The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-23

'll ''N tHts. A r. "a iUf "a tl'
ms oar-i ~ he rtoH- r.,d
in their quivers as they suddenly changed
their positions.
The old chief now arose, and stretching
out his hand towards the East, said
Children of the Red Huron. Our broth
er's bow is unstrung, and his empty qu-
vers rest idly at the foot Of the council
Tree - where is our brother Let the
pale face answer
My children The summer sun saw
our brother 90 forth on the war trail with
a strong hand and an eager heart-the
flash of his eye was like the lightning.
and the twang of his bow string was as
the note of death - the autumn sun saw
our brother stifiened 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---lhage,
| spoken well! have done. .,
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 W@-
l>inco, who had preserved a riieisusttJ55iy
silence, raised his i I'd from his breast,
and striding Lofty lnn the space betwtehI
the chleitain and I .ribe, stretched out
his arm and said, Chief of the Redtffus
rons, and Warriors of the tribe 1.-The;
pale maiden shall not die. Is theeHuron
dog! - Shall he be false to his word
Let the Sunny eye bring forth sle war
plume
The maiden rose, and while hotisdbsl
wild and astonished eyes were now ii Xed
upon her, she drew forth from her bosom
the eagles feather, tipped with blood, and
advancing to the old chieftain, placed the
symbol of triumph in his hand. The
chief eyed it closely, and then handed it
to a warrior, who, after scanning II in the
same manner, passed it TO his neighbor,
and thus it was passed and scanned, until
it had completed the rounds of the tribe.
While the examination was going on, the
maiden stood with her arms folded unon
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, .Palerace, it is the HUI
ron's war plume.
Then arose from the immense throne
the cuff Ugh and all was silent.
The chief then turned TO Wankiuco.
and said. Son ~. the Eagle, how came
this feather afar from Il 7tysiei..' '1lrivdl.a'
! Wankmco replied, While his eye fash
led Ire:
Il ''ihe Eagle ras weary and cold, and
sIready to die, the dove gave him shelter in
| her nest, and the war plume became her
reward Shall the Eagle glut his ven
geance unon tho ;nnocont bird that shell.
ta,od lin Uuronst I, must mot ho
THE maiden shall mt die Have 7 sno-
ken well2 have DONE
wild assent rano from tho assembled
warriors and tho vouno cbieftain with IN
air Of bride and majesty led the beantiful
Julia from the presence of the Council
and placcd her in CHARGE Of the former
Indian maiden.
Ten wears passed away. and the tide Of
white nomlation rolled like n foam canned
billow over the west causipo the wilder.
ness to blossom like tho rose and maxine
tho solitary rl,cos rlod,
A. xc,nso Of Iorn sunror,s dov
,s !. more ,dyont,,rous emiorant and b;s
family had nenetroted far bevoud the from.
tier and approached the Ohio river. thew