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brief space within the wigwdms of the red
men. Crossing Tod's Creek e. impid pure
stream, which supplied the log hut IN wh'rn
resided with wairD by "A natural bridge
snrnlrrcd along the narrow path through a
nine grove, and soon reached the open prh'-
rip. The morning was exqulSli'ly 'oVriv
already (it was March) the prairie sent f'r'''
drlirious odors from numerous varieties OF
of wild flowers, the ali was filled WIN sweet
per(i,me, the dew drops sparkled yet from
Inc trees. while thousands Of beccafcops, or
rice birds, and the elegant red bird, flew
around me, mingling their notes with others
even more harmonious. braclng walk d
two miles brought me suddenly upon one Of
those lovely spots which f,rcibly remind one
Of minor Swiss and Italian scenery. BY
skrting the edge vi the timber, had reach
ed the BANKS of Dickens0n's Creek, AT "A spot
where one of its tributaries fell in and SWELL
ed its waters. The river here ran in "A mar
row channel, some twenty feet below the
surface of the prairie: not 50 the tributary
BAYOU, which, taking It's rise some few miles
distant IN the plain, and being much enlarg-
ed by recent rains, came inmbllng from a
height of fifteen feet into the water below.
Across the cascade hung the boughs of srvc-
raj bushv trees, and Immediately at the edge
of the water, thrown across in the form of a
bridge. was huge pine log, placed there, no
Doubt by the Indians who formerly inhablt-
ed these districts. Knowing that the desert
ed village lay on the other side, and impa-
tent to gaze even upon the remnants of any
thing Indian, | prepared to cross the stream.
Singing my gun behind me, 50 as to leave
both hands free, and aiding myself by the
branches which hung overhead, | common-
cpd my ascent; FIR, be it known, the bank
of the stream on which stood was some feet
lower than that which wished TO gain
The length Of the pine was abon, thirty feet.
and though the gulf beneath me had not the
suhlimitv of Niagara, or even Of the 81. An
thony Falls, yet there was a sufficient vacu-
nm between myself and solid ground to rcn-
der the idea Of fall altogether unpleasant.
Creeping, therefore, most cautiously along
it, had almost gained the terminus, when
my eager eyes caught sight Of the Indian en-
campmenl, and paused, even in this posi-
ton, TO gaze upon the scene.
Surrounded on all sides save the entrance,
by rude species Of sIockadc, and seated
upon gentle slope, appeared some twenty
or five aud twenty Wacco huis, arriuuged
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