The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-03-26
AN INDIAN TALE.
Or, LOVE IN THE RAPIDS.
BY JOHN II VIVIAN.

in the q ssessi,n al which 'he Dominl0,
II CaLada can rjoice is 10 be found su''
rounding the By Of Qran'e and Il {
rivers which are there tributary to til,
81. lawrence. in e,ning up the bay;
the eye of The Traveller ,a delighted ~ III.
Visions at beauty In he seen On every side.
The formation If he country is 30 varied
'hAl with every mile nf the uiney TIE
icturesqne hecumrs more apparent. o.
he one hand, The hlnffs arc ~ he seen
r'S'ng almost rerpeudiCularty Uut at the
c'rar waters # 'he bay, N,th their SHARP.
rocky outlines t,own'ng dtiarce 1T ths
,stle hoa' which sails 81 gracefully over
he blue d-pth<; these nlLff, are usually
crowned by forests, which are ht virgin
growth at the soil anil are composed ~
every variety ct tree indigenous to thr
climate On the other hand my be see,
he beautiful r"tling country. cut up in,"
fields, prest uting chess-board like APP
pnaraure with the vir'rgated cniors "f
their diffr.t Mt vegetable growthS. The
pleasing appearance pre- enItd by the
substantial farm-l uses hat dot he hr'.
sl.ies almos: causes one To sigh tor the
lite nt apparent fre' dom from cate which
ole imaQines the occupants I" enj'v. IL
he th'.ughts OF pleasure which the see NJ
rgt nj, r., ell ideas at the l,h0: which
he lord of The soil has 4" per rom are
lost. and the iniaglnau n revcls only IL
the delights of the apparently lndepende
ert existence of the residents Oi III So
lovely hooks.
Two hundred and fifty years ago this
braufItul County was the i.'me III the rcd
men of The forest. The Mohawk tribe,
" hose reservation now consists ot pnr
ton OF the same country, were the, uncis
pu'ed owners # ihe soil. The MoMwks
are one of the most Intelligent tribes at
Indians on The continent, evidence at
which is to be found in the easy grace
with which they have abandnn' i the war
pail. aud the Chase, and have acc mmO-
u ted themselves o the EXISTING state 'i
fairs consequent Gu the white mans STU
premacy. A. the time at he commehct-
I1ent ct our s'"ly, the tfil'e was living III
1t aboriginal state. and MAS under the
government Of the old chIet Owamatnoka,
/" hose pr"wess in bar'it and the chase,
aud deeds OF vai0r aud bravery formed
The the M vi many titesine STORIES, tolt
With view To lncite h younger braves
to acts Ga daring and emulation. The old
man vi the last OF long line OF braves
who, from father to son, lad ruled the
tribe and who, through their great
-treng'h Of character and powers Ut com.
mand, had been able to Ieslst the 4en
cr,4chmepts of all rival trires, aud ma n
tain the integrity Of their national iiber-
ty. The old Chiefs grief at not having
son to inherit his pnsit on was intens. !;
but, win tie stolcism Of his race, none
hut one thoroughly acqna'n ed with their
character could guess It. HIS sorrow was
IN measure Iessened when the child at
his old age mis- daughter Milxsunee, The
Idol of his life, the darling OF the tribe,
wodli come to him in nls tent and throw
ny her arms around the old rnan's neck.
seek in every way, aud by every art and
7yila of which woman is mistress, be che
white OF dusky, to charm away his th0s' =
IN the s1.j c., the existence Ot winch the
all-observing eye IF love had long eince
discovered. TIE knowledge that the
heart of her father was u,ssessed by thi,
secret grief was \ never ceasing source OF
pain to the lovely Miiwaunce, and in her
nominations she usually endet with the
decision that the choice, of her heart--in
her opinion the only one w"rthy--shoul,,
re the successor OF her father when the
Good Spirit should see d. to call him &,
rhe happy hunting grounds. There had
long been stcretly-cherished love In the
peart o. the beautisul M,iwauxee for IN.
Young brave Napoiogs. SIC had witnessed
mis- return from The war path and IN.
chase, and had Eo.ed he flush of victory
aud success on bis brow when TO none
other had Il been apparent. and when the
lovelight had glanced in hiseycs % he met
berg ID the forrest path or gently
assisted bar to 6ll her water bucket Of