The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-04-30
\ Scene Patagonia.


the narrative If considerable stay aud extensive
travel in that county, Is all the more wclcome.--
To learn that human nature in Patagonia has
much IN cOsmon will. human nature elsewhere,
"One .eunr, she chief hIs four wives. two
daughters, an infant grand daughter, and myself.
were scattered about the lodge cu,clo ped IN n
smoke Uf unusual strength and density While
'he other sat around VI uucuncerned as 80 many
pieces 81 bacon, lay fiat, with my face close to
the ground, and my head covered with piece
OF guansco KIN, the only position in which /. wa.
possible 30 gain any reIiri from the stf fling iumi.
gation, While IN ;hIs attitude, f.nci.d heard
the tramp OF many feet without. aud a confused
mutterirg, rs ia mul itude If Indians were
talking together. Presently hoarse voice
sounIrd IN 'front.' evidently aimed at the ears If
some one within TO which The chr,f promptly re
pied caught f,w wurds-euOugh to satisfy
ne mat Was not the subject Of the Culloquy
Sut that there was a "a ~ in he ca.e-anI E.i.n.
Ell cmiou-y. without any uf the fright which
grew out of the previous negotiations. The con
vera ion grew animated, aud the ,quanimty Of
hls ia mlshtIness, the chief, was somewhat di,.
tmb' cast penetrating glance into the
smoke at the female members OF our household
to ds,crn, possible whether any one Of them
was specially In'ersted One look was sufficient:
the chiefs dtughter (wlo, by the way was
qi'ati " low, with one hopeful scion spluging up
by her sldr) sat listening TO the conversation
with ANXIETY and apprehension visible il every
feature. Her mother lat near her, her chm rest.
ING upon her band with an anxious and thought.
ful expression of countenauc- The invisible
speaker " thout, It soon appeared was an uisuc.
re,'lul sutor oi the daughter, and had come with
hi fIIends to pre-. hls clam. lie urged ms suit
II not with classic, with earnest sloqucnce hut
vita sue c>s III pr pOrtuned 10 his efforts The
chief told hm lie WAS poor, good for nothing
fllpw, had no horses, and was unfit to he his
.on.In law, OF any one el-e's. The outsider wa.
not to be so easily put OF, he pressed his suit
With fresh energy affirming that lis deficiency uf
horse. was from want Of opportunity not from
lack ur will ur ability To appropriate the first
thn; caGc within lis reach. On the contrary. he
claimed to lie as Ingenious aud accomplished
thici a. ever swung ,a--o or ran off IL horse.
aud a might hunter besides whose wife would
never ,gI'rr for want Of grease. Tn" in, xnrable
chIci hearsat got considerably excited told hlm
he was a poor devil, aud might lie If with HIM.
self; lie wOulLn'. .aik anymore about It, The
supr,mut, asa last itsort, appealed To the fair
one herself Uuggiug her to -uilr Oh ms suit ana
Assuring her. wI,h marked cmp.a.is jhat. ii sue.
cr,.tui II his aspirations, lie would give her pl,n-
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tavern, ,,s.i,n ami ,nr,.J f.rJ, ,.r,'..
,h,.e 7rhc n.,r,.r i,,,s,n,s.i a,''l L'.'''.i
him nat t,I,, ,,,,,y x,rI ,.. ,,,,,., r,u, LS w
deal ,,oIp ,,r,,,'y and rn,.IlrrAIei2 viii,
SL even limited mat Lr u,i,ht hayr done liiu.ticr
! In n. yorry man. lie mipLt turn out asn.art,r
man than H., had .trdi; for. u, m,ght-uLn
kn,wi-pwksa line chief vet. possess uleuty Of
/ horse, and rrov,a Liyhly clI,h'e match for
! tL,ir d,u,lt-r tn, old fellow, had I,rn (G,r
/ b.uD ouire moderate. but tia. was too much
T ui.r ~. ,utlr'r,,ly mastered Inn. H., rose nm
seized lie p.i .p.o... cradle. and hurled IT yio-
lrutly ont of doors and the o,her clattels amer
tanning io IA, dau,l,trr. vent aGcr /, N rapid
succession. lie tien ordered her tn tu.x or
| ,onI. jqs,f'sy. wL with L,,,,.L,.,i,u size ,l.
narieI respordin,, y,ih nsr,il, If sa,i,r,c,i,r
I,ubll,.. an,i,inatIp, ia. promised luxnrics #
b.r., ,.yy homo ia, I.i,n ,f Nbi,L tIrnr,h rho
nrr.cnt ,,nr,., fortified b,r mind a,,in>t il.
. N,t., u,rl. Iry,iu, III. lulg. ,he 1otL.r,d
mi scattered ,lT.ct.. md sccrmpauird by her
murb,r the bridal rar,y dr.,upcpt,L Tia
,hfrr .nt ON, III. hp,4. Kin c,u,b In, l,y.rr,,d
n,rrlv un.l,r him I,.ku.g .rur s,.ugb Present.
! IL n, nr,J, and L.r mother ,erprreJ onJ now
/ ~ tbs .p,,rJ sr,no Tho, ,hrf ro s,ons, -.
|c.yri.,I IE,n, th,na .ouui-.ome,I.ip,, b,,v,en
/ a Grpnt and rrovl hut much II, ,r.r th. l,ttr
/ than tie former and in A decided rrc,r,r1o-