The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-02-25

to them by Mon; calm, and his French enable
him 10 further The deception Munro and Chr.
sachGo'k are concealed in one of the dcniri!-
of the beavers. an animal which, at that .IH,.
was regarded hy the Indians with "A sort of ,t
persttiuu> reverence, while IIavk-eve and [ u
cas- determine upon accommodating the camp Of
the DrlaWar"~. THIS tribe. hy the bye, had MOI
been on the recent expedition with the llur"r>.
and some secret jealousy existed between them
HevWard enter, the Indian camp with Da,iG.
and although rgidly and cautiously scrutniztl
hy the chicts and warriors, avoids dcteclion--
The reader being thus conducted to the Id>t
of regular Indian cncanpment, the author
savails himself Of the occasion, by skiIliu con.
binatlon OF incidents. to give a fine bold picture
Illustrative OF savage life and manners. just at
twilight, sudden yell brings all to the doors rt
their huts, and dark line of warriors sally lrtlr
a thickct, repeating the death halIoo. and bear
ing with them the scalps Of the Slain. and Tvs
prisoners, the one of the most erect noble ans
daring form. and the other a craven wrctch
trembling with fear Preparations were instan.
y made for causing the prisoner to run th,'
gauntlet--husa heaps of brush are lighted which
blaze brightly amid the surrounding Gloom. i'm
parting still more fearful lock to the fcaturrs
of the savagcs The lines are formed, men. vo-
men and children arm thcmsrIsr, to intlict IT,,
perior strength and agility. he avoa them al1
and escapes the ordeal, after performing proc.
gics of strength and skill unhmt. .. lis pr,>;ai
was now protected by lmmemolial and sacrr,
usage, until the t,ih" in council had drlibcratc,t
and determined on hi, fate" BY his noble cori
age and daring. moreover he acquires Il portir.,
Of respect
The council now assembled TO try The o,l;
culprit. Hayward, in passing INTO the iod d.
with the other lndlans, now perceive, the noh.
prisoner, standing by a pest, calm and ,lignifra
and As the light CLEANS upon his features he c,,
counters the firm and piercing eyes Of meas
The council proceeds and The craven Bend tn.
reed IS cond"mncd to instant execution for con
arcice, and his name is ordered to be torrottcn
he having fled from before The nnl,etuou, In
Gas, who. however, was Nv that means draw,
INTO an ambush and captured, Is the che
alow, pronounced hi, doom,
"Pau,ing nprc,sivcl, bctw sen each sentence
the culprlt raised lis face in Difference to H.
others rank and Years Shame, horrGr, and prilc
Struggled tcarfillly IN its speaking lncament- H.
c\e which VA, contracted with inward angui,i,
CLEANED around on The persons of those hos.
instant plcdnrinatcd. He .rnsc to HI, f g. ata!
bnihg h., bosom, looked steadily ON the kcch,
gli''eing knife, that already upheld hy hi, IT,.
tAr" be Judge 4, the weapon passed SLOWLY IT..
70 h> hra,t, H.. cNcn -nlI-', # ~ lov a, ha,Iug
t't,.d '3rHi. ics~ rt;.ei'l! tl.n he h,d anticipated
oa + i hTtt is on h's face, at Tie It IF the rlgI
1nd uu!' ding a,F.n of I'ct'.' p. he, 81 II,
"a" chief, ihen rrt.r 10 h y ,a,r,;.,' l,'rrs.
and Il, ,Nar:' a.d I'D ia,i XII ~ .rtHni,, t,
rN,h, "A" ~, v,r.is. :: r. ,!... evening clio
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