[Young Lion of the Woods by Thomas Barlow Smith]@TWC D-Link bookYoung Lion of the Woods CHAPTER X 19/22
When I think of that true, and noble man, whose remains lie before us, I thank Him who rules the winds and guides the stars in their courses, that such a man was ever born.
And if, at some distant period, it may be many years remote, one of my own or my husband's countrymen (some of whom are now peopling this country) should visit this spot or this neighbourhood, I trust that tradition or history may inform such a one that here sleeps one of the bravest, truest, and most noble sons of the forest that ever lived and roamed over the hunting grounds of time.
He was true to his adopted country, true to its king, and true to its loyal people.
An Indian, but too honest and noble-minded to be a rebel, he not only discountenanced the dark plottings of enemies within Acadia, but his sagacity sometimes was the means of frustrating them.
He was an Indian, high in character; a noble example to some pale faces, to all.
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