
with the Indians.
u the year of the French revolution,
i7ss, young man of good birth. fine
I education and good address, who was
glad 10 escape from Paris with his life,
came 70 this country. lie was tail and
handsome, with the manners of an
oristocra& Finding nothing to do (for
the physical labor of the docks was SO
much better done by the negroes that
he could not stand the competition) he
finally gave up in despair; and while
he he'd money for the few implements
needed, started for the Oneida county,
where he cut . few saplin2s and built
himself. . shelter from the weather
He. endeavored to support himself by
6shinR. shooting and trapp ing. but had
made little progress, when he was
stricken down with fever His end
seemed coming. He was alone and
helpless, and. commencing himself to
the care Of Heaven, he lay down to die.
On the other side of the wood near
which he had built his hut, but hidden
entirely from his view, there lay an
Indian village. One afternoon, an In
dian girl, named Nanita, out berrying.
espiod the hut of the stranger, and
naturally peercl into T. Hearing no
noise, and seeing no one, she finally
entered md found . handsome man
lying prone. very pale and apparently
dead Her wonMn's heart was touched
with pity. She saw, too. that, though
insensible, the man was still alive.
The young girl paused not to think
OF his color. Her neet feet took her
back to her wigwam. whence she re-
turned with milk, rum and blanket
With the latter she covered him, and,
pouring little rum down his throat,
she pillowed his head upon her lap
and sat still and watched him Pres
emily he opened his fine eyes and gave
her dim. wandering. wondering look.
But he was faint He saw, however,
IN the large, lustrous, black, deep-set
eyes of the squaw lcgibly written:
s.Thou shalt not die forsaken, stranger"
She signified to him rs we'll Is she
could that he mast sleep now, and that
she would return after awhile and see
= him
In . couple of hours the Indian girl
returned TO her patient with food and
medicines for the night She found
him still very feeble, but much better;
she made him eat and gave him to
upderstand Ly eye and pantomime
thst he must sleep. and she would see
him as early Is possible the next morn
ing.
In the morning the Indian girl told
her mother about the stranger. At
Arst the squaw was suspicious, but she
went with her daughter to see the
stranger. when her heart warmed to
the young paleface; and, with true
womanly feeling. she busted herself
about the sick man. The women re-
moved him to their own wigwam for
bet6er nursing.
Three weeks good nursing brought
him round. and he was man again in
oil but strength. The patient endur.
ance Of the count, with his quiet,
graceful manners, won the little COM
muuity, and all found pang in their
h .arts 1t the mention of his depar-
ture.
The old warrior. one morning. said:
s'Stranger, the time has come when
YOU should no longer be q stranger.
You have name in your own country.
What is its"
ARTHUR De Lille, they call me in nv
own country"
"Thcn, Arthur De Lille" said the
chief, .'stay with our people another
moon. Hunt with us, fish with us, 20
20 our council ircs, smoke with us, then
70 back 10 your own country. Or, If
you like the red mans life and will
cast your otwith rs, we will adopt you
into our tribe. You shall he nv son;
you shall be n hunter and a warrior
Adopt our custom and our costumes,
and vac will give You . wife from our
tribe"
Nauifs explained what he did not un- !
aerstaud to De- Lille, who, turning to
the chief, said:
ut is well said. 1t shall be 50" and
offered his hand
they smoked a pipe together. and
the Understanding was complete.
Arthur. De Lille rapidly grew from
conyalescencc to robust health. He
walked. wrsstled and ran with the
young braves, his great height being
Of much, advantage to him. His cduca-
ton in the school of the athletes and |
IN fencing and shooting in Paris now
bec,me Of great service to him. With
returning health he developed great !
physical power; the Indians were
nroud of him. he was their equal in |
most sports. their superior in many
things
As the time approached for his de- |
cision. De Lille went to the old war
rior AMI said:
..De Lille wants to go into retreat |
for three days to consider his decision.
lie wants to be alone, to consider the |
future, to consult the Great Spirit"
..De Lille speaks wisely. 1t shall be |
so No one shall speak to thee, to ask
ANYTHING Of thee for three days"
Il was 50 ordered He took his gun
and went 10 tbs top of . mountain.
and there considered his situation. He |
reviewed the civilized sava9es of
France, destroying everything that was
rood. Then he turned to the peaceful
Civilization of the savages going on
around him and thought of what he |
shouli lose, nay. hal lost, in France;
then OF the life Of toll and labor before
him; then Of its freedom-the Joyous,
wild life Of the Indian.
He thought how he had been snatched
fr3u death aA home; how he had suf-
fered in New York and since; how now
by this. Indian woman he had been
trosgst nun death - LIE and he ]