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25, 1-13.[ H Iclll paidnee.Fiom I he Cleveland I lera !d.TIic Pioneer JVIoHier.j delighted, ihut he determined lo emigrate to were taken from herthe new counirv.How much is comprised in this simpletitle !* •theyered like grass ’In 1788, accompanied death, herby a little colony, Mary and her husbandHow much of woman’s daring, wo* 1I*'111 l^e*r tourso jor their new home ime man’s trials, and woman’s ennobling vir*! , their hist winter on the Kentucy «»de,lues ! The pioneer mothers of the West! a j.n le sj,r,ng°l 17S9 settled at Columbia, five miles uSove Cincinnati, where thelittle colony erected a block-house and agarrison. Here they remained, living in acabin some ihree or four hundred yards from the block house, until 17-91, whenheartby the stern hand of was smitten and with-Ovirielt;tntv. meet companions of the bold Boones, the ad- Shelby’s, the Harrisons and their worthy i compatriots, in reclaiming, civilizing, andMost ofice9peopling the great garden valley.the pioneer mothers have given places to-life lost its attractions,earth its loveliness, and home its endearments. She sank under the loss of her children, and died of a broken heart.The stranger paused—the big tear stood in his eye, and with quivering lip ho added,When 1Mary’s companion was taken from her, and(the ‘olive branches’ that in early timesi f crowded around the rude table of the still s le. wns . widow in an Indian country.~ i tudcr home-cabin but their memories shouldbe cherished from generation to generationwith two babes, the eldest but tuo years old, iho other an infant of a few days. Before the loss of her husband, Marvby the millions of in-dwellers of the goodly I . ...1 heritage that now. ‘buds and blossoms like I u’,l,,cnt*y* ,n times of more imminent dan-the ro;e.’ Few live in written history, for much of the early annals of the West i treasured only in fading tradition, and seldom even in this does the pioneer mother hold ihut prominence merited by her life ofdevoted sacrifice and self denial. Wo are ' pleased to find in a recent number of the‘The. first daughter born (o me after my mother s death, ! called Mary Craig, tho’my eldest hud been partIj' named for her years before. It was a most lovely child, hut it had an unearthly beauty and sweet-* ness about it. The neighbors noticed this, and whispered to eneli other, * little Mary will not live—she belongswith woma (hat the rm her child.*‘ Theregood deal, i wise folk8: blurt out wIguess tsuperfine d; * There itas to live nrunderstandtoo....... . — o- not to earthger, retired with lum into the garrison ; hut; her home is Heaven.’ She died at ani!i her bereaved condition her loncL andwounded hoait conld not brook the boi!'w*mrly sige • and lt;?ti)J when I think of thatTheous mirth and constant confusion to whichfeeling heart She therefore Marv Chau; Vshe must be exposed, seeks solitude in adliction.sweet child, and its sainted grand-mother, my heart involuntarily exclaims, ‘will the eai !h ever he blest with another such as; your I tcrs, what clmp katchroad 1 Co itail i}tsee the mofScotchner they setCincinnati Chronicle an interesting account of one of these mothers, which is thus m-retnained with her babes in the cabin. In vain did her neighbors depict the danger of massacre from the Indians. She knew notConsiiiinWhen theyto do withtroduccd by the editor :* The Pioneer Mother,’what fear was. Her trust was m Cod whoiAN AMI SING STAGE COACH ADVENTURE.their pouchlilfor so may becalled Mary Craig, whose story is in thispaper, was one of the first settlers of Gin-alone could protect her and her little ones, j A short time ago a ger tlemnn went into For her children she provided ;• bed under the coach office at Ftica, and booked him-the puncheon floor of the cabin, in a small lot* a resit enee near Oswego. In theis!1cmnali,5 UIJU Ui lliu 111 si OY.%11X.lO v»l Will-* It. .. , , | I I . 'P I . IThe story is no, fiction, but f»ct ;. I'Z.Sl'fL'To his greatithe romance of veritable history. If the,,.! render is half as much interested in it as we every night, week alter week, wouldI i.„ .?.:n L_ ,i.„. .t.......she place her children, alter pulling themto preserve vegetables in winter from frost, delight us the couch drove up to the door,a spring all it gets, Igcr.’* Power I ful corrupfi‘The link Youneverhe lound that she was a passenger. Upon being asked where she would like to sit, vvpar High Iilo sleep, while shewatched throughOthe 8,l|e su,d by this gentleman, alluding to our et* *,at’ anc**and so beautiful, of thehero.He much flattered, and thankedMARY CRAIG.heaven that his personal appearance hadwere, ho dull be glad that the writer ha U-iventothe world one portrait, so viviu, ... . ...' - - - * ploneer Mothers.’1 chmks of the cabin through the greater pariof the night, the approach of the savages.The plan was, if the Indians entered at j captivated so charming u female.Early in the spring of 1813, and as soon j m.r dour to fiy out at the other, and give i Smack went the whip, round went the as the snow hanks had well disappeared of-1 the alarm at the garrison before her children wheels. The ge. tlemau conversed with ter the long and tedious winter, a tall, ro-j could be found in tbcir concealment tinder the k»dv, he found her free and easy, andbust man. of middle age and melancholy countenance, might have been seen, day 1 after dnv examining the ancient tombstones in the different cemeteries about New Ymk.He had come from the ‘ far west ’ the placethe lloor. Often, the Indians enter thethus watching, she sa\.theerse block housegrounds inlittle settlement, trav the vicinity of theliom her agreeable manner felt as if lie hadEvening closed inknown her all his life.I of his nativity and the active scenes of hisvicinitysometimes they came to her very door, hut never did they enter. Ho * ses were stolen, settlers were killed and la-upon them. With evening came twilight,most any or inch of him.* An intei gerous than* Present cr and rece um of frier donee and‘ Be rathand verv shortly afterwards, darkness. Oniiimhlcd the coach, jolting and jerking innmo:4 remarkable m..nncr. It was an act of,!lt; ; life, and was searching the grave yards ofthe city for the tombstones of his maternal! grand patents—the father and mother of1 *e11 prisoners but Mary, and her babes were protected. Delicate as a flower, and withpoliteness, doubtless on the* part on the gen tlemau, to cm-ircle the waist of his fair comprovcinent I/latter the n you think, iwand not oiknil the lender .-ensibilily of the mo t feeling 1 panioi; with his arm, just lo keep her freelar, you u if laritv lastsnti“aMary Craig.To the inquirer, the stranger’s story was simple though interesting, and exhibited one of the many instances where real life ^ur*heart, it was the faith of the Christine which j from joliinf to which she would otherwise sustained her under all trials, at d enabled I be subjected. He did this with some tim-sccnd as a I* 1 don’t II passes in affecting incidents, even romance itself.her to triumph over all fear. There, dayJohn Craig, the father of Mary Craig.from Scotland to New Yorkafter day, might be heard, in that rude hut, Mary’s soft voice, rendered plaintive and nelanchely by her lonel} condition, bv muulilv.To his surprise no objection was made to it.stead of theEncouraged by lus freedomiallowing as darkness had spread her sableveil over that portion ol the earth on which* Every I hers will c1 amemigratedI about the year 1737, Mary, his youngestI daughter, having been born on jhc passage lo this country. He had barely beconnmg her favorite psalmthe couch was running; he drew her tocomfortably settled in bis new home, when he Was called upon to bid bis family a final adieu, Mary then being hut seven years old. The widow arid her children remained inTo Heaven I lift my woit'ng eyes,There all my hopes are staid ;The Ford who built the eaitli and skiesIs my perpetual aid..him, and imprinted a kiss upon her neclariati lips.The coach did not travel very quickly, hill the enamoured youth thought it Hew,Their feet shall never slide nor fall,| w lien he found him-elf on the follow ing day, i within a few rods of his imelc’s house. liethe city of New York until the breakingout of the revolutionary war, about three•»had attainedyears after, and when MaryAt this earlv atm, howevW hom he designs to keep ;IIis ear attends the softest call,His eyes can never sleep.told his fair companion that they must short-1 ly separate. Spoke of * here wc meet too soon to part,’and made use of many other !cency is a t I for dclicaci1 Rqucamifttume sick.’‘ Squeanrten found i as in other * Humilil ‘ Book-1thing but beher ninth year, er, she had imbibed whig principles, and her whole soul was embarked in the successSoon alter.He will sustain our weakest powersWith His Almighty arm ;And wathh our most unguarded hoursof that struggle for liberty.Against surprising hatmromantic speeches, expressive of his deep regret at being compelled to sever so soon from one who had been ^o bright and glo.rious a sunbeam on bis earthly pilgrimage,and whose tnemoiy would live forever, and a day alter,in his bosom. To Ins exceed-cr was prin on their s read, nor e oil, for theI the city fell into the hands ol the British,and her mother being left among strangersina di. tant land, and meeting with an ac-Scot*ood ; quaintance and a countryman IrornI land, in the captain of a British vessel olIsrael rejoice, and rest secure,Thy keeper is the Lord ;Ills wakeful eyes employ his power For thine eternal guard.| ing surprise, the young lady declared thatwriting, an‘ Most inon the -ubji * Patriotisavage as you want tIwar then in the harbor, was induced to giveslit-aiV EI)Jovehim her hand in marriage.The captain was of course a devout royalist, and his principles so opposed to the 1 polities of Mary, that she could not brook.; I the insults to which her opinions were ex-i posed, though personally treated by her . step-father with great kindness and respect.■ Mary therefore left home ami took shelter , under the hospitable roof of Dr. Halsted, ol i Elizabethtown Foint, where she found a1 welcome home andN*a scorching sun, nor sickly moon, Shall I rave his leave to smileHe shields thy head from burning noon,From blasting damps at nightI ho Imd been exceedingly kind that she could’nt think of parting with him, that I she would jo with him to his uncle’s house.lie told her that he dared t ot take such! r* .j a liberty. 'I hat he had been in Europe| v 'u*'* 1 for some years, and that himself a stran-! ger comparatively, to bis uncle, he could not introduce a lady,to him and his relations.The Fowho was a stranger It is not e.credit is colie guards thy soul, He keeps thy breath Where thickest dangers come ;The lady evinced hysterical symptoms; his arm again encircled her waist and theirrDoes any lie is a noliGo in ami out, secure from death, Till God commands thee home.’advanced tcgenial political sen'.ififteenr.I ments. Here, during the remainde* of that bloody war, Mary was exposed to its dan-; known to a joung fnan 01 **gers and ils hardships. It is known that He too, from the age or twel Khzabethtown was the theatre of frequentAfter Man had lived in this desolateVind perilous condition for some months, her character and history becameman of kindred spirit.ve, had been of war. lie hadlips again owned a seen t communion.The coach stopped. The gentleman had f profane sw a i r i • od at the end of his journey. He bade actcr whiclShe in I high must IIt was no go.the lady farewell.histcd on his protecting her. She got out; pertinence of the coach with him at Ins uncle’s house, therefore, iHo was in a dreadful state of mind.— neither reaI'n the contendingpar-ofengagements betwe.ties, and sometimes in tiie possession icus'one, and sometimes of the other. Oftenhere | the inhabitants, men especially, were com-I pelled to fly at midnight from their homes, st of I to escape capture and imprisonment, it not I death. Sometimes ali, male and female, on account of the Hessian hordes, and whenexposed to the perilsed in many campaigns against the InHowever pleasant a kiss in the dark was The drunks e r von the previous night; the iucumbratice ofj mistress ,bitioudians, and had engaged with them in the battle-field when quite a hoy. He had traversed the Indian wilds from the Alle ghenies to the mouth of the Ohio, and fromFear hethe Kentucky river to the lakes.never feit, and had imbibed a feeling ol pitvand contempt lor any being who manliest'day.Ihev had not the force to oppose lhem. were clt;! that childish emotion. Mary’s bed andfiring for safety to leartess bearing attiacted hi-a petticoat on suclt an occasion, was anything but satisfactory. He walked into the parlor, and, with what he conceived to bo unblushing impudence the lady followed. While he was thinking how ho could possibly expluiu the aflUir, lie was welcomed by his u cle, and the young lady was wel-I comec! too, and kissed by the family.—Shes mai but tlgold, he is a fooand drudgeSgra'ts. not the nalter woven ihowanyunder the necessity ofs notice—andgreat mants ofsome place of security.remained behind to preOn such occasions, though he had travelled much, had seenMary sometimesvent by her entreaties the wanton destruc-i the1 tion of her patron’s property.f Here her life was frequently threatenedease,1 for her importunity, and on one occasion a Mice, sword was drawn to execute the threat, is toj At other times she would drive her benefac— with his wile and child in it.munv females, his heart hadand known never fell the influence of love and ailmi'ration combined. Mary’s exquisite sensi bility and tenderness, added to her undaunted courage, qualities so rarely foundwas Ins cousin.On Ids entering the coach office at Uti- some men ca, and booking his name and place of; natural, y destination, she knew at once that he was swearing cher relative, and resolved to have a laugh a low andat his expense; and perhaps she did when she told her stage coacli adventure,and the fright to which she put her cousin ! What ced to sub;and paltry honor: ntor's gigrun | through the darkness of midnight, to histo meet in the same woman, induced him5 liberties they take. The gentleman was at once to offer himself as her protector! iau«fied at considerably; but let those^ laughwore married,to supply Hence thein a ; retreat seven or eight miles from Elizabeth*and her husband. 1 hey and Mary’s second husband proved himself to be what she had taken him for, a9whoHe won his cousin, and they j be equal leare now bo: e of ono bone and flesh of one adopt it. flesh.Often during engagements betweensalu ; town. _ _suchj the contending parties, the Doctor s houser\per was the surgeon’s assistant in staunching such wounds—taking ofi shattered limbs, andrses,’ administering drink and food to the wound- liberty some led and dying. Thus Mary’s time was.andenjman of true worth.He was one of the first pioneers of Ohio-—contributed much to give to her constitution and laws their broad principles oflived long to sec timesThefollowingPrintthousand iThe Lord’s Prayer.passage, by Montgomery, is beautiful:» How manv millions and millions of to ten thciy and equality ..— —n . ? cs -ienjoy her prosperity, and died in good j Christians of all cenominations . So wide,i»e not ‘unhonored’ though *un-1 indeed, is the sound thereof gone forth,1 a I ■ I 1 ft i ...lit. ! m C a V i£CllAnhas that Prayer been offered by these timiit.—, spent during that long and bloody struggle old ag rend-, At its close, she found herself separated sung.from her friends. At the re-capture ofinumber asand doll;that daily, and almost without intermission, But Mary had left him years before, for 1 from the ends of the earth, and alar uponscriber to1’ New York r.V^rh.d“= to!. ^.Vrho^e. Sfie l,eU -.o roar .1. herj 8ea, i. is ascenrfing ,o Heaven .ike in-Nova Scotia, whither he took all of Mary’s children, eight in number, and ^them was, cense, and » pure ■ 4family, and circumstances prevented ihem she attached with an intenaity o» affection j the gi t o prop lej , ^ ^ ^done by, cancel atNor needs ittho’more orthousandTexiwhich nothing could moderate, all the privations of fourteen years ot war, British and Indian, exposed to the mostwet from ever meeting again., but | The war ended, but not Mary’s hardshipsL-rries | and exposures. Soon after the revolution, , . nflrvesfinch, j she was married to a yoo.g .»*n »h° tad, ^^l^ b. don. on ..rth .. i« tort, be accompanied Judge Symmea in his first, nc r tailed ne • children’ Heaven.’itour to tho Miamies—with which he was so,another, and yet another of har children, Heaven.She bore Heaven and earth shall pass away, thesewords of our blessed Lord ‘ shall not pass away * till every petition has been answer* ed —till the kingdom of God shall come,infifty who is smallprinter.of a ques none elsi| The Fr.
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Warren Democratic Advocate
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 25, 1843
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