The weekly sun., 1862-03-15


bearer, and long would he have fingered
had dared, disccursipg upon his savage fsI
and rocapitulAting every point of lis com
vsnge. Tired at length, however, of list|
Martha Welton interrupted him promi1
obey his insIructions with regard 10 4
quiet, but stipulating, nevertheless, that|
Flake should be informed of her VIII. re
thii king, and perhaps rightly, that m
case the news would not be long in re
Harry Harrington, ard feeling c)nfiieu
he would at once release her despite the
Of Wolf or the Medicine. Matters thus
been ranged, the Indian turned TO leay
just as ho exinguish,d the light and was
ing open the door, the awful scencs thi
alyzed thelloa-t Of Wolf and rendered II
Element wild with terror burst upon hr
he ssr X trembling TO the ground. Marth
ton locked upon the fiery ky and also
her knees, but for a different purpose.
was TO bow ir speecblsss fright, and
breathe prayers TO Him who is ruler anc
ernof alike Of sky and star.
CHAPTER XII.
TuK COUNCIL. THE Arrest
The f elings that swept the b.ain
Heart II WUlf as he lsy groveling IN
ground in ahject fear can never be dos
Hestts that have ever been the very be
Of e-il passions, when struck down
heir high soaring by sUpsrstitious 70,
rent beyond any bounds-Jccome a b
then sol "a ard serpent. Ike, unless ss~a rell
-tirg thom-elyes 10 death. And 50
ires soon burn out for lack OF food, or,
he wind that famed them into flame 4
shoulder and die, leaving ever, II is true,
ened brands and half burned Goals TO nal
scene OF deeolation. Aye, such hearts al
the broad prairies when the torch Is appl
the dry herbsge and the fierce flame ls
hundred rods at every bound, resistless, 4
trol able Famed by the iresbening bru |
,akes but moment 10 make acres very
flashing, sparkling, leoping, liquid flame.
still the wind-let 1t Sigh Itself to sleep !
fiery scene SCI n ends, or wal ting bounds,
back upon itself, and smou dtring hides
pent tongue Of fame 10 h,t ciLdsrs AndI
ashes-
With the cause ended, thereforo-wi |
sadir & away Of the golden starry rain al
Ecsh grey OF early mornng-with the Sd
the bird, the rustic Of the dewy leaves. I'd
tuu o OF the flowers, and the thousand 4
rits Of rature that tell the dswDiug of arI
day, laden with hope and bright as T. 'on,
parted from the Heart Of Wo the tear.
letters that had bound IL, and without n
tof the past or remembrance Of Him whosI
controlled the food Of liquid flame, he arol
took the homevard trail TO wreak bis vsnp
Ard satisfy his revenSe. AID vet Il waI
that he could not a. all shake or the I'd
through which ls had 50 recently pasVl
that even his soul dare deny that the MaI
Of fire bad left blazing trail, when his \
sas padded around the earth, and turnl
morster gold the usually blue waters ol
upper air
Fortuna'e ely for the keeping Of his pud
the stoicM mood Of the red man on,roliedI
them from dilsting upon the horrors of III |
yious night. Well they knew, and knd
kept silence) that though they might fel
aNtt sublimitv Of tho scene that wordi
impotent 10 describe it--that the human n
no matter how Gifted, is but a feeble ref
Of tho fearful intell gence Of that of Co
not like their white bretheren arrogatirl
themselves wisdom, worse than foolishly
the attempt. Were is the pen that can D I
in colcrs one 1.-THE vividly enough eysI
Eowor Of FIRE as We daily see it (? True vi
put wofds strangely wild into the mouth q,
Demon Cf flames. We can fear and trel
whlle We feel his song singing through
midnight air
SLOW Irevel on the prairie how ! war al
the pines
How | Laugh, when from the villages od
snow the red flame shines,
And hesr the shrieks of terror, with Y
every breath
How scream with lambent laughter, as |
each cracking raiter
Down the I, II abyss ot fire-until higher bill
higher
Lesp the high priests Of my alto, In the ID
dance Of death ~
am monarch of the Fire l am vassal
Of Death
Woild encircling, with the shadows Of its
upon my breath
With the symbol OF Hereafter flaming f'on|
fatal face
| command the Eternal Fire Higher 4
er higher higher
Leap my ministering demons, like phGn's
Roric lemaps ,-,,,
Hugging Universal Mature In th'lr hileous
brace
Yetit ia but wild, ianciful wOrd-paintin
ter all, and compared 10 the reality, as the
light that glimmers in the pO man Gotta
hu binding glare OF the sun at noon.day!
presump ptuous mortals arc we TO attempt to
tray the matchless wonders Of nature and ol
ture's Goo
But freed by the very overpoW ering sub
ty OF the scene as We'll as By natural trai
from long dissertations, wildly expressed
tiOns ara cunning surmises, the IL art OF
sought his wiRwam unmoltsted, then 20 NJ
himself by rest and food and plan for the iu
Not long, however. were his musings before
were interrupted by the Medicine Man, WI
70 had FASTENED home as soon as the ire D
ceased 10 rage and the "Rrey hooded d'dswn L
to appear, having lett Martha Wei oun sati
apparently, TO remain captive until tho hi
bis promised relief came. Long and &c
was The conference Of the red men anu. 81,
lival passions they wore forced % hI4s.
l,rpth all was settled 10 their mutual sat
tiop. a. loast as tor as outward SEEMING wa
cetn,d and the man OF arts and enchantI
sougnt the abode Of Snow Flake 10 inform
a. he had promised, OF the tate Of ths
gnl And yet he would little regard pro a
vow if il inttriefed with his purpose sithe
ssnl or to come and it would cOnsequsntl.
pend upeB the turn affairs should take wh
Or not She ever became the pOssessOr OF q
telHgence. Calm and collected he found u
dian girl. She had visited Luke ard Il
him quietly sleeping hsd placed fresh food
and again returned TO her wigwam la Orde
ne u'i8bt va cu the Heart OF Wolf, who's
nv motion sho was determined now TO be
tsr al not only by the use Of her own kssl
but by also employing her mother to d
io,tst, ps whom he l., fL the encampment.
resdy 10, pitality she prof, red food 1
Medicine, for he by his office and suppose
lion M vice g'reLt Of the Manitou " Is ca
i ed from all u eniAl labors, feas.ed al viii /
lodge, ano took without scruple or Obi
from any store Of food or furs. The M,
progressing, Msh-nAh be-zee A. a sil :
her daughter left as If for the purpose Oh
ing WOOD, but her task must have bean
,uSlly. difficult one or she was hard To n
though she wandered around thu 81
eanpment her arms bore but few stick
heved OF ber presence, the Medicine J
SiH conveissu freely, with the eyes Of !
ever turned on the lodge of the Heart
and completely Commanding its srtrsnss