The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-03-20

ighed as they turned away; for he had
'oped TO die BY their hands. From that
ime, he followed Big Elk like his shadow;
,ut always to do him service. AT frst,
lis enemy was uneasy aud on his guard;
,ut after awhile, he became accustomed
o his presence, and even seemed to be
attached to him. At one time, a fever
brought the strong man to the verge of the
grave. Wah.bu nug.o watched over him
with trembling anxiety, and througb
weary days and sIeepless nights tended
him as carefully as a mother tends her
babe. Another time, when Big
Elk was wounded by an enemy, he drew
out the arrow, sought medicinal herbs, and
healed him. Once, when he was about to
cross a wide deep ditch, bridged by
single tree, Wah.bu.nung.o perceived
rattle snake on the bridge, and just as the
~nomous reptile was about to spring, his
arrow nailed him to the tree.
Thus weary months passed away. The
mourn ner, meek and silent, held communion
only with his Manitou, the rose-bush, TO
which he repeated often, "Bid her look
to the Morning Star, aud fear not hing. l
wil protect her. Tell her we shall meet
again in the spirit.laud, as we met in the
Isle OF Willows" Sadly but mildly his
eve rested on he murderer of his beloved,
and he tended upon him with patient gen
tleness, that seemed almost like affe ction.
Very beautiful and holy was this triumph
of love over hatred, seeking no reward
but death. But the "twin.brother of
sleep" came not where he was so much
desired. Others who clung TO life were
taken, but the widowed heart could not
find its rest. At last the constant prayer
of his faithful love was answered. by
some accident, Big Elk became separated
from. his huntiog compaions, late in the
afternoon of winters day. There came
on a.blinding storm Of wind and snow and
sleet. The deep drifts were almost i'm
passible, and the keen air cut the lungs,
like particles Of sharroned steel. Night
came ,wn 10 robes Of thick darkness.
Nothing interrupted her solemn silence
butlhe cracking of ice from the trees
and the moaning and screaming OF th'
winds. The very wolves bid themseve
from therfury Of the elements. Whil'
light enough remained to choose shelter
the wanderers took refuge in deep clef
sore ened by projecting rocks. The morn
ing found them stiff and hungry, and al
most buried in snow. With much diff
Guilty they made their way out into tn
forest, completely bewildered, and gulde'
only by the sun, which glimmcred gloomil.
through the thick atmospher. Two day
, they wandered without food. Towart
wight, Wah bu,nung-o discovered horn
projecting through the snow, and Digging
through the drift, lie found few moos
bones, on which the wolves had left som
particles of flesh. He resisted the CT aving
Of hunger, and gave them all to his famisli
inv enemy. Astwilight closed, they tool
i, shelter in large hollow tree. near whicl
, Wah. bu nung-o, with the watohful eye
love and faith, observed a rose bush, wit
a few crimsoned seedvessels shinin
. through the snow. lie striped some tree
and covered Ong pa tonga with the bari
tLen piling up snow before the entranc
Z, to the tree, to screen him from the cold h
bade him sleep, while he kept atch. OnG
pa -tongi asked to be awakened, that b
might watch 10 his turn; but to this b
). anxious guardian returned no answe
/ The storm had passed away, and left
atmospher of Intense cold. The sta
glittered in the deep blue sky, like poin
r of steel. Weary, faint, and starvin
n Wah bu nung>o walked slowly back al
forth. When he felt an increasing mum
/, ness stealing over his limbs, disconsola
smile cleaned on his countenance, and
offered thanks to the Manitou bush by /
side, Ii was the first time he had smil
> since his Wild Rose was taken from hi'
:, Presently, the how of wolves was hea
=, faroff. lie kept more carefully near
. tree where his enemy slept, and listen'
to ascertain 10 what direction the raVeno
:, beasts would come. "They shall eat. I
first, before they find their way to hin
- he said: "Sbe would be SO frightened
+ see his spirit. before mine came TO prote
- her," But the dismal sounds died away
:, the distance, and were heard no mo
Painting and staggering, the patient sun
er fell on the ground, at the foot of
y rose>bush, and prayed implorngly, Il
not the wild beasts devour him. while
:" ere iusensible. Oh, sead me TO the spiI
land, that may protect her!" He gasE
:, for breath. aud film came over his ey
sothat he could no longer see the sta
How long be remained thus, no one ev
knew.
CnddonIr all 40 rs iioht around him.