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WHAT SHALL I BRING TIIEE, MOTH
ER 1
“ I require nothing of thee,” said a mother (o
her innocent son, when bidding him farewell,
but that you will bring me back your present
countenance.” —La cater.
“ What shall I bring thee, mother mine !
What shall I bring to thee !
Shall I bring thee jewels, that burn and shine
In the depths of the shadowy seal
Shall I bring thee a garland a hero wears, j
By the wondering world entu ined,
Whose leaves can cover a thousand cares,
And smile o'er a clouded mind !
Shall I bring thee deep and sacred stores
Os knowledge, the high and free,
That thrills the heart on the hallowed shores
Os classic Italy !”
“ What are jewels, my boy, to me !
Thou art the gem 1 prize,
And the richest gem in that fearful sea,
Will be where thy vessel flies.
The wreath the hero loves, is won
By the life-blood of the brave ;
And his brow must lose ere it wears the crown
The smile that mercy gave.
Dearly earned is the volume’s wealth
That opes to the lamp at night,
While the fairer ray of hope and health
Goes out by the sickly light.
Bring me that innocent brow, my boy ;
Bring me that shadowless eye ;
Bring me the lone of lender joy
That breathes in thy last ‘good-by.’ ”
m ISf'S3 LL A A EOU S.
A Swelling Blessing. —A fellow at school
wiio was always accustomed to begin his
epistles after one certain mode, namely, by
mentioning his own health, and wishing the
same blessing to those to whom ho was
writing, thus began a letter to his mother :
“ Dear Marm:
“I take my pen in hand to inform you
that I am down-sick with the mumps and
hope these few lines will find you enjoying
the same great blessing !”
THE ROMANCE OF WESTERN HIS
TORY.
BY THE AUTHOR OF ‘BORDER TALES.’
THE SINGLE COMBAT.
About the year 1703, the depredations
of the Indians upon our western frontiers
became so audacious, that a large number
of the inhabitants were required to be con
tinually under arms The Middle and
Southern States were particularly exposed,
and the beautiful valley of the Ohio, which
is now the most fruitful part of civilized
America, and is vapidly becoming the cen
tre of a vast nation of freemen, was then
tenanted only by herds of hostile savages,
animated by a common sentiment ol ha- |
tred to the white man. The observant In
dian had become aware of the energy and
enterprise of the American character, ho
had seen the axe and the plough, quietly
but with undaunted perseverance, urging
their conquests westward])', until the grea
ter part of the Alleghany mountains had
been subdued ; and now the hardy Pion
eers seemed ready lo pass those barriers,
which had been supposed to bo impregna
ble defences against the footsteps of civili
zation.
The Indians had vainly hoped to find ill
‘■lie valley of the Ohio a refuge which the
European invader would not covet. They
littla dreamed of the wonderful energies or
ofthe rapid growth of that people; and at
tributing their success thus far to want of
union and energy among themselves, were
now prepared for a more vigorous resist
ance. Extensive alliances were formed a
mong the tribe* and active efforts were u
sed to stir up indie savage mind the feel
ing of revenge and hatred.
The Pioneers soot became awakened to
the necessity of corresponding efforts ; and
they were a people whose genius and hab
its rendered them little averse to a state of
war. Every man residing or the frontiers
was necessarily a soldier, prepared at all
times to defend his own fireside or to hast
en with alacrity to the assistance of his
neighbors. The cruelties practised by the
Indians, the shocking scenes of midnight
violence, the burning of houses, and the in
discriminate slaughter of individuals, how
ever young, beautiful, or helpless, enlist
ed in this warfare the noblest sympathies
of the heart; and it was a high and gener
ous impulse that armed those gallant men
for the fight. They were not mercenary
soldiers, nor were they called to the field
by the lust of conquest or of plunder ; hut
were patriots, united in the defence of their
homes, and rallying around their firesides
and family altars, for the protection of all
they held most dear and sacred. True,
they often carried the war into the enemy’s
country, striking him with a violence as
ruthless as his own ; but it was to reclaim
their property, to redeem their friends from
a captivity worse than death, or to revenge
the atrocities of the marauder.
The revolting scenes of desolation inci-
WASHINGTON, (WILKKS COUNTV, GA.,) TEBIM AKV 11, IS! I.
dent to savage wavfuro were calculated to j
engender a deep and lasting hatred against
the red man, w hich lias proved fatal to that
race, by involving all in the punishment
due to the misdeeds of a part. But these j
wars were also productive of nobler fruits : j
uniting a scattered population by a sense ;
of common danger in the bonds of friend
ship ; inculcating a generous hospitality,
by throwing open every door to the house
less ; and calling out the valor ofthe strong,
for the protection of the widowed and de
fenceless. From this stock sprang the Pi
oneers, who peopled the western forests,
and whoso intrepidity in meeting the vari
ed dangers that beset their path, was not
more conspicuous than the simplicity of
their lives, and the kindness of their hearts.
They were rough but bravo and honest;
| impetuous, but kind hearted and charita
ble.
In the eventful enterprises growing out
of these border wars, a martial spirit was
inculcated, and a military experience
gained, which enabled the American peo
ple, afterward, in the struggle for indepen
dence, to contend successfully against the
veteran troops of Europe. The colonists
were an industrious, pacific, and loyal
people ; but thnv had always been accus
j tomed to defend themselves from aggress
ion, w ithout asking aid from the Sovereign ; ‘
and when he became the aggressor, they j
wero ready to turn against him the arms
they had wielded honorably against his and
their own enemies. Such was particular
ly the character of the population of the
frontier districts. The revolution found
them soldiers, with arms in their hands
and military habits ready formed ; and this j
school furnished many of the most accom j
plished officers of that war, as well as nu
merous bodies of the best light troops in
the world.
W c cannot fix exactly the date ofthe ad
venture wo are about to relate; wc only
know that it occurred during one of the
military expeditions of the stormy period
mentioned at the beginning of this article.
A company of volunteers were marching
from the Virginia border toward the lndi-
PU BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
an country, under the command of Capt.
Crawford, the same gallant but unfortunate
individual whose tragical end a few years
afterward has given Ids name a melancho
ly celebrity in t ho legends of the border.
He was, like those under his command, a
farmer with no pretensions to any milita
ry knowledge gained from books, or from
the drill sergeant, nor indeed any training,
except such as had been obtained in repel
ling or pursuing the savages, according
to the desultory warfare of the times. He
was a brave and enterprising man ; the
fact that he was placed on several occasions
at the head of parties of this description,
by the choice of his neighbors shows that
he was popular; and this is no small evi
dence of merit, for the country was not
then distracted by that miserable, spirit of
party, whose excitements exalt the dema
gogue, as the boiling of a liquid raises
tiic scum to the surface. A common sense
of danger called the bravest and most com
petent men in the stations of responsibility.
Crawford was a plain man, of affable
manners, who piaetised a simple though
genuine hospitality. Without being wcal
thv, lie was surrounded by abundance, his
farm yielding him all the necessaries ol
life and affording him the ability to contri
bute to the relief of those who were driven
bv the vioh ncc ofthe times from the shelter
of their own roofs.
A militia officer in those days was a
person of character and consideration,
who became a leader in consequence ol
some real or supposed qualification for of
fice. His men were armed with something
more dangerous to their country than walk
ing canes and umbrellas, and they desired
to be commanded by those who understood
the use of their weapons. He was a so
cial man, who loved to mingle with the
people on public occasions ; being a sort of
chief among them, lie was expected to
show himself whenever a concourse was
assembled, and his natural instincts led
him to seek out such opportunities for gain
ing popular favor. A militia officer was
moreover a modest man, who said little,
because in those days he was expected to
do much, but then he could convey a good
deal of meaning in a few words, and bad a
pleasant way of saying agreeable things
lo the women, who always have great in
fluence in elections, and can make and
unmake great men when they please. He
was an excellent judge of a horse, a qual
ity which, in the purest days of the good
Old Dominion, seldom failed to secure for
its possessor the regard and esteem of his
neighbours ; he was an admirable shot with
then fie, and was usually among the win
ners at shooting matches ; and above all,
he was a man of speed and muscie. It
was not often that he engaged in wrest
ling and foot-races, as these sports were
usually left to the young men ; but the cap
tain had a pride in that way ; it was known
that he had proved his manhood in such
feats, and was well understood that lie
would not back out if challenged.
That Captain Crawford was possessed ol
most of the good qualities which distin
guished tlic men of his grade and profes
sion, need not he doubted; he had many so
cial and estimable traits of character. II is
company was made up of border men, hais
tily collected for the occasion; farmers and
their sons, mounted on thoir own horses,
carrying their own well tried rifles at their
backs and going to war at their own proper
charges. They were a merry set of men,
i when they rode forth on their sleek and
w ell curried nags, full of jokes and picas-I
ant savings and brimful ol courage, noise, j
life and action ; but they were cautious and i
quiet woodmen, as wise as serpents, and as j
cunning as foxes, when they- came upon j
the trial ofthe enemy.
The company had charge of some provis- :
ions and ammunition, intended for the use
of troops assembled on the frontier for an
expedition in which Crawford’s men were j
to beat a party.—They had nearly passed
through the settlements, and were upon
the verge ofthe wilderness, when one of
the wagons employed in carrying those
stores broke down, and was so completely j
disabled that it was found to bo impossible j
to repair it. This was a sore disaster ; the
stores were too valuable to ho abandoned,!
and it was not probable that any suitable j
conveyance for them could be procured in I
that wild region.
The prospect ofa delay was very unwel
come to these gallant fellows, who having i
volunteered tor a short period, were eager
to employ-their whole term of service in
active duty ; to perform some brilliant feat,
and then return quickly to their homes.
The idea of lying idle, or of getting for
ward at a snail’s pace, while other detach
ments were pressing on, was very galling.
In this extremity the greater part of the
1 border men lost their tempers, and showed
j themselves to ho persons who could be over
| come bv small difficulties, though they
might bravely contend with great ones.
They swore terribly ; and in the excitement
ofthe moment, invented new and strange
| oaths, wherewith to express their displeas
] lire against the stores, the wagon, the dri
ver, the roads, and even themselves. They
blasphemed against King George, who was
innocent of the whole matter, pouring out
anathemas upon him which would have
shocked the ears of some of his more refined
subjects, but which were as void of malice
as those which, they wasted upon their own :
persons. The captain was puzzled ; hut
he very prudently kept that to himself, and
- there was a cool stream at hand, with a
pleasant grass plat on its margin, he com- j
manded a halt, and made his camp for the j
evening.
Just at this moment a wagon, drawn by!
four stout horses, which happened to bo
passing from one settlement to another,
appeared in sight, and as it slowly ap
proached the camping-ground the comman
der determined on pressing it into the ser
vice. The driver, wholly unconscious of
an intention so hostile to his civil rights,
moved quietly on until ho reached the spot,
when finding it convenient, lie halted to
bait his horses, and to ascertain at the same
time the meaning and destination of this
military gathering. When the intention of
the captain was announced to him, his sur
prise and indignation were very great; and
j he promptly resolved to offer all the resis
tance in his power. Ilut ho was alone, in
| the midst of a military- band, who were
I ready and able, at a word, to enforce their
j leader’s command ; and he stood fir a while
silent, sullenly gazing at the hordermen,
as if measuring their strength against iiis
own comparative weakness. The soldiers
considering the affair settled, resumed
their good humor and were soon busily en
gaged in rubbing down their horses, cook
ing their suppers, and whistling merry airs;
so well are men satisfied when they can j
shift an evil from themselves to others, and i
especially when a community can throw oft
its own proper burthen upon the shoulders
of some poor scape goat, who may be
crushed by the weight, hut cannot castrit
off. However tyrannical the teamster may
have thought it, to be pressed into the public
service against his own interest and wishes,
the soldiers thought there was no pressure
that any honest man should complain of;
and the very individuals who would have
fought to their knees in blood, rather than
to submit to such wrong from the king s of
ficers, saw no harm in the tiling when done
by themselves.
But there arc two sides to every question.
The wagoner had been reared in a country
where the rights even of the weakest are
held inviolate, and considering liiinsclt an
injured man. was determined not to submit
without a struggle. Although alone, he
did not lack the courage and audacity to
assert his liberty. He was a great, gigan
tic, two-fisted, square-built fellow, who bore
on his face the marks of many a hard
fought battle, and was in fact a noted brui
ser—the hero of numerous fights ; one on
whom much money had been lost and won.
He considered himself the best man in the
county, and had much better evidence to
found his belief Upon, than most men can
show in support of their self-estimation.—-
Aftdr a pause of some minutes, he observed
to the captain that it was hard to ho forced
to go with the expedition, against his will;
that every man ought to have a fair chance;
that ho had not a fair chance, inasmuch as
the odds against him were so great ns to de
prive him of the power of resistance, lie
said, however, that he would make a pro
posal, which ho hoped the captain would be
gentleman enough to agree to.
‘ Oh, certainly,’ replied the captain ; ‘ I
will agree to any thing that’s fair.’
‘ Very good,’ said the wagoner ; ‘ all 1
want is to he put on an equal footing with
the rest of the men. I don’t want to be
forced to go like a slave along with others,
going bv their own tree will. lam Virgin
ia born, and am as willing to serve my
country as another man ; hut then 1 m not
going to be ordered about by thorn that arc
not my masters.’
‘ Gentlemen,’ continued the wagoner,
turningtoa circle ofthe men who had col-
lected around, 1 I am come of the right
breed of dogs; there is no mistake in me ; j
I am not afraid to go whore there is danger, j
all I want is a fair chance.’
‘ That’s right!’ exclaimmed several voi- !
cos.
‘ Very good,’ says the teamster ; ‘ now j
captain, 1 will make you a civil gentoel of- |
ter. I will fight you, or any other man in !
the company ; Isl am whipped, my wagon ;
and team are yours, and I will go with
you ; hut if 1 win the fight, I am my own
man, to go or not, as I please.’
‘Hurrah! Hurrah!’ ‘Old Virginia nev
er tire !’ shouted several voices.
A dead silence ensued, and all eyes were
j turned upon the captain, it was now evi- j
; dent that the wagoner had shown himself j
j a shrewd negotiator. He was aware ofthe j
j military bias which formed a leading trait
! iii the character of those around him, and
j which would lead them to applaud his bold j
j challenge. Ho knew Crawford’s cast of
mind, or had guessed it during the inter
! view. The captain was stout, active, & chi
valrous; ho prided himself on his personal
powers, for which he had obtained some rep
utation. It was not by any means so hea
jvy or muscular as the team-driver, and
could scarcely hope 1o meet him in a pu- j
gilistic encounter, with any- chance of suc
cess. But then to refuse the challenge
might seem to indicate a want of confidence
in his own manhood ; it might lessen him in
the eyes of his own men, and endanger his
influence over them ; while his own dispo
sition and code of ethics perhaps suggested
that in good faith the wagoner was entitled
to thefair chance which lie claimed, lie
was a popular loader, and must act in con
formity with the public sentiment of the
community whoso suffrage tic desired.—
The sense of justice of that body would
doubtless have decided, that when about to
take possession of a mail’s property, and in
j deed of himself, against his will, nothing
j could bo more reasonable than to indulge
; him in a fight if lie demanded it. Military !
| commanders, * hen forced to surrender to
superior force, ttriik it right to make a show
of light, and havef C w moil killed, to save
| their honor. Our wagoner acted upon the
j same principle ; and Cap a in Crawford was
not the man to deny justices, any one, how
ever humble. lie therefore agreed to the
proposal, and both i>nvtw E,v, w off their
coats, and began to prepare to. ‘.„ f . oln j
| bat. j
At this juncture, a tall stripling, who haft j
! recently joined the company, hut was a j
j stranger to most of them, and who bad been j
j carelessly leaning against a tree, observing j
j the scene with apparent unconcern, or with ;
j the levity with which a spirited youth be- j
j holds a contest which he supposes will end
jin words, stepped forward and drew tlie com
manding officer aside.
‘ Captain,’ said he, ‘you must let me fight
that man ; he will whip you.’
“It takes a very good man to do that, ’ rc- j
plied tiio captain.
‘ I don’t dispute that,’ replied the youth ; j
hut I noticed that fellow while you were j
talking with himamfani satisfied that there j
is not a man in the company who can ban- j
die him but myself. It will take the best j
! kind ofa man to do it.
‘ You have a high opinion of yourself, j
j young man.’
That’s my business,’ said the youth j
j sharply ; ‘ but what I may think of myself, |
is neither here nor there.
I don’t want to see you whipped, nor to,
lose the wagon ; hut depend upon it, it you :
J fight that, man, he will use you up in short j
order ; ho will beat you toa jolly in a min
ute. Turn him over to mo, and the team
shall bo ours.
Crawford was struck by the confidence
ofthe young man ; but he was not willing,
to appear to draw back, especially as one
ofthe men had just remarked in his hearing
tliat the teamster was ‘of the right breed
ofdogs, sure enough.’ To which another
responded :
‘ He is barking up the wrong tree this
time. There is no back out in the captain,
j no how they can fix it.’
But the youth insisted that to have the cap
tain beaten, which would certainly he the
j case if he persisted in fighting, would he dis
creditable to the company; and moreover,
that he was the only man in the company
who could fight the wagoner with a fair j
chance of success. The confidence, and a
something about him that inspired confi
dence in others, enabled him to carry his
point. The captain had probably but little
relish for a genteel passage ot arms ot this
description, in which there would he hard
knocks without honor and having done all
that policy required in accepting the chal
lenge, prudently suffered himself to be per
suaded by his men to lot the young stranger
take his place.
The combatants Were soon stripped, and
readv for the fight; seconds were chosen
for them, a ring was formed upon the smooth
level, & the terms ofthe battle proclaimed,
It was a curious scene. A few minutes be
fore, the whole of that company were repo
sing from the fatigues of march ; around
them were the shadows of the forest, and a
silence deep as that of the grave. Ihe bu
ries, if such gentry there were in a wilder
ness so far from the haunts ofeivilized men,
were probably frisking around, prepared to
practice their jests upon the hand, -so soon as
the drowsy god should have sealed their eyes
in slumber. The autumn sun was sinking
: to the horizon, and the mellow hues ot the
■ landscape were rendered still moic deli
cious by the repose, and the agreeable tem
perature of the air. Suddeuly the unruly
’ j passions are unloosed : eagerness and ex-
11. J. K APPEL, Printer.
citement pervade the rude assembly ;
coarse voices, loud shouts, and heavy peals
oflnughter, awaken the echoes. The lone
teamster is no longer a friendless being,
whose rights were to he trampled upon by a
niilitary despot, lie has appealed to a
! court of honor, and stands upon a level with
j his opponent. Ills spirit has elevated liiin
j into a hero ; the loungers of the camp have
j pressed about him, to catch a glimpse of his
j features, and several have recognized an
! acquaintance. The name of a bully, fa
miliar as the victor in many a brawl, is
passing through the busy throng. Stout
men have gathered round him, to advocate
his cause, and insure him a fair trial, ac
cording to the ancient form of battle. The
hand is divided into two parties, animated
hv a mutual sense of justice, and a com
mon desire for victory.
As they stood in the ring, ready for the
I onset, a great disparity was visible in the
appearance of the combatants, the advan
tage being decidedly on the part of the
wagoner. Ho was in the vigor of life ;
big, muscular, hardened by labor and ex
posure, and experienced in this mode of
warfare. Calm and self-possessed, he con
templated his adversary without dread, and
looked ibr an easy victory. The youth,
who in his hunting-shirt seemed slender,
and by means athletic, now showed himself
a young giant, when liis broad chest, his
huge limbs, and strong joints, were expos
ed. Ile was only about eighteen or twenty
years of age ; his frame was large, hut had
not vet acquired the fulness, the compact
ness, and the vigor, of ripe manhood, which
it afterwards possessed in so eminent a de
gree ; his limbs seemed to be loosely hung
together, but the bones and muscles were
enormous, and the eye full of courage.
The battle was severe, but brief; and
even in that country where pugilism ranks
among the amusements of the refined cir
cles, would have been esteemed a pretty
specimen of that art. It is true there was
not much science, for boxing has never
been publicly countenanced in this country,
and one of tlio competitors was a person
who would not have condescended to culti
vate the art as a source cither of amuse
ment or reputation. But there was a spir
it, a life, an earnestness about this combat,
which, to such as could witness with plea
sure a spectacle so revolting, gave it an in
tense interest. The wagoner was com
pletely and terribly beaten. liis antago
j eniain?! 11 ,” upon him with the ferocity of an
I ccasC (Pth and after a few blows the
The treinen
! all the guards of his -pratV. 81 } broke down
| the athletic teamster, who liacPaponent;
leader in many a brawl, now met, win,Re
greater than himself, and in a few min
utes ho was stretched exhausted at the feet
of liis vanquisher, who was but little hurt.
That youth was Daniel Morgan, who had
I now for the first time taken the field, against
i the enemies of his country, as a volunteer
| soldier. A few years afterward, when the
j war for independence called out the patri
otism and chivalry of the land, he became
j known to fame as the daring and sagacious
! leader ofa regiment of riflemen, whose ex
j ploits were among the most brilliant of a
! contest fruitful in noble deeds. It was a
j favorite corps of Washington, who always
j bestowed his confidence with judgment,
j Morgan rose to the rank of Major-General,
often led our armies to victory, and was
said to have been more frequently engaged
|in battle than any other officer. He was
j as celebrated for his activity, strength, and
personal courage, as for his niilitary tal
ents ; and the above is one of the numerous
incidents of his eventful* life, which attest
his almost increditable bodily powers.
Jealousy ofa Spanish Actress. —Attempt
at Assassination. — A late letter from Bor
deaux gives the particulars ofa little ac
ting on the part of a Spanish actress at
tached to the threat!® of that city, which is
rather out of the run of ordinary dramatic
amusements. They wero rehearsing Me
dusa at the time, when Sonora Yulz, who
had had a previous quarrel with one of the
actors named Felicine, made a furious at
tack upon him with a poinard, in conse
quence of seeing him pay attentions to an
other actress. Felicine was tier lover, and
losing all command of herself at seeing
him flirting with another, she drew forth
a poniard which she had secreted about her
person, and attempted to stab him in the
breast. Felicine, preceiving the attempt,
stretched out his arm to ward off the blow .
The dagger passed through his aim a tit
tle above the wrist. The wound was very
dangerous, several ofthe sinews having
been cut through. The fair criminal has
since been arrested, and placed in the pris
on attached to the mayoralty. Ihe scene
occurred at a period when a man was being
executed in a different part ofthe town.
Shetland Ponies. —Miss Sinclair in her
interesting work of “Shetland and the
Shetlanders,” speaking ofthe famous Shet
land l’onics, says that when well fed from
an early age, they grow nearly to tiie
height of a donkey ; but some years ago,
Mr. Hay roared a perfectly well formei
pony, which measured only twenty-six in
dies high ! Not so tall as a moderate siz
ed hobbyhorse! Miss Sinclair ‘
the verv’ largest men ride these tiny little
h iSryrtsis:*fjS
long.
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