Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-03-01

| Ordway TO send the young man without fe'
or reward. He promised to do so but the
Squire had occasion TO 90 that way often
and It was noticed that he always stopped
ostensibly to inquire about his protege.
but in reality TO drop bag of potatoes, a
quarter Of beef, few yards of flannel, OF
something to add TO the real comfort of the
minister's family. Daniel was good and
profitable pupil. Twice week on his
pony, Shang, did he go 10 reclte, and never
without stopping at Mr.. Ordway's a mo-
ment-since he must needs go. past his
door. 1t was soon found that Daniel could
IN measure compensate Mr.. Ordway, for
he now gave lessons regularly to 'little Su-
san,' as she was still called, though she was
now fairly in her teens. She had never
manifested any very great love fol, books,
but under Daniels superversion, she actu-
ally studied and made rapid advances. 1t
is impossible to tell why, but young, misses
do sometimes. They become apt scholars.
Time moved on, or else our story could
not. The Revolutionary War bad broken
out, and ragged. The call of the infant nation,
invoking the spirit of freedom, had pene-
trated even the wilderness; and the young
Ordways every one left the axe, left their
clearngs, and had gone TO join the army of
Washington. Young Red6eld had CON-.
pleted his college course, within four
months, by the great efforts and economy
of his widowed mother, and the kindness Of
her husbands old friend, when the college
was broken up by the war, and the students
scattered. Daniel returned home to con-
suit his mother and his friend Ordway,
whether or not he should join the army
also. 1t was doubtful question; for
though he was a good hunter, and dead
shot with the rifle, yet ten to one, but if he
got hold of book the enemy might charge
and ride over him ere he knew it. The
widow felt that she could not have him go
he was her all. Mr.. Ordway hesltated
what to advise, and 'httle Susan,' now
eighteen, and as pretty and authoritative as
ever, declared it was a shame that he
ought not to go and leave his aged mother,
that it was lonesome to have everybody 90
off and that she was almost ready to enlist
and become a soldier herself, rather than
stay there in the woods so lonely!
While this great question was undecided,
young Redfield one morning took his r ne,
and went up the kennebec TO hunt for
moose. a moose is q large species of deer.
II my readers never saw one, they have to
imagine a round, fat horse, cut his tail short
off, put an ass'S head on him, with immense
horns-otipn weighing ninety pounds
give him long, derr's legs and hoois, and
you have a pretty good moose. They
weigh as much, and often more than a
horse, and stand up much higher from the
ground. Daniel went up the river, but
night came aud he did not return. THIS
gave no uneasiness But after he had been
gone two, three and four days, the mothers
heart began to be alarmed. There had
been a great rain, and if alive and well,
why had he not come back! She caught
old Shang, and went down to consult Mr..
Ordway. He at first thought the youGg
man had been unsuccessful, and had deter
| mined 10 hpnt until he had got moose
Susan affected 70 laugh, and said 'he un-
doubtedly had found moose enough, but
probably had thrown q book at them in
stead OF shooting for her part, she had no
doubt he was looking up the book he had
thus thrown awayn AT the same time the
poor girl stopped her sewing, her fingers
trembled so Mr.. Ordway procured an
| old hunter, and they secured the forest in
search. They found his trail, and followed
| it up to Moose head Lake, where the Ken
nebrc breaks out so boldly and so unex-
ppctedIy from the majestic lake. There
he bad shot a moose, which was lying in
the edge of the water where it fell. There
they found his hunting knife, as if dropped
carelessly but no further could they trace
him. The shore of the wild lake was stony,
and no marks OF the feet could be seen. In
vain they shouted, kinded fires, and fired
their rifles; the echos came down lar uT
the lake, but no other response. Had he
fallen into the rapid river ?--they could
find no traces OF him. Alter lingering and
searching couple Of days, they returned
towards home, occasionally firing theil
rifles, each IN quick succesSion-the hunt.
er's signal-hoping though family, that be
Ind reached home. But no, he was no
there. 1t was a profound mystery. The
widowed mother was almost crushed BY tn,
misfortune. Mr.. Ordway sent all the way
to the army, to see if by any possibility hi
sons had seen OF heard from young Red
field but they had not. They had expect
ed he would have joined them before this
So it continued TO be a profound mystery
The mother made up her mind that he hac
fallen into the ri yer some where, and wa
drowned. Ordway nearly coipcided witt
her in opinion. As for Susan she didn'
and she wouldn't believe, that he was, bu
that he knew enough to keep ont of tb,
water, or at least to rise up after he wa
dead and float What her theory was sh,
never told but though she felt bad enough
it was not that choking grief, which tn
certain death of our friends always brings
The old hunter averred that there was
mighty spirit by the name Of Kinnio, VIII
owned that lake, and who sometimes de
stroyed people who came to his lake alone
His home was on the mountain in the mid
die OF the lake, (now called Mount Kinnic