his eye fell on his thank the lord he exclaimed mr has poured one shot into the he alone knew where the gun was bless the boy � bless him he has a strong arm and a stout soul � bless him they have taken him off we ll after him bring my hunting look to your faith les e all gone be con his first amazement and thought after thought flashing the truth on his mind i remember last oh mr how the girl deceived you she knew it all ah so i thought said she knows everything evil that happens in e u th sea or air � die and that mother witch i always told mrs she was warming a in her bosom poor dear lady but i suppose it was for wise she was left to her blindness are you ready asked ready yes i am ready but what is the use what are we two against a host and be � des you know not how long they have been gone not very long said shuddering and pointing to blood that was drop by drop from the edge of the to the step how long the faithful fellow might have urged we know not for cowardice hath ever ready and abundant arguments and was not a man to be persuaded into danger but the arrival of mr and his men put an end to the debate mr was the faithful paternal guardian of his little colony he saw in this of violent death not only the present overwhelming misery of the family at but the fearful fate to which all were exposed who had their lives in the wilderness but he give but brief space to bitter reflections and the of nature instant care and service were necessary for the dead vol i � i b hot e n the living the bodies of the mother and children were removed to one of the apartments and decently disposed and then after a fervent prayer � a duty never omitted in any emergency by the whose faith in the minute sup of was practical � he directed the necessary arrangements for the pursuit of the enemy little could be gathered from she was mainly occupied with her own remarkable preservation not doubting that had specially interposed to save the only life utterly insignificant in any eyes but her own she recollected to have heard exclaim my father at the first of the savages the necessary conclusion was that the party had been led by th chief it was obviously probable that he would return with his children and to the where it was well known he had found refuge of course the to take a direction was of opinion that the party was not numerous and ei they must be with their prisoners the one a child whom it would be necessary in a rapid flight to carry mr had sanguine expectations that they might be overtaken the obliged to avoid the cleared meadows had as mr believed take an path through the forest to the which in of their probable route they would of course cross as soon as they could with safety he selected five of his men whom he deemed for the expedition and it to them to be hope guided by the counsel of whose impatient zeal was apparent he directed them to take a direct course to the river he was to return to the village and despatch a boat to them with which they were to up the river in the hope of the passage of the indians the men departed led by to whose spirit every moment s delay had appeared unnecessary and fatal and mr was mounting his horse when he saw mr who had avoided the road through the village from the forest and come in full view of his dwelling mr called to yonder is your master he not come hither while this precious blood is on the old i shall take him to my house and assistance shall be sent to you in the mean time watch those bodies faithfully oh i can t stay here alone running after mr i would not stay for all the promised land back woman cried mr in a voice of thunder and retreated the danger of advancing appearing for the moment the greater of the two mr was attended by two indians who followed him bearing on a litter his favourite hope when they came within sight of they shouted the chorus of a native song hope inquired its meaning they told her and raising herself and tossing back the bright curls that shaded her eyes she clapped her hands and accompanied the english words the home the home the s home and mj home too is it not she said mr was touched with the joy with which this bright little creature who had left a palace in england hailed his rustic dwelling in the wilderness he turned on her a smile of delight � he could not speak the sight of his home had opened the of his heart oh now she continued with animation i shall meet my but why does she not come to meet us where is your and the girls there is no one looking out for us the stillness of the place and the absence of all living objects struck mr with fearful apprehensions heightened by the sight of his friend who was coming at full gallop towards him to an accurate observer the effects of joy and sorrow on the human figure are easily misery and the body as it does the spirit remain here for a few moments said mr to his attendants and he put spurs to his horse and galloped forward put down the litter said hope to her i cannot stand stock still here in sight of the house where my sister is the indians knew 