The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-09-01

stone, surrounded by a portico-he knock
ed at the door, and the Padre, himself, open.
ed it. Beholding half-savage figure be-
fore him, he started back, shaded his eyes,
and scanned him with suspicion.
"Do you not know me, father" cried the
half-breed; 81 am Ka-am, thy pupil, in
search ofJulia--if you ever loved me, tell
me at once where she may be found"
A faint shrek echoed his eager inquiry,
and the old man drew him within the build
ing.
"Come Either, my son." said he, leading
Kd am at the same time to a low couch in
one corner of the apartment. Before the
young Arapahoe lay the emuciated and
sinking form of poor Julia. He had come,
directed as by the finger Of fate, to see her
die. The announcement of his name had
thrown her into swoon, from which the
Pickering lamp of life struggled slowly back
to light and consciousness, and with the re-
turning glimmer of that feeble ray she rec
ognized him. With happy smile upon her
| lips, she reached out her wasted hand, and
| whispered his name--"Ka-Gm" 1t was
the first word she had spoken for hours, and
it was the last-in giving it utterance, she
died!" Upon the little wrist he held, was
the pledged of love she had braided from his
locks, and The hand that clasped hers was
encircled by her own tress, dyed with the
blood of her destroyer. Upon poor Julia's
features were stamped the impress ofpeace,
as if some blessed angel commissioned by
heaven, had set It's high seal of forgiveness
there.
Together, they knelt by her bedsde--the
aged and holy father of the church, and his
pupil, the young Arapahoe--and there SOL
emnly mingled their prayers for the repose
of the departed one. Ere Ka-am rose from
his knees, and while he held the stiffening
hand Of her he had loved, he registered an
oath of separation between him and the
white race forever. He swore to be their
foe until death-to hold no faith with them;
but, with treacherous revenge, to visit on all
alike an indiscriminate hatred, and, so VOW
ing, he turned his back, at once, upon the
white men and their habitations. The old
priest thought to stay him, but, putting aside
his aged form. he plunged into the painless
woods, struck out for the distant hills, and
alone, with heart wounded to the core, he
journeyed towards the setting sun. His
path was weary one, lit by no bright
thoughts; but, on the contrary, haunted by
feelings of bitterness and despair. We are
wrong-one thought cast ray of light up
on 1.-THE remembrance Of his mother
| Ya-na-love for her prevented every feel.
ing of affection from dying within HIM, anC
when sinking under an accumulation o
hardships and grief, a thought of her would
nerve and strengthen him to press onward
that he might again lay his throbbing tenn
pies upon her bosom, and draw peace from
her words Of affection.
After weeks Of weary marching he be-
gan to approach the head of Republican
Fork" the source of the river Kansas, anC
on every side he saw numerous signs OF In
diuns, which indicated clearly that bands
from other tribes than his own were in tht
Arapahoe country, hunting buffalo. 1t now
became necessary to observe great caution
to keep from falling into the hands OF thu
strangers, who were, no doubt, Pawnees
Ascending a high ridge, which overlooked
the country before him for many mile, h
deserted herd Of buffalo in the distant pra
irie, which, from the agitation anon;
them, he had no doubt, were undergoing al
tack from party of hunters. Keeping tn
top Of the ridge, he pursued his way unit
he neared the animals, when be perceived
that the hunters were encircling the here
at the same time he discovered another par
ty of Indians, and nearly fell into their ar
, buscade. They were Pawnees, who wer
, hemming in the uhsuspicious hunters OF tn
other tribe. Ka-am watched The Pawnee
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1 waiting until the onslaught was made upo
: the herd, they intended then to rush in,
g mid the melee and confusion, when the
might slay half the hunting party befor
: thev coul be discovered. He was not ce
y tain that the band in danger were Arap
d hoes, but he resolved to make a diversir
b in their favor, and acquaint them with the
/, pelilous position and he accordingly ga
e utterance to the Arapahoe cry of alarm
n The hunting party ceased its maneuvres
n a moment, and answered the cry with
d general yell, while at the same time t
e party in ambush drew out of the high pr
is rie grass into the willow grove upon t
y bluff of the stream. Ka. ans way bel
at now uninterrupted, he descended to
le friends, but he had become so like spt
tire, SO worn with anguish and hal dship, IL
* at first he was not recognized. With
I'd eye burning like fire, in anticipation of
er approaching conflict, he acquainted the p'
i'd ty, among whom he found Harmer, with /
3. dangerous proximity of their foes, and P
ne posed scheme for their punishment, viii
lis at first sight promised, ane by after acti
of was confirmed, to be severe and deadly
en- vice to pay the m for their many hostllltl
,lt It was late in the season, the grass in
rs prairie was high, and the wind blew stre