Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-01-16

cended in cloud OF FIRE, and looked upon
their solemn nuptials.
He raised her and silently pressed her to
his heart then feeling that there was no time
to be lost, they hsrried towards the river,
knowing that as the daBkness was falling,
search would soon be made for absent Neok-
asse, and discovery would end in the destruc.
tion Of them both, The recreant from her tribe,
and the hated foe of her savage kindred unless
many mile we're placed between the fugitives
and their purSuers without loss of time.
The light birch canoe was soon launched,
and the fugitive twain were in moment more
speeding rapidly towards the goal of their
hopes down the current of the silently flowing
stream whose bosom reflected grimly the dark
ness which had settled upon the sky above
lighter shade appeared in the East, and they
knew it would be necessary to succeed in pas
sing the narrow portion of the river, formed
by the projection of Eagles Cliff, ere the risen
moon shed its light upon them, and revealed
them TO the eyes of those upon their track.
Every nerve was strained to the utmost,
Neokassa herself lending no inefficient aid,
and the object of their wishes seemed almost
attained, when suddenly Otonga paused and
bent his ear to listen in the direction whence
they had come.
A distant shout, followed by several success
sive shots as signals of alarm, came from the
Indian village, and they perceived, with trepi-
dation, that the moon was almost risen, and
that it would be an impossibiity 10 reach the
point before it would be shedding its clear
light on every object near. The bark was
directed at once close to the shore In hopes of
its still remaining unperceived, or al the worst
of enabling its passengers to take to the woods
as a last resource.
| Full and clear above them al length shoue
out the orb of night. As it threw it's flood Of
radiance upon the water, and lit up the sylvan
scene for miles around, the fugitves heard
loud cries Of exultation behind them, giving
them notice that they were discovered, and
that the struggle was now to begin for life or
death, and assuring them how fearful was the
race nov before them.
Away away now seethiug through the
turbid waters, leaving snowy track of foam
behind-now leaping, almost like a thing of
life, above the heaving bosom Of the flood,
and dashing the sprny like flashes, as
the paddles glittered with lightning.like rapi-
dity in the moonlight. Away away with
the teeth hard set together, and the brow knit
into frOwn of fierce determination, the firm
sinews seeming to gather strength as they be-
came stretched to their Utmost tension. Away |.
away for life or death, over the broad stream,
that led them to happiness. or would ere long,
witness their terrible destruction-!
The grim heights of the cliff lowered above
them, and the light canoe was just sweeping
past lis broad shadow, when Neokassa perceiv-
ed her lover all at once cease his exertions,
and gaze anxiously out before bin. Following
his eye, her heart bounded with terror and
distraction as she recognized in numerous
array of canoes spread across the broad stream !,
and advancing rapidly towards them, the re-
turning hunting party of her tribe, whom
!, Dtonga had met with on his journey.
Otonga, with self-possessed alertness of the
'avage, dashed, without loss of time, towards
he shore, to reach, if possible the shadows of
lie forest, which, at some short distance from
tt waters side, stretched itself away for
contless miles. His pursuers comprehended
hislrlt, and lent new vigor to their arms, to
3 ovetake him before he could accomplish his
purFse.
The foremost boat, and leaning forwards,
with lis hand upon his deadly rifle, and his
eye hSd upon his recreont daughter, stood the
chief, Giantomo. With his teeth grating con-
y ulsivehtogether, he saw that but few feet
u lay between the shore and the pursued, and
that their ,scape from his vengeance was now
almost ceiain. His determination was sud-
den and trrible. Raising his rife to the
' sight, his NEE rested for moment upon the
e brow of the loat; a seconds pause-a fash--a
d sharp ernckand the terror-stricRen Neokassa,
l. fell headongforward into the. boat The fa-
e theirs hand Ms stained with the sacrificial
life blood of hi only child
e The horriie Otonga, raised the PROSTATE
d form in his arm, and as he felt the hot blood
II stream from her wounded side, and the heart
= which had loved, him SO devotedy, gradually
cease its breathing forever and the gentle
g limbs stifen in tn chill embrace of death. his
Il eye diiated witha wild, garing light, and .
d groan of pen,-uP agony burst forth from bis
d trembling lips.
k Springing quieaiy from the boat, and still
ID bearing the lifeless corpse in his arms, he
II dashed through the wter, and was soon Spor
II the firm shore. The srength of giant seem
ed his, as he bounded twsrds the base of th'
| Eagles Cliff, and sprans uinbly up Its rugge,
N sides. The pursuers folowed close upon hi