The history of Georgia . ns, by whomhe was chosen mico, or chief. Prior to his removal to YamacrawBluff he tarried for a season with the Palla-Chucolas. But littlecan be gathered of his life previous to his acquaintance withOglethorpe. Ninety-one years had been, amid the forest shades,devoted to the pursuits of war and the chase, and there is scarcelya tradition which wrests from oblivion the deeds and thoughts ofthis aged chieftain during that long and voiceless period. During the visit which he subsequently made to London, incompany with Oglethorpe, his portrait was painted by Verelst,and hu
The history of Georgia . ns, by whomhe was chosen mico, or chief. Prior to his removal to YamacrawBluff he tarried for a season with the Palla-Chucolas. But littlecan be gathered of his life previous to his acquaintance withOglethorpe. Ninety-one years had been, amid the forest shades,devoted to the pursuits of war and the chase, and there is scarcelya tradition which wrests from oblivion the deeds and thoughts ofthis aged chieftain during that long and voiceless period. During the visit which he subsequently made to London, incompany with Oglethorpe, his portrait was painted by Verelst,and hung for many years in the Georgia rooms. This likeness,which represents him in a standing posture with his left handresting upon the shoulder of his nephew and adopted son, Toona-bowi, who holds an eagle in his arms, was subsequently engravedby Faber and also by Kleinsmidt. That Tomo-chi-chi wasnoble in his connections we are fully advised, and there is thatabput the countenance of this venerable mico, as it has thus been. TULcn. ^7-tuM:^/^cle<f iAi&^ odc^ ^rC6-rvt^£<f Jon roiiy •hiiuisHun & Cc. flioto.!:lh GOOD-WILL OF TOMO-CIIT-CHL 135 handed down to us, wbich savors of intellect, dignity, manliness,and kingly bearing. It will readily be perceived how important it was to the inter-ests of the colony that the good-will of this chief should be se-cured at the earliest moment, and his consent obtained for thepeaceable occupation of the soil by the whites. On the occa-sion of his first interview with Tomo-chi-chi, as we have alreadyseen, Mr. Oglethorpe was fortunate in securing the services ofMary jNIusgrove^ as an interpreter. Perceiving that she possessedconsiderable influence with the Creeks, he retained her in thiscapacity, allowing her an annual compensation of XlOO. Themeeting between the governor of the colony and the aged micobeneath the grand live-oaks and towering pines, the shelteringarms of which formed a noble canopy, was frank, cordial, andsatisfact
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