The Arkansas advocate., 1836-08-19

 sliahty, but well-bult Indian, suddenly and quickly up tue steps, taking almost by surprise. His air was unassuming, but graceful and dgnifed, and his presence marked by great sefpossession lie had slight stoop the shoulders but carried his limbs as if ther joints had been oiled. The play of his arms was singularly free and rapid, as, indeed, the movements of the whole man, but the manner in which he used hs arms we particularly struck with-it was characterized by that ease and energy which may be observed ID animals accustomed to spring upon heir prey, but which had never before seen displayed in the action of the human arm not at least in the same degree His waist small, the whole figure elegant and yet inspired you with the idea of combined craft and power He walked with his head down, which, together with the crouching of the shoulders, and that peculiar action of the arms, accustomed you if in the path with him, involunary 10 give way yet not without a certain feeling Of admiration for the fine and flexible form that moved with m air of wild freedom heetly and silently before you But if the figure of the man. which, without being first strik- ing would yet gradually grow the attenton present. ed all image of combined energy aud elegance, the face was emineny worthy of Rafael The preval- ing tone that ol profound melancholy which rem dered his smile the most wildly beautiful had ever beheld. The eye, shaded by long, dark ashes, ap- peared to sleep within shroud, but II shroud Of thoughts, which you could not doubt had for tbeIr subject tho sad fortunes of his race, hundreds of whom were there around him, reminding him by their pre- eeuce of their impending doom-if, indeed, he could forget thsor did not the wing of that cloudy destiny which lowered over them, throw too its cold shadow upon himi 1t was eye, then full of fear 4u meaning; anxious, restless, when not fixed in thought, for then 1t rveted if grew upon the object on which its gaze had fallen. When in of these
 ... af intense ..s::.g the head ,Ya;.!d 5e partially turned on one side, as if looking over the shoulder
 which gave air of deeper abstraction to his manner, from which, whenever recalled by any thing said or done by those near him. 1t always with of those beautiful and seemingly unconscious smiles that acted like mysterious charm the beholder; 1t fascinated while 1t freezed you admired, and yet shrunk from for after all, 1t not the smile of savage, high soued Indian without doubt daring, dauntless; of amazing powers of mind and body; courage to bear as well act; but one, nevertheless whose bloody code inerposed perpetual barrier between your sympathes and his Perhaps, however, the most characteristic, as 1t certainly the mare feature of the face, was the mouth for it of those mouths in which
 a deal of scorn looks beautiful" The space between 1t and the chin such to give to the curled under lip air of high dsdain, of indignant energy; while faint perhaps, but indelibe trait of ferocity played around that noble mouth, at each corner of which speck of lroth white the Aaked snow, yet wrahful, if had been forced up there by the workings of the vexed spirit within, might generally be seen, enhanc- ing, in small degree the savage expression of the mouth We describing. There tremuious mo- ton about the lips n was but the faint breath from the whrlwind of that stormy soul that played upon them, and gave to them their nearly audible vibraon-they seemed as if they panted but to curse kill
 It this contrast between the repose of one fea- ture, and the constant and almost painful play of the other; between the quiet of the eye and the action of the mouth, that might be said to stamp its peculiar cha raccr upon the face of this Micasuky Chief The nose was Grecian, perfect, worthy of the Phidian chsel
 The chin ample, square, and firmly set. The head not large, though somewhat long, but with nothing of the retreatng forehead and deprest vertex, which is believed 10 indicate inferior grade of intellect. The head, on the contrary altogether fine His dress was plain. though ull-eggns, the hunting shirt and turban; with moccasns of fine soft leather closely fitted to his feet which not large exhibiting the hollow sole and high instep for which, indeed, the In- dian is in general remarkable-made up the exterior of the Sub- Chief for such only at that time was he. In eight months after, by dnt of prowess and of pains he ranked the very best of them; and at the sound of his voice not alone the Micasukies might be to prick ther ears. Such the appearance of this now famous Seminole warrior; such tho physical man, at the time him. For that other history ot him, 1t is written in deeds.
 As might be supposed, the first question asked by those who had come to be present the "Talk, was, allow is Powel--on which side is heln To this we received for answer"Oh he is one of the opposition; but he is fast coming round. He has given us much trouble-restless, turbulent, dangerous-he has been busy with his people, dissuadng them against the treaty
 and thus sowing the seeds of discord where bis in- fuence,-or, though young, and sub-chief merely, he Is manifestly rising man among them--if exered on our slue would greatly facilitate our views but he has cooled down laterly and have great hopes of him nown Truly, hopeful proselyte has he proved himsell He would come frequently and famiarly to the Generals (Clinchs) quarters, and 'sWeil Powell
 was the accustomed saluation. We had the honor of taking him by the hand, and but oncef he left an impression upon our palm and fingers which we had no desire to have renewed. It was neither dleness, nor idle curiosity that brought him so often to the quar- ters of the officers. He proited by all he saw and heerd-appeared to gnage the capacities, and compre bend the qualities of those around hia and would M