Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-12-11
For the Delaware Republican.
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TX GILLIAN ROBERTS.
In tile pheasant little valley,
Chose beside the Junia,a,
Playing with the bright blue water,
with lie pretty, shining pebbles,
With the dabbling willow branches,
Sits the Indian girl, Metoka,,
Looking at the shining peooies'
Toying with the willow branches,
All the world outside forgetting
Looks afar Into the distance,
In the land of happy spirits;
A moment los, in meditation,
Happy is the bright Metoka,
JOYOUS is the Indian Maiden,
Basking in the gittering sunshine,
BY the dashing, bubbling WATER
Of the river Juniata,
On the green bank, close beside her
Stands the bold and noble warrior,
Stands the noble Matamuxi,
Who has fought in many battles,
Won the honor OF his people,
Aud has taken many captives,
MANY scalps, from other nations.
Just above item pipes tho hlack-bird,
Sending out his joyous carols,
Il
Till It's mates far in the distance,
Called and answered TO the lone one.
Silently he stood beside her,
PLAYING with water-lily
That she plucked from ont the streamlet,
Out the blue and sparkling water;
This she gave him as token,
To shield him from all danger,
While he went TO hunt the red deer
And the black bear, from the mountain.
"I.isten 10 my voice, Metoka,
Listen to your Matamnxt
'rhe spirit OF the Black Hawk guides me,
The spirit of our Chief, your father,
Leads me, through the hunt and battle,
makes Inc strong and bold in b attic,
Make me wis aud Just in council,
Just 10 all the world out side us,
Just to every human being,
Gives me strength to rule my people
In the fear Of Matamuxi."
"Then up" spoke the bright Metoka,
Spoke the princess of the valley,
Spoke the daughter of the Black Hawk
70 her handsome Matamuxf
"You are going from the valley,
From your bright and happy nation,
To hunt the feet footed red deer,
Hunt the black bear, on the mountain,
Take this lily as token,
For the mother who has loved You
Bore the name OF Water Lily;
1t will shield YOU from sll danger,
II will guard, guide and keep you
From the hands Of other nations
That when one moon has passed over,
You will come again to meet me
On the bank beside the water
of the Juniata river"
Then he turned away to leave her,
Leave her lost in thought and silence,
Looking at the bank beneath her;
saw she not the bank beneath her,
Nor The fading Of tie sunshine,
Blending daylight into darkness,
Leaving its broad tints Of yellow
Cross the calm and azure heavens, ...
Pointing with its scarlet ilnseis
To the land of happy spirits
Thus she sat and meditated:
."Will the painted face that hauhts me
Cross the path of MatamuXi,
Ere he bids adieu his people,
Or while in search OF deer or black Dear
Upon the summit Of yon mountain.
MethinksI see his Mothers spirit
B,ckon to me from the lilies,
While they nod their snowy petals,
On the bosom of the river,
Stretching out her hands to meet me,
Hear her voice call MatamuNi"
Thus she sat in perfect silence,
Needless OF the closing dtyltsht,
Ibnurhtless OF the gathering darkness,
When from ont the lie Al lay forest,
Came the low hOot OF the nj .ht owl,
And lh4 mochiuC, laughing answer
Looking up she saw before her,
Saw Red Panther IN his war pant,
with his crown OF Eagle feathers
Resting lust above his forehead,
Gazing at the Indian maiden,
With a look Of intense hhredi
Roaming out from every feature,
From the eyes uI Young Red Panther,
With laugh that rang and echoed
From the stiffness Of the night air
Threw lie down a scalp before her,
With the flesh blood dropping from IT,,
Then tie blold-siained water lily,
Then he said in accents measured,
"Mctoka, princess Of the valley,
Noble daughter OF the Black Hawk,
Promised bride ot MalamuXi,
See | have revcngrd my people,
With the blood OF MttamuXi
Take the token which You gave INN,
Cast il back upon the waters.
Swift as sea gulls skim the water,
Nletoka grasps the scalp aud token,
Casts her eyes upon the heavens,
Looks once more upon the water,
CRYING out in tones of anguish,
| come ] come o MalamuXE
Swift as charnois on the nOuntAin,
Metuka leaps into the water,
Leaving On the bank hehind her
Disappointed young Red Panther.
lie had not the Indian maiden
For squaw, nor for IA cipiire,
Neither had he MitamuNi +,
Bleeiiug scalp which he threw before