Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-02-17

cline or sit around it. II was built of
few small trees laid horizontally upon
each other, and terminating in pyramid
Of green hemlock boughs, from the apex
ofwhich issued thin curl of smoke. He
was like passive child in her hands, too
much tolpifed and chilled to speak or
resist, and she approached slowly the
warmer atmosphere near the hut, making
several spiral turDs about il, and still
drawing nearer ill they stopped for a
few moments before the entrance from
which streamed a current of heated air.
All her movements were iudiciously y con-
Quoted to bring him slowly to his won't
ed warmth, for she well knew that the
contrast of the cold air and the heat of
good fire would be more than he could
bear. At length the frost on his hair and
garments began to assume the appear
ance of dew-drops she raised the frag-
ment Of blanket suspended OH the
sOulhery side over the low entrance, and
kept dlated by horizontal pointed
stick, and making him Stoop conducted
him into her wigwar. She placed him
on some soft branches of heml0ck, and
brought in soma snow again to rub his
benumbed and aching fingers. The in
tense pain Of his hands and feet served
still further to awaken his senses, and
keep his mind from recurring to the past
After he had recovered as far as long fa-
tigue, fasting and watching allowed, he
noticed the fixed but kindly gaze Of the
old woman She turned, and raising a
branch Of evergreen, took forth bottle
of wine, poured a portion into a rude
wooden cup, saying, 'me dream you
there Then casting her eye on the IL
quor, she continued Me old; same
time me sick-then me drink. You
young, you tired, you mourn, now you
dIink-then you Sleep The cordial
was jus, sufficient to bring him to a
healthy feeling, and he soon sunk into
refreshing slumber, soothed by the low
monotonous singing Of the aged squaw,
as she sat weaving basket.
1t was the shortest day Of severe
winter, and when Edward awoke the dim
twilight had already settled upon the val
ley. The long north eastern blast raved
and howed through the bare trees, and
swept over the groveSof evergreen with
continual gloomy sound like the roar
ings of all angry ocean. He was alone
in the wigwam, the fire was deadened,
and only shot up by fits thin wavcrng
sheet Of fame, that gave an additional air
Of wild rudeness to the narrow hut. II
was some time before he could recollect
where he was, and when the truth came
to him, it found him calm, for the first
gush of his torrent-like grief had passed
away, and there was only still, deep
current that flowed and must flow ill his !
bereaved heart was at rest forever in the
earth. He looked about the room and
with some interest noticed the few conven-
fences that are absolutely necessary for
the comfort of man. A forked stick was
suspended from the roof over the fire,
supporting an iron kettle broken plate
or two, and a few other table utensils,
were laid in corner--several knives of
different sizes were stuck into one of the
logs that formed the walls, and large
hatchet rested near. A soft bed of hem
lock boughs extended all round the walls,
nearly covering the floor; there were
some ornaments of bark or beads suspend
ed in various places, number Of curious
pipes of wrought stone, purse made of
the whole skin of some small animal, part
of the bones being left as a knob to at
tach it, when worn, to the girdIe, aud
basket containing few articles of food
Materials for making baskets and various
coloured pigments to stain them were
scattered about, and completed the furni-
ture of the wigwam. BY the time his
survey was finished, the blanket was rails.
ed from the entrance, and the STOPPING
form of the old Indian entered. She was
followed by a STRIPPING of fifteen, who usu-
ally resided with her TO assist in the labors
of his aged kinswoman. The squaw, in
addition to her usual dress, had coarse
blanket over her shoulders, and drawn
close about her face and much of her
person her moccasins were covered with
frozen snow, showing that she had taken