The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-09-23


picturesque hills, and picture them upon
her heart--that kindled with enthusiasm
in dwelling upon the greet precipice--
those large an'l generous eyes bespoke
the great heart and lofty spirit Of the In
dian Maitri.
She was indeed beautiful. She seemed
more the impersonation of Il dream Of
angelic loveliness than simple Indian
girl.
There she sat upon the rocks and
awaited th. return Of Trrrra, with pal
,ila,in. heart. She loved Tcrrofa. She
loved him, not 50 much for lis raglr-like
spirit, AS tor his delicate ami phi blr na-
lure. /, VA, not the mighty chamlh n
IN The war.palh, but tne dcsoled lover,
beneath the out>vrea'ing branches OF The
oh forest oak or he clustering vines, art
lrssly telling her of his devotion.
SUDDENLY the tinii Mai!en started up,
AMI a brig ght smile wreathed her face
Her lover was hy her side lie had ap-
preached stcalthily within few PAGES OF
! h r, and shot a bird .n bran h above
h head with his bow The arrow pierre
Ell the beautiful red birl and il fell at
Toccoa's feet. Ii was this thar startled
her; but III an instant she brheld Ter
rora, who, at one bound, Sprang forward
.uu, raised the dead bird ana held il up
before her.
"And will the great, brave Chief XIII
harmless ir r. She asked IUUhing up
r Iroa huIly.
"Goo To, coa, thou star that hsiits
my path at niahI-morc beau'i!u' Than
L.e falling stretm thou hast reb'lked
me |" he replied, looking sorrowf"lly at
,nr dead liri, fir, III whose siie stream
If blood w,s slowly oozin... "Greal
Spirlt, iur, NcI' he nurmu,cd. :.
"a have lng awaited your coming
said Tuccua, after an Impressive silence.
lou stay TOO Ion. away III the CHASE
md | lunrIy ana sad; IN even now You
must be gone TO see pale lace VIII"
awaits your return.
Tac >oun. mi Ii Cli.f gathered
; .rrs, nun rr oi flowers ana twnlt'g theh
IN "A wrc;,ia, cir ied tnln above tile lore
mead of the Maiden, aud placed the en'''
IN her curls on rac.i side, 50 that the
neau ul orninl nj rem lned. lie turn
c,i an; ,ier lted down path, ''Irolsl
lhi vli \, that led to an Indian village
vh II his lut vas.
"Tonight, when pale Luna lights thu
hr.st and smiles up,n the falling Water
c.ne, and Terrua will meet !o, 'lp'l
,hrsc rocks" ne said as he walked away
Tuccoa tarried still in the valley am
luscd upon III future. A land Of How
els, of dreamy hiss, stretches OUT before
pul. alas she v,S not see the dark thun
der. .ol Of l.,talily that is susprn''c
a,oye hr-thu is to >hiver her llttl
lile-balk.
Let us follow Terrord TO lis wigwan
aud .c.l th,. mission Of the pale face vii
aw lis is coming.
lie Mt rcd his vi wan with ster
nd sol, mn brow. The wlite man arise
respectfully aud extends his hand.
.C.m. YOU az a fricnl!' asked til
Cli in broken English. !.
"Y,s-ls a tliend--and to ask OF IN
C.lc a bo,n dear 10 my heart" was III
rk.
Name ii, and know that Tcrrura
mol less generous in peace than he is 'e
: rible in W r. spoke the Chief.
Encouraged by this remark the whit
man n rrattd to him the story of chi
III. mad been taken from him by the II
i III ns-, beautiful ,lau- -htrr--and tn
n he had come 10 ask her rendili n.
y Where is she!' asked the Chief, a
n fected by the story.
il "In this village" was the reply. 4,
i. May, that cannot be, unless she NJ
A. been brought IN within a few days.
=. III do moi know now leng she has pee
ke here, but she has been in your tribe al~'
I. n,,..,, wears. She was burne away fro
~ rs wien hut three years Of age--a'' u
y. tant; tnd She has nov bloomed into VI
NJ M. .ni,uos.
,r. Her n.mrl' asked Terrora.
h. "Toccna named by an old Indian
as was tse ply. ...
llS Az ttlS
rk Cliff was startled, and then q DARK ny c'o' !,
nd seemed to pass over his spirit anu ve'''
lst il with gloumy >hsd w. He s'o'
speerl.less for several mements, WIN u
n, arms folded across his heasins O'so'
h. and then spoke in soliloqn!-
he "Only two n,U us norr' anu iocc'
ye would have been the stay Of Terrora!
he But The Grest 81 irit shall bear me W
A. ness that AZ the leader cf his children
n. will restore what is not our own' 'hou'
~ the hand that replaces shall plant wee
liz over its own grave. ~, .
,rr Night came. and the full moon TO
mi through ni,l-heaven in a food "f sllye $.
Inn sheen, attended by starry throng. !
rrs ever falling spray firm the cataract y
irr lied upon the foliage below, and the the = =
nj. lines of ght that creep through tne 're
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