, 1843-02-18

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AIDES OF the Fort. From a better
education, and from a more Welding
disposition. Burney generally exer.
cised a superiority over M'kmn. But
now all was changed. Even the
French commander, brave as he was,
was awed before the hunter, warrri-
or. ..TeIl him, Slnon.' said M'Knn
10 Bufney, '.that / mistake de Rem
ard, If this Fort is not stor,ned before
tomorrow morning. Leave me TO
mvseif, Ido nss expect 10 survive
this night! If YOU ever agai.I see nv
poor sisters tell themr' Here his
voice. failed: his heart burst, and the
memory of North Carolina came up.
on him. Recovering himself in IL mo-
ment, lie rung, or rather wrenched
the band of Burney-'Adieu! my
brother. my friendr' was exchanged.
and they met no more until in the
storm OF battle.
. What an eventful evening. rs the
sun set the clouds lowered; il was
calm, but the Understandable yell Of the
Indian was heard ince ssantIy. No
eye in or near ST. Louis slept; and
about eleven a, night a violent thun-
der shower burst. The French
, commandanl, armed and watchlul,
was walking hack wards and forwards
in the area Of The Fort. and coming
near Burney, observed, Pied de
R-nard has determined 1" give Us an
other day." But the words had
scarce escaped his lips. when a peal,
im~measurahly m"r- DIRE adiul Than The
thunder Of heaven. en- the heart &
ear.
81 am Pied de- Rrnard!' rose above
The troubled elements. ii AN Thoni-
rs Mckim.' rose again above the
shr,eks "f womrn and children. 81
AM Ped de R-nard! why did you
suffer the hour Of Mercy TO pass!'
was followed hv crash--th the gate
WIS forced. The brave commander
pre-rrved Ill the order in h,s power,
bn, the odds was too great, and the
a~ssastas,s rushed IN. Bufney and
the crmnandan; were neal together.
when the later tell, desperately
Wounded; and Il flash "f lightning di,.
covered Ia Bu,ney his friend and
Pied de Renard. approaching each
oiheF with the utmeSt rage, and Il
man Iush'n. between them with out
stretched aims. rs # in the act al
mediation. 4 succeeding gleam dis.
covered the latter MORALLY Wounded.
The MAJ OF peace VAS With n iand
ciasIdng the che, and with the other,
wounded and bleeding. was supplicat-
ing The terrific Car"linian. My
brother. my hrother!!" in tones which.
amid the dread uproar, reached and
stayed the uplitted arm of M'kin;
reached also with understandable ioIce
the heart of Burne,; and reached.
we nav say, the eternal throne.
AT tie moment of despair. when
all appeared lost: when the madden
ing shouts 81 the sJvages. the peas
ni thunder. and The piercing Shrieks
nf the m"li,e:. connngird IN one
chilling tempest. 81 shal mt die a.
i"ne!" came from the mouth oi Nc
Kim. Nor ~unrevenreG!' came
from with"ui--it Was the Voice ot the
terrible Clark. In IN instant the con.
test was changed; Clark had crossed
the Mississippi below ST. Louis, with
FIVE hundred men, md pushed on To
the invested FOrl. The Indians were
now between two fires; were snrpris.
ed and broken, and fled in all dIrec-
lions. Clark, in The night march, had
directed his men To act each mar for
himself. and each mai did ACT with
effect. C'onEmnded as they were.
the Indians made an attempt tn carry
off Pied de Renard, but M'k'm struck
down all who approached the fallen
chief.
"He is my prisoner. YOU cnwaid'y
villain!" said M'Km TO the man Who
had informed him that de RenaId had
destroyed his brother, and who now
advanced TO deal the last blow I" the
dying hero; and the acIi"n was suited
to the words; the trader was hurled
with inconceivable i"rce against The
Stockholders, and sunk apparently
lifelpss.
.sJames Bnltnn. th"n hast thy re-
wardr' said de Reuard. Us the CON
test closed. The enemy had fled.
and next day r~rtrealed over fhe Mis-.
The strife over. The wounded
French commanded. with the care
less bravery. and urtaniiy Of his ma
tinn, thanked his deliverers; and in
the arms Of M'Kim. Burney. and
Pied de Ren,rd VAS placed IN
the ,canch IF christian charity. Ihe
of life was ehbing RAPIDLY. nut