The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-12-16

having the utmost confidence ia th,
honor Of his guest, had not even taker
the precaution to place his gun within
reach. They were asleep now, so pro
baby was the whole householder.
tirely at his mercy. He looked at his
tomahawk, his gun, his keen scalpine
knife, and thought of the traditions Of
his tribe.
Darker and darker grew the room ;
its beams overhead were lost in the
blackness of the shadows. Deeper and
deeper grew the sleep of the tired fam
! lily. 1t approached to midnight, and
the house was wrapped in silence
Rhoyennah lifted himself steathily, and
stroye with his sight to penetrate the
gloom of the apartment. He grasped
the tomahawk firmly, and stood in an
other moment beside the bod of the
Colonel. And there, rs if rivited to
the spot, he gazed, and though his
nervouse fingers gere moving over the
weanon destruction.
rs this like brave 2" he murrnur-
ed, stealing, skulking, watching a help
less foe ! But my promise They
will laugh if Ishow mercy and up
went the fatal weapon.
At that moment a flash of light illu-
minated the whole room--a stick set
to dry in the corner had suddenly taken
fire, blazed up, and revealed distinctly
the features or the doomed, who at
that moment smiled. The arm Of
Rhoyennah fell powerless at his size
as the ftful flames played from length
of the great room; and with something
like remorse in his heart, he ciept back
to his bed of mats, and there began
to recount his wrongs to himself, that
he might feel his vengeance. Once
more overpowered, stealthily he moves
again towards the unsuspecting sleeps
ers, when suddenly door swung nois-
lessly open on its leather hings and
form draped in long white garment
stood in the opening. The Indian was
awed. Again his tomahawk fell nois-
lessly- be stood undecided, gazing in
trembling and awe towards the being
who seemed approaching him. Slow
y she came with supplicating GESTURES,
and falling on her knees at his feet,
lifted her arms imploringly, then point
ed towards the bed. So she knelt
while he moved farther and farther
away, at last placed his weapons at
some distance from him and folding
his arms sat down upon his bed. The
fgnre lifted itself gave a mute express
sion of gratitude, passed him and van-
shed but as she went by, he saw that
The eyes we're tightly closed.
The brave white man was safe. Lit
lie did he dream of the mysterious
events passing about him while be was
totally unconcious. Little did he sup
pose that he had been doomed to the
and his cabin to the flames
His first act in the morning was one Of
The Indian brave, who more moody than
was his won't yet with look of deep
spread over his features,
CONSCIOUS that be had done good deed.
@Tm SO glad," said Hannah with
i sigh of relief. Il dreamed that he
stood at your bedside, father, ready
10 kill you and mother, and that | went
and implored him to spare you were
smiling in your sleep, father and look
ed 50 pleasant When | awakened, |
'elt as fit had really happened, and
could not persuade myself, till I stole 10
he room ann saw the great brave
On his mat sleeping::'
Foolish childn said her father
"as if your fathers sagacity
was ever st fault I know in whom
% put my trust my daugter."
How little he knew, the reader is
aware. However, Rhoyennah never
risited the cabin aoain. and Hannah