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Brant and the School-Girls. 57 The round stone on the top of the monument is a white flint boulder, found in the Delaware river near the spot where the Indian was shot by the scouts previous to the battle. BRANT AND THE SCHOOL-GIRLS. THE name of Brant was sufficient to strike the hearts of the early pioneers with terror. Fears of an attack from the Mohawk chief and his red warriors kept the settlements in a continual ferment. Stories of pillage and murder, carried on under Brant’s direction, were passed from lip to lip—some doubtless without foundation, others greatly exaggerated—still the chieftain had committed deeds of blood sufficient to merit the reputation he bore. As might be expected, there were many false alarms, on which occasions the women and children would take refuge in the nearest block-house, while the men would arm themselves and prepare for defense. The young people were particularly alert, and at the least unusual noise in the woods would sound the alarm. A young man in Sullivan county ran breathless into the nearest village declaring that his father’s house was surrounded by more than twenty savages. The men turned out with their guns; but on reaching the scene of the supposed danger, they discovered the enemy to be only a number of hoot-owls. The dread of Indians overcame all other fear. It is related of Mrs. Overton, of Mamakating valley, that, during the temporary absence of her husband, the young mother would abandon her log-cabin at night, and taking her children with her, sleep in the woods or in a rye-field. Tradition says that her youngest child was but a few weeks old and very cross and troublesome; but it was observed that at such times it was very quiet. But if the people were sometimes needlessly alarmed, at other times it would have been greatly to their advantage to have been more on their guard. The day before the massacre at Minisink, the notorious Brant, with a body of Tories and Indians, attacked the settlement in the present town of Deerpark. Such of the inhabitants as were warned of their danger in time, fled to the blockhouse for shelter. Others were surprised in their homes and in the field, and were either captured or slain. Some savages entered James Swartwout’s blacksmith shop. In the shop were Mr. Swartwout and a negro who assisted at the forge. Swartwout directed the negro to stay in the shop as the Indians would not be likely to molest him, while Swartwout crawled up the forge chimney and concealed himself there. Scarcely had he done so when the savages rushed into the shop, and appeared much disappointed at finding no one but the negro present. They, however, contented themselves with rummaging about the shop, tumbling everything over, and making havoc of whatever came in their way. Presently
58 Legends of the Shawangunk. one of them, spying the bellows handle, caught hold of it. Finding it would move, he began to operate the handle, which of course made the sparks fly. He now began blowing at a furious rate, and the other savages gathered round to see the operation. Swartwout, being directly over the fire, was nearly suffocated by the heat and smoke. The negro, apprehensive that Swartwout could not much longer retain his position, called upon the savage to desist, crying out with a voice of authority—“Stop, or you will spoil that thing.” The Indian respected the caution, and ceased to blow. Not far away, near the fort of the Shawangunk, was the log school-house. The savages raided the settlement while the school was in session. While the fathers and mothers were fleeing for their own safety, they thought of their children, a mile or more away, and hoped the school-house might escape the attention of the savages. But in this they were doomed to disappointment. The BRANT AND THE SCHOOL-GIRLS. Indians entered, killed and scalped the teacher, Jeremiah Van Ankeu, in the presence of the scholars. Some of the larger boys shared the same fate, being cut down with the tomahawk; others succeeded in escaping to the woods. The girls stood by the slain body of their teacher, not knowing where to turn or what to do. Presently an Indian came along, and dashed some black paint on their aprons, bidding them hold up the mark when they saw the Indians coming, and that would save them; and with the yell of a savage he sprang into the woods. This Indian was none other than Brant; and as the savages ran about from place to place, murdering and scalping such as came in their way, on seeing the black mark they left the children undisturbed. The girls induced the boys to come out of the woods, and the children arranged themselves in rows, the girls with the marked aprons standing in front. As the Indians passed and repassed they would hold up the palladium of safety, and were suffered to remain unharmed.
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L E G E N D S OF THE S H A W A N G
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P R E F A C E . WHEN for the first
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Preface. v established fact and dim
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C O N T E N T S . PAGE The Shawangu
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LEGENDS OF THE SHAWANGUNK. THE SHAW
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The Shawangunk and its Environs. 3
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The Shawangunk and its Environs. 5
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The Delawares. 7 nation. He indiscr
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The Delawares. 9 The Mengwe, thus l
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Miss Land’s Midnight Journey. 103
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Tom Quick, the Indian Slayer. 111 o
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Tom Quick and the Indian Muskwink.
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Tom Quick and the Buck with Seven S
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Tom Quick’s Indian Exploits. 117
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Indian Stratagem to Slay Tom Quick.
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Early Settlers of the Shawangunk Re
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A Border Alarm. 129 required to awa
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A Border Alarm. 131 went to the hou
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“Gross” Hardenburgh. 135 house
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Little Jessie Mitteer and the Bear-
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Bear Hunt on the Mongaup River. 147
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Casualty on Blue Mountain. 149 Fina
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Nelson Crocker and the Panthers. 15
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The Disappointed Groom. 153 her aff
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New Paltz. 155 especially after he
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Needderduytse Taal Te Shawankonk. 1
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The Traps. 159 north side of the bu
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Shanks Ben. 163 the mountain, where
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Facts and Fancies. 165 FACTS AND FA
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Facts and Fancies. 167 down into a
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