Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-12-16
SATURDAY. pEcEMpEa
sin fun! and pray what may that mean !''

asked the ln0lan. Ai- i-1Nl ti'h y --N ass
I "Why, it means," said Ella, careIessly
''that l did not mean what l said, that,
all.". r- 81. .,s.xs ae bsi s,s.,,s s5.f I'll
"That's all, is it ~ said Kamara bitterly
-"It is as l have suspected. You have
said enough, Ella Corwin; now listen to
the Chleftain's oath By yonder sun that
is about to set over the graves Of my fathers
by the wild forests which the white man
has ruthlessly torn from the red Indian
by the grass which nature has spread pro-
fusely under my feet-by the red blood
which courses freely through the veins Of
my tribe, l swear on this spot, and in your
presence, that the life of either your future
husband or your frst-born, shall be the for
felt of your broken faith Now will Ka-
mara 60 to his tribe, cursing scorning, ha-
ting the white man and his faithless brood. %
Kamara was gone. r3 s
go, I'll risk it," said Ella peevishly, ssPll
warrant he will forget all about it in less
than a week.
Gan Indian never forgets," replied An
nette earnestly. . -. ...'-.... ...-
"Well, / shall forget if he DON'T" answer
ed Ella.
Five years passed away like dream,
and in the interim, Ella Corwin had become
wife and mother. ''n... ." "
She had left her home for England a
short time subsequent to the occurrence,
above narrated, where she was married to
young physician, to whom, through the
agency of her parents, she had been previ-
ously betrothed.
Five years passed away, and then Ella
Corwin, rather Ella Mason,l accompanied
by her husband and infant boy, returned 70
Naumkeag and became located in a small
cottage near the Point, before mentioned,
which had been built for them on their ar
rival.
1t was bright moonlight night in the
month of August, 1876, when as the old
house-clock told the hour of eleven, DR..
Mason was called from the side of his much
loved wife and child, to attend upon dy-
ing patient.
No sooner had he got clear of the house,
than the tall form of an Indian warrior en-
erged from the concealment which had
been afforded by the dark shadow of the
building upon the grass, into the moonlight,
and stealthily approached the cottage. He
tried the latch and found that the door was
left unfastened. Smiling triumphantly, the
Indian with light and wary footsteps enter
ed the house. The next moment he stood
by the bedside of her whom ne had once
known as Ella Corwii.
Her first BORN rested by her side. They
both slept soundly; quietly, and sweetly-
Kamara stopped over them. Gently, very
gently did he lift the infant in his arms, the
next moment he!was gone. Still the moth
er slept on, as did the infant in Kamara's IS
arms. E. T. ..-.-.t
Two hours passed on and then the hus-
band and father returned to his home
Ella still slept, and as he gazed admiringly
upon her beautiful features, he whispered
her name..
She awoke, looked tenderly up, and
smiled. Ili .0
"Where is our child, Ella 2" asked the
father, as he missed it from its accustomed
place. . 5 . t- e-
"The child is here my love,' answered
Ellas as she confidently reached out her
hand to clasp it to her bosom. .-. a.l "a
"My God, Herbert" she exclaimed after
a few moments of terrible silence, ''our
child is gone!" "
qWhere! !n
81 know not,'' exclaimed the frantic
mother, as she jumped from the bed, and
eagerly tore off its covering. IT'S not here,
tits not here o God, my child, my boy
where is he? come to me, my Herbert
let your mother hear you, and ah. a light
flashes on my mind, recollection-a hor-
rid remembrance-the Indians, Herbert,
the Indians have got our child"
The bereaved parents ran to the point
which looked out upon the calm waters OF
the harbor About forty rods from the
land dark object met their view.
The dark object was an Indian canoe
The form that rose proudly from its mist.
was that of Kamara, the chieftain of the
Narragansetts. Lifting the tiny form oi
the infant boy high above his head, in a
loud, clear voice, Kamara shouted
ssThis is not fun.n .f. a ..-
A light splash disturbed the calm serenity
vi TIE WATTS, DIS tilC iiSht uiopciy VI WV
infant boy sank beneath their level!
| GENERAL TAYLoR's REsIGNATIoN.-We take
the following from the New Orleans Delta
| We learn that General Taylor has sent IL
his resignation as Major General command
ting the Western Division of our army, ane
that il will take effect after the 1st of Febru
ary next. 1t is remarkable coincidence
that the late order of the War Department tt
Gen. Taylor, in relation to the transfer o
General Twiggs from his post on the Rio
Grande to the command lately filed by Gen
Kearny, at st. Louis, VAS dated 7,h Novem
ber, the day upon which Inc people ordered
the General to prepard to assume, on the Az
of March next the office Of President.
A SENrIMENT.-The following was one o