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Show THE LILY .AND THE TOTEJ.I. XL THE CHIEFS OF THE LILT AND THE TOTEM EMBRACE .AND " SAN AUGUSTIN£ !" Such were the words spoken to Gourgues by Holata Cara at the close of this terrible scene of vengeance, and his spear was at once turned in the direction of the retu:~;ining Spanish fortress. Gour· gues readily understood the su~trestion, but ho shook his head regretfully- " I am too feeble ! \Ve have not the force necessary to such an effort!" The red chief made no reply in words, but he turned away and waved his spear over tho circuit which was covered by the thousand savages who had collected to tho conflict, even ns the birds of prey gather to tho field of battle. But Gourgues again shook l1is head. He hnd no fuith in the al· lianee with the red.men. lie know their caprice of character, their instability of purpose, :md the sudden 8uctuntions of their moods, which readily discovered the enemy of the morrow in the friend of to-<by. Besides, his contemplated task wa.s ended. He ha.d achieved tho terrible work of vengeance which he had proposed to himself and followers, and his preparations did not extend to any longer delay in the country. He hn.d neither means nor pro· visions. Tic collected the tribes around him. All tho kings and princes of tho Floridian gathered at his summons, on the banks of the Ta· catacorou, or Seine, whore he bad len his vessels, some fifteen leagues from La Caroline. Thither he marched by land in battle DOMINIQUE DE GO!JRGUES. 449 array, having sent all his captured munitions and arms with his artillerists by sea, in the pata.che. The red-men hailed him with songs and dances, aa the braelites hailed Saul and David returning with the spoils of the Philis. tines. " Now lot me die," cried one old woman," now that I behold the Spaniards driven out, and the Frenchmen once more in tho country." Gourgucs quieted them with promises. It may be that he really hoped that his sovereign would sanction his enterprise, and avail himself of what had been dono to establish a French colony again in Florida; and he promised the Floridians that in twelve month1 they should again behold his vessels. The moment arrived for the embarkation, but where waa llola.t-1. Cara? Tho Frenchman inquired after him in vain. Satouriova only replied to his earnest inquiries,- " Holata Car& is a. great chief of tho Apalachian ! He hath gone among his people." A curious smile lurked upon the lips of the Paracoussi as he made this answer ; but the inquiries of Gourgues could extract nothing from him further. They embraced-our chevalier and his Indian allies-and tho Frenchmen embarked, weighed anchor, and, with favoring winds, were shortly out of sight. Even ns they stretched awt\y for the east, tho eyes of Holata Cara watched their departure f1·om a distant headland whore he stood embowered among the trees. The graceful figure of an Indian princess stood beside his own, one hand shading her eyes, and the other resting on his shoulder. At length be turned from gazing on the dusky sea. " They are gone !" she exclaimed, |