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

DurinS the latter year OF the war part
| Of Spotted Tails family was at Fort Lara
ME, and with them was his favoriie daugh-
ter, young girl of eighteen. The Fort
was then garrisonod by companies of an
Ohio volunteer cavalry regiment and among
the officers WAS 4 handsome young leutcn-
ant, Of pleasant manners. Spotted Tails
daughter fell violently in love with this
young man. Her passion docs not seem to
have been rcciprocated, and it is said he
did all he could to convince her he could not
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 conyin-
ced and could not see why she, a Princess
and the daughter of the most powerful chief
on the plains, was not 4 suitable w:ie for the
young soldier. lay after day she would
dress herself with scrupuous care and come
to the fort to sec her beloved. 1t was pitt
sSio :, -L-u%ra- her rs hnnc after hour size
would sit on the door step of the officers
quarters, waiting for him to come out At
other times she would follow him about Ike
a deg, seemingly perfectly happy to be near
him and enjoy the poor privilege OF looking
ut him.
Spotted Tail, hearing Of tn, strange con-
dact of his daughter, and deeply mortified
nj her want of self-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
a 9rticn of his people dwet in the fall and
winter time. They were told to divert her
in every way, and, if possible, cndeavor to
make her forget her foolish passion. She
went away mcekly enough, but fell into
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 4 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-
fering, and Il broken heart. She said: II
shall soon be at rest, my father, and with
those of our kindred who have gone befo. e..
In that beautiful land I will wait for you,
and you will soon come to join me, dear IA
ther, for your hair is white with years of
care and 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 tho 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 in that happy home where
l am going. The pale faces arc the people
of him love SO well, and between you and
them l hope war will never come again
And, oh, my father and my chief, when
am dead take my poor wasted body and lay
| ii to rest OH the hill beside the fort where
learned to love so we'll"
The chief promised he would do all as she
wished, but bid her live and she might vet
be happy. She fingered few days and
then the faithful heart ceased to beat. AL.
most hcart-broken, Spotted Tail bid his at.
tendants 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