. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. boast that hewould not deliver up a Wampanoag, nor the parings of aWampanoags nail ; and his threat he would burn the Englishalive in their houses, he disdained to justify himself, haughtilyanswering that others were as forward for the war as hiuiself,and lie desired to hear no more thereof. vSo noljlc and unshaken a spirit, so tnic a fidelity to hiscause and his friend, miglit have touched llic feelings of thegenerous and the brave ; but Canonchet was an Indian ; aV—20 3o6 HISTORIC CHARACTERS AND FAMOUS EVENT
. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. boast that hewould not deliver up a Wampanoag, nor the parings of aWampanoags nail ; and his threat he would burn the Englishalive in their houses, he disdained to justify himself, haughtilyanswering that others were as forward for the war as hiuiself,and lie desired to hear no more thereof. vSo noljlc and unshaken a spirit, so tnic a fidelity to hiscause and his friend, miglit have touched llic feelings of thegenerous and the brave ; but Canonchet was an Indian ; aV—20 3o6 HISTORIC CHARACTERS AND FAMOUS EVENTS. being towards whom war had no courtesy, humanity no law,religion no compassion—he was condemned to die. The lastwords of his that are recorded are worthy the greatness of hissoul. When sentence of death was passed upon him, he ob-served, that he liked it well, for he should die before hisheart was soft, or he had spoken anything unworthy of him-self His enemies gave him the death of a soldier, for he wasshot at Stoningham by three young Sachems of his ownrank.—W.
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