Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-01-08
miscellaneous.
THE CHIEFS DAUGHTER,

A curious story is related of the
''ferce wars and faithful loves of the
Indians. 1t is connected with one of
the immense mounds which give so stri-
king a popularity to the prai;ies. \
few Years since, at the base of this
mound a chief resided, whose young
daughter was Il girl of uncommon beau
ty, and this beauty was but the external
manifestation Of a pure and noble spir-
it As matter of course, she had ma
ny admirers among the young braves of
her nation. Her nature was above the
them all, and only one. she hesitated
not to let her preference be known, not
only to the Young Eagle that won her
heart, but also to those whose suit she
had rejected.
Among the rejected suitors, one alone
so laid it to heart as to desire revenge.
die, the Prowling Wolf, was filed with
rage ana TOOK fTItt::C pains 70 c0ITc5;iI lis
cnmity though he manifested no desire
for open violence. Both these young
men were brave, both skillful in the use
OF weapons, which, far away in the buf-
falo plains, had sometimes been used in
battle; but while Young Eagle was no
be, generous in spirit, and swayed by
such high impulses as young savage
may feel, the Wolf was reserved, dark
and sullen; and his naturally lowering
brow seemed af,er the maiden had re-
fused him, to settle into habitual
scowl The friends of the Young Ea-
gle feared for his safety. lie, however,
was too happy in the smiles of his cho-
sen bride, to trouble himself concerning
the cnmity of another, especially when
he knew himself to be, an equal in
strength and skill.
The happy couple were in the habit
of meeting at the top of the mound
Young Eagle armed with revolver he
had received from white. One SUM
mer evening, just as the moon was up,
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 was ma
ked rock, which for thirty feet or more
is almost perpendicular. just on the
edge of this precipice is a foot path and
by it large, fat sandstone rock forms Il
convenient seat for those who would sur
vey the valley, while few bushes are
scattered over Il part of the crest Of the
mound On this rock Young Eagle sat
him down to await the maidcn's coming.
In few minutes the bushes rustlcl
near him, and rising, as though to meet
her, tomahawk flashed by his head,
and the next instant he was in the arms
of strong man, and forced to the brink
of the precipice. The eyes of the two
met in the moonlight, and each knew
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 a desperate wrestlc
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
tho one his knife, the other his revol-
yer. In the struggle the handle of the
knife of the Wolf had been turned III
the girdle, and missing it in the first
grasp, ere he could recover his grasp,
tthe revolver was at his breast, and Il
Bullet through his heart. One flash Of
hatred from the closing eyes, and the
s4trm of the dying warrior relaxed; and
sas the body sank, the Young Eagle
Aurled it over the prccipice, and in his
wrath fired bullet after bullet into the
corps, as it relied heavily down; and this
not satisfying his revenge, he ran around
and down the mound and tore off the
scalp of his foe.
There had been no witness of this
combat, for the young girl did not az
rive till it's termination, when her lover
was scalping the victim. His life was
therefore in imminent danger from the
justice of the tribe, and the Young Ea-
gle knew his only chance was to stand
upon his defense. His chance arose
from ths custom of the Indians, that if
the murderer escaped the blow of the
savenger Of blood the nearest relation