The weekly sun., 1862-03-15

Ine ebNhnpi NnOve venom ~ eVer ltoFe subtle
than the rattle snake. who strikes without
warning from its conceslment and a. most noise-
lessly creeps away. IL Ia the monarch reptile
Of the low, damp praifes, slimy fer and grseR
stsgnaL1 pools--ihe hideous assassin Serpent
the MOCCAstS
Nearer, sill nearer it ctme-it is By his side
-he can almost see its upraissd crest and eyes
OF tire A sihgle motion now OF muscle and
all the tribe Of the red man were powerless to
save him from its poisoned faugs. Il has reach-
ed-it touches hint crawls slowly, hors slow
ly, as II the warmth Of his flesh was peasant,
Win it's clawy, Shiny folds over his face A
movement t-snuddering Of nerveg-that could
90, 10 controlled ares 8 ifs eourss and it turns
lb.pulvertng head around. Years were cln-
densed into that single moment and IL would
have been a relief, 20 tina, torture wrung maa
u IL had indeed then and there d.stiiled its
shining emerald poison into his veins. Bat A.
gam its scales brush his face IN moving-an.
o'her twisting OF It's folds and thank heaven
It plurgee In TO the thick scummed waters and ia
Loot 70 human ken amongst its kinired detormi-
ties.
Yes, thank heaven for much as We hate
sOme Of our kind who hav. wron xed us-mucb
as We may burn 10 revenge ourss Ives upon some
who have stfivon TO make earth a vety hell for
us-who have harshly endeayored To rob us .iso
Of our good nams-who have turned yrisnds a.
way by lies made strangers thun us A nd even
kindttd grow Geld and distrustful vet wa could
not have the heart, we dare not wish 70, them
such death-in such place-at such a time
NO We turn shudderiDg and sick away and vet
the thirg has been and will be again.
But this horror past left him still hand. to-
hard with death, for now the gurpling wa,er
had reached bis face-was iipplng past his
cheek, and soon, as the treacdsrous bed un,n
which he lay yielded sill more, would rise un.
til II lowed into his mouth and SLOW. but car.
tam slrargulatlon follow. Anotber hea ing Of
tho fettered form-another mighty struggle and
hope rises again in his heat, II 5 bonds Weld
he will yet be free No, Il was worse than
phantasy 1t was but tn, more deep embodiment
the more rapid ending Of the liugsring death.
The ratet rises more rapidly it is beailnin.y Ia
trickle in huge drops into bis mouth and win
difficulty can he exPel It. One more struggle
Deeper snd yet deeper he sinks Gao shout
that bursts through all trammels of hoarseness
ana Parallzed muscles OF the lsrynx, aad swell,
and rings and fingers like trumpet call Itia
the death cong Of an Iud an warrijr and the la,t
sound that ever passes his II ,s this side OF eter
rity. lie closes his eyes-his sen ,os swim un,n
the verge ot dissolution, ho is fast beco Ling lost
" all Of earth.
A sound as Of tho swift rushing of A s,reau
bursting through long controlling o1,t, ,clss
rouses him His ears drink in the III Al yoicas
Of warriors Of his tribe--he answers back arain
he is torn from the engulphilg auckland
bed Is freed from his long srathing band, and
placed with hi, back against a neighb,,1nI
rock left TO rest. Yes, from that lllited l,z,1
bed OF slime, miasmA, aud concealed loathsOn,
reptiles, he is lifted by friendly hands, oncs
more to roam the fair earth and practices his
grote'que mummeries.
Ohers-you and I-it l. 10 10 hopeI. might
have learned 4 wholesome lesson from such a
trial but they were OF too often fecurrotce In
savage life similar ones, IL not exactly like
TO impress such a heart as the one that beat in
the breast OF the Medicine, long beyond the
time they had TO be endured, And n IA not
with the red man alone the casa The hunter.
when he has escaped, torn and bleeding. from
the es~s Of the grizzly ber VOWS never
to tempt fato again in such an encounter
but does ho keep it2 Tho sailor, when
shp-vrecked on an iron bound shore or
floating on slender raft, with psrched throsi
and limbs shtivelled and weak from hunger.
dreams OF greeu trees and iowers--of dainty
feasts aud cool springs aud resolyes. IN be
reaches land, never TO tempt the brinv oeoan
'oam agai0--but Goes he remember it7 Tha
dTo.lers in citos risk their all upon A worsa
than lottery scheme OF tortune-tremble for the
r.euit and mark out for themselves course freq
o' IFS dangers for the future-but does not e,olj
tempt hem again TO venture2
O,ths are but words, aud words bu, wind.
Too 70, lie inHit tuments " bind"
N an when he lusts tor powor, or Is swAyed and
con, Tolled Dy the bd3er passions Of his natura
And as u is in the busy mart or even in plsces
hat we deem more holy, 90 it is in the wilder
ness, tor the dwelleIs in cties are often all but
little more than the savage subiusd and kant
in bounds by the mighty arm of law and he
certainty Of punishment. Take off tbeso re-
stfaii ts-lot passion and will run riot and who
will derry that human life would DO AZ safe If
not more so, anong the noma1ic redman-,ye.
even those VINO bow do En and worship l5gs OF
wood and blocks Of sensoless stone
Such beini, lhe case, it could not have bear
Otherwise than that the Medicine Man, as soon
a. he found himself safe, should return again 10
his plotiiI &, and that he should lay all lie dan
gtrs ho ban passed throHgh To the charge of ths
Heart OF Wolf, iorgetfn entirely Of tho lessons
he should have leatned from th,m. For. ,tiul
even OF how he had longed for Companion aio.
az d lad sworn never again to tread no woods
In the hours OF darkness alone. Assurin., tno.e
who had taved bis life OF his complete recovaIv
and that he should quietly remain whero Ss
then was until The morning light, he urged
tteir departure, holding up b,fJro thom in
glowing colors tho promised reward. True 10
their base nature, as he was TO his, tney sladly
found themselves free TO K ,, and without csre.
mOny or parting word they fastened away 10
the search. In after days, however, bufnino
curses left their lips when thsy found how near
they had been TO the goal Of their hopss and
tnAt he whom trey had preserved withheld the
knowledge he possesscd rssar5iog 1t.
But now Their footsteps died away in the dis.
tanee and lGtt him At liberty TO res,ime lhs trail
that ha! been so nearly fanfAy interfuDted.
a .'glDg bis dress, as well as he was able IN
the dark ess he o ce mora directed his steDa IN
the prison house OF Msitha Welton, and this
time with success. For moment he listsned
outside, ard alter having satisfied himseIf NAT
none other was near, he softly undid the flsten-
ings and entered. Always provided with the
means Of striking light, and now, in addition
70 this, with candles prepared from the fat Of
the de or and the wax Of tbe honey b.e he soon
desipsted the darkness. Not quicker th an The
shooting up Of the blaze, were the movements
OF the girl ss she spIang TO her feet knife in
hand. and prepared for Gefence.
Tho Msnitou has been kind to the maiden
Of the snowy skin and starry syeS." he said.
"Tho Beaver Thou ~ was th, startled re-
ply, for well she knew him.
1.-THE Medicine Man.
Who sent you-Wh0 brought me hsre7
Surely YOU did not p
"The Medicine Man comes when there is
sickness TO make well. When the heart is
heavy, TO tell OF hope when tho sky is dark
with clouds, TO tell OF he silver ligh. beyoad."
81 know well tho turnings Of your tongue
but tell me plainly now
"Tue Great manitou gave 10 his white chill
dren the written page, and they ara cunning
with wores. To his red ones but tho sky,
wood, prairie and stream TO learn from"
"Oh, waste not Il ne thus bat tell me who
brought rue here ?"
'As the daughter Of the pale face wills, so
will the Medicine Man obey. He will forget
his tribe and thtir language, 80 that her heart,
which now bounds like the tsar-urged doe,
shall sumber again IA the forest pool when the
wId Whispers not. The arm OF the Heart VI
Wolf broug Int the maiden hither."
"l thought no Bat whyS'