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ish innocent glance, the nobly formed forehead, the 

 rosy mouth, of which the coral lips were rather indi- 

 cated than displayed, and an indescribable something 

 in her whole appearance, gave her an air of purity 

 and dignified modesty calculated to prevent her beauty 

 from exciting the slightest sensual thought. Her 

 hair, of a dark gold colour, fell in long tresses around 

 a snow-white and exquisitely moulded neck ; a gown 

 of green silk enveloped her person, and reached to a 

 pair of the minutest feet that ever supported the form 

 of woman. Her mocassins were similar to those of 

 the Indian girl, a white silk kerchief veiled her neck, 

 and in her hand she carried a straw hat. 



A tear gathered in the eyes of Eosa as she gazed 

 kindly, but mournfully, at her friend, and then stoop- 

 ing down she folded her in her arms, and pressed a 

 kiss upon her lips. For a short time, no sound was 

 audible save the sobbing of the maidens. At last the 

 Indian spoke, in a plaintive tone. 



" See," said she, " Canondah's bosom is open to the 

 grief of Eosa ! " 



" My dearest Canondah ! " exclaimed the beautiful 

 girl thus addressed ; and again a flood of tears gushed 

 from her eyes. 



" Oh ! " implored the Indian, " tell thy Canondah 

 the cause of this grief. See," continued she, in tones 

 melodiously mournful, "see, these arms bore the White 

 Rose when yet she was very little, on these shoulders 

 did she hang when we crossed the great river, on this 



