The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-04-12

IN her ear. TO hear command was TO
ebey; and that afternoon the obnoxious
boy was tempted to the forest-tempt.d
to pass 2. the night there and to join the
Indians upon their distant journey
Abused and homeless as he was, this
did not prove difficult task, especially
with the prospect Of great buffalo
Luat before him a, -;ls . tf
Provided with a pony by the Indian,
and constantly influenced by the young
sGuaw, he came to lose, in great de-
gree, his remepberance Of wrongs and
his love for civilized life and after
wandering with the tribe for several
years, was adopted into it-adoptod
their manners aud customs and dress,
and, when disguised by paint it would
have been very difficult to tell the real
from the counterfeit. This his naturally
swarthy complexion and black eyes and
hair favored, aud still the more 30 an he
invariably used the language of the red
man.
But the chances had been as thou
sand to ono against such consunnia.
tion. 1t had been the intention of Big
Elk to carry out his contract to the let
ter, and be would have done so had the
boy not displayed great bravery and
onaning-had not been tho means of
saving his life, and had he not been
swayei far moro THAI he would have
been willing to acknowledge by his
favorite daughter.
+ Of what had become of the detested
boy, DR.. Skinner never knew. The
willy Indian efectually blinded his eyes
when he visited, and as years passed
even permitted the physician to see h,n
(among others of his age,) and rejoi ,sd
when he found-that his disguise was not
penetrated. Yet the counterfoit Indian
knew him well enough, and all the old
hatred awoke within his bosom. was
intensified by the life he had led and it
was lucky that the opportunity of re.
venge did not offer. And yet it was
c"ming-was very near. When Big
Elk returned from one of his annual
visits to the physician. his brow was
ciou1ed and his heart flied with anger.
lie had" been co!d'y received, brutally
treated biiden to be gouc for misor-
able, sh:rving Indian dog, when he
hinted that he should receive present
las hid always been the custom) for
removing the boy out of the way of the
great man. That he, Sachcm of his
tribe, should be spokcn to in this man
ncr, raukled within his soul, and he
pondered long upon the course
he should follow.
lie saw clearly that the physician
would have nothing more to do with
him. He had become very rich tn.
power Of the red man had bocu steadily
iaiiug-the great white ono could
trample him under his feet like dust
aud there would be none to forbid
Everything was for the one and against
The other, and Big Elk knew it would
not answer for him to attempt any open
revenge. Such thing, however, was
foreign to his nature Like all of his
race, he loved to lie in ambush until he
could crush his enemy without danger
TO himself.
For many hours he bitterly brooded
over the insults he had received, then
sought John Manning (who had grown
to the stature and almost years ofia
man,) took him beyond the hearing Of
all aud poured venom into his ears, aud
awoke again, "a all the pristine fresh
ness the dcvilish fire that had long
slumbered within his breast.
My son, said the Sachem, speaking
otter the manner of the elders of this
race, have you forgotten the home Of
your childh ood, aud he who drove you
from it us the fierce wolfe drives the
deer ?
Never! was the curt reply.
Then listen to me. The pale medi-
cine bribod me to lure you away, that
you might no longer trouble him with
your demands
For my right
Aye, | did so, and yor have grown
into my hear. like SOU.
The bow shook with anger and as tbo