Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-05-28

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of that small vine peculiar to the West.
"He is herep he repeated; zone who
loves you, who has long, long loved you
one whom you must love-"
"Never!" said Mary, as she recognized
Charles Grayson.
81 have sworn you must |" replied Gray
son.
"Am l bound by your unholy OATH"
cried Mary, 81 the betrothed of another
Away! away, sirl your rashness and vii
lainy may yet remain undiscovered"
"Mary Alton" said Grayson, in those
low, deep, halfarticulated tones which
ever speak wild and uncomfortable pas
sion--"Mary Alton, | have watched you
for months,-I have watched you at noon
at eve, at night; have kissed the very
flowers your fingers have touched--I ha We
stood for hours on the very spot your feet
have pressed. Will you not!--cannot you
return my love ?" Grayson knelt and sud-
denly seized her hand. Mary stood pale
and motionless with fear and establishment.
"Answer! l implore you" he continued.
"Traitoress! wretchp shricked, rather
than spoke, Yantee, as she rushed into the
scence, with dagger brandished aloft--
"Iraltoress this--this will revenge the
daughter of chief
The knife suddenly descended, and
would inevitably have proved fatal, had
not Grayson sprang to his feet and struck
the instrument from the hand of the infu-
rated girl.
"W hat means thisl" and Henry Segard
Joined the group. "Grayson-Yantee-
here! and that knife? Explain"
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speak, but from tears and trembling was
unable to utter word. Segard seeing her
Intellectual attempt to answer him, turned
to Grayson, and said,
"What, sir, do you here! What does
that Indian girl here!"
"You-no one shall question mei-What
do you here7 Ha, har' Grayson exclaimed
with wild, hooking laugh; "Yantee"
The girl gazed at him without replying.
"Yantee! away"
The girl silently departed; but after pro.
ceeding a few steps, turned around and
fixing her glaring eyes upon Mary, ex.
claimed--"Daughter Of the pale face, be.
ware" and the boughs soon hid her from
sight.
Segard finding Mary insensible, turned
to his antagonist, "Grayson, we shall NEE
again"
whenever you please was the laconic
but bitter reply and he strobe firmly away
Mary, in few minutes having recov
cred, slowly and painfully answered the
questions of her lover. When she fin
ished, Henry arose from the spot where
ne had been kneeling over her, and sale
in low, but firm voice, He shall die!"
of
the hand betrothed to me, with blood"
Il have said it" was his reply.
Silently they pursued their way home
ward. Neither spoke. Thoughts of sad
ness with her--thoughts of revenge with
him, were too busy for any conversation.
And Yantee still minstered to the want.
of her faithless lord. But there was set
tied fierceness in her dark eye, at once
strange and dreadful. Grayson, however
did not observe It. Like many others h
moderated a woman's heart, mind anc
courage.
Brave men are too often imprudent, anc
Henry, notwithstanding his marriage
should have produced caution, where i
never before existed-was one of the mum
Der. He related the transaction, which we
have described, to several of his compan.
lons-swearing revenge against Grayson
They, as usual, urged him on.
A few evenings after the scene in the
forest, he carefully examined his hunting
knife and gun, and informing Mary anc
the family Che resided with his father) that
he should be absent for some time on {
night-hunt, with some comrades, left the
house.
But murder was in his heart, and he di
rected his course to Graysons lodge
When about half way, he was met by
Yantee, who uttered an exclamation o
surprise and delight at the encounter.
The brave of pale face caresses {
tainted fawn," said she. Segard felt TIT
sarcasm; and replied in her own style.
"The fawn is pure as the snow on tn,
mountain, and she scorns the Black Eagle.
Such was the sonbri9uet of Grayson.
"Ha how knowest the brave that! I
= lie is on the pale faces lip, and his hear
nurses the serpent of deceit"
, Fire flashed from the eyes of Segard
but remembering. that the speaker was
, woman, he scornfully smiled and replied.
! "Woud the fawn mate for life with tn
brave. did she love the eagle!" An indies
/, cribable expression passed over the face c
: Yantee, and she asked in halfjoyful, hal
, sorrowful tone,
l "lIas she?'
5 eyes"
"WiIl the brave swear il"
/ 81 do"
= "Tell her, then, that Yantoc buries ii
knife. The white bOsOm of the fnwn Sha