Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-11-19

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spice Of fun and share of wild courage
catered into his frolics. A poor widow a,
The Norh-enj blessed Harry as he pass, d,
as the preserver Of her boy from a lsz ng
house where others dared not TO ent, e;
and the broken nose of sergeant in the
-th regiment testified to the strength OF
his fst on an occasion when the aforesaid
sergeant was too pressing in his atten.
lions to young lady in the public street.
Yet these fucts do not free Harry from
blame for excesses and streel.encounters
which, under modern light, are justly Wis
tied by fines and imprisonments |; nor do
they diminish the culPability of his sitting
for a whole afternoon at a time at the bar
of the Green Dragon tavern, wasting
John Cornwrights hard-earned money in
drink, with IS shilt!ess set Of young
fellows as could be collected together IN
that ancient place of entertainment. He
knew, indeed, that his father possessed
heart that neither he nor any other evil
doer could break: but he was also aware
that his unfilia behavior had caused it to
beat very painfully at ines. Oh much
farther in the broad, straight path had
wicked Harry advanced than he supposed.
But to the matter of the story.
One summer morning, after er father
had departed for his shop, while Kate sat
a, his window which looked toward the
common, she CHANGED 10 observe pick.
ing his route among the cows which drew
their sus,enance from the gracious bosom
of the green before her, all Indian max
ing for the house. Within few yards of
the dwelling he paused, and, with the sharp
glance of his race, took measure of i,
from top 10 bottom, as a warrior would
Of castle he intended to storm. He
was rather q dirty and mongrel sample of
mos! gallant tribe, and his personal op-
pearance was quite noteworthy. Neces-
si,y had forced him TO combine the aburi-
ginal and European costume in such an
anomalous style as TO make it painfully
apparen. that poverty, in his case, had u,-
lerly destroyed taste About his neck the
savage love Of tawd'y inery had induced
him to hang several strings ef huge glass
besds ofasapaint and ancient fashion; the
sef.same baubtes, probably, that from his
ancestors had purchased many an acre of
4 Indian territory. A gaudy but greasy mil
itary cap crowned his lank black hair land
, the balance of his costume was composed
of an old English coat, pair tf so;led
buckskin leggins, old moccasins, com,
mon se.knie, and hunting. pouch, as.
..,h 4 4
ton,
TO the quick eye of Kate, who guzAd Al
him unobserved from the curtain, the
"brave" appeared to be, even at that early
hour, triae in liquor; having altogether q
debau, he'd look, which plainly ASSERTED
that he had been making night Of it,
q She turned from the window in disgus,
5 ruslling the curtains as she swep, away
;. which being observed by the warrior, h'
d uttered gr.nt and Irotled off,
\. That an intoxicated Indian should gaz
.-Ifor few minutes at John Corn wright
]: house, was an extraordinary fac. in itself
/. albeit there was nothing striking in the ap
j. pearance Of lha, modest pale; but addin.
is it to conversa,ion overheard by Kate il
d the afternoon, startling picture was pre-
Il senled 10 her imagination.
= At the rear of the house was a larg
in and neatly.kep, garden, in which Kat
" passed much OF her time in the summe
r. months. She was quietly sewing in
rs pretty little harbor near the foot u! thi
I'd p OF, when she distinguished the voices O
ID two persons, who appeared to be approach
,e ing by narrow lane leading to the gal
et den; pausing as they reached the fence
70 they continued their conversation in 10,
e hut earnest voice:
o. Me tell you, me know! Just easy
r: brudder, as turn your hand-so.'
n. And the speaker, who, from his peculio
Y, use of the English language, appeared t
re- be an Indian, seemed to perform the me
l. ton alluded to.
- Hold up!' answered yruff voice.
r. Give us English, and none Of you
I'd blasted Indian CANNON.
of ME spoke Ingleese dam good reptile
h, the Indian, whose feelings appeared hui
at the opinion held of his proficiency q
H. a llnguist. ME learn quick when p;
$, poose-so big
N Nonsense growled his companion
as tell the, now, when you were in tn
le house, and what you know about the ma
n. ter
at Two days ago, me 60 into the ki cher
$. Beg meat. Niger girl gave me meat an
to cider, good! See 'em cleaning silye
I'd plate. Oh! SO much! big lot! Ol
H. man, Cornwright, he catches me, ca
ut me red rascal; say kickee me out, catche
me some time more
er Following this lucid explanation cam
1t, short pause. At the mention of he
ID fathers name, Kate's heart beat quickl,
Of and, pole with agitation, she listened fc
10 the remainder of the conversation.
ty sWas there dog about the house ,
IS. .No, no dog. Me askee the maid VIII
nv she no give meat to dog, instead poor lr
W. dian. She tellee, got no dog
ifl .And whereabouts do they keep the 81
Id yer! Doyou know thatr
Id mo. but we ffhaes him tonight, sar.in
answered the lndi6n.
he The pair now seemed to be examinin
as the height Of the garden wall; and Will
n they md,.ered farther plans Of wickednes
er Kate stole silently from her hiding plac'