Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-15
THE HUNTER ARD BES INDIAN
MAIDEN

mepts OF a hunter. Twas a dress that well
| became his noble form His clear dark eye
| wds fixed upon the quiet waters OF the lake as
| if measuring their depths Not then was
/ there danger Of his solicjtude being broken by
/ the noisy steamboat laden with human bealts,
/ for its waters were und!stuIbed save by the
/ Daddie Of the Indian n his canoe, ana the
! shore untroQden by ought but the moccsssins
| of the red nan, or some wandering hunter, as
/ IA the present instance. But God was there,
/ and nature, with bsr uhWritten music, was
continually hymning her Creators praise.
| Man uad introduced there nought that x las
/ artificial, all was true 10 nature.
| But TO return to the hunter, who. The twi-
! liEht plaved upon his features, displayed a
/ face tie physlozEomist might gaze upon for
/ hours. ard vet be UnEatisHed. Every feature
/ seemed d study in itself, and taken as whole
/ they were marked and noble. his atu.ehc
! limbs t0lds OF great muscular strength and
power. As be stood thus ne seemed as lmmove-
/ able as a rock. Suddenly catchll some faint
I Sound in The distance, he bends eagerly for
/ ward in listening attitude. \ smile steals
I over bis handsome features; 'tis the splssbing
/ Of the paddle on the smooth waters CT the lake
| he hears The s0und-'ti5 musi, TO the hunt
! er's ear. 4 canoe is gearing the spot. imme-
/ dlatelv the tail figure Of the hunter sseks con-
/ cealment behind 8 clump Of trees neaT by, at
| the waters edge. What is ais object in selEg
( taps alone at this hour? has he ought Of mai
! ice in his heart that be seeks Concealmeul? and
| could be psTpetr6te al act Of violence at such
! an hour and in 80 beautiful a spot, with the
| God Of ESture ali sroUHI him:
As the sound Of the paddle draws nearer he
/ grows more impatient, and his features are
/ rendered beautiful by the excitement Gf tie
| moment. Bur wnateveT may be bis Intentions,
| bis face Will not betF5Y him, NouIht Is row
/ heard save the calm waters Of the lake ripping
| against the canoe, as it floats quietly along
| near the shore, accompanied by the melancholy
| cry Of the loon these alCHe break the deep 81
! lence around. As the esnos turns q Iuttjng
point Of land, near where the hunter Is con-
| cesied, the form Of solitary voyager is viEi
| bIe peering through the closely InteTWOVen
! branches OF the trees, Coming out from his
! ambush, he utters low whsle. Quick as
/ thought the paddle brings the canoe to the
shore. Well might the painter OF the poe
have beheld that scene; the hour, the scenery
I and the meeting, would have lent spell OF in
| spir4tion 10 the pencil, and caused the pen to
/ glow with unwontsd fire. But no other eve
/ save that Of the unseen Gcd looked on. as
/ the canoe reaches lis mooring the hunter has
| tens to the strand. The form ot d beautiful
/ Indian maiden springs 10 the shore. Why
| comes she tnus alone WI. at that spot bad
! sls permitted her canoe TO float on without the
! aid of the paddle, that she Might listen 10 an
I dppDluieQ SlSnAl HON ne sGOEts AiB plSluig
I the meeting Of tvs lovers, the "hanter and his
/ Indian maiden," whO.E he now cissps TO his
! manly bosom as be eXciaims, "Ihe Gszeile i,
/ faithful to her promise, she would not cause
the stranger 70 liDger in the twilight fcT his
! loved one in vain Bus does Qlabinshee know
/ Of bec seeking the buater at this hour ?"
'Qgabtnshee knows not Of the wandering Of
\ the Gazelle, but sue had not forgotten her
promise to the hunter at the lodge ot NashO-
/ kst, TO meet ht 2 next moon at the twilight
/ hour on the shore OF the lake, was the sweet
/ toned reply oi the girl.
"Shoult QuGbi0,hee, the brave, trace your
! course. tie hunter fears even the feetness of
/ his Gazele would not escape bis jealous search;
/ but the strong arm Of her lover would defend
/ his Indian maiden from harm" SdyiGg this
/ be led her to = mOssy seat and bade her listen
10 The words Of the pale-faee.
"EOr seven moons Winnessnoug will not
again behold the face Of the huoter. lie must
/ seek the distant home of his fathers where the
/ pale faces dWeli. Many bright eyes viii vel
! come hin there, but none be half SO dear as
! the dark eyes Of bis GsLslie. Other feet will
hasten 70 greet min, but it will not be to him
! like the m0ccdsinsd tread Of WiunssemOBg.
But she gill soon forget tie stranger ani their
1 twilight meeting near the lake; ana when be
again seeks ghe shades Of the forest, long will
be hnger 10 the pale moonlight, waiting in
vain A14 ltls 6tAuu u Tie NaALlb WHICH lUDiltN
bring to bis warm embrace the maid or the for
est; the waters will echo bis sad whistle, the
moon look coldiv down upon the sorrow ot the
hunter, and the 'eoon mock his melancholy
cry but the leet OF his bright eyed Gazelie
viii be wsnde. ing o'er the grounds OF Der
fathers, as the bride Of soms yoUag brave
"Sen of the psle-face listen to the voice Of
I Wnnessmong. Has bis ear never caught the
mogruing note Of the bird WHO has lost is
mate Such will be the song Of Winaeseuong
till she again listens to the voice Of the hunt.
er"
''Sweet child Of the forest, .hou art untsugbt
ia Tie articles Of civilized life. Thy heart Is
ss pure as the winter SHOWS when lley Test on
the hunting grounds CT thy fathers viii put
trust In the words f the Gszeile, for Sue
! speaks no lie When seVAa- - II haze
( Waxed and waned, the psle-iace will sgalh
] seek the forest and will be welcomed by the
m2id be loves
| WinresemuuE gszad upon the bu1teg fer
moment and replied: "T1e Stranger hGs spolysn
well. The child ot ChsPawOcheE viii practice
no deceit. Let the white man come and the
/ Gsze!le will hasten 20 meet lin. Her heart
! will 90 with him to the land of his fatbeTs."
/ "WinneseuoDg must return 70 the lodge OF
/ CaPGWochet, for the white ma q daTes not dwell
! longer with the maid Of the fores: foT fear be
NAV be detected" Scarcely had these few
/ words fallen from the lips Of the young hunter
| when he quick ear OF the girl detected foot
! stems near hv Rising herself on tiptoe and
| enjoining silence upon her companion, abe lis
! tened to catch tue direction Of the sound. Her
! quick Indian instinct told her twas Jealous
ere had traced her even TO this secluded spot.
GsziBg in the distance she observed the shadow
of an Indian partially concealed behind tree
she recognized the form Of Quabinshee, q
| Young brave, who had long sOuglt tG win her
favor in vain. He had heard, at the isst meet
| ing Of the lovsrs, from bis place Of conceal
meat, toe promise Of the Gszeie 10 meet the
l'huuter at the twilight hour upon the shore OF
LaKe Erie next moon. HIS heart burnt with
desire for revenge. Uaseen by tue GaZ5ile,
be tad that eve observed her when she pushed
her canoe upon the lake to meet her lover, the
s1n of the pale face.
He bad watched the canoe till twas lost in
the dim distance, and then, with heart mad
tened by jealousy, launched his oEn upon the
waters, deterninet to aurprise the lovers in
, their retreat. He landed some distance from
the spot where the canoe Of y innesemOng was
( moored, and wi his moccssined foot traced
! carefully the spot where he hoped to reap bis
reVeags.
! Soon after the girl had espied the swarthy
| form, an arrow sped swiftly past, almost graz
| ing her cheek. Qdick as thought TIE hunter
was upon bis feet, with his hand gTasping his
| rife; he fred, but the ball lodged in tree,
/ and left 9IabiEShee unhdTmed. WInnesemosg,
! expecting The brave would take advantage OF
/ his rival, and send an uneTTing shaft threw
| herself into the arms Of her lover determined
the arrow should first pierce her own heart be-
! fore it entered that Of the hun'eT. The heart
! Of Quabinshee was touched by this noOls SAG
riGc: of aeif on the part ol the gil, anI coming
tout from the shadow Of the tree, be etOOt with
all the dignity Of an Indian warrior before
them.
"Son Of the pale face" 3" said be, addressing
the hunter, Q Iabiasbee came to this spot TO
seek rsvengei nis heart was lhirstiBs to sPi!r
the blood OF the stranger who had won the
| love o. his dark eyed Gazeile. Last moon
| Quabinshee listened TO the words OF love the
! hunter poured into the ears Of the daughter OF
Cspswocbet, and her promise to meet hia at
the tgihght bour. An Indian had long loved
this child or the red man, and be thought the
| pale face, with the tongue Of a serpent, would
! lead the Gszee 20 forsake the land Of her
fathers, even though her swifJ feet longed to
roam in her native forests ris not the first
time the white man has deceived the children
Of the forest. But QIabinshee has seen the
daughter of Capawochet fling herself into
! the arms Of her lover, so that the unerring ar
row Of the rel man should reach her o@n
heart before it entered that OF JDe pale face.
An Indian loves bravery and ne stayed the
uoisoned arrow in its flight Henceforth
Qasbinshoe and the son Of the Pale-face will