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Show AU'l'UBIOHRA.PHY U.l! bravest women that ever lived, namely, Pine Leaf-in Indian, Bar-chee-am-pe~ }_,or an Indian, she possessed great intellectual powers. She was endowed with extraordinary muscular strength, with the activity of the cat and the speed of the antelope. Her features were pleasing, and her form symmetrical. She had lost a brother in the attack on our village before mentioned- a great brave, and her twin brother. He was a fine specimen of the race of red men, and bade fai1· to rise to distinction; but he was struck down in his strength, and Pine Leaf was left to avenge his death. She was at that time twelve years of age, and she solemnly vowed that she would never marry until she had killed a hundred of the enemy with her own hand. Whenever a war-party started, Pine Leaf was the first to volunteer to accompany them. Her presence among them caused much amusement to the old veterans; but if she lacked physical strength, she always rode the fleetest horses, and none of the warriors could outstrip her. All admired her for her ambition, and as she ad .. vanced in years, many of the braves grew anxious for the speedy accomplishment of her vow. She had chosen my party to serve in, and when I engaged in the fiercest struggles, no one was more promptly at my side than the young heroine. She seemed incapable of fear; and when she arrived at womanhood, could fire a gun without flinching, and use the Indian weapons ':ith as great dexterity as the most accomplished warrior. I began to feel more than a common attachment toward her. Her intelligen charmed me, and her modest and becoming demeanor singled her out from her sex. One day, while riding leisurely along, I asked her to marry me provided we both returned safe. She .. :: "d ri ;J ~e :: t-3 = t;j ~ ~ ; 0 ffi ~ 0 ~ t-3 t;j lj 0 z ~ ... -<; ld =• 0 ~ Ol ~ < '· I / • • |