Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-07-13

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leath,- the autumn sun saw our brother
,tiffened in death, and his scalp dripping
with blood ia the cabin Of the pale face.
envy childreni Our brothers. blood
cries for revenge. Let the pale maiden
die-the Great Spirit is above us--haye
spoken welt? | have DONE"
AS he resumed his seat, the whole tribe,
with tho exception Of Wankinco, uttered
their Ugh Of assent, and partly rose to
carry the sentence inlo effect, when Wan.
kinco, who had preserved . melancholy
silence, raised his head from bis breast.
and striding 7oitily into the space between
the chieftain and the tribe, stretched Out
his arm and ssid: . Chief Of the Red Hu-
rons, and Warriors Of the tribe! The pale
maiden shall not die. Is the Hurona dogg
Shall he be false to his words Let the
Sunny Eye bring forth the war plume"
The maiden arose, and while thou.
sand wild and astonished eyes were fixed
upon her, she drew forth from her bosom
the eagles feather, tipped with blood, and
advancing to the old chleftaiD, placed The
symbol oftriumph in his hand. The chiei
eyed it closely, and then handed It 70
warrior, who, after scanning i in the same
manner, passed il TO his neighber, and thus
it was past and scanned, until it had COM
spleted the round Of the tribe. While the
examination was going on, the maiden
stood with her arms folded upon her breast
and her eyes bent calmly upon the ground.
All were silent, until the feather had been
returned to the chief, who then said: "Pale
face, it is the Huron's war plume"
Then arose from the immense throng
the gruff Ugh! and all was again silent.
The chiefth turned to Wankinco, and
said: "Son Of the Eagle, how came this
feather afar from It's parent blrd?"
Wankinco replied, while his eye flashed
fire:
"The Eagle was weary and cold, and
ready to die, the Dove gave him shelter
in her nest, and the war plume became her
reward. Shall the Eagle glut his venge-
ancc upon the innocent bird TINT sheltered
him? Hurons! It must no. be. The mai.
den shall not die. Have Ispoken well? /
have done.n
A wild assent rung from the assembled
warriors, and the young chieffain, with an
air Of pride and majesty, led the beautiful
Julia from the presence Of the Council,
and placed her in charge Of her former
Indian maiden.
Ten years past away, and the tide Of
white population rolled like a foam-capped
billow over the west, causing "ihe wilder
ness TO Blossom like the rose" and ma
king the solitary places glad"
At the close Of long summers day, as
more adventurous emigrant s. his family
had penetrated far beyond the frontier, and
approached the Ohio river, they beheld as
the sun was setting in all IFS gorgeous
splendor behind The western forests, o
beautiful cottage surrounded by shrubbery
and fields,under high state of cultivation.
A group Of well dressed children were
playing in the lawn, and man and woman
in the usual costume Of settlers in the
woods, we're setting upon the rude portico
before their door, evidently Witnessing
with satisfaction the sports oftheir children.
As the emigrants drew near, the hus-
band and wife approached the cavalcade
and welcomed the new corners to their
cottage; but nothing could exceed the as
toDishment Of the emigrarits, as they cast
their eyes over The cleared land around
them, and then rested them upon the in
mates Of the cottage. They we're satisfied
that the man was Of Indian extraction, bui
the wife and children had the blue eye and
light hair of the Saxon race, and the lat.
ter a little Brownies Of complexion
which might have been the effects Of The
summer sun. For some time they were
left in doubt. AT last when the morning
came, and the emigrants were getting
ready to depart, their kind hosts with thei
children by their sides, drew near to them
aud carrying them to beautiful arbor
formed Of the vine Of the wild grape sup
ported by sapplings, on the banks Of th
broad Ohio, related in turn the precedin
incidents; and when they had reached III
period where we left them, the wife drel
from her bosom an eagles plume tippe
with blood, and throwing herself upon be
husbands neck, said: My countrymei
this i Wankinco, and these," pointing
her children; & are the pledges Of his low
stay then with US, and settle IN this love-
spot.
The demigrant looked up stream a
down stream, and then at his wife al
children, and then took up 3 piece Of woo
and commenced afurious whiting.
aGood land, : said he, Z pretty considt
able sodter priDilsges,n t'.riM turkeys
Nscropeing corn,n alld kofses,' 6 &
tisb0" - y IN ne Y I don't s S'rane