38 HISTORY OF 



brother, cried she, our sister is torn from us, 

 and I narrowly escaped being murdered for try- 

 ing to prevent it; the wretch after beating her 

 with his club, caught np one arm to drag her 

 out of our cave, and I laid hold of the other to 

 detain her, but the instant the brute saw this, 

 with one blow of his club he knocked me to the 

 ground, where you have now found me." As she 

 ended this narrative the tears run down her 

 cheeks, and her brother could not refrain ac- 

 companying her, meditating revenge, and plan* 

 ning its execution ; they passed the night in me- 

 lancholy conversation, and soon as the returning 

 sun enabled them, they sought together the 

 tribe of the offender. After a journey quicks 

 ened by haste to revenge, they reached the 

 neighbourhood of the tribe they sought; when at 

 a little distance, he saw the sister of the very 

 savage who had stolen his sister, she was leaving 

 her tribe to pick up some sticks for a fire ; (this 

 was indeed a fine opportunity for revenge) so 

 niaking his sister hide herself, he flew to the 

 young woman and lifted up his club to bring 

 her to the ground, and thus satisfy his revenge. 

 The victim trembled, yet knowing his power 

 she stood with all the fortitude she could, lift> 

 ing up her eyes they, came in contact with his, 

 tfnd such was the enchanting beauty of her form 

 that he stood an instant motionless to gaze ou 

 it. The poor thing saw this, and dropped on 

 her knees to implore his pity, but before she 

 could speak, his revenge softened into love; he 

 threw down his club, and clasping her in his 



