Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
CONTINUED from last weekly
CHAPTER Xxx
(Continued)
The Journey Ended

aEISS uscung, the Delaware King"
ZEA& whom the Brethren had per-
sU>''''0S mitted to dwell for while at
Bethlehem, on the south side of the
river, in a cabin which they built for
him. The historian tells us that
nearly every Indian deputation to the
Government passed Bethlehem and
took counsel with Teedyuscung. His
lodge thus became an objective point
OF pilgrimages from various tribes,
ven from those far off on the Ohio
The Sachem was informed that Teedy-
uscung had not long before gone with
other Indians to Wyoming, where a
town was to be built for him.
After dinner Mr.. Wiser said to the
captives, "Nows we'll go over to Beth
lehem. The Brethren want to see you
and would like to keep you here"
"Oh, wouldn't that be nice!" ex-
claimed Marie. "I'd like to live here,
but l want to 60 home too"
They were ferried across the river
and walked up the hill into the settle
ment, the captives looking with Won
der at the large buildings that had al
ready been erected. Mr.. Weiser took
them first to the clergy-house and pre-
sented them to Bishop Spangenberg,
who had returned from Ititz, where
he had seen them, and to Bishop Boeh-
ler, and several other brethren, and all
greeted them in very kind and
friendly manner, as did also Mrs.
Spangenberg, who told them how much
she sympathized with them and would
like to do anything for their comfort.
Then the Bishop spoke to the chiefs,
Mr.. Weisey acting as interpreter, and
tried to persuade them to leave the
captives in his charge, promising to
report to the Government for them.
But the chiefs could not be persuaded
to agree to this, maintaining that they
must themselves deliver the captives
to the Government at Philadelphia, as
proof that they had fulfilled their
promise; but that they would go to
Easton first, to see the authorities
there.
Finding that he could not prevail on
the chiefs to acceed to his request, the
Bishop reluctantly yielded, and said to
the captives, ~ suppose you would Ike
to see something of our little settle
ment here"
eyes, sir" said Mrs. Robinson, cal
though we are hardly fit to be seen,
after our long journey"
Mrs. Spangenberg spoke few
words to Mrs. Boehler, who had also
entered the room, and they took the
captive women to large stone build
ing nearby, which they were informed
was the Sisters House. After view
ing some of the rooms in which they
saw a number of women and girls
employed on various kinds of work,
some of them spinning, while others
were engaged with sewing or embroi-
derry, and after visiting the large re-
fectory, the kitchen and the dormitory
they were taken into another apart
ment where each one was supple I'd
with a change of clothing in place of
their travel-worn garments, which adj
ded greatly to their comfort and ap-
pearance. The Sisters took special
notice of Marie, as the youngest of the
captives, and sha seemed to be spec
ially interested in all that she saw,
having already as a child at home
wished that she could live at Bethle-
hem, as she told Bishop Spangenbcre
at Lititz. But she had no premon.tion
that before long she would really be an
inmate of that very house for several
years, before removing to Ltitz.
Returning to the street they met the
rest of their party, who had mean
while been taken by the Bishop to the
new Brethren's House in which men
and boys were working at trades
or were otherwise employed. Escort
ed by one of the cicarones appointed
for this purpose they then visited sew
eral of the other establishments, the
grist mill, the wagon-wright's shop
the pottery, the tannery, and others
Everywhere everybody was busily en-
ployed; no idlers were to be seen any,
where; and one of the chiefs remarked
"Do heap work; make everything
Last of all they we're taken to the
schools which were about to close fol
the day., Here they found Bishop
| Boehler again,who, after introducing
! the visitors, and telling the children