The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-08-04
SPOTTED TAIL.
a ROMANCE or THE FoEEsT-I.oyE OF
Ills DAUGHTER AND nER DEArIt FRoM
A BROKEN HEART.

BROKEN iiEART.
The following account Of the celebrated
Sioux chief Spotted Tail, IS from adsanc,
] sheets OF General lSrisbin's book:
During the latter years the war, par
t Of Spotted Tails family remained for i
time ut Fort Laramie, aud with them wa,
/ his layorite daughter, a young girl Just
] budding into wolnnulood. The fort wa,
then garrisoned By companies Of Ohio re-
giment Of volunteer cavalry. Among the
officers Of this regiment was a young man
Of good appearance and pleasant lnanners,
and with whom the chiefs daughter fell
il love. Her passion does not seem to
have been reciprucated by the young sol.
der. aud he did all in his power to con-
vince her he could not marry her, and
therefore it would be wrong in him to pay
his addresses to her. But the infatuated
girl would not believe, and could not un-
derstund why she. a princes, and the
daughter Of the powerful chief on the
plains. was not suitable wife for tile
soldier. Day after day she would dress
herself with scrupulous care, aud come to
the fort to see her beloved, 1t was pitt
able to observe her, as hour after hour she
would sit on the doorstep Of the young or.
icer's quarters, waiting for him to come
out. AT other times she would follow hm
about the parade ground like u dog seem.
ing perfectly happy il she could only be
near him aud eujoy the poor privilege Of
looking at him.
Spotted Tan hearing Of the strange con-
duct Of bis daughter, aud deeply mortified
at her want IT self respect. fastened to the
fort. aud putting her in charge Of some
kind friends. babe them carry her off into
the Rocky Mountains. where portion Of
his tribe dwclt. and cndeayored IN every
way 10 make her forget Der unfortunate
love. She went away nleekly enough but
fell into deep melancholy, from which
NJ effort Of friends could arouse her--Pre-
scntly she refused TO take any food, aud
pIned way to . mere skeleton.
One day courier. whose horse was
white with foam, sought the great chief
aud told him that his daughter was dying
of broken heart. aud nished to see him
once more before she passed to the happy
spirit laud. Away over mountain aud
stream hurried the chief and paused not
Tor iUud or rest until be had reached the
bedside ot his beloved child. lie found
.ier still alive but fast sinking. aud she bid
him sit close beside her and hold her flesh
less hands ia his while she told him all aer
simple story Of love and suffering aud u
orvkcn heart. She then said | shall
soon be at rest, my father. aud with those
ofvur Kindred wbu have gone before. ln
tha, beautiful iand will wait for you. and
you vii. soon come TO join me, dear father
for your locks are whitencd with years Of
care, you are last growing old aud tired.
You are great chief aud have set many
warriors, but the pale faces are more
numerous than the leaves OF the forest and
pray yuu to cease from warning with them.
Spare your people. my chief, rest little
while 10 peace, and you will have reached
tue end Of your journey Of life, aud come
20 join me ~ the happy home 10 which |
am nov going. Tie pale faces are his pco-
pie. and between you aud them hope war
viii never come again. And. y my father
aud lny chief. when am dead. take ny
poor wasted body aud lay il on the hill
beside tie Tort where learned 10 love 50
vel. Tue pulscIess baud grew cold as
the great chief promised his child all she
asked Of hin, then the lustrous eyes glazed
over. the THU lips ceased to move. the
smile fl from .he wasted face, and the
lniisn girl was dead.
The heart. broken chief bid The atteh-
dants dress the body of The princess for
burial. aud on the shoulders Of stout war.
riors il was carried II Laramie aud laid to
rest among the pale faces, one of whose
race slie had 80 fatally loved. iler grave
is still pointed Out to the traveller, and
there il will long reuaiu monument Of
the saddest story uf the plains. Spotted
Tail often speaks Of bis dear dead daughter
with aifcctivnate remembrance aud once
10 great counsel held with The The whites
at Laramie lie said Were not the hope.
lcssncss Of resistance. aud the dictates Of
policy sufficient to restrain me frum acts d
war. the pledge made to my dead child
IN her dying honr would cause no u keep
At peace with yvnr people"
Evil tlluughls in the sunl of either man
Or woman. like oil ii wHtur. will rise to The
top. No perfrciians ~ deceit tan amaiga.
mate with viriuo 80 that they will remain
&t4a8 sssfaaaAAe4
Nothing l. % great an Instantc. x i'll.
manners as aitiery. II you hatlcr al the
company. you please nonc, IL YOU aaitcr
only one or two. you allront The rest.
Most people would saccced 10 small
ihings. IL they were not troubled With gica,
ambitions.
whure tfne srlilrie dwclls. lsyaliy.
hounly. friendship and fidelity u'y bc
Ouiid.