The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-03-09
INDIAN LOVE STORY.

| lOWlhe romantic enlANUts
The summons fot the conference wss
now given 10 all the tribes and obcyed,
and tho grand councils Of war for lho
/ settlement Of the treaties commended
While these were ponding,u demand
came up, from a Judge Of illinois, some
sixty miles below, foran Indian murder
er, bis nome unknown, but who had
been distinctly traced 10 the camp of the
great body of Sacs and Foxes, whom
the chiefs had conIrived to hold in nou
traIity during the recent hostililies, in.
fluenced mainly by Keokuk, not a here
ditary chief, anil only principal brave
or warrior, the sonso bearer. orator and
treasurer Of tho conIedcracy. The d.
mand was communicated TO the remark
able nan. After little musing, the
painful truth of the Isloy seemed to fash
upon him. With caudor no stated the
grounds Of his leSrs. A young brave
of some twenty years ofagc. the son Of a
distinguished chief, had long sought to
marry handsome young squaw, the
daughter ofanother famous chief but
the muiden repplssl The lover, applying
10 him tho most appfoprious epilhet--s
Squaw-7he never having taken a scalp,
killed grizzly bear, nor. by surprise,
robbedau enemy of his arms, horse OF
wife. Hence, she said her lover was
not brave but 0 woman. Her sympa-
thieS were, moreover, with Black Hawk
hOronly brother having run off with
lhOtrCekless chief.
All these particulars wore not YET
kuowpt 10 the wise treasurer, fOrhe bad
only been surprised OF the change of
conduct in The belle savage. who hadso
su idonly married her lover. Ksokuk,
in good faiih, said he would enquire. for
bis great care had been TO save his PEG,
pie from destructive war and entire
spoliation, with which Black Hawks
conduct had caused them to beIhroa ten.
ed, u.
Tho lnV Ia ~ ;6n8r.
tiers and whispered thAt BIS Iears had
proved prophetic; that the happy bride.
groom had, for the good OF the cOnIed
eracy confessed himselflho guilty par
iy, and was at hand; but begged tho
general 10 repeat. in full council tho
demand, ect. This was accordingly
done, and as soon as general Scott's
perontion-I demand the murderer!--
was interpreted, the young Apollo stood
up and said; am tho mani With
violent stamp and voice Scott called out
the guard! A sergeant, with dozen
grenaIiers, rushed in, seized the often.
der; aud carried him of.
When the blacksmith began to place
and rivc;irons upon him he struggled
furiously. 1t took several of the guard
to hold him down. He said he did not
como forward to be ironed; he did not
wish TO be tried; that he preferred to DO
shot at once. He was sent down TO the
Illinois court, then in session, put on
his trial, and Notwithstanding the strong
circumsiantiaI evidence, and that /! was
proven he had ckuowledged the killing,
in hand io-hand asht tricky lawyer
we'll provided with the means Of bribing,
no doubt by the chiefs Of the confeder-
acy, obtained from the jury verdict OF
moi guilty.
The scqui ted had yet TO pass the Or
deal'of fire and water. A swil' horse,
half way between the courthouse and
tho Mississippi, "a few hundred yards
off, had been provided for the occasion
but frontier men always have their rifles
in hand, and their horses ready. The
lawyer fastened his client ont Of court
and gained for him good start. Ely
young man, or your bought Helen will
soon be widow" 10 minute, follow
cd by some whzzing shots, "horse and
rider" were plunged into the great ia
Their of waters. Swimming side by side,
now came up furously dozen Of rifle
men, who threw away their lead at tho
TOO distant game. The last news Ofthc
romantic act represented him as the hap
py father Of a thriving family of young
borbarians, by more than a Darcian