Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-08-13

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gave 4 deep bay and started at q
furious . pace, that although wen
mounted, they had great difficulty in
keeping up with him. He soon
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Mound, but still from time - dina
heard his loud baying far away. al
last they fancied it sounded nearer,
instead Of becoming less distinct, and
Of this they were soon convinced. -.
They still went on in the direction
whence the sound proceeded, until
they saw Nero sitting with his FORE
paws against the trunk of q tree, no
longer mouthing like a well. trained
hound, but yelling like fury. They
looked up in the tree, but could see
nothing, until at last, Edward espied
large hollow about half way up the
trunk, Il was right, you see" said he.
"After all, it's nothing but a bear; but
we may as well shoot the brute that
+ as given US SO much trouble"
They set to work Immediately with
their axes to fell the tree. 1t began
to totter when a dark object, they
could not tell what in a dim twilight,
crawled from it's place of conceal
ment to the extremity of a branch,
and from thence sprang into the next
tree. Snatching up their rifles, they
both fred together; when to their as
tonishment, instead of a bear, a
young Indian squaw. with a wild yell
fell to the ground. They ran to the
spot where she lay motionless, and
carried her to the borders of the wood
where they had that morning dis
mounted. Richard lifted her on his
horse, and springing himself into the
saddle, carried the alpost lifeless
body before him. The poor creature
never spoke Several times they
stopped, thinking she was dead; her
pulse only told the spirit had not flown
from its earthly tenement. When
they reached the river which had been
crossed by them before, they washed
the wopndss end apEinkl .eaer on
heF ia06. IhiS sdppAAf6d % f6vlv0
her, and when Richard again lifted
her in his arms to place her on his
horse, he fancied he heard her mutter
in Iroquois one word, "revengedp'-
1t was a strange sight; these two pow
erful men tending so carefully the be-
ing they had a few hours before
sought to slay, and endeavoring to
staunch the blood that flowed from
wounds which they had made! Yet
80 it was. 1t would have appeared to
them a sin toleave the Indian woman
to die; yet they felt no remorss at
having ngfKIlicted the wound, and doubt
less would have been better pleased
had it been mortal; but they would
not have murdered wounded ene-
my, even an Indian warrior still less
a squaw. The party continued their
journey until midnight, when they
stopped to rest their jaded horses
Having wrapped the squaw in their
bearskins, they lay down themselves
with no covering save the clothes they
wore. They were in no want ofpro-
visions, as not knowing when they
might return, they had taken a good
supply of bread and dried venison,
not wishing to lose any precious time
in seeking food while on the trail
The brandy still remaining in their
TASKS they preserved for the use of
their captive. The evening of the
following day they reached the trap
per's hut, where they were not a lit
tie surprised to find Susan. She tsld
them that although John Wilton had
begged her to live with them, she
could not bear to leave the spot where
everything reminded her Of one to
think of whom was now her only con-
ISOLATION, and that while she had Ne
70, she feared nothing. They need
ct to tell their mournful tale-Su6I
III already understood it but too
clearly. She begged them to leave
the Indian woman with her. "You
have no one,, she said, "to tend and
watch her as can do; besides, it is
not right that should lay such a
burden on you." Although unwil-
ling to impose on her the painful task
of nursing her husbands murderess,
they could not but allow that she was
right; and seeing how earnestly she
desired it, at last consented to leave
the Indian woman with her.
For many long weeks Susan nursed
her charge as tenderly as If she had
been her sister. At first she lay al
most motionless, and rarely spoke;
then she grew delirious, and raved
wildly. Susan fortunately could not
understand what she said, but often
turned shudderingly away when the
Indian woman would strive to raise
from her bed, and move her arms as
if drawing bow, or yell wildly, and
cover in terror beneath the clothes,
re-enacting in her delirium the fearful
scenes through which she had passed.