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_ DENTAL: “g _
' OCT. A." HILL, tltar kful fortho patronage
. he has rt;c_cty9;d in 'I_tis‘;profession during
12 monthspast. in Norwalk, begs leave to in-'
form tne.public,~-that he still ctuttittues a few
doors west of the.Bridge, _in .Burrall’s Buildings,
where he will be "happy at any tifne to see his
friends, and answer: all their calls -in D.-tttttl
Surgery. ”
lncorruptiblc teeth inserted from one tort
full set. Also, teeth cleattsed. separated. ex-
tracted, &c., and all those diseases ofthc teeth
attended to, which, if sufi'e.-red to continue, are
"productive of so tnuch tttisclticf.
- References.-—Emery,Bissell, M. D.; J. D.
M‘L:.-an, M. D.; Hon. Tltorrtas 8. Butler;
Hon. Benjamin lsttacs. Nnrtvatk. Neltetni.-=h
Perry, M. D. Ritlgefi-eltl. R. B. Botsford, M
D.; Duct. D. P. Knapp. Dttnbury. Duct.
HOWt"ll ‘Rodgers. Colchestcr, Ct. William
. VVitter,'M. D. VVilham:tn'.ic,'Ct.
No-.'et‘nber 20. 1839. 1
CONS U.ll'[PTIONCURED,
Y DR. GREGURY‘S BALSAM OF
LIVER WORI‘.-—-Dr. Gregory. 180 Al-
lett street, New York. has long experienced the
most uniform suci:css in the cure ofcon.-untptiott
by the use of his coznpound Bulsant of Liver-
wort, wt.-orebound and Plentisy Root, and at
the repeated and earnest solicitations of his
friends, and among whom are many eminent
medical practitioners: has at length consented
to prepare .it in largertptantities than heretofore
and ‘advertise it, that the public in gettcrul
might be bencfittetl ltyrsovaluable and necessary
on article as this really is, in the cure of this
For sale wholesale
and retail, by A. B. & D. Sands, No 79 and
100 Fultott st. N. Y also at retail by M. H.
‘ Burreli 210 Chatham Slt‘t‘.(‘I. G. 6.-'..l. Ctttl-'ling-
H
ton. Spring street, cortter of Hudson. and by the
Doctor at his residence 180 Allen street. where
applications for agencies are solicited, if by
mail. direct box 79-1. New York, P. 0., and to
be post paid. An agent is wanted in this town.
-Lead the following certificates and judge for
yourself.
New York. August 73, 1839.
I do hereby certify that. I cotnrnencetl taking
Dr. E'rregory’s Compound Balsam of Liverwort
and Pleurisy Root about four months ago, for the
consumption, with which I had been laid up a
long time. but now I am a well healthy man.
JOHN BU'1‘LER, No. 77 Jatnes st,
New York, August. 1839.
Dr. G-regory—Dear sir, Your Compound Bal-
sam of Liverwort has been the means of saving
my life-I was fast approaching my end by the
double complaint of Cunsttmptiott and Liver
complaint, I have taken five bottles, and I atn
so ntuch betterthat I have resumed my busi-
ness [hat finishing] but I shall continue the use
‘ofyour Balsam for some time to come.
JAS. V. _Ro\v1.Ev.
Nassau st, near the Navy yard, Brooklyn.
Dr. Gregory—Sir, after suffering for about
two years with a severe cough and raising of
~, pltleg.rn.with a severe pain in the breast and
' side.I was induced by the advice of a friend to
‘try at bottle of your Corn pouttd Balsam of Liver-
-wort, and to my great joy in less than a fortnitzltt,
found relief and am now entirely a well mat.-.
ALEX. SLoAN.60 Roosevelt st. N. Y
New York, 28th. 1839. N123
A. B. 4- D SANIJS
ELEBRATED remedy for Salt Rheum :
Ring Worm, Tetter, Eizema, Scalled
Head. Barbers Itclt, and all other diseases of '
the skin. are cfil-ctually cured by -the use of
Sands’ remedy for Salt Rheum. It has within
a few months cured rising 5000 different cases
of the above diseases ofthe skin, and never been
A‘ ‘known to fail itt eradicating any disease of this
kind where afair trial has been given.
There is tto danger of applying it even to the
-tender skin of a young infant. Testimonials 0.
its efiicacy, both verbal and written. are al"_l08.
daily received. which can be seen on apphca
tion to our agents 4
Edwin Por,le'r,merchant, of Fall River, Mass.
certifies that after having been afflicted with the
Salt Rheum in its severest: forms.,for several
years. he was entirely cured ‘by this remedv in
the course of-a few weeks, and has been entirely
free from the dis ass for two years. .—
H. Jlf. Bitterband, of No. 185 Reade street,
New York, test,-i,fiB,S that he was cured of the
Salt Rheum. after using Sands’ t-..ern_e_dy_only
five ‘days; and _advises, ‘every person.s1mtla.rly
afii’-cted !o,use the same mvdIcme- .
Enos Bmmcll, of ,Staten Island, certifies that
this medicine cured his wife of-the Salt Rheum
in turee weeks ; and says he would not hesitate
to pay one hundred dollars for this medlctfle If
that-was the price, and his wife should fig’-9-1" be
in the same situat_ion.
For sale _i-n NOTW&lk9 by
Bridgeport, Wrn. 13. _]_)yet'.
FOR SALE.
THE .B0f.I‘..E..L in Wes*v°."-. 8'
' — [present occupied by NI°l'”l.3~ '0"
. gather. with the ottt buildings‘belt)ug~
‘ tag thereto. For particulars apply
to ' _ " Ar.v.It‘ GRAY.
Westport, November 29, 1839. Im3
Charles Isaacs ;
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BOOT AND SHOE STORE.
A THE substtribt-t \-.o tltl ]'t'Illl‘[-
his tfatutks to the public for tltci
pflIl”()t\t},t_1_’0'IlI’(lll,l,[l’l the tear 1838
and hupvs by his attention to tail
ne, to merit a con.ittuanct- oftlmir
favors for 1839. He has on hand and consIat.t
ly manufacturing. Gent lcmen’s. L::die.s.and Miss
vs Boots and Shoes, and Cocks.’ Mt,-.:s-tres tak-
cn. and work (lOt]t! by +-xpertertced ttor. mun.
Orders thankfully received and t.-t.nc'utt.llv at.’
tended to, II» has for sale India Ii.lll)ltt‘r.n,n(l
Daniel H Bond's patent Leather Ot'(.‘l‘SIt08S.fOl‘
Latlicsatttl Getttletnctt.
‘FlNDlNGS¥-A 2‘tlDPral1f§SOTlmr‘Ittl{e[)l can.
stauuy for sale, cheap for cash. No. 3. 5, 10.
12, Thread ; Twist. Silk. pttlttnt 1-‘l’{]l)bing
Tltread. Sltomtt.-tket’s Kit. H:tt'nntt=rs. Plncnrs,
Rasps, Shoulrler Sticks, Float. -Files:3 square
Files, and every articlt‘ usu-tll_v culled for in [hp
st-oemaking line. HENRY HAN-DES.
Norwttlk. Dec. 2, I839.
BRIDGEPORT HOTEL.
'I'ttt«:ssthsr-rtln r \\‘l)llItI rt-.-pectt'ttllv
iufnrrrt his friends and the pu'ttIl('gr=rf-
_eroll_v. that he has taken pttsse-ssion,
. I A A furatetjtn of years.oftltc above Hu-
tcl, fortnetlv occupied by Henry Barnum. situ-
ated on the corner of Main and State streets.-—
The same has been 'tltn'rntt,¢_rltlyoverhauled, and
he would be happy to wait on all who mav fa-
vor him with -tltcir compan_\. '
Horses and Currittges to let.
- Putr.o F. BARNUM.
The subscriber-is agent tor John r\‘-tlrltlltctéls
ptttetjt itttprovml Cast lrott Corn Shell:-r. Tltis
mat.-hine. will shell a busltel of corn in one min
nte. and I5tlt"£Ill6tIIy the best ntacltinc that has
ever" bectt till‘--reil to the ,pt:blit’._
.~ The sttltscribt-r al.-_ot-Ii?-rs for sale Dudlev L.
I-‘urrtattfs Patent Ilydraulit-s. viz: Ftre Engine-s.
Lift and Force Putttps. "‘he.\ear«-.tttore- easily
1
«cpl in order. and are less t-xpen.-ivt- than arty
other kind The public are re.<pectt'ully invited
to exatttitte tltt-se Pumps at the sutt.<cril?er’s resi-
U"tH—‘€. and satisfy tttcutselves as to their excel-
lcttce. . ' P. F, 15,
Ill‘l4l2P';tt)fl. NIIV. W4
C. E. .U1t‘3'1')iiU H”,
IV(tlc/7. .lIa].'cr a7zrl._Jeweler,
' HA.‘ this «lay retttrttctl
frtttn Nt’\\":}.rtIlk with at
in w assnrttttt-ttt of Good.-:,
v. bit-It atltletl to his-' forntt-r
%:l9 stovlt. tttul-es as good an
i
(‘$45 El:-'$t2IllItt‘ltl as ht: has ever
C 5’,r olletetl in this market.-
£?_.’.,.fl_._-;c.__t'(;‘-_-$3..‘-’-__ 7 '13 - I r. .
-—~« he lol owing are a part.
Gold and Silver Levers. llorizontat and plum
\VntI.-lies, a good sttpply and cheap; gold cltttttts.
gold pettcils. silver tlo.. t-artl cast-s. a large rts-ort-
ment of Rings and Pitts. K--ys, guard rllllttttts,
shell and horn Cotnns, guntl tictssors and Razors,
hair. cloth and tooth Brnsne.-, Ltrttps, 'l‘t-apots,
waiters, catttllestit-ks. clot-ks. looking glasst-s.
pen knives. spvctntrles. spoons. hearts. st-ups.
pens. and every thing usually kt-pt itt the :lI)tl\(‘
line. Pttrcltztsersarc invited to call. for Good.-
will be sold low. as cash is cnslt. rtow.
N. B. Watch work of all kinds dotte about
rl_'—_'Itl.
t‘\'nrwalk. Dec. 2. 1839. If 3
BOOKS c§~ STATIONERY.
" subst-ribers offer on reasonable terms.
~ the various kinds of Scltnol -Books now itt
use; Blank BIIUBS of different kinds. fools cap
and letter Paper bytlte reatn or qtlll'P.SliIll°..~' and
pencils, lead pencils. Holland Quilts. steel pens
of various p=Ilt€.‘t‘ttS, sand boxr-s, wafer.-. sealing
wax oftlilii-re.ttt colors. ittk stands David's in-
dellible marking ink._ visiting cards. note paper.
seals, &.c. with almost every other article in the
stationery line, all of which will be sold low for
casltnrtly. E. dz. \V. E. BISSELL.
Norwalk. Nov 25. 1839-
POETRY.
From the New Yorker.
M I$E'l‘l-.\G ABOVE.
’T is ltard topart with those We love—
To snap the fine-wrought chain
That pure Affec-tion’s hands have wove,
Nor meet on earth uguitt.
Itt youth, the heart's soft tendrils. torn,
Round other hearts will cling;
But weary age. when called to mourn,
Is eye a lonely thing.
Upon the mountain's desert peak
Son summer showers descend;
In vain the swelling streamlets seek
A cnrnnton course to wend :
One dashes down the rocky side,
Joins the broad rtvvr’s wave,
Till in the Eastern ocean's tide
It makes its gloomy grave.
The otlter, far in \Vt-stern lands,
A pleasant fountain glides;
Soon itt some ntighty lake it stands,
Lost ’mtd the gathering titles.
But lo! the vapors soon ascend.
Irt clouds surpassing fair;
The clouds their titles of glory blend—
Those strcamlcts meet in air!’
And thus, on earth. we're forced to part
From those dear friends we love;
And thus the fund and faithful heart
Shall join the lust above,-
MISCELLANY.
M A T A W A N.
In one of the clearings that lay on the
margin of Skzmeateles L:tke,\\'uS H log lI0t_1St'.
common to the e -rly settlers of New York,
and yet might be distinguishrd from those of
similar kind, by the uncommon neutnessthat
reigned around. It was a single d_tvellin:,
formed onlv for the retreat of the indigent
There \VttS'OIll_V one rootn on the ground. in
which was at bed, a rude oak t.tble, andirons
made of stone, and two different rcsetttblan-
ces of chairs. Over the fire place hungthe
pictu,-,,_. of our_sa_vior, as he is represented
whenlglying on -the cross, and a_Bible, utuch
tvorn by time and use. was l..=‘1ytr’t;:_ on what
was intended for a cupboard; A_.W.|<l.9 ll“-ldef
led to__ toe upper apartntettts. Wb__1Cll \tf3_S fur
more‘,scantily_ft_1r_r1i,slted than .lh|,_35 ‘1 bed; 3
chest, arid a'piec_e of broken rnrrror. bt'lt‘tg
its whole apput'tcnances.
wore this impoverished appearance; ye.t.eve
ry thing -was -of avneatncss which showed
the in Itrtbitants were not totally lost to all
Although .t.hl"..ss-
, comforts. The owner of this humble dwell-
ing tv:ts Mattltetv Mowry, who, with orn-
clttlrl. was its sole occupant. M tttltuw was
:t nrttive of‘ Conm-c\ticut_, but a tnisfortune, so
tll‘(;!.tflIl]l in its ttatttre, hud S\Vt-"pi over Illttt,
that he was obliged to leave his borne, and
seek his fortune in the far west.
desolate-d his tltvelling of a lovc-lyi wife and
five cltilr.lt'en——none of whom were saved
‘but Ruth, at that time in her l4th yt-ar.—+
The -spot he had chosen was one of une-
qualled beattty,- it was situated imntedizttelv
on the ltoi'tlt3t's of the lake; a sloping latvn,
,qr.tced with numerous flowers, planted by
the innocent hand of Ruth, lay irt'tntt-Cliately
in front ofthe l‘tOt.tSI’-; beyond which the lake
tvas sern, laying still and motionless as the
clear ltettven ztltove it Ruth bud notvat-t~iv-
,ed at ‘ her 18th year-—-the rt-semblance of
'betuty and simpIictt_v—the clturm and corn-
‘fort of bct‘ fall): r's old age. She had :.lrt adv
lgivcn awav ht-tr ltc.ttt to one of the neig‘li-
boring swaitts—--he was a youth every my
worthy of her affections, and they onlv tvaig.
ed a favorable opportunity, when l.I)t'V'\\'t)t1l(l
be united for life. '
Ono stormy niultt it/lattltetv was engaged
in his Iilllllly -levotions, the usual ch,tpt.~r lt;.d
bnvn rt-ad, and he was pouring Ollt his soul
to his Mutter, in -‘.1 fervor wlticlt sltoncd the
sirtcerity of the old man’s I14--art. Ruth
ltneeletl by him, and if she did not speak
aloud. her lips movrd, and her mind was
dwelling on the sortie Being her father was
so eurntstly addrt-ssirtg. Scat'cclv had the
solemn ‘Amen’ of Matthe-.v been pronounced,
when it loud rap attnounved that :t strmgur
was at the door. Matthew had been taught
kindness from his youth, and his hour: humid-
ed tvitlt the l,l’lOtlg‘I]lS of st clteting u [L-'ll()t\'
rnortal frontt e ,pel.tittg storm. .I-‘rt-c from
guilt; himself, suspicion of the b:tst~ttess of
others never entered his mind ; "anal be open-
('(I the door with at light and chet-rfttl ht-..rt.
3 As it opened, tltc t -.ll forut ofan Iflillzltl stood
in the room, holding up his ltuntl as tt token
of peace, and dripping front the elf. ms of the
storm. A= Ruth disco'vci'ecl_t=-e darl; shad-
otv 0: '.hc_ Indian, she unk back in l]t't'
chair, and shock with the emotion natural
to her sex, on the apprehension of d -ttgt-r.
But tliuttltetv tvns itt.-rnstble to fear, for he
trustrrl in his tllaltcrf
‘ Ruth,’ said the old marl, calmly, ‘sprr-ad
I)t"fOl'(' the heathen some of our homely fare,
for he is wet and ltungry.’
Iluth arose, and it was with difficttlty that
she tottercd to the cupboard, bttt her fears
grztduttlty wore ‘ct\\':ty, and the Indian soon
saw ll]:-r t--fiiects of at substantial me-.tl spread
before ltitn At the sign of the old tttitn be
sztt down, and to soy tltett-nth, did amplejttsf
live to the meal. Ruth had now iltllt‘ to Q'o,«.
s:-‘t-ve her visitor. He was rtpparetttly about
19, and cottsi:.le:al»l_v abovw the common size
—high cltet-It bones, copper skirt, dark black
t.-yrs, and the scalp knot rtt trltcd ltittt for the
true Indian. His d ress consisted of rnerely
a t-otnnton blattket, such as used by soldit-rs,
(‘i1l‘t‘lt'SSl_\‘ tltrotvn around hint, d!-Ll u stttall
band of shells. at the side of which was a
feather‘ of an eagle bound arouttd his head
Instead of the bow usually tvorn b_v thesav-
ages, he carried a rifle ofUltCt1ITltIlttt)l.)t’itUly,
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the room. As the lndi rt fiuisltccl his wel-
come. ttteal, he a rose frottt his seat. tr tr-re-I :l
few gttttr-t'al sounds. and mOIlt_tflt'Cl his tl)':ttIt'S.
The wind and storm still c<»rt=.ittt.t»-d; a blan-
ltct was spread by the fire for the llltllllfl.-.
Ruth retired to her CIlt1tIll)t‘l‘, the old man to
his couch; and in a few moments the house
was tvrapt in profottnd Silence. The next
m0l’t'tltt,<_1‘ was bright and (’lt'lll‘, and before the
golden brb Ofclay II'ld cast its welcome sight
through the wood-girt scenery, the ‘inhabit-
ant ofthc forest’ had t'ec+-iverl his morning
meal, expressed his token of thztnks, and
wound his way towards his borne.
The lapse ofseven years had produced
change in the scenery, as well as in the in?‘
habitants of Sl{i1t]Calt‘lI-‘S. Of the little log
but, not it vestige remained; but in its place.
stood the substantial farm house of a - man-
tltut is ‘ well to do in the world.’ A tt'ont:th!
of very prepossessintr appearance set to the
window sewing. A little girl was playing
by her side, and an. infant about a year old’
lav slt eping in the cradle at her It‘t t. It was
Ritth. About :1 ye tr after the cirvutnstunces
above related, her father‘ had died, and left
her to the protection of Charles H.-vilunu‘;
to whom, after a sufficient time had elapsed,
she was married. .
It was ttotvubout the frtiddle of September,
the earth had yielded its ‘treasures to the
hand that had tilled it; the barns and the
gr;‘|[1:tl‘lt‘S groaned with the weight oftvheat
and corn, and the orcha ‘(ls were y~-t expect-
ed to giv the f:tvors to the hands of industry.
One evening Ruth sat alone in the room.
with the little intattt sleepittg by her. Charles
‘ had gone to settle. some business with a migh-
bor, and his returntvas looked for every mo-
ment. At the sound of footsteps on the
tbre ltold, she put down her work and look-
,e_d up to welcome her husband. But judge
lher horror and surprise-—— her eyes rested on
ltwo Indians! painted in all the wildness of
the savage nation! She ilI.It3fIlpIt"d.l.") speak,
but fear choked her utterance ; and her voice
sank irtto a whisper. The Ittdiarts advanc-
erl——-a thick film shot across the eyes of
Ruth-.—.her frame shook with emotion. and
she fainted. Tltu Inditns seized the favora-
ble moment, and grasping their prey, they
rushed from the house. Scarce had the gloom
of the forest -shaded their retiring forms.
when Havtlaud returned. happy front havinc
settled his business to .his satisfaction. Tht
little child lay sleeping‘ in the cradle. but it:
mother was gone. -He sat down and regard
ed the face of the little innocent beantv. ".-\'«-
pecting every moment thet-ntrance of Bud
lt,g-rew late, and tshecame not-; .’t\vas strange I
and-.he called his ‘help; she. had h«:ard th. -
noise, but supposing ~.iH.o be her. .t.1'mSt!3t'o 13'
passed her mind and she had retired -10 hid-
A fire had.
which now st od leaning in one corner of’
Conviction soon uflashed across his rttinrl._
the Indians wt-re in possession of his wife!
Haviland did not throw lzitnselfon his bed in
despair, nor burst into ttnmt-aningtt-at's~the
fIiISI0l'llIYltj was too ,qrest—.it shut the c.ltan~
o’: Is of his pity, and he gazed for a moment
in horror! Sudtlettly recolle.c-ting himself, he
gt‘asp'ed his l'lIl't..t}.tl(l I_'IISllt'd from the house.
A band were soon coll.-ctcd,and early in the
tnort'tii1-gtht-y were in hot pursuit. But the
sagacityjof the Indians was too .tnttcb for
them, and they rc'u‘rncd on the second day
in despair. . - , e‘
\Vht-n Ruth awoke front her trance, she
was lying on-a,I)l21nkct before. a fire in at
small.cleu.rit'tg in the vvoods Three. Indi-
ans \vet‘el_ving appat'r-rttlygtsleep. but as she
l'lllSt-‘(I her hratl, she saw the dark ‘eve of : rt
Indian gazing on her: she sunk brick. In
lit few tttotn-.-tits all was again still. As
‘the fire every now and then cast a flirltering
tglare on the forms cf ltttlfslt-epittg Indians,
one ml9_‘lt[ take an nns;ttisfactot‘y vie"-w of
‘their’ features. They were :tll dress: (I in the
blank:-t IJSIIIII to their race, and each ztrtned
with the tom-altatvk. the scalping knife, and
;thc riflt-»——-tlte only dlfII‘|'(3nCt' in I.lt(.'ll' ttppea r-
once, was the forth and color of their faces.
The ol test of the three was darker than the
Indians cotnrnottly are; his cheek bones
'\\'Ct‘e not so high, and his mouth, was more
of the cast of the tvhites; the otrn r was of a
-bright copper color, extrentely high cheek
bones. large fl-it mouth. and a deep scar itn- .
ntcdiatcly over his left eye, which add:-d to
his ohertvise_i_rort ft‘t1i.tll‘t’S,,I). "ghastly and
tlisgusting flppW‘Ztl"dllCt:'. The last __Intliau \\’.tS
aboutl25, iteitlter so d ark as the'l'ortttt-r, nor
so bltck as the-_l:tttt-r; he had the true Indi-
hut. Her hair was flowing loosely in ,t,,
wind, nnd she gazed wildlv on her. Ruth
trernbled like the aspen—Itt-r strengtlt for.
Scols’ hut‘. autl she sunk into forgetfulnt 53_
It was tteu_t'ly the middle ofthc night when
she awoke from her trance, and she g'itZt‘(.l
wildly utottnd. By the light of the moon
that crept in at the openings in the hut, Slit‘
discotrered the fornt of an Indian SItt!l(llIlL'
with his artns folded and gazing with a fixed
state, that shook ht-1' soul will), horror.»-
Tltere was an expression so devilish, a look
so flt'l'l(llSll, tlt tt she closcdher eyes with fear,
and the stveut stood on. he!‘ tretnbliug form
like dew drops on the lill_v. VVhr=n she
a,<_r-ttin O}):'ntCI her eyes, the arrrrof the Indi-
on was ruisetl—-tltc totrtaliatvk glittcrcd in
the m00t]l)t'amS, and she gazed on it with
ltorror--the blood ceascct to fl0iv——tlte sweat
stood cold upon her marble brow, and she
was fixed as :t statue. The arm of the Indi-
an moved; the tomuhntvk (lt?SC€'l‘dt-Cl, but
ere it rt.‘:iCltt‘(l its destination. Uncatvona gli-l.
ed and caugltt the falling-arm of M2ttt_tv.'an.
For a ntoment they stood rcg:tt*ditt9[ each
other with a savage stare, when .l.II:fl..’.lW&1I'l
broke the silence : _
'UIIC?]\\’0l)tl,’ he exclaimed, ‘you have
cheated the Indian of his god! revenge I’
‘Mttta\vatt,' calmly rt-turned Uncatvona,
loosing ltis ‘hold of l\'1atatvan’s arm, and
drawing back with diunity—‘ The Indian
that strikes a worttatt is'a coward.’
Art t‘X(‘lf‘tlTl:ll.lOD of revenge burst from the
lips of M ttnttatt, and his wnolr frame shook
with anuer. Again the totrtalmwk glirtered
in the li|0OI)l.)"t'illl—--it_L*iJlIl it "fell-—'but Mat 1-
tvrtn lay prost-rate on the grnun-:l. The fall
of l\'I'.-.tatv::n had (‘.OttlPlt‘It'l_V stunned him,
an appt-amnu-e. his 'cotttt{ettattce tv-as oprn.
and at gettciotts fire bczttttcd from his (.lalt‘l{
1*} e. I I I '
After it long" tvcary night the day da\\'ne.d
in all its bt-uttfit‘s——’tlte d}-er was gmzttt;
quietly Eat at little‘ distrtnce, the I)ll'(lS“\\‘t'l‘(‘ ca-
roiing ;tn.l tvat'blin_r tltt-tr notes of‘pt'aist-; the
fox ljtut'l‘slml:.'t+d to his den, and the lnegltttns
pl‘t'pD.l't.‘CI to st-.tt't'u'itl1their prev. in‘ a is W
lllOtllt‘Ill.S they ft’-tCIlL".l the lake, ‘I canoe was
lauttch.--d from antt.-‘rig the bushes Ruth was
S"'dI.t'tI in the lvottom, and the Indians followed.
The _voun~_r Indi.-tn was the Itst, and as he
sat dowtt he tllt‘I the gaze of Rutlt--an excla-
ttI:tllOll of SUl‘pl‘lS(‘ burst from his lips, and he
turrter.l to ltis cotttp.-utiotts:
' D.) s the (lower Ff INS tribe t-tke venge-
anon on at \\‘OlllllI'l ?’ asked the young Indian,
t'eg.trdittg tht- f=.tt'c of the Indiun.he address-
ed for a ll|Olllt‘itI, and then added, ‘ l\Iatutvutt
was :1 warrior l’
The eye of the Indian flasltcd fire, and
the scar on ltis fare ztssttttted at livid hue.-'-
J__[‘lt.‘_£'_’.'i1_S:’lt‘(l lt.s totttah:t_tvk~. but suddenly rc-.
ltxiug l'llS SIt‘l‘lmt‘SS, he uttstvered. ' Uttcatvo-
nu, the ttife ofthe pale fare is his life.’
Neither of the s.=tv:tges St'C‘-:ll(:‘tl inclined to
rcttctv the convt-t's'.ttiort, and they s.tnk irtto
Sll(‘t’t(‘.L%. Still the out glided on, and evt-I'y
stroke of the paddle was as a dagger‘ to the
heart of Ruth, as it bore her away from
h rm:-. and perhaps to an igrtoutiniotts and
painful death. The sun had risen fur.-thuvc
the surrounding trees, ilfltl shone bright and
,clt-ur up--rt the glossy laltc. Not a motion
brolte the stillness of tl'te.sc'ene, cxcr-pt the lit-
tle ripplc tnade by the canoe. ::s it glided on
in silt ncc. They reach. (I thvir plat‘c ofdes-
tirtatron. The canoe was carefully conceal-
ed in the bushes, and they commenced their
journey on foot in hastc. Ruth had remain-
ed silentattd sorrowful-—-she‘ had ‘vented her
;1'l‘lt‘.f,llll she. had shed dry her fottnt oftears;
her sorrows now changed to calm resigna-
tion,antl slte l‘t signed herselfto the guidance
of hint who hath promised ‘to work things
to:etlter for good, to those that love and fear
me.’ . ' ,
The cause ofthis hate on the part of Mut-
await towards Huvilund, was as follows :
Early in the spring a p-trty of Indians were
encztrnped in the neighborhood of a_distil-
lery, irrnnediatt-ly in sight of H:tvil;tnd’s
house, and "for some offence on the part of
Matawan, when in a state of itttoxicution,
Charlcshatl struck him. The Indian nev--t°
forgot it, and from that mot: out be treasured
revenge. Th tt ‘night he had fixed upon to
strike the deadly blow, but not finding Havi-
land, his imagination itnmt-dtatel.y fi.\’ed up-
on his wtfe, as thentost likely thingto _\\'0l1ll(I
hittt to the heart, and he bore her away to
sacrifice her to his venueattcc.
=In'l now left Unc:ttvot:a a chance to rescue
Ruth. The little lnriirnt t-ncatttptnent was
bnrird in profound silv nce. All eyes were
t-lose-sl, e.vcept.tlte lndi- n d- gs that protvlcd
arnnntl the "huts. 'I‘h{:l'trtr;ort was at its full,
:t_nd_shoue tortlt in all its beamies. cztstingthe
shrtduws of the surroundin ; woods ftr across
the little Sl."t,‘«'1tTl, that wound its way in soli-
t~ry Sllt are by the Indian village. Unca-
tvona advanced to the (l0Ol',1XIlt'ln)0li(_)n9Ll
Ruth to follow; at the suture tirne,,lu_vittg his
finger on his lip, in token OfRlIt‘tt(‘t’. ‘Scarce
conscinus of who‘ she did, Ruth arose, and in
.‘t tnoment the Indian was hurrying her awn v
from the t-ttcattrtpw-ent. At this rnornent it
dark cloud obscurv d the" moon, and not even
the ‘bark of the Indian dog, broke the awful
silence that retgnc-J rt round. They l"ettC.l)t'(l
Iltu stream, a canoe was launched. and in a
flux’ t'l)0lllL‘l)IS a ttindittg in the creek. totally
h*':.l the some of her rnisfurtuncs front lter
vie'.'.-‘.
The exertions on the part of I-In-iland and
his follotvers had never for a tnozttt-nt relaxed.
Small parties of two and three were continu-
allyiscouring the woods. but they altvztvs re-
tttrnt-d without any token of hope. Havi-
lurtd had sttrtk under his rttisfortunes;~the-
plow had been sufiiared to rust in the field.
and the fruit to ripen and rotten on the tree;
his check, which was once the errtblcm of
health, grow pale and wan, and his eye black
and hollow tvith continttal exertion One day
he SilI.b||l‘It'(l to his t‘cflt'.ctiort's, when one 0!
the sc"utt't'in«__: parties l'('Illl‘tl£’(l and ‘related tltut
a l.l'llppt’l"Il.t(l seen three Indians and a white
tvotrt.-tn on the Gt-nest-c, but was unable to
"set nu-ar t-nough to see her countt-trance.
Hope.tl1at nt-vt-r (leserts the \\'H.ll'lt'd bft ast,
for ztt1‘t0tttt't’ttSI10l.tt glestut of pl:-tzsnre across
his mind bttt continual disappt~i.tttttet.t had
broke ltis ambition: and he sunk back irt his
chair, and gazed on them for a motm-nt with
a I‘Oll()\V and vacant stare, then rccollecting
himself, be grasped his rifle, and they rushed
front the house. _
Uncuwona and Ruth, afterttjourney of two
days, itt which they never for a tttoutent abn-
ted their spec-d, arrivt-d at the head of Skan
eateles, still (.lIstut'tt from Ruth's house about
twelve miles. Thus far they had traveled
in silence, without arty thing of C0l'lSt’qUl‘[lCt'
transpiri.-lg 3.uth’s heart beat high with
pleasure, and swell;-d ttitlt gratitutle to her
prescrver. They had journeyed in silence,
for they spoke different languages and except
bv ‘signs there was no comntttnictttion.-—
The same canoe that bore her away from
hoztte was lying in its hiding place; again
she was seated in its bottom——;tg:tin it was
gliding the smooth surl.-ace of’ the lake, and
again she sttuk into silent reflection. -—
But oh I hott different frotrt her former ones!
Im the third day they arrived at a small,
Indian encampment, situate on the rnnrgin of;
a small creek. a distance of about 100 tt'lllt‘S '
from Rutlt’s dwe-lling,.and situate fur in the‘
bowels ofthe wood An old Indian sat dis-,
coursing with three or four women before
the door of u wigtvatn,ana' they appearrd to.
beits only inhabitants. At the appearance-.
of Matatvan and his followers, they all start-'
ed frotn tlte_it’ seats, and pierced the air with,
a horrid yell of congratulation, but seeing
Ruth, an excl ttnatinn of surprise bttrst front
every lip, and they stood regarding t\'latawan
with wonder. The stem ft-ettures ofthe In-
dian nt-verfor a moment relaxed their ex-
pression, nor did he dt-ign to answer the ma-
tty questions that were repeatedly put to him,;
but reg-ardittg the tretttblirtg torm of Ruth
for a moment, he burst into r-. coarse hollow
laughoi savage exultation! . .
‘ MEn:t,,' s tid Mtttuwan. a ldressing a lull
Indian woman, ‘the bl. w of the pale face
\Vlll soon receive. its offering, and Mzttuwan
will be happy. Behold the sacrifice I’ All
was were nu w turned tow-at'ds'Rttt't-, and she
shrunk frortt theglztring gaze ofttte savagrs,
behind the form Uncatvona, who stood anx-
iously regarding her. As her gaze met his,
she wasstruck with the appearance of the-
indian, and sontething. like the retnetubrance
tfzt dre.tm flitted across her mind._ Fo.t?_.a,
noment she was sunk in tl'lOlt£I1t,I)_t]ta gripi--A
tn the a[‘[n_a\V_Ol{t:‘- her from her reverie. It-
lVt$.h1t!ng. ;S,h_s stood graspiug_th_e r_re_m-,
gting _a,f[1:;_(_)‘f_-B.yI.I_1 with one hand, and with.
r_h_a,gu;er she pointed tothe door of a ,r‘udc-
l B
Now, each thought that filled her breast,
was tinged with every ,<_rlittt~ring hue hope
can paint; and her imagination was drinking
the bliss ofhonte, of Charles and her little
infant. The sharp crack ofa rifle. aroused
her frotn her dream. and a ball skipped
along the water‘ by the side of the canoe.
oth eyes were turned in the direction of the
shore, and M.tawan, with his companion,
was discovered standing on the edge of a
rock, and enveloped in smoke. \Vhen the
mist clt-ared away, Matawan was discovered
with his rifle at his shoulder, and his fingar
upon the trigg.-r——it fl:]SI]ECl-—-H ball whiz-
zed p.-tst Ruth, and in a moment the water
was gushing through the hole made by the
bull. All now was lo~.:.t——in a few vnorrtents
the boat would fill. nndbotlt must find a wa-
tery grave. Despair again rose uppermost
in the mind of Ruth, the prospect of immedi-
ate death fllII.t'd before her eyes, and she sunk
back in the canoe ; but the presence of mind
ofthe Indian never for a moment forsook
him. and snzttchinga shawl frovtt the neck of
Ruth, he soon staunched the leak ofthe frail
bark.
Unwearied exertions could only carrv
him beyond the reach of Mata“-‘art's riflt,
and he plied his paddle with increasinfl vi-
got‘; but the boat had partly filled with wa
ter,and it was not till several successive shots
had been fired that he was heyond the Clan
‘oer.-pf itnntediate pursuit. The ingenuity of
;Un_cawona was now-put. to its utmost stret-:h.
q»finC;l.t.lt‘.3 means which would enable him‘
. 457-‘
only neccss-.t'r_v for the r ttonvt-nienc.-,bu,1he§;
spt.-etl ; for he was \Vt'II aware that only .-a
short time would elapse before llilatu Ivan
could construct another canoe. and then their
united exertions would rend.-r his escape on.
certain. The Indian ceased. and It-,.;1,-ed
around, and for a moment something like deg.
pair shot across his fine fe'riltlt'€-S. What
was to be done? Every moment was an
etvrrtity? They had not even the sltelttr of
nigltt to scrt:-en ‘them ; delay was death. anti
the Indian re_s'.tm_ed his labor. Tl;ev glided
on in silence, for Rut'rt’s mind was too muc-h
on the rack to converse, eve-rt hadtltev spoke
Ilt"8i1ttt0 language. She saw her home and
all its comforts before her and almost. within
her grasp-.-she saw the little infant Antus,
runrtittgto greet her, and Charlts with the
big It‘.'tI‘ of plcasu re glistening in his eve,
standing over he‘.-.' ' "But alas! on the other
side, she saw the picture sadly I't'$’€I'S‘t’(.l","
she saw. hardships, danger and death I while
tltese reflectiotts \\'cl'e revolving in l)e_r mm-rl‘
an exclamation from tl‘te'lttdi:fn caused her.
to look around, and just t-nterging from .53
angle in the lake, she saw a eating with Mr,
Indians, gliding along with a rapidity which
nearly outstripped the wind. Despair seized
her, and she came near fainting, fur the In.
dian altering his course, attracted her c.tt:it-
tion, and the gloom slightly passed atvuy.——-
They neared the shore—- llC.EH\'C!l'n ceased,
and rose in the canoe. It was evident arm.-
tvan saw ltirtt, for he immediarly :tltercd his
course. Ruth now thought het'svlfbctr'av,~cd,
and she s.-t w no escape, and fear $310.01;
liutb—Unc:ttvona removed the shawl.-and in
:t ft-w motncnts they were bufli.-ting the war-
ters llncawotta was an expert swimrner ;
he bore Ruth to the shore, anrhthey desired
thrrugh the woods
The strata;-‘em ofUncawona sllCt‘.€H’_'flt3-‘I. for
when Mutatvuri arrived at the place the canoe
and sltuwl were there; but Uncavvnna t-.-as
gone, he expected -he had sunk. in his ertdt_-uv-
tor to save her. It was near noon, and they so‘:
down on the shore to partake of their friz~z.tl
repnst; they sat regarding each other as Ifitstl
who had experir-nced 1] gr: at dlétlppulllltti-2‘tl[.
anl neither scented iriclined to commettcc
convt=r.<:1tion. ‘ al8\\'8!l sat with his ey'=.~s.fi;-;-
ed upon the ground, meditating Vt'I'l’;,T6}lll(‘G
still on Iittviland when sorm-thing flIIl'l’l(‘It*(I
his attr-rtt.icn, be regarded it closer, and aitcl‘
a rno.rttc«nt’s examination he I-'X(fI'rtltHt.‘(.l,
"OI footstep of the pale face I”
.Both now ' cornmencvd an exarttination.
and both were satisfied that Uncawona and
Ruth were still alive. Cont-.ealing'their ca-
me as before, again they cottttu need put'suit,,f
with a ra;.-io'£t_v which rcttti-.1-ed success cer/'
tztin. l
\‘t'lten ['ncawona IPfttlt(’ shore he ltud t'..
ken the inmtediate route to Hetvil:md’s house,
expecting to reach there before the Indians
discovered his track. Irt this he was mis-
taken, as be yet had a distance of six or seven '
miles to travel, and the exhausted state of
Ruth’s body made their spot-d rathertnecessa:
rily slow; and Uncawona was not a little
surprised, when his practiced car detected
the well known sigzns of footsteps. All now
was lost—-not a nook or a dell could he llrztl--
the woods were wihouta bush, and no chance
oft-scape presented itself to his mind He
was well it\\8I't‘ that by leaving Rutlt to her-
self, he m_i_r_rht by swiftm-as and Indian saga-
city t-fft-ct his escape; but lte ':‘C0t‘r_lt:".l the
thought, and calmly awaited his (it-nth; for
he knew it was nvar and certain. ‘Rt tlt now
was all hope-cheering prospects pt'esent,etl
themselvr-s to her view, and her fancy, eve-'_r
on II’1-‘\VlllQ‘, was soaring to her home. But
alas! they were fleeting as day drc-ants;tht-y
vanisltt-d, nstbc report of a rifle broke the
stillnr-s- that surrounded her, and Uucztwotta,
the Indian ofthe log but, whom her father
had sheltered, lav Ill:-lQ*SS at her ft-er. In a
moment she was in the graspofl\'iata\'.'an—-—it
was too much for her weak fta-:ne, and she
sank at the feet ofth? savage.
Hatviland and his companions had been
to Grnesee, and were retu rning. dejectetl and
disappointed. when the report of Mututv:tn’s
rifle attracted their attention, and they all
hurried to the spot from whence the report
proceeded. In a few momtntsthey reached
the lifeless form of Uncatvona, and whilcthe
t rest stopped to gaze on it. Havilund hurried
on. - He had not proceeded far. when rt sight
met his gaze which paralyzed his whole soul.
Ina little opening stood two Indians. _wi_th
his wife laying at their feet! and lllatatvan
[was regarding her with a look of s:tva;__re
joy, and loosing his t0lnal)t..\‘Vl( front his belt»,
lit was raised once more. but ere ite fixed ‘rts
‘direction, the rifle of Haviland was at its
;m:‘tI'I{, and :1 ball passed through the head of
' M-tta wan. At the report ofthe rifle. the other
Indian fled. and in a moment I-Iaviland clasp-
led the fainted form of Ruth to his joyous
heart.
Iltave already spun fry “yarn " till I‘,
have grown tiresome-,and I will now draw
my tale to its conclusion.
Not many years ago I had occasion to vis-
it Slt-tttcateles. and I stopped at H:tvil_and’s
house—he had grown old and i'ttfit'm, and
had transfered the labors of his farm to a —
younger son. He and Ruth sat by the fire,
and a little grandson was listeningto the rule
above related. After he had concluded. the
little boy smiled, told me I might see-the tomb-
stone of Uncatvona. I followed him for the
distance of a half mile onthe borders of
weeping wiIlow——a
small white board, and on I read I-l3,lSil1,~~
scrtptton : ’ " ‘ '
' A Testimony of Gratitude. I
‘Repaid ‘by a prgteful husband, to the
' I Momqry of i I
the act of pit’-fifirylpg his wi_t‘s..
r
Who was shot in
End of the Indian —!~may his resting place ’:o,__
.'O emptythc canoe of-the writer, a thing not
Wiib rhébetfié of ttia"_(.z‘tthct_' god Tlt¢"3».
3? i i A ' ' '
tg _;
lake, tvh/en he stopped under the shatdeo _
small mound attra'cted_
2 my attention. at the head of"‘wbich was 'a- 2
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