The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-12-01

he distant forsst oflhs @sst. He gave
the pledge. far his soul yssrnsd 10 pour
ou'ioselo her ~ha hsd Iissn On bis yauns
heart Ike The sun 0n she cold earth,
'mPsstiag life snd l,gh,. lie vas lhrn
leii Tree unill The shsdo. Of he stake lor
the SECOND sims reached lhe mark which
IVES plsced shsfe il thea terminated.
The captive chief mined ameng Bio
Toes. with fearless confidence. He lhen
l.'sned IN Ell their spots. and many or
lhem could have loved him. bullhsy have
sworn 10 hsis him b. The blood Of their
isthers shed IN baIle. AfIef every feat
% strength Or sgsli,y ~ilh which be per-
formed he lurEed 10 see whether the eyes
shleh we're % dear 10 him 10 glory H.
self. were behoidipg him. Do, ihfy sp.
Feared NOT. and ~hen night rsme aud he
was inrced 20 pretend 20 be sleeping.
rather Than lel the enemies % his tribe
suppose him restless on seeouni Of the sp-
prehensiohs Of death. he lell indeed that
haPe had departed. The next day pass
ed by. and he san shat 9as inlsnded 10
be The lsst sunset Of bis existence. Night
once more brought rect and sleep upon
The ear'h, bot not even bad The lone Of
her voice Ike music 81 distance. cheer
ed his hesri. Morning po1sed her col
den hued slresm slong tie skies, qneneh.
ING the burning lights Of nigh,- and The
espiise warrior sss ssakened By those
who reminded him lhs, his Last day bad
dawned. He vas reused from dream
Of happiness. in which he seemed 10 be
wandering along The fswsIy banks ofshe
beautiful Amils With her he loved. He
mnrmured not. for he iell The pride Of his
tribe nersing him Tor The hour Of trial.
The lime IVES near. The shadow Of
The stake had lsll within . foot Of Inc
mark. The warriors were gathering
around. and de captive spprosched The
place ol death. when The battle yell Of
bis tribe reused his heart, n the cry Of
bis msls. wakes up 70 furious bs,de The
slamberinss lion. Bui he checked the
impulse which tempted him 10 respond.
Tor he had promised 10 make no s,tempt
10 obtain sucror.
Fierce - The whirlwind in his fury.
more than hundred wsriicrs painted and
plumed. with their weapons painted for
ballls, rushed On the scene. The cid
ehiei. father Of the girl whom he loved.
sprsng 10 The captive and raised HE To-.
mshawk on high--b1i before The MUIR
dsrous stroke could be given, . wild
Shrek from bis daughter arrested . his
arm. lie iurped aud say her smong his
fnes, snj heard them lhrea,sn 10 hurry The
iomshs~k IN her head. if any violence
should be offered 10 the young chief.
She had LEFT The camp OF her laiher,
The Instant the respite ~as given 10 The
young chIef,sin, aud sustained by love.
The slver Of rene~edslife aud vigor bad
lied, without momtnl's RESI-. 70 The
camp Of her bi,,etes enemies, 10 warn
them Of The danger Of one whom she va
lued a, woman values the man she truly
loses, drarer Than life. Than all, and 70
urge them 10 bic rescue. The excited
men hurried with the terrible swiflness OF
The tempest, 10 save their beloved chief,
but unIlIinaly at their head, the young
maiden continually urged to greater
speed.
The captive warrior cried out 10 them
to release their prisoner. he explained 10
them the nature oI the pledge he had
gisen. and asked them to ssenge his death
Il he should be killed. bu. charged them
not to harm the young girl, as she was as
dear 10 him as The honor Of his tribe.
Enough blood has been spilled! che
cried. !. You have hunted each other with
unspsrins vengeance, and poor women
and children LEFT desolsle, by your ruth
less war, cry on, TO heaven against yeu.
Let the quarrels Of our fathers be nov for
gotten. aud spare your foe. my father!
lf he be added 10 the hos. VI vIc.'as
your unrelen,iag hate has made. then
shall my blood slso blend with hts, and
the great spirit will curse you sll-iam
me and fire viii pursue you, and agrea.er
enemy will drive ,ou lrog your hunting
grounds and the graves Of your ls'hers.
She sprang towards the young warrl-
or. and he bounded forward 10 each her
sinking form in his arms.
The warriors on both sides stood ire
solute. but no opposition was made.
Their rugged natures were sof.ened. III
IS the Grea, Spirit exclaimed an old
chief. let US bury the tomahawk.'
The warriors then laid aside their
weapons Of battle, and the calumet Of
peace was smoked. The vslorous chIsi
OF one tribe, took for his wife the beau
tilul aud heruic daughter Of The chisl OF The
other. Both tribes hunted and ieas'ed
together. and in commeinora,ion OF this
happy event, Their raised The Two In
dian Mounds
SWALLOWS.