The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-02

When Muhlue returned not home nt sunset
George, who was always uneasy ifshe WAH
pug absent from his sight walked out tu
meet her, Though he know not where sis
had boen during tho ullaruoon, ln chHuced 90
90 directly 10 the lill whore ~ had been nt
work, And nh hr came 10 the tree, aud saw
the basket she had made, whlchhad fallen.
from her hands IN the struggle 20 escape her
capiOr he knew not what 10 think OFT, The
basket Of her workmanship, tot Ito "lIlgr lns
gers la The village could weave one like Jhht,
Ito looked about Hnd snw lhe trail of heavy
feet, but They were not here, lle called hrr
by unme-he searched Hll round, bhl she nei-
lhrT answered nor came nt his calling, llr.
returned 90 the settlement, No one had seou
her or heard any Thing concerning her, This
certainly began 10 look alarming, Gir tho run
bad some time brou down,nnd darkness wns
already coulug on, Mnhloe bad ncyorsinyed
30 long awnyWud Why had she lrll lho basket
-he had been makug' There must be- VT
OlHcrj bar WIN would InIuru hHhor the
uilhN was iucumprrhcusiblc,
Al that night and ho mex, day. did they
seRrch for tho lost mnideu, but nothing wur
discovered Ihnt afforded any clue to Iho myr-
terry Of her absence. Unfortunately, 40 one
had seen her when % rudcly born away Us
the stranger youth, aud the idea Of violence
from amy of her own people wns not Tor
moment entertained. so they sought iu thc
forest aud the river climbed doe hills aud
crossed the valleys, aud trayo,srd Iuo whole
-Fegian rauHd Hhuul, but uirour-c IN vain Md
40 last tHCy guVr h,l ~ Tor dead.
Durlug the lldG thc poor girl was exposed
. 90 % severe trigl, ltom which, however, rur
came oul most ploriou,ly, Tier c1plor, the
day nilor ho hHd taken her to lis lcnl Gud-
-4I4.i Ll-l4zlllAA.-L lLLlulcuCl her
I with death, a. bhu longer refused 10 Niuld 10
lis brutal purpose. Drllh or di-honor-
which preferred the high minded Mahloc ]
need not tell. Both were sufficiently terri.
7 bic To d youug aud happy thiu1 like her bot
death was nothing Co tho luaa uia pure colt
-ciouCc; ogd 90 u LIlitr -'illird uWous 't'.'--
SUI lAGrn ~#- sEe h"Fe- ct F-rapr, -Ai+d ~
wns uo,-rargoiicutnr as Iuuinwuc upuronch-
ed the drspairiuR ,icum Of passion, his uu-I
hnloWcd desire kiudng up iu hlr oycs Ill
/ lhcy glOwCd like fire, she suU;cEcd suddenly
/ his tom8hHwk from his Eirilc, mud, like "a
/ stag 40 bay, turning on her enemy, viii the
unWoutud strength aud courage of dcspcru-
/ ton Nilln single blow She lclrd her pcrsc.
cutor tn the earth Il was bold decd, und
ss..., laE 4ll4AcuAGrLl las lis lgn-
plu before the could make good hrr c-cupr,
lhu most lrarlul turlurcs nwatlyd hor. Shy
was disco,cfcddur ilo deed war hardly done
. when q stout Wnrtior Of the lrhu entered lhr
the door, aud IN nn instant. her l'ght form
I was yipg hcruss thc plains with The speed Of
/ ilg wind fruillcss were the Ctl0rts, for hc
was stronger than She. llo overlook hrr at
length. md brought her back to tho village,
mud called out the lrlbc to witness the death
OF the iIi.utcd young warrior who was even
then chhiug out his life,
Muhtoc must dio tomorrow. The relatives
ur tie deceased demand blood for blood
fIi.r. a m tp gplntuu Iuusp iIUtful lITFp.
aud then the dry hggois viii burn and crack
ic, the greedy flames VIII dry MP the sources
ui lIlc, aud the fair maiden viii 20 iN the
l,,,t,l t,f -t.tttt-Atrl- -t4r-rr-,vtt ,r vuvrr-r-
triumph aud rejoicing over her suffer
incs, aud cnstinp and rcyclry vii conclude
o.. the dreadful scene. Tho pirl knows this
how bears she it She is firm as thc rock,
for the spirit uftwcuiy ancestral chiefs nerves
her hcnri;nud she will sleep souudy lo-uight
and rise early ON the tnegrow, To watch ihc
suu for the Inst Time peel U>uhoyn Tie horizon.
It is already uiduighG the maldcu sleeps
Not muscle MOVES; not sound do those
sweet iips utter. Her sumhcr ~ quiet, for
al b. uudIsiurhCd within. \ few bvur- Ajus
spread ON lhr ground form her only coGclL
but in her infancy she often rested on such
: -Sl-lhG- door nl the tent lies sl0lwoH l"dianr
the same who had puTsUCd 1IUr ~.
i tempted la ApG--AAhY AlEEpahc so sound
Is? Has he uuviItugly pHrlahcn of some
drug Ihat dulls his senses and cuuscs him to
slumhcr ut his sentry post? 1t must hc, for
h0 hears not the door, ,ofIhG tent open, a
giri,h form steps over his large body. aud
rliirh 20 the side of the unconscious MHltoe,
softly whispers iu her ear. The nndcn
starts up, hut DOES not cry ont, for Iudtnn
blood runs in her veins and Indian cunning
Htt ru1tiur1 rrrr
twu-thc girl and the woman, for MUhtoes =
character has g0wn with the occasion, aud
she has laid aside the girlish character iorev-
cr-lhc two approach door, step lightly
across the guard, who still sleeps soundly on,
: the door closes after Ihcmnud they are gone
amid the darkness of he night Well done
MUntoc; bruvoly, nohly done, my little Nom,
aud we'll shalt thou be rewarded for this
fiyswttty,uor pnusg for wrnrress for leng
aud tolsone Journey is before you. Let not
the bowling of the wolf nor tho cry of the
panther territy YOU, for there are worse cpe-
mics behind. The night is dark, and your
patti rough and difficult hut yonder bright
s star shnil be your guide and shalt cheer you
on,llll the morning ddwns.
II did guide them, and cheer them, nnd
when the sun burst forth in the moruing,iho
ten miles lhnt separated Unquown from the
settlement nj Norwnlk bad heen passed, and
the fncilivcs stood painting AZ the door of
Mahtoe's friends. She was locked ia the nrnis
Other brother George, but she never called
him brother after that. The hIIlo Noun
could not of course return 10 her tribe, but
she soon WINS far happier ;inn she ever could
have been with them,tor Mnhtou became her
teacher. and well did she profit by the lesson
she received. She soon became ns great n
%. fnvorte in the settlement ns Mnhtoc herself
g. like her was afterwards united to a young
a h,Fs la,