Washington telegraph., 1848-12-20
G L N N A;
a TALE OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT or

It was in the earlier part Of the last
century that Niscount l., arrived at the
French settlement on the Mississippi,
named kaskaskia. lie had been Obliged
to ilee his native land, France, owing 10
his being TO the unpopular party,
and WAS constrained 10 fly to escape the
guilloline. lis family consisted Of wife
and two children--a lovely gifl Of eleven,
aud an infant sou. Niscounl l.. lived in
retirement among his rude eounIrymen
about Two years, during which the prin.
eipal parI OF the time oi the parents was
bestowed upon the education aud accom-.
+ Iplishments OF their children.
Finding thai die small amount OF funds
which he nat-becn able To save and
/ bring with him from his native country,
would soon be exhausted, he concluded
TO establish Il trading post SOME miles mp
the river from kaskuskia. lis success,
IN obtaining the friendship aud patronage
of the nelghhonng lrihes OF Indians. was
good IN paflieulr, that certain young
chief, called by his trim Red Eagle, who
often eamc, with his followers, 10 barter
their skin, aud lur- Genna, The lovely
daughter ol the Niseount, was now Just
entering un her fifteenth year. She wa
beauuiulu, huuu, and with a sweet ten.
per aud aniahIe department. that iailed
not 10 via ON ibu hearts OF all who saw
her aud, unfortunately. among the ret
the young ludian cbigi Just mentioned
lie became Il constant visitor ut the
Traders establishment. aud was never 50
we'll pleased Is when N the presence OF
the gay aud lisbtsumg Gonna aud tho
represented hy hi- tribe TO be aue oi the
most daaug aud relentless Of Wauiofz,
when he was engaged IN battle with an
emcuy, yet he was perfectly mild anl
peaceful. bpius iusl ia Hptufes and al
miallonol the loNcly aud beautiful maid.
en. Finally, he one evening proposed IN
her lo become hi, bride. lie sud he Wa
a chtl over thousand WarTiufs owned
all the land ia that region, and that sbu
should Ike ia SUMPTION, lodge, aud b.
fed on the choicest meat, OF the forest
Genna listened until the rHamund ehiei
had concluded, when she eompazedly told
hm Tut she was too Young 10 leave her
albef aud could not eousenl without his
app,Jsaauu.
Red Eagle HaW lel4uk himself 90 tin
father, aud asked OF hlm h- daughter iu
marriage, telling hlm iim boz would give
hiu all llu .uud ue could walk over from
suu-. o-uu.et aUd lhli be- -AUuIl have
all ihc beaver -km, 10, luur could pfo-
cure, wiihuulrhss-Iug anything uuium.
Wishing Ia keep ou good lem- with
the clugt, 40 consequence of hl- business,
the Ni-couut told him that hi- daughter
wa- entirely too young 10 marry, and that
b. could not think ol parting with hcfyet
i8r time but that the chief wa, wei.
come io remain aud enjoy the company
OF his daughter as long as be- wished
Red Eagle was evidently on the point Of
bursting into violent rage, but, merely
scuwlug upon the Ni,couul, be- at once
dropped thc ,ubJrcl; yet evidently with
no intention of leaving
About lhi. time au addition TO the set.
ilemcnt OF kaska,kll took place, in the
arrival Ol a number Of adyculurrrs, pm
cipaliy composed oi French cmigmni-.-
Among the number wasa young ndvcn.
turcr named Ephr-cl Cafboui, dp-ccudcd
from noble lJaiau family lu Rome. lie
wa, the leadcroi the patty; aud II was
not long before hr, too, became a con.
.laut visitor at she house OF the trader
lie was at first rapuyaicd by the superior
beauty uf lhr daughter, but soon Dis.
covered that the beauties OF her person
were not superior 10 the cNerIleucy other
mud, or thp go5luc,. nlhcrhcau. Gmdu.
ally his yi.lt, To the trader house became
more frequent and proimcicd aud 10 was
evident that he, too, was in love with the
beautiful Gcuna,
lis love wa, returned by the young girl
with that ardency and icryor characters.
tic OF young natures; more especially so,
rs she had never associated with any one
ol her equal. since her father had been
Obliged to seek shelter from his enemies
IN the wild. OF America. II is not strange,
then, that she should take nm interest in
the attention paid her by the elegant and
accomplished young foreigner
Red Eagle began to look upon the con.
duct OF Ephesel with a jealous eye aud
harbor a secret revenge against one
whom he looked upon as no better than
an intruder lie still continued to stay
at the traders, aud to watch, with m.pi.
clou- eyes, the conduct Of the two lovers.
Several times, as the two lovers were
slrolng ont to enjoy walk IN the eve.
ming, they noticed the dark eyes Of the
Indian scowllng with indignant chances
upon them. Thus things went on for a
month, the two lovers becoming more
aud more attached to each other when
the news went abroad throughout the set
,lpmcut that the Young ndypntuTcr aud the