Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-19

disclosed to him sight which made his flesh
creep snd his hair brstle between horror and
excitement. Where the smooth beach recon-
menced above the fartherest rocky knoll, the
body of the boy was visible, stretched at full
length upon the sand, either dead or sleeping,
while at about half mile above him huge
black bear was comm leisurely along the beach,
snuffiing the air as if it detected the faint of
human breath on the pure atmosphere.
"Great Godm he cried. "Look, Chief, look
yonder. What is to be done?"
The White Cloud took the glass, to the use
OF which he had become accustomed during his
many excursions with Archer, and gazed calm
| ly IN the direction indicated. AS soon as he had
caught the object, he closed the glass and spoke
promptly but calmly
"Boy not dead yet; asleep; not lie dead
Bear she one-lnad like fury; got cobs suckin.'
Best paddle heap hard get there fust."
Not another word was spoken, but the paddles
were piled with will, anl the canoe literally
flew over, rather than through, the ganclng and
translucent waters. The canoe and the bear
were about eqnidistant from the boy when they
started, but the wind favored them AMI the canoe
Travelled by far the fastest still the suspense
and agitation of Archer was horrible, for the
indentatons of the coast and second long,
rocky point, concealed both the child and the
monster from his view
At this moment, attracted, probably, by the
fiery speed at which Archer's canoe rushed up
the lake, Forester turned his glass likewise to
the southern shore, and, discovering the child
and its peril, discharged both barrels of his
rifle IN the air, and uttered long whoop, hop
ing to scare The fierce brute from his intended
prey.
"Hoap bad, Frank shoot" exclaimed the In
dian. "Wake up boy, maybe He run, then,
make bear nadder, sartaln, How Harry, how
how how.'
And wonderful as had been their exeri ons
before, they now redoubled them, and the pass
age of an arrow throuh tire air is scarce swifter
than was that cf the flying vessel through the
water.
They doubled the long point, and then was it
seen how near an Indians instinct is akin to
prophecy The boy had been reused from his
sleep by the shot and the outcries, had started
to his feet, discovered the she bear, which was
row within few hundred yards of him, and
had turned to fly down the lake, though his
trembling limbs almost refused to perform theiI
office, while, exasperated almost to madness al
the sight of the fugitive, the wild beast had sci
forth. with savage growl, hard upon his traces
They were but Just in time. As they round
ed the point the boy, who had Just reached it
dropped exhausted to the ground, while, gnash
Its tushea with its eyes fiery-re and all it
juws and throat bathcd in foam, the fierce brvt
was within ten PAGES of him.
The Indian thrust the blade of his paddle
deep in the sand through the shallow water
stopped the canoe in second and steadied it.
"Shoot, brother Archer, night i'll breast. Kill
sartan"
And as he spoke, Hary'5 heavy rife rose tc
his shoulder, and he took deliberate ain anl
fred but his ann was unsteady through his re
cent exertions, and, though the ball took effect
it only broke the bears right shoulder. without
touching the vilals.
The monster rose erect with tremendous
roar, beating the air with its fore paws in sense
less fury but that attitude was fatal to it-tha
roar was its last. For, COOLED by the emergcn
cy, Harry was now as steady as rock, and thu
belted ball from his second barrel Glove his bear
to the very cavity, and, though it tore the grohn
with fang and claw, it was dead ere they reach
ed land.
The boy was easily revived but who shall de
scribe the rapture of the father as he caspe
him in his arms, or Archer's joy at witnessing j
That night was passed happily and estlveIy
their old camp, AMI when Forester and Archie
returned to ther lowland homes, after restorn
the child to his hal-distracted mother, the
carried home with them feelings gratitude an
joy at having been the permitted instruments
saving human life, inseparable connected wit
: the memory Of THE CAMpIN THE ADIRoNDAc
HIGHLANDS