The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-08-18

Kd-am would now fain have inquired Of tn
chief why he used his mothers name, an
what he knew Of her fate; but no favors
Bile opportunity offering, he was forced /
smother the anxious feeling in his breas
On their way, they revelled in plenty, fo
game was abundant. Nearly q week elaps
ed before they reached the principal villag
on. the Kiowa, and here the whole tribe as
sembled to greet them. The safe arrival d
the chief was made the occasion for grea
feast, and rejoicing became general--th
chiefs lodge became, indeed, scene o
the widest and.nost extravagant joy. On
noble looking squaw, amid this unrestraine,
festiVity, sat apart, and in silence From
the moment. her eyes beheld Kd-am, the
became riSetted upon him, and a strang
interest in her, sprung up in the bosom 0
the half breed. An opportunity offering, h
pressed Harmer into his service as inter
prefer, and piled his inquiries with tn
0ehief to learn something Or his mother
The chief Informed him that one OF the wo
men who accompanied the white ,trapper
on the occasion of their fight survived tn
cruel attempt to destroy her. g '-a'
"And her name!" eagerly inquired Ka
am. '
"ls Ya-aa!" said the Chief. .a-..
La1"Oh, tell me.'' he cried, his tumultuou,
feelings rocking his form with a tremor o
painful excitement" 3" does she yet live."
The. chief now pointed to the silent squaN
I'VE mentioned above, who had, as if with
some inward impulse approached them, AM
merely exclaimed-"Ya.na!' ]"
Il Mother, | am Ka-am, thy son!" be
shouted, and instantly they were lock in
each others arms. st@g s~Es,.aJ
Astonishment first prevaded the lodge on
beholding them embrace, and this yielded
to pleasure on learning the meaning of it.
Harry related to the wondering group the
particulars of their flight MurtePs cruelty
and death. Ya-na, in turn, related the
circumstances attending the murder and fir.
Ing of the hut. She. stated that, suspicious
of Murtels intention to desert her, she was
unable to sleep soundly, yet she did not
think for moment he had any intention Of
lnflicting upon her bodily injury. When
the trappers departed from the hut she was
wrapped in sleep, but Murtefs returning
footsteps dissipated her drowsiness. Through
the dim light shed by the departing moon,
She discovered it was her husband, who,
lifting the child from beside her, then
drew his knife. Judging it was her he in
tended to slay, she raised herself in half
sitting posture, and as he struck the blow,
ut thought Of his furderotls purpose, she
fell back with a moan of anguish; Murtel,
suppesing il to be the sigh of dissolution,
did not strikeaber again, but plunged his knife
into the heart of the slumbering Kou.ad;
and; firing the hut, fled. The scream of
agony uttered by the wounded Dove; quick
ened his footsteps. Ya.ad, who was but
slightly injured, dragged her sisters dead
body from the flaming hut, and, swooning
beside it, lay long unconscious of the ter
rible scene; at length. amid the gloom and
darkness, she awoke to full conscious.
ness of tile savage murder which had there
been ,perpetrated by civilized hands. After
covering the remains Of her dead sister, she
Joined the tribe; related the. dfeadfdl story of
Kou-na's murder, and ere her words had
ceased hundred braves had taken the path
in pursuit, but, as the sequel shows, they
never overlook the fugitives--one had al
ready paid the penaltyof his crime by death,
and the other was wandering alone, and in
distress, amid the vast plains beyond their
hunting grounds n. .zaa.H g4 .p.sa. <.
Ka-am was at once received into the bo-
som of the tribe, where he soon became a
decided favorite. His lodge was raised in
the midst of the village, and his mother,
Ya-na, took her place, with feelings of glad
ness in the habitation other long, lost son.
She was the daughter of distinguished
brave, and sister of the present. tuling chiefs
of the Arapahoes; Ka.am, therefore, took
rank, by common consent, among the braves
Undera mothers care, aided by his 'ownsre-
fined taste, the interior of his lodge soon
wore the air of Civilization. The home
which the mind bad painted to his waking
thoughts and hopes, was at length reached,
and, filled with the happiness of the present,
he almost forgot tie past, nor thought of
tho future. With these. rude children Of
the. Amerisan DESERT he wandered in unre,
strained freedoms, chasing the wild game
wherever he listed; or, lying on the mat
within his lodge, he Whiled away the hours
that we're not devoted to the chase in learn
ing, from the lips of bis. new found mother,
the language Of his tribe. seoAa soa '5 ~
Harmer fully appreciated the advantages
Of their friendly position with the, Indians;
and he felt desirous Of profting by it; he
accordingly chose an opportunity to urge
on Ka.am the chance that presented, ITSELF
for their establishing at the village very
I = : N4+-s- 4as
lucrative post. Ka-am approved Of the pro-
ject, for his ambition was aroused--he wish
ed to- rise to commanding position, and
he knew a trading station placed there, un.
der the control Of his adopted father and
himself, would be 4 strong auxiliary in aid
ing his advancement. The subject svas
Lbroached in an assembly Of the CHIEFS, and