The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-11-21
DUBUQUE, IOWA, NOVEMBER Fl, 1849.

by her tribe; and her beauty was so I'M
common, that the Sachems had founded a
prediction upon it, pronouncing her as
being destined to fate which was hidden
to their skill. She fled from her friends,
on hearing Of Valencia being a prisoner,
and sought him: for whom she had con
ceived an attachment, enduring and in
dissoluble as the bonds Of fate. Such is
woman wherever she is found. By her
no sacrifice is deemed too great--no un-
dertaking too difficult to accomplishment
her affections are placed on the Object
She can endure the scorn of the world,
and obloquy ever thrown upon female
actions, where their dellcacy seems III the
least questionable. But in the etiquette
of Indian manners, the, strongest avowal
Of love, or Of the most invcterate enmity,
are alike applauded, when directed to an
object that is known to call them forth.
The devotion and conduct of the May
flower, or asewe shall call her, Temoor-
ali, was consequently such as any Indian
damsel, under similar circumstances,
might have shown.
On the second day of his captivity, Wa
lemba, alone and musing, was suddenly
surprised, and elated with joy, to see Te-
moorah standing before him--the being
who had been ever present to his imagl-
nation, aud who constituted the only
cause Of regret he felt in yielding up his
life. Her glossy and dark trcsscs fell
iuxurianlly over her shoulders, on one
side, while on the other they formed, in
1erwovcn with variegated feathers, a
buncn, which, in its tasteful arrangement,
would not discredt the head Of one Of our
modern bellies. Her features, IN their
beautiful proportions, would have served
for the model of a statuary-they were
decidedly Grecian. Her raised arm, when
she extended it, exhibited an outline Of
beauty seldom equailed: and never sar-
passed; and it may safely be asserted, that
the most polished manners could not have
dictated more truly feminine dcIicacy,
than that with which she approached
Valencia, who extended his hand to re-
ccive her, The warrior, so!'cned by her
presence, gazed on the expressive beau
~ Of her counlenancc in silence for some
{ moments. 'Temoorah,' he at length cx
claimed, when he recovered from his sur
prise, 'why hast thou left thy father anc
! NY people, to become the prisoner Of tn:
f Shawnese? Nothing would so crafty hi
: revenge as TO have the daughter Of the
s Black Eagle in his power. Return hons
! to thy father, and bless him with thy pre-
: scncc--a happiness which Manilou de
: MES to Walemba.'
: This appeal, as may be supposed, ha'
2 no effect to drive from the chief his will
ling auditor, but regarding him with
! look Of devoted affection, she declared
4 that nothing should tear her from hin,
e and that she would no longer live unlcs
q her fate could be united to his.
= 1t is the custom among all Indian ma
: tons TO conclude hostilites by cychang
f lug belts Of Wampum, which arc as scru
-, pulously regarded by them, as the mos
5 solemn treaties among civilized nations
7 Hence they attach 10 them no little value
9 and they arc preserved with care, am
= considered as honorable memorials Of ma
7 ,ional achievements. They are general
+ ly entrusted, together with other proper
: ty common 10 the tribe, TO the care Of ;
y chieE-and any casualty or m!sIortun
f Detailing them is regarded as ominous o
t evil. And when 4 case occurs Of thei
h being dcsgnedly destroyed, the ol1ende
+ or offenders are punished with capital sc
|, verify.
st Valencia, as a chief renowned for hi
4 exploits, received the Difference ola sep5
d rate lod &C from the other Prisoners
q This was rot far removed from that {
J. the chief Of the tribe; indeed, so neal
e that the interior Of the one was easil
Y disccrnabIe from the entrance Of the 9th
It er. Temoorah had entered the tent G
h her lover, unobserved by any one Of tn
d tribe; all Of whom were absent, except
: few who remained to guard the prisoner:
! The interior Of the lodge, occupied b.
5 the chief, presented variety Of trphie
d Of the war and the chase Suspende
). from its sides were TO be seen the orno
l. mented skins Of the deer and the buffalo
e and more conspicuous than all, the recon
+ Belt Of Wampum, which had, by the term
e it ratified, inflicted such severe penal,ie
: upon her tribe, and which, to the excite
imagination Of Temoorah, was the crue
d arbiter of the fate Of her devoted chief
y Rushing from his presence, she encre
), the other lodge and seized the hated Bell
d Without pausing or turning, she ran to
J. wards fire of brush, kindled near tn
e hut, ard threw it SO nearly into the cen
tire of the flames, that had an attempt i
), save it been instantly made, q failure mus
, have ensued. At this moment youth
G son Of the chief, passing by the spol
: although he did not witness the act ilscl
= yet arrived in time to rescue fragmen
e of the nearly consumed Belt-Which h
G did, exclaiming as he seized IL, 8 III
}, burnt it. Temoorah, however, was ncnl
!, ly out Of sight, and soon in the presenc
a Of Valencia, whose misfortunes were ae
II gravated, when he heard Of the act sh
d had committed. He saw her running Will
G holding the Belt in her hand, withou
knowing whittier she was directing he
k steps, or what might be her object. No,
] that she had recovered from the excite
G ,oent If. the inpu lse which .nrornntnd he