The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-12-25

but as he watched the sinking nome nj.
of his dying wife, they chased each 9th
er down his furrowed cheeks in stream:
that showed the food gates of his hear
were open. AS the sun rose, the spirit
of Minamee fed.
Revenge p exclaimed the trapper
using from the side of the dead body oil
his wife, over which he had mourned
for hours. "I'll have such revenge that
in tale and story none can equal. I'll
be more bloody than the panther-more
cruel than the beast or savage of any
kind or cline. "Revenge - continued
he, with conyulsive laugh i" the white
mans vengeance shall, at least, equal
the red"
Mounting his small but fleet steod,
caught from the wild prairie, the trapper
turned his head towards the west, and
driving his heels into his flauks. gallop-
ed like one reckless of lie and limb, to
the valley of the Mohawk. There, as he
anticipa ted, he found the tribe from
whom his Indian wife had been chosen.
Brief was the horrid tale of his wrongs,
and as brief WAS his demands for JUS
tice.
"Giye me-" SAID the trapper, the
murderer, and let me deal with him rs
list"
The chiefs listened with that seeming
apathy with which they listen to every
relrion whether Of good or evil and
continued to send volumes of smoke cur
ling upwards from their lips as they sat
in a circle about tie fire; Without a pre-
cepuble emotion of any kind. At length
the elder SAID, after a long silence Z" Ny
wb:te brother says we'll Let it be so.
Deal with him as YOU list. Take him
hence"
The consent obtained, howl of say.
age delight burst from the trapper' ;
breast as lie pounced like a ferocious IT,
ger upon his victim. You're mine"
clulching tie remorseess wretch by the
throat and lifting him from the earth in
his brawny grasp, like Il weak puny
child. You're mine !" repeated he
and as We gave no mercy, none shall
be given ye"
Winding long, narrow strips of un-
tanned hide around the shoulders. arms
and wrists of the prisoner, he bound
them tight to his body. and fixing one
end to his ru le stirup, threw himseifup-
on his horse 70 retraee his steps 1T a slow
and Ieisurely pace. The napper appear
ed even TO select the path with care, SO
that ais captive mig not be injured by
break or brier in their progress.
II sllenee-Hithout on. word being
spoken in that long night-they COZ.
Linued on through waste and wild.
The unrutiisi Hudson reflected The
clear rays OF the moon bright and uu-
broken as mirror. The refreshing mists
rolled along The sides OF tie highlands
IN graceful folds, and nothing broke on
the ear but the wash of waters aud the
note Of the whip poor Will
Just rs the first tlnge Of light s,reaked
the east, lie trapper arrived az his cabin
door, aud securing his prisoner beyond
the chance Of escape to the trunk of
primeval willow hard by. he at once be
gan the task ot his unparalleled, uuheard
u revenge
With Ratchet he cut long anl stout
from the willow. and tying
hem firmly together with pieces 81 dried
kin, formed a sert Of rough strong bas-
let, resembling a large cradle When
his was completed he threw his helpless
captive into il at full length and with his
lace upwards, and passing strips Of hide
through the aparures OF the cradle from
his feet to his neck, bound him fast that
not even 4 sinew might be moved Then
.ho corpse Of his wife-i.l htci Nina
NEE he placed it face to face with the
prisoner. The Mortified wretch cleuch.
81 and grit!ed his teeth rs the body
pressed upon him, but no groan escaped
bis lips. His blood5hot eyes revealed
.he anguish Of his soul. sull he would
mol speak In 4 few minutes the living
and the dead were lashed together The
man and putrid corpse, fester-
ug IN corruption, were as one. When
50 much of the horgil work MAS taisued.
the trapper stood with folded arms aud
With tenIish smile surveyed the Al
Of his task
And now to complete II" said he
lifting the load lightly TO his arms aud
placing il longways oa the back 81 his
horse, tethered on HE green swarl.
Tie animal suurod The mir. and would
have plunged from his burden but the
we'll known voice of his master quoted
him. SJil he stood with fiery eyeba.is
aud dilaied uosails, ready to dy from
his own shadow rs ~ smeit ,he offensive
stencil issuing fam tile cradle Gard.
ing it in the ~gme fashion as tue bodies
were bound together round the ialns,
ribs and neck Of the horse. he 50 contgt.
we'd to fix il that neither jol, nor jas could
move il from lbe irm position.
Now my eagle of the rock. )" saiI the
trapper addressing his horse. my IN,
tanned unicorn, YOU shall for the first
time since you Ictt the prairie grass feel
the effects OF the lash, and taking n
switch IN his hand I've struck
the animal smart until wrought 10 q
pitch Of fury and pain. Flakes Of foam
fled from his mouth and streams Of per-
spiration rolled from every pore in his
skin.
Loapng in The air like stricken nag
he strove to snap the bond which he'll!
him and at lenrth, with one tcrrih,