Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-12

Whittier thou goest will go. Thy people shal be my
people, and thy God my God.-Ruth l. 16.
A hundred thousand welcomes could weep,
And could laugh! Pm light and heavy-wecome!
--ShakspeW.
Wait, till like me, your hopes ire blghted.
Byron.
After Tallayna left Silver Bird, and she
thought that her father had gone from her for
ever, she felt indeed all the utter anguish of
that one word alone and awhile she wept in
the uncomfortable agony Of grief. At length,
as the night drew on and she knew by the 81
lencc that sleep had chained the minds of those
around her, she arose, and coliected'a basket of
dried venison and corn. She then threw a
blanket over her shoulders, and taking the bas-
ket on her hand, turned and cast farewell
glance around the little wigwam, and then with
bursting heart, took her way towards the riv-
er.
Had we read her thoughts, as she passed
along that bright moon-lit night, they would
have been like this will release my white
brother and send him rejoicing to his home
and then the blue waves shall murmer above
the place of my rest. The Great Spirit ,oil
forgive me, for cannot remain to be the bride
Of Tallayna
Fully resolved upon this, when she reached
her canoe, which was lower down the stream
than the hiding place of Ernest she took of
her moccasins and belt and placed them on thu
bank, that, should they search for her, the.
would find these, and thus give up the searcl
so that they might not overtake Ernest Sh'
then got into the canoe, and quickly paddlec
it to the cave. Mooring it, she stepped light.
to the entrance, and removing the bar and bend
ing down said " My Brother ?'
Low as were those musical words, he hear
them, and in an instant stood beside her.
g Silver-Bird,' he cried, grasping her han
with joyful eagerness, " Dear sister, do SC
you once more oh have feared something
had happened to you, and you would neve
come and had you not come to night, shoul
have sought your little canoe, which l ha,
often visited at night, and by day break d
parted"
Something has happened" she said, IL
blush which had arisen at his joyful manne
dying away on her cheek as she thought of h
father"
!" What is it tire you wed to Tallayna ~
" No, oh no but my father is dead"
" Dead! !" he repeated, g is it so - and Sc
ing her weeping he drew her fondly towarC
him as he had never done before; for thoug
he loved Silver Bird, it was with brother
love his heart still turned to his darling M
bel, as the day-star of his warmest aspiration
But as he drew her to him he whispered T"
t not weep, dear sister,"
i" Why should Silver Bird not weep, when
q few moments she will be all alone - s
cried, stranging with her emotions - and y
no, not alone, for she will soon join h
father"
"What mean you, Silver Bird !" " Nothr
nothing" and withdrawing herself from |
+ clasping arms, she continued: you m,
60 now, brother"
But not alone, Silver Bird now that yc
:, father is dead you must 60 with mc'
She shook her head, and motoned him
o wards the canoe.
= g Yes, dear sister, you must 90 with me
friends shall be your friends and all that
N to make you happy shall be DONE
t. Again she shook her head, and though to
or flowed down her cheeks like rain, her heart
,e bounding with joy at the thought, which
, never entered there before, and urging hel
10 60, while another voice seemed to say,
m must not GO
I" Come, Silver Bird, you must go -
err again he drew her to him.
m With a sudden movement she threw her a
around him and strained him convulsively