The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-24

be- made wife a16 then deserted
knew that all the promises Of her white
lover were liesl All! IL there was ever
a hell raging in human bosom-ever
brow blacker than "A thunder-cloud--
il was hers, as she rushed toward her
wigwanI, with her fingers playing
convulsivcly with her long. sharp
knife.
But the next day, when she met
Legarde, she was rs calm as summer
morning. She yielded to his embraces;
she returned them with interest; she
showed her love SO warmly thatifhe had
any doubt he was more than satisfied
now.
..Comc.r he said. "tell me when you
will be my wifeP"
"Let the pale-face be at yonder
rock" she replied. pointing TO n dis
tant one, s'before the sun has drank
up the dew. There let him remain un-
Oil Bright Eyes comes. She will not
be long. Then she will answer
And so IL was decided, and the gray
of morning found Legarde at the
trysting place. But the hours crept
along and he was yet alone. The sun
rose and began heating all around him.
Something must have detained the
Indian girl. he fancied, and determined
TO wait yet longer. Suddenly, how
ever, he was aroused by startling
hiss. He turned and saw huge rat
tlesnake crawling up the side OF the
rock. Fleeing toward the other side
(for he was unarmed and there was not
even n stick for defense near) he would
have descended, but was met by an
other serpent. For a moment he
stood oyer-powered by fear. Then he
saw the scaly monsters crawling up
toward him in every direction-know-
ing that the hot suns rays had lured
them from their holes--knew that he
was standing over their den, and
thousands upon thousands were sur
rounding him.
"Oh. my God! What shall / do?"
burst from his lips in the terrible agony
of the moment
A wild. ringing almost iiendish laugh
rang upon his ears, as IL in reply, and.
looking up he saw Bright Eyes stand
ing upon rock high above him.
bright Eyes! Bright Eyesl For
heavens sake save me9" he shouted,
the wind TO his ears:
1.-The pale faces tongue is as false
as the serpents. He would have made
her his wife and then deserted her.
The very night she promised To be his
she crawled near his wigwam and
heard all. She told him 30 come here
here TO the very center OF the SER
penis den-for his answer. The
poisoned teeth and fiery tongues will
give il 10 him. Seel"
The pen could not IL IL would. and
would not IL IL could. describe the
scene that followed. The Indian girl,
from her lofty lookout, saw all-saw
human form fighting with countless
serpents, whose fangs were driven
deep into the quivering flesh. She
saw him fight with the courage OF
despair. She heard his prayers fol-
mercy, and answered with horrid,
mocking laughter. She saw the mad
dened wretch. completely covered with
a network of scaly coils, leap head
long from the rock-knew that she was
terribly revenged, aud calmly sought
old Joe. and told him that his master
wanted him.
ALI! how the ola man snuuueTeu
when he found the distigured corpse,
and read at n glance the true history
Of the matter. His eyes could not be
deceived, no matter how another
might be. He made coffin OF bark,
buried the remains, and even as he was
doing SO saw the incarnate devil of q
woman standing at little distance
laughing and making mocking gcs
lures. That sight was too much.
"God forgive me- he muttered be
tween his teeth. ut may be wrong
To take n human life, but" The
ringing of rifle cut the sentence
short, and at the same time ended 1
| human existence.
He started forward, saw that tn,
Indian girl was dead, and ther
fastened TO his canoe and fled for hi
life. He had taken the punishment in
To his own hands. Reader. do you o.
do you not blame him.-Cincinndt
Enquirer.
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