New-York tribune., 1909-09-25

glass with its contents in it, that the same was
handed them by the Martto in order that they
should drink it, he himself had done before
them: that this would please him, but t" return
what ne had given them might provoke him and
be the cause of their being destroyed 10y him.
and that since he believed it for the good OF the
nation that the contents offered them should be
drunk and as no one was willing to drink II, he
would let the consequence be what il would
that il was better for one man To- die than a
Whole nation to be destroyed He then took the
glass and bidding the assembly a farewell
drank it of
LIQUOR TAKES EFFECT.
Eyer, eve was fixed on their resolute COM
pauion 20 sec what effect this would have on
him. and. hc soon beginning To staEser about
and at last dropping 10 the ground. they be-
moan him Tie falls into sleep and they vie"
him as ezIiriug. He awal,es again. jumps up
and declares that hc never felt himself So happy
as after le had drunk that cup. Wishes for
more His wish is granted. And the whole as
sernbly soon join him and become intoNicaied
Here the Rev Mr.. Heckewelder inserts note
The Dalawares.' ne declares "call this place
Mtnahattanink. Mannahacktannk 10 ths
day They have frequently told me that it de
drives this name from the general int"Nication'
ami that the word comprehcndcd the same as to
say the island or place of general intoXcaton.'
The narrative of the Indians continues thus:
After this general intoxication had ceased
during which time the whites had confined
themselves 10 their vessep the man with the
red clothes returned again to them and dis
trbuted presents among them. 10 Wit. beads.
axes shoes stockings. etc. They say that they
had become familiar t. each other and were
made 10 understand 10y signs that they now re-
turned home but would visit them next year
cnts. and stay with them awhile but that as
they could not live without eating they should
then want little land in order To raise herbs To
put in their broth
THAT the vessel arrived the season following
and that they were much rcjoiccd at seeing each
other. but that the whites laughed NJ them
seeing that they knew not the usc of the axes
hoes, etc. they had given them. they having had
these hanging to their breasts as ornaments and
the stockings they had made use of as tobacco
pouches The whites now nut handles on the
former. and cut trees down before their eyes
and dug the ground and showed them the use OF
the stockings
SHARP PRACTICE OK INDIANS
Here general laughter ensued among the Ind
ians that they had remained for SO long a time
ignorant OF the use of SO many valuable irnpIe-
/ ments and had borne with the weight of :,
I
such length Of time They took every white
man they for the Manitto vet inferior anc
attendant 10 the Supreme Manitto. To wit Il
the enc which wore the red and laced clothes
Familiarity daily increasing between them an,
the whites. the latter now proposed Ia stay witt
them. asking them only for such land as tho
/ hide of bullock would cover. which hide was
brought forward and spread on the ground he.
fore them; that they readily granted this re-.
quest; whereupon the whites took "A knife and
/ beginning at one place on this hide cut il NJ
into a rope no thicker than the finger of u inn,
child. so that by the time the hide was cut M
| there was a great heap. That this rope VA,
/ drawn out to a great distance, ana then brought
around again so that both ends might meet
/ Ihat they carefully avoided it's breaking. ana
that upon the whole it encompassed a large nice,
/ OF ground. That they were surprised nj m,
superior Wit of the whites. but did not wish :,
contend with them about a little land. as the,
had enough
/ THAT they and the whites lived for a lone
/ time contentedly together. although these osI,of
from time to time more land of them: and nro.
ceeding higher UP the Mahicauittuk CHudson,
River, they believed they would soon want ~
their country"
Confirmation of the tradition narrated Nv, the
Rev Mr. Heckewelder is given by n DR. Rorton
IN Tate and Moultons History of New Yorl. f"
! He states therein that the story is told in The
same way by all the Indians of the 'Delou.oro
Monces and Mohican' tribes. and these Indians
can New York Observation-Disclosures, that is stbe
pace at which we were drunk" being the name
they bestowed on the place Immediately after m.
incident related
DISPLAYING HOTTAND,c oo,e