Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-06-23

cealed enemies. -Act, and act quickly
Your friend demands it; your daughter
invokes it
Before heaven cried Aston, 1 vii
comply with your request, let the conse
quences be what they may My doubts
/ Of I ever entertained a single doubt) van
ish | give them TO the winds When
hear your tones, hear only the voice oi
sincerity and truth L feel that there is
10 hypocrisy within you, let others cry
out as they will Now | am ready to
Iserve you
Is Captain Boone still, walking about
within the works 2 asked lie Bland
/ No; he concluded his observations
and returned to his cabin few moments
SINCE replied Mr.. Aston.
That is well now | must contrive to
escape without duplicating you +.
Generous friend = said Aston, pleased
to behold so much ingeniousness.
Let Ebony mount to the roof contiu-
ued the Frenchman, and remove, with my
cooperation, sufficient portion of the
same to allow me comfortable egressT
Once upon the top of the block I
will drop down upon the outside, and the
object 8ill be accomplished
The. plan is judisious and practical, re,
marked Mr. Aston. Ebony, get suita-
BILE implements and climb up and open an
aperture Of the, proper dimensions; but
work softly, and throw yourself down fat
upon the roof, if any one appears
Ebony made haste to obey these~ com
mands. and in = short time he. was indus
triously at work on the top of the block
house, while the Frenchman gave direc-
tions and assisted him from the interior
The work progressed successfully; the
timbcrs were displaced by means of lev
er The Frenohman emerged from the
opening, and the implements which had
been employed were. so placed as to con-
yey the idea that all had been effected
from the inside.
There is one subject which yen have
rot mentioned, observed Aston, thought
: .Iud what may that bep asked Lo.
Bland
You have not reflected that it is ex-
oeedingly hazardous to leave Boonezbor-
Ongh. Our red enemies have been as,
you know, unusually active of late. To
venture forth at this time, seems like
rushing to certain death In my anxiety
Tor my daughter, and sympathy for you,
| had lost sight OF that most important
fact
Mon Dieu exclaimed the Frenchman.
DO you then imagine that | would
shrink from any danger when duty calls
me to act You do not yet know me-
Nothing is SO dreadful to me as the
thought that Rosalthe Is exposed to in
suit and death All other considerations
fade from my mind Fer her | would
2are all things that can menace the safety
But stay yet a moment, added Aston
y ou are unarmed; let me run to my
cabin and get my riAe ~ 5.-f4
Never mind it, my good Aston. |
have friends Whole Bland checked
his speech, aud left the remainder of his
thought unezpressed. go.
Aston, in his eagerness and agitation,
did not notice the circumstances, but con,
tinued to insist that he should wait until
he returned with the rifle; and he reluc-
family complied. -,.
Aston hastened to procure the weapon;
but when people are most in a hurry, they
facilitate matters the least. The powder
horn was misplaced, and the ball pouch
could not readily be found The few
minutes which lie Bland had to wait, ap-
peared to him an age Aston came back
at the very instant when his friends pa
tience was failing; and the rife and anu,
milton were passed up to him. lie seized
them hastily, dropped down upon the
front side of the Block house, and hur-
ried away.