The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-08-04

anu never ditoWeu Inem u WdnueI OuI
sight. Having taken them captives, the.
feared that, II they escaped, the white mel
would lead their brethren to their village
and wreak vengeance upon them. No ira
ders had ever yet ventured so high in thu
mountains; they, therefore, had nothing t
hope for, in the way of escape, through
their aid, and the hostility ofathe Arapa
hoes toward the other tribes around them
precluded the hope of conveying informa
ton to their friends through them; theJ
were consequently forced to submitto thei
Ipresent bondage. veg r.o h.l'H'a
In due course Of time Murtel became tht
father Of fine boy, and the sight of hi
child caused the father to show more ten
deFhes towards the mother-she, poo
fond one, hailing the infant as the harbin
ger of her husbands returning love, callet
him Ka am, or "Daylight," whose coming
had dispelled her night Of grief Harry
was unblessed in bis welded love, but he
was, nevertheless, kind to Kou.na, and the
ear of the young Indian wife became keen
when his footstep approached, and her eye
sparkled with pleasure at his coming.
The surveillance Of the tribe over their
prisoners had gradually relaxed, when an
encounter occurred between them and a
small party of Pawnees, during which the
Kentuckian won their entire confidence by
his bravery and daring. He sdved the
principal chief when he was in imminent
peril, and captured the scalp Of the Paw
nee who was in the act OF killing him.
After this proof Of devotion and courage,
confidence was established between the cap
tives and the Arapahoes, and the former
strobe forth now Unmatched and unsuspec-
ted, wherever their inclination led them
Murtel's hope of escape revived, and with
it GOODNESS and neglect of va na--he be-
gaa at length to hate her, because her ach-
ing heart prompted her to increase her
watchful attention to him. He breathed to
Harry his hopes Of escape, and pointed out
he hopeless life-length bondage before
them, if they did not make an effort to free
themselves. The Kentuckian had begun
to love his Indian wife, but he could not
consent to give up all thoughts of civiliza-
ton and home. The far-otf land grew fair
in his eyes, because it was shu: out by dis
tancc, and the turbid waters Of the MisssSip-
pi, in his Imagination, were far more beau
tiful than the clear rpples of the mountain
streams which poured by their village. 1t
was after much persuasion, though, that he
consented and the day was at length fixed
va ma had learned enough English to
know that her husband was speaking of
his distant home, and. coupling this with
the dislike he had recently manifested
for her, her suspicion was aroused-she be
came satisfied that it was his purpose 10
desert her. The trappers gave out that
they intended to hunt for beaver in the
small streams near Pixies Peak, and pre-
pared themselves for long absence, but
their movements did Aot escape the watch
ful eyes Of Ya-aa-she, too, prepared for
march. When the morning named for their
departure came, she raised young Ka.dm,
placed him upon her husbands pack, and
prepared to follow. Her husband told her
they intended to go alone. She begged to
accompany him, but he sulleiily ferhsed her,
and crouching, in dread of his anger, upon
a mat. she pressed her child in convulsive
grief to her bosom, as if with his infant
form she could stay the throbbing Of her
wounded heart. The trappers departed, and
the unsuspecting Kou ma, with beaming eye,
gazed after Harry until his form had 'disdp-
peafed in the distance. When they were
gone, Ya.na revealed her suspicious to her
sister, and although at first incredulous,
doubt broke in upon KoU-na'S love, and she
became almost frantic. Her first impulse
was to fly upon her husbands track, but,in
this her sitter rests sained her, who, udvising
that they be permitted to depart alone,
mentioned at the same time her intention
Of meeting them somewhere on the route.
Kou-na resigned herselves to her sisters
guidance Is asa. 5,'ape
When the, trappers had obtained suffi-
cient start, Yd-na and her sister followed.
Tracing their husbands footprints, they
found them directed towards Vermillion
Creek, on the route to the Peak, but in
the course of few hours travel their
track inclined south east, towards the river,
\" Eontasne qui bOuit," and thither, by adj
rect trail, did the Indian wives at once bend
their footsteps. Ya.aa knew that Murtel
and Harry had been with the tribe hunting
upon this stream, and that in following it
to the mouth they had seen the Arkansas.
The size Of the latter at once assured the
minds of the captives that it was one Of
the main streams, and the Indian wife right
ly Judged that the fugitives would choose this
course for their flight. Two days after their
departure the Indian women arrived at a
point on the above mentioned stream, where
EYd-ad knew Murtel aid Harry must pass,
and, finding no traces Of their footsteps in.
dicating that they had done SO, she resolved
to halt and wait their coming. They forth.
with set about erecting a rude hut for q
shelter. Bending the tops Of several sap
lings together, they bound them and inter-
laced these With boughs. While they were