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

va was near he drew his knife, and bounded
iorward--tho sAchem Minavana stood before
him.
"Curse thy false heart, Chippewa. thou
art a squaw :" and with one jump, they stood
facing each other, their eyes cleaning hate,
and their lips curled with the scom with
which they pretended To view each other.
"Thou art but a little girl, Ottawa, when
the Chippewa sachem stands before thee"
and with these approbious ePithets they fought
with fury. Their physical powers we're well
matched. but the dread In which the Chippe-
wa held Pontiac, might have weakened his
Energies, and he appeared to quail beneath
the glare Of the Otiawa'- eyes but he fought
With the desperation which his situation re-.
quircd They were now locked IN each 9TH.
er's firm embrace, aud, after writhing awhile,
they fcl from the rock upon which they
fought, upon a ledge a few feet below They
sprung upon their feet, and stood a moment To
regain energy fur their last struggle. They
viewed each other With gestures Of scou.
The Ottawa >quaw can't ight-hls arms
are ton weak, painted the Chippewa in a
conicmptuous tone, while be- knew be had.
been worsicd 10 the scufllc
The Chippewa i. foI, he d, unworthy
to live among waulors," and with drawn
knives they again rushed At each other and
the Chippewa who wa, the most excited by
the others iannlIng language, threw himself
or hl- guard, aud received the Otiawa's knife
which penetrated TO his heart. Pontiac toro
from his head the scalp, and went his way to
the camp. The war-song rang upon his ear.
and the young warriors were dancing round
the painted war pole while the old men had
already assembled IN the council house, and
with impatieDce awaited the presence Of their
sachcms III, entered whit scalp Of Mina,a.
"a ~ liis hand took his station at the head of
the council hous", and held up before them
the scalp, from ~hicl yet dropped the warm
blood. The house was now foil To overflow.
ing the Young warriors had ceased their
dance, and repaired Ia the council en- masse
to hear OF the next days operation, every
wigwam was deserted, aud all the warriors
choked up that spacious yet temporary house,
iill there was not room for one more spccia.
tor With his usual strength Of voice, the
Ottawa sachem rccountcd To the listening mul.
titudc the manner in which he had procured
the sralp be- held before thcm. In the most
glowing color, be depicted lo them iiic .4rur.
gle be had 10 ave HI. life. which be- declared
WIS yaluelr,, To himself, hut u infinite value
To his nation at ih, critical moment,
Ills clulurncc ran like lightning through
the ranks Of warriors. and their ,arious pas
S.Uns were shown conspIcuou.ly ON their ica.
lures The Young shook their i"mmahavks
M the air, and With dernonracal gestures, de.
sired 10 be- led against their enemies.
Al this moment, whea al was eNci,cmeni.
the dwarf PIshairo stepped before Pontiac,
and after ryclng hlnl Tor a moment came clos.
cr 10 him, A. Il To impiu az important secret
The Sclhcn stopped down in a listening post.
urr the dwarf suddcn, drrS a knife ard
stuck II to the h,ndlr ~ hIs bfcas,-lhe blade
pierced the hcart of Pontiac BE- sank upon
the earth and died the mighty Pontiac,
whose name carried terror cycn among tho
whites, expired at the feet of hls base slave.
the dwarf Pish,Iro \ loud burt of rage
rang from the lips of every warrior present,
who rushed up, and scllng the murderer,
bore hun FROM the cosnc, housa, they no
longer thought Of their chief their whole
thoughts were completely absorbed with ~.
yrnge They carried the traitor into an opcn
space, and nv plccc.mcal, thcy cut hi. fcsh
from his hcdy The wretch Was one hour
expiring Their revenge sataicd, they rc.
turned to their fallen ,achem, who lay upon
the ground dead and stiff They all sllco,ly
gathered around, wrapped ~ profound and
solemn thought, ior now their rage had Pass.
cd away. Long did they stand and silently
gaze upon the marble features cC hun, whose
truVn could have awed 81 MANY. At length
a chief arose, his hair was A. white rs tho
driven snow, ard his cnce powerful frame
was bcnt with years hIs voice trembled
sith age aud emotion as he spoke, and ho
vas listened To With reycrenlial a,,ention.--
lie rccantcd the bold exploits OF the fallen H.
on who was at their feet, and he dwelt long
upon hl, virtues, which were a. many and ~
bright as the dew-drops upon the leaves
The impression could not be resisted even BY
the siolcal warriors, the large tear-drUps
trickled down their checks despite their ef
fort. lo conceal them, a, they booked uPon all
that remained OF Pontiac. the las, Of the Ot.
taua .lchems Add we'll might they weep
for the gigantic mind, which kept their uibe
to It's pinnacle OF power, had departed ioreT.
er'
The daughter of Pontiac wandered abou,
like restless spirit, ,lll a, length she sudden.
ly disappeared from among them aud ior
many moons did the red men search after her,
hut she was NO, 10 be found and they finally
concluded she had followed her father 10 the
" greai hunting grOuVds far aWIyto the ris'
ing sun At length she Vas discovered
she was the wife of the young commander OF
FOr Duqucsne.
POPULATION or OHo.--By the return late
IL made to tho Constitutional Convention OF
Ohio by the Secretary Of State, it appears
tha, BY the census Of 1910, the State contain
ed I ,So2, ia whites, and 10 ,353 colOred per-
sons-total l,5i9,i67, The Secretary es,i-