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DE GRAFFENREID’S ESCAPE.
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tion. In the center of that great
place we were seated on the ground,
the surveyor general and myself,
bound and undressed, with bare heads,
and in front of us a great fire; near it
was the conjurer, or high priest, an
old grizzled Indian (the priests are
generally magicians and can even con
jure up the devil); a little further was
an Indian savage, standing.
“He did not move from the spot,
with a knife in one hand and an axe in
the other. It was apparently the exe
cutioner. Around us sat the chiefs in
two rows; behind them were the com
mon people, upwards of three hundred
in number —men, women and children,
with faces painted red, white And
black, who were jumping and dancing
like so many devils and cutting a va
riety of infernal capers.
“Behind us stood armed Indians as
guards, who stimulated the dancers by
stamping with their feet and firing
their guns. Yes, indeed, never was
the devil represented with a more
frightful appearance than these sav
ages presented as they danced around
the fire. I uncovered my soul to my
Saviour, Christ Jesus, and my
thoughts w r ere wholly employed with
death. At length, however, I recol
lected myself and, turning to the coun
cil of chiefs, made a short discourse,
assuring them that the great queen of
England would avenge my death.
“I further stated whatever I thought
fit to induce them to some mitigation.
After I had done speaking, I remarked
that one of the notables was a rel
ative of King Taylor (from whom I
bought the land where New Bern now
stands), that notable spoke earnestly,
apparently in my favor, as it came out.
Then it was forthwith resolved to semi
a few members to their neighbor, a
certain King Tom Blunt, of the Tus
caroras.
“I spent that whole night in great
anguish awaiting my fate, in contin
uous prayers and sighs. Meanwhile I
also examined my poor negro, exhort
ing him the best way I knew, and he
gave me more satisfaction than I ex
pected.
“Towards 3 or 4 o'clock in the morn
ing the delegates came back from
their mission and brought an answer,
but very secretly. One or two of them
came to unbind me. Not knowing
what this meant, I submitted to the
will of the Almighty rose and followed
him as a poor lamb to the slaughter.
I was greatly astonished when the In
dians whispered in my ear that I
had nothing to fear, but that Lawson
would die, which affected me much.
“They also liberated my negro, but
I have never seen him since. I w T as
forbidden to speak the least word to
Mr. Lawson. He accordingly took
leave of me and told me to say fare
well in his name to his friends. It
grieved me much to leave him thus.
I tried to show my compassion by a
few signs.
“Some time after the man who had
spoken in my favor led me to his cab
in, where I was to be kept awaiting
further orders. In the meantime they
executed the unfortunate Lawson. As
to his death I know nothing. Some
said he was hanged, some said he was
burnt. The Indians kept that execu
tion very quiet. May God have mercy
on his soul!
“The next day the notables came to
tell me of their design to make
war in North Carolina. They advised
me that no harm would come to Chat
tawka (the old name of New Bern),
but that the people of the colony ought
to go into the town, or they could not
answer for the evil that could happen.
Good words enough, but how was I to
let the people know, since none would
take a message for me? A few days
later the savages came back with
their booty. Alas! what a sight for
me to see —men, women and children
prisoners! The very Indian with
whom I lodged happened to bring with
him the boy of one of my tenants, and
much clothing and furniture, which I
well knew. What was my apprehen
sion that my whole colony was ruined,
especially when I had privately ques
tioned the boy! He cried bitterly and
told me how this same Indian had
killed his father, mother and broth
er —yes, his whole family. I had to
remain six weeks a prisoner in
Catechna. I was once much per
plexed. All men had gone to that
plundering expedition, the women
some to gather wild cherries, others
to dig some kind of roots called ‘po
tatoes,’ which are yellow, very good
and dainty. On that day I was alone
by myself in that village. * * * I ac
cordingly said my prayers and then
examined the pro and con as to
whether I should take flight or not,
and found at last it was best to stay.
Experience showed that I made a wise
choice. * * * The barbarous expedi
tion being ended, on the Sunday fol
lowing their great Indian festival, I,
having concluded a treaty of peace
with these people, they brought me a
horse. Two notables escorted me to
Car Village, gave me a piece of Indian
bread and then left me.
“Thence I had to foot it homeward.
Quite lame, shivering with cold, nearly
dead, my legs so stiff and swollen that
I could not walk a step, but supported
myself on two sticks, at last I arrived
at my small home in New Bern.
“When my good people saw me com
ing from afar, tanned like an Indian,
but on the other hand considered my
blue jerkin and my figure, they knew
not what to think. The men even
took up their arms, but when I came
nearer, quite lame, walking with two
sticks, they knew by my look that I
was not a savage. When I saw them
so puzzled I began to speak with them
from afar. They hallowed to the oth
ers to come, that it was their lord
returned whom they thought to be
dead. And so all came in crowds,
men, women and children, shouting
and crying out, part of them weeping,
others struck dumb with surprise.
Thus I was at last at home, and in my
private roim I gave ardent thanks to
God for my miraculous and gracious
rescue.’’
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