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'temptcd to the forest--tempt,a
to pass the night there aud to join ,he
Indians upon their distant journey
Abused and homeless as he was, this
did not prove difficult task, especially y
with the prospect Of great buffalo
Lunt before him. g~, -ili arg9 tf
Provided with pony by the Indian,
and constantly influenced by the young
squaw, 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-adoptcd
their manners and 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, and still the moro so as he
invariably used the language Of the red
man. ,
But tho chances had been as thot,
sand to one against such consunma
tion. 1t had been the intention of Big
Elk to carry out his cont ract to the let
ter, and he could have done so had the
boy not displayed great bravery and
cunnng-had not been tho means of
saving his life, and had he not been
swayed far moro THAI he would have
leen willing to acknowledge by his
favorite daughter.
, OF =hat had become of the detested
boy, DR.. Skinner never knew. The
willy Indian effectually blinded his eyes
when he visited, and as years passed
even permitted the physician to see hih
(among others of his age,) and rejoisod
whss he found-that his disguise was not
penetrated.gr9Yet the counterfeit Indian
knew him well enough, and all the old
hatred awoke within his bosom, was
Intensified by the life he had led nd il
was lucky that the opportunity of re.
-venge did not oiSsr Aud set IL wa \
coming-was very near. When Big
Elk returned from one of his annual
visits to the physician, his brow was
clouded aud his heart filed with anger /.
he had" been cc!d.y received, brutally
treated biiden to be gouc for misor-
able, th:eyiuS Indian dog, when he
liintcd that he should receive present
Cas hid always been the custom) for
removing the boy out of the way of the
great man. That he, a Sachcm of his
tribe, should be spoken to in this man :
ncr, ranked 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-th. {.
power OF the red man had boon steadily
Iailing-the great white ono could
tranaple him under his feet like dust,
aud there would be none to forbid.
Everything was for the one aud 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
n'an,) took him beyond the hearing of
all aud poured venom into his ears, aud
awoke again, in all the pristine fresh
ness the devilish fire that had long
sluInbered within his breast.
My son, said the Suchem, speaking
otter the manner of the elders of his
race, have you forgotten the home of
your childh ,od, aud he who drove you
from it as the fierce wolfe drives the
deer ?
Never = was the curt reply.
Then listen to me. The pale mcdi-
cine bribed me to lure you away, that
you might no longer trouble him with
your demands
For my right !
Aye, l did so, and yor have grown
into my heart like son. 4sa