Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-08-22

ing knife was barred, and the arrows ratified
10 their qnlvers as they suddenly changed
their positions.
The old chief now rose. and stretching ont
his hand towards the east, said Children
Of the Red Huron Our brothers. bow il
unstfung, and his empty culver rests idly at
the foot Of the Council Tree-where Is our
brother let the pale face answer.
My children! The summer sun saw o,,r
brother go forth on the war trail with 81 RING
hand and an eagle heart--the fash az HE
eye was like the lightning, and the twang of
his bow.strong was as the note of death. -
the autumn sun saw our brother stiffened in
death, and his scalp dripping with blood in
the cabin Of the pale face.
My children Our brothers. blood cries
for revenge. Let the pale maiden die-the
Great Spirit Is above us-have Ispoken well !?
have done.s
AS he resumed his seat, the whole tribe
with the exception OF Wankinco, uttered
their ugh of assent, and partly rose to
carry the sentence into effect, when Wankin.
co, who had preserved a melancholy silence,
raised his head from his breast, and striding
loftily into the space between the chieftaiT
and the tribe, stretched out his arm and said !:
Chief of the Red Hurons, and Warriors of
the tribe The pale maiden shall not die
| word ? THE Sunny Eye bring forth the
war plume F .'ls s
| The maiden arose, and while thousand
wild and astonished eyes were fixed upon her,
she drew forth from her bosom the eagles
feather tipped with blood, and advancing 10
the old chieftain, placed the symbol of tri-
umph in his hand. The chief eyed it close
| ", and then handed it to warrior, who af.
ter scanning il in the same manner, passed it
to his neighbor, and thus it was passed and
scanned, until it had completed 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 I" Pale face, it is the Huron's war
plume.' 3 s8
Then arose from the immense throng the
gruff 'UGH and all again was silent.
The chief then turned to Wankinco, and
said g Son of the Eagle, how came this fea-
Their afar from its parent bird O.
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 re-
ward. Shall the Eagle glut his vengeance
upon the innocent bird that sheltered him
Hurons it must not be--the maiden shall
not die. Have spoken well have done."
A wild assent .ung from the assembled
warriors, and the young chieftain, 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
Tar veo,s s,,aseod- iav,axy 4 ana tho t;de of
,,h;.a 1nn,,ia,;cn rolla.i TIA Z Tosns IN nned
h;llow cvsr ne. vvesf. ca,.s;no q tl,e w;fder-
,,as -, hlo.s,,, &c thT rsa !, s,,d 40 L;na NJ,
s s.S;t - D ,,ioces' esI,d . 49, '''s
A. * rcl6sa ef ! lopt, e,,n,v,ouesr,s dav nc a
mora a5ven,urons eyn;era,,t md his family
Ind nenetroted Far heyond thas frontier. ana
annroacied the ohio river thew heheid nd
he sl,n was setting Il, irs o,,rgeo,s- splendor
heb;nd ,be western forests j beantif;,i col.
tac aces. s,,rrnundea hv sbubberv and fields. I'M.
der . hi1h state of cnftivation. AZ sroup of
we'll dressed children were nlayinr in the
lawn. and a man and woman il, the usual
costume Of settlers in the woods, were sitting
mon he r1ae noriice before their door. eyi.
dentlv witnessing with SATISFACTION the sports
of ths;r ch;l5res " go 4. :. - -.
Asthe enicrints drew near. the husband
and wife ar,nroached he cayalcaeie and wei.
coined the new corners "a their cottage but
noth;no co,,ld eycaed The ESTABLISHMENT If
,hs a,a;orsr,,s - tfe., - - their ewes over
the elsa red lan,i around them. and then rest.
cd tbsn, mon Inc ,,naates If the cottage
Thew were r sa,; w. Tint the man WAS of In.
dian evtracs;on M, I'M, 1he wife and children
haI the hIna ave and sliuhf hair Of the sax
an race ana ths latter ) l;t,Ie hrownness of
co,,nlex;nn ON which no;cht have heen The
etyacts of .ha s,,n.noar s,,n Far some time
thew were left in doubt. al last when the
noory;rs, Il Mo IA the.. enoiuranfs were GET.
tine re9dv - denart their kind hosts with
.haS;r . nIM3 = L',.aa;. s;ae. Ndrs,y neor ~
she,. a,.S ~ rss!ns. shsrn - heantifi,l ar.
~ auu ~ :ns ~ Re ,s;id grono
s,,rnas.aa =, sas,l;r. AZ The hanks of the
Srppag nh;a $500 Il +,,r, the nreced;no n.
.c;den,s. " ana ,vhen thew had reached the
nsr;od ,.,ha.a ~ Iats sIar, The w;fe drew