The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-07-27
AN INDIAN ROMANCE.

During the latter year OF the war part
OF Spotted Tails family was at Fort Lara
ME, and with them was his favorite daugh-
ter, young girl of eighteen. The For,
was then garrisoned by companies Of an
Ohio volunteer cavalry regiment, and among
the officers WAS Il handsome young lieutcn-
ant, Of pleasant manners. Spotted Tails
daughter fell violently in love with this
young man. Her passion does not see-. &c
have been rcciprocated, aud it is said he
marry her, and therefore It would he wrong
for him to visit her or receive visits from her.
But the infatuated girl would not be conyn-
ced and could not see why she, Princess
and the daughter Of the most powerful chief
on the plains, was not 4 suitable wife for the
young soldier. lay after day she would
dress herself with scvupulous care and como
to the fort to see her beloved. 1t was pitt
"S'o 10 .Lso.vo her rs hour after hour she
would sit on the door step of the officers
quarters, waiting for him to come cut. At
other times she would follow him about Ike
4 dog, seemingly perfectly happy to be near
him aud enjoy the poor privilege OF looking
1T him.
Spotted Tail, hearing or til, strange con-
duct of his daughter, and deeply mortified
a her want of seif-rcspcct fastened to the
fort and putting her in charge Of some kind
friends bid them carry her into the Rocky
Maintains, where he had little camp and
Ertion Of his people dwclt in the fall aud
winter time. They were told TO divert her
in every way, and, if possible, endeavor to
make her forget her foolish passion. She
went away mcckiy enough, but fell into II
deep melancholy, from which no effort OF
friends could rouse her Presently she re-
fused to take food and pincd away until she
was mere skeleton.
One day courier, whose horse was COW
cred with foam, sought the chief to tell him
his daughter was dying of Il broken heart
and wished to see him once moro before she
passed to the spirit land. Away, over
mountain and stream, hurried the great
chief, and paused not BY night or by day
until he reached the bedside Of his beloved
child. He found her alive, bat sinking
very fast, and she bid him SIT close beside
her and hold her hands in his while she told
him all the simple story of her love and suf-
fcring, and Il broken heart. She said: "I
shall soon be at rest, my father, and with
those Of our kindred who have gone bcfo. e.
In that beautiful land | will wait for you,
and you Will soon come TO join me, dear IA
ther, for your hair is white with years of
care aud toll and you are growing old and
tired. You arc great chief, and have yet
many warriors, but pray you not to quar-
rel with the whites, who are more numerous
than the leaves on the trees Of the forest.
Spare your people, my father, and rest yet
little while in peace; when you will have
reached the end Of the Journey of life and
come to join Inc i'll that happy home where
l am going. The pale faces are the people
Of him | love SO well, and between you and
them hope war will never come again
And, oh, my father and my chief, when l
am dead take my poor wasted body and lay
IL to rest on the hill beside the fort where
learned to love SO wcl"
The chief promised he would do all as she
wished, but bid her live and she might yet
be happy. She fingered few days and
then the faithful heart ceased to beat. AL.
most hcart-brokcn, Spotted Tail bid his at
tcndants prepare the body for burial, and
bear it as rapidly as possible on their shoul-
ders to the fort.
We ought never to believe evil of any
one till we arc certain of it. We ought not
| to say anything that is rude and dspleasing