The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-03-22
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XIV.
CRUEL TENrrATfoS -ruK NENACE or
DEATH

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succs. ded FAT baJ oni ovou his mos; sangdine
eEprota ions, and his savage hoars r,joicei ex-
csetinRly as Snow tl-ks and her lover were
taken in the act Of mutual embracing for IL
could not tail TO be looked upon In tina, II ,ht by
all tho warriors present. Inc pals capt ve led
bourd TO the prison wigwsm, aud SNOW NJ lka,
guarded by tina aged equaw, in her own he was
Tres TO visit his special prisoner, Martha Wei
ton, ard work upon her fears. Witnou' a word
10 any one, no dopa ted from the enca npment,
bert his s cps swiily In tho direction OF her
confinement, and save boing DELAYED once or
twice by seeing parties Of hunters, he met with
no hindefancs. All was apparently, as he had
lott IL the previous ight Inc door was nrmly
barred and screened 10y bushs, perfect bat mute
Witnesses that hu prey had not esc ,pei Crawl
ing Ter to the hut, he Ia his ear Close to
IN, ground and listened. Within and without
all WIS silence. Ths prisoner gave no clue ITO
her hiding place and the feet of wandering
hunters souLdod not through thu forest. Even
the usual Wild life Of the Goods was wanting.
The squirrel gathered no nuts from tho bougns,
on Chartered iron Us loaly cOvsrt-the cong OF
buds was wanting and the grand I'D trees
rus'ltt no psalu 1Gere came no murmur from
the distaut prairie or p,ssh from the SWAMP
;lrafifr stream. TIE mink AID otter wore
dreaming IN their hUl-s ard tie wild duck sat
brOrdiug upon rs nest. All was silence, deep
and oppressive, such as one sometimes, though
rsItly, ilhds ia the primitive woots.
But Dot upon the heart Of the savage warrior
fell thi, wie'd tranquility With It's subtle, NJ .
enipg power. II was to him not enc Of the
strikIt VI, beautiful changes in the panorama
Of earth-nOt n theme for reflection or visible
sigp Of the boundless power Of the Almighty
hsnd. Simple evidence alone was it 70 him that
there was none near TO molost him in his pro-
posed interview with the white gtrl-that none
would interfere with his purposes, or attompt
10 froo nor from bis power.
With esger hands he undid tho fastoniugs,
flung open the door, and stood before her, as
she arose from her couchant position In tho
pride ard pomp Of 4 savage dwellor in tho will
dUrros Aud she-that sorely tried and to be
tried young girl, As the bright sui light dis
peled the gloom Of her prison house and t,shed
ri riously upon her erect form, her cheek lii up
with tho rucdy fires Of youth and expectation
her eyes radi,nt with hope and lips just parted
as overuning with the words Of a kindly well
come, was vision that painters and scdlptors
have often vainly sought for. But in q single
moment how all changed, when sho recognized
the visitor when she saw that IL was neither
Harrington or the Medicine, but the dark and
evil minded one, 10 look at whom was 10 shud-
der. But the Medicine was away-llarrington
sick and unknowing her fate-Snow Flake u
pri,onsr like hersoll-her brother destined TO a
death Of lingering torturs-William by the sid3
OF his Dying or dead mpanion-Shelby and
the white hunters searching for an almost i'm
possible 10 be found trail
80, shield tie helpless maiden there IL he should
mean her IN 7"
for all Of ssrth-all the loving and tried ones,
are far away, and there ia noae, save Him, to
guard aod protect thee now
Tho daughter Of the pale face has slept
we'll. Her checks have stolen the leaves from
the roses OF her creams was the sslu.atiOn
that fell upon her shrinking senses.
ma al lrrrf "a in
Him 80
"Iho Gr,a' Mantou rcrPots none Of hi. chill
irer.'
You come then to sot mo froo ? To take
ne homcE answered Martina, Wiltully misLn-
let-tsndlng the dfiF Di his remark
How quickly the u 10 4 'Wur caps up when
the cloucs Fron tbIss, and The first rain. ire 10
C me patrtflng 10 the earth The hunter goes
rot Ia 'he ihicE bushes until he kGog hat
no cHtIoT Turks within
"Da. ger 10 every here. Il mast DO mot
ard CAurot bo sburu,d.
" Thirks the wh,te.,kirned girl 20 Il that
the teaChIug e the Mauitou she Worship ?
lias he given her In the book that be kept from
his red children, such written worjsy'
Even so--it is " itten in Gods molly word 70
''it In we'll let hor ears row ho open, for
those sue loves tread tue trail that leads ~
dta'h!"
death 1t cannot be-"
"As sure as the biight.eyed sun lights the
forest path so surely are their moccisin tread
ing tho sliding prociPics that rises above the
dark river.
Go ot! pray thee, go on, replied Martha,
restraining, M well as possible, her feelings.
"lisioro the strong arm Of the red man bad
borne the maiden form TO the spot that he knew
blood would stsn-beiore he had hidden her in
this secret den, where she would be safe from
the tomahawk and scalpng knife, when tho
iFl ind Of fhar
bird had wandered from its homo-nest, and none
could track its flight.
"Yes-my brother But what of him.
"He had given his heart to a daughter Of the
Red Man and"
ITO Snow FlAke?'
"And she haa hidden him even in her own
wigwam, where foot OF man was forbidden 10
tread, until he hal made her WIFE and tho
tribe bad sanctioned the rights.
"My poor brother !"
'She took him to her arms-she piilowoi his
head upon her breast in the night time, when
thero was none to see She forgot the honor
Of maidenhood-ota chiettains daughter and to
her pale lover gave"
"Hold your words, Heart of Wolf! They
arc false
The sister does we'll to defend tho brother.
IL speaks nobly tor her heart. But her de-
fence is vain la the tolls like the long baited
vol, was he tsken-wi;h the foul burning kiss
yet upon his lips, with the red girl in his ems
brace-yts even as she would have sot him free
from the vengeance of the tribe, the warriorl
found them Days aud nights they had passed
together, and now
'Grsat Heavens can this be true
"rrue as the Heavens tho pale sister calls
ulon.
"Nol no! Luke could mover so have forgot
ten hmsol.' She thought nos only OF tue at
OF shsme, not OF the daI ger in which hor broth
OF STOOD. "Oh no the name be bears cOul-
| never be 40 tarnished. lie could nos nave tor.
| gotten 80 tar his old father ald mother, ms
| 1--we ana ms own honor. Il must be u horIiC
| drGum--t cannot be reality
When tie prisoner IS tied with the sIoni
| thongs that cut into the quiverlUe hosh unit
| one blood drops start-When the rcd pAinto'
warriors stand around, with their faces slatow
by he evil passions of rsvenge-when tn
wSr whoop IL ringing IN his ears like the burst
| ing thuuder-whsn tue dry pitchy branches OF
the pine is ped around him, and tho word |
| rolling from the lips o. tho Chie.taih thsf Shal
bid the flames arise, does ha think II all
| dIegn:'
"Oh horror! Bpothet my brr cannot b
guilty"
As well might the slender fingers Of tb
sister at en- t TO put back tho lightning Dol
that slhntsrs the oak iuJo q thOdsand pieces
AS well might fhs stop ia, Wild horso in hi
sWiitsst, ma dde8t race, with u slOndG. thread {
| the spiders weO--Ga well might sho attempt
tuIn the nouuyLu .tsTact when swollen wit
the melted SHOWS tror1 its coTnwaId plunge
as well might she strive 10 outstaro tho bTncle
catamOunt when starving, or the rattle suGk
when quiveriDg in irs deadly coil, rs 70 convinC
the warriors that her words are true The