The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-06-11
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THE
CHIEFS DAUGHTER.

is connected with one of the immense
mounds which gave so striking peculiarity
to the scenery of the prairies. A few years
since, at the base of this mound, cl,ief re
sided whose young daughter was 4 lovely
giil of uncommon beauty, and this beauty
was but the external manifestation of pure
and noble spirit. As n matter Of course, she
had many admirers among the Young
braves Of her nation. Her nature was above
The arts of coquette; and loving one
among them ALL and only one, she heSitated
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. -, s~r.r
! Among the rejected suitors, ono alone so
laid it 10 heart MS 10 desire revenge. He.
the Prowling Wolf, was filled with RAGE
and took little pains to conceal his enmilv.
though he manifested no desire for open vi
olence Both these young men were brave.
both skillful in the use of weapons. which,
far away in the buffalo plains, had some.
times been used in battle but while Young
Eagle was noble, generous in spirit, and
swayed 10y such high impulses as u Young
savage may feel, the Wolf was reserved
dark and sulen; and the naturally lowering
ed him, 10 settle into an habitual Scowl.-
The friends of the Young Eagle feared for
his safety. He, however, was too happy in
the smiles Of his chosen bride to trouble
himself concerning the cnmity Of another,
especially when he knew himself TO be his
equal both in strength and skill.
The happy couple were in the habit Of
meeting ut the top of the mound-Young
Engle armed with revolver he had receiv.
ed from white. One summer evening.
just rs the moon was up. Young Eagle
ought the top Of The mound for tie purpose
Of meeting his future bride. for their mar
rage was agreed upon, and The appointed
lav was near. One side of this mound is
naked rock, which, for thirty feet or more
is almos: perpendicular. Just on ihe edge
Of this prccpicc is n foo,palh, and by il u
large, flat sandstone rock forms convenient
seat for those who would survey the valley,
while few low bushes are scattered over a
part of the crest of the mound. On ihis
rock Young Eagle sat him down TO await
the maiden's coming.
| In few minutes tho bushes rustied near
| him, and rising, as he thought, TO meet her,
n tomahawk flashed by his head, and, in the
next instant, he was in the arms OF strcrg
man, and forced TO the brink of the prec.
| pice. The eyes of the two met in the moon.
light, and each knew the struggle was for
| life. Pinioned as his arms were by the 9TH
ers grasp. the Eagle frustrated the first ef
fort of his foe, and then desperate wres,le.
death wrcs,lc, followed. Tie grasp of the
Wolf was broken, and eac, Instantly grasp
| ing his adversary by the throat with the left
J 10 Il, al
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
il at the first grasp, ere he could recover
himself, the revolver was at his breast and n
bullet through his heart. One flash of ha.
tired from the closing eye, and the ann OF
the dying warrior relaxed; and as the body
sank, the Eagle hurled it over The precipce.
and, in his wrath, fred bullet after bullet in.
to tho corpse rs it rolled heavily down and
this not satisfying his revenge, he ran
round down the side Of the mound, and tore
"ff the scalp of his face.
There had been no witness Of the combat
for the young girl did not arrive til it's
termination, when her lover was scalping
his victim. His life was therefore in iInmi.
nent danger from the Justice Of the tribe,
and he knew that his only chance was to
stand upon his defence. Ills chance arose
from the custom of the Indians that if the
murderer escaped the blow Of the avenger
Of blood-the nearest relative Of the victim
the family were at liberty to accept a
ransom for the life Of their kinsman. The
Young Eagle at once took his resolution,
sustained by the advice of his ftiends.-
Completely armed, lie took possession ofihc
top of The mound, which WAS SO shaped that
while he was concealed, no one could ap-
proach him by day without being exposed
to his flre-and the two devoted and skill.
fnl allies. which, together with his position,
rendered him far more than match for his
single adversary, the avenger Of blood--the
brolher of the Wolf. These allies were his
bride and large sagacious hound, which
had long been his Hunting companion. and
had guarded him many night when camp.
ing on the prairies. The giil had in her
! veins the blood Of Indian neroes, and she
quailed not. She demanded, with lofty en-.
ihnsiasp,. to lie made his wife, and then ac-
! quaintcd with every stratngem Of savage
war, and with. every faculty sbarpened by
affection, and her husbaud's danger, she
watched, and warEed. and shielded BIN
| with every ars that the ronscd spirit could
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