Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-10-01


quainted with lalhol C priest, learned TO
speak English, and lived happy--but one
day, while out with "a hunting party Of his
tribe, they met rival band Of Jealous HUI
rons. A quarrel ensued, and he by acct
dent wounded the father Of a stout lad with
a poisoned arrow TIE youth stood by
the side Of his ia her, and as tie Huron
knew he must shortly die from the quick
effect Of the poison, he pointed his son TO
me as the cause of his death. As he went
away, he cast back glance, and saw the
eyes of the youth sternly fixed upon him,
as if 10 mark him for his victim. The
youth grew TO be man--his name was
Walom, and Wanaton we'll knowing the
fierce spirit of revenge that ranked in the
bosom OF that one. had come to the land of
hills and rocks to the east, far, far away
from tie land Of his Toe, that he might es
cape the danger Of Walom's hatred. But
even there he lived in fear.
The old man noticed that he often cast
about suspicious looks al every strange
sound, as though he feared some danger
near, and nj the old mans request he had
told him the substance of his story. Wa
nation had told the cause Of his troubled
spirit 10 several Indian hunters with whom
he had here become acquainted, since his
stay among the mountains, and his fears
were not without cause, for true TO revenge
Us the blood hound is TO the scent, Walom
had sought him in his mountain retreat
One day about noon, Wanaton and the old
man went down to the river, and seated
them on the green turlcd shore, looked out
upon the waves stirred by the strong north
wind for the waters ran high, and spark
led ia the noon-tIde sun like liquid silver.
A,clnoe came in sight from around a bow
a mile to the north, and urged onward by
the steady stroke Of him who sat upright
in ii, danced like gay bird upon e sy
wings, and last neared the grassy spo; on
which ,hay sat. Wanaton recognized in
the approaching Indian one with whom he
was acquainted, and was about hailing him
from the shore, when from The canoe the
man shouted louder than the blast, which
cared among the rocking pines :" Want
ten, the Huron is On your pathway
quick. away. if you dread the fierce Hu.
ron Wa!om, awayw The front of the
speakers canoe was turned down the river
nd disap ear ed below, while Wanaton,
left to his own reflections, hung down his
head in sprrow-the bitter memory of the
past appeared to he crowdng to his view
signs of deep trouble gathered upon his
knitting brow, he cast about him wild
staring look, and hastily prepared to leave
the spot-beckoning as he started, for he
Il r,lI .,
coward, We, he dreaded an interview with
The fierce savage, who looked upon the
death Of his father as a brutal act bv him
premeditated, when in fact il was but an
accidental occurrence. With hastv step,
in silence they went first To the wigwam,
and then down by the head OF III" falls.
where Wanaton had somrtne leiorc DIS
covered kidd Of cave, under shelving
rock near the edge of the wa or Here
he LEFT the old man with his money, hopir g
thus to eudc the search Of Nalom-but
was mistaken, for as he left the cave and
! padded up The river, he had scarcely don
tiled the first bow above the falls. when
with 4 full view Of the pc nj of land run
ming down al The mouth of Johns river,
he thought he saw through the bushes that
overhung the bank, man wariIy looking
out upon him. yet without seeming to OBJ
serve he suspicious object he gently
steered The canoe TO the left, and passed
Ieisurely by near he Vermont shore. lie
had not proceeded far ere the twang OF a
bow-string and whiz Of an arrow, caused
him to look wildly around, aud ply his
paddle with a stronger and quicker MO ion
of his firmly nerved arms, us The latter
went swiftly by, just over the fore end OF
his canoe But he went 10 his traps for
the last time unhar med, and with the re-
mainder Of his scanty camp equipments,
had returned down the river to where he
distinctly heard :he roar Of the falls, and
as it grew dark, he hauled in to the shore
and resolved TO sleep in his canoe TIL the
moon rose, which he knew would be about
midnight, when he was to 90 down TO The
old man in the cave, and be ready TO helI
him dig up his money and go far down tie
river before the ligh' o.. the next day in the
eastern sky. A canopy of green owing
trees, overhung his romantic rest ng place
and traiIed their long branches in GRACEFUL
motion on the current-slirred surface, and
with his canoe safely dashed to the paddle
thrust into the sand, he felt free from dan
ge AID while his light bark rocked gently
on the eddyng tide, his drowsy spirit was
inclined to rest by the soothing influence
OF the fragrant breezes that stirred the
shady woods above him. and he slept In
confident security.
| The was ole. however, who had kept
watch of his every motion since he was
that day startled by the passing arrow-yei
Wanaton knew not, when tie lled his canoe
and laid down 10 rest upon the water, that
this man saw him, and as he brealhed deep
in sleep he heard it.
That man was Walom. He took his
kn Re from his belt, when assured that Wa
naton slept soundIy, and applied IT with
noseess action 10 The deerskin thong that
held the sleepers floating canoe bed, and
with an easy push gave il 10 the influence
Of the NOV ng current. The paddle oil
Wanaton stuck in the sand on The shore
with the end Of his fastening string tied 10
il, and he was left TO float down towards
the fails, with the prospect Of waking on
the brink OF danger 10 a sense Of his hope
less condition. Walom marked the slow
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