Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-08-20

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when desperately wounded, and had eonceiv.
cd slrvng affection for him while tending to
his wounds, and highly did he PrIie the pres.
cni Of his white brother.
findi"c the Indian firm in his refusal. the
party gathered together their instruments and
arms. bestowed almost tho whole Of their
-caniy stock of tobacco on their generous.
hearted entertainer, and With every oNpressiou
of rroi feeling ,hcy departed. An hour had
scarcely passed Whcn mln glidct into the
open space IA frcu, oG the lpdian's wigwam.
ln \ SUNNY rock "a, ,iccrcPld, dried'up old
woman. ias, lettering To the Fravc. Near 1t
hand sat the Indian repairing mcccaslns. -
Greatly To the Indians surprise be recognised
the ma. Shombcrg, Who seated himself by
the Indian. side, and again renewed the at.
temp, to possess the highly prItcd rihe. A.
vel might he have attempted to move tic
rocs ~ Gibralisr \. the stein resolve Of the
warrior. lie .iw twas useless, bu, yet be
was bent upon his purpose. Suddenly hts
face III up with a mos, dcnonical expression,
as II some unholy purpose had fitted .cruss
the mind
Aner while he asked 10 sec another trial,
To- which tic Indian asscniod. Again the
tree Mas blarrd, again the rifle sent iorh It's
upering bullet. Shombcrg assed ior shot
the Indian loaded the rifle and handed !, to him,
Carrlr.sly he ,cok aim a, the tree, but with
the .pccd of lightning he changed the direc-
uun. lie fired, down fell the Indian wcl,er'
ng in hi. blood, coTsc, for the hall had
passed through the heart. ShOmbcrg coolly
,nd Deliberately walked away With the Prite
inr which hC had not scruPled To shed the
blood of his late hcst. lie Jolncl the party,
uiumphan,ly displaying hi- PrIts, for which
he told them he had paid the Indian m"s,
handsomely.
Tie Ilry soon found the place and finished
their surrey, and returned To their home. -
Shomberg, IN high spirit. at his successful
exploit, bent hl, step. In New York, where
he a, tia, tune r,sijol-~iihou, care or a
thought Of the PoOr brute hc had ~ nnscrupu'
lously deprived of lie.
Let Us turu hack Tor a momcn, 10 the scene
Of blov,lshcd aud murlcr. A. svcn a. the
rc,rra,inr footsteps Of the intruder were no
longer audible. til, old crouc, unable 10 walk,
cumm.nccd 49, crawl towards the body Of her
lllIcn sou. Slouly and painfully DID she drag
her wear, Nay, fearful les, her long coming
NIGH, prove fatal. Who can express the
hopes or tear tha, Posscss,si that p',OT iOrlom,
rulssrAble crpplc' No lear ior herself, her
lonely aud melancholy cvndiilOn, for 1 mo,
mcnt entered h.f mind, her whole thIUghis
were 10 The -yrsolcss and iusnirns,c form that
,y nov "a bat lliIlc dis,lncc from licr. II
asl sIu reached lh, b,Jy, tcsrs ASIDE Siui
frantic cnrrsy the shlri; there, riglt over the
heart, Is a small hole irun which the bl,od -
s.arccl, wrlhug out The VITAL splIk, hot" %
ever. h-d long since lied NO m1ual power
cln animate that scusclras was, of clay. Fail
Ncll at gl...cc Ju,s ihc old ~quaw know
llrls. TIlt j, ~, ,hc arst mortal wound che
had inspected Louder suI louder ducs she
rlr.g her VOICE, the rry OF vengeance iar su-
,cror tu ,ita, "J rref but yyt Sc 10 help.
!r-s none u. hcJ iu.,s ara near go r'-!-rud ,o
her crcs ~ II r,riora the last ,ll rites io
the ,ictm. Oi ib,s ,ny ,Scns at lHs, lNagc,
and gradually ~, wlli hecuncs Rorc soIow-
iA a. E4iaIc b'-;uu,rs exhausted. She, hn"-
ever, stall rySs;us .cr I-s. sy the Dad body,
and al that r,c and nighi does she watch over
J y, iasuus alone, Sir,p at last she '.'es, dcs'
pi,c her cEcrs ~ uc cou,rary. gradually fall
ing over the dead mrs, ahd ia that stsaton
wss ,hc d,scHcrrd IN the afternoon by 4
,osse 'u'.laa hunter, ~ho chauccd that Nay
+ lie sroa 49,, the hlc-d, md ,rr'oache', as he
anclrs, the two dead bodics Judge his sur
Prise ~hcn b. iind. one warm. By dlnI o'
shaking w. Sakrns the old woman aud learns
~hy has vsvarrd Carefully locs he tcuc,c
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o,,.d The Indian ar consigned to h.. low
Iy Ill III. aid .,p.w removed. and 10 ali ap
r.,,,ncc. the affair M. AT an end.
Nu.o however. Ma, the case The In