Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02

NO. 1.
and demanded her rights Of royalty.
Seated on jet-black pony, with six Of
the most attractive maidens of her peo-
Iple as attendants, she rode with grace
and dignity of mein to the principal
town, near Kings Bottom. The Cataw-
bas came out en- masse to receive her,
greeted her presence with loud accla-
nations Of Joy, gazed on her with pride
and admiration, fitted up new wig
wan for her residence, gave her prince
ly rents, paid every respect to her per-
son and wishes, but never gave her the
title Of queen. In the Revolutionary
struggle they had imbibed the prejudi-
ces Of their white compeers to mon
archy, and would not have a crown
ed head over them. From this time
forth, Sally Newriver's home was with
her nation, but frequent long visits did
she make to the haunts Of her girlhood,
and the dead friend of her early or
phanage. She never married, for the
smallpox, which had been so dire a
visitation to the Indians, had left her
the sole scion Of the royal stock, and
she could not mate beneath her. Re-
vered by the Indians, loved by the
whites, she lived to ripe old age,
right noble woman, meet representative
of the royalty Of the tribe, which sunk
with her into the grave.
Soon after the Revolutionary war
perhaps two or three years-a white
man named Adam Caruth, induced
four of them to accompany him to
England and make their appearance in
the theatres as specimens Of Give In
juns,," promising, Of course. part Of the
emoluments to the actors. They drew
large houses, showing themselves in
their paints, decked with feathers,
armed with tomahawks and bows and
arrows, shooting at target to show
their skill, dancing their war dance,
singing their green-corn songs, and
showing of all their native accomplish
ments. This was an entirely new feat
ure in London amusements, and they
made large amount Of money. Trav-
cling for some months through the
British Isles, they returned to London,
and there the contractor, Caruth, pock-
eted the earnings and returned to
America, leaving the Catawbas alone
and destitute in the vast city. Their
case, after little, came to the ears Of
some charitable and wealthy individu-
ais, who gave them their passage home;
but three days after they sailed, three
Of them, sea-sick, weary and disheart-
ened, jumped overheard. and drowned
themselves. The only survivor, Peter
Harris got back safely, and long after
ward told me the history of the voyage,
the .ill-fate Of his companions, and vii.
liany and bad faith of Caruth.
I have known but little Of "the ma
ton for the last 20 years; but can,
up to that time, speak Of their chief
characterstics-and one, that of hon
esty, was so marked, that in these
times Of peculation in high places, I
wish to hold up as an example to our
officials, the poor savage, who would
eat Of fruit on tree out Of an enclos-
ure, but never, even a peach or an ap-
pie, no matter how luscious to the eye,
would they take, until after they had
asked and obtained 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 themselves. It was in Ia
ter times that man named Sam Scott,
killed woman named Cantey, (both
Catawbas). He ran away to the Cher
okees, for fear Of retribution, and re-
mained some six or eight years, but he
could not be satisfied and returned to
the Catawbas, fully armed, always on
his guard for fear of being killed, and
especially avoided liquor. For a year 4
he remained sober, but going to ColuYI
bia with some others Of his tribene
lost his caution and got drunk. ~ oe-
coming sober and finding hefao oeeii
unharmed, he was much neveo from
his fears, and after the furned to the
nation" would now<hd then indulge;
but the "avenge>6f blood" was not
sleeping, for o4 day. when Scott was
living drun,.6y the roadside, a party
~ sever./1ndians came by, among
them /eirl of IA, the daughter of the
n,u>Ered woman. She gathered a
l<ge rock and hurled it at his head,
breaking the skull. The others drew
him to one side of a wigwam, and there
he breathed for several days, the In
dams feeling no sympathy for suffer-
Ings they deemed merited, and admir-
ing the spirit that inspired the deed, he
died and was buried, and the whole
matter was ended.
I was told not many years since, by
one who had preached to them himself,
that though the Catawbas all under
stood the English language, and mis-
sionaries Of all denominations had
preached the Word among
them, not one, up to that time, had
ever professed conversion and become
connected with a Christian church.
ITO BE CONTINUED NEXT SATURDAY.
DUTCH TURKEYs.-The goose holds
the same place in Germany that the =
turkey does in this country. 1t Is the
standard of luxury Of the German peo-
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