The Valley of Wyoming: The Romance of Its History and Its Poetry. Also, Specimens of Indian EloquenceRobert H. Johnston & Company, 1866 - 153 páginas |
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... 29 STORY OF THE GREAT MASSACRE 37 STORY OF FRANCES SLOCUM 46 58 POETRY OF WYOMING GERTRUDE OF WYOMING WYOMING BY HALLECK LOCAL POETRY INDIAN ELOQUENCE 67 III 116 · 126 PREFATORY NOTE . THE Summer tourist , or the traveller.
... 29 STORY OF THE GREAT MASSACRE 37 STORY OF FRANCES SLOCUM 46 58 POETRY OF WYOMING GERTRUDE OF WYOMING WYOMING BY HALLECK LOCAL POETRY INDIAN ELOQUENCE 67 III 116 · 126 PREFATORY NOTE . THE Summer tourist , or the traveller.
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... SLOCUM . [ From Stone's " History of Wyoming . " New York , 1841. ] The Slocum family of Wyoming were distinguished for their sufferings during the war of the Revolution , and have been recently brought more conspicuously before the ...
... SLOCUM . [ From Stone's " History of Wyoming . " New York , 1841. ] The Slocum family of Wyoming were distinguished for their sufferings during the war of the Revolution , and have been recently brought more conspicuously before the ...
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... Slocum was suddenly surrounded by a party of Delawares , prowling about the valley in more earnest search , as it seemed , of plunder , than of scalps or prisoners . The inmates of the house , at the moment of the surprise , were Mrs.
... Slocum was suddenly surrounded by a party of Delawares , prowling about the valley in more earnest search , as it seemed , of plunder , than of scalps or prisoners . The inmates of the house , at the moment of the surprise , were Mrs.
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... Slocum . About a month thereafter , another horde of the barbarians rushed down from the mountains and murdered the aged grandfather of the little captives , and wounded the lad already lame by the accidental discharge of a ball which ...
... Slocum . About a month thereafter , another horde of the barbarians rushed down from the mountains and murdered the aged grandfather of the little captives , and wounded the lad already lame by the accidental discharge of a ball which ...
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... Slocum . He resided on the banks of the Susquehanna , but the name of the valley I do not recollect . Sixty winters and summers have gone since I was taken captive by a party of Delawares , while I was playing before my father's house ...
... Slocum . He resided on the banks of the Susquehanna , but the name of the valley I do not recollect . Sixty winters and summers have gone since I was taken captive by a party of Delawares , while I was playing before my father's house ...
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Albert amidst arms bank battle beautiful beaver beneath blood bosom brave brothers Brothers-We calumet canoes chief child Christian Colonel Ewing colony Connecticut council Count Zinzendorf Creek dear death Delawares desolation dreadful e'en Edinburgh Review eloquence eyes father's feel fire Five Nations flowers forests Forty Fort Frances Slocum French friends GERTRUDE OF WYOMING Gertrude's governor Grangula hand hath head heard heart heaven History of Wyoming Indian kindred land light little Frances lived Logan look mother mountains mournful Nanticoke o'er Oneida peace Pennsylvania pirogue plain Plymouth Company poem poet possession ravelin remains river romance round savage scene Senecas sent settlement Shawanese side sire sister Six Nations song soul speech Spirit stoicism story Susquehanna sweet tears thee thou town tree of peace trees tribe valley Waldegrave Waldegrave's warriors wild wilderness Wilkes-Barre women woods Yonnondio Zinzendorf
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Página 150 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 151 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 24 - For all these reasons we charge you to remove instantly, we don't give you the liberty to think about it. You are women.
Página 79 - As monumental bronze unchanged his look : A soul that pity touch'd, but never shook : Train'd from his tree-rock'd cradle to his bier, The fierce extremes of good and ill to brook Impassive — fearing but the shame of fear — A stoic of the woods — a man without a tear.
Página 112 - And by my side, in battle true, A thousand warriors drew the shaft? Ah ! there in desolation cold The desert serpent dwells alone, Where grass o'ergrows each mouldering bone, And stones themselves to ruin grown, Like me, are death-like old : Then seek we not their camp — for there The silence dwells of my despair.
Página 153 - Spirit agreeably to his mind, and if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter; you say that you are right, and we are lost; how do we know this to be true? We understand that your religion is written in a book...
Página 153 - Brother, continue to listen. You say you are sent to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind, and if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter. You say that you are right, and we are lost ; how do we know this to be true ? We understand that your religion...
Página 152 - The white people had now found our country. Tidings were carried back, and more came amongst us. Yet we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed them, and gave them a larger seat. At length their numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened, and our minds became uneasy. Wars took place. Indians were hired to fight against Indians, and many of our people were destroyed.
Página 151 - Friend and brother, it was the will of the Great Spirit that we should meet together this day. He orders all things, and he has given us a fine day for our council. He has taken his garment from before the sun, and caused it to shine with brightness upon us ; our eyes are opened, that we see clearly ; our ears are unstopped, that we have been able to hear distinctly the words...