The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-10-21

yet lives, and that she IS in my power -
The words were spoken in the most
perfect English, and there was bitter
ness in them which even surpassed
| their import. When the Indian first
heard them, he was 50 overcome with
his emotion, that he was scarcely able
to move. But he soon recovered him.
| self and the fires of deadly hate and
vengeance which burned in his heart
gave him the fierceness of tiger, as he
leaped to his feet, and sprang upon his
foe. So sudden was the attack, that the
stranger was hurled upon his back, and
| the Indian was astride him, holding Il
| glittering knife to his throat, even be-
fore he had time to use his own weap-
on, or make the slightest resistance.
Moses gave utterance to shrek, which
made the forest echo again, and then he
hissed these words through his teeth
| ''Jo Milburn, I've got you-an, I've
got you now."
''Well-well," growled the man,
''you've got me and what then ?''
"What then!" shrieked Moses, his
eye glaring upon his foe, and his hand
moving as if he longed to finish his
work but becoming more calm, he
continued ''Jo Milburn, it was just
such a night as this, fifteen years ago,
that you came upon my cabin. The red
blood ran like water, and the red flame
cracked until became homeless. You
were the leader of the fendish band who
did that fearful work.
''You deserved it, for you were a rem
egade," growIed Milburn.
you speak falsely, for I was nc rem
egade. Once I was the chief of my
tribe, and they obeyed me. The pale
face came among us, yourself with the
others. Soon ] found that my people
were becoming discontented. Theythirst-
! ed for white mems blood You set them
on. L could see no reason why my pale
/ brothers should die, so [ prevented a
general slaughter The settlers were
| grateful, and one of them gave me his
| child as my bride. She was blue-eyed,
| tender being OF sixteen, and 1 loved
her with all my Indian heart and soul.
! 1t was on account of this marriage,
and my desire to settle down into civil
lied life, that you call me renegade"
The act made you So"
'.Bat it did not make you the leader
of my band, OF give you the right to
murder my loved ones and destroy my
! house,
Il have not murdered your WIFE
$50 learned by the words I over
heard you utter just now. L have al
ways thought you did, and for fifteen
years / have mourned her as lost. Dur
| ing that time, too, have constantly
| sought for you, until this moment have
never been able to find you Now you
throw yourself in my way, and your
doom is sealed. But first, tell me where
shall find my wife-my Wild Flower"
'.Alive? alive take him alive !"
shrieked MIburn, and then fiendish
|
| This was caused from the fact that
half-a- dozen savages had cautiously ap-
preached, and their knives were raised
over the head of Moses, as if about to
be plunged into his body. The words
of the white renegade were obeyed, and
the former chief was seized and, in spite
! nf or =: ",
| bound.
| Miiburn began to rave in his triumph.
| He brandished his weapons in the face
of his former captain, and even inflicted
upon him a severe cut. He also gave
his enemy several kicks and blows, treat
ing him III most brutal manner, all of
which the Indian boro without even a
groan, althoug his eyes flashed fire, and
his breast heaved with the intensity of
his pent-up feelings. But it was not
the purpose of Milburn to kill his VIC
tim then and there, for he had other
| plans in view. In short time the bear
had been dressed, fire made, and some
steaks broiled, Milburn and his fellow
ers making hearty meal, of which
poor Moses renamed only a spectator.
After the repast was over, the party
| started off towards the Hudson, drag
ging their victim after them. They did
not observe that deeper in the forest
there was single human figure, and a
pair of dark eyes watching them.
All night the march was continued,
and, with intervals of rest, until the fol-
lowing night. By this time the river
was reached, and out into the middle of
the Hudson the captive was taken over
the solid ice. He could not divine the
intention of his captor for in the mid
die of the stream he halted, an6 then
gave some orders to his men, who at
once set to work to obey them. With
| their hatchets, a hole but little larger
tli;tn a mans body was cut through the
ice, and then Moses was plunged into
it, his head, however, still remaining
above the surface. Here he was seeur-
ed In such a manner that he could not
sink, neither could he escape from his
horrible position. He could gaze around
and see all that was passing, but his
eyes must soon lose their power, as
the water was chilling him to the very
heart.
1t was not long before circle of fires
had been lighted, and the glare of these
rendered the surroundings as brilliant