Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-09-12

deadly FIRE, and bursting In with fierce shout;
hea, down those who rose with axes and ri6e
butts. or the eleven M bu, two were KILLED
at the camp, or at short distance from it,
One of these two bounded unto the dark ,ood'
and escaped the other vas som traced o. q
ueighboring "windfill. where nu man could
follow him, among the decayci trunks and
roots and tangled branches. TIE dogs II ,bc
white men. however, som penetrated into 10,
depths. Killed the wounded wrrtnh, and drov
him out.
Thus wa, deed achieved, of which the
reverend gentleman before mentioned speak,
N his diary with high pnise, q, an act u en-
inent service To God ard man. The actor,
themselves f,lr well satisfied Hl,ing peel.
Cd the trophy rum esch head, they tossed lhs
carclssss into ihr hei 1t a cold and sluggish
riyulct. tina, flowing from ,he clear springs In
the heart II some granite mountain. rlicd
llrrly hard by, half bod by flllrn trees, decay.
ing log, and mns'e,. ani the abundant vcge.
uilou that spnng from the rich forest soil -
There they len them 10 be- n.bblcd hy the
Minute trout that dlrici IN the pure icy va.
Ten, while seated around the rrk,ndcd fires.
they cal the m,o,c.ucli whlrh IN, Indians
had len. ard refreshed ,hrnscl,c, with
dauehl, from their rum cpuirrns They a'c
and drank with The spirit, of patty m Sue
cc,,rul vofhlulrrs; and when they lard
down, they ,ls7, the sound sleep Of health
and uy.
b., lh- morning brought reflection and re-
rrcr They rumhl-i over their bad luck.
Onc savage had escaped The mnsl rrami.
nent figure tn their rrnup vas ao o'i man,
Who at on a log, leaning lal.Iy forward, Wrih
hrs elbows on his knees. while b. attracted
the rich mluoU from a thigh bous of muu,c
With h., jack knife. A Iuln torn straw hat
va' stuck ,aun,y on ono SIDE of his gray
hrsily hood h.' lcl,hcry eounIcnluec ~.
pressed sri n rockies, good humor. which
h., prc,rn, dscuu'ru, dIi uo, wholly banish /;
lhourh sou might srs that boz, features could
readily a',umc lho expression of anger and
even lcrorliy. H. vns,cnrn, h.s wrath and
uu,lstnc, through o., turlllrs, JAWS in q
succession OF ui,ts md injurious expressions.
uttered hy no moan, 600 a surIy manner. bot .n
a reckless, hoaNiul spirit, ihl, had survived
Boo. youth THIS old rrprubllc was eager ur
gain, had q krs1 relish forihr chase. lui VS.
DESTROYS, moreover, Co. exhibit h' Superiority
90 h, fellow sporrmcu. These nNNcscom.
b1rd 20 rrrjur- the resolution hs presently
expressed, 90 81, out alone, lnd uu, rest uI
Ir b1i taken che scalp from ih. bead ui trr
remaining Indian. So. calling h.s dogs srd
'bou'i-urr boz. Fun. h- calmly marched
away, without vod II lrlvc.uknro o0 e.lh.
~ s.dr, after hat cold manner which BIS
rolnlryrsn seem 60 have caught fum their
c,urralcI ,Hrmy, ibs aLoug.ns., lud which
u0cu hides as warm q heart ls ever beat BOO
tbe hrcas, uf man. o., companions returned
with great glory to thc s.uIsmrn'', whittier
vo will Co.,, follow, bpt torn Zoo Iufs.e OH,
oI man uu his 1d,crl.rnu' quest
For four days, ths nluueH aa1uulnlraSyd
,bc game aouhaard, through forests aul over
mountains. Whatever were h., flu,'., fear
Wa, nu, one uftlrm. Nrnhsr,hs huaI0g of
beasts, nor Ihe deep soiludr Of bi' situation.
nor auy sense II h.s lcruclous purpuse, ever
disturbed his rest With hs dog, ipr sgnu.
ncls, be slept as quietly On a bed ui spruce
bough,. to tie music uf some savage stream,
as uu the straw II h,s uw0 in,nlicr cabin liz
hardened muscles were never taigucd, though
he struggled from sunuse 10 sunset through
tangled bru,huood aud obscure uy.nrs over
dcclyinr logs aud lhr thousand pitfalls and
and imped.mcus ,ha, annoy lhc Grcs, travel.
cr. IIIs course las always through the ub.
,cuuiy and dlmpncs, u the dense wood ca
ccpi At times, when be- would hear the muse
of stream below him, lnd emerge fom he
forest darkness into beautiful sun lii vista ul
trees and gilucing waters. At such times,
he could see that, as he proceeded, the noun
ains grew w.Ileraad hIgher,and yiusod grad.
ualy around him.
Late one afternoon, when be had an day
tu,lci s,ubboruly on 10 tVilrshIaud uas look.
ing upward to cl,rh rIimf.ss II the bushl
,ky through the leaves. he heard again t,c
sound Of water, aud by ths transparency 900 'hc
screen or m1plr .,fllars before him, be kug~
the opening 81, near 1t hand. In moment
he put aside the slender bouch,, 1Hd stepped
aul into ,hc broad stony he'd ollhe S.co, just
where il emrgcs irum tic Notch Of Ihe WA!g
Mountains. The tumbling waters, ,he long
lines Of birch trees, naples and beeches that
reached their branches over Il the great pile
of granite cngs that rose from Ihc "ouds.
busulnr with frs, three thousand feet sheer
upward al lay in the quiet OF the wilderness,
which the ripple aud murmur Of the stream
only made more impressive.
The old man did not trouble himself with
the scenery. HIS feelings were those Of bIl.
ter ,cNauun, for he knew hiuseIf close upon
his game, and here the savage had taken To
the water and thrown his dogs or the scent
He dashed Into the wide aud shallow stream,
and wading up the middle, seat dog on
either bank to search Tor the lost track The
very frs, angle he turned showed him hls
prey, wading naked and unauned, fur he had
iled from the massacre without his gun. The
old hunter did nu, rrpress a cry Of fierce eE-
ullaliOn, which the sleeping mountains pro-
louged then, as the unhappy savage IeaFej
..l..Li,, a., Ala, b,,k be EIlnWed close, and