Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-30

utS $SouGity HIS alStOElcu features SqiaF-
ling toward the unconscious ones II
front with a look like that of Satan Il
ibis antagonist angel. His lips were
parted, bis teeth clenched, his arm rails.
ed, and his hand doubled every,nerye
and sinew in bold relief This specta,
EcIe Of fear lasted only for moment
the Indian at once sunk noiselessly back
and lay with the SKINS wrapped arounc
him as before. is sss5 IN
1t was now an advanced hour oftht
tnight. NindssF FoofS fell exii ii6usteti by
his days travel; the fatbsr and son i,
rose from their seat al the door, md res
atired to rest. Ina little while all was
Isience in the tent; but from The dark
mess which surrounded the bed Of the
stranger. flashed two. fiery orbs, rolling
about necessarily like the eyes of an
angry. wild beast. The lids of those
orbs closed not in slumber during the
night.
~ Among the former inhabitants oflhis
continent, it was considered rudeness,
of ths highest degree, to annoy trav-
eller or guest with questions about
himself, his late abode or his future des.
tination. Until he saw fit to go, he
was made welcome to stay, whether
for short time or long one. Thus
on the morrow, when the. strange ID.
dian showed no signs Of departing, the
chief expressed not the least surprise,
but felt indeed compliment indirectly
paid to his powers of entertainment.
Early the succeeding day the Unre-
lenting called his son to him, while the
stranger was standing at the door. He
told Wind Foot that he was going a
short journey, to perform which and
return, would probably take him to
nightfall. He enjoined the boy to re-
NIT no duties Of hospitality towards his
guest, and bade him be ready at eve-
ming with a welcome for his father.
The sun had marked the middle of
the afternoon-when the chief finishing
what he had to do sooner than he ex-
pected, came back to his own dwelling,
and threw himself on the floor 10 OBJ
tain rest--for the day, though pleasant
had been a warm one. Wind-Foot
was not there, and after little inter-
val the chief stepped to a lodge near
by to make inquiry aftes-...>s.
"The young brave" said a woman,
whoappeared to answer his questions,
"went away with the chiefs strange
guest many hours SINCE"
The Unrelenting turned 10 60 back
to his tent.
81 cannot tell the meaning of it,"
added the woman, "but he of the frey
eye,- babe me, should the father of
Wind-Foot ask for him, say to the
chief these words, Unless your foe sees
you drink his bleod, that blood loses
more than half its s,0eetness.'
TIE Unreenting started as if scor-
pion had stung him. His lip trembled
and his hand involuntarily moved to
the handle Of his tomahawk. Did his
ears perform their office truly? Those
sounds were not new to him. Like a
floating mist the gloom of past years
rolled away in his memory, and he
recollected that the words that the wo-
man spake, were the very ones he
himself uttered to the Kansi child whose
father he slew long, long ago, in the
forestl And this stranger? All, now
he saw it all. He remembered the
dark look of the guest--and carrying
his mind back again, traced the features
of the Kansi in their matured counters
part. And the chief felt too conscious
for what terrible purpose Wind-Foot
was in the hands OF this man. He sal
lied forth and gathered together few
Of his warriors, and started swiftly to
seek his child. ..,. ..,.5.
About the same hour that the Unre-
lenting returned from his journey
Wind Foot, several miles from home
was just coming up to his companion
who had gone on a few rods ahead oi
him, and was at that moment seated on
the body of a fallen tree, mighty gi.
ant of the woods that some whirlwino
had tumbled to the earth. The child
had roamed about with his new ac-
quaintance through one path and an
other with the headleasness of his age:
and now while the latter sat in perfec,
silence for several minutes. Wind
Foot idly sported near him. 1t was 9
solemn spot: in every direction around
were towering patriarchs Of the wilder.
ness growing and decaying in solitude
At length the stranger spoke:-
Wind-FootT'
The child who was but few yard.
off approached at the call. As he
came near, he stopped in alarm; hi.
companions eyes had that dreadful
! bright glitter again-and while they