'I have sworu upon tUo Altar of God, eternal hostility to every form of Tyranny ocr the Blind of Man." Thomas Jeffc-mon.
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Lines for declamation, for a small boy in
the Bloomsburg Academy.
Sirs, how can I, a little lad,
In speaking, make a figure?
You're only joking, I'm afraid,
Do wait till I am bigger.
But since you wish to hear my pari,
And urge me to begin it,
I'll strive for praise with all my art,
Though small my hopes to win it.
I'll tell a talc how farmer John,
A little roan colt had, sirs,
Which every night, and every morn,
He watc'd and ho fed, sir.
Says nighbor Joe to farmer John.
Ain't you a silly dolt, sir,
To spend such time and cost upon
A littic useless colt, sir ?
Says farmer John to neighbor Joo,
I bring my little roan up,
Not for tho good ho can do now,
But Will do when he's grown up.
The moral you may all descry??
To keep the tale from spoiling,
Tho littic colt you think is I,
I know it by your smiling:
And now, dear friends, at my request,
Forgive my lisps and stammers;
I, for this once, have done my best,
And so I'll make my manners.
Bloomsburg, May 21, 1839.
Youth is .the time to learn our book.
And treasure up what good wo can,
That when on years that's past we look,
Wo shan't with sorrow moments scan.
This house was built, at great expense,
By friends of ours, for use of schools;
Our master hired,- with wishes tense,
That we might not continue fools.
How well their object will be gain'd
Depends on our own feeblo powers;
Then let our mjnds and nerves be strain'd,
And triflo not away our hours.
And let us all, with one accord,
Return our hearty thanks to them,
For this, the time, they thus afford,
For us to gain tho precious gem.
May 21, 1830. "
PATTY'S RETORT.
" Ah know you not," said Martha's beau.
Who she that morn had sent a packing
" Tho doom that in tho realms below,
AwaUs lone ladies, husbands lacking?
Dismal for ayo, tho hapless maids
Lead apes through Pluto's gloomy shades!"
" I know," quoth Tat, with scornful air,
"Nor does tho doom awake my fear;
I'd rather, far, lead monkeys thore,
Than let a monkey lead nie here."
" Your head is lively I perceive,"
Says Ned to it pretty girl,
' For on your brow a taking leave,
Arc thousands in a whirl,"
' 0 yes," returned the gaily lass,
That is tho fact, I know,
Tor since so near mo you will pass,
You leave your frienls'behind you,"
Wiittcn for tho Evening Post and Saturday News
THE RESCUED.
A Tale of the Florida TVat.
It was on a pleasant evening in October
when tho stout hearts of a certain section
of Florida were assembled according to ap
pointment at the dwelling of Captain Stew-
art. He had served in the revolution and
his locks were graved with seventy toil
some years. In his early life while enlist
led against the Indians, he had been noted
for activity nnd courage; and now, when
tales of wo were related to him when he
heard of a mother and child at once butch
ered, whils.the husband was preserved to
nndcrgo a more painful fate; he was again
endued with tho strength and ardor of
youth.
I Jig Indians were at this time in a state
of hostility; and their present warfare was
still characterised with cunning and cruel
They frequently had plighted their faith;
and suddenly attacking the whites, cither at
once cut them down or subjected them to
unparalleled tortures. The people on the
frontiers had now become thoroughly con
vinced that the best and only course to pur
sue would be retaliation, and tho keeping of
a strict and constant guard, should the Indi
ans bo discovered entering ,the territory of
the settlers.
Rude and temporary forts had been erec
ted, and measures concerted for speedily
forming the inhabitants into a defensive or
offensive state, whenever necessity should
require. There had already been several
rencounters in the neighborhood between the
whites and tho Indians, and much danger
was apprehended. No one would venture
any distance from home without, a gun or
some other weapon, and it was with hcsi
tation and hazard "the people came to the
tinf Before mentioned, ..Its" design was
partly to talk of somo common meanS of
defence, and partly to spend a social eve
ning with Captain Stewart. The particular
business of tho meeting being concluded,
Captain Stewart was requested to recount
somo of tho adventures of his younger
days. The proposal was readily acquies
ced in, for he delighted as much as ho ex
celled in telling his former exploits and es
capes. Their attention was quickly en
gaged in tho narration of the Indian wars
at the time of the revolution and the part
he had taken in them. They eagerly lis
tened while hour after hour rolled on, and
none seemed willing to depart. Their minds
were fired with revenge as they heard of
tho bloody deeds of tho savage; and they
longed for an opportunity of meeting the
foes and avenging tho death of their race.
All was as still as the grave, except tho
plaintive voice of the old man as it rehears
ed in solemn accents the dark actions un
known to any surviving besides himself.
Occasionally, also, a sigh and a gritting of
tho teeth would discover their inward mo
tions. A distant shriek vibrated indistinct
ly fin ther ears it grew louder and louder,
till tho yell of the savages startled them as
though a train of lightning had shot through
the room. They for a moment eyed one
another in suspense and then indistinctly
rushed to their firo arms. Each carefully
examined his piece to see if it were well
loaded and again they stood horror strick
en; but it was for a moment. Captain Stew
art at this was roused; his eyes, though
dimmed by age, now gleamed like a tiger's,
and springing through the door he cried
Follow me." He was promptly obeyed
by all but a few whom ho had ordered to
remain at the at tho houso to defend it in
case of attack. Ho exhorted his men to be
of good cheer, and to confide in him as a
leader and in themselves as full match for
tho Indians; same time bounding fleet
ly and silently along; ho posted his men be
hind trees and logs, and awaited the ap
proach of tho enemy.
In a few moments a female, whom they
supposed to bo a 3quaw from her appear
ance, was seen making all has to toward
them. It was evident that .she had been
running long and was excessively tired.
Her face was swollen, her eyes seemed
ready to gush from their sockets, and she
gasped like a dying person. She continued
on, and was almost past; when a party of
Seminolcs wore seen pursuing at full speed.
The moon shone brightly and tho settlers
Were expert shooters and consequently if
not discovered would possess a great advan
tage' Their own party numbered fifteen,
and tho red men twenty-five, They couch
ed behind their coverings in an awful si
lence, Knowing that to be discovered might
be fatal to many. Tho savages wero now
opposite them, and presented an excellent
mark. Every man was prepared and wait
ed the signal Captain Stewart fired; and
down tumbled the chief groaned and died.
The sons of the wood halted, looked wildly
around and the next moment were them
selves laid low with their leader.
The few who remained wheeled with pre
cipitation, and with words threatening a
horrid revenge, darted through the trees in
the same direction as they had approached.
The female when she perceived that friends
were so near, had sunk insensible to the
ground. She was, of course, the first ob
ject that claimed their attention after the bat
tle. They could now easily distinguish
her as a white, though it was impossible to
tell whether dead or alive. There was a
stream running near, however, and her head
being bathed with its water, tho spark of
life could bo perceived to be not ouile ex
tinct. Still death clenched her with an iron
hold.
The contest was long and doubtful. At
length she revived, and so rapidly gained
strength, that being supported by a person
on each side, she was able to walk. In the
mean time tho Indians who had fallen were
examined, and proved to be tjic Same who
had long infested that region, of country,
and had been extremely obnoxious to HRe
inhabitants.; 'Buckeye was -their leader a
gigantic and hideous monster, famed for his
cruelty and all the qualities which consti
tute a good Indiaan warrior. When they
were satisfied that each body was really
dead, and that it was not a feint made, as is
the custom often of the savages to escape
destruction, they deposited the corpses in
the trunk of a large, hollow tree, a few rods
distant, intending to bury them in the mor
ning. They then returned toward the
bouse. They had not proceeded far whon
the report of a gun seemed to originate at
or near tho house was heard, and immedi
ately was followed by a rapid succession of
discharges together with tho shouts of those
either urging on an assault or repelling one.
Captain Stewart and his party made all
haste toward the scene of action, signifying
their approach in the hope of frightening
the enemy and invigorating their compan
ions. But the former were not so easily
intimidated, and it was a considerable time
before the united forces wcro able to drive
them off. Finally, however, the Indians
gavo way and were pursued by a circuitous
rout to the wood beforo mentioned, with the
oss of many of their brethren. The
whites then stopped and retraced their
journey home, deeming it imprudent to
contined the chase. Sentinels wcro set
for the remainder of tho night, anew coun
cil was convened, additional measures wero
taken and great preparations were resolved
upon
In the meantime tho stranger had been
taken into another room, washed, clothed
in a civilised dress, and rendered eomfort
blo. As sho was about to give her histo
ry, according to a movement of tho whole
company sho asked if a person resided
near named tCaptain Stewart. The old
man looked her steadily in her face, and
tho next moment was hugging her within
his arms. Sho was a darling grand daugh
ter upon whom ho haddoated, and had dis
appeared several years before. Her father
and mother both had been lost in infancy,
and she had been accustomed to her grand
father as a father. Tho event above spo
ken of almost turned his brain; but time in
a gicat degree wore off its effects, and he
firmly believed his daughter dead. Some
attributed it to the Indians, hut by most it
was thought she had been drowned in
rapid river that ran a short distanco from
tho house. And now by her sudden re
turn he was distracted for a short time witl
joy almost as ftuch as beforo ho had been
with grief. After all wcro composed sho
commenced her tale anew. She had ram
bled two or three miles into the forest to
gather berries, unconscious of tho danger
to which sho was exposed. The sun was
scarcely an hour high and there was every
appearance of a storm wiien sho first thought
of returning. Tho clouds grew black and
lowering, and at length she could hardly
see to make her way through the thickets
that became moro & morcimp.w-jabloasshc
proceeded. The rain came on with ex
traordinary violence; and the vivid lightning
as it flitted across the heavens only incrcas
cd the intervening darkness and augmented
her despondency. At last wearied, sh
sunk down under a wide spreading oak and
fell asleep. When she awoke in the mor
ning she renewed her journey, but contin
ually advanced farther from homo. She
was about noon met by a band of Indians
who carried her a great way into the interi
or. At first sho was treated with much bar
barity, but afterward the son of a, neighbor
ing chief seeing her was enamored with her
beauty and carried her to his village, where
on accouut of his influence she met with
kindness and respect. She agreed to marry
him after a few years had elapscd,lo which
he assented.
Year succeeded year and yet no oppor
tunity of escape was presented. Although
in a very short time she had become initia
ted into the manners and customs of the In
ans,still there was a hankering in her bosom
after civilization, and absence but heighten
ed the affection toward her friends'. It was
a hazy evening in October, when fatigued
kvuh the .labors of ji day spent in picking.
berries, sho strolled out a little way from
the village and sat exhausted and feverish
upon a log. The moon shed a partial light
over the surrounding scene, and here aud
there a star seemed to struggle for existence.
A dead silence prevailed, save when at times
a gently rushing wind would stir up the
leaves. A dark forest lay boundless at hei
back and stretching its gloomy arms on eith
er side, edged the distant horizon in front.
Her mind unpolled by such a scene and
such a situation naturally turned with peace
ful energy to the rccoltcction of homo and
its long lost pleasures. Perhaps my aged
father now lies in tho grave;
having
been
overcome with grief for his lost child; oris
a mangled victim of a red man's cruelty;
or may be now writhing at the stake.'
Stung to madness with such reflections she
had almost resolved to destroy herself and
involve as many of her father's and so of
her enemies as possiblo in the samo destruc
tion. Every avenue to hope had been clos
ed. Sho buried her face within her lap and
gave way to a flood of tears. A sound of
joy aroused her from tho lethargy into
which she had sunk. She raised her head
and looked around but could perceive no
one. The moon had just disappeared be
hind tho mountain trees that reared their
lofty crests to tho cloud, and old Night was
fast spreading his black mantle over tho
earth. Again a sound broke forth and now
faintly descried a band of warriors frantic
with ccstacy approaching. A fettorcd cap
tive of noble incin aud noblo gait was tho
result of an assault upon the white settle
ments. Tho party arrived at tho village and Was
soon greeted by the inmates. Tho war drum
was beat; the war song sung, and the war
dance danced around the'prisonor. Tho t Uko
was set and tho faggots weio heaped high
around iti Tho torch was ready and the
victim ascended. No feeling of fear or dis
may even now crept over his stern features
bnt while tho fiendish yells of tho savago
rent the sky ho calmly prayed and trusted
to his God. The parched fuel was about to
mount into a' blaze when a saviour appeared.
Sho plead and she threatened. The chief
as ho gazed upon har lovely countenance,
as lio saw the tear drops roll dowp her ex-
quisifc form was melted by her lovlincsst
and alarmed by her menaces. His com
manding voice quelled the storming fury of
tho savages and tho captive was rescued
from the jaws of death. The time appoint
ed for a union between the chief and tho
while girl was drawing nigh, and tho ne
cessity of flight wes urgent. A plan With tho
captive was arranged, which sho was ena
bled by her address and favor to put into
operation. They wero just entering tho
wood that reached almost to captain Stew
art's house, when a band of pursuing Scm-4
inoles were seen coming from another wood
about a mile distant. They themselves
wcro also observed. The settler pointed to
the nearest house and told her to run for
her life. lie himself boundod off in an
other direction in tho hope of diverting tho
Indians. But the savages divided, and
each exclusively followed ono of the whites.
Tho settler with the mo3t consummate skill
foiled his enemies. After having lost his
track the Indians attacked Captain Stewart's
house suspecting he had fled there for refuge;
and hence originated the two parties, and
the events related in tho former part of tho
tale, and thus the rescued proved again tltd
rescuer, rervent thanks were returned to
Providence, and tho night in talk till tho
eastern heavens wcro streaked with red.
The bodies of tho fallen Indians wero bu
ried, and then each one musing and full of
wonder returned to his homo. If any of
my gentle readers should happen ever to
pass thro' that part of the country the good
old vcterans.both men & womcn.will delight
to recount to him the history of that night
and no doubt they will also tell how tho"
gallant hero and heroine being joined in
matrimony, now live in comfort and plenty
the parents of a ruddy little stock the im
age of its sire and grand sire, and how tB$
hoaryhead and tottering stops jif the ftev-
olntionary officer are supported "by his lov
ing and faithful progeny; R. iV.
A TALE OF TRUTH.
"Oh, where call my poor Henry be so
late to night I Go 10 the door, Adelaide
and sec if you cannot hear him coming."
"Dear mother, do not fear, he will come
Soon) I know he will; some business de
tains hiinj" But Adelaide's heart did not
speak thus no, shs knew but too well that
every night her brother staid till lat'c, and
when he did come, his unsteady step, his
poisencd breath, but too plainly told her
what business had detained him.
Adelaide's father had long 6ince left them
for a bettor world, and Henry was now
their only protector. Their father had
left them in good circumstances, and Hon4
ry was a merchant of high standing in nis
native city. II is career was similar to ma
ny others. Ho commenced with a glass of
wine, in the drawing room, aud had now
arrived at the dram shop. His poor mo-
ther spoke to him of his ruinous course
but all in vain; he had taken the fatal road
and could not stop.
Tho night on which my sad talo com
menccs, was a dreary, stormy night : tls
ighlning was flashing vividly, and tho
thunder rolling dreadfully across tho hca1
vens ; and when Adelaide gazed anxiously
out at the door she could perceive nothing
but a fuw glimmering lamps. No human
form was visible ; all was wrapt in dark
ness and silence, save when the lightning
gleamed or thunder roared. "Ilad'nt you
better go to bed, mother ? 'tis very lato and
I can wait for Henry.' 'No Adelaide-, I
fear something hag happened to my. poor
boy; I feel a presentiment that that'
A loud rap interrupted tho mother, and
called Adelaide to the door. And (hero
stood four men with a body, all bleeding
and wounded, stretched upon a plank I
Yes 1 there lio lay the support of tho wjd
ow, and the protector of her daughter cut
down in early youth by drink I
Would to hoavcu I could describe hia
mother's feelings, as sho gazed on the bo'dy
of her. goh? That I could tell you tho ag
ony tlfat racked her heart when sha
thought-not that he was lost tohWj bjrt hew
he was lost !