Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-25

/ him in the face with eyes bcaming love, N,
r answered. "The Ottawa maiden is ready ,s
. leave her people, and follow her white war.
rior to his bright land"
| "Thcn we will hasten ere -" aud turn.
, ing around. the white man beheld himself sur
! rounded with Indians, who stood as many as
the trees. He seized the maiden with the lef
hand, and with his rlgh, drew pistol, which
he discharged a, the nearest Indian they
rushed on him. bu, with his knife, which he
brandished IN the air with hcrculean strength,
he kept the warriors a, hay, and slowly re-
treated towards the boai thrice did they rush
up, and thucc did he rPcl them; bu, finally
he was oycrpowcrcd hy the slyagcs, thrown
upon the ground, and bound. The maid.
was led to her lodge. and the white man ssof''
to the dcnscst part of the woods, where wcr
erected the tent. Of the warriors lie was
taken io a spacious tent. IN which slt Pontiac
and an of his oldest chiefs \ low cultural
inicrrciion from each man A. be- passed, ~
dlcaicd ihcir knowledge of hls capture and
then al was rs silent and mu,ionlcss as statues.
l The ,lchcm motioncd With hi hand. and 'he
white man was united, and stood amoagsi
them. The chief arosc 10 addrrs, him, and
I from a spark oC loy which appeared To twinkle
. IN his eyes, Il was evident that he was s,riy-
I INC To master feelings Of cNulia,ion, which
were - intense as almost to overcome him.
! The white man folded his arms, and looked
s,cadhs,ly In the eyes Of Pontiac as he spoke,
and from the fearless manner in which b, bore
. himself, It was evident that be- could h. no
uncommon person. The ,lchcm spokc slow.
ly and distinctly, and hls words cmhcdicd ,ha,
sarcasm which strike, To lhc soul oi the al.
dressed
White man, listen The rel man and the
white man were friends ,hcy "a, at the same
council fire, and they slept upon the same
blanket they walked the same path, and thcy
smoked together the same pipe they ate Of
the same ycnison, and there was peace -
White man. listen We grew in strength,
(lor then We were weak tll, ike the tall oak.
We fam would spread YOUR branches over the
other trees. to guard them from the storm We
arc now grown high. but hcwarc '-nonc hut
the TALES, tree, are stricken by the hrc of the
clouds Every warrior rrunicd \ commcn-
datlou.) We grew ia strength ull the land
which you hunted upon prcu small IN your
ewes. anl then yc would have our We
taught our Young warrior, to drink the hrc
water, which drove them mad, and they ucrr
no longer warriors. l. this all No Not
content with our lands, yc would steal upon
our hunting grounds lo carry Oh our daurh.
ter, wha, doc- the pale face merit" The
rachcm's cyc- lvinhlcd like two star as he
cazrd around upon the row, ofwauior,
"Cur,c the wild cat b. would prcy upon
his rcd brothers, ;" said clear cycd old war
nor. whose scalp lock w, blnnchcd with
years.
"And merit, burning a, the stake, % said
another, whose locks were no less white.
"hnd his bonas cas-, to the dogs--cur.c
him 80 exclaimed ,hiri.
"Cursc him ." reiterated the rc,, IN a low
tone, as they in,oluuiauly urhlcood ,hcir
rrasps around their iomahawk handIcs-"can
the white chief find hs ionCuc"
The prisoner already knew Of The mighty
scheme acain,, the whites which the sachrm
Vas projecting by his duuiul slave PIshliro,
and he frlt ,ha, hl' only chance for liir would
be- to obtain, il possible, protrac,ion of his
execution. H. spoke firmly and frankly and
admitted vha, they already suspected. There
was no crinCln, beneath ihc stern aud steady
gaze Of Pontiac, hu, be threw d, back by one
equally stern aud dcfynr he spoke With
powerful energy, tot hcwas pleading for life,
be- described IN glowing coIors the Impression
the fret sight ofhi, daughter had upon him,
and that he vas resolved To wed her in order
to cement the bonds OF friendship dmcr BE-
. lNftU lIf MNIl' aII liA ll"Us
\ dcmoniacll smile spread over the features
Of the sachcm when the white man hal finish
ed speaking he drew himself up to his full
height, and ficrccly demanded the War club
should be passed around, which was soou
done, and 1t was decided that the prisoner
should be burned at the stake the following
morning lie was taken To a wigwam and
firmly bound, and four lyux.cycd ~auion
were stationed over him, who had mingled
their blood, and sworc To take the life Of any
one Of their number who should be- 10 unior-
tuna,e A. to fall asleep.
The prisoner was the young commander OF
Fort Duqucsnc, who had a short time Prr'l-
Gus left his native country, huoyant with hope,
but in an unlucky momen, beheld the pretty
Indian maiden, whose native charms cap,iya-
ted him. None Of the Indians were aware Of
the rank Of their prisoner save Pontiac, and a
very few Of the veteran chiefs and warriors,
who were all anxious for his death, more that
the news might in,imidate the soldiers Of the
fort, than for the Nervousness Of the crime Of
striving TO steal a girl.
/ About midnight, messenger stood before
the lodge of Pshairo, who was tossing about
on his blanket, prey to the burning thoughts
which tortured his brain. The Indian tore
away the rude screen from before the place OF
entrance, aud bade the dwarf arise and pro-
ceed to the council house, whittier he repaired
Instantly. Pontiac sai at the farther end OF the
house, and at each side Of him four chiefs,
whose hair were snowy with age, and like all
gIaye eounsellors, when on duty, they sat