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of his species, but the head and face of his son. He had 

 enfolded his lovely Indiana, whom he found grown to 

 womanhood, in his deadly folds, and was about to crush 

 her to death, when suddenly a great noise approached 

 from the West, and an aged Indian stood before the 

 monster, and slowly unrolled a sheet of paper, on which 

 were written these words : 



"The last Will of Tippecanoe." 



Liks the magic of a weak magician, when the magic of 

 a more mighty one is brought to bear upon his enchant- 

 ment, the coils of the serpent slowly unwound from his 

 child, and were about enclosing around the form of his 

 respected General, when his lovely Indiana rose in all 

 her magesty and loveliness, and placing her foot upon 

 the neck of the serpent, took the General by the right 

 hand, and suddenly he stood a tower of strength before 

 them, while the magic serpent slowly dissolved into thin 

 air. Such was a portion of the dream mentioned as hav- 

 ing passed through her father's mind on the eve of the 

 battle, in which he was lost, and she could not divert 

 her mind from the belief, but that she should yet escape 

 from the coils that were drawing around her now. 

 Happy would she have been if she could have impressed 

 her own buoyant hopes upon the minds of her parents. 

 To them, however, the result looked far different. 



And at length when the day arrived, Scott prepared to 

 attend court, with a mind bordering upon insanity. 



Indiana insisted upon accompanying him, but her pres- 

 ence, nor the warm and cheering greeting of every ac- 

 quaintance, could not bring back the wonted smile upon 

 his countenance. Many a heart wept for them, as they 

 approached the crowded court, and well had they cause 

 to weep, for they were the friends of the poor. Many 

 a devoted soul declared "that Providence had placed 

 wealth in their hands, as instruments to dispense bless- 

 ings around them, and never would such faithful servants 

 be forsaken." And the same class declared, that an inci- 

 dent that took place that morning was one of the special 



