The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-10-22
NUMBER 30.

not be found. Your troops have scatter
them, and they have taken different
paths.
Coionet-know you not that, unless
they are brought in, these men pointing
to the prisoners) will be hung! a pause.
The Indians disconsolate, but apparently
resigned.) If send you out for the peo-
pie will you bring them in in time to save
their lives
Hoiatc-Thcy have gone off, and l
know not where TO look for them. Like
the frightened deer, they have fled 4. the
presence of your troops.
COlonel-Indian can find Indian. If
they are not here in ten days these men
will surely die.
Hoiaie-The track of the Indian is CO.
vered; his path is hidden; and cannot be
found in ten suns.
Colonel TO Tdlof-Have you a wife 3,
Talof-My wife and child are with the
people. | wish them here, that | may
take leave Of them before | die.
COlonet-Do you love your wife and
child!
Tai9E-The dog is fond of its kind;
and l love my own blood.
C0iOneI-Could you find the people
that are out!
Talof-They are scattered, and may
not be found.
Coionel-Do you desire yosr freedom!
IalQf-l see the people going TO and
fro, and wish to be with them. am
tired Of my chains.
CoioRsl--lf | release you, will you
bring in the people within the time fix
ed?
TaloE-You will not trust me. Yeti
would try.
Coloncl-If IIalote Fixico will consent
to take your chains and be hung in your
place if YOU should not return, you may
go. & long pause. Talof continues
throughout the scene with his eyes liked
on the heavens-his mother and sister
now cast imploring looks towards llolate.
who, during the last few questions, has
struggled to maintain his composure, evin-
cling, by the heaving of his breast and his
gaspings, as though the rope were alrca-
dy about his neck, that he is i'll at ease
all eyes are turned towards hm--ho re-
covers, and with the utmost composure
and irmncss, replies-
HUiWe--I have no wife, or child, or
mother. It's more fit that he should live
than |. consent to take his chains and
abide his fate.
C0l0na-Be it so. But do not deceive
yourselves, So sure as Talof Hadjo
brings not in the people within ten days,
IoIato dies the death of dog.
With the utmost solemnity the two
Indians were then marched TO the armo-
ry, where the chains were transferred,
and in fifteen minutes after I'alOr was on
his Journey. Yesterday messenger
arrived bringing intelligence that Talof
lladjo was on his way III, with his peo-
pie, and might be expected tomorrow or
next day,
There is more truth than poetry i'll the
foregoing. And what makes it more re-
markabc. when compared with the story
of Damon and Pythias, Isl that in the one
case a strong and devoted friendship ex-
listed between the parties, while IN the
other there appears no such feeling, but
the sacrifice offered by Holate arose from
purely noble and dsinteresled motive;
a desire 10 save the life Of one whom he
considered Of more consequence than HIM
self Pythias placed ths.utmost faith in
the promise of his friend TO return at the
appointed time. The noble llolate had
no such assurance given him. On the
contrary, he we'll knew it was barely pro-
hablc that Talof wcJld return wlan his
people in time to save bis life.