The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-09

song went gaily round. Suddenly
fearful cry, a cry Of anguished ter
ror rung out, in dread eansirast TO
the many miTtbiul sounds The
bride, with blanched face aad eyes
protruding, sprung toward the az
tonisbe,l bridegroom. crying with
choked and quivering voice:
@0hl Sars me Henry Sdre me
He has come 10 kTl me : Hs said he
,coald u
Was that man or demon that sud
denly appeared before the startled
and wondering crowdy
A fearful being confronted them
dreadful and yet piteous sight.
There stood the transformed Atha-
nasc, torn, disheyelled, with blood
shot eyes and fever-scorched swollen
! lips; all the savage instincts reused,
intensified by the insult to his race
aud tre2chery 10 himself None could
have recognized the handsome, cour-
teaus young brave in the being be-
fore them, distorted, hideons by the
fiery passion and tremendous hate
that dwarfed the soul and scorehed
and withered his life and blood. The
guilty fears of the coquette recog-
nized him and instinctiyely warned
her of " hat she might expect. A
glance showed what we are COM
PEELED to use so many words in tell
ing. All seemed to comprehend and
to anticipate tragic ending. Quick
as were their thoughts, the actions
Of the Indian kept pace. The girl,
uttering that dreadful cry, rushed to
throw herself upon the manly breast
that would so gladly have shielded
her.
The tomahawk of the savage ar
rested his steps and stilled his brave
heart forever, buried in his brain ere
be fully realized what caused that
dreadful cry from his expeetant bride.
Drawing another weapon as he
hurled his battle-axe, the Indian
dashed forward toward the girl with
reckless daring and superhuman en-
ergy. Whether he designed to kill
or capture her was not discovered,
as his purpose was frustrated by
the whites rushing in between
them, for they were nursed in
dangers lap aud recovered from the
shock and the surprise with marve-
lous rapidity, which only . life of
vicissitude could teach. The savage
seeing himself outnumbered, and for
the time, at least, baked of his re-
venge, for which he only wished to
live, fed in a zigzag course toward
a elump of timber. His willy STRAIT
: agem was successful, the hurried aim
' of the whites was bafied, and he
reached in safety the sheltering
wood. Then wheeling, be faced the
house and pealing forth the battle
cry of his tribe, with desperate calm
ness awaited the onset OF his foes
, Blood lie painted for; blood alone
could wash out the insult and con
tumelv with which be had been
treated, and Gt him for intercourse
: with the braves Of his nation in the
happy hunting grounds" /"
Well was it then for the peace oi
the border that the bravest there
were also just men. The conduct Of
the girl and of the Indian had con
: vinced them that he was acting ac
r cording to his lights, and had great
q claims to their compassion. With
difficulty they restrained the fiery
spirits who were rushing forth to
T answer bis defiant yell. They were
e of the border chiyalry and would
brook no insult or challenge from al
equal, still less from an Indian
and one friendly to the French. An
appeal TO their sense of right and
superiority of numbers stopped them
G The bowed and stricken coquette
I admitted giving him undue eneour.
agement, but like most evil doers
she meant no harm. She only want
ed to see how an Indian would act
: Wanted to make Henry, oh poor
@ poor Henry jealous, just 10 see how
f he would act" etc.
q After waiting some time for The
expected attack, Atbanase wandered
away into the forest planning for re.
i venge-to the Indian sacred duty
S He visited the tribes least favorable
: to the English and by his fiery elo
quence and zeal reused their young
men to pitch of frenzy nearly equal
{ to his own. He formed league fol
b the destruction Of every Englishmar
: on the border and more particularly
! the settlement at the forks of Yough
His design, in which he was success
fal, was to unite all the neighboring
nations. The advance of Braddock's
overwhelming force alone saved
them. He would say:
t "Who are these people that lool
. upon us as dogs? That scorn US
Whose plows rake up and destroy
toe graves of our fathers, and whose
e dogs gnaw their bones? They call
5 us brothers, and destroy and drive
!: away the game! Is that like q
brother ? They kill all The largest
and most beautiful trees of the forest
where the game can shelter Day
D after day the axes of the SwannocE
ring in our forests and the timbeI
r withers at their touch. Is that {
brothers act? They claim all The
land from the far Ia-nuR-gah, the
beautiful Ohio, to the distant rapiC
e streams of the Lenape! Will you lei
u them have it? Will you tamely sub
!, nit, sons of the great Unamis
Will you tell the great council of tht
Onondagas that YOU cannot resist tht
{ men who love nothing, respect moth
It ing; who defile our fathers graves
; who let their cows drink and thei
n filthy swine wallow in the sacred
spring, where all the tribes, from
year to year, smoked the calumet ant
e listened to the talk of the Grea
b Manitou in their dreams. They rol
J. us! They cheat us They call II
i slaves. and worse, they make u
slauesl Rouse. then. sons of ih'
forestl Sound The great tay-ray-e
u gun of your fathers! Let the nois'
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