Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-01-01

anu uieH turning 10 SANDERS he added, IN an
under tone, "AIay the Great Spirit grant that
the Rattlesnake may not return, till you have
carried your bride beyond the lake!'
But the Rattlesnake had already returned.
He soon heard ofthe approaching ceremonial,
and he sent an old Squaw privately to tell the
White Fawn "that the grave would be her
bridal bed if she married the pale face" The
girl Immediately told her father of the Rat
! tlesnake's return, and of his threatening mes
sage. But the cd chief was too willy war
rior to put the life of his daughter in jeopardy.
! So he called together, privately, few conf
Dental friends, and in his own wigwam gave
away his daughter to her future husband, while
| it was still night; he then went with them
TO the lake shore and placed them in his fee
test canoe, and under the guidance of brave
warrior started them for the opposite shore !;
while he returned, and kept up the prepara-
ton for the betrothal
All went well during the day and hun
dreds had gathered to witness, at sundown,
the giving away of the White Fawn.
| just as the last golden rays of sunset shot
above the horizon, the chief who acted as
master of ceremonies proclaimed aloud:
"Bring forth the bride ~
But the bride was now more than half way
over the lake, seeking the land of her fathers.
airing forth the bride!' repeated the chief.
But as no bride came, a suspicion of the truth
crossed the mind of Rattlesnake, who was
present, and he Immediately rose with eyes
flashing with rage, and announced his belief
that the bird was already gone! He then
in voice hoarse with passion, told the mul-
titude that the White Fawn should never rest
in the white mans wigwam; and that his eye
should know no slumber till he had sought her
out, and punished the insult which she had Of
fered him in betraying his love and making him
by-word among the people. The Indians dis
tlesnake prepared to seek the object of his
vengeance.
In the meantime the party in the canoe
under the skilful pilotage of Wawbansee, sue
ceeded in reaching st. Joseph without acci-
dent. At St Joseph they found Mr.. Kinsie,
the Indian trader, who, with his family and
assistants, had escaped the massacre of the
fort, and been brought by friendly Indians to
this place. From st. Joseph, Sanders and
his affianced bride accompanied Mr.. Kinsie
and his family to Detroit, under the escort of
a well known friendly chief, named Ceandon-
mai
At Detroit, Sanders found acquantances,
who knew him to be British subject; and
he soon found means to reach his home, near
Montreal, with his fair companion. Mr..
kinsic, at Detroit, was given up as prison.
er of war, from whence he and his family
were exchanged, in a short time and trans
ferred to the American lines. And large
portion of the American prisoners who re-
mained behind at the mouth of the Chicago,
or dispersed among the tribes, finally found
their way to Detroit, and were ransomed dur
ing the spring.
On reaching Montreal, Sanders immediate
ly placed his charge in the care of the Sisters
of Charity. And under their kindness and
instruction, she made rapid progress in ac-
curing an education, and familiarity with
the customes of civilized life.
So far, no clue had yet been obtained to
her parentage, or early history. She knew
that she had been some time in the possession
of the Indians, before she was purchased by the
Black Bird; and she was quite confident that
her name had been JUNE. But this all she
could remember, except that the little gold
rings in her ears had not been put there by
the Indians, but had been, in her words, sal
ways there"
When she had been about three years un-
der the care of the Sisters of Charity, a lady
of Montreal, who had lost child fifteen years
before, heard her story And more from
sympathy with the girl, than from any hope
that this might prove her lost darling she
begged the Sisters to let her be present at a
birthday party which she was about to give
to another daughter, who had been twin
sister of the one stolen by the Indians.
The White Fawn had never seen SO bril-
liant an assemblage as she met at the house
of Mrs. Terrence, But she was enabled to
adapt herself to the society which she met
with perfect case; and the native modesty
with which she met her new acquaintances
only heightened the expression of counte-
nance which was always beautiful. She
was presented to the young lady, in whose
honor the little festival was given, and who
was introduced to her as Miss May For
renee. AS the two young persons ap-
preached each other, the mother OF Miss
May, who was standing near, was OBJ
served to turn pale and tremble. She had