The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-09
ed to see US no more in our fathers lodge; and

she desired to in fathers lodge an
at last our father promised her to do so.
"There was whom, / cannot well tell why, haC
disliked from childhood He was known as, Mazda
cuEte chicke (Flint Eye but called him Noo-be-e
(Serpent) My step-mother maliciousy preferred hin
to all the suitors for my hand and persuaded my athe
to engage me to Serpent as his wife. NJ sister Wa
likewise engaged to another whom she regarded scarcely
more. Our father, however made conditions with the
two young men, that il should be only when each could
count his riches by hundred horses, they should be
come the husbands of his daughters. At once they
with score of Others, set off towards TIE Mexican
frontier, for the purpose of stealing from that people
the animals required by the stipulation.
Months went, and Pua,arthco lost her elasticity
! both OF spirit and Of limb. The night was day to
her, Tor sleep fled from her eyes always did she
heed whether the hunters came to camp well laden with
the hesh OF the buffalo and deer orwhether they came
without any spoil of the chase for her lips loathed the
sweetest food. Ny father did not much observe the
change, for Welding to the seducemens of his squaw
be OF late had become cold and stern to us.
v<pt much, but the sorrow was all ormysef and none
for PHaarth-eo. But when one day | saw that she
could no more rise from her couch walk without in
the sunlight, grew sadly frightened and ran and
brought from distant lodge the very old and very
wise woman, and prayed her to tell me what plant on
all the prairie would cure my sister, She only shook
her head, AID groanng turned again her lodge
She told since that as she gazed upon the sick girl
earthly lot so gently unmurmurngly her blessed guar
dian WAS fastening 10 give her back her wings. And
SO she did give them, and my sister scared again
the Elysum whence she had come
.''Soon after, at midday, one of the long absent
maraudng party gal0ped into the town. with the news
that the remainder advancing and would arrive
by sunset of the following day. Ny cruel mother was
delighted more especially when she ascertaned through
token sent by Nadacurte-naw- -chice to my father
hundred hairs, OF different coorS from the names of
4E,k4 a.,
wholly successful, She commanded me to hasten to
adorn belt for my future husband that it might be
ready for presentation his return dared not seem
to disobey; taking the CLOTH the beads and quils
as she brought them to me, wrought steadily, with
the tears i'll my eyes and the burden at my heart till
the daylight expired in its socket, when rose from
my seat in the door looking westward and retired to
my couch within the lodge
"But my eyes must not slunlber, for l had formed
purpose, and the time of its being executed was at
hand. At deep midnight, when the senses of our
people were fast locked in sleep, hurried forth and
away. loved none else but the Serpent hated, and
so fled beyond his power to enfod The half finished
belt was left dipping in the swift current of the neigh
boring river, one end entangled in some boughs of
shrubbery that grew along the brink there too the
shore LETT my mocassins, and the brodercd het with
which dead Puaarthco used to bind my hairs that being
found, our people should believe had thrown myself
into the stream When morning broke l lay down
close beside pool and would have slept, but could
ohE weep Dg anu ny, as Gay grew pTl6at ltted
my head and rested my eyes the CLASSY surface of
the water below,-and oh! what wondrous Joy thrilled
me to see my sister, for whom greved always looking
up at ne through the clear wave. Her eyes were
swollen with much tearfuness, yet they beamed with
great gladness; knew that the mourning was ony in
sympathy with mine l spoke to her, her lips moved
and answers like the faint whispers of the wind came
back to me- She promised them to guide my feet; she
has come with me these many days journey. She
smiles when smile, and saddens when l am sad She
is my mirror sister, Pua-arthCo is not altogether de-
parted"
The Indian maiden ceased and was silent. Aurora
was tipping with rose the far ORIENT the stars dmmed
like spent watchfres; fairy clouds attred themselves
above the lekelet mirror the brown lark winged up
from her nest and tred among the branches. To-
gether the handsome pale face and the chieftan's
daughter took their towards his home Before
thpoSpY bad fully climbed his steep they were met by
reach their destination in safety.
The next evening Randolph and Mirror were united
in marriage. few days later they entered into pos
session of princesske home located in the suburbs
of fine city at the south The dwelling, eharuingly
ornamental cottage was furnished with every thing
that taste could suggest and competency procure
From its gentle elevation the eye could take in the
whole of its adjacent grounds, in which artist
cally brought together and arranged, much that is
grand and lovely in the workmanship of God and his
gifted children What from its associations afforded
10 the young husband and wife the supremest delight
and had decided their choice in the selection of home
perennial fountain bursting up at the foot of
avenue of china trees whose sparkling waters had by
artificial means been raised aud expanded into lake
let the miniature of that upon whose wild shores they
first met and plighted the lovers fuh There often
when Randolph returned, towards evening, from the
city to Lochgrove, Mirror was seen reclining within
fairy arbor he had built close at the waters verge
pouring forth melody to her beautiful reflected image
But the strains had in them less of mournfuness now
and the singer never grew deeply distracted not
to catch with quick the sound of her husbands
coming STEP and joyfuly far up the shaded ray
to meet him.
A year rolled BY bringing no dminution of bappi-
to the pair; it then meditated publishing
their history romance; but intervening
showed the scene not yet ended, ard delayed the
hearsal for the following finale.
Although fer years mngling feei7 in the best circles
of society Randolph Campo had never found there any
lady whose self he could consider an equivalent for
his heart and hand-not that he placed too high an
estimate on himself too low on the other sex
in general but those he met appeared to belong to the
stereotyped order of beauty and excellence and
made permanent impression on his mind. His wife
must differ widely from the belle and heress-range Of
women. Lenfant Cupidon had taken Jealous aim at
him through many bright eye, but the had
fallen harmless When directed at the of Ulysses
they met the interposng shield of Minerva In the
choice of profession he had been influenced soeiyb by
his tastes and temperament to this were given his
thoughts those of Calmae to friendship; SO truly it
might be said of my hero has been of the other
''No maid the sigh of his SOUL" At meeting with
the Indian maiden the enthusiasm Of his nature gGshed
out-romance was satisfed-in her. artless, spiritual
tender strong in purpose unadorned in Beauty
realised and perfected his Ideal half conceived
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