The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-15


ed hi. hand upon her neck saying :--
What ails my Wild Dovef I. sh,
afrald 10 have her father 60 20 war -
Or IS she thinking Of the young chic
Among her fathers enemie. who l,n
the back a, our wigwam Two moon.
ago -
Nio,an,bo's daughter never fear,
when he Is n, war replied the girl
g She knows he is mighty in battle and
vail drive his adversaries like the grass.
( hopper before him.
Then she wants 10 live in the wig.
wan Of the young Seneca Chief. her
fathers is not pleasant, TO her" inter
rupted the warrior.
NO, ao,'' said Graozalnc. "she is
happy in lis wigwam. His men aro
greater warriors than the Senecas. and
the deer love his hunting grounds bet
ter"
" Fia'antho is glad TO hear the Wild
Dove talk thus. She talks ike the
daughter of Il chicflain who will nee,
his enemies soon and take their scalps.
and hIs daughter may hang hem on our
cabin wall" "
CraozaIine nodded assent TO this re- .
remark, her lip qnivering with smoth.
cred anger, but with true iaciturnity
remarked Thy daughter will wait the
coming Of Niolantho when he returns
from battle
And she will think no more Of the
Young King when she sees his scaIp
hang from her fathers wampum - en-.
Joined he
No responded Graozalinc half
turning round 10 conceal her feelings.
Then she may rest till morning.
and arise at day-dawn to see us depart
for the smoke of the Senecas," REPLIED
the chief throwing down his blanket
upon the moss for his daughter. She
hesiiaied not to accept the preferred
couch. not to 50 to sleep but to appear
SO TO her father. who again flung his
strong form into the circle of warrior,
and shortly in harmonious snores blen-
ded his notes in the midnight chorus.
lhc moon meanwhile had nearly set.
IFS departing radience swept along a.
bove the tall trees Of the encampmen,
and flung co'losal shadows on the east.
ern sky from towering oaks on the noun.
tam crest. Star after star broke into
the heavens as the moonlight gradually
faded away. Not cloud hung across
the horizon. The air moved into per.
iect stiffness moved not leaf as j, watt
ed tie scream o! the night.bird and the
howl OF the wolf through the molionless
forest.
Graozoline listened; intent upon her
purpose she watched the sleeping group
TIL fully satisfied that sleep, profound
sleep rendered the moment proptious.
She arose cautiously and moved n.
round to make matters more certain
passed her hand across her fathers face;
but he knew it not. Her hear, beat
high with hope. The designs of her
iather, her Respect for him, the pride Of
her tritc, ,and the fate Of her lover. strur-
gled in her bosom convulsivclv. but the
struggle was but short. Immediate de.
cision pointed On; the promise TO be a.
the shore must be kept; thG life Of her
lover saved.
Sna'ching knife from the belt Of a
warrior, she bounded along the foot
worn path nuiSeleas as the scrpen. and
swift as the dove. On. on few the
maiden, her hear, ,hrobbing wildly at
the turn Of leaf or the fight of bird
from ITS covert; but apprchensions were
ground!ess; the Supplying effect of the
evening supper precluded their ncces,i-
~. Soon the limpid lake glimmcred
through the trees in the rich starlight.
a few more bounds and she stood
upon the chosen spot. A broken ar.
row lay across the trunk Of a fallen
birch that dipped its branches in the
wafer by which she knew lie had no,
been there rs yet. She looked at the
star, whose setting was 10 have marked
the hour Of meeting and 10 il hung
several feet above the horizon. Quiet
ly throwing down the arrow which she
had picked up from the tree, she walk
ed on and took seat upon a iutting
rock under an oyerhaging elm near by.
The quie, Seneca lake lay like a crv,-
tai sheet encased in its sand.white shore.
''lngcd with fores, green, unrufiled by
nipple save the lusty jump of some
an'ic trout or the splash Of an aquatic
fowl.
She looked down into tie calm wa.
ter and law the reflection Of the stars,
brish, as the diamond points in the
sunshine, but "ihe star TO set when low.
ers meet" had already dissppeared--
til longer she waited, but no Cona;onk-
H. came,
Asa, feeling began 10 creep over her
Far from the ;, ,'eeprg form Of her faith
er. and perhap. h., nigh, awake ere
she returned, no lover nc..r, ana moon
and stars sank 10 rest.
With such thoughtful feelings arous'
ed by the scene, she struck up one Of
those wild airs Of her native tongue and
poured fo,ih il. pl&in,ive melody upon
the Silly nisht 10 float across the lake.
Forever thine, thi. heart
Feei hos u b. .sts fof thrc,
And shiie il beAts, ihi. heart Of NINE,
Viii snswef every ihrob OF thine,
" ih uues, sympathy
Thib@, thine Slohe
Forever thinr ihis heart
Al! e.,~ DenesI IA III. tktss
The grs-s, the aoWers, c,th. 80 ard SEA
May PASS away sgsfn 10 be
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