Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-03-12

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cess which had attended Il, the agents eyes
plis,ened, and a, length he exclaimed with
chuckle. &" Bravo, Mr.. Ray; should jus,
like to be in your shoes, for if you haven't
made old Macs fortune, my name is no, John.
SON. Such prime beavers you never saw -
! By the immortal bead Of General Jackson bu,
YOU are a lucky dog Ray expressed his
satisfaction at having boen of such rrea, ser.
vice and after hasiy meal, the traders hogan
their days work. First the chiefs were sum
moned, and regaled, to the CONSERVATION Of
Suhlctiec, with liberal and plentiful smoke
Seated round the agents tent. the Spokan.
KamlooPs, ChaudieTes, Sinapoil, and other
Indians. enjoyed with unmiXed satisfaction
what TO them is a mes, precious luxury. The
agent was most libcial with the weed no,
single Indian was forgotten and when the
harer commeE-cd yralilei abonrnios tes-
thed their dclirh, by jisPosinE Of their skins
IN an equally liberal manner. Surh, indeed.
was the activity Of the Spokan agent and of
his assis,an, Ray, that when Subleiic recoiy-
cd a, length hn supply Of tobacco, no, a bca.
yer nor even a S,unk-skln remained, for which
he could trade Well aware that the Black.
feet, when ono' discovered, would draw or
after brief h'sir Of rePos-, Ray borrowed
irrsh To sc an hurried hack iowars iho for
Ills journey Ms tedious IN the extreme, for
the smouldcrinr grass rendered II as unsafe
A. II Vas disar'ceablc. At length, however,
the Young clerk, To whom had returned much
of his former dc,pond.nt feeling, came once
more IN sight Of Spokan, where he was re-
ccI,cd Si,h open arms, as vas Nick who ac.
companlcd him.
M'Phcrson, eager TO learn the rcsul, Of the
Young mans Jo,rney, drew hlm to hls count
lnr.house, and notoning him to a scat IN
stalled himself 4 hls ledger, with pen IN hand
RAY b, gan hls sory, and, to the c,dcn, sur.
prisc Of the merchant, related the dangers
which had bcall,n hun, aud the manner IN
which be escaped At length he come To
,ha, part Of hls story which referred To lhr
extraordinary quantity and excellence "l thc
bca,cr, which had been obtained by means OF
his bold undertaking
Nov. lad" said old M'Phcrson, quite
delighted, /" that you have brought me the
hes, years trade have hal yet. Besides,
man, count II No small thing to have bca,
Capt, Sublclrc-,he mos, cunning trader on
the frontier"
II am very much gra,ihcd," said Ray,
q" tha, have been any way instrumental ~
serving Won"
"Ah, that Is all very we'll" interrupted
MPhcrsou, pushing his spcclaclcs irnm their
proper position To- one above his ewes, " hui
iust ,,iI mc Uaas,S, uT. ..-,, w"s yuu, $3.50
are generally ~ SLOW and cold, should all oi
a sudden take ~ much trouble to do me a srr-
,icci'
IL, was the Gr,, time, " replied Ray, "tha,
| ever had an opportunity Of doing what 9th.
crs would not do"
"Oh, said the trader, sull more onl,pht
cucd, aud de- you no, cNp"c, any share ru
the rrca, advantage Of las, nights ad,cn-
turci"
That leave 10 you, slr"
Now. Mr Ray, said the trader with q
smile. .' wish you would b. thoroughly frank
With me. can see plainly enough ,ha, you
have had some reason for your constant lack
of energy, and some equally good reasons Tor
suddenly, when you could really serve mc,
rsking your lilc 10 de- ~. say again, speak
ou, Have YOU any conduc, uf mine of which
To complain Is your salary too small =
Your chances OF promo,on-do they seem ioo
rrmolc' You have doubled my fortune let
the do you some service IN return
Ray determined To be- PLAIN. lIc saw tia,
the worthy merchant vas s,ll IN part IN the
dark, and be- resolved to rnllgltrn him. " w
ambition, sir, has been to share your good
fortune; and dld my hopes extend as i4r A.
my wishes, nigh, say have hoped one day
to possess all you now hold" This was said
with a lurking smilc ,ha, still more puzzled
VI Pherson.
"whU' would you be \ partner, young
man Tn, idea is bold one, but, ancr
wha, you have done, see no lnsupcra'l, bar
To H."
Sir" said Ray hurricdly, " | am content
to b. your clerk, Il you will, all my lIfa but
sou have a dlught.r, withol, whom wealth
would be contemplate, and poverty lnsui'er'
able"
wheugh cried the as,onshcd mcr-
chant; " sits the wind in that quarter And
pray, sir, does nv daughter know Of this"
q" She does. You will recollec, our long
journey, when We were inseparable comPan.
ions :"
"Oh, rccollect all; and pray, does my
daughter encourage you"
"Shc will speak for herself, dear father
exclaimed the young girl, who, entering, had
caugh, the import Of their conversation. 81
did encourage him, because thought he de-
served TO be your son. OF late, Mr.. Ray had
almost induced me to regre, my resolution
bu, his recent devotion in your service con-
yinced lnc that he was still the Edward Ray
| had travelled With from New Orleans"
And So" said the old man, pe,tishly,
you have arranged /, all, II seems, and AIN
to have no voice or will
1--WE have arranged nothing, dear father,
and leave i, all to YOU"
1t will readily he believed that Edward Ray
and Mary M'Pherson had 10 grca, difficulty