Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-25
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1915 .


be made, before Antoine, half-broken heart
ed as he was, could commence his intended
pleading for the Indians life, there rose
from the forest a wailing cry, half of Joy,
half of anguish, and next minute the tawny
Petit Girls came forth upon the prairie, half,
carrying, half-dragging female FORM
With garments saturated with mud and wet,
with bare feet, with hair dishevelled and
entangled, and her clothes torn to tatters,
while her face, wan and begrimed, could
scarcely be recognised, Marie Beinville
stood before her father and lover, who re-
ceived her fainting form in his arms.
My childln cried the captain, deeply
moved; "she is saved; but oh my wifsn
"Squaw sdsed tooln said the Petit Girls
hurriediy, lest the fact that his daughter
alone was saved might not suffice to extri-
cate her husband from the position into
which, from friendly feeling 10 Antoine, he
had voluntarily brought himself.
The fact was, that when the boat upset,
the Indians had been so busily engaged in
saving the men, in order TO secure the usual
terrible aud Disgusting trophy, that they
had not at first noticed the escape of most
of the women, who had fallen in shallow
water. When they would have turned 10
look for them, il was evening, and not one
woman. was in sight; aud the Raven, out of
breath, and terrible in his anger, stood up
on the bank. Fearing TO be blamed for not
capturing all, the Indians represented the
women as drowned, utterly unaware of the
true state of their chiefs feelings. When,
however, the Raven of the Reynards was
condemned 10 death, his young wife persua-
ded that some might have escaped, had
slipped away in the confusion, and hurry
ING towards the late scene Of conflict, and
fortunately met with the parry of women,
foot sore and weary, making their way to-
wards the Prairie du Chen.
For what was passed there was no reme-
ldy. Captain Rienville, sobered by his re-
verses, agreed, at the earnest request of
Antoine Giard, to conclude solemn treaty
of peace with the Raven Of the Reynards,
with promise that he should never be mo-
Tested in his location. This done, the RAJ
ven retreated TO his home, which, with won
derin forbearance for an Indian, he recon-
structed without murmur. IL was long
before Marie, or indeed any of the women,
recovered from the scene of the boat. The
voley of tho Indians, the leapng forth of
1 hideously-painted warriors, the plunge into
/ the river, the scramble for shore, the night
in the woods, wandering they knew not
whither in constant fear of being overtaken,
were things not soon TO be erased from their
memories. AT the end, however, of about
six months, Antoine Gard persuaded Marie
that she was as healthy, as lovely, and us
charming as ever she bad been in her life
indeed he rather thought more SO; and that,
accordingly, no better opportunity could Of
fer to make him happy. Marie suggested,
that as she was SO we'll as she was, she knew
not why she should change; but ended by
manning day. They were married, and at
their wedding were present the Indian and
his wife. 1t was a merry wedding, and
many aud varied were the gifts of the friends
around to the happy couple. In the AFTER
noon, sports and passengers were comment
eed, and the spot chosen was the Indian
camp Thther, than hurried the whole
Village, while the captain, his family, aud
the new married people followed The
plain now dcserted not wigwam was 10
be seen; the Foxes. had sought another
home; and the long cherished wish of Rein
vile was accomplished. What lie had fail
ed to obtain by violence and in enmiiy, had
come to his daughter under the gentle in
flnence Of friendship. Il was the wedding
gift of the RAVEN or THE REWARDS