Beadle's Dime Novels No. 135: The Cherokee Chief — page 12: what you’re looking at

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14 SALOUEH, THE CHEROKEE, +“ Attakulla is the friend of the English, and he is a chief whose voice is always heard,’ evasively replied Saloueh. “ Oconostota, the great warrior, advises peace.” “ What are the French traders doing? Will they persuade your people to go to war with the English ?” “The French have always been our friends, and there are many of them among us. They will do what they can; but we are Cherokees, and not the children of the king of France. The Englishmen in Virginia have lied to us, and have treated * us badly; but our old men do not wish to disturb any one, and they tell us that we must have peace ?” * But what do the young men think about it?” quickly asked Matthew Crawley. ‘“ Whatdoes Salouehsay ? No one is better able to speak for the young warriors of the Cherokees than he is.” : . .“ $aloueh will not-lie?” proudly replied the Indian. « His ) heart i is op and his tongue is straight. Heshas no cause to— love lish, and his soul delights in war. — is one thing that, would incline him to peace.”_ 4 : “What is that?” eagerly asked William Crawley. | 4 . “If my father will give me the White Rose of the Saluda | for my wife, my voice will be for peace, and L will always be : ts ed = warrior, as he spoke, queen at Hester, who blushed and bent down her head. Her father looked at both with a troubled and anxious expression. “Let Saloueh ask me for any thing else,” “and I will try to grant his request. My daughter is already given away. She has-found a mate among her own people.” — “Is this bad news all true?” asked Salouch. “What does ~ the White Rose say ?” aS we hae already: told you,” replied Hester, as she raised her pe al ee en nmianied saiees : : pn Signs oe on 2 & tabindly tet S.kavedeap alysis comichookszcom