The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-10-11
SO did l., added her companion in trem.

~ uiu Is duutu Hci CoilpduiOu III tIeIll-
ulous lone,
Listen again dear ADna'.-
Hist = came low warning al the speak.
ers ear interrupting her. be silent as
death-do no! moye-you have friends al
hand =
BE calm Anna,' whispered Catherine
in joyful tone to her startled sister
sit is Hunting Joe, know his voice, we are
safe =
Even as she spoke the tall form of the
scout rose in front of The bush behind them.
just discernable in the gloom Of night
Making a sign of silence, he stopped down
and cu the thongs that bound them, and
then whispered,
On your lives, gals. be wary! Raise YOUR
selves--hush! hush!' he hastily added, don't
Sill: nor breathe
The caution thus suddenly given was oc>
casioned by the movement of one ofihe saw
ages, rod. perhaps 10 front. who turned
heavily on his leafy couch. mutiering rap
idly the uninlelligibie jargon Of his tribe
for moment the three remained brealhless-
ly listening.
The varminl is only dreaming at length
said the scout, in a tone of reliet--' now up
and follow me-
The captives did as they were bid, mov>
ing with the greatest caution, until they
reached the narrow passage in the bushes
which led from The opening, when the scout
stopped, but motioned them forward.
i must stay here he whispered TO them
as they crept by him, 'to guard your retreat;
You will find friend close at hand. Bid him
be careful, and remember tina: You are tread.
ing among sleeping adders--if YOU arouse
them it is deain!
The two maidens nodded assent, and pas.
sing on soon cleared the clump of bushes.
when a well-known voice, recognized though
barely audible. greeted Kate. and a well
known hand grasp hers and guided them
along the May wilderness to the canoe, in
which they hastily seated themselves. Hard
" had the trembling girls embarked in The
frail vessel, and ere The young men who fol-
lowed the counsel of the scout bv acting
coolly and deliberately. had got fairly arrang-
ed for start, they were alarmed by hear
ing from the direction whence they had
come the expressive exclamation used by
the red man when suddenly surprised, fol-
lowed by shrill whoop which rang wildly
through the forest. Grasping the pendant
branches the young men drew the canoe
swiftly aicng, scarcely breathing until they
had left the dangerous spot far behiud.-
Their exertions we're still further stimu
by soon hearing the sharp crack of rife,
followed bv yell so wild and unearihy that
the blood of the fugiiives chilled as ii swell
ed on the car.
Ii was the scouts rifle said Sands, in
a painting voice, one of the savages has bit
the dust = and with an extra effort he sent
the canoe with accelerated speed through the
water.
MOI another word was uttered until they
reached the spot designated by the scout,
where they drew The canoe carefully under
the clustering foliage, which bent ovar so as
to completely conceal them from the most
prving observation Here they felt compar.
aiively safe, and in low whispers coDgralu>
lated themselves on their escape.
. Their thoughts and anxieties were now
centered on the scout, for they felt that their
ultimate safety depended on his skill. They
had not been long in their covert when they
detected the sound Of faint ripple IN the
wafer, and almost in The same moment
canoe shot swiftly by their hiding place. 1t
contained bu; one person, and as it passed,
a low whisper reached their ears Be still,
for your lives = and the man and bark were
lost IN darkness,
But minute or two interviewed when thew
were again startled by The hurried dip Of
paddles and presently another canoe con-
tanning four savages daried by farther up in
The lake, and shooting off at an angle great.
Is favorable TO the scsu, ifhe continued to
hug the bank. With feelings of mos, in
tense anxiety the fugilives awaited the issue
OF events.