New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1860-09-28

| "hioh ho Aau SiedIly distinguished MIN
self, and spread his fame far and wide,
as the terror of his enemies and the
idol of his friends. Having heard of
the transcendent charms of All midway
he presented himself before her, girded
withathe scalps of his enemies, and load
with other trophies of victory.
No sooner did he behold her than,
overcome with her charms, he devoted
himself to her service; and endeavored
by every art that the most passionate
love could dictate, to win her regard, -
He recounted the numerous battles he
had won, the enemies he had slain; he
displayed the reeking scalps he had
torn from the defeated enemy warri-
ors who had been the terror of his ma
ton: he had named the many chiefs who
had sued to him for peace, and, Iat the
same time piled every artifics to win the
good will Of her parents, who, proud of
what they considered their daughters
superb conquest, listened to him with
delight, and urged her, by every per-
suasive argument, to accept so distin-
guished a chiefas her husband, expa-
tiating on the honor such an alliance
would confer on their family. Constant
however, to her first love, she turned
deaf ear to all protestatlons Of his
rival, whose tales of conquestand bloody
trophies only excited her abhorrence.
But, nothing daunted, and determined
to win her, either by fair means or foul
,Shawwanossoway persevered in his
suit trusting to time and accident to OBJ
tain his object. The poor girl, now
made truly wretched by his undertaking
persecution, accompanied by the mena-
ces of her parents, who were determin-
ed to conquer what they regarded as
the rebellious obstinacy of their child,
at length came to the resolution Of ap-
pealing to the generosity and honor of
her prosecutor; and, in the hope Of pro-
pitiating his forbearance in an evil hour
she confessed her long cherish ed affec-
ton for Buck e-e-tick- -enow.
HI no sooner discovered the cause Of
her rejection Of his suite, then rage and
leaolusy took possession of his heart
and plans Of vengeance rapidly sue
ceeded each other until he decided on
the assassination of his rival. Having
learned from his unsuspecting charmer
the route her lover had taken, he track
ed him, and coming up with his camp,
and concealing himself from observation
crawled toward the fire, where his victim
sat alone, preparing his evening re-
past and shot him from behind tree.
Hiding the body among some brush
wood, he took possession of the game o.
his murdered rival, as a means of &C.
counting for his own absence, and has
tened back to the village, where he re-
newed his suit more ardently than be.
fore, to the utter disappointment and
distress of Awh-mld-way, who still re-
jected all his oyertures with indignation
until, urged by the positive commands
and threats Of her parents, she, at last
hoping by some artifice still to put of
the evil day, consented to name time
when she would receive him as her hus
band, trusting that her lover would, ii
the meantime, return and rescue hel
from the impending sacrifice, and con
cealing, as we'll as she could, her increa
sing aversion to her prosecutor.
The dreaded day at last, however, ar
rived, but no lover of course, returned
Little did she think that his mangle'
remains had fallen a prey to the raw
enous beasts of the forests for still hop
fully directed her gaze in the direc
ton she had seen him take at his de
parture, when all was sunshine ant
prospective happiness. With achin!
eyes and bursting heart, she saw thu
evening approach that was to bin'
her irrevocably to one she abhorred.-
The bridal canoe, which, according t
} the indian custom, had been prepare
with all the necessary stores to convey