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

thc oNbcr' anu travelling the Nholc ulHlAhC'
: from New Orleans, had conveyed a cargo o
= merchandise for the use Of the company. IL
!, addition To this, he had taken up tn rcion he
father, Mss NJ Pherson and female attend
!, ant. 80 peculiar and 10 long journey has
. thrown the Young people much together, an'
? without any regard to their difference Of pc
siIion, mutual affection had arisen bcIwccr
them. Under these circumstances the voyage
. up the Mississippi and across the vas, interior
plains was of most agreeable character
Both fingered upun deck In admire the bluffs
and grassy plains, the vas, in,em:aablc Pr,i'
res and never wearicd Of their gaze The
drsort even had charms and when the Rocky
Mountains burst upon them IN all their sub
Unity, their pleasure was complete, N
length. however, thcy arrived a, their iour'
ncy end Ray became clerk, and MIS-
VI Phcrson prcslied over the establishment,
~ the daughter of The owner was IN duty
bound TO do. Whatever was the lady's feel
.rugs, the poor clerk sought NJ, to learn them.
lle frlt the difference of station, and shrink
iur from any manifestation OF his aspiring
horcs, attended To his business honestly and
diligently. bot without ever showing tn
,lf,ht.,, enthusiasm for the avoCauon. Tn
der these circumstances be Was considered
useful iu hls way, but failed To- excite that no
tee which might have led to hIs advance
m.ut Reserved and ,aciturn, even hls mis-
irc>s thought herself Deceived IN him. With
rbr excitement of their happy loumcy, all hl'
urrgt,, appeared 10 have departed. The
truth vas, tia, RAY, who Wa not OF san.
runr disposition, ,aw no means Of rislng to
a level with hr, master, and allowed dcsPoud-
rucy o. unusr,c ms spirit
Ahou, three month, after his arrival, the
umr approached when the annual interview
With the VARIOUS Indian, took place, a meet
rur ct much Importance, a, then the whole
fortune, of the wear we're decided !, WIS
usual to appoint, place tor the native, To
camp with ihrlr beaver and other SKINS, Whcrr
the rr,al trader, then repaired, and whoever
offered the best puc,. obtained ready and
profitable market Nhout Two daN, b,tor,
the uu,c appointed, the hc'dS Of the fort
vrrr ~-1trd al their evening meal Plenty
and VARIETY made up Tor dclcarlcS and sca~uu-
l1rs. Buffalo, deer, meat, trout, ,almon,
Wild ioy,l. an aboundcd ou rhr hoard--round
which ,ar NPhcr~ou. hi. daughter, and three
other CLERKS, ThywhoIs party were engaged
rn discussing ,hr rood things before thrm,
when , hustle va, heard without, and, after
the pause oi O. m,n'nt, half breed hunter
apprarcd ou the threshold.
What news, Nick." said VI Phcrsou.
ubu r.-.r..-.r...E ,r thc intruder a scout sent
uut tu learn the Prooer,inE, of the n'aI rra-
d,rs.
q. Bad. ,ald Nrck, advancing Master
~ubIrttr ru, ahead ur Srokan. Tho Indians
40 n, camp already. with plenty hr""r.-
Master SubIc,tc buy up an, bu, him ru' Oh"
,abarco. ,u hr -rnd away ro Brown Tor same (,
rhr. smoke. ami huy an lh' beaver
%. whv. that D, ru"d ur,'s, s,ld VI Phrr-
sou. laughing " lf Suh'ur has uu tohlcro,
aII ls right. We have plenty, and not an
Indian will -slI sktu umlI be- ha, a r"ni Pud
al ,Ir prpc OF rcacc. - up, nav mrn.' be-
continued. addressing hrs clerk, 'yuu must
auay and ou,.r,nrral Sublcus. by taking
I,hr.,n "a ro,.i supply Of the weed"
.,NII ,cry tine. said Mex, with a know
INC ,rL of the head b. bu, Sublsur, hlm
sr,. a rr,cI worth ,uo of that. \ hundred
BarIf,,, are ou,layinr ia ,hr ~ooI,, aud not
, -auI will reach the mar.c, until they arr
rons
d" The BlarIf,,'" cried M'Phcr~on ,-
b. then ~ are defeated, surely What is &"
~. 5or,r''
o. How many bales will suffice 80 said Ray
,u.ly
II Johnson. our agent, had bu, one, '' r.
rlicd thr trader dcspondiurly, " all would b.
right. /, is impossible, however and th,s
year is lost to me.
q" By mo- means, Sald the clerk, rising.
With an brs native energy and fire bcamlnr
rn hr- eve johnson 'haV have the hale ~
uy ,r,lp shall hang lu a Bhckioot lodge
,riurr morning.
81. Edward" o" exclaimed the daughter with
,n alarmed glance. which opened the father =
r,o, To MIA, had lIthcrio been rroiound'c-
rrr,.
- A-e vou IN earnest, Mr.. RAY y'' said
VI phrr>oa, rra,cly. and even siernlN
"T,m sr. riy, me Wild Polly, "a favor