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

engaged IN securing the canoes. IS ne
sick squaw thai the earth or the rock
is not soft enough for him to rest upOn?''
at is for Fire-Fly," ;" answered the
trapper, with a noiseless laugh.
"For Fire-fyn' and an uneasy feel
ing troubled the features Of her father
"a very shadow OF a new. underlined
fear.
"Sartinly, Thunder; that's ther way
lther white men always take care Of ther
women. know yer daughter dOn'I
need It. and haint been used ter il; bul
It's kind er compliment ter her sex
and so don't say er word agin it.''
Night after night this was repeated
and by some strange chance il happen
ed that La Frombois was ever reliev-
ing the Indian girl of the larbor usually
performed on a journey by one in her
condition sitting near her al their meals
helping her TO the choicest fare
wandering with her in search of dry fu-
el, and keeping guarP near her at night
This, after the explanation of lie Suer,
was little thought of by Leapng Thun-
der He fully believed the words of the
trapper and now thai his daughter was
safe, his mind, in accordance with bis
nature, turned almost entirely towards
the punishment of the false-hearted, ly-
ing A.puk-wa. Even lie Sueur paid lit
tie attention to it, until one morning be
saw that the chain and little gold cross
his friend usually wore around his neck
was missing, and further search saw it,
as the girl was stOopiug over the fire.
glittering brightly on her bosom. Then
his eyes were opened; and though be
sand nothing, and pretended TO be blind
to all that was passing around him, be
indulged in many silent, hearty laugh
and managed, by every means in bis
power, to draw the chief away, and leave
the twain together unmatched.
The canoes shot up the many mouth
ed Kasmanistique, and their slender
prews rested against the shore. Fire.
Fly departed silently to her wigwam, and
the two trappers were led by the chlei
ITO his own as favored guests. Il wa
night when they arrived, and soon tn.
stars glittered down upon the feast O.
the White Dog, prepared expressly il
their honor Dance-a wild, uncoutt
dance followed; and then, as if by mag
ic the scene was changed, and where
swift feet had but now beat time upo1
the hard ground, a captive stood, pinion.
ed and awaiting his doom. Il was A.
puk-wa!
Certain of death, be eloried in hi.
crime. Loud was his song, and boast.
ful was he of his deeds as a warrio-.-
All this was listened to in silence bu
soon his song changed, and he struck a
string that he intended should bring sor.
row to the heart of the chief. Il was
the last, spiteful kissing Of the scorched
snake-the final sting whose venom sho'd
linger and tester long after he had pas
sed away. A doubt first, then almost 9
direct charge he made against the honor
of FREELY, coupling her name with that
La Frombois.
"Shame upcn you!" burst from the lips
of the assembled braves. though they re-
mained unmoved except Leaping Thun-
der, who started to his feet, his form
trembling with excess Of his anger, and
his tOmahawk whirling rapidly around
his head.
But not so camly the accused trapper
heard the words, linking him and the In
dian girl in shame. lie Sueur laid hold
of him as he started forward; but he ex-
erted his giant strength, and shook him
OFF as easily as the buffalo does the wolf
that would bar his angry way.
"By Heaven % he exclaimed, ''unsay
those words, or I'll tear iher lyin' tongue
out of yer mouth ~
"The pale-face does well to defend hel
whom he has ruined, !" was The taunling
reply of the prisoner
"Ii is false as hell 20 and the trappeI
dashed towards where the other wa:
bound, knife In hand.
"The pale-face is a brave :" contin-
ued The Indian. "When The red man j:
free, he sneaks away and hides himself
like a whipped dog, in the bushes.-
When he is bound and helpless, he /.
boastful Of has courage like zquaw."
"Am l 7'' and with the rapidly o.
lightning, and before any one could IN
terfere, he had cut The 4hongs that had
bound A-puk-wa to The fatal post. San
3" Now you are free. Give him eI
knife, some one, and see eff l don't cram
ther words down his ugly black throat
But he was overpowered, and, though
raving with anger, was compelled BY lie