Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-04-07
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-eaflh yV.Sa6a stole ent from the lodge of her
father al d met har Sillskr lnver in The wood
sieiltls, Iat sWiftIE they fiel until they reach
ed the3sdlg5 Of the pFecipirs; then, producing
his rope. AkS4rFa threw it over limb that
sxtAldrd beyond the edge, aud fastening it
around Wilauaa let her descend Immediately
upon the Hat Fock. Then throwing The rope
down, he descended the declivity, and, Wa.
launa taking bold Of the rock, he lifted her
aud the rock together and laid open the mouth
of the cave; then, sill holdi,g her off the
ground, so that she would leave no Footprints
he placed her in the mouth Of the e4ye, and
Gilowiag her hsdrew the rope IN after him.
Here be had prepared provisions for week
aud a conch on which she might sleep, and
a cool sl,ring hubhliug up in one corner
I ST oVsi6gEl,tT the arrangements he had made
: he bss.ans 10 make her self comfortable
tsssis tender! embracing ltei,
lie bade her EtreWeH; AMI, lest suspicion
should fasten upon him; when she couli not
ke Bpd, she tooksa cilcutous route AMI has.
tened-to the lodges, coming in IS though he
had been in, an opposite direction from tue
cave in which lac had hill Walauua.
CHAPTER II.
The day for the chiefs visit to claim his
bride had come When the sun was in the
VI ti-S IlSsaNt'llSY "ll1I great HOISS
appeared, followed by train Of his best war
,iors. He WAS u tai! man, his form indicated
great strength, and the scars upon h face
showed him To- be a brave chief not unused 10
battle. Bnt there was so ellring about him
that would make 4he blOod,curdle. A ferociiy
of expression in Els counIemance, that piAin'y
Indicated ungovei aahl, passion and thirst for
blood. The lance of his eye could b ast
with fear but could not win the heart of Wa
lauua. He was: terrible in battle, and his
name had becoms a word Of fear to the tribes
surrounding him: Ilaughty aud proud-he
could neither bra5,k delay nor listen TO expla-
NATIONS. His onsy appeal IN dispute was to
tie hutchet. TrguchprOas himself, he thought
all men were like lie was, aud he treated them
a> snch.
After the smoking of the calumet and the
usual ceremony o! visiting was over, lie called
:or Walauna, and immediately several braves
went in search of her, hus found her not
They reported to. him that she must be out
gathering flowers: but on the next morning
the whole village was in an uproar when she
could not bo found. They tracked her to the
edge Of the preciPice, but could follow her n"
lurther. The chief grew impatient aud on the
second day he requested the chef of the Al
gunduins to call council of the tribe. 1t
of the Stawnees thus spoke:
" Alg"nquins sou have hid Walanna.-
You do not wish her to he the bride of the
chief Of the Shaw=nees. Produce her, or the
scaps Of your braves shall grow dry in our
-wigwams. The heart of the Algonquin is
false us the snow oll the river. His tongue is
c.osged with lies. Ills words are as the wiad
YOU hear and t7Icy are gone. return 10
nv lodge withous her. The moon is now
round; wien ii comes again, is Malauna Is
-ut gwen 6p I viii visit you agaIn--but my
ura, rs will :.,iIow me. IouF lodges will
.inol;e in ashes yolr sQdaws aud papOoSes bd
our slaves, sud yonr braves amuso US at the
stake. hays spoken"
Then The old chsef of the Algonquins re.
.Shawneel We know not where she is.-
Ii she were her., YOU should hsv4 her. The
heart of the Algonquin is bare before ilie
great Mauitum. But he knows no fear. If
tue chief of the ShawRcss Games with many
warriors, he will go I,,rk with few. Our war
rors are brave. They laugh at death. They
long to roam the happy hunting g ound.-
Tue heart of the Algonquin l. true as tho sea-
sons. have spoken"
When the chcts had thus spoken they dis
solved the council aud le chief of the Shaw
necs livid with anger strobe silently away,
da,tiug glances OF hatred upon all, and he
stupped not until ilts lodges of his tribe con.
tanned him. Quickly he summoned his
braves and recalled the hunters. Again the
Ratchet was uuearthed aud they danced the
war-c!ance around the sr,lp-pole Of their tribe.
When the full robcd moon III conscious ma
jesty wheeled slowly up the deep, unbiotted
blue, the chief of the SIiawnees, true to his
threat, started upon The war-path. Both tribes
had made every preparation for war, and the
village bcing terribly excited, II WAS no diff
cult task for Akwarrn, during the confusion,
to bear provisions To Walauna. Both parties
had determined to decide the fate OF the war
by one great battle. When tie Shawuees had
neared the lodges Of the Algonqnins, they
sen. messenger to know WheIher WaHuna
would he given up. lie was answered that
she could not be found. Uptn receiving this
answer, ra sing the war2sRhoop of their tribe,
the Sliawnees advanced. but they marched
not TO easy victory. The war whoop of the
A,eonauins met their own, anI arrows ~hizz-
I'd AMI hat-hsis' gI,amed in the sun1ight.-
Many war.wiluop ended III the death rattle,
as tItt. tuInaliawk bmttIe,l itself in brains The
struggle WAS long and doubtful; the one tribe
fought for home aud for eXistercc-ihe other
prompted by the lowest of huurnU passions
Revenge. Ta and fro like the W9ves OF old
0cvdu WtIen fIetteu t,y si10 tins IItrss
Of human beings swayed, while shout and
'teroall rningIsd their discor'laat sounds. But
at length the old chief of the Agonquins bad
fallen and tile Sliawuees rushed forward upon
their yielding ranks In advance of his OWE,
and lie ween the main body of both tribes,
strode the chief of the Shawnees, his many
SC rs liyid With passion and his arm and hatch
ct clopoed with b!eod. shouting his war cry.
Suddenly, from tree near by him, small
but sinewy Algonquin Ieaped Gut 10 meet tie
chief in single colhHat. AS we have said,
tl,ey were between both tribes each of which
stood still, as though by mutual consent, to
sas The struggle. IL the limbs Of one iay the
massive strength of iron, in the other WAS the
snppleness of STEEL. On the countenance of
fil. one was y dem5niae smile betokenipg
lhlarf that reioiced in the prospect Of blood.