Beadle's Dime Novels No. 309: Mountain Ned — page 53: what you’re looking at

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A VISION OF EVIn, BB. they all knew as that of the Blazing Star. She advanced Quietly and laid her hand upon the shoulder cf the mourning Chief, who started up as he felt the soft pressure on his arm, and dropped the blanket. ‘ “Does the ehief mourn for the dead ?” she said, softly, “ Does be. not know that the dead are at rest, and bappier than we can ever be in this great changing world? Yes, Chief, though we lay Hualpa beneath the sod, we know that he is not here, but.on bis way to the silent land far beyond the shining river.” “ Blazing Star speaks words of comfort, and the heart of the chief is more at rest. I loved Hualpa well; be has lived With me from boyhood ; we slept in the same blanket, and on Our first hunt, made a camp together. When we went on the War-trail into Mexico, Hualpa was still at my side. He saved My life thrice; Lsaved his as many. Accursed be the band Which bas taken the life of my friend, When Campbell Crosses my path, it is be or I who must die.” “ Let Hualpa rest, and think of the living, chief. I bave had a vision of evil to the great tribe of the Comanches. A. Spirit has spoken to me from the clouds and told me to speuk 'o Silver Lance. Evil is before you, if you do not make Peace with the white men.” | “ Do you know what they seek ?” “I have heard; why do ycu not give the old man his Child ” ¥ “I would have given him Unda, but she loved Hualpa and Would not go.” * | | “Is Unda the child of the Gray Hair of Mexico?” | “ Why should I lie to the Blazing Star? Unda,is not the Child of the white man yonder, but I told the white man this, though I spoke with a double tongue. I knew that Unda Would not leave her husband, and. we would: not. lose her; but a white man came who gave me the lie in my teeth, and told \hem that Unda came from Texas.” —_ a That was bad; you hate this white man ?” atic will have his sculp before three moons. go by. A dog. Of the White men shall never laugh in the face of a Comanche K. Will you give the white man his child, and have peace ?” comichooks.coim