Evening star., 1909-05-09

their Action: besides which. they received
| many Presents of Congratulation from
/ their more private friends; but none gave
| 'em a greater Taste of Bounty than COL
onel Nicholson, the Governour of Mary
| land, who hearing of their Action. sent
EN- very generous token of his Favour.
Rewarded by General Assembly.
After recovering from the fatigues OF
| the journey Mrs. Dustin and her two
| companions, accompanied by Mr. Dustin.
started for Boston, where they arrived on
the 21st Of April. They carried with
them the gun and tomahawk and their
| ten scalps-witnesses that would not lie.
| Soon after their arrival Mr.. Dustin pre-
sented a petition to the general assem-
| bly,, then in session: and. according to
| the journal of the house of representa-
| tfves. June s, 1898. 1t was voted that the
above-named Thomas Durstan. in behalf
of his wife. shall be allowed & paid out
! of the Publick Treasury Twenty five
/ Pounds. & Mary Neff the sum of Twelve
| Pounds. Ten Shilings. and the young
| man named Samuel Lennardson con-
cerned in the same action the like sum
of Twelve Pounds. Twelve Shillings'
| The name is spelled Durstan in the
official records; the petition is signed
'Thormus Durstun'': the inscription on
the monument is spelled "Duston": Cot
ton Mather spells it Dustan. and the
| Hannah Dustin had thirteen children;
she survived her husband several years
and after his death resided with her son
Jonathan on the southwest part of the
original farm. She was buried from
that house in March. 1729, and many of
her descendants are now living in the
neighborhood. The historical society has
placed a tablet upon the house. 1t is
| near the birthplace of John G.. Whittier
the Quaker poet and the schoolhouse of
his boyhood.
The tradition is that Mrs. DUSTIN in
her flight from the island. reached Dun
thirty-five miles from Boscawen, the first
day, and. considering the time of year
and the probable stage of water in the
river ii was certainly hurried journey.
At Dunstable. tradition further says. Mrs.
| Dustin and her companions were given
| shelter and protection by an ancestor Of
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Chris
| tian Science.
Another Monument.
Another monument to Hannah Dustin
stands uoon a small island called Bos-
| cawen. in the Merrimac river at its juno
| tion with the Contoocook marking the
exact spot where stood the Indian wig
wam in which she performed her CHASTITY
exploit, according to the inscription, mid
night. March 30. although there is some
difference in the records about the date
The Concord division of the Boston and
| Maine railroad crosses the island. and
the railroad bridge Is the only means
of access to it. The monument Is Of
Concord granite quarried from hills
within sight and stands within rallied
inclosure. 1t represents Mrs. Dustin
| holding a tomahawk in one hand and
grasping number of scalps in the other
Its artistic defects have been harshly
criticised and have provoked much ridi-
cuie. Ihe scalps which the effigy holds
IN IN her nand are said to resemble bunch
of carrots The pedestal is sixteen feet
nigh and the entire height of the monu-
ment is twenty-five feet.
The inscriptions, which have also ex-
cited great deal of rdicule. are three
in number and read as follows On the
west side:
Heroum gesta
Fidcs Justitia
Hannah Dustin
Mary Nef-
Samuel Leonardson
March 3O 1857.
Midnight.
On the east side:
Is 1897 so
The War-Whoop Tom8hawk
Faggot and lnfanticides
Were at Haverhil
The ashes of the camphres at night
and ten Of the tribe
The southerly side has the following
extraordinary inscription, which has
called out much comment:
Statua
1874.
Know We that we with many plant 1t:
In trust to the state give and grant 1t,
That the tide of men may never can't 1t.
Nor mar nor sever:
Tnat Pilgrims here may heed the mothers,
That truth and faith and all the others.
With banners high in glorious colors
May stand forever.
This inscription was furnished by one
of the largest donors to the monument
fund. and was accepted on that account.
The author was shortly after committed
to an insane asylum, where he died.
The monument cost $4,000. was design
ed by William Andrews Of Lowell, Mass.
and executed by Andrew Orsolini James
Murrayl.and Charles II. Andrews. The
idea was suggested by Robert B. caverly
of Lowell, Mass. and Eliphales s. Nut
ter of Concord, N. H., and to them and
Rev. Nathaniel Bouton of Concord his
| torian of New Hampshire. the site was
given by John c. and Calvin Gage of
Boscawen. owners Of the island. June
II, 1874, the land and monument were
transferred to the state. being formally
accepted by Gov. James A. Weston. and
on that day the statue was unveiled in
the presence of a large gathering. and
speeches were made by several distin-
l