Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-03-07

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night, and early the next morning the barking
Of the dog apprized her that some one was near
and supposing tito be her father, she went Out
to meet hin-was seen, pursued, and overta'
ken by the Indians, who, already suspected that
their approach had been discovered, from the
circumstance that several houses which they
had visited bore certain evidences of the hasty
flight of their late occupants, and loading them
selves with the plunder thus acquired, made a
precpitate retreat through the mountains.
They were Immediately pursued by all the
disposahle force at the Standing Stone, which
Brotherton arrived in time to join. The party
was headed by all old hunter, who, following
the trail with the instinct of bloodhound, come
upon the place of their first nights encampment
amongst the laurels of Tapey's Mountains. On
the following day, in tracing their footsteps
over some boggy ground, they remarked with
pleasure that the slight shoes of Miss Brother
ton las they noticed with pain had been worn
through on the proceeding day. were now re-
placed by substantial pair of mocassins AT
ter this discovery. the leader of the party, a
man experienced in the warfare and customs of
the Indians proposed consultation, and ad
dressing himself to Brotherton, the one of all
the party the mostly deeply interested, advised
him that on his daughters account it would be
the most prudent to give up the pursuit. as it
was now evident that they ment to treat her
kindly; that if taken, and finding themselves
encountered with the prisoner, they would put
her to death rather than tina: she should fall into
their hands, This prudent counsel happily pre-.
vailed, and they returned to the settlement.
;ttio ;,L Of ,a;r ftnyua rde
except the instances related by Miss B., Of their
extreme vigilance and caution, to battle pursuit
and avoid surprise. Such as when ascending
a mountain, if a stone was moved, they would
turn round and place it and in the stiffness
of the night, when noise was heard, as OF
some one treading upoon dead stick, their
pipes were instantly laid aside and their fires
put out, and not u word was spoken until it was
light enough to resume their noiseless march.
Our heroine is represented to have possessed
much rustic beauty, and attractiveness of man.
ner, and although she had scarcely reached the
full bloom of wonanhood, previous to her cap.
tivty, more than one aspirant to her hand, had
already paid his homage to her charms.
Alter remaining upwards of a year in the
family of Il chief, Us an adopted daughter, Oron
enauoured OF her, and with every demonstra.
ton of the most ardent affection, offered her
marriage.
His Suit was mildly but firmly rejected.--
Some time afterwards, he sought and obtained
a private interview, at which he told her, he had
plainly discovered hiatt White Dove, IA name
by which he was pleased to distinguish herr
loved the hills and the vallies of her own clear
stream,t better than the lakes and plains OF the
red man--and that she was pining at heart af
ter the friends she had left hehind her. That
however much the rejection of his suit had
grievd him, to be the daily witness of her unllap-
piness. distressed him still more. And that his
object In seeking the present interview, was to
propose a scheme for her deliverauce.
Alter enjoining upon her the utmost caution
that nothing in her conduct or demcanor might
lead to suspicion of her intended flight, he ap-
pointed to meet her at we'll known spot a
lew miles from the village, on the midnight of
a certain day. And to lull suspicion to rest,
few days previously to the appointed time, he
intimated an intention, Ia not unusual occur
rence,) Of taking hunting excursion of several
weeks duration.
Faithful to his engagement, the young chief,
provided with every thing required for such an
undertaking, set out with his interesting charge
on the way to her log.regreted home. Nor did
ne relax, night or day, in the most unremtting
attention to her comfort or convenience,
throughout this long and dreary journey.
At night fall after kindling her fire, he spread
her couch Of forest leaves with the soltest ponds
OF the fern, over which, upon the rude forks
which his tomakawk supplied him,he erected u
conopy ofhemlock boughs, to protect her from
the chilly dews Of the night. A dressed bare.
skin and blanket afforded her all the additional
comfort required after the fatigues of the day,
to ensure her nights repose at once profound
and refreshing. When these simple prepara-
tons for the night were completed, he partook
with her of the frugal repast which his knapsack
Or his rifle had furnished him, and then with
the true delicacy of the most refined feeling, he
retired to take the short repose which nature re-
quired, at a respectful distance.
1t was near the clos of September, on the
last day of their weary march, that the warrior
and the maiden stood upon the summit Of q
ridge which overlooked the cottage Of her pa
rents, the blue smoke from which could be seen
curling upwards amidst the trees Spread Il.
broad before their eyes was scene rich in
picturesque and quiet. The last rays of the
setting sun were resting upon the su nmits ofthe
hills, whilst the deep vallies between were
darkened in the shadows of evening. The
soft low murmurugs which rose upon the bree-