Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-05-17

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would point TO the fish pole and hook and
lire. Mr.. Marsh handed him the fish
pole and line, the Boy Went Of fishing
Cheerfully. Come night he Came Back
with two strings Of Trout and pointed TO
Mr.. Marsh to take his Chair and he did.
the boy followed the fishing Business
more or less through the Winter. MIR.
Marsh got trout Enough which he smoked
and dried to last them through the Next
Summer Season.
i Come Spring the Indian and his family
Set out for Canada loaded with Bevers
fur and their traps. soon after the
Indian was Gone, the three that went
home came Back with supply Of pro-
visions, some farming and Carpenter
tools, one yoke OF owen. Cow and
Several kinds OF Seed, Garden Seed Of
all kinds, supply Of potatoes for Seed,
Grass Seed OF different kinds. the Sumer
Before they had kept some Wild or
Wateroats on the Island. they had raised
a lot OF fan turnlps on an Island which
they hoed and so as to make II out for
/ their Cattle and they Went to Work.
they planted their Garden and made Il a
rule for Each one to plant a little and
Sow little Of Each kind and they all
| Laboured hard. the main Of their Work
I Was Logging and clearing OF their lands
! for fall sowing. Soon after harvest they
( had TO send down to Charlestown, VT, TO
] gil AutH AhAl stu anu AhN RbA AnNAA SNNA
and sowed good lot Each
! Come late in the fall they Began TO
I To think about going home and il Was
/ Mr.. Marshes turn then TO Go home and
/ be and one more Went down home and
/ they went down as far as old Hadley and
/ they put up al the same tavern where
/ they STAYED when the, first Went up.
! After they had Eat their Super they
/ Seated themselves in the Bar room for an
! Evening. the Landlady takes her hitting
/ Work and Goes in for she wanted TO
| hear about the New World as they then
Called Vermont.
The landlord said to Mr.. Marsh. What
doc you think Of that Country. ] think
well and some parts have my doubts.
Mr.. Marsh informed the landlord all he
could concerning as they then Called Ner-
mont. he told him concerning the lndian
tarying with him through the Winter and
| some OF the Stories and the anecdotes the
Indian told which was pleasing and Mr..
Marsh said that this Indian was OF Great
/ Natural abilities and his Squaw pattern
! for White Woman to for she was neat and
/ industrious, Good Government over her
Childred and pleasant TO her husband.
But there Is one thing / canot account for
said Mr.. Marsh. What is said the land
/ lord will tell you Said Mr.. Marsh. As
sat on the river Bank one Sunday hearing
the Bible read | was picking with stick /
I ndu III lAN hhllu WI AhAAhAuE NAot Ndo
about picked up a finger ring and Come
to rub /. up found it to be told Ring 90
milds from any settlement. the old land
/ lady Sat BY and hearing this disc purse,
with some Emotion She dropped her nit
/ ting Work and Said IL ] will describe the
/ ring will you give il. yes with pleasure
/ said Mr.. Marsh. then she said il the ring
/ is mine il is plain Gold ring and Carved
/ on the inside with Very Small letters Re
member the Givtr and / always shall and
/ the tears Rolled down her Withered Cheeks
1 and She Came Near faiDting. said Mr..
/ Marsh the ring is yours without any dis
puts and he Gave her up the Ring But the
I Whole Company wanted 20 know how the
Ring Came their and after she had he-
/ covered q little She told this Narrative.
She said when Hadley was destroyed the
/ last time by the Indians the Young man
/ that Gave me the Ring he and ] was
Brought up together when Childred and
/ Went to school together and ! had re-
/ gard for the lad when young and j had
\ reason 10 Belesve he had for me and when
we was about twenty-one years Of age he
/ and / concluded TO Be married to him ADD
he Gave me this ring as a token OF the
marriage Covenant. the day was appoint
I ed for the Welding and the WediDgers In
vited. But the first Wee heard wss some
I Guns fired and the War hoop Sounded in
our Ears. Each man Caught his Gun and
I fought Braveley. this young man Was
SOON wounded but he taught after that
\ he loded and fired several times at Last
I their was several that rushed upon him at
once with their tumahawks and they SOON
dispatched him and / saw all of this.
/ Then the woman had to stop for short
/ space for tears rolled so fast. But soon she
I went on again. they Butchered the young
man and took his scalp Of before my eyes
and | had TO Resting as a prisoner they
made they killed and Buchered what
\ they could then plundered the houses of
what they see fit then set the buildings on
/ fire and took many prisoners. as soon as
/ possible they were Of. in the East Side OF
/ the river they took some borses and they
/ loaded tn m heavy. Each prisoner had TO
cary as much or more than they were able.
4 Wee travelled all day without anything TO
( Eat. at night wee had small allowance
dealt out then we was bound and we lay
down. the ring that ! had took II OF
Slyley and draped il into my Bosom. We
Travelled on in this sort. II any of the pris-
toner's faultered and could not travel aud
keep up and cary his load then they would
tumahawk and take their scalps. little
Childred that were troublesome and could
not travel they would dash their hreines
out against tree or stone and II their
Mothers murmered they would serve them
the same II they were not still.
They continued on the Backlands until
they got near the mouth OF the White
River then they crossed the Connecticut
river and put up, for they went up the
Connecticut River TO the mouth OF White
River and put up for the night then Wee
went up White River and put up for the
night. Come IN the morning ! could not
find my ring. / hunted until We were
ordered to March an Never saw the ring
until now, then we went on with slow
log on to the lake where they left their
canoes, then went on by water to Canada,
then was sold to a French Gentleman.
J had enough TO Eat but had to labour
hard. sta, ed their IN Bondage nearly
two years, then wee was redeemed and
sent round by water 20 Boston, then
got home as could, some times ! git
chance to ride in a cart then travel on foot
until got home. Then / married to this
man, pointing 10 the Landlord And this
ended the Evening discourse.
Ladies' hairwork. Mrs. II. II. BEAN