The huntsman's echo. [volume] (Wood River, Buffalo County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1860-1861, 1861-02-21
The Legend of Starved aoca.

rolling p'airie5 stretch away IN bll'
Lowry unduliims-- where ball, noun
famous cliffs rise abruptly to the azure
sky, crowned with ,a,k irs and .
dprs--noi iur from the head W ters OF
naviga ion on lie llixois river, and
towering up from the bank of tn
STR. am rises STARVED Rock"
lis walls He Of dark 4r, y stone, hall
vs.ied with cla,nb ring wild Vi ites and
tra.AES moss :, asst me Id dilapida-
ed castle, relic o. frudal times, sta DIS
buried In the drsprry hich long ages
have woven arcun it---and GroAen
parapeLs Of stun;el cedars and 6rs
irown ihreateningly upon :he da ing
adventurer who i,tl' nip's To scale l,s
p-ecipious sleeps. A harrow. "lm 81
perpendicular la b, on the oppoSit
side from the river, i, revealed, u.
YOU make a circuit Of the b Sc OF the
cliff and here, he who would a. ain
he highest elevation Of Tie Rock,
can ascend.
There is fugitive lie, c,mm mo.
ra'ing the events which gave This WI
cliff ] strange name. coming do"n
TO us fo ON those Ca ly Tim 5 when The
red. man was sole lord OF rock nd n.
ver and rolling prairies-a l:t'le record
OF the vengeance u The Indian race,
which we would snow weave anew,
al gain rel .;e the Legend Of
Starved Rocls.u
Long years age, the brave ai.a no
bic led,sn caieE 0,on g, lead : OF .
powerful tile i,hsDiting the region
adjoining that upon the iiiln Is. saw
and loved The gente maide". Cish,
daughter Of his ,iy / chiei,ai".
Oronee was young ;nt hrave; at
his belt hung The SC lps of a hun red
Of his foes, whom he h d sam IN the
battle fray his arm was sliong. his
eye keen rs the mountain gle's. aud
No warrior in the chase cou d uing
down the fleet deer cr fierce psithsr
so surely as lie.
Ul"h was young and FAIR. with eyes
like the evening star, and dusky locks
like The gathering shades ,fnight. Her
heart went oul 10 meet the brave y.
ronee's =: and with he tolu her that
his wigwam was spread with The SOFT
est furs, and asked her to share it. sa.
wing he would, Tor her, chase he deer
and bring down the strong eagle in
his Hight--ihen she turned from her
stern fathers Id and went with he
young chieflain.
NspoTr. misscd bis daughter from lis
lodge. When he came ack at II. .ht
rom the tolls of the ,h Sc. she sp an,
not forth to m ct him when hc re
turned from the battle field, or the
deadly ambush, exutling IN veto y,
she came not forlh to sing vi h his
braves the war.songS o Ler race. Tha
daughter OF chiei;ain Was IN the
wigwam of his deadl'cst Toe. lie coui !
lot brook The insult and gathering
ais boil, feet warriors about him IL
.ound the Council lire, old 'hs IN the
wrong lie had suffered, and bade
he m follow h'm for revenge.
Day afer day. night after night,
on the trail OF the fe,ins
'nemy, guided surely BY the leave .
Ito,e and the forest wilds b ne.lh.
Westward the sla,s o. night led thelr
AMI westward The sunbeams
eveaiing Dr. ken shrubs, ant tramp.
ed leaves and MOSES i'll the targl: d
gave token that they were
n ths trail.
And westward, too fled Oronee and
lis braves fle, ing for lie. and what
vss dearer than life itself to the
oung chief, the safety of his helov-
d: and on tine tourt. DAY. the eagle
age OF the fugitives saw the waving
'lumes Of ,hsr pprserrs in the DIS
abnc. Before them. rose bold ahi
iet, the huge. rock OH the bripk ,fI
be Illinois behind them. came the
nraged father. with the itrce VIZ
iofs of lis trib'. Upon the wind |
oatcd their wild cries OF vengeance,
nd dancing, eyer Le.rer, c. me those
gle plumes.
The pursued chief, with lis dusky !
naidcn and small bans, of iaithfal
o!lowers, fed to the rocky fortress-..
o the tower OF strength whi>h rose
'rs cipitously in the p,th.
On, on, came the purspers, with
Wild shoutS and u earlihs yslls--on.
n, and aeerer yet. until they i ached
he base Of Lhe cliff. an then singing
loai war.scrg, they ru hei swlt.h |
p tile narrow, s'tep path
But The young cher in's arm was
trong, aud his arrows swift, and sure
nd his braves resolved 10 ig',t to thy
eaih go. one after another. MS they
,d almost gained the sammit oSth,
'ilf, were their enemies pierced BY
he unerr,pg sh fts of the arcaerS a
,ovs, and te:l buk iii ! s. anil lh,i.
below. And 'h,n al ine
n this ettt mpt, with half their baAui