In the commencement of the American Revolution, when one of the British king's thundering proclamations made its appearance, the subject was mentioned in a company in Philadelphia; a member of Congress, who was present, turning to Miss Livingstone, said: "Well, Miss, are you greatly terrified at the roaring of the British lion?" "Not at all, sir, for I have learned from natural history that _that beast roars loudest when he is most frightened_!" was her quiet reply. [Illustration: The Chieftain's Appeal.—_Page_ 9. ] TALES, TRADITIONS AND ROMANCE OF BORDER AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES. THE CHIEFTAIN S APPEAL. THE IMPLACABLE GOVERNOR. Mrs. SLOCUMB AT MOORE'S CREEK. BRADY'S LEAP. NEW YORK: BEADLE AND COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 118 WILLIAM STREET. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1864, by BEADLE AND COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. THE CHIEFTAIN'S APPEAL. Sullivan's campaign into the Indian country, in the fall of 1779, realized none of the anticipations regarding it; for, although the severity of the ensuing winter, and the privations they suffered from the destruction of their homes and their crops, kept the Indians from making any predatory excursions upon the settlements, yet, on the opening of spring, they swept over the country in clouds, burning with revenge, and breathing vengeance against the pale-faces.