Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-07-14
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, il

to either party, pledging himself not II
attempt to escape. This, after much OBJ
lection on the part of the Indian. wa
agreed upon, and a secret watch wal
placed upon A-puk-wa, SO that in the
event of the trapper's suspicious proving
true, he would readily be found. This
spies were instructed to try all means II
ascertain the truth, and use every effor
! in their power to draw from hlg eonfes
sions that would be fatal to him IN tht
event Of a trial.
On a bright morning Leaping Thunder
and his late prisoner set sail. The canoe
danced gally on the sun-silded waters Oi
the lake, and after many days il was
drawn ashore ar the head of the rapid:
Of Saint Mary. A portion of the tribe
of the Ojibways always resided there
and tidings of the lost girl and the trap
per were soon learned She was still a
prisoner to La Frombcis.. but at the
house Of a Frenchman who had married
an Indian woman, and was well-treated
and apparently contented.
La FrombOis appeared quickly, when
summoned by his friend, and ID plain
bluff manner, related the story Of his
striking down A-puk-wa in order TO save
the life of FREELY, and his carrying
her off to make sure of the safety Of his
friend He did not know. he said, whC
the Indian was, but the girl could tell;
and together the two wended their way
to the rude shanty in which she had
found Z. home.
The meeting of the father and daugh.
ter was guarded, and exhibited but few
of the demonstrations of pleasure common
among their civilized brethren. Modest.
ly, when questioned, the Indian girl re.
lated all that had passed between hel
and A pukwa-the threat of death, the
raising of the weapon, the sudden ap
pearance and aid of the trapper, hel
sinking insensible, waking therefrom il
the canoe. and the voyage down the lake
"And he treated yer like lady, Gidn'
he 2" asked LeSueur.
No answer was returned bntihe eyes
Of FREELY lit Up with a ligh,ning -lilsE
fash, and her hand drew a long, SHARP
knife from the folds of her wampum sash
1t was reply far better than words, and
one that none present could fail to under
stand.
And now the exchange was made. Or
the morrow the canoe Of Leaping Thuu-
der would be turned homeward. With
few earnest words be thanked La
From bois for the kind treatment of hi:
daughter, and then added:
"Will the hunters of the pale-face re.
turn to the wigwams of the Ojibways,
and learn how they punish one of their
own tribe when be has broken their laws
The red man will welcome them as
brothers. There will be peace between
them forever. The forest and the stream
will be open to them, and should On enc.
my hunt them TO death, even as the
snarling wolves hunt the stag of ter
antlers, the Ojibways will fight for then
as if they were red children of the Great
Manitou.
The chief had advanced as he spoke
towards where the two white men wer
standing, leaving his daughter somewhat
in the rear. Both of the rappers were
undecided, when La Frombois, CHANGING
to look up, beheld the form Of the girI
bent eagerly forward, her lips half part
ed, as if in the act to speak, and her eyes
cleaning with a strange, pleading ex'
preston. A new idea was born IN hi;
brain-a new pulse quickened to life il
his heart, and his resolution was taker
an inst ant.
go z" he answered, in q voice more
than usually mild, "go? of course We
will. / don't owe that Bulrush, as yOI
call him, any grudge; though eff l haC
known as much erbout him as / do now
/ recken he'd never have lived ter bt
tried. Jest think of er man er goin' tel
kill er woman, and such pooty one,
too" and he glanced toward FREELY
again. But if he had intended part Of
the werds for her benefit alone, any
effect they might have had was beyond
his power of discernment, for she had
sunk to the floor, and sat with her head
buried In her lap.
Pleasant was their return. By easy
stages they travelled, camping in the
most beautiful places, and feastiDg upon
the varied sFoils of the forest and lake.
The first evening, the redman was some
what startled from his usual taciturn
manner 10 see La FrOmbois erect little
bower, covered securely with bark, and
carpe1ed deep with the odOrous boughs Of