Vincennes Gazette, Volume 13, Number 40, Vincennes, Knox County, 9 March 1844 — Page 1

VINCENNES SATURDAY GAZETTE

"truth without fear." VOLUME XIII. VINCENNES, INDIANA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1844. NO. 40.

ORIGINAL. For the Vincennes Gazette, WICO. A Tale of tho Neutral Ground. BY OMOHAW. THE PURSUIT. Come, tricudiy render, if thou art disposed to send thy imagination on a cruise into the realms of fantasy, allow me to pilot it to the far distant wilds of the West, where nature's man, uncontaminated by the vices of civilization, yet roams the fertile plains and forests of his nativity, the bold, unrestricted representative of na-

ture's God. A short distance beyond the Mississippi " - on o. - - . squares (Foxes), they have long dwelt on the confines of civilization and have Ieancd ait the vices, but none of the virtues, of their pale faced brethren. These are n t the men for us : we woul.l see nature's man as nature builds him, uripa'.sied by the drunkenness and debauches cf those to whom he ha been taught to look as mode! of moral rectitude ,- we would hear his rich Inngunge spoken in its primitive purity and unmixed with the profane epithets of the white man. Then, West w ard, ho '.' is the word. We now cross prairies almost boundless on eiiiier hand : small creeks with their scant border of timber and occasional rivers of considerable si,:e with heavier hinges of jack oak, are the on!v relief to the eye as it wanders over the level meadow of grass an I wild dowers. As we approach the Missouri the. coimtrv becomes more broken ; deep, mirerv ravines are to cross and high, barren, sat; Jy knobs are to climb. Now, as we reach the top of c-.n unusuelly high knob the dark red ua(et of the Ahoiri is seen in the distance wid we know tliat our v'urnt is nesrlv at its end. We cross it toe Omohaw, -Ud in the skin of a buffalo, hh quiver of arrows , winding tinder liis left arm, unbent o v m han.l, oilers us- a cordial welcome the Oio skulks around uur camp, v atehing f.ir an opportunity to steal a horse f aid the Pawnee urges us to partake of his hospitality. About sixty miles from the Missouri we liud a Pawnee village on the West bank of a small tributary t.f the Platte. The . ,iy Mil vu.vr . X i.-,';a u.' t V bitth, and was, but a few years since adopted ml) tlie Pawnee trib.-. 'I 'here is a somewhat singular tale connected with his marriage an i adoption, which I propose to give you. For that purpose, we will n il time's car back four years, at which l:m we find U"i:o 3 resident "f his native village, imme i ir.tel v i n th 3 West bank of the- .Missouri. Tiie Pawnees and dimhaws having' been, from tune immemorial, on terms of the most confiding intimacy, it is no unusual circumstance for them to intermarry, and either tir wife orhusband becomes an adopted member, and renounces the distinguishing trait of their nativity, their mother tongue. W:co, being of 110bie extraction, sought the hand of Zooia, the only daughter of ( ;rac. duel' of the village above mentioned, and succeeded not only in obtaining tiie consent of Orac but, which was a more f rtuuate circumstance for his domestic tranquility, the confiding love of the dark eyed msid. And now, whilst preparations are mak ing to celebrate th-? nuptials we. will digress for the purpose of 1:1 a king a short explanation of our caption. The Sioux are now probabiv the strongest tribe of Indi nns in North America. They are continually making war on the weaker tribes aruond them, and particu'arlv those South of them, 'I ne neutral ground is astiip of country of considerable width lying on their southern boundary and upon which the southern Indians never venture unless under the most urgent circumstances. The Sioux, however, pay but little attention to its neutrality, and scalp those whom tlipy may chance ij find upon it as readily as if found within their own lecognised territory. It is upon this ground the incidents related in our little story were enacted. Both tribes were busy in making preparations to solemnize the marriage of the lovers with the pomp due their birth, when a war party of Sioux made a descent upon the Omohaw town, and after putting to indiscriminate massacre the few inhabitants of the village upon w hom they could lay their hands, set fire to the lodges, and taking as many horses as they could gel hold of, made a hasty retreat tor their own country. Fortunately for Wico, he. with nearly the whole of his people, was cut on a preparatory hunt. One of hi men who had been left at home escaped at the first intimation of the coming foe and immediately communicated the sad intel'igence to the hunting party. The necessary delay had given the living Sioux a day and night the start of him. nevertheless, Wico chose a dozen cf his best warriors and set forward in pursuit, hoping that the thieves being encumbered with their horses could not travel so fast but that he might overtake them and re-steal a part of their ill-gotten gain. In the meantime Lezark, the commar.v ant of the Sioux party, being a young Chief and wishing to establish his character as n distinguished warrior, determined upon further adventure before returning

home. For this purpose he detached as many of his men as could be spared from the conduct of the horses and resolved, with this little force, which amounted to six, five others than himself, to look in upon the Pawuees and pick up such scalps or iierses as chance might throw in his w ay. His party being too small to think of doing much in the scalping line, horse Mealing became his principal object, and knowing that if pursuit was made at all by the Omohaws, that they would follow ihi trail of the horses, he set forward on foot to avoid making a trail or leaving any other indication of his present design, and confiding in his own sagacity to procure horses to ride home on. Wico, as was anticipated, in the hurry of his pursuit, failed detect this manoeuvst, follow?,,' :! -'ey worn trahi of the horses. On the evening of the second day after leaving the destroyed village they came to a place known as the look out,' being a tremendous mound, from the top of which the observer had an almost unlimited view of the country around. Ascending this know! he saw at tiie distance of about two mdes a large volume of smoke rising from a valley in which he knew there was a running stream of water and an excellent p'ace for so large a party as the otie he w as in pursuit of to camp. THE LSC.VPE A SIXGCLAIi CA'K OF EflSTAXIS. A consultation was held by Wico and his party t-.s to their future conduct. There could be ;:o doubt but that the smoke they saw, arose from the camp tires of their enemies, and it was determined to enter the valley, and approaching as near the camp of the Sioux's as possible, await 1 favorable opportunity to capture as many horses as chance would enable them, and make a precipitate flight homeward. The Sioux, suspecting that they were followed, had, during the day, left a runner behind to ascertain w hether such was the fact, lie had not long to await the arrival of the little Omohaw cavalc ade.and he was able, by a circuitous route, to communicate the strength of tKe pursuers ls his friends, whose object it immediately became to secure tiie scalps of the little squad. For this purpose, they camped early, budt large fires and threw out every possible demonstration of carelessness, to impress upon the mind of Wico their pretended ignorance oEJiis vicinity and thiir real feeiings of security from pursuit." Scarce had Wico entered the vallev. when a show er of arrows greeted him from an ambuscade and half his men fell dead or dying from their horses. A disorderly tlight appeared to be the only means left in the power of the survivors to rave their lives, and this W33 immediately reported to. They wheeled to tly, and another (light of arrow s met them from an ambuscade they had unfortunately passed. Again Wico saw that his little party was reduced, but it was no time to count noses, he was surrounded and must escape. G lading his

horse forward he succeeded, by a liberal use of liis club, in making an openiiif in the living fence that surrounded him and was in the act of availing himself of the passage when an unfortunate blow from the club cf an opponent felled his horse, and when the animal recovered, which he did instantly, the breach was filled up and was now the mostjimpregnable part of the ring that was gradually closing around him. 1 1 is horse now terrified by the treatment he had received, was perfectly unmanageable, and wheeling, in vain, sought egress on every hand. At length an arrow pierced his ham and frantic with the pain it gave him, he summoned all his powers for a desperate effort. The quick eye of a Sioux saw the coming struggle aboui being made by him and determining to sacrifice ihe horse to make sure of the scalp of the rider, discharged an arrow that would have had the desired effect had not tiie calf of Wieo's leer become a shield to the heart of the horse, ami the arrow, after passing through the firm ties h of the Indian's leg. made a deep incision in his side. He was now in ihe middle of his career from one side of the enclosure to the opposite, and this only served as a new spur of recklessness to the already desperate animal. Frantic with pain, he came at full speed to the breathing wail, and uttering a groan that probably had never saluted the ear of man before, made a leap, supernatural even in his fantacy. The longest spear failed to reach him as he passed like an arrow over the heads ot the swarthy Sioux, and when he Gfrain came to the earth it was with a force that forced him to his knees ; but conscious of the danger of delay, he re covered his feet and commenced his flight The astonished Sioux looked upon his rapidly retreating form with amazement. He looked more like a flying demon than an animal cf eartli his tail elevated to a level with his back his ears laid flat upon his hea l his eyes protruded and flashing with an unearthly fire his jaws distend ed to their utmost capacity, and at every emission of breath snorting volumes of blood from his distended nostrils. Ad to this the unearthly speed with which he defied pursuit and you have a picture to loc k ir on with amazement The furious animal, more from accident than mient;on, ook the homeward trail, which fortunately, v. as loss timbered than any other route he could have taken, and which ran

into a prairie of several miles in extent after passing the look out.' When he had passed the prairie, night was fast approaching, and the noble horse had not apparent- j ly lost any of his powers. But, he was

uu aoijui miuuii nca, uuu ji umber, and Wico knew that unless he could restrain his impetuosity, his race would be a short one. lie spoke to him and the affrighted animal appeared to imbibe new j terror at the sound of his voice, and for the first lime since being knocked down, recognized his presence. A tall oak appeared immediately in the line of the path,' and had caused it to diverge. Wico saw the impending danger and prepared for the emergency. The horse came to the curve, but heeded it not another bound and he was dead. Wico sprang from him the instant ha left ' ail1' wul r.x.v horse and rider-rolled upon the sward alike insensible. THE RESCUE ANOTHER SINGULAR CASK OF EPISTAXIS. Recovering from the stunning effects of his fall, Wico drew forth the arrow yet sticking in his Ipg. bound the wound with a slip of buckskin and ascended the tree at whose root lay his dead horse. Almost famished with thirst, his sleep, as he rest ed in an ample fork ol the old oak, was disturbed and unpleasant. At one time he dreamed that he was again surrounded he had made a breach in the rank of his foe and when passing through it his horse fell and one of I: is more fortunate follow ers availed himself of the temporary opening and escaped. He awoke with a sense of pain in his left shoulder, and on examination he eould distinctly trace the print of a horses hoof upon the back of his shoulder. This circumstance called to his mind ihe scenes of the day, and although the intensity of his excitement had rendered his recollection of tiie whole transaction as a dizzy dream, yet, he fancied that at the time his horse was felled, a rider had passed over him. When he descended, at dawn of day, from Ins perch, the larger bones only of the invaluable horse of yesterday were to be seen he had been eaten by the wolves. Weak and feverish as he was, he limped forward on the trail until noon, w hen he came to a small rivulet, and never had water been so welcome. After drinking and bathing his wounds in the cooling stream, he turned from the trail a tew paces Hud laid himself beneath the grateful shade of a vrei!i .-ai ; pe.t h wcari-; ed limbs. The hum of insects alone broke the death-like silence that reigned around, a pleasing zephyr fanned his fevered cheek, and yielding to the insidious opiate, he lept. How long his slumber lasted he knew not, but tiie western horizon was exercising its refractive powers upon the rays of the sun an 1 the gloii'is source of light appeared, in the blood red tinge of autumn, twice its noonday size, when he was awakened from his pleasing sleep by a rude burst of merriment, and opening his eyes hi astonished gaze fell upon a pirty of six Sioux who were seated on the opposite side of the path enjoying their evenintr meal. It was evident they had not yet discovered him, and he knew that the least movement, on his part, would betray his presence, and he determined to lav perfectly still and hope that their blindness might continue. But a new object caught his attention. It was a stout thong of buckskin carelessly lied around a large tree standing between him and his ene mies. A moment's observation and the tip end of an elbow appeared from behind the tree. Ihe horrid truth flashed across his mind they had a prisoner. He observed that the theng was carelessly tied and the least exertion would tree the pris oner. At tins moment a ueiicateiy mocosined foot showed itself from the same source, and Wico knew that the piisoner was a female perhaps his sister. His life was aheady in jeopardy and he could risk but little in an attempt to release the prisoner. liaising carefully on one knee, he bent his bow and disengaging an arrow from Ids quiver, look a deliberate aim at the temple of him who appeared to be the Chief of the party, and sent on its mission the ' winded messenger of death.' ForInnately for Lezark (for it was no other than him), a lough piece of meat, from w hich he was trying todetatch a bite, gave way at the insiant that Wico's bow-strmg cracked upon his wrist; and the conse quenca was. that his head went back with a jerk. and the arrow intended for his temple, slipped through his nose and pierced the brain of the warrior on his right. The meat was ejected from his throat by an exclamation of terror that sought egress, and sprinfintr from his seat, with a mutilated proboscis, sought salety 1:1 nignt. it is ex ample was followed by one of his party, and the two who lemained alive, were so perfectly overcome with astonishment that thev could neither run, nor even gain tneir rowers of thought until Wicos club had settled the worldly affairs of one. and was about descending upon the head of the last, when he appeared suddenly to lake cog nisance of what was going on around him and as suddenly closed with the hitherto victorious young warrior. H ico ha kept lent too long, and his wounds had bled too freely to match his strength acra'mst that of the brawny arm that nowencircled him. He struggled, however, as Ion'' ns he was able, but his prowerfu!

opponent threw him with great force at the feet of the prisoner, and springing upon him raised his club to deal the effectual blow, when his quiver swung round to the prisoner who seized an arrow from it

and plunged it to Ins heart And now, friend, allow me to introduce to your acquaintance the dark eyed maid, mentioned in a preceding part of my story under the name of Zooia, the affianced bride of Wico. She now stands, or rather leans, the undisputed conqueror of the field, not only encircled by the glory of a heroine, but by the arms of the man she lq,vcs. Were it within my power to convey to you a tithe of ihe happiness enjoyed by the lovers on this occasion, I certiin'y would do so; but, being a noncondncU' jf the tender passion, you must look etC.hr- ?nr ccoe. Leza-fk happening to meet with a favorable ppportunity of abducting Zooia, and not being able to effect a stealth of horses without laying himself liable to de tection, contented himself with this prize, and fled homeward on foot. nvalki.no in at the back door.After a due indulgence of grateful feeling, the lovers sat down to the yet smoking feast of iheir late foes, and ate as heartily as if they had not just taken a meal of the sweetmeats of love. The sun had already made a glorious set before the lovers had finished their repast, and this being a com try of peculiarly short twilights, it behooved the fugitives 10 look for a secure retreat for the night. They dare not stay by the fire, as Wico wasnotsure but that he might be pursued by the party from which he escaped on ihe day previous, and fire would bet' ay his resting place. He had been in the country some two years before, and recollected of liaring noticed a small cave in a bluff bank of the creek about two miles above their present locale. In this he determined to spend the night ; but, unfortunately, night was too close at hand, and they had not travelled half the distance before Wico w as coir pe lted tu band Zooia into the friendly frms of an oak and follow her into the recess of its gnarled boughs. Adjusting themselves as comfortably as circumstances would permit, they prepared to epend a sleepless right. Pack after pack of hungry wolves arrived to welcome them to the neutral ground, and never were lovers so clamorously serenaded. The nifhr was far advanced when Wico

iKtk f JgT making his ay N-!Prevcni ward their refuge, and with Qeiermiut'tfj Vo rc

courage, engage the throng of gaunt friends who met him at the root of the tree and, in courteous snaps, endeavored to dissuade him from his purpose of climbing. Jdruin had resolved to climb that tree and made several attempts to do so, but was as often called back by the pursuasivo length of divers teeth inserted rearward. This insolence a, length became mtolera-i hie, and quilting fjr a time, his desire of climbing, he commenced teaching his agile friends the beauty of boxing, variegating his friendly cuffs with sundry hugs and other equally endearing demonstrations of affection. This he continued until far the greater part of his pupils left iheir honored pedagogue, and those who remained seemed duly impressed with his graceful accomplishments and facinaling manners. He now announced his intention of climbing and was pleased to ob serve that no objection was made to bis doini'so. Bruin mounted aloft, and W ico prepared for his reception by breaking off the smaller limbs around him, that he might have an unimpeded swing of his club. The refugees had been so much amused by Bruin's honest courtesy and perseverance in his determination to visit them that they had failed to notice a more hostile movement in another quarter more hostile only because of its secrecy. This last mamsuvre was performed by a panther, and whether he and Bruin had held a consultation and agreed to act in concert, this deponent saitti not; nut their conduct on the occasion affords ample foundation for such a belief. The panther ascended a tall hickory standing within a few yards of the oak. and springing thence, lit in the top of the oak with a force that jarred the old tree to its roots. just at the instant that the bear received a hasty consignment from the club 01 ico, to the jaws of his amorous friends be neath. Wico felt the shock and it requir ed but a" thought to divine the cause. Encouraging Zooia to maintain her position firmly, he went up to meet the new visitant, who hatd so unceremoniously walked in at the back door. He found his customer very uneasy, as people usu ally are who feel that they are presuming too much upon an early acqnaintanee. Wico made a random blow at him, as he w as twisung about among the boughs, and knocked him loose from the tree. Down he went with a deafnin.g yell, tearing his way through the thick foliage and catch ing theidress of Zooia as he passed her seat, dragged her to the earth with him. Wico heard her shriek, and letting go his hold upon the tree, dropped at the side of the panthe-, whom he found in a desper ate struggle with ihe wolves over the in animate form ofZoola. In preservation of his own life, he had saved ihe maid unhurt except by the fcll, and Wico acknowl edged his services by cracking his skull. He now snatched the girl to his left arm and kicking tho dead body of the panther

to the wolves, thus drew the attention of

a large number of the rabble from himself. Another party were busy in dissecting the bear, and Wico was left comparatively the master of his own movements. He could fiojt think of attempting to reascend the fi,4e, encumbered with his inanimate burSen, and he determined to make a bold struggle to gain the cave. New packs were constantly coming to the revelry, and it was not long ere tho whole conclave, finishing the two carcasses chance had thrown within their reach, eet forward in chase upon the track of Wico. He reached the eavo and w as raising Zooia to its narrow mouth, when the head of a panther was protruded from the entrance, w hich told him, in a dialect not to be mistaken, that ihe apartments were let. Th'--jv'ves were '-earning rabidly vvnj-" arid again lie resumed hTs -ic . "l'rj whither could he run for safety ? lie knewof no place of security. Zooia was yet helpless, and he could only hope to protrart their lives but a few moments by the most desperate struggles yet he labored manfully for them. His strength was fast failing him, and he had began to entertain thoughts of giving up to what appear ed his inevitable fate, when a bright stream of light shone in the distance, and hope re animating his flagging nerves, he ran, as he supposed, to the camp fire of hisj foes, but found it to be a fire built by Oquoko, one cf his followers, in his unfortunate expedition. In the mutual relation of their escape from the Sioux toil, Wico learned that he was indebted to Oquoko for the delicate impression of a neatly turned horse's hoof Upon his shoulder. Oquoko saw him fall, and thinking that he was dead made ne, scruple of riding over him, to escape through tlie opening he had made. THE TORNADO. At daylight Wico had matured his plans, and Oquoko was sent home for assistance. He found his wounded leg so much inflamed and so very painful that he could scarce walk. Zooia was scarcely able to travel, and he could not hope to do more than reach the southern boundary of tiie Neutral ground by the next night. They set forward at an early hour and walked steadily ihoug'i slowly all day: and w hen evening again approached, Wico used more care in the selection of a tree upon which to spend their third night upon the neutral ground. To prevent the possibility of receiving a visiom ur,ve. . 1 he t?t chose a tall hickorv standing apart from a throng cf sturdy oaks that surrounded it. It was with great difficulty, in his wounded condition, that Wico was able to climb the tall straight shaft, and lend the necessary aid to 'Zooia. At sundown, jowever, they were comfortably seated in lie rough arms of the tree, and without lie fear of again being made the sport of wolves, were abie lo look back with com placency upon what they had suffered, and forward with the fond anticipations of mutual love. fhe dav had been hot and sultry in tho extreme, and when in the after part of the night, tiie moon arose, its silvery iglit shone upon a dark mass of cloud that was fast coming up the western horizon. A thunder-storm was Approaching, and although tiie forest had rang incessantly with theories of wild beasts, it appeared as if they had just turned out to get a meal belore the storm stion.d ilnve them to their laiis. The advance column of cloud shut out the light of the moon, ihe storm burst with a deafening explosion of thunder, and the bowlings of the beasts of prey ceased as in acknowledgment of a powerful rebuke from one to whom they had otlered onence. As ihe clouds be came thicker to the eastward the dark ness became more intense, until it was only by the vivid and long continued Hashes of lightning, that the lovers were able to distinguish each other a3 they sat side by side on the same limb. It was with an exclamation of horror, that Wico looked above and saw a ball of electric fire play for a moment above the tree upon which they sat; but the exc.ama tion was but half expressed, when the ''editning descended through the gnarled heart of the tree. Stunned with the shock, Wico fell to the ground and lay upon the wet sward. Ihe delude of rain that w as now pouring down, aided in his resuscitation, and looking up a favorable flash aided his desire to know the situation of Zooia. One glance was sufficient, and when another glow would have shown the fragile form, ie could 1 not again met me harrowing sigut mat repaid nis nrsi inquiry. 1 ne tree was broken off about twenty feel from the , . - 'pi - . .. . ground, and hanging by the waist on one of the splinters of the stump, he saw her for whom lie would willingly have given his own life. He fancied that he felt a drop of her warm blood fad full upon his cheek as he closed his eyes, and he could not again look up. As fond memory drew him back to tlie happy hours he had spent wilh her, he fancied that he heard hi name pronounced in her low sweet accent; but it could not be so, and again he turnpd to his sad musings, when Wico, Wico," came distinctly from above, in the tremulous tones of terror; and he could not ,p. r.isuken. Mounting tiie stump, be found that the splinter upon which she

hung, had merely passed through Iier varapivu girdle, and that she had sustained no other injury than was occasioned by the stunning shock of lightning. Disengaging her from her precarious situation, he was preparing to descend for the purpose of burning a more convenient resting place before the demons of the forest should again rally from their lurking places when a low hum, as of a passing bee, caught his attention, and looking in the direction from whence it came, he saw a pale sickly light, illuminate the western horizon. The forest trees began to move as if to try the strength of their hold upon the earth, although no breath of air was yet stirring, and WicoVaw that a tornado approached. He dare lot now descend, and grasping the raggeif stump, :hu rt-ugees 'coi"-"'1 ? :X5L- 2r";1 -

xrai. . o - t 'td iWfate. i'or long waited. ltV crash, 'twas gone, and they wertf fre'& look about them. Tiie iree upon which they were, being deprived of its top, had been ablo to stand the blast, but as far as the eye could yet see, all was levelled with the ground. The moon broke forth, and simultaneously with its appearance came the sharp bark of the wolf, the keen cry of tho panther and the unwieldy bear, with philosophic brow, walked over, whilst lie seemed to contemplate this tremendous wreck of nature. Savage ferocity descended, and erecting a throne of ruins of the proud old forest, gave loose rain to her favorite revelers. Clashing jaws, flashing eyes, the moans of the dying, and the cries of the enraged, were to be seen 2nd heard on every hand, and our lovers found their slump the focus of a horrible arena. Daylight came, and one by cue the savage beasts, as if ashamed of their night's debauch, with drooping heads sought concealment from the honest face of Sol. THE SEARCH. We shall now leave our lovers. This evening, as it were, they will meet friends and send a runnef to Orac. Ah! Orac, we had almost forgotten thee, good old man, but we shall not pass over ihey suffering without a passing notice. Orac did not return to his village until Wico had been gone two days, and when he did so it was to learn that his daughter had not been seen for several hours. Search was immediately made for her, but night closed in and she was not fonnr. 'fit .- she was beloved frylu; T.t;u XUvi.-tV lief that she had strayed beyond her usual walks in the foret and became bewildered, was pictured in every face. When it became too dark to continue the hunt without light, ihe old lot es l was lighted up with a myriad of torches. Men, women and children mingled in the search, without distinction of eith. r sex or fge, and the midnight air became burdened with L' the shouts of ihe men, the screams of ihe women, and the long draw n wails of tiie children. The startled deer came bounding from his covert, and stopping in the edge of the thicket, stamped, and wondering. gazed at the burning torch until it had passed and another approached. Panther and answering panther urged upon tho drowsy ear of night the screams of terror as escaping one brand they ran but to meet another. Morning came, and a nation mourned. Orac entered his lodge, the heart-rending wail was heard to come from his aged lips, but none dared look in upon his sorrow. The stalwart warrior walked apart that the starling tear might not' betray his weakness; and the aged priest, erected his simple altar, and sacrificing the sacred weed, with a sorrow -distorted countenance wept his holy requiems for the peace of ihe beloved dead. That day, tho next, and the next, Orac continued to indulge his sorrow, but the morning of the tort'i brought the aged mourner to his people. He came forth leaning upon his staff, his long white locks floating uyon the morning air; his countenance was haggard though calm, serene. His warriors looked upon their aged Chief, bowed to the dust by a power they couid not subdue, and were no longer ashamed that the tear should represent their woe. lie looked upon his people and endeavor ed to rpeak, but their countenances harmonized in sad unison with the torture of his own breast his old knees refused to do their office, and lie fell to the ground. He was raised by two young men who were about bearing him to his lodge, when the faint cry of a herald was heard in the distance it came nearer yet nearer and Oquoko bounded from the forest proclaiming, Hail, aged Chief, thy daughter lives." The assemble villagers joined in a long, tremendous about of gratitude, and again, and again the three times thrice re-echoed shout rang upon the morning air. CONCLUSION. Reader, if you are half as tired of this 'yam' as its writer, you will not ask that he should picture a happy marriage. I feel that your imagination will do this quite as well as mine. Or, if you will, you may stare upon vecancy and fancy that you see old Orac teaching a 'nurg scion, hall Omohaw, half Pawnee, the nee of his miniature bow and arrowi. Farewell.