The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-04-28
TRUSTING AN INDIAN CHIEF;
OR. CONFIDENCE RESTORED.

SELF at WhItestown- about four miles from
Uucs. He brought his family with him, a
mOng whom was a widowed daughter with an
only chld YOU will recGl ect that the Coun-
lry round was an unbrOken forest, and this
was the domain Of the savage trlbes.
Judge W. saw the neceeslly of keeping on
good terms with the Indians, foraS he was
nearly alone. no was completely at Their msr
cy. Accordingly he took every opportunity
10 assure Them Of his kindly feelings, and to
secure their good will il return Several OF
the chiefs came 10 see him, and all appeared
pacific. But there was one Thing that irou
bed h,m; an aged Chief of the Seneca tribe,
aud nf z. .ed Influence, who resided al the DIS
tance of half d zen miles, had lot, Ell been
TO see him; nor coud he by any means, as.
certain The views and feelings Of the s4Chem,
IN respect to his settlement IN that region. Al
last he sent him message, and the answer
was, that the chief would visi! him on Ihe
morrow.
True 10 his appointment the s4chem came.
Judge W. received him with marks OF respec';
aud introduced his wife. hs daughter ono The
htlle buy.-The interview that followed was
deeply interesting. Upon lis results, the Jnge
conceived nat his security might depend, aud
he was therefore, exceedingly ANXIOUS 10
make favorable umprt sslon upon the ds'n-
gushed chief. Ho expressed to HIM his de-
sire 10 settle in The country; 10 live on terms
of smlly and gooG fellow ship with The Indians;
and TO be useful to them by Introducing among
them The arts Of cvil,zsiion.
The chef heard blm out, and then said,
Brother, you ask much, and you, promise
much. What pledge can give of your good
Ganl2
The honor Of man that never knew de-
cepIon was the reply
The white mans word may be good 10 The
white man, yeti is bu, wind when spoken 10
the lndlan.' said the eachem.
Il have put my life in your hands, said The
| Judge; 'is not this an evidence of my good in
tenllons? have placed confidence IN the In
dian, and will not believe that he viii abuse
or be,ray the !rus that is reposedP
80 much is we'll replied the CHEZ: The In
dian will repay confidence with confidence, If
you will trust he will trust you, Bu, ! must
have pledge. Let this boy 60 with me TO
my wlgwam; will bring him back in three
! days with my answer!
If an arrow had p,erced the bosom Of The
mother, she could moi have felt deeper pang
than went 10 her heart, as the Indian made
thus proposal. She sprang from her seat and
rushing to The boy, who stood at The side of
the sachem, looking into his face with pleased
wonder and admiration, she encrcIed him IN
her arms and pressing HIM close 10 her bosom
was aboul TO fly from the room. gloomy
and omlnuus frown came over the saCheM's
brow, bot he did moi speak.
Bat no, so with Judge W. He knew that the
success ofther enterprise, The very lives OF his
family, depended upon the decision Of the
momenl. 'Stay, stay, my daughter! said he.
Bring back the boy, | beseech you. tie is
not more to you than to me. would risk The
hair of his head. Bul, my child, he must 60
with The chief God will watch over hl"!-
He will be as safe in the sachem's wIgWam,
as beneath our roof and in our AIMS
The agonized mother hesIls'ed ior mo-
men,; she then slowly returned, placing the
boy on the knee Of the chief, and kneehng al
hls foel, burst into a food Oft tears. The gloom
passed from The sachem's brow, but he sald
not word.
He arose, took The boy in his arm and de-
parted,
shall mol attempt to describe the agony Of
| the mother Tor the thTee ensuing GUYS Ono
was aglta,ed by conIend'ng hopes and fears.
Ia the night she awoke from her Sleep seem"
ing to hear the screams of her child calling up
on It's mother for help! But the tune wore
away-and The lh,rd day came. How slow.
ly did the hours pss> TIE morning waned a
way; Uoon arrived; and the afternoon was now
FAT advanced. vet The sachem came MOI: lnrte
was gloom over The whole household. Inc
mother was pale and silent as If despair was
settling coldly around her heart. Judge w.
walked to and f o. gong every five m'nu'es to
the door, and looking th ongh the 'pening IN
the forest towards the sachem'S abode.
At last, as the ravs of the setting sun were
thrown upon the tops Of the forest around, the
eagle Feathers of the cheflan were seen dan"
eng above the bushes IN the distance, tie ad"
vanced rapidly and the little boy was at his
side. He was gaily aured as young ch'el
his feet being dressed in moccasms; Cne
beaver skin was over his shoulders, and Ea-
gIes' feathers were suck into his hair. lie
was in excellent spirits, and SO proud was ne
of his honots, that he seemed two inches 's
er ,ban before. Hewas soon IN hls mothers
arms, and in that brief minute, she seemed 70