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$ up considerable hard, you may depend bu,
$ Forest Rose, do you see-l must blair, II oni
$ my wigwam is empty, want sqnaw,
wife, and can't altogether say tia, I've
seen any one that comes hp to my cipher
af,rr-'. Here Zck stopped.
: Long Rifle was speaking, replied the
, girl quietly.
, well, tell you what, Peoria, or Rcd
} Rose, don't get my dander up; feel most
particularly ugly, do. Don't you cipher
q me. Skin is skin, whether ii be white or
black, red Or pink, and, do you sec, if You
: will just take half my wiewam,, aud it shall
b. '"a wa'mes' in these pa,ts, tlihts IA fact.
I'm about ii right up an down hunter, real
I FIRST chop of Teller" and can shoot more
! deer, trap more turkeys, and send a ball
5 further than Almost or many abou, these dig
, gems
| My brothers. skin is white, bu, his heart
t is red; the skin OF Peoria is red, and her
| heart is very red. brave waits for the For
, "S,-Rose lie hears her voice, and il is very
: sweet!
'Wcll, | tell you what, girl, You make me
feel uey-hut well settle this in ,u tus.-
Jumping Jm.-'
The Looping Panther in,erposed the
girl proudly.
'WrlI, do feel rylcd and kinder sore.
that's a fact. WHATS in his name! know
, he's Almost an almighty william, and he'd bet
ter clear ont rrxt hitch
The Lcaping Panther is u great warrior
'Wcll, reckon he's pretty considerable
smart, bat that's nolhin' | say, Peoria, my
:. wIgwam is empty, want Il sqnnw, take a
4 - III
me-
With these words the Young man caught
the Indian girl in his arms, threw her on his
brawry shoulder, and carving his silent VIC
= tim as if 81" Ind been child, turned for his
; rn', which, while speaking, he had leaned
Il against tree. In its place stood the Leap
; ing Panther, his eyes FISHING fire, bis deer
3, skin wrapper thrown hack, his tomahawk
i loose, and his hands holding the rife of the
: now helpless hunter.
u Ny white brother is very good said the
J., Indian, scornlullv, 'bui the Forest-Rose has
u long feet; she can walk
A pretty prime snpeifne scoun1rcl,
Il mn,,crrd the discounted Iick. and then he
u added aloud, ynu have the vuu,ae. Indian
: you may depend, and it looks wickcdly ugly
: keep the rii'-il's an uphill one--and III
g keep IN" g,l.'
@ The Looping Panther has many mrdl.
y cinc gu :, hul he has no sqniw. The For
u It's an etnrnai'pry, 49, lrcty, ~,
u he's g,r his daHdrr up, aui g ,rus--I ciu't
: eaten him uohow. Ingnn, gjgc me the gar
Il -hrr's the cal. reckon WE won't quarrc
: for nnlhna.'
. The white mans liz. is in my hands.
: said tie Indian, prnndlv, but be- has smoked
y in the wigwam Of my fathers. Go! Theit
y are two paths, one of peace, one Of war.-
y The war-palh lrnds ~ the big wigwam-
! when the great lshl goes To rest, tie wan.
l. pnm bel, will he with the pale faces
Zick took his rife, which the Indian had
IS first discharged, aud the odds being still
= against him, suffered both Lenping Panther
y and Peoria 10 disappear.
a rigar ugly customer that, You may de.
), pend, and pretty kettle of fi,I, have go
d to cook, cnnrlnic. Well, must he active
J. ihm lnaians 'ull he after >caping every sou
= Of MS af1re long. Dare they begin, the,
$ hold on most especial fast, ven may depend.
= Zc> was ri,lt. Once the Wnccos hat
i quarrel with one white NM, there was We.
J. ~ !iile doubt hat il would .Sp,,aI IL al
y around. Aware ilIt his ncighho,s were al
~ burning for an excuse to attack liz Indians
!" IIrk hurried home, told old Shiug!a 70 gr
= his horse out and start one way, while he
y clngln grey old mustang, and dashed on t,
- AnSiinin, whore he knew Il dozen men coulc
v. be raised in an hour for any wild harum sea
u rum purpose whatever. The recent relrca
= of Santa Anna, and the dispersion of TN
" Texan volunteers, had spread over the lane
=, Il host of wild and unlamahlr spirits to whom
!" fighting, especially with Indians, was a per
feet treat.
HI.-.THE FIGHT.
", That same afternoon old Shingles lot-hu
" presented a more animated and busting ap
- pearance than il had shown many day.
'" While every chink and issnre had been stop
" ped up to prevent the light from giving tin
~ Indians a mark from without, IA rodsing fir
:, :, had been set on foot, round which sat in con
- clave sixteen men, armed to the teeth, an
y presenting the appearance of rude bush
- fighting heroes of the first w1TrI. The las
mad just entered, and the runiber was com
> plcte. Each man had his rifle, powder horn
" and bowie knife, and not one but SCENE
J" able to use these articles. lick recapilula
- ted the causes fer warfare, of course maxim
't oni most especial good case for himself
>" Still many had their doubtsas To the wisdor
'e of attacking the Waccos, and making enc
- mics of "A numerous tribe, unless it could b
y, clearly made evident that they in,endr
=" themselves To break the peace. The naip
- riiy sided To This view, and accordingly SON
~ hour and "A half DrryiouSly. "A vounu but ar