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DEVOTED TO SOUTHERN RIGHTS, MORALITY, AGRICULTURE, LITERATURE, AND MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. JAMS I. NORWOOD, EDITOR.] To thine omtself be true; And it must follow as the night the day; Thou ranst not then be false to any man.—HaMlkt. VOL. 2. DARLINGTON C. H., S. C., THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 18,1852. [NORWOOD k DE LORRE. PI BIISHERS NO. 3. THE DARLINGTON FLAG, 18 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY HORNING, AT DAEMUDTO*, C. H., a. C., BY ftomWOOD * DE LORiTIE. TERMS OF SUB3CRIPTIOHI An advance, (per annum,) - - - $2 00 At the expiration of six months - a 60 At the end of the year .... - 3 00 AhVERfIStNG ! AovERTis^WEttl 1 *, inserted at IS cents a square (fourteen lines or leas,) for the first, and 31J cts. for each subsequent insertion. Brsi«E9iCAHDe,«iotexceeding ten lines, naerted at #5, a year. AGRICULTURE. ment, and prepare them for an inheri tance in that undicnvered country be yond the land of death. What Cows should Farmers Kerb.—What qualities are necessary to constitute a good cow? A good milker alone, does not, in our judgment make a good cow ; neither does a good breeder nor a feeder. It is the three qualities combined that make the cow. Give ns a cow that is good for milk, quality as well as quantity considered : and one that when dried 0 f her milk, will with proper care and attention, take on flesh rapidly, and for one, we rest for awhile, at least, satisfied. And and face. from their physical organization, falling red trilies of the forest were scattered in condensed drops from their fingers like leaves befnve the whirlwind. . Ma ny were the bloody scenes enacted; hut, for every white man’s scalp taken, a dozen aborigines hit the dust. The Indians fled—leaving their hills and plains, their homes and the graves of their forefathers in the possession of the conquerors. Unhappyrace! Years MISCSLIiANHOUS. THE LEGEND OF INDIAN HOLE. A TALE OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. RY “ ESPER AXCE,” his tril>e. There w ill he mourning in roves through the green woodlands the lodges of the Caronquewsys. Cos- and wide fields where she had so often hatte lias fought by his white brothers H strayed, listening to the singing bird more *imll his tomahawk has been buried in the brains of their enemy; his knife has drank their blood—it is good, but the heart of Coshatte is not happy. White men, listen! But two moons have passed since I accompanied tiie war- j Hors and young braves of my tribe to have passed away, and the places that once knew you know you no more!— the big plains of the West to chase the The forest that once sheltered the ; w ild-horse and to hunt the buffalo.— lodges of your tribe, and echoed to Our old men. our women and children, the dance and war-whoop, is now we left behind ns—for we were at usurped by the rising city! The peace with the white man, and wo THE BEST INHERITANCE. It is frequently remarked, the educa tion is of little use to the farmer; a very little science will do for him. Great knowledge is only beneficial in the pro- fessionnl man. Expressions of this sort are founded upon a false estimate of one of the most useful and elevated profes sions of life. If the habitual business of the culti vator does not afford the mental powers a field for their most extended exercise, we know not where to look for such a field. 'Fhe Study of agriculture unites to the theory of science the very essen tia! material of its practical parts. It makes the study experimentally and truly learned. Nearly all that is osefnl in our pil grimage through life is drawn from the earth. The main use of science is to explore theminotiie of nature, to fathom its secret caverns, and to bring forth the hidden possessions of the earth into comprehensible identity. Where, then, is the occupation that so richly furnishes A perpetual supply of mental fond as that of agriculture. In the constant until we can raise up an entire herd of! or bayous of its clay, it presents no- cows, each one of which shall possess thing remarkable in its appearance.— these excellencies, our aim shall he to During the Summer and Fall—the dry advance in improvement nntil we can season—the bed near its source rc- accomplish our object. mains nearly: destitute of water; hut, | CHAFFER I. Amidst the broad plain that the Rio San Jacinto bounds on the north, and the Brazos on the south, rises the small . . _ . hut well-known stream of Clare (now ploughshare has again and again pass- dreamed no harm from our red broth- called Clear) Croek. Like all streams ‘‘‘l over hones of your ancestors— ers; hut we were mistaken—the ("a- the golden grain of Ceres w aves over ronquew ay wolves had their spies upon their tombs ! ns, and but a few days had w e left when “Your day is oVr •h t \? attacked our village. They kill- Your fires are out from shore to shore; i ed our old men, they carried off our No more for you the wild deer hounds— women and children, and our tents are rich yellow ; er grow th, graduating its density and Your children—look, by power oppressed, 0 J 0,,r * r black. *We size with that of the bayou, the course Beyond the mountains of the \\ est— * oshatte, ooded stock of which it follows until finally it! Your children go—to die!” nor will To posses the first of these qualities, as you descend, the waters increase, a cow should have a fine head, a little the hanks become wider, and the lim- wide above the eyes, but quite small her, which was Irat small and scatter- below, and a|y>ear somewhat long.— ! ing at first, assnmes a larger and thick- Her nose should be of a color, or at all events, not do not know of any fnllhlooded stock of nnv breed with black noses, but they swells out to a large forest, and the frequently appear on stoekashigh bred creek enters Clear Lake; through the ns fifteen-sixteenths. Her neck should Lake the bayou forces its way on. be very small where it joins the head winding along through prairie and but widening and deepening as it np- 1 woodland, until it empties its waters proaches the shoulders and briskets.— into the broad Bay of Galveston. Her udder should be of a good size and , As I remarked, there is nothing ex- j not inclined to fleshiness; large milk traordinnry in the appearance of the veins and small, delicate horns ; they creek, either in its size or length, to dis may be long in some breeds, but they tinguish it from many others similar, should he fine, and she should have a nnd in the same section of country: j yellow’ skin.—Bowen's N. A. Farmer, nnd it probably never would have been ! The plough is on your hunting grounds, but a heap of ashes! The w a ood m8 " ,B thr0,,ghy0Ur White men, listen! Among the The He man’s sail skims o’er the floods; l*5 i * olier * ™ head chief’s daughter, her kindred-let it burn in the hearts of ... holeotuc—the wild flower—the pride her tribe. (. nnmamnns of n nnd running wafer. No the songs of the one, and the plaintive rippling of the other, gladden the heart of Keleotuc! No more will she greet them living! Now arc the warriors gathering Around her. See! they are heaping up the fagots. Listen to the taunts they cast upon their gentle victim; but she answers not—she hears them not. Like the dying swan, she pours her latest breath in touehsng melody. Her soft, flute-like tone of voice comes floating through the midnight air. In solemn chanf, she sings, “ Green earth! bright flow’crs! running waters! bear lienee, far away unto Coshatte, the young brave, the Inst sigh of Keleotuc! spirit of the waving trees! wliis|>er fourth through the air—let the fate of the ‘wild flower’ reach the homo of Your pleasant springs are dry. my child- Among the many hostile tribes with whom the white men were often en gaged in deady strife, there were none they encountered more frequently, or who made more desperate resistance, than that of the Caronqueways. This tribe inhabited the entire coast of Tex as; and, from their number, bravery, and savage character, were more dread- exercises and every dav labor of the | farmor, the business of the science is i ,0 "'* k * l*‘» cefulh «PP.v ; nroffressing, if his intellect had been ! ^ h « 8 soared tjiemeansnll around U right in the education of his vonth. n " d f P 1 *’"*"" 1 *"<*>- The theory is all essential, for this con- " , 1 , Spare stitntes the implement hv which he is to » 1 '"le f^mind around your dwelling for a lawn, trees, and flowers. You can find leisure to plant the trees, and your daughters will, I trust gladly at tend to the vines and flowers. It will prosecute the study of human nature to its practical utility A man can not go forth upon the land with any good degree of promise in scientific experiment, without the light of past experience upon his path way, and this he can only obtain bv a passage through the literary institutions of the country, where the results of the labors of the learned for ages are collec ted together, and made accessible to the student. To attempt a prosecution of the sciences independent of the past ex perience. as we sometimes incline to, consider ourselves, would lie vain.— There is scarcely a discovery of modern times, but has Wrowed something of its proportions or utility from the mind of antiquity. That the farmer, by a scientific cul tivation of bis land, can increase, to a very great extent its productions, there does not exist a rational doubt. And that the time is coming when there will be actnal necessity for this increase of prodnetion, there is every np|iearance. It is, therefore, not only wise and expe- dient to commence or to carry on now’, but it is a high dutv which is owed to posterity, in consideration of all the blessings which past ages have bequea thed us. Permit us therefore to impress upon the minds of the farmers the very great usefulness of education. Give vour sons aud daughters not the less educa tion, because you design them for rural life and educate them—they will find abundant employment for all their science, though their farms l»e located in the deep wilderness of the west; though they be cast amid barren rocks and sterile sand plains, science w ill aid tliem there. Not a blade of grass nor a spear of grain l«it will grow better under the cultivation of intellectual rare. Not a flower, but will show beauties to the .'eye of science, which the yplgar world knows not of. Not a vide hut rears finer, and produces more, where educa te^ hands superintend ita growth. In short, all nature is beautified improved nnd bettered, where the cultivator is no stranger to its propeties and the science of its developments. Fanners, give your children educa tion. It ia the only earthly inheritance you can bequeath them, that is beyond the reach of accident All other hu man property is constantly changing and transitory. Science is not trans- f,.ruble—not like the mntahilitv of oth- er goods, negotiaHe. Firm and nnsha- ken by human vicissitude, it will he the enduring companion of your children through life, it will support them in all tfflictum of Providential chastise- of our tribe, and the betrothed wife of His heart cannot be happy, he rest while she remains a prisoner among the destroyers of his trihe. Coshatte has spoken. Will his white brothers aid him in Inking the bird from the dutches of the hawk ?” The Indian's gestures were so vehe ment, his looks so appealing, and the grief lie felt evidently so sincere that, although the white men were worn down by fatigue and excitement, they ed than all others. Numerous and "i 1 ! 1 onc accord determined to pursue deadly were the encounters they had the robbers and rescue the prisoners,if robe! with their white foes—defeat, instead alive, at all hazards. As soon as the j come! so but for a scene enacted on its banks of weakening their courage, served but , dt 'nd were buried and the wound, d | —the memory of which is still green in exasperate them the more—they , property attended to—a lew being left ( in the recollection of manv. Some 1 fought long and well, nnd w ere among *o guard them—the company proceed- the last to retreat. Their battle-fields ed at once on the track of the fugitives, extend from the forests and cimehrakcs I Lc Indian took the lead, showing all of the Trinity to the surf-beaten shore d' e eagerness and instinct of a hlood- of the Gulf of Mexico. hound; and often, when every vestige At the time of onr tale, but a few i of the trail was lost, he would, by his so,'of sweet clear water, during the 1 years had elapsed since this part of the unerring sagacity, find nnd pursue it entire summer. This is a lovely spot, country had been settled by emigrants; w ith a rapidity that lelt the others far and the one our tale refers to,—it is and the feud was at its height. Scarce- behind. On the evening of the second ; ly a twelve month would pass away da y> about sunset, the party reached without w itnessing the blazing of some . A-'lcar ('reek about four miles below, lonely ‘squatter’s hut—the murder of | where we will leave them lor the pre- his wife and children, and the quick i sent, pursuing their course which led and fenriul retribution that followed, direct to this spot. Such was the shite of affairs when n ! report came to the settlers, on and t HARTER HI. y near the Brazos, that a largo party of It w as midnight. A large lire burn- Caronqueway Indians had just return- , ed brightly in the bosom of this ravine, ed from a successful foray against a j throwing a strong glare upon the forms tribe friendly to the whites; and that of about forty warriors, who stood, they, flushed w ith their late victory, w ith bows and war-dubs in their hands, of their number, and taken entirely by | were now preparing to attaek nnd ex- in a circle around it. Many a head surprise, mAintained their ground for and meet it in gentle embrace! N\ hat terminate the settlers. This news spread and limb bore frightful marks of a re- some time, fighting hand to hand with ' with corn ■ but if refinement of au d ,or ’ 8 P en can do justice to this like prairie fire, nnd very soon every cent conflict: and every face wore an the courage of despair and the ferocity i'eelinsr and increased love of home are j boundless prairie ocean? Its magni-j man and hoy within fifty miles, enpa- aspect as hideous as paint and rage of tigers. The blow of the tomahawk, any recompense fora few paltry dollars , ,l,de rMn * . one ^ -A , ! a " , ' c . ai "' Me of bearing arms, had shouldered could make it. Some few lay around the thrust of the knife, the shrieks of and cents, then this little will pay most ! i ‘* f r ", 8R - v rid "‘; s "" vin P in ! on ? ro118 ’ ' bis gun nnd marched to a designated I wrapper! in skins, and appeared, from the wounded and dying, were now in- t upon all the capital the Wnlight glistening in the val- point, w here all were enrolled into a their restless motio * .... I i Iairtc alurt nn!l ♦/v Ann sinztnn’c If I . aL l . .. el. * TIIE FARMER'S HtlME. From an essay on this subject by Mr. Luke Derwin, we take these sug- gestions : “There is no farmer too poor, in our free land—too poor to have a beautiful home of his own ; for it needs not take but little time, and once engaged in tbe woik, vnu will reap a rich re ward in the labor itself, and feel within you the happy feeling which can only be felt in adorning and making more pleasant your borne. True the ground thus devoted might be more useful, in a mere dollars and cents point of view six or eight miles from its source, the bayou swells out around a kind of point or projection of the hank, and then, contracting again, forms a basin or pond, which remains full, or nearly known as Indian Hole. “ Here, scattered wild, the lily of the vale Its balmy essence breathes; here cowslips j hang Their dewy heads, and put pic violets lurk, With all the lowly children of the shade.” Look around you whilst we are here, and behold this vast extended plain that spreads out before us in solemn grandeur, its unbroken view extending far away in tiie distant horizon, where the blue-arched sky seems to descend hood, ye birds of sweet note, sing my requiem ! Silvery stream ol the moun tain, murmur forth my name! And now, Great Father, listen to thy suffer ing child! Oh! soml forth thy wing ed messengers—speed them quickly on—let them shield and hear me to thy bosom! Hark! like meteors flashing''through the sky I ace them! Their snowy pinions beat the air, and songs of joy are floating round. Wel come, sweet shadows of the spirit land! Welcome, bright sisters of the starry To your outstretched arms 1 *! I come!” Tims sang Keleotuc, ns a warrior seized a lighted torch and hurled it at her feet. Quickly the dry brush igni ted, nnd a canopy of smoke, black as a volume from hrtl, rme fiercely to the sable sky. One wild shriek of agony burst from the dying girl as the flamer, w reathing round, blasted her with its fiery breath; a maddened howl of de rision from the infuriated savages an swered her. A moment more, and a crashing sound from the tramp of feet was heard, and, before the Indians conld gain a cover, the party of w hites hurst forth from the adjoining thicket, and poured out the contents of their rifles upon them. “ Then arose so wild a yell Within that dark and narrow dell. As if tin* fiends frflm Heaven that fell Had pealed their banner-cry of Hell. The Indians, although losing several usurious interest upon nil the capital w,ul »* ,c "numni gnswiimg me »n|- point, w ncrc nil were enroiieo into a their restless motions and the occasion- tormingled w ith the shouts of enct u invested. If keeping vour child from ** yB ’ ldso p , n ^ ,0 m ’ nd the ocean s company. As soon ns possible, they al groans that proceeded from them, to ragement from one party and the yel vicious influence, nnd teaching then* to ! swe ^ P* 8 */’ . V * ,n rea ‘'b < 'd the encampment of Indians, | be desperately wounded. iSome exei- of defiance from the other. None ex care company I swell after the pale has passed. Mho reached the encampment of Indians, love their birth place, and care for its ! c . , ' n P n ' n * dl *‘ bright flowers of rainbow and the memorable fight with the Cn- ting topic had evidently been lately pected or asked forntiercy, but fought appearance, is anght gained; then rich but that stud its bosom, w hose odor— r0 nqueways near the pass of that name discussed and settled by the warriors desperately, like the wolf, to the last will be the year!v, vea, and daily re- tke P r "' r ' C9 breath—scents the air, | took place soon after. Many of the in council; and, from the large heap gasp. transports the weary hunter into an eombatents say the fight was well and of brush and dry wmod that lay piled In the mean time, the flames rolled elysitim sweeter than that crested by bloodily contested, fthe Indians final- up close by, and from the angry ges- on, lighting up the scene of battle w ith the fairy music, or the Musselman s |y gave way—not l>efore, however, tnres that were occasionally directed all its horror*—bringing cverv com* they had lost half their and made their to a particular spot, it was not hard to battant into full view. Foremost, from escape with their prisoners towards divine trW it was, nor SAnl which was the commencement of the affray, was Clear Creek. * , soon to follow. Close hy the group of Coshatte, who, wielding his war-club. With the white men engaged in this fight, was a tall, finely-formed, young Indian warrior. He belonged to the tribe whose village had been lately sacked and destroyed by the same turn from this small spot! Gladly as they grow older will they tend, nnd still more beautify it; ‘Home, Sweet Home,’ will ever in their after life exert its purifying influence nn their feelings lending them to toil earnestly In make for themselves in their second childhood such a sweet resting place as that in which their earlier years were passed. Seed Potatoes.—Now is the time to select and look over your seed pota toes, Spread them out thin on the celer- floor, turn them frequently, do not al low them to sprout, the frequent turn ing prevents it ami reserves the ener gies of the tuber to mako a healthful growth as soon ns it is deposited in its destination in the soil. This is no theory. It is a solid pratical fact for every gardener nnd farmer. vision of his future Paradise! Let ns dismount, and, whilst our horses are grazing the tender jonng grass, we will recline under the shade of this oak, and in the meantime, en joying the soil air from the Gulf, and the warbling of birds overhead, I will relate to you the history of this place —the Legend of Indian Hole. warriors, and in full view, tied hand and foot to a tall stake, was an Indian girl. Her feet and arms were swollen and bloody, from many wounds iufiieted hy thorns and briars. An embroidered CHAPTER II. For ages these green woodlands ami plains were unknown and untenanted —the deep, oppressive silence which reigned over all, unbroken save by tbe war-whoop of the savage, the howling of beasts, and the tramp of wild hors es and buffalo, came over the hand. lie it was who brought the in- and highly dressed skin of some wild telligence to the whites, and had eager- ’ animal hung in strips from her shrink- supplicated their aid in chastising ing body, disclosing a form youthful them, and rescuing some of his trihe, still prisoners in their hands. During, the encounter he fought with great bra very—his war-cry ringing like a trum pet's note above the din of battle— cutting down all who opposed him, and and full of beauty. Her head was bowed in deep dejection, from which the long dark hair flowed wildly over her heaving bosom. Now nnd then fought with the fury of a maniac, in the direction where he had discovered Keleotuc bound and enveloped with fire. None withstood him, for he struck down nil who opposed, and made his way, through (lame and smoke, to the side of the Indian girl. With one sweep of his knife he severed the bonds that held her, nnd springing back, bore her out of reach—but, alas, too late! No sooner did the blacken ed nnd charred remains of the young But, anon, a change following the white men in every charge spirit of the scene.— [ that was made. But after the enemy Tkmprkatuir akd Editorials.— Tbe New York Commercial Adver- her eves would wander restlessly over git I meet his gaze, as he bore her bo- tbe painted faces of her captors, seek- dy o(T, than, w ith a cry like that of a ing, but in vain, to catch some ray of wild beast, he dropped his burden and hope in their unpitying glances; but rushed amid the tight. Already was for this, she neither moved nor stirred, his arms, face, and breast deluged with and, to all appearances, was as inani- blood, and now bis knife at every thrust The fame of the country spread abroad had gave way—w hen the noise and —ita rich lands, salubrious climate, confusion of the conflict had subsided tiser tells the following pleasant story: and abundance of game were strong —and the whites were busily engaged mate as the trees that towered around was deeply painted with its gory color. It is told of some clergyman that, inducements to the emigrating portion in burying the dead and relieving the her. As well might she expect mercy , On he rushed to the very centre of tho while laboring under embarrassment die western people. Tbe white wounded, Coshatte—for such was his as the young lamb when the jaws of enemy, and, in despite of tho wounds in the treatment of bis subject, he ob- man appeared—his rifle rang through name—retired to a short distance, and, the wolf have fartened u|*on him—or and blows he received from all sides, served slight signs of weariness and Bold and forest; tbe gigantic old trees covering Ids bend with bis robe, seem- her sweet namesake, “the wild flower,” I he grappled with the chief, nnd bore dissatisfaction on the part of his audi- —patriarchs! venerable in years, and ed to be the prey of great emotion.— when winter’s icy breath has touched him, writhing and struggling, to the cnee whereupon, leaning over the desk, 8 r V beade4 with their mantles of The captain of tiie company, seeing it. Her fate was sealed! Soon, very blazing fire that still roared and hissed and fixing his eye upon an individual IUO **—bowed beneath the sharp strokes ing him evidently in distress, and fear- soon w’onld her fragile body be given for its victim. With a bound like that whose lip w-as more openlv curled in * xe -—Soon cabins arose, form- i ing he was severely wounded, called to the fiery heat of the blazing fagot, of a panther, he sprang with his ene- contempt, he said, “If any of you ing the nucleus of a settlement. Hon- him op, #nd with a friendly speech, and her gentle spirit would pass aw’ay my full in the midst of the roaring col- think you' can do better thnn I am do- died* of hardy pioneers ponred in from sought to know of him the cause of i amid shouts, and taunts, and yells of umn of flame that shot forth its forked ing you can come up and try." Now th® valley of the Mississippi, bringing trouble. The Indian drewr himself up, i exultation. There she stood, bound ! tongues for yards around, if any one thinks that writing editori- ! ^eir all. »U, (worth the reading) ia only recrea tion at any, and especially if they think that, iu the present temperature, it is easy to pen anything brilliant or profound, they can come up to our sanctum and try. We veotere to as sure them that instead of covering the paper with emanations of mind, corus cations of genius, and gems of thought, thev will cover it with evaporations trouble. Settlement after and, diopping the buffalo robe which settlement was formed, and their foot- had covered his breast, so as to give hold made g6od against the nations of full freedom to his gestures, spoke to the wilderness. The Red men exultation. There she stood, bound ! tongues for yards around. Fornmo- and helpless, a feeble, unresisting wo- j ment a cloud of ashes and smoke ob- man—a sacrifice to be offered on the soured the view; then thousands of altar of Indian superstition ! She bright sparks ascended and fell again , the following effect— knew that even now those chosen for I like hail on the green sward around.— soon sought the de- v White brothers, listen! This day the purpose were preparing to com-{ An instant more, and Coshatte—his struction of the intruders, for it need- the red wolf been struck. The mence their infernal offices upon her. whole person, even to his long scalp, ed no prophet’s warning voice as to white man’s bullets are deep lato his But her thoughts were far away. Be- lock on fire—burst forth, with his bla- the result of this encroachment on the I body! Already do tbe black vufiores fore her mental vision arises the home hunting grounds of their forrefathers. suent his blood, and are whetting their 1 of her childhood, her aged parents, Now came the strife for the supremacy, beaks for tbe feast Many a warrior nnd the young brave to whom her and, in the struggle that followed, the will be missed from tho council tiro of ‘ troth wa* plighted. Now her fancy ting shroud, like a tortured devil loos, enwl from his chains, and, IveMy sound, ing his war-cry, dashed again among them. Hn enemies—the few Caron