The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-08-21

In few moments the bushes ruStled
near.hihl, and rising as he thought, to
meet her, "a tomahawk flashed by his head,
and the next instant he was in the arms
of a strong man and forced to the brink
of the precipice. The eyes of the two
met in the moonlight, and each knew then
that the struggle was for life. Pinioned
as his arms were by the others grasp,
the Eagle frustrated the first effort of his
foe, and then desperate, death wrestle
followed, in which each was thoroughly
maddened. The grasp of the Wolf was
broken, and each instantly grasping his
adversary by the throat with the left
hand sought his weapon with the.right-
the one his knife, the other his revolver.
In the struggle, the handle of the knife
of Wolf had been turned in the girdle,
and missing the grasp, ere he could re-
cover himself the revolver was at his
breast and bullet through his heart.
One fash of hatred from the closing eye,
and the arm of the dying warrior relaxed;
and as the body sank, the Eagle hurled it
over the precipice, and in his wrath fired
bullet after bullet into the corpse as it
rolled heavily down; and this not satisfy
ing his revenge, he ran round and down
the side of the mound, and tore off the
scalp Of his foe.
There had been no witness in this COM
bat, for the young girl did-not arrive till
its termination, when her lover was scalp
ing his victim. His life therefore was in
imminent danger from the ustice Of the
tribe, and he knew that his only chance
was to stand upon his defence. His
chance arose from the custom of the Indl-
ans, that if the murderer escaped the
blow of the avenger of blood-the near
est relative of the victim-the family were
at liberty to accept ransom for the life
of their kinsman. ''The Young Eagle at
once took his resolution, sustained by the
advice of his friends. Completely arm
ed, he took possession of the top of the
mound, which was SO shaped that while
he was himself concealed, no one could
approach him by day without being ex-
posed to his fre-anG he had two devoted
and skilful allies, which together with his
position, rendered him far more than a
match for his single adversary, the aven
ger of blood-the brother of the Wolf
These allies were his bride and a large
sagacious hound which had long been his
hunting companion, and had guarded him
many a night when camping on the prai'
ries. The girl had in her veins the blood
Of Indian heroes, and she quailed not
She demanded with lofty enthusiasm te
be made his wife, and then, acquai tee
with every stratagem of savage war, anc
with every faculty sharpened by affection
and her husbands danger, she watched
and warned, and shielded him with every
art that the reused spirit could suggest
and which could be safely practiced.
The brother Of the Wolf prowled abou
the fortress night and day. In the da!
time, to ascend the mound far enough fol
action would be to place himself, helples
and without care, within the range of th'
! young warriors rifle; and at night h
could not even put his foot upon its bas
without the baying of the hound givin!
5 his master warning. He at length hi
upon stratagem and by careful obser
vation Of his young wife, who was fire
quently going and coming, that she nigh
supply her husband, succeeded in imita
{; ting her dress, walk and manner so com
pletely that he hoped to deceive both do
: and man. His scheme was skilfully ex
ecuted. The dog wagged his tail, an
o his master spoke to the avenger as hi
wife when there were only few feet be
e tween them; but suddenly the gallar
). hound, discovering his mistake, thre'
b himself with yell upon the throat of th
S enemy, and bore him to the ground. Th
e Young Eagle now deprived him of h
g weapons, and pinioned his arms; but th
If next moment, from an impulse Of genel
o osity, he set him free, and sent him HON
:; armed as usual.
This was the turning point of the sa,
d age drama. The shedder of blood SUI
e rendered himself to the justice of the trit
q to offer ransom, Or, that was rejected
II to lay down his life without resistanc
% At the day appointed, the parties met
le an open space with hundreds to witne
G. the scene around. The Eagle all III
OF armed, was first seated on the groun'
n then by his side was laid down lars
y knife, with which he was to be slain
IN the ransom was not accepted. By h
side sat his wife, her hand clasped in hi
of while the eyes, even of old men, we
,g dim with tears. Over against them al
e. so near that the fatal knife could be eas
e. ly seized, stood the family of the sla
ng Wolf, the father at the head, by who
or the question of life or death was to
Ie, settled. He seemed deeply moved. a
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