White Sulphur papers; or, Life at the springs of Western Virginia

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which are now daily happening, have too much
reality in them and are sufficiently exciting.
In a few years more these ancient stories will all
be forgotten, and the men who came from the
thunder will be gone.
Pushamataha, a celebrated chief of the Chostaws.
on being questioned as to his birth, replied, 'Pushamataha
was never born—a dark cloud passed over the
horizon—a flash of lightning rent the tallest pine
tree—the heavens opened, and out stepped Pushmataha,
a full grown warrior, with his rifle
shoulder.'
on his
Those who heard the gi'eat Keokuk when at
Washington, will perhaps remember the opening of
one of his speeches where alluding to the rapid decline
of his race
"Father, I stand before you, one foot in my own
nation and one foot here—the sun is before me, and
the sun is behind me—he shines all day with the
whites, but he sets among the red men." And again
his touching remarks at a parting speech
secretary of war :
with the
"Father, we have one thmg more
to ask before we go,—during our last war with the
was taken prisoner.
whites, one of our young girls
We loved her very much, her name is the Turkey
child, and the woman, her mother, has grieved for
her ever since—she is weeping her eyes away at