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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-12-05, Page 60,11i- OUT, COIiPOA MAIL tli1)%1 PAGE SIX fatanEWIMMEMEMENIMIIMIIMMIMMI 1..•:phi .... "Certainly," added ,jasper, who was talking apart w'th the •Pathfinder, as they tnoved towards the wind -row, "they cannot .know anytthinlg about the Sergeant's daughter, int the greatest Secrecy has 'been . bsetwed on her account." "And they will learn nothing here," returned Pathfinder, causing, his com- motion to see that tie trod with the utmost care on the impression lent on the iea'vea by she little foot of Mabel. "uulr.a this 01,1 .aIt,\:nee i1.9h ha., I,een taking his niece about *t the •Rind-r•rat. 'ike a fa'n playing 1-5 ,he side <I1 t!le• old •foe" "Ruck. you mean, 1'athhn,le"" '•i:n'f hr nteerity "r Now 1 can :;,'1.,'r' with 5111th a sailor a: t'oltrself, :,u-d"tics, :mot dial nothing eery •ltrar• in oar gift., though CYu-s "plane; to the lake; matt :nine to the c„1. d•. llark't Leper,' c,mrinnesl the ▪ t;a:tr:t'u4 in 1)i.. noiseless :can- ner, sur nose we try Che. temper 111 • 'blade, and run hum over the. ,.lis. "lll Altai ,•1114 l,r dour' aith tar -'retty niece is the rat, 01Abile "Nay. nay, no harm -hall ce(nu to 'ler: .Tie rlla.t tale reel l the ,,.,rta4r .111; rate: ,inti ytei and. I can try this .\tlanti• „eraner.. and then all 'r,ritr. •af'? 1,eciimg- hetter aeonainb. d. (We slut"! :1'1 l 01,1 whether his 'wi!l -,. ,., ti^I 'i'lll 11C •1;;t1 ,me .,, kit :..1'-:enet'vna r•1 'frontier ••nu Lt-1J:r • t. t Ier .1 ., -••1 -lant ,'1 d n'` me. CI, i l i i [. anal \dr . I'a:'1: -I is :,1 ,ir,,,.-. , :11 li , . fair „,ar- ',t n: -'1a;' we .sloe the pi, at ..•rig.tt ,nl the aroma?" ]a -per laugh -d. tiodtle; 'u- 'I,r:ui 1'rr 'a of i,".11.t't.... and thenthe-nl,irt't ass Ilrt);(•,c•a, 5-. ;ier party h:( rrtiel).. 3(1 1110 t.,„ t sa ,.,furl •'.icn!inuc,1 anti f1.; t, aerd5 had Iletcrininiid :gr. ti,•r :'slings be,. A, ,r11 the t:rtir.. fl \I'Ttik 111 1 t an,rr all 101,eA it lilat :'1• - ler. , In:'"tfltlee the .,:torn 'tl, ,1 °mart., irt. are, 'n . n r.tl, iar- awl ave e t,ltimis to this rule, ;or .,an:' .,f the :titers lase rapi•ls, or. as th,y arc term( •1 in the lan;alag- of the regirm, "rifts." and some have falls. Among the latter was the .particular stream on ';which our :: d'rentarera were iut:c journeying. The Osvc',i is formed .by the junction of the ()twirls Pad the 'Onondaga. both of'which flow root lakes: and it pursue, its way, through a gently undulating country, sonic eight or ten miles until it reach - vs the margin 1,1 a sort of natural ter- race, drown which it tumbles some ten or fifteen feet, to another level, soros, which it glides with the silent, stealthy progress of sleep ,water, until it throws its tribute into the 'broad receptacle of the 'Ontario. The canoe in which Cap and his party had travelled from Fort Stanwis, the last military stat- ion on the Mohawk, lay thy 'the side of this river, and into it the whole party now entered, with the except- ion of Pathfinder, who remained on the lanes, in order +to shove the light vessel off, "Let her starn drift clown stream. Jasper," said the man of the wood:, to the young mariner of the lake, •w'ho had dispossessed Arrowhr,cl of his paddle and taken his own station as teerstnau; let it go down ,with the current. Should any of these infarnals, the Mingos, strike our trail, or follow it to this ;point, they ,will' not fail to look far the signs in the ,r uci; and if they discover that we 'have-' left the shore 'with the nose of the canoe sip stream, it is a natural !belief to think we 'went up stream." This direction was followed; and, giving a .vigorous shove, the Path- finder, who 'was in the flower of his strength and activity, Made a leap, landing lightly, and .without .clistnnb- ing its egllilithriann, in the show- of the canoe. As soon as it had reached the centre of the river or the strength of the current +rite Ihoat mas termed. and it ;began to Nide noiselessly down the stream. The vessel in which t:'it i and his nitre ;lad ontharked for their ions awl :Id\cmuttols iourncy was one of the mole,. of (hark whish the Indians are itt the ha!ri': of i•t,nstn(cting. ;ural ~lith. 1,y their isn't ling lighnte•; and the cage with 'alien t1ie- are propelled. are a,lntirullly adapted to navi'aatioe in which shoal., flood a„alt 3'111 t11 110. .nnil:u 11,1 n. •,1 often acct r Thtau 1. e tat men lobo composed its original strew had sews eral times carried it, when emptied o1 it, luggage, Many- hundred yards; and it wunld not have exceeded the :troneth of a single ,nen t', Fit it, weight. Still it ',vas long, and. for a c50,w, aide; a. want of s•teadiness 'win: its principal ,it feet in the eyes of the enieit:ued. .\ few hours ,pr;t'l' ice, however, in a ;treat measure rrm- 0ditd this evil, and 11,4111 .\1;1601 and leer -uncle had learn( •1 s„ far ;to hum - one its l,tovelIlenl`:, that titer nos maintained their Iplare, with 111 1., 1 colitposnre: ttor 414 the additional weigh. o1 the 1115(.,• alt :1' i1. ^'•3 ., '1' in ;illy 1t,r1'l' 1dr decree. Iltt 111'.1'he ,,, t,lrlt i ,'t L,,n a'.. lilt water .n. i'1e• 11i-1,1 111, i .1,01:11.111! 'V4111.11- '1 '4 1 t. .1111115:1!e '':ry n !!.,11 nearer to !1. 'iI' l .. 't t ter+.tin. its 5' rinI11:1,1stlr'', „ ., -1,•111; 1311• ncul, :.111 tr' l •'y , '.y it.• ', I',^71, .31••;12'• - • lis: a - e, ..•I- 3,3 e'3', ;1 m a , n0a'11 1. CHAPTER 111. Ite1,, .. these fields were : brre and tilt'd pull le the 01'1111 our rivers tleW'et; '1'h,• no lolly- of waters 1111',1 '1'h.- fresh and boundless weal); Am 1 torrents dash'd, amd rivulets pltty'rl, Anti l'oumutins spouted in the shade. Bryant. 1t is generally known that the wat- ers which How into the southern side of Ontario. are. in general. narrow. sluggish. and deep. There are soots f 530r11ti0ns to this rule, rm. 11111ny of the rivers have rapids, or, as they are termed in the Ianguage of the region, "rifts." and Some 11850 lints Among the latter was the particular stream on which our adventurers were now journeying, The Oswego is formed by the jun,tion of the Oneida and the Onondaga, both of wbic'h flow from lakes; and it pursues its way, through a gently undulating country, some eight or ten miles, un - 111 it reaches the margin of a sort of natural terrace, down which it emu• Iles some ten or fifteen feet. to an- other level, across which it glides with the silent, stealthy progress of deep water, until- it throws its trih- nte into the broad receptacle of the Ontario. The canoe in which Cap and his party had travelled from Fort Stanwix, the. last military sta- tion on the Mohawk, lay hy the side of this river, and into it the whole party now entered, with the excep- tion of Pathfinder, who remained on the land, in order to shove the light vessel off. - "Let her starn drift down stream, Jasper," said the man or the woods to the young mariner of the lake, who had dispossessed Arrowhead of his paddle and taken h15 own station as steersman; "let it go down with the current. Should any of these in- ternals, the Mingos, strike our trail. or follow it to - this point, they will not fail to look for the signs in the mud; and if they discover that we have teftthe shore with the nose or the canoe up stream, it Is a natural belief to think we went up stream;" This direction was followed; and. giving a vigorous slrl»e the Path- finder, who was in the dower of his strength and activity, matte a leap, landing lightly, and without disturb THE SEAFORTH NEWS Mg its equilibrium, in the bow of the canoe. As soon as it had reached the centre of the river or the strength of the current the beat 1Vila - turned, and it began to glide noiselessly down the stream. The vessel in which Cap and his niece had embattled for their lung and adventurous journey was one of the canoes of bark which the Indians are in the habit of constructing, and which, by their exceeding lightness tool the ease with which they are pro• polled, are admirably adapted to a navigation in which' shoals, flood- woetl, and other similar ohstrtttlinns so often occur. The two menwho composed its original crew had sev- eral tinges carried it. when emptied ni its luggage, Many hundred yards, and it would not have exceeded the strength of a single ratan to lift its weight. Still it wes long, and, for a ranee, wide; a want of steadiness being its principal defect in the eyes or the uninitiated. A fete hours' prac- tice, however, in a great measure re- medied this evil, and both Mabel and her uncle had learned so far to haut- eur its movements, that they now maintained their places with perfect. composure; nor did the additional weight of the three guides tax its power in any particular degree, the breadth of the rounded bottom allow tug the necessary 11UM) tlty of water to be displaced without bringing the gunwale very sensibly nearer to the surface of the stream, its workman- ship was neat; the 1hIlheu•s - •welt.• small, ant) secured by thongs; and 111•• whole fabric, though it was so slight to the eye, was probably ealt- ;1ble of eonveyiltg double the number of persons which it 110~ contained - Cap was sealed on a low thwart, itt the eent•e of 111e canoe; the Rig Ser. pent knelt near hila, Arrowhead and his wife occupied places forward o1' both, the former having relinquished his post aft. Mabel was hall reclin- ing behind her envie, while the Path- finder teal Eau -donee stood erect., the one in the bow and the other in the stern, each using a paddle, with a tong, steady, noiseless sweep. The C011Vel•sat101) W(14 ca1'1•fed On i11 10w' tones, all the party beginning to lee] the necessity of prudcnt•o, as they th'e0' nearer to the oniskiris of the fort, and had no longer the envier of the woods. The Oswego, just at that phlee, leets 111le4.11 rltlrlt St ' l'I'UIll Of Iles Brew THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1540 width, its still, gloomy -looking - cur- rent winding its wkly among aver. hanging trees. which,, in particular spots, almost sunt out the light of the heavens. Here and there some half -fallen giant of the forest lay nearly across its surface, rendering care necessary to avoid the limbs; aid most of the distance, the lower brandies and leaves of the trees ell smaller growth were laved hy its waters. The pictttt•e 80 beautifully deserthetl 1)5 mut own admirable poet., and which we htive placed at the _head of tIlls chapter, was here realized: the earth fattened by the decayed vegetation of t'enturies, and black with loam, the stream that tilled the haults nearly to overflow- ing,_apd the .fresh and boundless wood," being till as visible to the eye as the 11111 of Bryant - has elsewhere vividly presented them to the Imag- ination, 111 shore, the entire scene was one of It ricfi and benevolent nature, before. 11. had been subjected to 111e uses and desires of man; lux- uriant, wild, full or promise, and not without the charm of the pictur- esque, ever) in Its rudest state. It Will 1,'e remembered that this was i)1 the year 176- or long before even speculation bad brought any portion of western New Yo'It ~•111111) the bounds of civilisation, At that dist- ant day there were two great chum nets of military conunlulicati(u he• 1Wt't'n the inhabited portion of the colony of New Yorlo and the Prang• ices which -!ay adjaeeut to the Can- ticles,- that by Lakes ellampla%at an11 George, and That by 11101111a 111 the 01111 1t. oh 115It, 11'00111 ("reek; Imo 0111.11111, and the rivers w'1. have' been dest•rih- lua;. Alcan„ bout the.,, lines rt' enml- nnlmieatit'n militaryposts had been established, though there existed a 'blank spine of a hundred )Miles be. preen the last fort at the head of the Mohawk and the outlet of they Os- wego, w11ie1t etnbraeeti most of the distance that Cap and Mabel hail jeni'aeycd under t)1,„ protertiun or Arrowhead, "I sometimes w•isil for peace again," said the Pathfinder. "when one can range the forest without searching for any other enemy )amt the beasts and 1ishcs. :\l's mei )many is the day that the narpent, there. and 1 have passed ltitppily tunou0 the streams. living on 50111 - son. salmon, ,tnd 1•(011. without thought of a Mingo or sculp 1 I sometimes wish that them blessed days alight come back, for it is not my real gift to slay my own hind. I'm sartain the Sergeant's slaughter don't think me a wretch that takes pleasure iu preying on human netur'?" As this remark, a sort of half in- terrogatory. was made, Pathfinder looked behind him; and, though the most partial friend could scarcely term his sunburnt and hard features handsome, even Mabel thought his smile attractive, by its simple ingen- uousness and the uprightness that beamed in every lineament of his honest countenance. "I do not think my father 'would have soul: one like those you mention to see his daughter through wilder mess," the youngwoman answered, returning the smile as frankly as it was given, but much more sweetly, "That he wouldn't; the Sergeant. is tt ratan of feeling, and many is the m.u'rb and the light we have had - stood ahouldet' to shoulder in, as he would call it -though 1 always keep my limbs free when near a Mingo." "You aro, thea, the young friend of whom my father has spoken so often in his letters?" "His yomag friend -the Sergeant has the advantage of me by thirty years; yest, he is thirty years my senior, and as many my abetter." "Not in the eyes of the daughter, Perhaps. friend Pathfinder," put to Cap, whose spirits began to revive Whim he found the water once more Moving around him. 'The thirty ycrttrs that you mention are not often thought. to 1m an ;advantage- in 11tn. eyes of girls of nineteen." 112,1101 coloured; and, in luritlg aside her face to aloud Ihe looks (1' those in the how of the 4111101. she' t11 V011111 It t! the admiring gaze of 111e young 1111111 hi the stern. As re last resource, her spirited but soft blue eyes sought refuge in 111e water. Just a1 Ibis moment a dull, ]Navy stmntl swept up (111. 1151,11 11V formed by the trees, borne, along ht' it light air that hardly Inculuced n t'Iptlle. • 1(1 the water. "Thai sounds phits01111)-' said Cup lynching up his eau's' like m dog that helms a distant baying; "it is the surf on the shores of your lake, I suppose?" 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Knox, Loodesbm'o; Vice President, W. 11, Archibald, Seaforth; Secretary Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Setalorth. AGENTS F. McKerc:her, R.R.1 Dut i, Jelin E. Pepper, 11)1.1, Brucefleld; J. F. Prueter, 13r1)dhagen; James Witt, lllytlt; Wm, Yeo, Illlmesvil?e. DIRECTORS Alex Broadfoot, Seaforth; William Knox, Londesboro; Chris Leonhard, Dublin; James Connolly, Goderich; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth; W. R. Archibald, Seaforth; Alex McEwing, Blyth; Frank McGregor, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, Walton. Parties desirous to effect insolence or transact other business, wii) 'be promptly attended to by appatatlons to any of the above named officers addressed to their respective ;out - offices. below les." "is there a fall in the stream. 1' de. mantled Mabel, a still bright Clash glowing in her face. 'The devil! Master Pathfirdsr, or you, Mr. Eau•douce" (for so ('ss_it be- gan to style Jasper), "had you not better give the canoe a sheer, and get nearer to the shore? These •viat- erfalls have generally rapids above - them, and one plight as well get into the Maelstrom at onceasto 111/1 - into their suction." "Trust to us, friend Cap," itr1ay701'- ed Pathfinder; "we are but fresh- water sailors, it is tette, and J eon not boast of being much even 011 that; -bat • we understand rifts .rind rapids and cataracts; and in gang clown these we shall do o01 endeav- ours not to disgrace our edicat.ien." "In going down!'" exclaimed Cop. "The devil, man! you do not dream of going down a waterfall in this eggshell of barks" Want and For Sale Ads, 1'-iee'io 03lt