The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-12-31

pccil0E any remuneration for bis DFOt-s-lonsi
services, concluded 20 ALLOW nature to r-rfo W
the cure; while she ia;trr resolved 20 toruien ut
the poor, half dead captive, in various petI,
ways-partcuiarly by telling him al III, ci-s
greesble ne"s they could co!l.c CT OF invent; such
a. ths; h- people had been driven from their
homes, and their wig~sms ard corn frl!s laid
waste, or that wasrioir bad been slain vito we're
khosn 20 be his especial ifiencs .uc comrades.
But their petty malice aIiEed ny 10 mfr
nar or sign OF impatieuce from tie s,ocal
young savage; hot even lhe loss OF ils d,a'est
friends could eIrort from tim a gesture Or grunt
OF aught but the most complete inGf-reroe
These tales, however, wa- FREQ Ienlly the case
under similar circumstances, be sfiersa,d- found
10 be mere inventions OF his U4algnant foes aud
perhaps a suspicion o; this enabled him 10 bear
thus heroca.ly the torture they would Oh -rvse
have Inflicted.
| The third day after his capture, hosev-r. ne
~.s visited by Da~r OF Dsy, me dau h,,r oi ;as
Old cti-i, sick in-the Mud. She cou c uo .ongsr
RESTRAIN her curiosity TO see the T-no~nej var
riOr, Who had tsetooned MS lodge With the scalp.
OF hi. kin-men and sdmirers. for the maiden
vas belle OF wide spread fsue, and at Der fe, I
many young brave had poured cut ais tale OF
love but she had remained g IL maiden me6
tation tarcy free until tae moment when H.
q1isiiveness prompted her 10 take q look at the
once formidable but now harmless enemy OF her
tribe.
IL was with feeling Of antpatby tha, she ap
preached the wgwam IN which Wide Awake
iay; but when che the weak state 70 which
one So terrible TO her Imagination was reduced
aud perceived b"~ he .as bafrassed b, tar
cro"d Of prosecuting sGua~s, ~ao surround d
hin, ter aversion gave way IT, \ sentiment ot
pity. and, are told, "rity is akin To love {"
Be this as il may, Our heroine rebuked the chat
teilng sqgaws tor their c,spicsble attempts al
cruelty, and forbade thel. again exercising such
inhumanity; then, cisinis-ing from the wigwsm
al, but one or tive, females, whom she retained
to assist her, che Sc. abcr. dressing the stiff and
neglected wounds, which had well nigh given
egress t. the bold spirit OF the young warrior
W he thus engaged IN binding bsaling herb bs
and pouring ba!ns upon tHe IL jIrtd parts she
was rewarded by a sweet smile OF gratitude from
cur hero, and his ewes watched her .ith gentle
thankfalness until she had The satisfaction OF
seeing '''''. "'n-e in s!umber, under the soothing
while, thoush,fu!iy gszing spon the quietly
sleeping figure, aud wondering if it coaid indeed
be that Of the dreaded Wide-Awake, terrible IL
the path, the unreleIiting eneD. o: her race,
ard, b, implication, her Own foe--who, by the
code OF morals th-u IT. vogue, she vas bound "
hate inveterat.iv. This train Of reflection va.
evidently an unpleasant one; for. With half
suppressed sigh, the young girl arose and de
parted from the ~gSsm ieavng ner attendants
to watch the invalid. With instructions that be
should be kept perfectly quiet
Thencefor Dawn OF Day spent part Of
each day BY the side OF the sioAly convs'escing
warrior and a. the people understood that the
daughter Of their sachem had taken the captive
under her especial protection, they no longer At
tempted to annoy him but, on the contrary,
vixen their fret eager curiosity WAS grs,i6ed,
the Young chef and bis SELF appointed nurse
and guardian were frequently lett to the undis-
turbed enjoyment of each Others society for
hours together. Thus it happened that when
the maiden wi,ne sed his patience under suffer.
ing, the tender gratitude with which hie eyes
followed ner every motion, the gentle meian-
choy with which be spoke Of the terrible death
which awaited him, the pity with which she
| he'd at first regarded the unfortunate captive
| deepened into the moet devoted love.
| Nor was her pas suffered to go usrequit-
ted for what young aud impetuous man, with
| al untrammeled heart could remain q month in
| Wide Awake's situation, without finding himself
| in thrsdcm, al once the mOet delicious ard ex-
acting? But the yOIng sachem was much too
| generous to endeavor, ia view Of his impending z
fate TO win sffrctons destined So soon to be
blasted but when, one day, Dawn-oi-Day him
ted that she was ready to aid HIM in attempting
an escape, the food Of passion burst furiousl,
through The barriers which had so long controed d
it; std unable to Withstand he glimpse OF hope
she had presented to him, poured into her de>
lighted ears stream Of burning words, vowing
TO live but for her; and ending by extracting
from her bushing confession, that she was
ready 10 share his fate and fortunes.
AT succeeding interviews plan of escape
Z " pi Wn IN r;ft,
the greatest caution, az, aside from the suspi-
eious and watchtul nature Of the Indian, the
lovers well knew that soon as the captive ADJ
peared TO have gained sufficient strength to ats
tempt bis ESCAPE, he would be led to the fatsI
Stake. Wide-Awake, therefore, sffrcred ex-
treme weakness. and refused most OF the food
which set before nim-;he deficiency being
secretly supplied by the loving hands of Dawn,
of-Day.
Therefore, great was the surprise and ipdiR.
nation Of the expectant csptors when one
morning. they found their prisoner vanished
and she savage who had been his guard during
the MI ht. gagged and bound shaud and foot
All that the bewildered jsilerz could tell wa,
that about md-right he had received bio~
from behind which ielled him TO .he earth nseu
sioie - but how or by whom it Was dealt he
could not cav. When he recovered his senses
he was alone, and unable to move, or even &c
make the slightest nOise. The night was stor
my. and the fugitive bad sburdant epportunit,
to effect these prslmuares TO his &lsh. wthou
srOusiny suspicion. A further. investigation re
vesled the tact that sn A One, fast sailing, ex
sreme clipper csroe, belonging to Roaring Wind
which the evening before was quietly reposini
on the beach among its fellows, as Low miesin,
AT once pointing out the route taken by ID,
freed prisoner.
Both loud and deep we're the expletives u se,
on this exciting occasion Oy rifecnsco ssva
= gee at being so anno,ingly detrsuded At once O
: q pyrosechnic display and bsrbacse. In ho
haste the Indignant Stick -in-,he Mod assemblies
his fighting men, ard under cover II night pad
died over TO make an end Of Wide Awake an
) his tribe-to "wipe them ont" TO use on Fl
1 pressive Kansas phrase bnt they found ,hs
astute young leader in q state OF expectsnt pre-
: parstiOB and after severe struggle the baffle
e and venerable Stick ihe-MId vas obliged {
, retreat Win an iG,uense dea in his ear, aid Wit
several empty canoes AS chief sufferer, throug
: the damsge sustained in the loss Of his nav,
:, outfit, RJsring Wind had been unusually loud
a ms threats and boastings before the 6sht; bu
o be retul ned without q scalp TO show, except b
own; and not = Ell gle wound save the mark {
e . vigorous kick Indicted As be was m ,king goo
l. time towards the canoe. which Lad brought hir
. there-,he said kick having been adrniuissere
!, oy no less person than the late captive.
= Since these exciting scenes the beau.eog
e Dawusoi>Day had enjoyed many q delight,
!. tete tets With the brave Wide.A wake, arrange
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