The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-05-30

couch awaits him."
"And nature" added the gentle wife,
"lke royal mistress, keeps silent while
he slesps-nothiug falls upon the ear but
her breath among the forest leaves, or the
voice Of laughing waters"
"Tbis is beautiful world dearest"
Eyes, 10 the child Of wealth and hap
lpiness, but oh how dreary to the of spring
If misfor.une." =
"Wha. would the world be without
something to love!" he asked gazing ar
IDENTIFY into her eyes.
without love-" she replied, "the
earth would be one vast desert, with no
springs to quench the thirst CT the weary
traveller. 1t is affection, dear Gilbert, that
makes eveu this scene so bright. 1t adds
fragrance to the rose, beauty to the sun.
set, and makes even the ragged noun
tains SMILE"
How elegant" he laughingly ex.
claimed.
PAY the subject the compliment, and
not me,
ri will" he continued, "for it de,
serves all praise. How sad would be
this delicious evening, how lonely these
groves if Ida was not here TO enhance
their charms. Beneath thy smile every.
thing is fair, tie heavens cloudless, tic
earth Paradise. Ne'er knew half the
happiness of nie, until | krew tLee, my
lovely one
Away you flatterer?'
"Nay dearest, you have made your
speech, and | must make mine. Before
saw thee, | knew not the bliss of love
the purity Of VOWS, the alteration of a
beating heart, the
"Liarl" shouted deep voice by his
sids, aud from behind the dense foliage OF
a hazel bush stepped the betrayed Indian
girl. Proud was her step, and naughty
her mieu. Her form was drawn up t.
its full height, and fixing her black eyes
upon the startled pair, she forbade their
advancement. They stood as if spelled
bound.
"Womau, away!" cried Gilbert, recov.
,ering his composure. "How dare
"Dare" echoed the intruder. II
dare anything. The white man mus
delight no more the ear Of the white dove
with honied words. Let him tell her oi
his basaneSs, of his coward heart. Tel
her of Tulip, of the VOWS plighted be-
meath the spreading oak, rehearscd before
the watch-6rs. and broken like worthless
reeds. Why is the pale-face silent?--has
his tongue forgot its cunuing?p y.
"Winnebago, no more. No Longer
check our progress, l know you not"
Deceit is unless-it will not serve yor
now. Learn. then, traitor, the Indian
+ girl can hate as well as love. Her ven
gvauce is keen and sure-like the wLirl
wiud-likc the prairie fire, sweeping
down all opposition in its course"
"Tuhp. bewarel Whatwould you do?
"Behold!" and placing her hand to be-
mouth she gave the war-whoop Of he
L. tribe. .-'
This was the concocted- signal. ant
with deafsnng yell a band of savage'
, fell upon theif victim and bound hin
. hand and foo'. HIS tender wife fell fain
ting to the ground, while the unhapp!
man. more dead than alive, was borne t.
| the Indian encampment, led on by tn
unAinching Indian girl.
Tha: night around the counci.iire con
, gregated the brave of the Winnebagoes
They were discussing the execution 0
their prisoner. The deliberalion wa
short--.he was doomed to death by po;
soned arrows, and savage exultatior
4 filled the breast of his victim, when til
r fat of her people WAS known.
| The moon rode high in the heavens
/ when the prisoner was led forth an'
F. bound TO small tree. Hs was abou
n to leave this world IN the morning of life
y in the dawn Of golden promise, yet h
was calm--tho calmness of despair :
The world was given, and the execution
!. ers bent ther fatal bows. Tulip advance
r and taking picture from her breast sh
!. threw it around his neck.
"Havo you mercy" he whispered, a
;, she stood by him.
It She replied not, but pointing to tn
g miniature That hung above his hear
: c.ied:
d "Sioot"
y A dozen arrows whizzed through Il
K air and struck quivering in human ia
get, The revenge was accomplished.