Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-06-28

of that he had been carrying; he knew, too,
though the old man manners were rough, there
was nothing like roughness IN his heart. In
deed the very person who was so 10th 10 trust
his Young companion with a gun, intrinsically
worth but a trlAc, would nevertheless, as we
shall presently see, have placed IN his charge,
without witness or receipt, an uncountcd or un-
limited amount Of money The term yankee
which we have heard HIM use, in rather
tempiuous manner, was then and for years after,
used ndiscriminatelv in reference to all such as
cmgrated from the States cast Of the Allegheny
mountains. Handing the rifle across his horse
to the old hunter, Charles RIvington observed:
am glad YOU have offered to take it, Mr.
Silvcrsight, for there appears to be storm com
ing up, and as / wish to reach Mr. Wcntworths
tonight, ! can make the distance shorter, by
crossing through the timber into the other prairie,
before | get to Buckhorns'
VIII YOU be gong into town tomorrow,
DOCTOR asked Silversight.
shall
Well then, you can do me a good turn.
Here, said the old man, handing him a leather
bag, is fifteen dollars in specie; and the rest,
four hundred and eighty-iive in Shawneetown
paper is wrapped in this bit of rag. | want to
pay IT into the land Office to clear out old Rich
ly's land; ! was going to take it in; but YOU II
do list as well, and save me a long ride.
The physician promised to attend to the bust
ness; and they kept together, conyersing
about such subjects as the nature of the scene
suggested, until they reached the place where
the path, dividing pursued opposite directions
This is my nearest way, | believe" SAID
Charles Rivington.
1t IS answered the old man This fresh
track, that we noticed a while ago, lies on my
route; so | II push my nag little, soon As
load this rifle, and 1t may so be, that I'll over
take company Doctor, look here and YOU II
know how an old hunter loads his picce-it may
stand YOU IN hand some day; put on a double
patch, because my bullets Il lcetlc smaller
than Jms YOU mind told YOU There, said
he, as he showed the ball to its place, and care
fully poured some printing into the pan II S
done IN quick time by them what have slept
year IN and year out with Red Indians, on every
side OF en-. Good night to We, doctor, YOU
needn't lift the sarificates-the register may
keep en- till old Richly goes in himself
80 saying, the two travellers parted, each
urging his horse to greater speed, the night
threatened shortly To set IN dark and stormy
The old hunter, acknowledging to himself IN
mental soliloquy, that the doctor was a right
nice cute young fellow, considering he was
raised among yankees, rode briskly along the
path He had proceeded about four or five miles
further on his way when he perceived that the
track he before Observed turned aside, toward.
little point of timber that put out into the prai-
ric. SO, SO, said he, Slaymush has been out
among the deer to-day; | was in hopes twas
some one going up to the head-waters;' and nc
kept racklng along the road. when directly the
report of a musket heard reverberating
through the woods, and the old man, moray
wounded, fell from his horse, which scared by
the occurrence, ran wildly over the prairie
form
approaching the place, fearful lest his victim
should not yet be dead; but apparently satisfied
IN this particular. by his motioness silence he
advanced, and proceeded immediately TO cx-
anime the pockets of the deceased
Damnaton' muttcrcd he at length, when
iruitess search was finished, the old curmudg-
con hasn't got the money after all; and We put
bullet through his head for nothing I'm sure
| heard him say, in Browns tavern, that ole
Rlchley gave Il TO hun to carry; well, it's hi.
own fault, for telling Dragging lie about it. anc
the gray headed old scoundrel won't never lecr
me again. for using Il smooth-bore, before &
whole company of Kentucky squatters-it car
Rcd true enough to do his business I'm sorry
dropped that flask, any how, but this powder
horn will make some amends, grumblcd the
wretch. as he tore the article he spoke of, from the
breast where II had hung forty years What
the devil have ! herei' said he as he struck hi.
foot against the rifle that the murdered man had
dropped; no, no, dIscharging it INTO the air
If the worst comes To worst they'll think
his piece went of by accident, and shot him
But there's no danger-it will snow before day
light and cover the trail; and the prairie woyc.
will finish the Job
Thus muttcring, the ruflian remounted the
animal he held by the bride, and trottcd across
the prairie, nearly at right angles with the path
the unfortunate hunter had been travelling.