Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-06-07

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Already had the captivc's heart
Been moved by the WI-lsH-Poo-cnARr,'
For she had given all her pearls
And bcads-thc gems Of Indian girls
And even her iavorito mare, to buy
youth the chief had doomed to die
XIV.
Awhile, young Alvan had grown worse,
But now his tender, loving nurse
With many an Indian charm did strive
licr fair exotic to revive
And soon her balm, and Natures too,
The captivc's yigor did renew.
Never before had Alvan felt
That loye-lit furnace which will melt
And londly minglc youthful souls.
I'LL each in one warm current rolls
But now his grateful heart was moved
His bosom glowel with bliss---he iored!
XVI.
D, fair and lovely are the lands
Where dwell those fierce Camanche. bands :
Well might they deem that they had found
On earth Il happy hunting -ground
Where countless bison did abound,
And deer and antelopes were seen
In myriads on tho prairies green
So Alvan thought, when he beheld
The hills that round tho LlanO swolled,
And with his pretty Nu-a-vite,
Roamed by the river winding bright,
Or sought the lake'ct's ruely eide
nv ~ a. f-g l.uI'T1&1s
For the iaiE Nu-a'yitc could brave
The Coloraao rapid wave,
And Ger tho lakelet's azure briyn,
With Alyen she would often swim--.
Erown not, chaste ladies', nor cry "Sbane -
Young Nu-a-yite knew not its name.
lie. heart was gentle warm, and pure,
"A Nature 3 innocence securci
XVII.
Many a chance did Alvan seek
10 learn the willing girl to speak
That graphic and poetic tongue.
In which her cradle songs were sung.
lie told her of his fathers cot
How he was taken from the spot
y. books aud pictures too he told,
Winch she was anxious to behold.
XvllI
Twas thus they lived till months had flown,
The sweetest they had ever known
but when the moons Of spring were spent,
Along tho rivers valo they went
10 seek another hunting ground,
Where game more plenty might be found.
Away in that sweet Land of Flowers,
vi silver streams and cedarn bowers,
" here swarms of ever working bees
Pile honeycombs in hollow trees,
They stopped to chase the buffloe,
The antelope and timid doe
And there they met a Kecchi clan
Led by bold~and reckless man,
no for dark and dam ming crime,
was driven from his native cline,
sui bearing, like the outcast Cain,
Upon his brow murder-stain !
lie liked his gaze on Nu-a-vite,
And sought her sinlcss heart to blight
Charmed by the beauty of the maid,
Young Alvan S friendship he betrayed.
lie lost him in the brake by night,
lhen sought the tent Of Nu-a-vite,
Told how her lover wounded Law, /
Ana thus decoyed the maid away.
a. XIX.
Through nights long hours did Alvan make
ms weary progress through the brake.
AT length he left the mazy cane,
And found the hunting trail again.
lie gained tho camp by mornings light,
But where was his loved Nu-a-yite
The warriors on the chase had gone,
And, save the squaws, he stood alone
His comrade came for Nu-,t-vite,
He knew that he had been BETRAYED,
And trembled for the helpless maid
Swift to the rivers bank he flew,
And launching her own light canoe,
Against the current swiftly rowcd,
Though rapidly the waters flowed.
(CANTO U.)
Twas night, the brilliant fires we're sirging
Their light upon the groups around,
" hlio far ard near. tho woods were ringing
" ith the 'Fiah-hak-ets thrilling sound.
Iere, too, a single blaze was rlancine
through the dim forest like a star,
'ound which two Indian braves were dancing
md singing their wild song of war
lear by this Gre, upon the ground.
slender girl was closely boandf 81
lalf-hghted by the dim inoonshinc,
Ier 5eauty seemed altnGss divine. ...s-
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