Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-11-30

lieve, disappeared, but when tell you that
this youth was named Paul Marsdon vou
will guess half my story, as it was my ty-
rants, and l have told you that this place
belonged originally to her family.
To Priscilla's father and mother it came
like blow that their baby girl was a young
woman. They had been loving her and ad-
miring her for SO long that it had never oc-
CURED to them that some one else might
love her; that she had come to an age at
which she might be wooed and wed.
Itwas the old story. Her Prince Charm
ing" had come, and before he left it was ar
ranged that he should return in month
and take father, mother and daughter back
with him to Boston. which the elders had
not seen for nearly 20 years. As for the
daughter, she had never been 10 miles away
from her childhood home aa
Weatheringfeld was more than well to do.
His father had died and left him his heir
So it was agreed that a house should be
taken and they should live in the city dur
ing the coming winter. In the spring the
young captain should have his answer.
Needless to say what it was. The winter
passed, spring came, and a bride half
smiles, half tears-a bride whose beauty
had driven the youth of Boston to distrac-
ton, but who had been true to her sailor
lover-left her mothers arms to go on ship
board, for her wedding journey was to be q
voyage to England.
80 soon as she had gone the father and
motner sadly returned 70 tne nome tney
had planted in the wilderness, feeling that
the light of that home had vanished
Months passed before any word came
rom Priscilla. Letters from beyond the
sea were rare and precious in those days.
10 their surprise hardly fortnight after
the receipt OF the first there came another
eplstle, this time dated from Boston. and
SEM express across the country Dy friend
~ indian. 1t was directed to the mother
and bore the word Confidential" under
scored in the corner. The contents brought
both JOY and dread to that tender heart.
Her child was in turn about to become
motherl In this her first trouble the young
wlIe lnstlnctively turned TO ner-
II must be with thee, she wrote.
1t was little after the middle OF Octo-
Der, but the winter had that year come
early. The rivers were frozen, and the snow
lay deep, as II 1t were December. II the
hard frost held, travel would be compara-
tiveiy easy. Inc Indian was questioned
held knew not only many words o. the
tongue OF the surrounding triDe, out were
entlrely 1amlllar with That strange sign
language by which all American Indians,
however different their speech, can con-
verse
The journey could be made in sledges in
SIX days. He had come on foot in three
The snow had fallen wet and was now
PnnnDh
who belonged to one OF the tribes OF the
SIX Nations, was an old acquaintance, and
the fond mother told him who 1t was who
was coming. The savage had seen Pris-
ella, but yelled and differently dressed
rom Oh old nad not known her. Inc
Weatheringtelds had always been kind to
MN, just ana humane 70 an ms people
he tnougnt 1or moment and then SAID:
write! mad intended TO nave gone be
yono tne nils toward tne settlng sun TO the
caolns Oh my people viii TURN and go
Dack 10 the sea- Inc sledges must not startl
The red warriors have painted their faces
ana now move In the sacred war dance.
die of the night before the day on which
the white man does not work a circle of
fro will encompass the city by tho suss.s
Every farmhouse and every village will be
given to the flames None are to bespared.
Men and women, babies and those with the
long white hair, all must die. Writel Your
daughter must not start. In less than two
days shall be in the CITY. Write and place
on the outside the words by which the
house of the white man is found.n
The letter was written. and the Indian
started on his return. Weatheringfield
would have gone with him. but the savage
said: "No. The trails are many and wide
anart IF they have started we NAV MT
,naat Stav Cali vour naonle ~, fron, the
yolIay oni e,nard vo,,r bnrsen Ua ,,oo
come
Tha,, oo,,a a,~;o,,s dors Tha la++a,
s.;d Az dan1,b+ar j, lo,,o,sd for +ho ,,otha,.
Frat har t,.hond nod ,,nyyilli,, olv !. .ssentoI,
- a. -,,a,.,a1. La5 ,,,;th sa;1S,
sr,,,a-,,,;tr -,,.aI,.rod sIa,lrro ,ri+h MA,
a,.ehad , oo,a,. of so;Iolatb !, r-h;oh r.
oo,-I5 a;thsr ~ ~, o. 1io ,,ron n,o++ras.
.sIt :. So,,so .hdt r,ras !, ,.r,,ta az a
...,.;s. - . ...;ts w., ~. s,S ~ III sr
~ III" .ist,s 80 ' - ~ ..u a.oa.+ "asd ad
$50 - ~ a. ha. ssU .t.'-t s,,.aS.
r, " - paIA tssxA w 90 loAs s.
noone., DSloo on.s o:'n saon 60 s." ou' Duo ~
10y ~ -. r. oui te.afts- ss ~ J,
clitsnco "a ua.si pa asad uass yna Nanes 60, -
az, %pIS w. paSs1u. o;% - ne ns4autIr Jo -.
ene nousenuu ielalou IonsVanny VI
~. :. -
ue.ay A..Loars =. ~ ,,as. :. ~ 5"sJ s .,,