The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-02-25
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UHtHthis moment BEencateeah had not only
uttered no word bst had stareely lifed her eyes
from the ground. q when she did 50 now it~ssi
with timidS lreeftsfh glance, half fndoabtl IN
what manner would regard hereoAduet. The
'exeitenent %hlciisAlaa ihitheFV6i sustained her
had passed away, GEid her native hiodestS began
TO assert its Supremacy. Her words, .thorgh
soft rs music, were trsmblingand low,ag fas I'd
7 "The Pale -howesha done aistrange thing in |
the eyes ofthe &6itb @atrior--has SHE n9t9 t'hci
niaidenhsS Of his cwa laBd come not to the lodges
of their enemy 70 setfroe their warriors. and
Observation-Disclosures doneso even though
she loved the WaFieagle like brotKer''e s..5
\ NO, no, said talsng her hand, 'the War
eagle owes bis lie to Meneateeah. The Pale
hOwerisdsayto the white ixarriOr--yhat can he
do to repay her2S5s, sasas.t 7i.,i s7ad O.
@It is good thenvM Moneateeah has not done,
wrong?D said the Indian girl, le9king up into my
face with her dark eyes swimming with the
tears Of joy she could not express. s.4-gl3a avs
l. "No, n1ytsweet pEeseryer,H said I. Noone but
a brute could have withstood that looke pres
sed her to my bosom, kissed away her teaEsl
while she in all her srtiess happiness, leaned on
my shoulder .s7 "a jgg,-s,g ,5r .s,.s ses ~,
j. 'But how diyop escape yourself%, said ],
after few moments silence, "and when did you
learn ! was A prisqner2 VIII the Pale flower
tell her brotherg q giauLae9 ys5t l.j55 aed
She lookqd up ipta my my face with "A glance Of
unreseryed G9e4fdeace, 80 and narrated her cap
ture, and the succeeding events up to her ap-
peqranee in my Lodge d. ssa,s B..ss 81 bs,.s "A
The real object Of the attack, she said-and
her sunny check and bosom erimsoned,- as she
spoke=swas to secafelher as the bride ofa celes
brated young Pawnse chief He had seen her
at tfeyillage, when'Gttenling the council prior
to our departure for The mountains, and intlaned.
by passion for heFt had disregarded the adj
monitions Of the oldmeh andwanted only to
waylaid the peaceable company with which
she was travelling. As soon as they reached
the PaWnee village She was adopted into the
family ofher.conqueror, and thonghloaded with
ornaments and treated like princess, had
llbeen narrowly watched toprevcnt her escape.
! Toevery entreaty To wed him, however, she.
had turned deaf ear Atlast intelligence arr
ri4ea that medcineafnano her tribe, apale
faced warrior, had been brought in prisoner,an
1 was next morning tebe Burned at the staEe'in
the center ofths village. In an instant she de-
|termined to rescue me. Assuming sudden
cheerfulness, she n6lonser turned a ldeafearto
the gallantry ofherc rcaptor,5 but promised to be
his atthe end oftIfe' lfoon the Great Spirit
having warned her in adream to- name that
time. Now the PawneeS are supcrstitious, and
leven the ardor of loveris nothing to dream.
, SO the young brave made virtue Of necessity,
and was glad to wait fortnight tosecure a will
ing bride d In the extravaganza ofhis joy, he
did what Mencatceah had expected hegaye or
ders that she should Be no longer treated as, a
captive She contrived, during the day, to learn
where ! was confined, Night came. She afec-
ted to sleep but in reality was waiting for the vii
lage to- be. buried in repose. Long after midnight
she rose stealthily from her couch, escaped un-
noticed from the lodge, and succeeded in setting
me free. .,,. t..,.t-. -.-.. .,-,.,..
i "Whist, whist" said !, as she ceased her mar
rative and 4 pointed to the new distant village;
7 which We had left already miles behind, 'is not
that the barking, of 5ogs~ f..., ..,.
i She started. like aaightoned fawn, and then,
as the sounds broke distinctly on the still air,
said, in voice of ALARM g1z-..-----.
i "Thes Pawnee braves are up-4tlfey find that
the War-eagIe is flown. See, they seek him.
and as she spokey the flashing of lights, among
the lodges, along the horizon, told that our enc
mics were awake to their loss. e easn wv
r What was tolbe done nANe had scarcely iaf
lhour's start, were withouthorses and uncertain
! whittier to go in orderto reach our friends. WI
might in fact be further from them now thar
when We left the village; for the night was 81
dark that we could not seo.a dozen yards before
us; and, from the absence Of both moon and stars
knew not whether morning was near or dis
tant. Our enemies on the other hand. ,woulc
Z soon beon our trail, and were moreover ilount.
ed on the feetest horses. Discovery | knew
would be death. But ,cheered the noble gin
beside me, and we hastily passed on. Nimbl'
as mountain deer, my companion advanced
with a rapidity that set even. me at defiance
But we soon found that nothing could save us
Already the loud shouts ofour pursuers, as the!
followed up our trail, grew nearer and nearer, Il
spite ofevery exertion, blythe end ofhalfan hour
it became evident that they would soon overtak
+ US. had no arms, and what defence could
/ make? But thank God! the increasing dark
ness had been the sign ofday break, and the gre.
morning slowly appearing, disclosed to myjoy
party Of men advancing toward US, whom, eyel
in tho uncertain light, knew to be Sioux war
riors, Their numbers proved that our own brav
| party had met with that which had set out be
1 fore. They werestilLfar down on the horizol
however, and our pdrsuers were rapidly pressin
Ion our rear. azaCi eek apI@F. a
i "Thero is hope" said the Indian girl ina ton
4 ofioy, but on my accotni moro than hers, 18th
e scalp Of the War-eagle shall not dry in the Paw
nee lodge. Hewill return to his people. Seer
i the braves Of my tribe are nigh ..,.sf
! ls "Y ou are weary, Meneateeah," said I, percei
) wing she fell behind as she, spoke, you cannc
It 1'go on any longer. I will remain with you, an
y meet your fate. Or, stay, can bear you in m
q arms VI. z II, s..' s1''
. "Np, no. said she eagerly, ."the Pale-fowt
. is notiweary. But il the Pawneo's arrow
y sharp, had It not better pierce the weak 81,
4 than the great brave, ~ "
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