The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-12-23
VOL 70, No. 90. Whole No. sos.

deer-such picture as is thrown upon the
canvass by the magic lantern. The bats are
flying in all direclions,-the owls seem 10 be
holding jubilee, md boot aud laugh and
sneeze in all imaginable and uniinnginabIe
tones. The strange light changes the trees
on the banks ofthc river into all nnnner OF
shaEes-castles, towers, churches, and pala-
ces. The thin, cold fog rises from tho river
like veil, and again the banks are covered
with domes, and pyramids, and cones of sill
yer. The forest seems like brcaslwork of
most wonderful workmanship. The Wild
cat too, screams, and The wolf in the distance
is bowling, But The deer! The Indian and
tie young mnn keep leir eye on hlni alone.
There he stands-a huge huck,wih his mon
strous horns and his eyes offirc! lie dreams
of no danger. He never thinks of what may
he behind the brilliant light. The caHos
lmrtiiy moves, aud the Indian gently shakes
II, as much as TO say, can go no further.
The rifle rises up,lhe outer sight just so Hs to
have The light strike it,while the back sight is
in the dark. But the Young Hawk knows
what he is about. Quick as thought he rai3-
es the deadly iron, and stream of fire leaps
from its fnuZzle. The deer gives one super
natural leap high in the mir, and drops dead!
"Ihe Snranac Hawk no forget where 10 point
the winding gun yet" said the Indian, in
great admiration BY straining every mus
Gle, they got the deer Into The canoe, ard re-
!
ers were now aroused, who proceeded to-
dress The deer,aud TO roast unweighed steaks
for their repast. After Which, the two hun
ters werr 10 rest; and they sa, up, and cut up
the deer and dried il in the smoke and blaze
Of their fire. They worked, and the oilers
slept Iii ten O'Clock the Eexl morning, whcn
u new meal was cooked, aud nearly an bur
dred pounds we're cured aud ready iUI traps-
{ rorta'inu. They were low prepared 20 re-
tnrn and carry their plans into execution.
About n fortnight previous 10 tie COM
mcncement of our story, young man IVES
walking home with n charming girl, Tho
choice and The pride Of his heart, in one Of
those deep and beautiful gleus Which so
/ frequent in Vermont Their parents had re-
moved into this new and wild country years
ago. and had lived as ueighhors tund fiieEEs
! their log houses being about Two miles IT,
part. BIT others had come in, aud the for
est lad fallen before tie ringing axe; the
humble schcoi house was seen al an carly
/ date, ard all the blessings which follow iI
! the wake of shrcwd aid wnirl,iul Industry.
( Roherl RuS'on, and Mary Parker, were tle
eldest in cuch family, and from ilt;!ncy ilcy
were so frequently in each oilers Society,
that il happened very early, thar If eitllCr W;s
absent from the lille log school house, The
other found it a long and profIless day. Rob
ert WINS sure 10 find the earliest flowers q
the wilderness in the spring, AID the sweet
est wild grass in the autumn, aud Mary was
never forgotten. If the wolves were nloTe
plenty tllan common, or ifthe snow was
deep aud untrodden, Robert was sure 10 see
that Mary got safely llor,e. The heart heats
| III tile wilderness ist rs it does i'll the cry,
only more freely and purely. NotIring had
crossed them, AID by the time they had mr.
! rived al manhood and womanhood, they ran
10 each other like two birds thai had never
been separated, and never dreamed tlat they
could he. Almost without the common hopes.
and fears, and crosses ofloSers, it seeuied To-
be understood, that as soon as Robert shorkl
get his farm cleared up, and q comfortable
house and barn. they should 20 and occnpc.
And so manfully had Robert applied himself,
thai the crops were IN. The house ruiscG-for
the second generation Uflouses in Vermont
we're all framed Housewife hnrn WIS huilt.
and partly filed, and huge horn COW, that
would lnve heen admired at any agricultur-
III fair had such things Then been in vogue,
fed III The pasture near by Mary had der
preparations well under way, her chest Of
towels and sheets all of pure linen. and NEST
OF s!em the work other own umble fingers.
Ia two months ;hey were TO be married.
They were walking together towards Mo
rvs house just at evening, ana engaged lib
conversation in the twilight voice of love,
when suddenly light glanced through the
trees,red and fierce. Robert turned his head.
and saw in 4 moment that it must come from
his new farm "What can the matter be2''
sal'! lie. The red glare increased. 'tNlary,
eau you get home alone, denr? There must
be something wrong up yonder," s -I-'7.l
"Cerainly, Robert, can already see our
house, and shall he there in few minutes"
| The lover gave the hasty kiss, and darteL
offthrough the woods, intending TO reach his
new farm by shorter way Than The usnab
road. That determination saved his life. Al
though he ran like deer, yet the distance.
was over mile, and the woods were sstEfe
aud so full of bushes and fallen trees, that il
was long before he reached IL. But " hen he
did reach ii, how his heart sunk within hims
His house, and barn, and their contents,were
burning into ashes. Elsie, his pretty cow.
was in the 'agonies of death by i,lrIman
butchery, aud his pigs, and pet lamb, were
all killed The poor fellow could hardly
keep from weeping aloud. lie sat down on
stump in the edge of the woods, whera
the light of the fires could not reveal his per-
sou, ii the foe were any where rouusl, aud
there sat rs motonless the black stomp OH
which he sat. lie knew that this must be tlts
work OF hostile IndiaiIs--bni why they should
select him, he could not tell. Tie only inIs
agnab'e reasonto be assigned wasthnt once
on a hunting excursion he delivered the old
chief, ,Tomo, from the hands OF his enemies.
sWho had nearly surrounded him, and were
exulling. that few hours they should have
HMM their power, aud under their tortures.
He did it by stratagem, ror 'head work." as ..
Tono called it. Since thai, he and Tomo
had been the best of friends. Tono gave
him an Indian name, signifiing "Sarnnnc /,
Hawk" But while This gave Robert one X
warm friend in Tomo, it made all TonIo's 4
enemies TO be his. They marked him for