The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-05-20

Il am clad YOU have offered to take it, Mr. Sill
versight, for there appears to be storm coming
up, and MS wish To reach Mr. Wentworh's to-
night, can make the distance shorter, 10y cross
ing through the woods into the other prairie, be-
fore gel 10 Buchhorn's."
| win you be goins into town Tomorrow, doc
tor !? asked SilyersIght.
Il shall.
well then YOU can do me good turn. Here
said the old man, handing him little leather bag,
is fifteen dollars in specie; and the rest four hun
hred and eighty five in Shiwneetown paper, Is
wrapped in ihls bit of rag. | want You 10 ply ii
into the land Office to clear out old Rich!y's land ;
was going to take il in; bat you II do just AS well
and save me II long ride
The physician promised to attend to the bust
ness; and they kept on together, converslns on
such subjects HE nature Of the scene suggested,
until they reached the Place when the path branch
ed into two, and divergng in opposite directions.
'Phis Is my nearest way, | believe" SAID
Charles
1T is answered the old man. 'Thi, fresh track
thar we noriced awhile ago. lies on my rout; so III
push my nag little, soon as load this rlhe, ana
i, may so be, that III overtake company. Doctor,
lock here, aud yon'll know how an old hunter
loads his piace-il must stand you in hand some
day; pu, on u duuhlc pltCh, because my bullets
are smaller than Jim's, you mind told ynu.-
There said he, as he showed the bal! TO lis place.
and carefully poured some printing into the pan,
'its done in quick time by them what have slept,
year in and year out, with red Indians on every
side of EN-. Good night toyo Doctor; YOU needn t
lift sarrGrates the Register may as we'll keep 'em
I'LL old Richly goes in himself
So suying, the Two travellers parted, each urg-
ing his horse To greater speed, MS the night threat
Ga, in ,rI, nod u al
hunter, acknowledging to himself in mental So
lioquy, that the doctor was II 'right njce and cute
Young fellow, considering he WIS raised anongS'
yankees rode brskly along the path lie had
proceeded about lonr or five miles fnrhcr on his
way, when he prcceived that the track which he
before observed. turned aside ,tOwardsa Ic point
of woods thu, put ont into the prairie. $50, 50,
mid he, 'Suymush has been out among the deer
to-day; | was in hopes twas some one going Ia
the head walrrs;' and he kept racl;ing along the
road, when Suddenly the loud report Of Il muSkc,
was heard rcverbcratng through the night, and the
old man, wrhng and noraly wounded, fell from
his horse, which scared by the occurrence, ran
wildly over ;he prairie. A few minutes allcrward,
The figure Of II man stole ont from the shadow OF
the trees, and cautiously approached the place, us
if fearful lest his victim should not be dead; but
apparently satisfied in Ills Particular, by his mo-
lonleSs silence, he advanced, and proceeded
Immediately 10 examine the pockets OF the de-
ceased
Curse him. muttcrcd he ut lorgIh, when
iiunIesS search was flushed, the III cHrnudgcon
hasn't got the nony after all and I've puts bullet
through his head for nothing I'm sure heard him
say in Browns tavern, down in the settlement,
that old Richly gave il to him 10 carry. Well, it's
his own fault, anyhow, for telling Dragging lie
A. a., 4
iecr me again, for using II smooth bore, before
whole company Of kcnluck squalers-,ir carried
true enough to do his business. I'm sorry | drop.
ped that cursed 4 s'i, though; this powder horn
viii make some amends, grumblcd the wretch us
he tore the Article he spoke of from the breast.
where it had hung for forty years.
'lla!--wIml have we here! said he again, ms in
stepping lrom the body. he struck his foo, against
the rife that lLn murdered man had dropped tho,
no. mu,lered he. in a chnckIing tone, as he dis
charged il in the ar-'ho, no, II wors, comes 10
worst, they'll think tins piece went oilby accident
and shot him. But there no dangrr-i will snow
before day Il .ht and cover The trail and the prairie
wolves will flush The job
Thus muliering the ruiian renoun,ed the animal
hr held by the idle, and lro'cd across the pra-
lie nearly utrishr angles with The ah,aong which
the unfortunate hunter had been travelling.
CHAPTER II.
1t was log house larger, and of rather more
comfortable construction that WAS usually seen in
that wilderness country, beside II fire that sent
broad and cracking laue up the caplcious CHIN
nrv, that there wus Sc ,led on the evening Of his
nlrocous murder in addition 10 lis ordinary in
mates, he WONG ply stefan from whom we lately
parted. His great coat, hat, and ovcraiIs, were
laid aside; aud la WAS convcrsing with Tint agrra
bla hucncy and pIenSed expression q! counlcnanca,
which denoted that he was hnppy IN the society
around hun, uppcse,an busy employed III knit
ting sat beautiful girl OF eighteen. FROM her
work, which seemed 10 engross IA unusual portion
oi her attention. she every now and then woUld
send n fmlNc gnnce TO the guest, thus telling, IN
the silent language of love, The tale she never could
have found words 10 utter. We say she was beau.
lifu!; aud tia complexion 50 clear that
The eloquent blood spoke through her cheek, and so Dis
tinrlN wrought,
That one might aos, say Of her her very body tho.;
irhushing blue ewes lighted up with intelligence
and arc,lnu;if snnolh and glossy auburn linglelS;
teeth white ms snow around her fathers dwelling;
aud II person which, though net tall, was well
formed and gracr(uI--ii all these traits combined
consi,rie n claim 10 the cpilhct, il certainly be-
longed 10 her. She was iHotcsiy piilred in dress
Of 40 costly material; and the little feet that peep
ed iiom underneath ,were clothed in white stock
ings of her own fabrication, and in shoes, Of too
coarse texture even to hive been purchased from
the shelves ola fashionable city mechanic. Yet
that same form had been arrnyed in richer apparel,
and had been followed by g'unccs OF warmer nd
iniraticn, than perhaps ever fell to the share of
lhrsc who are ready 10 condemn her On account,
Of her simple garb.
Cniharine Wentworth was the daughter Cat the
time Of our story, the only one,) of i gentleman
who had forily been wealthy merchant in the city
Of New York; hut whom misfortune III business
had suddenly hefIllcn and stripped or all his pos
sessions. While surrounded by nilluence. he had
been considered remarkably meek and aIlabe; but
he became proud and unsocia'e in adversely; and
not caring to remain among scenes that continually
brought 10 mind the sad change Of his condition,
he engranied, with his own family 10 the wilds Of
J.. 4 L.