Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-08
EATON PREBLE COUNTY, 0. JAN. 8, 1857

/ OF the Nlctlm--the family were at nDer-
ty to aeceptsa ransom for their kinsman.
The Young Eagle at once took his reso-
! luton, sustained by an advice of his
] friends. : Completely armed, he took
/ possession of the top of the mound,
which was so shaped that while he was
himself concealed, no one could ap-
proach. him by the bay without being
exposed to the fire; and he had two de-.
voted and skillful allies, which, togethE
er with his position, rendered him far
more than match for his. single adver-
sary, the avcngersof bloodz-the brother,
lof thaa Wolf These iereeFs
bride III q 81 lstrcs sessS6ioris hopnd; long
his hunting companion, and which had
guarded him many night when sleep
ing on the prairics. The girl had in
her veins the blood of Indian heroes,
and she quailed not. She demanded
with lofty enthusiasm to be made his
wife, and then acquaincd with every
stratagcm of savage war, and with every
faculty sharpened by affection and her
and shielded him with every art that the
reused spirit could suggest, and which
could be safely rracticcd.
The brother of the Wolf prowlcd
about the fortress night and day. In
the day time, to ascend the mound far
enough for action. would be to place
himself, helpless and without care, with
iii the range of the young warriors ii
fie; and at night he could not even put
his foot upon its base without the bay
ing of the hound giving its master war
ming. At length he hit upon strata
gem and by careful observation of his
! young wife, who was frequently going
and coming, that she might supply her
husband, succeeded in initiating her
dress. walk, and manner so completely
that he hoped to deceive both man and
dog. His scheme was sllillfulIy execu-
ted. The dog waggcd his tail, and his
master spoke to the avenger as his wife
them; but suddenly the gallant hound
discovered his mistake, and threw him
self, with yell. upon the throat Of his
enemy, and bore him to the ground
The Young Eagle now deprived him of
his weapon, and pinioned his arms; but
the next moment, from an impulse OF
generosity. he set him free, and sent him
home, armed as usual.
This was the turning point OF the say
--y-,c- c-IyTiTIna. The shed,cer OF -hIoa4 ~-,r-
rendered himself to the justice Of the
tribe to offer ransom. or. if that was re
iectcd, to lay down his life without re-
sistance. vt the day appointed, the
parties met i'll an open space, with nun
drcds to witness the scene around. The
Eagle, all unarmed, was first seated on
the ground, then by his side was laid
down large knife, with which he was
to be slain if the ransom was not ac-
cepted. BY his side sat his wife, her
hand claspcd in his, while the eyes even
Of old men, were dim with tears. Over
against them, and even SO near that the
fatal knife could be easily seized. stood
at the head, by whom the question Of
life and death WAS to be settled. lie
seemed deeply moved. an | sad rather
than revrn@ciul. \ red blanket was
now produced and spread upon the earth.
1t signifed that blood had been shed
which was not yet washed away. the
crimson stain remaining. Next. blan-
ket, all of blue, was spread over the red
one. 1t expressed the hope that the
blood might be washed cut in Heaven,
and remembered no moro; and last
blanket purely white was spread over
all, significant of desire that nowhere
on earth or in heaven 4 stain Of the
blood should remain, and that every
where, and by all, it should be forgiven
and forgotten.
These blankets. thus spread out, were
to receive the ransom. The friends of
l,n II l. 20
kinds, and piled them high before the
father. of the slain. He considered them
Il moment in silence, and then turned
his eye to the fatal knife. The wife of
the Eagle threw her arms around her
husbands neck, and turned her eyes
implorin@ly full on the old mans face,
without Il word. He had stretched his
hand toward the knife when he met that
look. He paused, his fingers moved
convulsively. but they did not grasp the
handle. His lip quivered, then 4 tear
was in his eye.
Father, said the brother, "ho spar
ed my life
The old man turned away, Il ac-
cept the ransam," he said; the blood
of my son is washed away. l see no
stain now en- the hand of the Eagle, and
he shall be in the place Of my SON"
pea.We don't believe the following
story, we don't, not a word of it. The
writer goes beyond all compass-all
reasonable compass" as Falstaff says,
in draught5 upon our caedulity:
AN old deacon in Yankee land once
told us a story. He was standing one
day beside frog pond-we have his own
word for it-and saw a large garter snake
make an attack upon an enormous bull
frog. The snake then seized upon one
of the frogs hind legs, and the frog, to
be on par with his snakeship, caught
him by the tail, and both commenced
swallowing one another, and continued
this carniverous operation until nothing
was left of either of them
pg% Solomon Grundy says, the women
ought to make pledge not to kiss a
man who uses tobacco, and it would soon
break up the practice. A friend of ours
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