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The Future Lite.
gy wILLIMI C. BRYANT.
Hew shall 'I know thee in the sphere which
keeps-
The disembodied spirits of the dead,
'When all of thee that time could wither-sleeps,
II And perishes.amont the dust we tread 'I
For Ishii! feel the sting of ceaseless paiti
1: If there , I meet thy gentle presence not ;
i,lor hear the voice Fiore, nor read again
In thy serenest eyes the tender thought.
Will not thy own meek heart demand me there!
That heart whose fondest throbs to me were
given ,
I l fy name, on earth was ever in thy prayer,
11 And must thou never utter-It in heaven !
In meadows fanned by heaven's life breathing
wind
tho.resplendenee of that glorious Sphere,
,A! larger movements of the unfettered mind,
Wilt thou forget the love that joined us here ?
'A , e loop that lived through all the stormy past
r
And meekly with my harsher nal ure bore,
aid deciper grew, and tender to the last,
Shall it expire with life and be no more "
, .
A happier - let than mine and larger light
II Await the there; for thou haat, bowed . thy
II will
•
In cheerful homage to the rule of right,
, And loveat all, and rendered good for. ill. . .
F' r me, the sordid cares it; which I dwell,
,ShrinK:and consume my heart, as heat •the
*roH—
And wrath has left its Scar—that fire of hell—'
Has leftits frightful scar upon my soul.
pt thatigh thou wearest the glory of the sky,
sViit thou not keep the same beloved name,
Tie same fair thoughtful brow and gentle eye,
f ' Lovelier in heaven's sweet climate, yet the
same?
Shalt thou not teach me in thatealmet borne
,!:The wisdom that I learned so ill in this—
The Nrisdom whiA is love--till I become •
fit eOnatimion in that land of bliss ?
'•
Aistoncal
[I, Sii,ioii KEiiToi;
Or the Border liTturs of Kentucky.
il
;The adtentures of some of the pioneers of
KentuCkysre thrilling, and - illustrate char
aters as daritig . and as circinns'pect as hist°.
y . 31 cat afford. Among the most distinguish-
eci for a love of adventure was Simon Ken
ton. Ilutihe was ou some occasions . more.
• But{
h e
for daring than prudence. Soon
after the last siege of Itoonsitorough, Kenton,
"Montgomery, and. Clark were ordered by Col
onel Bowinan to. go on.a reconnoitering (.‘Xpe
•diion to I the towns on the Little Miami,
'against which Bowman -meditated •an (vie
dition. Their adventures and misfortunes,
which give a clear idea of border life, are
*les narraied by McClung, in his "Sketches
ef,Western Adventure" :
',They instantly" set out;-in obedience to
t eir order,' , ,, and reached the neiltborhood
i the towtt without being discovered. They
e.ainined i. attentively, and walked around
tteliouses duringl the night with perfect im
p Laity. Thus far all had gone - well ; - and
irtil they been contented to return after the
'lle, execution of their orders, they would
IcaTe avoided the heavy calamity which awai- ,
._ ted them. ', . ,
But, unfortunately, during their nightly
promenade; they stumbled upon a pound tin
wich werd a Humber of Indian housee. The
h i ,
t ptationi was not to be resisted. They
e , 1, mounted a 'horse, but, not satisfied with
tt, they coulenot find it in their hearts to
ledrea single animal behind - them, and as
sole of the horses seemed indisposed to
chSnge masters,the affair was attendecl,with
c
so much .rae—, that at last they were discov
er . The cry ran through the village at
on e; that tie mLone , Knives" were stealing
tin ;
t 4 -
horsed right before the doors of their
wiwsms, Ind old and young, sqtraws i boys,
i
an warriors, all sallied out with loud screaets
to Save their property frotn these greedy spoil
ersi
Kenton and his friends quicklydiscov
ered that they had overshot the mark, and
t. L they 'must ride for .their lives; but even
is this extremity, they could not bring theirs
selVes to give up-a single horse which they
had, haltel d 3, and while two of them rode in
front and" , I know not how many horses,
thenther brought up the rear, and plying
the. whip from right to left, did shot 'permit a
sin le animal to lag behind. .
'4^ this manner they dashed , through the
.roods at al furious rate, With the hue and cry
after them,l until their course- was suddenly
stoved ill lin impenetrable swamp. Ilere,
froM necessity, they paused, for a few mo
tile, is aalistened attentively. Hearing no
so nds of Pursuit, they resumed their course,
,an eltirtuW, the swamp for seine distance, in
the vain hope of crossing it, they bent their
co4rse in! a straight direction towards the
Ohio. They--rode during the whole 'night
ivitpeut resting a moment ; and halting for
a fitw minutes at day .light, they' continued:
then journey throughout the day„.and the
w4ile of the following night*al by this un
cenlimon expedition,bn the morning of the
se ad day, they reached the northern bank
of tie Ohio.. • t
.
Crossing the river. would now ensure their
saf4y, but this was:likely to prove a difiult
uudertaking, and ;the 'dace pursuit which
wi4
the bad Vett, son to ;expect rendered It neces
to lose as little - time ,ss . - possible. The
- i d wa4! bigh,eud the river rough and bois--
ter ?„4 1 - jilt was determined that Kenton
shoruld cross with the horses, while Clark and
Plotitgortiery should construct a raft in order.
to rtuspOrt their guns, baggage; and ammu
nitipp to Ithe opposite shore._ The iueessary
Prlaratiena. were s4oll.inade, and Keaton,
arty foremg his herses into the river: Flung :
steam
edr hiniself and m by their sid e . le a
X ery' few minutes, the high waves completely
Drerwheltied him, and forced him considers
blYtbeloyi the homes, that stemmed the eur
ren much more rigorously than hinself..
l be horses , being thus left to themselves,
s i at
to ed about, and swa th *gait te the Ohio
e h
. e, where Kenton was cotopelled to follow
th ' Again he forced them into the water,
st4agaitt they returned to the same spot, Un
r
m
tit nton hecame-so exhanste4 by repeated
effo rs asito be unable to swim. A connect
wa_f then! held, And the question proposed,
What was to be done," That the Indians
w0U14.1 p ursue them, was certain ; that. 'the
• \
] . 7 . • -
torees would net and could not be made to
IFrogs the river id ite present state, waeequal
certain. I
Should they abandoh their "hor
ses and cross on'the raft, or remain with their
omen and take mil fortune as heavetv be
towed then? / The . latter alternative. was
pinanimously adopted. Death 4r captivity
knight be tolerated; )i.it the loss of so beauti
ful :4 lot of 4onese hot
having worked so
tat for tliem'il, As bet to be thoug ht of for a
Moment. . i
I t_
1 1 then-'
selves
soon as iti was determined I that them
eelves and ho rr4t were to-share the same fate,
It again beeam necessary to fix; upon some
probable platiOf saving them. Should they
biove up or down the nver, or retrain where
.hey were? -The-latter course Was adopted.
t was aupposed that the wind would ' fall at
unset, end the river become sufficiently calm
ef admit of their passage,. and it was suppos
ed prob Able that the Indians might he upon.
them 14orenight, it was determined , to con
eeal th 4 horses in a neighboring ravine,
while
1 they should take their stations in , the adjoin
ngliwoad. A more miserable plan could not
iave been adopted.
~If they could not con
sent tolaerificetheiri,horeee, itt order to save
their oven liVes,i they Should have moved ei-
Aher, up Or down the river, and tints have pre
hreed the di s tance frinn the Indians which
eir rapidity of movement had gloried.
The Induiree would have follOued their
t i rail, and being e twenty-four hours march, be
l'iiid thetn, 4ould nevee have overtaken them.
tut neglecting; this ebvious consideration,
theystupelly sat dowti until sunset, expect
ing thatthe river would become more calm.
The day. passed;away in tranquility, but at
ight the wind
,blew harder i than ever, and
he water became sp Mug!), that even their
! L eft would have been s:carcei able
, . y to cross.
'.lXot an instant more should have been lost in
' bioving`from se 4tiangerous 4 post ; but as if
totally i'nfattlat4 they remained where they
I were until inorrippg ; thus wasting tWenty-
I, f ou r hours of mop, precious time in total idle
ess. In the ruogning the wind, abated, and
the river becatne;calui; but lit was now too
bite. their hoes;:es recollecting the difficulty
of the passage o& the preceding day, had be- ,
eipme as obstinatj and heedless as their Inas
-41n4, 11 / 1 11)0Si ei ‘ - e)y - andi repeatedly refused to
ere lat . . : 1 i ,
. Finding ever±!:effort to coMpel ,theist ear
(rely unavailin4 their masters at length de
teraiined to do . ;ibat ought to hare been done
tatfirst..' Each resolved to mount a horse and
+alit; the best. bf his way down the river. to
Louieville. Mad 'even this resolution, !tower
tiirdily adOpt i ed, been executed with decis
- the party t would probably have been
.
veil but after they were mounted, instead
ei n
of lea% 4 ing the ground instantly, they went
back tipon their: own trail, in the vain effort
t,regeiiii poeeestion of the met of their bor
e which lefts broken from them in the last
'e fort to drive them into the , water. They
c .
wearied out their ! good genius, and literally
fill victims bbo, their love for horse flesh. • t ,
, They had ecarcHy ridden one:hund:ed yards, i "
( ienton in the et - Mire, the other's upon the
thinks, with an interval 'of twd hundred yards
liOtween them) when Kenton! heard a loud
halloo, apparently coming from ' the ' spot
Which theyiliad just left, • Instead of getting
ciit of the "ay trust- i s fait',o possible, and tst
l
i " g
to the :
ss ;of his horse and the thick-
pgn . of* wove for safety, he put the last
piling; stone tiii his imprudence, and," dis
ounting, walked leisurly hack to meet his
rsuers, and thin give them as little trouble
a possible. He quickly beheld three Indi
mist and, one white man, all well mounted.—
Ni, ishing to giveLthe aliirm to his.companions,
he raisdd his rifle to: : his shoulder, <took a .
steady aim at the breast of the foreiniiit Inch;
an, and drew the triggtr. , His gun had he
cdme wet oa the raft, end flashed. ' , I.
(The enemy mere iitantly alarmed. and
:dished at him. i NowNowt at last, when flight
could be of ao service, Kentcm betook him
self to his heels, 'ands _ vas purstied by four
horsemen at fulbspeed, , lie instantly direct
ed his step to the thickest part of the wood,
where there was much :fallen timber and a
_ k growth of unden4A, and had succeed
bw , ie a an s n,
id li tis e t t h
enteringa
s o u ti g e l, ivthu i e n
,t,e4
openit fl i v i
n i
w a g : 0
zit
h it ,e i s pursuers,
afanllelun dtam
ian
o horiehack galloped; round the corner of
rii
the wood, and approached him so rapidly a.e
lei render flight useless The horseman- rode
UP, holding out his hand and calling out,
"rother: brother!" it} a tone of great affi..c.-
ti n. Kenton observe -4 that if his gun would
b re made fire, he would have " Grothered"
him to his beans con tent, , but being totally
I.Mad, he called opt that he wonld sot
rehoZPl'l( they Would give him quarter and
treatment. ' - t '
Prom yes were ebeileFwith the Indian, and
v 4
t showered them out hy the dozen, continu
od
info. all the while to advatige with" extended
hnds and a writhing grin upon his coulee
n nce, -which Was ii*tided for a smile of
c urtesy. Seizing liedton's hand, he grasp
e -
1
it with violence. Keeton, not, liking the
in mei of his captor, reised his gun to,kievk
hirn down, when an Itiflian who had followed
1 hilrn closely through the hrnsliwood,inAtantly
-seeing upon hisliack tied pinioned his arms
into" his side. The one siho had just approach-.
to h:m ith tli th en ei i to ized wo h es ite 4 b t t ram beh rodi4 airan ti d n s t h4: h k e
lii until his teeth rattled, while the rest of
th 'party coining up, they all fell upon Ken
th tieirt they would *poll or beat him to
depth. They were thelowners of the horses
which he had carried"MT, and now took am
p* reeenge for the ler4 of their property,
At every stroke: of thipir ramrods over his
litd (and they were i,either few nor far be.
, I
t en,) they. would retreat in a tooe . of strong
indignation "Steal Latin boss : ! hey . : !"
t4Their attention,,kovver, was soon direc
t° Montgomery, wfip having heard the
n ee attending Keutiafes .capuire, :very .gal;
laielv hrtsined up to : is, assistance; while
Clerk very prudently 4)44171* his own-safe
ty.._
hi betaking himself-to his heels, leaving
hi., unfortunate compatiOns to shift for them
selves. , Montgernerv s _haited within gunshot
and appeared busy witji 'the pant of his gun,
asi if repaving to fire. 4 Two Indians instant-,
lyi sprang o ff in pirsuit' of hitp, while, the rest
attended ;o Kentoj n a few minutes Ken
ton heard the crac two rifles any.
sulcceseion, fo ll ow bve a hairdo; which an
nanced the fate of hia7friend. The Indians
q, ickly returned, waving the , bloody scalp of
Montgomery, and with , countenaucesaud g es
tures which menance d .himwith ' I
,_„ a sum ;a
fate. ,..
k
•
They then Proeeedea to secure their priso
t'. They first ssmrs4led burl to lie upon
I. back am! streteht4 out his arms to their
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(411 length. They then passed 'latout stickl
tit right 'angles across hie breast, "to each ex
tiettnty of which his wrists were fastened by
thongs' made of buffalo's ; hide. Stakes were
then driven: into the earth, near his feet, to
Ni'hich they were fastened in a similar man
ner. - A halter' was then tied around his neck,
and fastened to a - sapling- which grew near,
and finally a strong rope was paSsed under
liis belly, lashed strongly to the- pole which
14y transversely upon his breast, and wrapped
.149und his arms at . the elbows, in such a man
tle! as, to pinion them to;
the pole with a pain
fill violence, and render hint literally incapk.
'life of moving band, foot., or head, in : the
sltbteist manner. . .
it During the whole of this severe operation,
detther their tongues nor their-hands were by
ti # y means idle. They Cuffed him- from . time
tp . time with great heartiness, until his ear.s
'gain,_and abused him for a "lief!—a hoes
a sal !—a rascal r and finally; for it'‘4l-----d
'hits. man l'' I may here observe , that all
t'e western Indians ha d picked up a good
S'i
itiany English. words, parttcnlarly our oathg,
hich (von: the .frequency ; with whichh they
v 1
.ere use by our hunters and trader* they
i i'obably looked upon as the very root and
triundation of the English language. Ken
t itr'remaine A tin this paitiftil attitude through
ilt the niglo, looking forward - to' certain
eatlwand most probably 'torture, as -soon as
~i,should reach their - towns.' r- Their . rage
1
lainst him seemed to increlise rather •than
• rb4te front indulgence, and lit the morning
i idisplaxpd itself in a:fortit at once ludicrous
nd cruel.,
1
. , .
• Among the horses which Kenton had ta
-14, and which their original owners had now
rWvered, was kfine but wild young colt, to-
I icily unbroken, tind with all his honors of
i m i atie ait'd_lail unlocked,. Upon him, 'Ken
t tbb was taunted, without saddle' or . bridle;-
with his hands tied behind. him, and his feet
fakened under the horse's bal. .:The colin
ti, was rough .and bushy; and Kenton had
i O in&iiis- of protecting , his face from the
ht'aniblelt4 through which it wasexpected that
the 'colt-would dash. As•soon as the rider
,Aas firmly fastened to his back, the Colt_ was
t'irned Dose with a sudden lash, but after ex
erting a; .few curvets and caprioles; to the
eat. di tress of his .rider,. but to the infinite
ti•,- -
amusement of the - Indiatni„ he appeared to
tithe compassion inr his rider, and filling in
t ' a line_ with the other liorS&, avoided the
llrlinibleil entirely;'and went on Very well. In
this manner he rode thrOugb the day. . At
rhlit hei.was taken from the hoise and con
.gited as before. .
On the third day they came . W * .ithin a few
tittles of Chillicothe. Here the Party halted,-
alai despatched a messenger to inform the
village of their arrival, in order, I suppose, to
gii - e them time to prepare for Ilk reception.
Iktime a short I3lacktish. one of their chiefs,
! I. ,
arrived, and regarding Kenton with a stern
iinteatitteecititintiered out in very gt xxl•En
lisli, "You have been stealing; Horses?"—
,Yes, sir."
.'." Did.CaPtain I3oone tell you to
stie'al our Losses?" ". I .S .- O, sir, I did it of my
atvin accord." ThiSkink confession was too
irptating to be borne. 'Blackfish made no
reply, .but brandishing a hickory switch,
which he. held in his hand, he applied its
biiskly to . Kenton's naked back and shod
dOs, as to bring the b'ood freely, sand occa-.
sign acute pain. .
Ilhus,'alvernarety beaten.and seolded,,he
niarched onto the village. At a distance of
a itnile frotn. Chilicothe, be saw evert- inhabi
tint, of the town, men, women andehildren, -
titling out to east their - eyes with a view
t o t ) 'the prisoner. Every individual; daivn,to
tsmallest child,:appeared in a paroxysm of
. e e. They ,whooped, they yelled, they lax -
4 they clapped theit bands, and poured up
him i 4 .
'onw flood of abase, to which all that he
ho. , yet received was gentleness and civility:
-With loud cries,
they demanded that their
pfioner should be' tied to - the stake. • The
lust' was instanlty complied with. .• • '
IA: stake was quickly fastened, into the
gt4ottnel. The remnant of Kenton's shirt and
bteeehes were torn from his person, (the
squaws officiating with great dexterity . in '
WWl' operations;) and his - hands being tied
tiether, and raised above his- bead, were fas
tened to the top of the stake. The whole
parity then danced' around him until mid-.
oight, yelling and screaming in their usual '
f4iitie manner,•striking him with switches,
aid 'slapping him . with the palms of. their
h4rals. .He expected
. every moment to tin
ddigo the torture of fire, but that was reseri
ed :Air another time.' *They - wished to prO
lornk. the pleasure of tormenting himas much tni possible, - and after having caused him to
atitteipate the bitterness of death until a late
Iliiiir, of the night, they : released him front the
stake and conveyed' Lim to the village..
rEttrly in the morning he beheld .the scalp- 1
of "dontgotnery stretched upon a hoop, and
tlipng in the air before the door of one of',
thqr prjucipal houses. Ile was quickly led I
att . , and ordered to- run the gauntlet. A
rdvi'Of boy s ,'swomen, and men, 'extended to
ti e • -
h;distancelof a quarter of
,a mile.' . .At the
tt.C.rting-place stool two grim-looking. war-'
rii>rs i with butcher knives in their hands; at ,
thelextremity of the line was an Indian beat
it44 drutn 'and. a' few paces beyond the
&Jim Was the - door of the, council - house.- 0
49 4 switch es,' hoe-bandles(and temahitagui
ware; brandished along-the. whole line, cans
ir,*, the meek involuntarily t to stream from
hi pores, atlthe idea of the discipline which
hail, naked sin. was . to. receive diming the
- i
Thel - i
motuent for starting arrived tthe great
dOti at the ddoor, *of the . couueil-howe was
sttyek, and.lienton sprang. forward in the
rapt.. Kenton avoided 'the row, .of his
. ene- . '
iitis.; and turning to the east, drew the whole
partrin putXtuit of him. Redoubled seieral
tini4.l with great i activitc,
.and - at length ob.]
sctfing an oi)ediug, he darted.throughit„and
pieised forward to the Councillhouse with a
!:dity which left- his ' pursuers far lehind:'
O . or two Of the litdianssucceededin throsi
in theinselrs betueenr lilmand• the goal;
an from tit Se alone - he received a few blows,
Inq'pursuers
bit was much leis injured than be could ..at
Etta', have sup posed posaible.". •'. . '. .- '
1,,t0t soon' , ..
the race watt over, a 'Council
witi held . in order to detennine Twhetherlteti
should be b , rat - to death on the. : spet, or car-,,..
ri4 round •tb`the other vilitqes; - and exhibi
tedt to everyltribe Tit, - arbiters of his' tat
as:Chi a oireia 4:Pli the floor; of the -council
bitlse, •while'rtbe unhappy prig' ouer, naked and
hcinmil i was Committed to the care of a guatd
iti{iVe - opeti tir. The delibetatioacommeue,
ed.! Each Warrior sat in silence"; while -a
laiice - war:olb: wairTassed -round the.circle.
Those who %tete opposed to burning the pris
. ~. ~
oner on the sPot'were - to Pass the club in sil l
knee to the next warrior;, thoSe - in - flior of
biirning were .to strike the earth violently
with the club beforw:paesing it . .
A teller was appointed . to coi l s, th e votes:
This dignitary qmaly reportecl that the op
: position had pieviiled; that "kis . execu tion
was suspended for - the piventi and ',that iL
was - determined • - ti? take i him ito an Indian
town on 'Mad river. called! WatighcotowseCo.l ,
Ills fate was .quickly announced to hint- byi
a renegade white man, who tied asiuterpre-i
ter. • Kenton felt .rejoiced at the -issue, butt
naturally became *mous' to know - what wa*
in reserve fot bitri M. WaughOOtonsoca. He
accordingly asked
. .the whits man " what tili
i
Indians ntended. tO do with hip upon reach i
ing the , appointed placer • fi'!,Btrasi yol:04
,43—d d—n you !" Was the ferocious reply.H
He asked no further question, and the scowl
lug interpretpr walked aWay. 1 ' ' 1,
InstAntly preparations' Were Ilmade . for hia
departure, and to his greltt jny as well aa
astonishment, - his 'eliithes were restored to t
him, and he was permitted -to remain un
to
ti . omd. I Thanks to th e ferocietts 'intimation!
of the interpreter, ,he :was 'aware of the fate in
rt. erre for him, and- secretly determined that
'le would never reach WinghtOtomoco alive!
• t was possible to avoid it. Their route lay' ,
1 ought an unpruned forest, abounding - im
cketsianduiiderg,rowth4 Ueboutid. as hei
s, it .would. not. be-iMpOssible to escape
m the hands of coriductOrs; and if be
ild once enter • the tlirket'ls' he thought,
it he Might be enabled to baffie his pursu-j
At, the worst, he could only be retaken,)
and the'fire would burn Ili) hotter after an at:11
tempt to escape, than before.l During the,
Whole-of their march he rinaiiied abstracted
and bilei,it ; often ineditatibg on effort for lib
erty, and as o ft en shrinking froin the. peril of
the attempt. ~• ) 1 -
- At length 11.1 was aroused fro m his revery
by the Indians firing off their :guris, and rais
ing the iihrill Scalp 61143.4 The signal was
soon answered, and the deep roll of a drum,
WAS heafrd far in .front, anilount.ing. to the un
happy prisoner that _they i.were.! approaching
an Indian town, where the gauntlet, certain
ly, and Perhavot;ie - stake awaited him. The
idea of; a rep - -ions of Oe dreadful scenes
which he had already encbuntered complete =
ly banished the indecision which had s hither-•
to• withheld him,: slid with is sudden and
startling cry he sprang into, the bushes and
fled.with the speed of a wild deer,: The pur
suit was instant and keeN some on foot,some
on horseback. 'But he was'.flying for his life;
the stake rand the hot' iron,. andr the burning
splinters, were before his eyes,, a rid • he soon
distanced the swiftest hunteri th at pursued
him, •
-.1 l,
1
But fate was against hint at i
every turn.—
Thinking, only-of the enenfy behind, he for
got that - there rriight. ;alio bel enemies be
fore; and before he was ilwitio of. what be
had done, he foiiiektgat he hadplunged into
the centre of a fresh partyl of librsernen, who
had sallied from the town at the firing'of the
guns, and happened, unfOrtunately,to stumble
upon the poor prisioner, ndw making a last
effort for freedom.; His heart sank at once
from the ardor of hope to-fhe very pit of de
spair,:and lie wits tigain haltered and driven
before them to the town, like, lin, ox to the
slaughter-house. . 1 i 1, • .
i Upon reaching the village, (Pickaway,) he
was fastened to a stake near thei door of the
council-bouse, and the wai?riors again assem
bled in debate. In a short ti me they issued
from the council-house, and , surrounding him,
they danced, yelled, &c., !for several hours,
giving him once more a foretaste •of tbe bit ,
terness of death. On the folloWing 'morning
their journey was continued„ bat the Indians
had vow become watchful and gave him no
opportunity of even attempting an escape.—
Ori the second day, be arrived it Waughco
tornoco. Here he was again Icompelled-t.o
run the gauntlet, in wide' he eras severely
hurt; end immediately of er. this 'ceremony
he was taken to the-counpil-h'ouse, and all
the warriors once ; more asitembled to deter
thinehis fate. ' ' . I 'll
- ' He sat silent and deject4d upon . the,floor
°lithe cabin, awaiting the moment whic was
to deliVer him to the stakei when the door of
the council-house opened, find ,imors Girty,
James Girty, John Ward, and an Indian came
in with a woman, (Mrs. * L
Ty Knnedy,) as a
prisoner, together with seven ( children and
seven scalps. Kenton 'waslnstantly removed
from the council-house, and the delibenitions
of the ssrsembley were pr*actel to a very
late bout, in consequence Of the arrival of the
last-named party with a tresh tarove of pris
oners.
7
At-length be was-again eutninoned .to at
tend the council-house, being Informed that
his fate was decided. Regarding the man-.
date as i a mere prelude to the stake and fire,
he knew were intended!. -for him, he
obeyed:it with, the calm d'espair which had
now' succeeded the burning anxiety of the
last-for. 'days. Upon _ent4ring the council
house lie. was greeted with a oavage scowl,
which if he_ had still - cherished; a spark of
Nelie, woulit have completely extinguished it.
Simon Girty threw a blanket • upon the floor,.
and harshly ordered him td take a seat upon
it. The order was not imniediatoly complied
with, aid Girty impatiently seiing his arm,
jerked him roughly ,- upon! tll6, blanket and
pulled him down upon it. ~.. •
In the same rou g h and menacing tone,
Girty then interrogated hint as' ' -to the condi
tion of ,Kentucky. " IlOw 1-4ny' men are
there iii Kentucky f" ``li is it poseible for
me to.iinswer that question," replied Kenton, 1
"but 1, - tan tell you the number of officers
and their rtepeetive rankit; yo can then 1
jielgefor.yourself." , " Do'e. you dcnow Wm. I
Stewart r " Perfectly tv4ll.;.he is an old
and intimate acquaintanc ~" What is your
. own name.? "Simon .Butler i"plied Ken- i
ton. Never did the annunciatien of a name
produce* more powerful ettect.l Girty and -
Kenton', {then. bearing tibe,'l name of Butler) '1
bad sereed - as *pies together i. Dunmore's ;
eipeditiOn. The former luid no then-aban- 1
i ,
cloned the societv.ef the whites for that of
the savages, and bad becotite, warmly attach
ed to.. Kenton during the short period of their 1
serrieita together. As sboia as he /heard the
aline bp-..became -etrongls , agi`tated ; sad,
1 1)Ti!igint_fi'oni his. seat, IF thri3w his arm
around'Kenton's neck, and eip t tintied him
with-latch emotion.' '' I, -. '1 . - ;- •
Thetrinining to the aisembfed warriors,
whO remained astonished spectators of this-,
extraordinaly scene, be .addressed_ them in a
short speech, which the deep esirnestaess of
his tone and t 6, energy of! his gesture
grendereil eloquent. Ile, informed them that
t the prisOner, whom they hid just condemned
to the stake, Urns his ancient comrade and •
bosom friend,_; that they -had travelled the
same war-path, slept upon th 4 same blanket,
and dwelt in the same wigwam. lie entrea
ted there
- to mare compasaon Upon his _feel
ing:oo spare him the agonyl of witnessing
the torture of an old friend by, the hands of
his adopted brothers; and nut to refuse so
trifling a favor as the life of white man, to
,the earnest intercession of onelwho had prov
ed- by three years' faithful service, that , lie
Was sincerely and zealously devoted to- the
cause of the Indians.
The speech was listened tii in unbroken
silent*. As soon as he bad finished, several
chiefs expressed their approbaftion by a deep
guttural interjection; while others are equally
as fOrarard in making known their objections
to the proposal. They - urged
. that his fate
had-dready been - determined by ..rt large and
tin council, and that they *could be 'acting
like squaring to change , their mindaevery hour.
They-insisted upon the &mitt mistime/in
ure of,Kentonv that he bad not 'only stolen
their bases, but had flashed his gun- at brie
of their young men ,• that it was in vtin to
suppose that so bad a man Could ever be
come an Indian at heart, like their. brother
Girty • that the Kentuaians,twere all alike,
very bad people, and ought io. be killed - as
fast aa they were taken; and, finally, they
observed.that many of their peple bad come
1 from a distance, solely to assistat the'torture t
of the prisoner, and pathetically painted the
disappointment and chagrin with' which they
would hear that 'all their trouble had been
I for.nothini. Fresh speakers arose upon each
side, and the debate was carried on for an
hour 'and a half with great heat and energy.
During the whole of this tirr4, Kenton's feel
• ings may readily be irrngired! He could not
understand a sylrabte-of what; was said.. He
saw that Girty spoke with ch+p earnestness
and that the eyes of the amenubly were of
ten turned upon himself with Venous express
ions. He felt satisfied that I his friend was
pleading forthis life, and that- t he was violent
ly opposed by alarge pall of !the council.—
At length, the war-club was produced and
the final Ave taken. ; Kentou ,watched-its
progress wi - fh thrilling einothin, which yield
ed to the Most rapturous delight, as be per
ceived-.that those who struck the floor of the
council-house • were - inferior', is number to
I: those who-passed it in silence] Haring thus
snceeeded in • his benevolent 1 purposeL Girty
;'lost no time in - attending to the comfort of his
11ft:it:rid., He led him iato his; own , wigwam,
land_from - liis own store gave Ihim a pair of
II nioceasins and legging, a breech-cloth, a hat, .
'alcoat, a
. handkerchief for his deck, ant. anoth ,
; e for his head.
i; For the,space of three weeks i , Kentc
;in perfect tranquillity. Girty •s kindo
;uniform and-indefatigable. 'lie iu tr
;Kenton to his own family, and - accon l
!him to the wigwams of the principal
IWho. seemed •all at once to - hare - turn(
1, l
. I the extremity of rage to the utmost kindness
l a cordiality. ' Fortune, how'rver; settned to
ill five selected him for her football, ' l and le.
i lhave snatched him from the frying-pan only
Ito throw him into the fire. ' 't Abouttwenty
;days after his most providencial deliierance
! from the stake, he Ins walking in company
with thrty and an Indian named Redpole,
;when another Indian came from the village
;towards theni, uttering repeatedly a .whoop
;of peculiar intonation. Girty I instantly told
!Kenton that it was the distress halloo, and,
'that they must all ro instantly to the coun
icil-house. Kenton 's heart involuntarily flut
tered at the intelligence, for the dreaded' ;till_
Iwhoops, and hated all.ceuncil !longest) firmly
believing that neither boded him any good:
INOthing, however, could be lone, to avoid
7whatever fate awaited him: - and 'he sadly Be
:compelled Girty and Redpol4 back to the
;village. - • 1
Upon approaching the , Indian , who had
bitgooed, Girty and Bed pole slibpk hands with
'''him.Kenton likewise offered, his hand, but
5 the Indian refused to take it; at' the same
time - scowling upon him omino usly. This
took place within a few paces a the door of
the councirhouse. Upon entering, they saw
that thee house was unusually. full. Many
and warriors from the ;distant towns
Srere present; and their countenauces were
grave, severe, and forbidding.' Girty, Red
pole,. and Kenton walked aktund, t offering
their hands successfully to each; warrior. The,
t hands of the first two were cordially received,
but when poor KentorLanxiouily offered his
hand to the first warrior, it was rejected with
e tame scowling eye as before. He passed
lon to the second, but was still rejected ..- he
persevered,,however, until his hand had been '
refused by . the first six, iheci, sinking . into
despondence, he turned off. and - rood apart
'ram the rest. - I
Then debate quickly commenced. Kenton
looked eagerly towards
Girty 4 s his last and
nly hope. Ilis,friends look anxious and
distressed. The chiefs from a ;distance arose
One after,another, and spoke in a firm and
indignant tone,l4ten looking at Kenton with
an eye - of death. . Girty did riot desert him,
but eloquence- appeared wasted upon the
distant chiefs. After , a warm debate he turn
ed to Kenton and said, "Weli ! my friend I
you must die!" One of the .stranger chiefs
instantly seized, him by the collar, and the
others surrounding him, he was strongly pin
ioned, committed, to a guard, l and instantly
!
marched °tr.
tliigitard was on horsebapt, while the
prisoner was driven before theni on foot, with
long rope round his neck, the other end of
'which was , held by one of. thit guard. •- In
this manner they had. marched , pbout two and
it half miles, when . Girty passed them on
horseback, informing Kenton ithat he 'had'
'friend* at the next village, with whose aid he
Moped to be able to do something for him.—
flirty passed on-to tho town, btit finding that
motbing could be done, he would not see his
friend again, but reinrned.to Niraughcotomo
Co by it different route.. ,
They.pasied through the village without
halting, and at a distance of about tivo and
:ft half miles beyond it, Kenton ihad Again
ppporttinity of witaelwing the tierce hate with,
yvhich these children of nature:,regard an en-
CmY. At. the distance of few paces- from'
the toad, st.squaw was basil* engaged iyi
shopping wood while: bet lord and .- master
Was sitting on a 10g,., smokingL his pipe and,
direc,tiii"g_her labors, with the lindolent_tadif
feriime common to the natives;hin mit" un
der the influence of sOnie exeiting'passion.—
' The sight of Kentori - howerw, `aeatmsd , to
:rouse 10m to fury. He . hastily sprang up,
With a sudden yell, snatched* the Axe from the
'squaw,- and rushing upon the prisoner id rap.
idly as to give him n opportunity of escape,
dealt It - tin a b!oW with .the axe which cut
through the shoulder, tteaking the bone, and
almost Severing:the arm frontlits:body,.. lie
would instantlyin4 reiieitte4 t he titoic; had
. .
not Kenton's oehduetors _interfered -And pro
teetdd :him; seyerely ,reprirnandirk the Indian
for attempting. to, rob them of the amusement
of torturing the'prisOner. •
They soon reached alarge . village upon'the
head-waters of the Scioto, wh e re Kenton; for
the first time, heheld the celebrated
. Mingo
chief Logan, so,bonombly mentioned in. 'Mr.
Jeffersen'sNoter. on !Virginia, Logan- walked
gmvely up to, tlie . place where .Kenton stood/, '
and the &Pewit* s h ort Conversation, ensued':
"Well, ydunginan;;the_sp...yoUng ,men .soern,
very mad at. yon - r i .
_sir; they certain-i
ly. are." " Well; don't be - disheartened I
am a - great chief; ! You are to . go- to
ky ; they spe*of burning you there, but I
will send two _runn e rs
. 16-morrow , to. speak
good for you ."1
.ll..o'gan,s . form was striking,*
and manly, hiseounte.nance calm i aniLooble,
and lie Spoke - the English language Witt- AU
ency and correetness.- ‘.lCenton's'spirita
in
stantly rose, at . the.address of . the benevolent'
-chief, and he mice More looked Upon"
.Lit i
self as providentially saved from - the stake.
On' the follo.wing morning,. two runners
were :desPatcheili to Sandusky, as _ the chief
had 'promised, and.tintil their return Kenteri'
Was kindly tretitCd;lbeilig permitted to spend
much of liis tirike with - Logan, who con - versed . ,
with him freely, and -in the most friendly
manner. In the evening;* the two runners're
turned, and were clo,i,eted with Logan. Ken
ton Celt the most bilmin,r anxiety to know_
What - was the re4ult of their mission, but 1.6;
gun did not visit :him again until the: next
morning. lie then ,tialkett up . : to --him,
companiedli'enton's 'guards, - and giving
him it:piecel of tread, told hiin that he waS
instantly ,tO becarried - to* Sandusky; and
without uttering a' Word, turned:upon - - hiS
heel, aud lefthim.
Again Kenton'S, spirits sank. - Froth Lo-,
gan's manner,, be supposed that bis intercess
ion had been 'unavailing, 'and•that - Sandusky
was destitted.to be the scene of .his final -suf
fering. This appeariteliave peen the
But fortune, Who, ;to_ use :Lord LoVat's p*-
I " had been playing ,at cat and
niouse. with him 'fur the last month, had se=
lected..Sandits,ks t for the display of her strange
and capricious I)3tver.. He was driven . into
town, as usual. , ;Ind was to have been burned
on the following' morning, m hen an Indian
agent .na*ed ,The'iv'yer interpOsed; and dice
More rescued biro' froth the stake: - I:fe -was
anxious to obtain intelligence for the
Commandant at.lletroit ; and. 'soearnestly In
sisted upon KentOn's being delivered up to
him, That the Indians at length consented
upon the express ~ ,condition, that after the,re
guile& information had been obtained, he
should. again be placed at their discretion. - -'--,
To this, Drewyen,consented, and without fur-
.11 lived
ess a
ductal
panied
chiefs,
, from
ther difficulty Kenton was trausferre&to his
hands.' l`Drewyeri lost .no time in removing
him to Detroit. ,
On, the road, .he :informed Kenton of the
conditiqn upon Which he had obtained poss
ession o',-his persen, -assuring him, however,
that no consideration . should'indue,e -him to
abandon; a prisoner. to the mercy of such
wretehei. * Having d welt .at some length up
on the generosity 'of hia own.: disposition, and
having sufficiently. Inagnihed, the . service
which.he'had just rendered him,-he began at
length, to cross 'question ..Benton as to the
fofee and conditieu d Kentucky, 104 partici
ularly as to the namber - of men at Fort -11.%feln-
tosh. :lietOn very candidly declared liissn
t -
ability to anwer. either
.question,-ol*rvlng
that•he • 'was inerely a private, au& V . ) 4 no .
means acquainted, with matters of an enlarg
ed and general import; that his great; tntSt
ne;ss had heretofore been to endetiVorti:i take
care of himself, which he had found. 4 work'
of no small, Drewyer replied. that
he believed hii4 e. and from that time lienton:
, - .
was troubled . Witli no_more questions, ',, .
• His'conditiOn at Detroit was - not uttpleas-.
ant. Ile was compelled to report hims elf ti ev
ery morning to an English o ffi cer, and was
restricted to.certaiu boundaries..throu ii the '
day, but in other respeets le scarc e)
.felt
that he Was a priSepq. His. battered body
and broken arm were quickly repair ~ and
e i
his emaciated limbs were again Cloth . with
a proper proportion of flesh. lle - remained
in this , Otate of . easy: restraint 'from: October,
1777, until June,.:1778, . when he „meditated
an escape. There was no difficulty iqienv- .
ing Detroit, bat be would he cot:at:odic& to
traverse a wilderness of more than ' two hurl-,
dred Miles; abounding with hostile- Indiani,_
and• affording. no Means of suhsistence beyond.
the wild Name, which could not be I killed,
withoat agun: . In - addition to' this lie would certainly :be pursued, and if retaken 'lli the'
Indian's, he might expect a repetition lof all
he hart undergone _before, , without tileiltros-:
peat ota second imerpcsition on the part of
the. English. :
TheSe considerations deterred bitulfor some
time from the attempt, but at length 14s litn: -
patienee became. uncontrollable,
.and lie !de- ,
termin4xl to escape' or perish in the att;tinpt.
He took his measures With equal , secrecy 00.
foresight. lie eitutiowly hounded_twe young
Kentuckians,
tl4 , ti" at I)etroit, olio hall been . ,
taken .ivitly Bootie at the Rine Licks; Md'had'
been_ parch/milhi . : the' British. 'He ratuar
them as impatient as „himself _of e,aptivify,and:
resolute to accompany hip'.. 'Charging!thenk
not to hre:lthe a syllade of - their_ deSi4a t o .
any other prisoners, he - busied himself tor t - ?,Y•'••
eral day's in making the nems*try pr4paraz.
thins. It wasiabsoltitely necessary that they
should{ be provided with arms, :both . f4rithe'
sake otrepellhig - attack,- andprottritto.itdke
means lel stibsiStence . ;'• atid, , itt the sante ; tiMe - ,..
it was very difficult to obtain.' theni,'lvithotit:
tbe. knOwledg3'of tilt; liritiAi eomitindant'
..By, "patiently _waiting - theif•opportmiityi
however„. all' these-preliminary. diffiqultim
were overcome. -Kenton fortated a olose . friend - -
ship 'with: two Indian linaterS,_ deluge'); 'hem
With funvand boUgliti•theleguns for ti Mere
trifle.:-_i Aftel;carefully.• - hiding -them- ta'i,ther
woOd . s.t he returned to Detroit, - and- ED,9 l a;ged
t o . p men ret a notl ler • rifle, :7t tv the r
_,._-withi .pow : .
derand balt&frem a'lllr.;-and-,Mrs.„Ed4ar,,cite
iiina 'iff-- the' to4i).. ' tier theft"' appoititeil - a
night 4or - the Attemlif, <Stitt , : agree& apt!" a
place of rendezipusv,'All _things , turned, - Out'.
Pr,osPerPOY-, 1: 1 44:Y. Mat, . at.: the , titriq - and
place appoint ed; without, fliscoveryi,rit4 .ta,..,
king a eirctiitkaiii roitte; tivoithid . pursuit, acid
travelling 64 1 . dining ',the ' 'n ight ;` . iliky' 'at
length .arrived Satfely . at. l .Lontsvilki after;-is:
..'..
marell , of 'thirty 0140: ,' i •-•-._ ' 7 ;:-.:-:-.--..)- -: t .- 1 - - 7. -:
.
440-Why wal' St:Paul like a bone
eat* he loved rimothg. • •
Volume 12,:.Sumber x.
Ear D aysy ot..Sllits-liVright.
- -. .
„ fiticADENT .
.•
..4..frin(L Who Was an old aciu - intance of -
,_1 e lat - p i llon. Sflas,Wsiglit, :Tait a, to us an A
a 'eedote of that, iii4inguished: an, which
h 7 received iron . ; 10, 4. o .. Viril -lid;-tutaswe have . .
n ver .we : . r. it
,in print i l although it may have
~. - .
b• it, we:give it to°6u - readnrs:',. - ... ;.
' "Mi. Wrightleft. his home :at an - early . age,
:feek fort unei'llav - ing_by wayof earthly pos- - ...,
s - ssiogs,. a :;fine het*, saddles; , and -bridle; 'a ...
p itof sit4le‘bapj a stpall...sto4 of clothing `- •
a, d fivelnitilre . dollars
,in- ..rnoney, • which •
i ( 4 ,
was in pills, w'aa. dppoSite4 . 3l,l44addle- hags.
Ete:toOk it weitWard.cpurse- - , a,*l — ...lti ..traveling
One day - ', - .lteoYertoOk_4.mait-:_wiik . a... waggon;
_-
and furmture,.and a .an.cold span :of horses, ap: -
'patently einigratine..'lbere . _ . Was . . nothing
'4rticplary attractiveat'fitst view iuthe per-, '..
n or equipage,Ttnit upon a clOspr inspection,
..
Mi. Wright discovered . . the daughter -of the' -.-,
entigranti a most. beautiful young_ lady, eyi-
dently refined; and in tOrig,4l. Thpy.jGurneyea-.
(*ward, - tow aid GeneVa, „chatting •co,sily to-
1 gether, When - . suddenly, Ate old: gentleinan .--
recollectpd'ilat; he misted to . get his money
changi!d . 'at the : GeneVa 13atiki told- to entitle '
him to reach that Plaee- before --. the. !eloq? of..
bank hours, he - proposed that youngll right
should take his seat - . - beside
.---the . beantifuly
'daughter ; •and
.allew hint to nionnr. Wright's •,,
herse•and hasten for Ward. ' ...ii4nt . a ad halt • ,
smitten by the chatm:i of tho yeung ladYi,' iii- -- •
hie glad accented the Preposition, and /leap-. _
ing frOm his .horse, allowed 'OA:. eid/rnan to . .
mount and Ittithe, oil witti . Oi lil3 *ICI' L IIV, ric,s- -
sessions, modes inchided, with .1(1. ..; , 1: , .! f'.:1 . .:" ..
• laridly the , hours of :Thalt'dia iceatFiry, -,
while these two young and-gifted beh)g, - 41pe r-
Sued ;their - c - cufie, qtiite,"- leisurely; it: - may be, • .
. , . - ,
surmised; towards. their soUrney's. - - d esti nation. -..'
On arriving Geneva', Mr:Wright droyP,.
to the principrf ta%'ern, and left, the lady; Init..:
tlien'!forAlte first time, n shade . .. - of - apxiety - . .
crossed his mind for the - i.ifetr, ollfis - fine :.• '
hotie . and his mon4. • -He - event . -- to - all the. -
other public holises but - could ' li4r. Of no •
such ' man as he desbribed ; - he tiedt ilp‘to the ---
qttarters--of the cashier of the . batik, and-learn-.
ed to his - additionaYeoneern, that such a man
had called atllle bank and endeavored to get
' some.money changed, which he had, declined
doing, as the notes he presented were poem..
. terfeit ! . .
Our future . statrmart Allen catne to . the;
conclusion that„helhad made a
. ercx)ked - Mart
in life,. About fift}:, dollars Fertli'of-old fur
niture, ,'dilapidated wagon and a- span of
worn out horses,' for a. -nine `: wardiobe, fine
horse, and five hundred . dollars l - . Aye '.blit .
then there - was the pretty da ghter--but her
he could not:keep as persona propeitywith
out her own . consent, apd Fit i lteut money
hardly watitetrit Fife, 'He •.i.vas it his ,Wits
end, and had just" eoncluded . - to: make -the
best of a bad - bargain,
.wbert . the , old 'man
made.his appearance :with horse - awl'
Money
.....
all Safe. • - . . . ~
. .
It turned out that, the - money-: -which the
cashier had. thought to. be counterfeit was
not so, and the mistake had.: given • the old
man the trouble to go some- 'distance to find
an., acquaintance who Might 'yotieb for _his
respectability in .caso. of trouble, and lids. oc
casioned his. mysterious abSence. .In the se ,
'quel the :beautiful danglite'r . became after.,
wards' the 4ife• of the . . future _ltatesman."
.Detroit Add rtiser: • c,
Value of Milk fia;'Wf*onsin.
' The Milwaukie-Shttinet gives an 'ainusing
scene which cattle off not long .since in one .
of thi r -County Courts of Vitisconsin.—lt's.c. , ems
'that a suit had been hrought -in - an _inferior
Court by one man against i another, for -hav
ing surreptitiously, 'Milked .his - •cow, - taking,
from her about four quarto of the lacteal flu
id, for which be shunted damages in fifty dol-.
lam. The plaintiff provedihis case, and the
defendant, in-mitigation of the datnaes, : also.
proved that milk WaSwerth .-but four cents . •
per quart. , Notwithataadhag this, however,
the jury returned verdict of
rent
' dam
.ages, with cost, and:judgement Was thus ren- -
dered. -'_ Dissatisfied:wity,the.decisioncihe de 7 .
ifendant:appealed to 611 County Court, Judge
W---±.4-- a man of great huh:tour strong,com- -
mon sense, a:littie ex'citabie..;- and . one . who,
when aroused, exprmed - rbih - opitiiou or - -gave
his . decision as he OnlY; conic! it, - caring
, but little for form or -preOdThe' case.
'was called, and after it had - . beenargued by
lawyeri •for-about two beim., Judge..W.-rew . ,
utieasy and fidgety, and - filial±. int4rrnified
the- counsel by the -infortnatiott." . • that he was,
ready. -to, give his dectoOtr. I. "Afteritating the •,.
points of , ,tlic case, he: refused to- - reverse • the- .
jadkment () . i . the court belcinr, and added:. :_• •
.. ‘!Thejllaintiff : say&.fhis is his 'only Cowi
and: that he is a poor; man. . If he is a -poor
.7
Irian, of coats° he has, a gt at many children,
and he wants alithe milk e cam get. for; his
.1
:family._ :Llook UpoiCitlts a . great - -outrage, .
anti- no better than. Stealing to lave- taken .-
this. milk. . The plea ! Of tile '; defendant . that •
.the judgment should be
,re!Crsed, because •the
damage is exp - ssive; istann)bug z . The price .
of common milk * : such as : buy Joy.. onr tea
and : coffee,: of tltee . pedlers, ;problibiy ' 'isn't
worth .over four Cents;
~ 1 1 t'S. as' tine. as a w ho :
stone- 1 . 31 a:F 41 0.1P Pink. 11S, tWitecelltia n! I ,1.6'..;- ,
ably get in 'this 'ease,- right
„fresh front -11
cow; and no wateruear, w :' ortit a good
tsAi
deal-more, partientarly, if- rate was a Durham." ..
Court,---"llo.citltut .that 4; was Ow a Dar
hami" -.- i' - ='?-.. • '• ' '• -• ' - . . '
Plait 7 . honor." -•:' , -.--
1 : frll-77:--t!! . .itio.4la, X expeOted,l;:-.N0w . ,.,1 want:
it : under4oe d•that yon.canit,foolino.on milk,
e n.ittf,irthis,defendant,',or any other. man. ex- .
Ipec'ts.to,Oc g9od Mesh mil!; 7 - r 1) - uthank Cow's .
milk-- - -out of this. cOitrt at fear- tteitta ; a l quart,
Vs itt en' that' s all. _Tho: jp4oll.9it t ilaelow :.
i 4. aifitina viiitti:co'sis." .- G_ _ ;= ..,
-
AMA tor, vtik P r9.l3 > il2 kt l Vil l :9* l /Wati -
°W.i g 4tting or.
i)Cc. Av-?n) pfl /day.,,,aid. - giving
e h ase to lii tortnettto. l holntaceetled
knockilig hint iritolke. graia
the wretch slown with n 404 otlo tand,
oral taking 'a pin. f 454 shirt cellar wi _
the othq l , h6 - ,`toiiititt*ed Pa-rlaing the
Rvraet morsel ' ".I'll ,let you lirknr - ,
Ohl relloi; n iuild'hOi l giving`l!,ls v 10.141 .thrtst,
through 'the' roaf;:utillat y on 'know (aucth,
eilab)lll4i tkrie is a'Goti '".
Jrlo ii;Kentuoilatt beini a,sked- how much
corn he ?abed, suairer64l - ,'-'1 -
s• - .AbotiiT ten barrels ;I.l' ,l lilu4e)-.IA-,sittes
what wo waste for bread:"
iur Sonic days Ara clark arid dreary