Legend of Brady^s Hill. — Connecticut Reserve. 21 



Brady was placed, after being stripped naked, and with his arms 

 unbound. Previously to tying him to the stake, a large circle was 

 formed around him, consisting of Indian men, women, and children, 

 dancing and yelling, and uttering all manner of threats and abuse 

 that their small knowledge of the English language could afford. 

 The prisoner looked on these preparations for death, and on his sav- 

 age foes, with a firm countenance and a steady eye, meeting all their 

 threats with a truly savage fortitude. In the midst of their dancing 

 and rejoicing, a squaw of one of their chiefs came near him with a 

 child in her arms. Quick as thought, and with intuitive prescience, 

 he snatched it from her and threw it into the midst of the flames. 

 Horror-struck at the sudden outrage, the Indians simultaneously 

 rushed to rescue the infant from the fire. In the midst of this con- 

 fusion, Brady darted from the circle, overturning all that came in 

 his way, and rushed into the adjacent thickets, with the Indians yell- 

 ing at his heels. He ascended the steep side of the present hill, 

 amidst a shower of bullets, and darting down the opposite dechv- 

 ity, secreted himself in the deep ravines and laurel thickets that 

 abound for several miles to the west of it. His knowledge of the 

 country and wonderful activity, enabled him to elude his enemies, 

 and reach the settlements on the south of the Ohio River, which 

 he crossed by swimming. The hill near whose base this adventure 

 is said to have happened, still goes by his name ; and the incident is 

 often referred to by the traveller, as the coach is slowly dragged up 

 its side. 



After travelling a kw miles, in rather a hilly region, the face of the 

 country gradually becomes more level, and before leaving the state 

 of Pennsylvania, the hills subside into low undulations, but little 

 more elevated than is required to drain the country of the super- 

 abundant waters. This formation continues to near the shore of 

 Lake Erie, and embraces what is called the Connecticut Reserve. 

 In it are seated many flourishing villages, and a most industrious and 

 thriving population. The soil is generally better adapted to grass 

 and meadows, than to the cultivation of grain. Accordingly, large 

 stocks of cattle and extensive dairies are kept. Cheese and butter 

 are staple commodities. For profitable management, from fifty 

 to one hundred cows are considered sufficient for one farm. A 

 market is found for the fat cattle and the productions of the dairy, 

 at Cleaveland and Pittsburgh 5 the canals giving them the advantage 

 of both the New York and Philadelphia marts, for the sale of their 



