The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1854-06-17

askeds \
She laid her hand eagerly and endear-
ingly in his, and in ooko upalterable
love gave him her reply,
The stolen interview thus ended and in
another half hour Amy Wilson slept
sweetly on her pillow, and the stranger
was at his quarters in the village.
CHAPTER vi.
"They lmger yet,
Avengers Of their native land +" Gray.
4 A month passed away, The stranger had
/ departed, and whatever had been nthe ORR
gi1al object Of his visit, i mover was
made known to the settlers. Amy had
as vet recsy lno letter on taken from
her Iowa. ard the suspense had Paled
be, check, and limmed the aoftlight Of
/ bQreye. Il gave alsoa sad plaineveness
i to iier voice, and a languor and debility
/ to her movements, which awoko the an
xie5y ofler parents to painful degree
They also in common with-the r9at Of
Ftf villagers. were, however, suffering
dwhg tb!s tAe apprelausioAs NGm a.
Il1iJT causeal
Ms qiod in theprowsss of the
/ Amer b eaonies braIce hal one 9r
Isl wart so.sgres on tae borders,
I.sa s.8ag5 crush the settle
M emr HE another equally I'M
Nh aai eohssaras goiy 3iiieers oi
s8a ar0F mtn military force to
ao85 bf@m tteaborlas iordetenee
qgi Nj. .aea aifFnI5~f the Indian
fld.n5i l Na@g NJ our talc II
@ua bafg0cy "a tlssamen odirect
fioa dMM etIebs against tlig settlers, and
for ths eul, wha itawas practicable,
they won III aihagg tAe eqszgrtioas q
/ the saNlg 4s..
Very tcatH,f e.Q gilIq slttIfment in
which d pdttifn Of onrtale is laidhad re-
ceived infimatlohs OF an intended attack
fso,o fho Indians Considerable alarm
Ibad heep FAN and the FIRE arm; long IN
disnso wers lamsh6a.a93 prspared iol
onorotiob n sgele 6a,.lF 'fH8es wsrS
6.a alsatlass
tdebt WHOM tb9 modA sA0ne with hen
brightest eiluigenco, qaanchiuq the stars
in their radiance, and bringing ont into
clear and soltan7l perspective the scene
ry below Within the settlement reign
. cd the most profound repose. Its inha
bitants unconscious Of impending dang
erhad long since offered up the nightly
incense Of their pious hearts, and resign
= ed themselves to Sleep, W in the old
. deep. undistpbed aid tlreaniless lin th'
S Young, liqht. peaceful and visionary il
4 all, tho uutcvorish refreshing rest whicl
! was TIE natural reward Of their simpl,
habits and Che rsetitado Of their lives
h The silence was suddenly broken b,
h sounds that curdled tho blood Of thos
& who heard them. and made them sprn!
/, to their feet as ii lightning flash hat
e strckea tham Before any one coul'
:. find words the appalling war cry OF tn
l. savages burst from every quarter, star
II fling the very air through which it pas
1t sed and falling like a blight upon th
is spirit The devoted villagers behel,
throughout the settlementhnes Upstream
d ing torches moved by dusky forms an,
d carried high above their heads Showing
l. not only the grim faces of those who Dor
is them, but also those Of others who wer
l.. partly concealed by the foliage of the iol
It est in which they stood, Withthat fore
thought and cunning SO remarkable j
ct their race, they had conveyed frebrand
ID and straw to the doors Of each dwellin
d in the early part Of the evening. TIL
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