Western courier. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-08

| ard care not if thee wounds me with thee
ttetb F.; for, truly, will forgive thee, even
il thee bites me to the bone. Faster.
Peter. faster! Does thee bogge at the
skin, because Of its hardness Truly, /
have seen thee a-hungered, Peter, when
thee wotld have cracked il like a marrow
bene! Fast, Peter. fast and there thee
I shall see me again in freedom.'
With such expressions Nathan innam-
! ed the zeal of his familiar. who continu-
ed 10 gnaw for the space of five minutes
| or more, and with such effect, that Na>
| ttan, ,vho ever and anon tested the brute's
| progress BY violent je'k at The rope,
| found atthe fourth or fifth Effort. that it
| yielded a little. and cracked, as If It's fibres
were already giHing way.
Now, Peter tug. thee ever tnggedn
lie cried, bis hope rising almost to ecsta-
sy: "a little longer one bite more,
little, but little longer Peter, if thee
loves thee master! Yea; Peter, and we
will walk the woods again in freedom -
Now. Peter now for the last bite p
Bur the last bite Peter, or thp sudden,
| betrayed Dissemination 10 make He
ceased his toll, jost'ed against his mass
ier's side, and uttered whine, the low
est that c,uld be.mase audible.
Hah ! cried Nathan. as. al the same
! instant, be heard the sound of focts,e;.s
approaching tie wigwam. thee speakes
the truth, ard the sccurSed villains is no
or US! Avay~it it'll thee. dog-,kee shall
fnish he work by ard by!'
FailhFulsto his masffr'S orders, or per-
haps IN nj, own sense Of what was filing
and pr per in such case, little Peter
lesped hastily among t'e Skins and o'her
litter that covered half me foor and the
sleerinn-berths of the lodge. and was
Immediately ont Of sight hav,or |ef lie
arartment, or concealed himself IN lis
darkes, corner. The steps soproached;
they reached the door Nathan ihrtw
himself bach, reclining aga;ns, his pile rf
furs, and fixed his eve upon the mats at
the entrance. They were presently part-
ted; and the old chief Wenonga came hal-
ting into the apartment ,--hating. yet
with a step that was designed'to TO indicate
all the pride and dignity of warrinr.--
And this attempt at state was the more
natural and proper, as he was armed and
painted asif for war. his grim counis--.
nance hideously hedaubeh on one side
With vermlll on, on the other with black.
a long scalping knife, without sheath or
cover, swinging from his wampum belt,
while Ratchet. the blade and haat!le
both Of steel, was grasped in his hand -
In this guise and with wild and demon
ical glitter Of eye. that seemed the result
Of mingled drunkenness and insanity. the
old chief stalked and limped up TO The
prisoner, looking as If bent upon his in"
slant destruction. That his passions were
m in arms, that he was ripe for mischief
and blood, was indeed plain and nndenia"
b'e; but he soon made it apparent thar
his rage was only conditional and a'ferna-
;ive, az regarded the prisoner. Pausing
within three or four feet of him and Civ
ing him look that seemed DESIGNED TO
freeze his blood it was so DESPERATELY
hostile and savage. he rxteude his arm
and hatcher. --nnf, however, tn strike, as
it appeared. but to do what might be
judged almost equally agreeable 10 nine>
tonths of his race, that is. TO oliver a
speech. ...
II am Wenonga!" he cried, in his
own tongue. being perhaps ION much en-
ragged toihink Of any other i am We-
nonga, great Shawnee chief; l have
FOUGHT The Lnpg. knives, and drink their
blood: when they hear ny voce, they
are afraid, they run bowling away like
dogs when the squaws beat them from
the fire-who ever stood before w. non
ga? have fought my enemits, and Kill.
cd them. Inever feared white ma
why should fear white mans devil ,
Where is the Jibbenainosoy. the curse Of
my ,rihe?--ihe Shawneewannawin. the
howl of my reoples He kills them in
the dark. he creeps upon them white
,they Sleep: but he fears TO stand before
the face Of wars ipr! am dog or
womans The sqnaws and the children
curse NE. as go by: they say am the
killer Of their husbands and fathers; 'hev
tell me it was the deed of Wenprgi that
brought the white mans de"'l TO kill the
killer of Lis. people ! / am Wenonga
am man; Ifear nn,hing. have soush'
the Jbbsnainosay. But the Jbbrnalno.
say is coward he walks in the datk.
he kills in the time Of steep he tears
to fight warrior! Nv brother is a
great medicine man; he is a white man
and he knows how tn find the wh,te.man's
devils. Let my brother speak fpr m ;
let him show me where H. find the .ib
benaino,ay a0d he shall hes 2f&t
Chief. and the son of chief; Wepopg
will make him bis son, ard ne shall be a