Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-05-13

strain, they changed the subject somewhat,
and deliberately and diabolicslly planned my
own destruction. They even made a divis
ion Of my effects. and settled all TO their mu'
tuai satisfaction.
! My emotiens during this time feel il
would be useless TO attempt TO describe
Horror, indignation, dread were the unwel-
come visiIsuts Of my soul.
When these prelimiusries had been salts
fsctoriy seuled. Vanburton went on as fol-
lows. | shall not give his exact words, but
merely the substance Of them.
But this is not ALL he added. i have
other business TO attend 10 as soon as :hts IS
despatched. and | shall want your help
There is Pawnee village near Council
Bluffs. A white trapper lives there With his
family. That white trapper married
French woman, who, in her younger days,
was very pretty. Well, to be brief about
the matter, they have daughter about sew
enteen years Of age, as handsome a creature
Us ever saw, and have seen many Of that
sex in. my time.
Ia my travels among The numerous lndian
tribes, have seen good looking squaws and
with the trapper's daughter.
Her complexion Is clear and beautiful,
and such eyes you never saw in human
head; for they a,e full of life and FIRE, and all
that you could expect TO find in the eye OF
woman. Her hair continued The ruftian,
though in language much less refined. which
SHE allows TO fsi 100 sc, reaches 10 her knees,
and is backer than anything you can con
ceHe of.
when she sports on the prairies, il floats
out like dark s,reamers. Her 6gule wont
speak about, because haven't the power 10
describe it as i, is. She's neither TOO large
nor too small, and its impossible to say
where there should be, any improvement 10
her person.
Her fathers name is WilIet. and her name
is Janet; the Iodians call her the West
Wind because she is gentle like and sweet
10 temper. like this J4uel, and I'm resol-
we'd TO make her mistress o. my lodge
But does The gal like you'' asked Nick,
with significant wink Of The eye.
There's the rub; there was never one per-
son dsliked another more than that girl dis
likes me. And il is ust so with the whole
family. The old man looks upon me with
suspicion; and his wife shudders whenever
cross her path, or look at Janet. But that
makes no difference; IT'S neither here nor
there. My minds made up; Janet goes IN
TO my lodge, wherever il may be. as its law
lui mistress, willing or unwilling
'Ho~ can that beP growled Nick, with
scowI.
How can it be1 why, | shall watch my
chance, .aod carry her away An child.
to give un in despair, or 10 sit down and cryr
You forget that her father is a uapper,
and can follow trail as well as any n,.n he
tween here and the Rocky Mountains re-
piled Nick.
i care nothing about that: rifle ball will
settle his account, aud se4a- hun on longer
trail than ever he went on yet
Then there's his vile. regular French
woman, she'll stir up all the Indians on ,he
praires to hunt YOU up
Let her do it; I'll settle her accounts also.
All waut is the girl; care nothing for hav-
ing Ether-in-law, or mothei-ln-aw |
want wife, OF whatever yea please to call
her. Don't YOU see what I'm driving atl
Yes. | see plain enough. and it's my opn-
ion precious wife you'll have. vii! she
care anything about you! No! Will she
rear yonr lodge when YOU move from place
to pIacel No. VIII she gather sticks 10
make the fre' Mo- Will she cook flesh for
you to eatl No! But I'll tell you what She II
L"; the gal will sit down and cry, till she
pines herself TO death. That will be the
sum OF the whole affair
We'll, let il be so. What care |! She
will please me for a time, then can leave
her as have others.
No need that you should leave her; she'll
be Off fast enough, give her chance. Such
ieicate birds don like to male with such
rough chaps as We are. But have your own
fine sport, no doubt, and I'm your man.
III lead hand at the business, and when it |
comes right you shall do the fair thing by !
me-
Good! we shall get on very welltoge her |
Now for his mighty fine gentleman! Let
Us go ashore, and dispose Of him We will |
Duid a Ere, aud leave him to tend it, while |
We go sway on the pretence of shooting a
deer for dinner, When a short distance |
rom him we will turn about. and-you
snow the rest; the first fire will fix him.,
To all this !, OF course, was an interested .
listener, As IL was really time TO land and
cock dlnper. could make no reasonable OBJ
octions without exciting suspicion; so |
gently submitted.
The '0irch' was hauled up, aud the fire
,uili, as agreed upon.
During the lime busted myself in put
ing my revolvers and rifle in FIRST iale order.
When he fire sent out cheerful blaze,
V Vanburtou turned to me aud said, in English:
Nick ard arc going Quito bring iG a
lcer; you are tiied, and can stay here aud
axe some rest
There was dIabolcal lear upon his face
vhiie he sPoke and Nick affected to comply
With some reluctance.
summoned up all my resolution. and
aid, Ia as calm aud Indifferent tone as
,ossible:
Yes, | ana tired; but am tired only OF
iiing in the birch oeed exercise. |
vii 90 forth and hunt with you. and Nick
nsy remain behind. Come! sm all ready.
Nick, keep the fire bright and blazing till we
.eI back. Vanburton, you may lead the
ysy.'
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