Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-11-22

setting Of the sun, / found myself weary !,
and many miles from my fathers lodge.
laid down At the foot Of tree, and sleer
came over me-. IN the depth Of night, |;
voice seemed whispering in my. ears; 4
called me to rise quickly--to look, round
! started to my feet, and found no one thers
but myself; then ! knew that the Dream
Spirit had been with me-, As l cast q,
eyes about in. the gloom saw ! distan
brightness. Treading softly, l approached
The Light was that Of a FIRE, and by In,
fire lay two sleeping figures. o, Laughed
the quiet laugh Of deadly mind, al / saw
who they were-a Kansi warrior, and ,
child ike yop, my son, in age. IfeH Ii.
edge Of my tomahaw kit was keen as ~ 4,
hate.s crept towards Them as the snais
crawls through the grass, Ibent over, tbs
slumberiPg boy; 1 raised my weapon L
strike. But thonghttAat were they both
slain NO ppe would carry the. tale . The
Kansi tribe. My vengeance would Be
tasteless to me. If they, know Il not-and !
spared the child. Then glided 10 the
other; his face was Of the same cast a. the
first, which gladdened me, for | then knew
they were Of close kindred. l raised nv
asm-I gathered strength struck, and
cleft the warrior brain inqpivering halves!'
The chief had gradually wrought him
self up to pitch Of loudness and rage, and
his hoarse tones at the last part Of his mar
ration, rang croakingly through The lodge.
AT that moment, the deer hide curtain
kept all within darkness; the next, It was
lifted up, and . food Of moonlight filed the.
apartment. "A startling sight was back
there, then! The strange Indian was sit
ting up on his couch, his distorted features
glarink toward the unconscious ones in
front with . look like tkat Of Satan to his
antagonist angel. His lips were parted,
his teeth clenched, his arm raised, and his
hand doubled-every NERVE and sinew in
bold relief. This spectacle sank noiseless-
ly back, and lay with the skins wrapped
round him as before.
1t was now an advanced hour of the
night. Wind Foot felt exhausted by hi.
day. travel; the father and son arose from
their seat at the door, and retired to rest.
In little while all was silence in the tent,
but from the darkness which surrounded
the bed Of the stranger, flashed two fiery
orbs, rolling about necessarily like the eyes
Of ali angry Wild beast. The lids Of those
orbs closed not in slumber during the night.
Among the fortier Inhabitants Of this con-
tinent it was considered ru,eness of the
highest degree, 10 annoy. a traveller or a
guest with questions about himself, his last
abode or his future destination. Until he
saw fit to 60, he was made welcome to
stay, whether for short time or long
one. Thus, on the morrow, when the
strange indian showed no signs for depart-
ing the chief expressed 4nnt thu ivast SUR
prise, but felt indeed compliment indi-
rectly paid to his powers Of entertainment.
Early The succeeding day, the Unrelent-
ing called his son to him, while the stran-
ger was standing at the door. He told
Wind-Foot that he was going on q short
journey, TO perform which and return.
would probably take him to night fall. He
enjoined the boy to remit no duties Of hos
pitality towards his guest, and babe him
be ready at evening with 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 expected, came
back to his own dwelling, and threw him
'elf on the floor to obtain res, for the day.
hough pleasant, had been warm one.-l
Wind Foot was not there, and after little
interval the Chief stepped to lodge near
~, to make enquiry after him.
sThe young brave, said the woman, who
appeared to answer questions, went away
With the chiefs strange guest many hours !
;ince.'
The Unrelenting turned to go back to
lis tent.
81 cannot tell the meaning Of it, added
he woman, 'but he Of the fiery eve babe
ne, should the Father Of the Wind Foot
lsk about him, say to the chief these words,
Unless your foe sees you drink his blood, |
hat blood loosss more than half is s,Oeet-
,ess!' 14 1..1.
The Unrelenting started al if a scorpion
lad stung him. His lips trembled, and
lis hand involuntarily moved to the han
lle Of his tomahawk., Did his ears per-
orm their Office trulyp Those sounds |
we're not new to him. Like floating
mist, the gloom Of past years rolled away |
n his memory, and he recollected that the |
words the woman spoke were the very
mes he himsely had uttered to the Kaisi
hid whose father he slew long ago in
he forest! And.this stranger? Ah!,now
le saw It all. He remembered the dark |
ooks of his guest-and carrying his mind |
'ack again, traced the features Of the Kansi |
n their raasdted counterpart. And the |
:bief felt too conscious for what terrible |
purpose Wind Foot was in the hands III
his man. He sailed forth, gathered to
,ether few of his. warriors, and started |
willy to seek the child. !, j. \. DI
About the same hour that the Unrelent-
ng returned from his journey, Wind Foot,
'everal miles from home was Just coming
ip to his companion, who had ooiie q few
DDS ahead, Of, him, and was It that mo-
hent seated oil the body of fallen tree, |
mighty giant Of the woods that some ,wh,rl-
Wind had tumbled to the earth. The, child
lad rdamed about with his new acduaint-
lnce through one path and another with
he heedlessness Of his sge; and now while
he latter eat in perfect silence for several
minutes. Wind Foot idly sported near him.