Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-11-06
Az REVOIR.
THE CHIEFS DAUGHTER.


THE CHIEFS DAUGHTER.
\ curious story is related IF tie fierce
wars and faithful lovers Of the Indians.
1t is connected with one Of the immense
mounds which give so striking peculiar
ity to the scenery of the prares. A few
years since, at the base of this mound, a
Chief resided, whose young daughter was
4 lovely girl of uncommon beauty, and ;his
beauty was but the external manifestation
Of pure and noble spirit. As a matter
of course she had many admirers among
the young braves of her nation. Her na-
turc was above the arts Of coquettc, and
loving one among them all, aud only one,
she hcsiated not to let her preference be
known. not only to the young Eagle who
had won her heart, but also to those whose
suit she had rejected.
Among the rejected sultors, one alone
50 laid Ii to heart as to desire revenge. He,
the Prowling Wolf. was filed with rage,
and took little pains to conceal his enmi'y.
though he manifested no desire for open Vi
l'nce. Both these young men were brave.
bo,h skillful in the use Of weapons, which
far away in the Buffalo pla; had some
times been used in battle; but while Young
Eagle was noble, generous in spirit, and
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sewage may feel, the Wolf was reserved.
dark and sullen: and the naturally lowering
brow seemed, after the maiden had refused
him, to settle into habitual scowl. The
friends Of he Young Eagle feared for his
safety. He. however, was too happy in
the smiles Of his chosen bride, to trouble
him-e'f concerning the enmity of another
anl more especially when he knew himself
to be his equal, both in strength and in
skill.
TIE happy couple were in the habit of
meeting at the top Of the mound. Young
Eagle armed with a revolver he had receiv-
ed from white. Young Eagle sought
the Top of the mound for the purpose of
meeting his future bride, for their marriage
was agreed upon and the appointed day
was near. One side of this mound is ma
ked rock which for thirty feet or more is
almost perpendicular. Just on the edge of
'his precipice is footpath, and by it a
large flat sandstone rock forms a convent
ent seat for those who would survey the
valley. while a few low bushes are scatter
ed over part Of the crest Of the mound
On this rock young Eagle sat down to wait
the mai1en's coming
In few minutes the bushes rustIed
near him, and rising. as he thought to meet
her, a tomahawk flashed by his head, and
the mex, instant he was in the arms of n
strong man and forced to the brink of tha
precipice. The eyes Of the two met in the
moonlight, and each knew the struggle was
for life. Pinioned rs his arms werc bv the
others grasp. tn. Eagle frustrated the first
effort Of his foe. and then desperate wres
tie followed. The grasp Of the Wolf was
broken. and each Instantly grasped his ad-
versary by the throat with the left hand.
and sought his weapon with the right-the
one his knife. and the other his revolver
In the struggle. the handle of Wolf 5 knife
had been turned in the girdie, and missing
at the first grasp, ere he could recover him.
self the revolver was at his breast. and n
bullet through his heart. One fash of ha-
tired from the closing eye, and the arm Of
the dying warrior relaxed; and as the body
sank, the Eagle hurled il over the preci-
pice, and in his wrath fired bullet after
bullet into the corps as it rolled heavily
down; and this not satisfying his revenge.
he ran down the side of the mound, and
tore the scalp off.
There had been no witress Of the com
bat, for the young girl did not arrive till
It's termination, when her lover was scalp
ing his victim. His life was, therefore. in
imminent danger from the justice Of the
tribe. and he knew that his only chance
was TO stand upon his defence. His