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

red man: She now stands amidst her native
hills, and looks down upon the seems of heI
childhood, Oran would not have an unwil
ling bride: he has therefore brought her here
that she may make her final choice in sight O.
the wigwams of her people. Will she return
with him to be the happy mistress of his heart
and home, or send him forth lone Wandered
into the wilderness e. Pointing to the setting
sun, he continued:-"Seea the Gneat Spirit o
Light will soon hide his face behind the noun.
tains, and the earth will be dark and sad: but
tomorrow he will look again from the East and
all that live will rejoice in his beams. So, if the
White Dove will hide her face, Grams heart will
be dark and sorrowful, and if she return not,
the sun will again shine-but never more for
him.
He then sat down and covered his face with
his hands.
Deeply impressed with gratitude for such dis.
interested love and generosity, in which there
was perhaps ming led somewhat OF more ten
der sentiment, the maiden hesitatcd between the
most conflicting emotion, which at one time in
clined her to return with him, when the thought
of her parents and their deep distress at the in
delible disgrace of such connexions first
caused her to falter in her choice, and finally
to resolve on bidding adieu to her generous
lover.
Oran received the announcement of her final
decision in silence--nor did he again speak, she
saw that he tried to speak, but could not AZ
ter pressing her hand to his throbbing heart,
and pointing, to the earth and to the heavens,
he disappeared in the shades of the forest, and
she never saw him more Miss Brotherton nev-
or could relate this --the closing scene other
adventures without shedding manp tears.
Some years afterwards, when Commissioners
were appointed by the State authorities to hold
a treaty with the hostile tribes of the Six Ma
tons for the ransom-of prisoners, the father Of
Miss Brotherton, who felt grateful for the kind.
ness of the generous Indian, and wishing to re-
turn him suitable recompense, ordered rifle
to be made, in the construction and ornament
ing of which, no expense was to be spared, and
as Mr.. Hale observed. it was Just the kind Of
trinket an Indian would glory in the possession
The rifle was sent out as a present from the
young woman, with friendly message to her
quandom lover, to the affect that she would ever
remember, with the most heartfelt gratitude. his
generous devotion, and pray to the Great Spirit
who was the common parent ofboth the white
and red faces, for his prosperity and happiness,
aud that if they were never were to see each
other againin this world she trusted they would
meet once more in those delightful abodes pro-
vided for the good Of all nations and colors in
the world to come But ah! how did she grieve
to hear, that after his return from the Juniata,
he appeared not as he was wont to do, but
seemed gloomy aud detected, and soon after
wards fell, covered with wounds, in reckless
assault upon camp Of the Hurons, with whom
his people were at war.
No one no. personally conveant with the first settlers
conceive Of the horror and disgust with which such
connection was looked upon. ~