Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-07-01

g" This is the prettiest low born lass that ever
Ran on green sward; ing she does seems,
But smacks of something greater than herself
Too noble for this place. ."-Shokespe@e.
Before the exchange of captives could be ef-
Iected, according to promise, it was now neces-
sary that the Cayugas come again in possession
of the Dove of the Oneidas, which had boen en-
trusted to their care by Mowegan.
| But the news of the re-capturc of Mameah by
the Mohawks, did not reach the ears of Wahon-
tes until he had returned to his village. And
as soon as he gained intelligence of her capture,
he despatched runner to apprizc the Chief Of
the Onedas
Hastily calling together his warriors, Nagowa
held council to prepare for further expedi-
ton to the rescue of Mameah,
In his anger at the insult upon insult heaped
upon him, he would have fell upon Mowegan
and ended his existence at once but his older
warriors pursuaded him to defer the death
blow.
"The young Chief will see no revenge if he
kill the Mohawk now let him live too see the
enemy of his nation the husband of Mameah,
and then let him die as Il dog dies.
"My father is great warrior in the Spirit
Land, and he tells me to extinguish the council
fires of the Mohawks, to take their warriors
and maidens captive, and burn their wigwams.
The Mohawks have slain his kindred, aud their
blood calls for revenge; the blood of the Dove
of'the Onedas stains the trail of the Wolf.
60 to the rescue.
Selectinge small party of his brsvest warri-
ors, he directed the remainder to keep guard
over Mowegan until his return, and then struck
Southward on his mission.
With a continuous tread, the third sun had
not gone down when they came in near ap-
proach of the trail from the Cayuga village tc
that of the Mohawks A new cause for wal
had also sprang up between the Cayugas ant
Mohawks by the capture cf Iaisowce, and thu
Cayugas were still anxious to preserve the ALI
ance to the better secure revenge.
The Cayugas had used all dispatch in discov
ering and following the trail of the retiring en-
envy, although the party who had set out die
not at first discover the direction they had tn
ken. But after separating, and closely examnl
ing the ground, and every fallen tree, and tn
bank of the stream, a few drops of blood wer
at length observed upon the leaves, and til
print of a moccasin near it.
" Here" said warrior, 'are foot print
which the Mohawk has covered up, but not ei
faced
And he measured and examined it closely, fo
a moment, when as if fired with view of hi
enemy, he called to his followers, and darte
toward the thickot through which the trail pre-
ceeded.
1T is the track of the Swan; and see, u
blood blood She is wounded, and here the
rested. The dogs have again attempted to cor
ceal their trail, " said he, approaching the shol
of the stream, "by passing along the shallo
WATER and he bent close to the half-covere
marks in the sand, and continued, " here ha,
they ceased this fallen tree has been the
Q bridge"
As they proceeded few PAGES farther, I'll
: trail was observed to lead in direct line towal
!. the Mohawk village.
$ I" The Dove is in the lodge of the Wolf tt
= Swan, too, is his captive. -
q As the second sun was going down, the
+, reached the place of their first oncampment.-
There lay portions Of their venson, and tt
/, bones of the fish were scattered about, with a
3 the appearance of a considerable rest.
n Here the Cayugas also made preparations f
an evening meal, when signal from warri,
+ a few rods away, sent all to the ambush
Il await the cause of the alarm. loud cry fro
IS some one on the North, revealed the prescn
II of another party, whose spy had discovered tt
true character of the Cayugas, and now ask
h for a friendly meeting.
# The call was at once understood, and cour
ir of warriors hastened to welcome the party
1, Oneidas under the lead of Nagowa, to th,
a. camp.
ir at is well," said Nagowa, :" the Cayug
are brave warriors and the pride of tn,
a, village is captive. She pines in the lodge
ar the enemy. The blood Of the Mohawk w
t; shall be the recompense.
,x g Does the Mohawk still prowl in the for
he before the camp of the Oneidas ?" inquired
e, Cayuga
lis " The Wolf is captive in the Oneida ,
ds lage his arms are fastened, and his cub Loo
On on, but cannot unbind him. Ny warri
re await my return to pile high the faggots abe
nd his body"
he The utmost caution was now observed, q
all the stratagems possible to surmise, were d