New-York tribune., 1902-03-16

From rs toy General Try9n y
and mirrors. aud that the Indians always acted
toward the purchasers iu friendly manner There
is p variety 81 theories 20 the meaning Of thu
name and 'ts application. ITS definition Is supposed
20 he -stiu water" 4 certain stretch Of quiet
forest surrounded water i'm the %orwalk River.
which noNs south through the town ana empties
gested She rame 90 the Indians.
Mater seems 90 have he'd much 60 do with the
namlng ~ thf tow. for s"uth Norwalk was carly
'Nye.li run into Norwalk Harbor and get water at
az 1he b. FOUND hmpe sSeFr 6s fre eS5' ye1gs
- iis ,ra,- ,rr ,r .lov-,, a.. $50 - ~ ~
handy 90 eei at there and uo' brackish like that
way ~ explanation as H" gave fhe order to the
hsimsman
one aav some years ago sn odd indian >luav
~as discovered seeking The town poorhouse Her
eyes Wer- suHk.n and her Jaws toothl-ss Deep
furrows rsd1tsI from fIe corners of her eyes and
mouth
-An I want" she pleaded is something to eat
and bit of tobacco fer my pipe I'm nearly a
hundred years old. NJ people lived here long
before you white people came. The young braves
went away, end when vou came there only
. the remnants 80 the tribe here Trouble followed
us because ~ what the young braves I'D one
b. one they died from hunger ANA disease am
the only one 'efi"
Come in ana tell me- about the rnIsforttlue which
hsfeI YOUR tribe" said the kindly woman 20 whom
she had been speaking The woman had observed
her hobbiing past her home on the country road
and hsd run ont 10 find out who she was and
what she could do for her. r can give YOU some
thirE 90 eat. and viii get some of my husbands
tobacco for YOU 20 smoke while Won sit hy the fre
she SAID
The old woman turned slowly iu AZ the hos
pitabio gate and. with the AID of her stick was
inside the kitchen door.
Here's comfortable rocker. sunty Sit down
III soon have cup of tea for ypu"
when the old woman seated beside the
kitchen fire ana beer corncob pipe filed she
hghted it with twisted paper lsmpHRhter. AFTER
sitting fcN minutes ln silence watching the
smoke curl Gp from her pipe bowl she began
musinFiy.
ia vas .ong ago Ny people lived on the
point YOU caU Wilson's Point II vas a big ,iage
On one side Was bay W. called Pampsskes rRnke
one dav the warriors. the chiefs and the old men
gathered around council fire the banks of
fampaskesnauk Ths. were 10 decide whether
10 make peace "r 40 10 ~ar with tribe away to
the aortl- That Was long before the white mon
came The ODD men wanted pesc~. the young men
var The harder the Young warriors talked war
the more ta- "ld chiefs said peace.
'-The blood uf th- yulng braves grew hot. They
rushed anon gHe old men. took them rs the hair
and sut on their heads. u was au horrible. Then
trc souuE Warriors ,"ui.~-Il-d what Ju da with
ne atlr~ t-ri u- sink them iu PampasNe~haEk-.
g.ff"- b, rb.ir isrr Iis,k i.bs ,r" fistIIei -
"A a dark Iookins scuma s',her.ea over The SPOT
o[hsr or, .,s' h.s si5s,r"4 win iI-T - my stoga
TIE scum Hau appeared lt seemed geo tuIu 10 blood
s'en lioTrihi dreams di-tarbr! Their steep. They
refc oh sNr O.. th. Hil bank at sunrise. a sigau-
sfi frf r.. tl.t n.I t;.I.I Th. .r.I,, rra,I',Iir
fpuk th. shape vf a pair % NlHs-. iH the midst
~By dstHr'ak of the next day the braves had be
%
irem re hsad u seemed 90 move. The wings
roe. rr ,4s' M h~ moq~'e s,rgsssd % a and nt ], finally
Sho,e th" h"sds of ihe Indians shHeking and
beating tisir breasts ihey rushed into the woods.
fastef few tae monster. lie beat his wings in
The pa -qusv stopped a moment in her recital
and ,ooS q long pun on her pipe. A. the smoke
Tine s9uaVs and those who remained behind
neFer hnc" hos FAR they ran. The monster could
- sen h'irE FAR 20 the northward From that
time my trihe began 70 disappear. There were not
vere only f'V left 50 the Great Spirit punished
,sfie Ser ned faII r-rsI5 1'o & ~ ME H
soufneyings and the recital of her story she had
fallen asleep.
The faithful NorwaIk citizen when asked what
event he considers most interesting in the history
% the town II he does say the departure OF
Nsthsn Hale from its shores his dangerous
mission. aould mention its burning by the notorious
loIG koNeIH"I anu general iryoh Inc deVssta-
tion % the thorough that tradition
says that Providence assisted the villagers 20 make
up their losses in a measure by vouchsanns two
additional crops OF hay that season and that many
sheep gave birth 10 twin lambs the next spring.
IN period Of terror I'm NorwHk and many
people prepared 10 fee a moments warming
News had come that Sew-Haven and Fairfield had
been visited by Tryon's torch. and they believed
their town 10 De the next 10 suffer.
lt the night OF July II. l17S that Tryon's
b0sts. piioted by a NOrwalk Tory. came up The
harbor and landed IN COW pasture Old We'll
A bout o'clock the next morning TryoB at the /
head of part or the British troops moved up one |
side OF the river toward Norwalk and General !
Garth up the other. woman took a horse and /
rode with all haste 20 warn Stamford. eight miles !
distant, and get help. A handful Of men stayed |
Csrths progress near Old Wen for short time |
then he moved 20 join Tryon beyond the post |
road bridge They stopped here and there 90 in |
vestigate cider barrels and set fire houses. AT