Year: 1878

ted, and pale, ana tremo'eu "ltn
emotion. and was wellnigh over
come, and for a long time how
cred between life and death, but
/ the Great Spirit restored her and
l was happy again. I did not
ask her nor did she allude to her
ABSENCE, I was too happy she had
returned. But my happiness did
notlast long. When four moons had
come and gone, and when the
leaves were falling like the mist
of the early morning she melted
away again, and | could not tell
where she had gone until | dis
covered in the lodge this beautl-
ful amulet, which J have ever
since worn next to my heart.
No eyes but mine have ever seen
it since it was found, but [ will
show TO the pale face brother the
frozen lite of his lost sister," at
the same time holding out TO me
| the pouch he had so constantly
| worm I took it from his hand
and opened it, it was a beautiful
piece Of white coral, and in its
whiteness and purity it looked,
indeed, like the CONCEALED breath
of innocence. Handing it back to
him to replace it upon its resting
| place he resumed his narrative.


II found 1t, ~ said he, Sin the
middle of the lodge, upon it was
an arrow head of the Muskogee i
wolf! cowardl robber and full
ripe muscadine. I read the his
tory as clearly as the white
man can the letters upon his pa
per. Enoree had gone to the
Muskogee's wolf! towards rob-
bers! She had deserted her coun-
try and her tribe. Ny child was
forever lost to me. l searched for
her no more. I kept this trinket
about me as the life of my daugh:
ter, and which l want buried
with me, but I cast as far as l
could send the arrow of the Mus
kogee, wolf, coward, robber, and
my heart was barren until l
found my pale face son."


Canachugh then relapsed into
his accustomed se*erie. Not wish
ing to disturb him, l stole away
and Wrapping my robe around me
surrendered myself to sleep. In
the morning I was awoke by him.
He Iooked.as if though he had not
closed his eyes, but he said


"Let Canachtgh show his pale
face son the grave of his mother"
He took me to a mound Of stones
near by and after we had with
conjugal and filial reverence placed
upon it some additional stones
we silently left to make prepara-
tion for continuing our Journey.
When we reached the lodge, we
found shat I had not been provi-
dent in securing game. as Cana
chugh-had beenia The custom, and
early the snextsmerning he'went
out to the spring where the deer
were in the habit of resorting to
slake their thirst, and where
many an antlered buck had fallen
at his hands. He soon met with
an opportunity. A magnificent
monarch stealthily approached
the spring. I heard the sharp
crack of the rife and on going to
the place saw in the distance a
struggle between The Indian and
the deer. He was only wounded,
and Canaohugh had left his hunt
ing knife and could OILY worry
without dispatching the buck. 1t
was terrific struggle. When at
bay, the buck is no mean antago-
mist, and it called into play all the
strength and agility Of theSndian.
At length L came to his assistance
and we dispatched him, and Cana
chugh placed him upon his shoul'
ders and carried him to the lodge
AS be threw him down upon the
ground I saw that the beautiful
amulet which he had so con-
stantly worn and Of which he had
given me the history was gone. |
said to him: "My father has lost
his amulet" pointing to the place
where it had hung. He placed
; his hands upon his breast to salts
fy himself that it was gone, and
Immediately started to the theatre
of the struggle with the deer, but
failed to find it. The deer de.
manding our attention, We re-


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