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| family, the nut mas renamed tenantlesS.
Will the sons of the great chief now
lie down and let the puny pale face
maiden and her lover tread upon themg'
"No. mop iercely exclaimed the In
dians, leaping to their feet. and bran
dishing their tomahawks. white man
and maiden dien And before the sur
prised Grayson had time for thought,
the three had like serpents glided from
the fire.
| His heart told him that now was the
time TO do righteous deed, and with
out hesitation he followed them. He
was reckless of life, for his Dora was
lost. Yes, she had proved faithless, and
all the fair visions he had cherished;
had fed. The distance was soon pass
ed over, and he found himself in sight
of pretty cottage, upon plot of clear
ed land, at the very mouth of the raw
inc up which they had come. The
renegade and his Indian allies were not
10 be seen. The moon, as have said,
shone brightly down, and all was still !;
the door to the habitation was, closed,
but light shone from the window.
Grayson's heart beat faster as he
surveyed the scene; he knew the char
acter of the Indians cunning too well to
suppose they would boldly rush forward,
but he saw that the only course that he
could pursue was to do So With a
quick step he ran towards the door, and,
to his joy, found il open without resist
ance; but great was his horror to hear,
as he did SO, cry, far away, in the
next room, and a heavy fall upon the
floor, followed by the thrill ringing
notes of the war-whoop His very blood
cuddled around his heart, and for an
instant his head was dizzy, and his eye
sight grew dim; it was but for an in
stant only the next moment he had
dashed in the door that separated him
from his combatants.
The lamp, in the melee, had been
overturned, and the only light was that
afforded by the moon, whose rays came
struggling in through the window: it
was, howevef sufficient for his purpose :;
he would be safer in the darkness The
body of alarge and powerful man lay
motionless upon the floor. while the
form of female covered in corner.
With the strength of a mad-mau be
leaped upon the foe. and though his
only weapon was large hunting-knife.
he had. in moment. successivelv
sheathed II in the heart of the two In
dians. The renegade was not to be so
easily overpowered with cry of baf-
fed rage, he sprang forward upon Gray
son; he had thought to take him una
wares; but the eagle-eye of the young
man had detected the purpose. and he
was ready to receive him. Thrusting
aside the blow that had been aimed at
his breast. he clasped him around the
waist, and both fell violently to the
floor For long time the content was
doubtful; at one moment the young
champion seemed on the point of gain
ing the mastery; the next, his adver-
sary was in The best position but al
length Grayson, summoning all his
strength, by a mighty effort freed the
hand that held the knife, and plunged
it TO the hilt into the body of the evil
minded man; with an agonizing groau
he fell over npon his side, relaxing his
grasp, and he, the noble and brave, was
free.
Arising from the floor Grayson wiped
the blood from his hands. and approach
ed the almost Iifeless woman.
Madam said he, bending down to
her. madam. you are safe"
With a wild, half pleasure, half-sor-
rowful cry, the female sprung 10 her
feet. ''Oh, my God, my God w she ex-
claimed, +" Grayson, I hear thee once
again! can it indeed be thee, whom
adore, that has delivered me?n
With fine face beaming with love,
he started forward TO clasp her in his
embrace, but The next instant dark
frown gathered on the brave mans
brow, and he retfeated. as though from
fear of infection.
Dora, did yon not voluntarily desert
me, and now can you desire my pres.
ence! Would to Heaven | had died
ere had been assured OF your unfaitn-
fulness."
"Me, unfaithfuln' said she, pressing
her hands upon her temples, "can you
believe the foul slander? Oh, you know
me nott But | see it all y and smile
once more wreathed her lips, making
her look more Ike an angel, as the
moonbeams illnmiaed her face. thahi |
like q poor frall, earthly mortal, And ID |
q few words she told him OF her abdue-
fion, and her movements since then
Eh,, how great Was the happiness of |
them! joy beamed in each eye, and !
love paved the wilderness with flowers.
Needi say fnore2 of how they were /
and of the emotions of grief |
and anger that filled proud Annals |
heart, when she discovered the non.suc-
cess of her foul plotss Methinks
hear you answer, "No.n
Crying BGbies.-The subjoined arti-
,le is sent 10 the New York Sun by a
correspondent Weeopy il for the sake
If suffering humanity:
Having heard of an important dis
,overy,. made some years ago, of a
ead3 mode of silencing squalling chill
iren, lately, on board Of a car. on my
vay from Newark here, embraced an
of testing lis virtues, with /