Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-25
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Among The warriors was Chippewa chief,
named Miua,ana, gifted with powerful clo-
qucncc, which, with an indomilablc DISPOSE
ton, rendered him a formidable rival Ut the
Ottawa sarhem. The Chlppcwas we're a,
that time tie strongest, with the single ~
ccption OF lhc Ouawas, Of the tribe, lnhablt-
ing that vast wilderness stretching b"tVccu
the lakes and the Ohio u,cr. THIS chlci be-
held, With lcalous eye. the ascending inGu.
cnco Of the Ottawa sachcm, whoSc pow.r be-
imagined vas on the cbb, and NltlIall the 80
cret intrigue which he possessed, cablIIed
against Pontiac hut these inirigucs did not
escape the wlly lchgms notice. who, by
mean, Of ,omc Ut the rhpprwa's own war.
rior,, received dali, information OF the pro.
rrrs. ofhl- plots.
The sun Mas hugh ~ the heavens. when
the host of warrior, reached ra,lnc, formed
by a mountain torrent, which, for ages, had
rolled down thr path Here they cucanpci
iorthc night, lnd after placing sentinel, around
the neighbmhuoi of the camps. the Ottawa
,achcm took his spar, aud s,rodc up the
mountain side lie went alonc-thcre was
nu human bcing io whom be- could comnunl-
cate hi, sccIci projects, Tor there was no rcd
man Whose mind appeared To him gigantic
cnourh Ia Share his amb,lors -chrmr, llc
sirudr up The mountain, hooking upon either
side as be- held bis spear ready tn strike into
any 1T the Vili animals, which. At that time,
inhabited The mountainous countries m great
numbers. The sun was now sinking behind
a hcd of clouds ai the iarwcs, thu birds were
signing their evening songs, the Wind was
lullrd IN sleep, ,nd even the stern slchcm',
breast was Influenced hy tie rrIusc arolnd
HIM, his fierce spirit was calmed, and as be-
at ou hgh rock, overlooking the whole
country, be- reasoned dispassiona,cly ou the
probable chance of his succeeding IN his bold
design oi driving the whites from hIs country.
Then again, said he will be- the sole
king Vt lhs broad and bloolniug hunting
ground there will be- no white men to teach
our warriors coWariicc, nor TO create dls,atis-
faction among our Young men Al will be- as
it wore lu thr oldcu times ere The pale faces
visited our shore, and when the -achcm's
runners we're not treated With contempt -
The s,chem', voice sunk lower, but be- was
~ absorbed ln his ambitious thoughts, as not
io ob.ruc two individuals who stood upon a
rosk ius, above him They galcd eagerly
upon him, ani then spoke earnestly, hut m a
tone sufficiently low as not Ia reach lh, ear Of
the dreaded chici The smallcrwaruor, who
wa, the dwai Pi.hairo, stcalthlly disappeared
behind the ruck the other. who was the
Chippewa sachcm Mnavaua, made a noise
which attracted the attention Of PontIac, and
then appeared to be looking in another dIrec.
tion, apparently unconscious of h's proximity
to the Ottawa.
The Chlrpe~a sachcm - panther IN
the fight, " said Pontiac, in a tone Of commcn.
dallon.
The Chippewa turned around, and, aPPar-
cntly surprised, salutcd the sachcm with Dig
nifty aud marked respect.
Would tie sapicnt Pontiac poactr- his
spear upon ,hc heart ofthe bloody ypanthcrere
he plants it in the white man's" said the
Chippewa, with a deicrential inclination Of
the head As he strobe To the rock upon which
sat the Ottawa. &" have sought thee eager
rs; the pale face warriors are upon our
grounds, and our young warriors pant Tor bat
Lc-they wan, Pontiac"
The Ottawa sprang to his feet, aud follow
ed Minayana. They wound their way around
huge rocks-now upon the edge of irown-
ing prccpice, where one false step would
hurl them tn atoms, and then at the bottom,
where rocks rise above them, like the towers
of some tremendous castle but they trod their
way with precision which could not be learn
cd hut by one who had spent years aulohg 'h'
mountains. They finally reached deep ra'
vine, half way to the encamPmeni of the In
dian army. The rocks rose high on each
side, leaving a space between them Of but a
few feet. The OtAwa walked some distance
before, wholly occupied in anticipating the
battle, in which he hoped to be formidable
participa.or while walking, he heard voice,
and turning around, the Chippewa chief was
no where to be seen bu, in the gloom OF the
evening, he beheld party Of his warriOrs'
armed alone with knives; they slowly ad-
yanced, di.peming, apparently with view OF
taking him alive. The Ottawa hurled his
spear in the brcas, Of one, and with his war