Beadle's Dime Novels No. 135: The Cherokee Chief — page 22: what you’re looking at

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. << 24 SALOUEH, THE CHEROKEE. of the Cherokees, and ed the town of Es of Fort George, the Cherokee border. Saloueh and Fiftoe were sworn friends. From boyhood they had been close companions, and their friendship increas- ed with their years. Together they had sought the pleasures of the chase and the perils of the war-path, They had eaten and slept and bunted and fought together, until they - were almost inseparable. But theit\.strongest bond o® union was their common hatred of the English. On this point, more than upon any other, they were fully agreed, and Salouel had no more eager and active coadjutor, in his war- like designs upon the settlements, than his friend Fiftoe. Fiftoe differed considerably in personal appearance from his friend. While the latter was a light copper-color, the former was very dark even for an Indian. He was, also, of a stronger frame, and heavier in limb~than his friend, though not so active and supple. Saloueh, however, was the leading spirit, and Fiftoe was always willing to follow where he led, and to aid him in all his schemes. The known bravery of both, together with the enterprise and intelligence of the one, — and the unyielding stubbornness of the other, made them for- retaining and they were feared and re- spected assuch. — Salouch and Fiftoe stood together amid the ruins of Around them were the ashes of the dwellings which had lately been the happy homes of many of their people, and the sunny fields in sueaet aa. had been trampled down and destroyed. — sat Their faces were dark 4s they gazed upon the sceve of desolation; but when they looked at each other, the mourn- ful. expression: was changed to One of stern determination ; revenge gleamed in their eyes, and mand nae upor their ligt eae — 2 te %.i said Saloudh; as tb greene hand of i ; “let us swear by the Great Spirit, that we will rake the Mplish pay dearly. 2F this work, that we will Aine Retro ait ate veo soe Fc. “strong K and beautiful Estatoc, that we will show no _ waste a portion of it, They destroy- Keowee, and marched to the relief s situated on the Isundiga river, on 4 COMMICHOOKMSCOLN - 7 2