The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-12-31
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER ILL.,
Months had passed; and Mr.. Granger and
his son had gone to Canada TO pass the
summer and fail; but the mournful warrior
still waited under.the old oak-tree for the
coming Of the White Fawn's spirit He
had encircled the little mound with high
osief fence, and built two seats of stone
and moss near it, in one Of which he sat
and read aloud for hours every day out OF
the little book she had given him; and, in
the long evenings, he sat waiting for her
spirit to come and take the other seat be.
side him.
AT lsngtb, one day, he eat into the
woods to kill some game, and, in pursuit OF
deer, wandered so far away that he could
not get back until the following morning.
When he.; returned, he found the house OF
Mr.. Granger burned to the ground, the
ferce he had made around the mound torn
away. .Ond the mound itself dug up, the
cross broken, and the grave empty! :,
At this spectacle, the.chief was ct FIRST
overwhelmed with surprise; then frantic
grief took possession Of him as lie marked
the empty grave; and, rushing to the smok-
ing ruins, he saw in their midst a blackened
heap Of bones within a half. burned box;
then all the reveDgeIul spirit of his fathers
returned and burned within his breast
Seizing his rifle, he brandshed it above his
head. ,..and. gave.the terrible war.whoop, for
his experienced eye had detected the recent
footprints OF some Indians who were the
deadly enemies Of his own tribe; and, in the
first transport Of passion, he wished that
his yell of defiance might. reach their ears;
then, casting arupid glance over the ruins,
with every sentiment of grief and love
changed to cesenge, he turned from the spot
and struck into the forest upon the trail o
the foes, whose doom was already sealed.
Burning with revenge, the maddenet
chief followed ON the trail OF his enemies
and, just at dusk, overlook. them as they
were preparing to encamp for the night
Concealed in some thick bushes, he waite,
until their fires had gone out and the war
riors were stretched upon the ground il
sleep. Then, as tiger creeps upon hi
prey, he came out frum his hiding. place
and, with steathy steps, approached tn
sieepers, unconscious of their impendin
danger. Already had eight felt his kee
knife piercing their hearts, and expire
without groan, when the relentless chic
turning to strike another victim, Academia
, ly trod upon the arm of another, VIII
sprang to his feet with q cry Of alarn
ruusing the three remaining survivors. H
who had sounded the alarm had already ia
len, his skull cleft by the unerring TOM
. hawk of Tisha. Mingo, who then rushed u
on the others with upli(ted rifle, telling Il
) nearest ere he could avoid the blow, the
hurling away his rifle. falling upon the OF
er two with his knife, both Of whom, aft
a severe struggle, fell before his terrib
fury by the might of bis powerful arm.
An exultant elr'tose from the lips Of Il
!, !. victorious warrior as he gazed upon his vi
;. Tins, whose ghastly features the moe
E shone calmly down upon; and hastily r
moving their scaps, disdaining to plund
= them Of their weapons and ornaments,
4 piled their bodies one upon another; an
II pinning piece OF braided wampum to Il
\ nearest tree with his bloody knife, th
n their fellow.warriofs might know by who
N hand they had fallen, and in token Of de
I. ance, he plunged into the forest to retu
"a to his own tribe.
It Every emotion, save that of reusnge, h
D, been crushed out of the heart of Tish
re Mingo; and from that time his meme
D. came a'terror to his foes. His belt v
le ever hung with reeking scalps; and his a
of was never raised but to slay. !.
70. At the time when this story commenc
of the Oncidas were in league with the Amt
to cans in the Revolutionary struggle; and
Ut. captive whom Tisha-Mingo had resct
he from the death that awaited him had be
ce taken by war party in skifmi- h will
a detachment of English troops to which
mt belonged. sa...
he At sight 4he captive youth. Tisf
n's Mingo Immediately recognized the
his Adolphe, ,tiie brother of the ''White Faw
he whom he had loved and lost. The men
1t ~ of his more peaceful days, wi
,or he learned his first lesson Of love lat
IN feet of Emile. and listened to, her ger
he voice, was revived in his heart; and he
th solved that the cap,iss ahould 60 free.
u. it ives no easy taak'to bring the minds Of
brother warriors 10 consent to Chi, for nj
ort Of their number he'd been but recel
We slain, and their bodies brutally disfguret