The Seaforth News, 1941-01-02, Page 10FF1 L'.I. 0131' C011PONI • MAIL, TngOO,,.
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'Let u- run out the canoes at once".
sa t jasper eagerly; "the current is
iron•,;, and by using !the paddles vig-1
•:ra*usly we shall soon be ;beyond the
re:,ch of these scoundrels!"
"-1nd this poor flower, that first
,
,',t.os•cnnerl in tate cieariitgs—snail it
wither in the forest?objected his
:riend. with a poetry which he had
unconsciously imbibed from his long
s:. ciaiion with the Delawares.
'Me must all die .first," answered
the youth. ,e generous colour mount-
ing t, his temples: "Mabel and Ar-
rowhead's wife may lie down in the
canoes. ,while we do our duty. like
mien, ,,n our feet."
1,. jou are active at the ,paddle
tt ...�.
and Vie oar. Eau -deuce, I will allow,
bnt an accursed Mingo is more active
at his mischief; the canoes are swift,
hat a rifle bullet is swifter,"
"It is the business of men, engaged
as we have been by a confiding Fath-
er, to run this risk—"
'1Btat it is not their .business to ov-
erlook prudence."
"Prudence! A ratan may carry his
prudence so far as to forget his cour-
age."
The group was standing on the
narrow strand, the Pathfinder leaning
on his rifle, the butt of which rested
on Ithe gravelly 'beach, while 'bath
his hands clasped the 'barrel, at the
height of his own shoulders. As Jas-
per threw out this severe and unmer-
ited imputation, the deep red of his
comrade's face maintained its hue un-
changed, thou_h the voting man .per -
.e, ved that the finger. -;rasped the.
1 ef the enit with the tenacity of a
, e Her, l rig:ra,. , of emotion
eeesed.
are 1.t: ;u11,11 -t ileade,1," re-
:nrne.l ', 1'.cu,tineler. with a dignity
that irepre,,sed 1 .li,teners with a
keen see, hi, moral ticroritt,
"qm; rat ` , en r 1 t non
.lawgere - ,ort• and rrty exper-
ience and gifts : '1 t to he mastered
T. bv the lens. ati,',i e , . . ,ray. -1 for
courage. Jasper, 1 ,i11 not ..end hack
an angry and unmeannin,r word t4
meal an angry and au ue tonin
fair I know- that yah erse.trao in your
station and, in -accordance .with your
knowledge; but take the adrice of one
faced the Mingos when you were
a child, and know that their cunning
is easier circumvented by prudence
than outwitted ,by foolishness."
-'I ask your pardon. Pathfinder,"
said 'the repentant 'Jasper, eagerly
grasping the hand that the other ,per-
mitted him to seize; "I ask your
pardon, ":i ufs b y and sincerely. 'Twat,
a foolish as well as a wicked thing to
hint of a man,whose heart, in a good
cause, is known to be ,as firm as rthe
rocks on the lake shore,"
For the first time the colour deep-
ened on the cheek of the Pathfinder,
and the solemn dignity which he had
assumed, under 'a purely natural im-
pulse, disappeared in the expression
of the earnest simplicity inherent in
all bis feelings. He met the ,grasp of
his-y''oun;; friend with a squeeze as
cordial as if no chord had jarred be-
tween them, and a slight sternness
that had gathered about his eye dis-
appeared in a look of natural kindness.
Tis well, Jasper." he answered,
laughing; ';I bear no ill -will, nor
shall any one on my'behalf. natur'
is that of a white man, and Ithat is to
bear no malice, it might have :been
ticklish work to have said 'half as
tmuch to •the Serpent ;here, though he
$ a Delaware, for colour will have its
way ---
A touch ,on his shoulder caused the
speaker to cease. Mabel was standing.
erect in the .canoe, her light, but swell-
ing form bent forward in an attitude
of graceful earnestness, her finger on
her lips, her head ,averted, her spirited
eyes riveted on an opening in the
'bushes, and one arm extended with a
:fishing -rod: the end of which had
.touched the -Pathfinder. The hatter
ibowed his head to a levet with a look-
'ltiett. near which he had intentionally
kept iireself, and 'then whispered to
;T'asper,-�
The .accursed`-Mingosl .Stand' .'to
hour arms, my men, but lay quiet as
,the eclipses of dead trees!"
1as:per advanced rapidly, that noise-
lesSly, to the canoe, and with a gentle
violence induced Mahe! to :place her-
self in such an attitude as concealed
her entire body, though it would 1 ve
probablyexceeded .his means to in-
duce the girl so far to lower her head.
that she could not keep her 'gaze fast-
ened on 1ltt•ir enemies. He then took
his own post near her, with his rifle
cocked .and poised, in readiness to fire,•
Arrowhead and Ctingachg*ook craw-
led. 'to the corer, and lay in, wait like
snakes, with their anus ,prepared for
service, while the wife of the former
'bowed .her head Iheitweet her knees,
covered it with her calico -robe, acid
remained passive and immovable, (,'ap
loosened both his pistols in their belt,
tie seethed 'quite at a loss what course
t0 pursue. The Pathfinder did not stir.
He had originally got a position -where
he might aim with deadly effect
through the leaves, and where he
could watch the movements of his en-
emies; and he was far "too steady to
be •disconcerted at a moment so crit-
ical. -
It .was truly an alarming instant.
Just as Malbel tiruched the shoulder
of her guide, 'three of the Iroquois had
appeared in the water, at the +hend of
the river, within a hundred yards of
the center, and halted to examine the
stream below. They were all naked 1e
the waist, armed for an expedition
against their foes, and in their war -
paint. It was apparent that they were
undecided as to the course they ought
to pursue in order to find the fugitives.
One pointed down the river, a second
tip the stream, and the third towards
the opposite ''tank. They evidently
doubted,
L'1L�P'I'ER V
It was a breathless moment. The
only clue the fugitives heed to
the intentions of their pursuers was
in their gestureand Indic:Pions which
escaped then in the fury .4 disap-
pointment. That a party had returned
already r, their itt •foe tseeps,
ori. tsa- pretty certain: and all the
h;trfit expected front the artifice of
the fire was necessarily lost, 'Batt that
consideration !became •of little moment
just then; for the !party was menaced
with 00 immediate discovery by those
who had ,kept on a level with the river,
.MI the facts presented themselves
clearly, and as it might the by intuit-
ion, to the mind of Pathfinder, who
.perceived the necessityof immediate
decision and of being in readiness to
act in concert, Without making any
noise, therefore, he managed to get the
two Indians and jasper near him,
when he opened his communications
in a whisper,
"We must be ready, We exist the
ready," he said, 'There are but three
of the scalping devils; and we are five,
four of w'honr may he set down las
manful warriors .for such a sk•rinnnage.
Eat douce, do you take the .fellow that
is painted like death; Chinegachgook,
1 give you 'the chief and Arrowhead
must 'keep his eye on the young one.
There must the no mistake, for 'two
bullets in the same ,body would ;be sin-
ful waste, with one like the Sergeant's
daughter in danger. I shall ,hold my-
self in reserve against accident, lest a
fourth reptile appear, for one of your
hands may prove unsteady, By no
means fire until I give the word; we
must not let the ecractc of the rifle he
heard except in the last resort, since
all the rest of the miscreants are shill
within hearing. IJaspe•r,;boy, in case of
any movement behind ail on the Ibank,
I trust to you to run nue the canoe
with the Sergeant's daughter, and to
pullfor the garrison, Iby God's leave.
The Pathfinder had no sooner giv-
en these directions that the near n.p-
proach of their enemies rendered pro-
found silence neeessa•y.:rhe Iroqu-
ois itt the river were slowly descend-
ing the stream, keeping of necessity
near the bushes which overhung the
water, while the rustling o 1 leaves
and the snapping of twigs soo1Dgave
featdul evidence that another party
was moving along the hank, at an
equally graduated pace, and directly
abreast of them. in consequence of
the distance between the bushes
planted by este fugitives and the true
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shore, the two panties became visible
to each other when, opposite that pre,
case point. Both stopped, !mel a con-
versation ensued, that may be snits tc
have passed directly 'over the heads
of those who were concealed. htdeee,
nothing sheltered the travellers but
the branches and leaves of plants, so
pliant thttt they yielded to every
current of air, and which a puff of
wind a little stt'ouger titan common
would have blown away. Fortunately
the line of sight carried the eyes of
the two parties of savages, 'whether
they stood in the water or on the
land, above itt ebushes, and the
leaves appeared blenched In a way to
excite no suspicion. Perhaps the
very boldness of the expedient alone
prevented an immediate exposure,
The conversation which tont place
was conducted earnestly, but in,
guarded tones. its if those who
spoke wished to defeat the intentions
of any listeners, It was in a dialect
that both the Indian warriors be-
neath, as well as the Pathfinder, und-
erstood. Even Jasper comprehended
a position of what was said.
"'The trail i$ washed away by the
water!" said one freta below, who
stood so near the artificial cover of
the fugitives, that he might have
been struck by the salmon spear that
lay in the bottom of ,laspet's canoe.
"Water has washed itso clear that u
1 ungeeso hound could not follow."
Tho pale -faces have left the shore
in their canoes," answered the
speaker on the bank.
"It cannot. be. The rifles of our war-
riors below are certain,"
The Pathfinder gave a significant
glance at Jasper, and he clettelted his
teeth in, order to suppress the sound
of his own breathing.
"Let my young men look as if their
eyes were eagles'," said the eldest
warrior among those who were wad-
ing in the river. "We have been a
whole moon on the war -path, and
have found but one scalp. There is a
maiden among them, and some of our
braves want wives."
Happily these words were lost on
Mabel; but Jasper's frown became
deeper, and his face fiercely flushed.
The savages now ceased speaking,
and the party which was concealed
beard the slow and guarded move-
ments of those who were on the
bank, as they pushed the bushes
aside in their wary progress. It was
soon evident that the latter lead
Passed the cover; but the group in
the water still retmthted, scanning
the .shote with eyes that glared
through their war -pains like coals of
living fire. After a pause of two or
three minutes, these three began
also to descend the streattn though it
was step by step, as sten move Who
look Inc an object that has been lost.
In this manner they passed the mei-
ficial screen, and Palitlinder opened
his mouth itt that hetu'ty but mdse..
less laugh that nature and habit had
contributed to render a peculiarity of
the ratan, His triumph, however, was
premuattu•ce; .for tate Inst of hte retir-
ing party, just at iltis moment cast-
ing a look behind him, suddenly stop-
ped; and itis fixed attitude and steady
gaze atonce betrayed the appalling
fee that some negiecteel bush had
awakened his suspicions,
11 was perhaps fortunate for the
concealed that the warrior who mani-
fested these fearful signs of distrust.
was young and had still'11 reputation
to acquire. He knew the importance
of discretion and modesty in one of
his years, and most of all slid he
dread the ridicule and contempt that
would certainly follow a false alarm.
Without recalling any of his coutp-
anious, therefore, he turned on his
oivn footsteps; and, while the others
continued to descents the river, he
cautiously approached the itttshes, on
which his looks were still fastened.
as by a charm. Some of the leaves
whitest were exposed to the sun had
drooped a little, and this slight de-
prtrtnre from the usual natural laws
had caught tate quick eyes of the In-
dian; for so practised and acute do
the senses of the savage become,
more especially wheeft he is on the
war -path, that irides apparently of
the most insignificant sort often
Prove to be clues to lead hint to Itis
object. ,
The trilling nature of the change
which had aroused the syspicion nI
this youth was an additional motive
for not acquainting his companions
with his discovery. Should he really
detect anything, his glory would be
the greater for being unshaved; and
should he not, he might hope to
escape that derision which the young
Indian so much breads. Then there
were the dangers of an ambush and
e surprise, to which every warrior of
the woods is keenly alive, to render
his approach slow and cautious. In
cottsequettce of the delay that pro-
ceeded from these combined mulcts,
the two patties had descended µnine
fifty ar sixty ytu'tls before the] young
savage was .again near enotgit :to
the bushes of the Pathfinder t.a
touch then with his hand.
Notn'ithsltutding their critical situ-
ation, to whale party behind the
cover had their eyes fastcard on the
working countenance of the young
Iroquois, w110 1va5 agitated by conA
flirting feelings. First came the eager
hope of obtaining success where sante
of the most experienced of his tribe
had failed, and with it a degree of
glory that had seldom fallen to the
share of one of his years or a brave
on his first war -path; then followed
doubts. as the drooping leaves scent'
eel to rise again and to revive in the
currents of air; and distrust of hid-
den danger lent its exciting feeling
to keep the eloquent features in
play. So very slight, however, had
been the alteratiou produced by the
heat on the bushes of which the
stents were in the water, that when
the Iroquois actually laid his hand on
the leaves, he fancied that lie had
been deceived. As no man ever
strongly without using all convenient
means of satisfying his doubts, how-
ever, the young warrior cautiously
Wished aside the branches itt ad
vaned tt step within the hiding -place,
phen the forms ot" the concealed par-
ty suet his gaze, resembling so tunny
breathless statues. The low exclam-
ation, the slight start, and the glaring
eye, were hardly seen tend heard, be-
fore
efore the arum of Chingachgoolt was
raised, tinct the tomahawk of the
Delaware descended on the shaven
head of his toe, 'Phe lydgueis tailed
itis stands frantically, bounded back-
ward, and fell into the water, at a
spot where the current swept the
body away, the struggling limbs atilt
tossing and writhing in the agony of
death. The Delaware mdde a vigor-
ous but unsuccessful attempt to
seize an arae, with the hope of secur-
ing the scalp; but the bloodstained
waters whirled down the current,
carrying with them bleb' quivering
burthen.
All this passed in less than a min-
ote, and the events were so sudden
and unexpected; that men less accus-
tomed than the Pathfinder and his
associates to forest warfare, would
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have been at a loss how to act. ,
"There is not a moment to lose,"
said Jasper, tearing aside the bushes,
as he spoke earnestly, but in a sup-
pressed voice. "Do as I do, Master
Cap, if you would save your niece;
and you, Mabel, lie at your length in
the canoe."
A touring company was playing
a Lancashire town, The play was
based on the life of Napoleon. On
the Saturday evening both Napoleon
and itis aide-de-camp had been samp-
ling the local brew, and the aid, at
a tense moment of the play, became
a little mixed in his topography.
"Sire, sire," he said, "it has been
dosltided to banish you to St.
Helens."
Napoleon digested this Pact and
then observed, resignedly: "Alt,
well, it might have been Wigan."
Teacher ----"What is hail?"
t
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