Demoine courier., 1855-09-20

tlu sulItH, was So bedt nv iuuS HoHHc
thai his Indian eye could track the path
which It's owner had made in the forest,
and followed it 10 his door.
Blu, there he paused awhile, Would
the white man be kind 10 his red faced
brother, and give him The food he craysd
and sea, beside the frei
"Me try him." said he. as he pushed
against the door. "me try him-Le good
TO me, me no forget" aud The wooden
bar runled and the woodsman awoke.
startled, but not afraid. Oue bound
brought him TO the door, and with one
hand on lis guard and one on his rifle,
he called, Who's ,here-wha wan.
youl
Me Indian; me sick und me hungry;
me-''bu, ere he could speak more The
door flew open and he was bid 10 come
ia and be welcome.
..Friend nor foe stand outside my door
on a nigh. like this" said the sturdy host
as he threw on a generous armiul OF his
ligh, wood, and raked GU, the Goals I'LL
they were all a glow.
ma your friend, and me 40 flrget,"
HH.g -..HM8Z
said The Indian in a voice emphatic the
weak, as he sank on the hearlhs.one, lore
off his b!ankel lha, was dripping and
| cold and suffered the warm, rosy llghl 10
creep over his grea, brawny limts auc
reddtn the cheek lha. had never been pale
before.
.And I'm your friend; for God knows
by your looks GU need one" responded
the brave pioneer; and the best tina, |
have tia, shall be yours to night aud
| ,ui.igg actions I the worts, he act en- the
table The remainder of The evening meal,
and then drawing out clear bed Of Goals.
laid over them a generous slice OF The
noble deer he had himself slaughtered,
and had soon a smoking meal TO tempt
he hungry palate Of his guest. Then
casting a bundle Of skins on the Il 1or,
close Ia the hear .hsioDe, and taking from
oir the bed whereon lay his wife. trembl
ing in silent terror, a heavy blanket, he
told The Indian 10 resi- himself ihere I'LL
morning and longer il he chose. And
then with a heart. lighter and happier
Than when he arose, he laid down agaia.
draw ins his pale companion closely TO
his breast, and quoting her fears win en-.
dearmehis as gentle and soothing as those
a mother beslows on a Frightened child.
When they awokei in the morning their
Indian suestlay still upon the iloer in a
sound, refreshing sleep. When be rose
from his rustic couch. they asked him
not whence he come and whittier he was
going, but only 10 parsake Of heir hes
~pisaliiy so long as lie though; iii. With
Indian iaciturni,y, he said nothing, but
ate with them, and hen lay dows again,
and in his way passed two days. On
the morning Of the third, when The hearty
breakfast had been disposed Of, lie drew
his blank Ell around kim and went to The
door. As lie crossed The threshold. he
turned his face ,oihe snll seated husband
and wife, and said, emphalically, Pale
face good 10 IDdlan-me no lorge;;' and
as an arrow dart from II e bow ben the
strong arm draws, he sped from The shell.
,ering ROOF and was los, almos. instantly
in The mszes of The dense old wood.
For some weeks the incident wa dwell
upon Frequently BY the family, bus grads
ually it faded from their memories, and
as years passed on, il was only once in
a while recalled d, the request OF two
buor antlads, that father would tell ihsm
an hjun story. a true story about a iiue
Injun. Then taking them on his kriees,
he would relate 10 them wha. has JUST
been written, and they would draw his
arms YET closer round their ren'bling
forms, and wonder il they would dare 60
to sleep while a '.live %lnjun" lay stretch,
sl b foe the e e; and slhey v, say,
"wern't You afraid, sa,hel!' and liudG c,
up to his heart, seeming 10 etllhen hair
stand straight.
Alas! they, nor he. nor that still beau
tiful wife though, then Of the sorrow thai
..hve lpjuns" were TO bring upon their
happy hearts. Closer would those inilt
ones have clung to him, and tairer arm
than theirs wouldhase been wound about
his bosom. Bat the threatened blow
came soon and cad, and a crushing one
it was.
Many changes had oecu.ed since The
pluutcI udu Clcdtcu us W oSic oho
bull his cabin. What was lhen only a
wild aud tangled ioresi, with game start-
ing up a, every rod. had become, before
The hands Of labor and cultivation, a
blooming plair dotted with white meas
hemes. Noi now, as once, could ,he
hunter shoot q buck while standing under
his own caves; he mus. roam now away
over fertile field and grassy meadow, a.
cross The rolling river anI rouId ,he FOO
of a wooded hill, ere he would often spy
the wild deer he SO loved 10 hunt. Blu
A,hey were plenty here, aud a smoking
steak or a saddle OF venison was otter
seen upon The selller's board.
II was to hunt a deer, 10 ill up as he
sail, the empty spot or the table. tha
Hugh Ely. The w~armrhesrted pioneer o
whom we have written. left his dwelling
one morning in winter and has,ened away
on, of sight Of the smoke Of The settle
ment, aud far away from its sounds
Fleet was his foot, and 1eeter the foot 0
the roble buck he had starred; and no
until noon ard when be was many mile
ION his home, did he succeed in point