Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-03-08
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The Indian smoked on, evidently not
able to understand word, and as unmoved
as a rock.
The commander then interrogated him
in plain French. .'t'.'
'Who are you!' ........
'Lorette Indian
what are you here forp
'Me run, catch prisoner; have much
blanket when catch him.
men, said the officer, 'were any Lor-
cites sent out? This fellow don't ,look as
If he could run much.' ...
'Yes, sir, half dozen were sent out, but
this fellow
'You say you are after prisoner. Now
speak the truth, or our pistols will make
daylight shine through you. What was
the prisoners name 2 gf .g.. .I
'Redfeld, Captain say a. .....
'And who do you suppose went off with
him d? | wish could meet hiinp
Indians say, strange Indian-Capeeno-
short man-no bigger as l. He bad Indian
steal away prisoners
'Where are the rest of your runners"
The Indian pointed to a smoke that was
rising up among the trees. The soldiers
put up their pistols, came into line, and
went away. Poor Red6eld in the tree
brealhed easier; but Capeeno kept on
smoking, as unmoved, as if he had been IN
no danger. Whether the smoke which he
saw really did arise from the camp OF the
Lorette runners, he did not say. But he
left the Chaudiere and struck through the
woods in direct line, till they reached
the woods in direct line, till they reach
ed the De Loup (Wolf River,l whose chan
mel they followed all night, only stopping
to listen as they heard the howl Of the
wolf, or the crashing tread Of moose
Then they went to the head lakes, from
which the Chaudiere rises. Here they
paused and built bark canoe. The Cedar
for bows and lining, The birch for the bark,
and the spruce roots for thread, were all to
be found here in abundance. They went
through the mighty forest, and lakes which
give rise TO the great PenobScot, killing
moose and catching trout for food.
The Indian was surprised TO find that the
young man would stop every seventh day
and read all day from little book, and no
persnasions could move HIM. He wonder
ed too, what made him read that little
scroll of paper so often, which he brought
in the sheath Of his knife. They then
struck the Penobscot, carrying their canoe
from lake to lake, and from lake to river,
till they came down that river to great
island, opposite which there came in lit
tie brook. Up this they turned, and, after
one more carrying place, they struck the
upper end of Nloosehead Lake. How beau
/ tiful how beautiful In three days more,
early in the morning, the Widow Redfeld
! looked out OF her door, and saw Capeeno
approaching, with stranger behind him.
She shaded her eyes from the morning sun
a moment, and then, with scream of ago
nized joy fell TO the ground. When she
awoke, she and her son were weeping in
each others arms. That very day the In
dian took Daniel, nothing 10th, to the bricl
house. Susan was glad, and was ASHAMED
to be glad. She laughed to appear lndif
ierent, and wept because her emotions mus
have some vent. She appeared to know
very little about his deiverance; but Ca
peeno went away in a new suit of clothes
new rifle, and know not what besides
Sshaw Susan you need not blush
You redeemed a noble fellow from cap
tivity, and you found that he not onl,
made great and good man, but goot
} husband, as you did devoted and nobl
wife.