The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-09-05

now none remains but Oushelo. But he is in
the heart of his enemies, and there he will
eat of their life and strength Till they wther
and drop like leaves touched by the tooth OF
the frost Shall youth and age unite, or does
YOUTH with its strength and freshness, fear
dried-up age?'
"Speak-they are united-Neopo listens"
"'Tis good. Thine enemy is strong, yet
weak. His arm is vigorous his heart brave,
his brain cunning-yet he is a child. A
squaw turns him with word from the battle
or the hunt The Ottowa maiden-the beau
tiiul Etak-is the life of bis veins At her
side, he is in q world his own, where they
are the only beings and the war storm comes |
not with lis iuries, nor the hunt with its ia
tigues. 1t is by this weakness, his only
weakness, we must prevail 1t is upon the
.aings of men, not upon their strength, that
we act. Mokena is last in his village, and
this maiden must lure him forth" "The |
chief speaks truly-the coils of the Prophet
are around the Illinois, and they shall tighten
Till the victims be crushed-and then it shall
be asked Of them as of the Iroquos-where
are they2 And none shall answer. Ay,
now listen chief for Oushelo dreams true
dream, beautiful as the clouds, when they
gather the glories of the evening sun. Neo-
pos enemies--the Prophets enemies-shall
not die like braves, and by the knives braves
fighting out their lives, gush by gush, mid
war whoops, and flashing weapons, and whiz-
zing arrows-bu; they, men. women and chill
drcn, shall gasp away their lives, shall wither
and rot, side by 81 lie, with not a strip of meat
TO stay the Cravings of hunger, not drop
OF water to cool their parched lips-but with
agonies unnamed, unlelt before. they shall
die individuals and as a nation-that is re-
venge."
The Prophets slight form trembled with
the transport Of his horrible vision. and his
eye CLEANED in unnatural fire. The chief
listened with delight, and greedily grasped
the plans which the old man slowly and eau
tiousIy laid before him.
When the morning broke the traitor Prophet
lay peacefully in his lodge among the unsus-
pecling Illinois. During that day he remain
ed IN his wigwam. The wondering savages
: timdly passed the mysterious lodge OF their
medicine man, and trembled as they heard
his voice muttering or waiting in an unknown
! tongue. The shades of evening were be-
J ginning 10 gather, when the chief Mokena
, walking near The wigwam heard his own
name called. Like the rest of his tribe, he
believed Oushelo possessed some power given
him by the Good 81 Irit, OF dreaming Of
events yet 10 happen-of seeing in his sleep
, visions of the future. Indeed, Mokena thought
the destincs OF his nation were IN the hand
} OF the Prophet. So were they. but not as
! the chief supposed, there TO be guarded and
preserved, and woven by his power with time
[ itself
The great cLief who had strobe calmly
among whirliug tomahawks and flashing
knives, and clouds of arrows, trcmbled as he
stepped in the lodge Of the Prophet. A cloud
: of understanding smoke filled the hut, the
: sides Of which were hung with multitude
of singular things of the Prophets cunning
creation, well calculated 10 work upon the IN
tutored and superstitious minds OF the Indi-
aus. The Prophet himself sat naked on
I robe spread in the middle of the lodge. His
e bony figure was painted hideous, yet with
s such cunningham the chief thought he saw a
: skeleton rocking to and fro. After the chief
I had started back in alright, the Prophet with
] a harsh cry threw the robe over his head, and
d was completely Obscure3 from the gaze Of
e The chief. Then from the robe issued wild
: and piercing cries. followed by smothered,
e sufocaring sounds, succeeded by mingled
{ yells and groans, as if thousand devils
n were torturing and being tortured under the
n robe. In a few minutes the confusion died
away as if in the distance, and finally there
i was deep silence. The robe was thrown
= aside. and the Prophet revealed sitting with
IL,
:, freed from the discoloratons of paint. and in
! its ordinary attire.
n "The great chief is welcome TO the lodge
e Of Oushelo. The bad spirit has visited the
Il father, but he is gone-yet he has left a dark
G cloud hanging on the heart of Ousheo."
e Smiles not the Good Spriil" asked the
e trembling chieI. What has the Prophet
o dreamed?n
J. THAT the young chief loves the Ottawa
: maiLen-that She"
What of her. Prophet, " exclaimed the
other, his eye kindng in passion.
d 1T may in the end be good, or it may be
u bad-the Good Spirit only can see-but the
e Prophet has dreamed he saw her a captive OF
), Neopo's."
v Not an expression d,veIt on the stoical fea-
S lures OF the chief. but the Prophet read the
Il workings of his heat, and continued
e Neopo knows the love his enemy bears the
: maiden-that she is his second lie-and her
c possession is but part other revenge. Thus
d he strikes his enemy"
. ''Prophei, !" burst forth the chicfas he grasp
, cd his tomahawk-''ihe Good Spirit will not
let this be-Etak cannot become the cruel
!, Neopo's. Did he not burn one of the daugh-
u tiers of the Ottawa tribe a. the stake Has
} he not murdered the sons?"
/ He has-yet he gets not the maiden by
the consent OF her people-he takes her."
He is dog. coward, and cannot fight
{ men, but he must feed his reveI ge upon
> squaws"
, The chief may yet save his squaw. Let
! him take with him his braves and hasten TO
y the Ottawa village. The dream may not yet
be fulfilled"
The chief replied not. but strobe hastily
:. from the lodge. The power he possessed
over his warriors was unlimited, since he had
: brought home the scalp of the great Potowa-
u tonne sachem, and the scalp-ock of the brave