The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-01-27

by his couch. The fever had passed, and
the chief, though much exhausted and
very weak, showed symptoms of re overy
Some days elapsed before the chiefs
returning strength enabled him to rise
from his couch; during which time Emi-.
lie, Adolphe, and their father had taken
turns in administering to his wants; al
though the latter found frequent excuses
i for keeping his danghter away from the
chief. The quick witted Indian observed
this and discerned the cause, but be made
no betrayal of his knowledge, only keep
ing the cross which Emile had given him
concealed under his dress.
1t was many weeks before Tisha- Mingo
recovered the use of his arm, and during
that time he had remained under the care
of Mr.. Granger, who, though he saw with
pain the growing friendship between the
chief and Emile, aud secretly longed for
their. separation, vas yet too hospitable,
and felt too keen sense of the wrong be
had innocently inflicted upon the chief, to
allow him to depart until his wound had
entirely healed
Notwithstanding the watchfulness of her
father, Emile had held many secret in
teryiew with Tisha- Mingo, whose noble
and generous spirit she had, from the first,
respected and admired; and whose char
acter, which had developed many ahidden
beauty and almost womanly tenderness,
of her tui.ion, she had learned to love, as
his dark skin became familiar to hereyes
and his eloquent tongue spoke of love
such as her whole romantic nature re-
sponded to-
Tisha Mingo had passed several years
of his life among the French in Canada,
where he had acquired their language, and
received those strong early Impressions
which ever influence the after life of the
white man or the-red He had seen the
eourtesies of the French officers towards
theif ladies, witnessed their devotion to
the other sex, aud been familiar with ev-
cry scene of court aud hall,n for which
at that early day re French in Canada
sSsssre somewhat noted Iswas not strange,
then, being thrown once ore among
French pee pie. and when his heart favored,
and in some easnrc toesght, his memcry,
that these early scenes came back to him,
and entered inte bis very nature as it
were; SO that, not only cid his handsome
aud stately bearing, and his Indian elo-
quenae, so novel, so touching in its simple
earpestness, combine to win the heert of
Etnilie; but added to these, the erase
snl delicacy of address aud action, which
rem nded her of her own people, the WOO
ing in her own tongue, and half French
gallantry and devotedness could hardly
fail of leading captive her unresisting
heart i and so It was that the beautiful
and accomplished Emile bestowed the
matured maiden affections of her heart
upon the brave Tisha- MiDgo.
At length the day arrived when their
Indian guest was to return to his tribe,
and Mr.. Granger, with Adelphe and En-
ilie, stood with him on the rivers bank
where lay the canoe which was to bear
him away. Mr.. Granger embraced him
affectionately, and handed him costly
rifle as a souvenir of his visit there, and
Adolpde stuck in his belt black plume
which had once graced his fathers cha
a'eaat, while Emile placed in his hands a
book out of which she had many times
read to him during his sickness.
Brushing. away a tear from his cheek,
Iisha-Mingo waved three times an adieu,
and stepping lightly into his little bark,
padded swiftly away, never once turning
his head, but, as he passed out of sight,
sending back a wild whoop.
All felt the absence of their Indian
/ friend, for be Lad now the friendship of
all but Emile wept in secret, and con.
tinually recalled to mind the many little
acts of kindness and attention that he had
performed She wandered alone in the
woods. and visited every spot where they
had sat aud talked together; here they
had watched the setting sun as he went
down to tho land of the Great Spirit;
here they had gazed upon the moon and
stars here had he given her the wampum
strings which should bind their hearts to-
gether
Months wore awny, and winter had
bound the river in icy fetters, and covered
up the forest paths. As yet nothing had
been heard of from Tisha -Mingo and the
heart of Emile was dropping within her.
Suddenly she was taken i'll Of fever, and
despite every atteutiop and all the skill of
her father, she grew rapidly worse, and at
length sank bcBeath the disease and died.
She vas buried under the old oak tree,
where she had requested her body might
be laid, and the grief killed heart of her
father was buried with her He refused
to be cemforted, and from morn till night,
and night till morn, ipourned her loss with
passionate grief eursipg the providence
that had taken her away, in the bitterness
of his soul. Adolphe shared his fathers
sorrow, but his young heart rebounded
from the shock, as spring with its varied
charms came on.
One evening, towards tho last offspring,
Mr.. Granger and Adolphe sat under the
oak tree talking about leaving place
where everything so painfully reminded
them of their lost Emile, and re.
moving into Canada. The thought of
leaving spot where SO many happy years
had been spent, cheered by the presence of
her SO recently lost, filed the minds of
Adolphe and her father with sadness
They sat silently, buried in their thoughts,
for more than an hour, when the usual
sound of an Indian whoop startled them,
and caused them to look in the direction
from whence it arose. The next moment
tall figure approached, and, dropping
his bearskin, Tischa- Minge stood before
them. The moon shone brightly down