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!habitations!" exclaincd Mabel, twlen
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after
z ;survey ,ihe•
t scene, it
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principal leuthantte, forced thentsel
ves on -lie; active and her .brilliant int-
- agination: "this is indeed being on a
frontier."
"Have they more sightly scenes
titan this nearer the sea and around
their large towns?" demanded Path-
finder. with an interest he was apt to
discover in such a subject.
"I will not say that! there is more
to remind one of his fellow -beings
there and here; less, perhaps, to re-
mind one of 'God."
"Ay. 'Mabel, that is what my own
feelings say. I am but a poor hunter,
I know, untaught and animated; but
God is as near me, in this my home.
as he is near the king in his royal
palace."
'1\Vho .can doubt it?" returned Mab-
el looking from the view- up into the
hard -.featured but 'honest face of her
companion, though not without sur-
prise at the energy of his manner,
"One feels nearer to God in such a
spot, I think, than when the mind is
distracted by the objects of the
towns."
"You say all I 'wish to say myself,
Mabel, bat in so much plainer speech,
:that you make me ashamed of wish-
ing to let others know what 'I feel on
such .:tatters. 1 have coasted this 'lake
in search of skins afore the war, and
have )been here already; not at this
very spot, for we landed yonder,
where you may see the !blasted oak
that stands above the cluster of hem-
locks—"
"'Hots, 'Pathfinder, can you remem-
ber all these trifles so accurately?"
'These are our streets land houses,
our 'churches and ,palaces. Remember
them, indeed! I once made an ap-
pointment with the Big Serpent, to
meet at twelve 'o'clock at noon, near
the foot of a certain pine, at the end
of six month.a, when neither of us
w•as within three hundred miles of the
spot. The tree stood and stands still,
unless the judgment of 'Providence
has lighted an that too. in the midst
of the forest. fifty miles from any set-
tlement, but in a most extraordinary
neighbourhood for beaver."
":Ind did you meet at that very
spot and hour?"
-Does the sun rise and set? ']Chian
1 reached the tree, 1 ionto] the Sar -
pent 'leaning. againstits trunk with
:, r0 leg ging, and nutdclird it oceas'-
ins. The 'Delaware had got into a
s,"11 ', and it worried him not a little
to find his war out of it: hut as the
s,ny Vwhich refines ,iter the: eastern
hills in tite morning goes down be-
hind the western at night, so was he
true to time and place No fear Of
rChin ac hgook when there is either a
friend or an enemy in the case. He is
equally Sartain with each."
"Ami ,,there is the Delaware ti.'w?
shy is he not with its to -day?"
He is scouting on the I\lingo trail.
where 1 might to hat' hien t,r hut
for a great tunnat infirmity,"
"Y,u eeern above, 'beyond, superior
to all infirmity, Pathfinder; I never
vet :ret with a man who appeared t
he so litfie'liablc to the weaknesses of
nature:"
"If you mean in the way of health
and strength, Mabel, Providence has
been kind to me: though I fancy the
open air, long hunts active scoutings,
forest fare, and the sleep of a gond
conscience, may always keep the doc-
tors at a distance. But iI am amnia!)
after all; yes, I find I'm very human
in some of my feelings."
'Mabel looked surprised, and it
would he no more than delineatinng
the ,character of her sex, if we added
that her sweet countenance expressed
a ;good deal of curiosity, too, though
her tongue was more discreet.
''There is something 'bewitching in
this wild life of yours, :Pathfinder,''
she exclaimed a tinge of etttdtnstasue
mantling her cheek;. '1 'final I'm fast
getting to be a frontier girl. and art
coming ing 'to love Iris grand silence of
the woods. The t0''h'ne seem tante to
ane; and s r.,; father w 11 probably
pass the remainder of his days here.
where he iias already lived so long. I
begin to inel that I should 'ire happy
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sisted
'n -.i ec c: Sergeant t?unham his
daughter. and .he Pathfinder. Accuse-
•omed to the canoe. Mabel took her
neat in thecentre with great steadi
ness. her father was placed in the
'bows. while the .guide assumed the of-
fice of conductor, by steering in the
sterna There was little need of impell-
ing the canoe by means of the paddle,
for the rollers sent it forward at mom -
tote with a :violence that set every 'ef-
fort :to govern its movements at def-
iance. More than once, before the
shore was reached. tMaibel repented of
her temerity, but Pathfinder encour-
aged her. and really manifested so
much selfipossession, coolness, and
strength of arm himself, that even a
female might have hesitated about
owning all 'her apprehensions. Our
heroine was no coward; and while she
felt the novelty of her situation, in
landing through a surf, she also ex-
perienced a fair proportion of its wild
delight. At moments, indeed, her
heart was in het- mouth, as the Ibebible
of a 'boat floated on the very crest of
a foaming breaker. appearing to shim
the water like a swallow, and then she
rushed and laughed, as, left by the
glancing element, they appeared to
linger !behind as if ashamed of having
been outdone in the headlong race. !A
few minutes sufficed for this excite-
ment; for though the distance bet-
ween the cutter and the land consid-
erably exceeded a quarter of a mile
the intermediate space was passed in
a very few minutes.
On landing, the Sergeant kissed his
daughter kindly, for he was so much
of a soldier as always to feel more at
home on terra firma than when afloat,
and, taking his gun he announced his
intention to pass an hour in quest of
game.
"Pathfinder will remain near you,
girl, and no doubt he will tell you of
the traditions of this part of the
world. or some of his own experiences
with the Mingos."
The guide 'laughed promised to
have a care of Mabel. and in a few
minutes the father had ascended a
steep acclivity and disappeared in the
freest. The others took another direct-
eviti•zh. after a ew minutes of a
r;.ascent also. brought theist to a
.sail naked point cm the promontory,
1. ere td,e eye overlooked nit c•xtfns-
n d very peculiar panorama. Isere
<.. -e' :toil herself .,15 a fragment
tahet. rock to recover her 'breath
strength,while her companion. +-.,
ae'st sinews nc. ;-rsonai . a xertit.n
r+et: to make any impression, .stood
et eer side. leaning in his own and not
..tazraceinl manner on hits long rifle.
eeeeral mimes passed and neither
evoke tMabil narticttla , ,tieing lost
admiration of the eiew.
he position the two had obtained
sas sufficiently elevated to command
.side reach of the lake. which s,ret-
ray towards the north-west in
sheet. glittering beneath
a ..f an afternoon's sun, and.
et ,hetrtiedng the retrains of that au -
on • hien it had endured while
Pser; fry the late tempest. The land
iet 'tic...Inds to its limits in a huge eres-
e t. r.ieappearing in distance' towards
south-east and the north, Far as
the Eye could reach, nothing but for-
e.; ti.ible, not even a solitary
e gr: of civilization breaking in on the
trifar.nt and grand magnificence of
attire. The gale had driven the Scud
beyond the line of those .forts with
which the French were then endeav-
r.uring to gird the English North Am-
erican possessions: for, following the
c'hanne'ls of 'communication between
the great lakes, 'their posts were on
the (banks of the !Niagara,. while otir
adventurers had reached a point many
leagues westward of that celebrated
strait. The cutter rode at single aneh-
or. without the 'breakers resembling
some weal imae ined and accurately-
-a a c t -toy, intended rather for a
glass—case than Inc straggles with the
elements which she Marl so lately
gone through. while the canoe lay on
the narrow 'leach just gnat of reach of
the waves that came ac `atiting upon
the land, a speck Hro~ the shingles.
les.
(,\e are ,very .a. .:.e f,_„i human
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to continue with him, ,..:.I t:nt to re-
turn to the sea -shore."
"'Die tau'>d' are never silent, ,i\liJl el
to such as mderst:atd their meaning.
Days al a time .have I trat•dled therm
al"ne, without feeling the want of
company: and, as for conversation,
for .such a - can comprehend their
u,.nagt .there is no want of rational
:ma instructive discourse."
+I
think you are happier when alone
Pathfinder. than when mingling with
your fellow -crew tures."
"'I will not say that, I will not say
::idly the t. I have seen the time
w111 I nave thought •that Clod wa-
.iciritt .,'r me in the forest, and
-.,r. I hate craved no more than FIis
"linty and ;His .care, But -other feel-
_= have got uppermost, and 1 stilt-
• „-e tiattir' will have its tray, Al'
':',et' creatures - urate, -Mabel, and it
aas intended 015111 should do so too."
":10,1 hate yon never 'bethought
on 01 seeking a wife, Pathfinder, to
share your fortunes:" inquired the
girl, with the directness and sint!plic-
its that the .pure of heart and the un-
deeigtting .are the most apt to mani-
fest, and wth that ,feeling ng of affection
ction
which is inbred in Iter sex. 'To me it
seeut, you only w'an' a 110 ate to re-
turn to from your wandering to rend -
your life completely 'happy. t\Vere 11 a
man, it would the my delight to roam
through these forests at will, or to
sail over this 'beautiful lake."
I understand you, Malbel; and •God
!bless yott for thinking Of the welfare
of men as humble as we are. We
have our pleasures it is true, as well
as our gifts, but we .might be happier;
yes, 1.'do think we might' he happier,"
'cilappierl in what tray, 'Pathfinder?
Ih this pure air, with these cool and
shaded forests to wander through,
this lovely lake to gaze fit and sail
upon, with clear consciences, and ab-
undance for all their real wants, men
ought to be nothing less than as per-
fectly 'happy as their infirmities will
1'1]01:"
"Every creatur' ,has its gifts, Mabel,
and .Wren have theirs," answered the
guide, lodkinlg stealthly at his beauti-
ful .companion, whose cheeks had
flushed and eyes 'brightened under the
ardour of feelings excited Iby the nov-
elty of her striking situation; "and
all must dbey them. Do you see yon-
der pigeon that is just a'ligittin' on she
ibeach--'here in a line with the .fallen
chestnut?"
"'Certainly; it is the ottly thing stir-
ring with life in it, besides ourselves,
that is to be seen in 'this vast solit-
ude."
"Not so, 1\Iabei, not so: !Providence
makes nothing that lives to live quite
alone. 'Here is its mate, just rising on
the wing: it has been !feeding near the
other !beach, but it will not long be
separated ,froth its companion,"
"I understand you, Pathfinder." re-
turned Mabel, smiling sweetly, 'though
as calmly as if the discourse was with
her father, °'Batt a hunter may find a
mate, even in this wild region. The
Indian girls are affectionate and true,
I know; for sntc'h was the wife of Ar-
rowhead. to a hus'b'and who oftener
frowned than smiled.
"That.would never do, ,Mabel, and
,good would never come of it. 'Kind
must cling to kind, and country to
country, if one would find happiness,
If, indeed, I could meet with one like
you. who would consent to: he a'hunt-
my ignor,tnzc and rudeness, then, in-
deed, ac,nld all the lod of tie past al' -
pear like :hi .sporting t,f the young
deer, and all the future like sunshine."
"One like. nae! A girl of -my years
and indiscretion woa'ld hardly maid
a lit compaction for the !boldest scout
on the lines,"
" tit \dabs]! I fear me that 1 have
been improving tt red skin's gifts
with i, pale -face's nataar':° Such a
character would insure a wife in an
indian village."
"Surely, surely, Pathfinder, you
would tint think of choosing one so
ignorant. so .frivolous, so vain, and s"
inexperienced tis 1 for your trite:
llae1 would have added, "and as
young;" bat an instinctive feeling of
delicacy repressed tic word;,
":Ind why not, I\lahel? If yon are
ignorant of frontier usages, you knot\
more than all cif us of'pleasant tunic
es and town cat5411115' as for friv-
olous, I -know not what it nteatta; ;inrt
if it signifies theauty, al's me! I fear it
is no faultin my eyes, 'Vain y'ott are
not, as is seen by the :kind manner in
which you listen to all my idle tales
about ct
nucs and trails; and
for
eat t nience. that will come with years.
Besides, !Mabel, T fear men think little
of these matters when they are about
to take wives: d do."
"Path'fhider, your words,—your
looks —surely, all this is meant in
trifling; you speak its pleasantry'?"
"To me it is always agreealble to Ibe
near you, Mabel; and I should sleep
sounder this 'blessed night than II have
done for a 'w'ee'k tpast, could S think
that you 'find such discourse as pleas-
ant as I do."
!We shall not say that Mabel Dun-
ham had not 'believed herself a fav-
ourite with the ,guide, This 'her 'quick
feminine sagacity bad early discover-
ed; and perhaps sagacity;
had occasionally
thought there had ntingted with his
regard and friendship some of that
manly tenderness which the ruder sex
must Ibe coarse, indeed, not to show
on oocasions to the gentler; hent the
idea that he seriously sought her ifor
his 'cs4fe had never 'before crossed the
mind of 't'he spirited and ingenuous
girl. Now, however, a 'gleam of some-
thing like the truth !broke in upon her
imagination, 'less induced Iby the
words of her companion, perhaps,
than Iby his manner. T.iooking earnest-
ly into -the bugged, honest counten-
ance of the scoot, Mathes own feat-
ures 'became concerned and 'grave;
and when she 'spoke again, it was
with a gentleness of manner that at-
tracted him to her even more power-
fully 'than the swords themselves were
calculated to repel,
"You and 'I ahouid 'understand each
other, 'Pathfinder," said she with an
earnest sincerihy; ""nor should there
Ibe any cloud !between us. You are too
upright and frank to meet with any-
thing 'but sincerity and frankness fn
return, Surely, surely, all 'this means
nothing, has no other connection with
your feelings than such a :friendship
as one of your wisdom and character
would naturally feel •fhr et ;girl like
Inc?"
"I tbelieve it's all natural, Mailtel:.
yes, T do: the Serigeant tells ate he
had such feelings towards your own
mother, and I think I'.ve seen sonte-
thing like it in the young people I
have front time to time 'guided
through the wilderness. Yes, ves, I
er's wife, and who :would not scorn daresay it's all nafral enough, and
that Hakes it come so easy, and is a
great comfort to me,"
"Pathfinder, your -wands stake me
uneasy, (Speak plainer, or change the.
subject for over. You do not, cannot
mean that—you cannot wish nate to
autdtr-tancl"---even the tongue of the
spirited Mabel faltered, and she
shrank with maiden shame, front ad-
ding what site wished se earnestly to
say.. }tallying her courage, however,
and determined to know a'li as soma
as plainly its :possible, after a mom-
ent's hesitation, she continued,—'1.
mean, Pathfinder, that you do not
u'istt Inc 111 understand that you -'t•r-
iotrsly think of tate as a wile?"
"1 do, Mabel; that's just it; and yon
have ,prat the matter in a Hauch better
point of 'view than I with my forest
gifts and frontier ways would ever the
able to do. The Sergeant and I have
concluded on the matter, if it is ag-
reeable to you, a$ he tltin'ks is likiy
to be the case; though d donlbt my
OW11 power to please Otte tvho deser-
ves the best husband America can
produce."
hlf bcls countenance changed from
uneasiness' to surprise; and then, :by a
transition still quicker, front surprise
to pain.
'`.fly father!" she exclaimed, --"'any
dear father has .thought of my becom-
ing ycsut' wife, Pathfinder?"
"Yes, he has, 1'1'albel he has, in-
deed. Be has even thought such a
thing Haight the agreeable .to tyou, and
has almost encouraged me to fancy it
:tight .be true."
"$utt you alelutreclf,—youicetltlaittlly
can care nothing whether this singul-
ar expectation shall ever Ibe realized
or Hat?"
,`Arran?"
"a mean ,Patlifinler, that you have
taiked of this match more to oblige
any father than anything else; that
your feelings are no way concerned,
let my answer be what it array?"
The scout looked earnestly into
the Iheaattifud face of IMalbel, which had
flushed with ardour and novelty of
her sensations, and it was not'possilble
to mistake the intense admiration that
(betrayed itself in •every lineament of
his ingenuous countenance.
'I have often thought myself happy
Ddalbel, When ranging the woods on a
successful hunt, :breathing ,the pore air
of the hills, and filled with vigour and
health; but I now 'know that it has
all been ildeness and vanity compared
with the delight it would give me to
know that you thought 'better of me
than you think of most others."
",Better of you]—I do, indeed, think
!better of you, 'Path'finder, than of
most others: I ant not certain that 1
do not think (better of you ,than of
any other; for your truth, 'honesty,
simplicity, (justice and courage are
scarcely equalled 'by any of earth."
"A'h, Mabel, these are sweet and
encouraging words 'from youl and
the Sengeant, after all was not so near
wrong as I feared."
"Nay, ,Pathfinder, in the name Of
all that is sacred and just, do not let
us misunderstand each other in a n'at-
ter of so much importance. ",While !I
esteem, respect, nay, reverence you,
almost as mach as 'I reverence my
own dear father, it is impossible that
T should ever ]become ,your wife—that
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