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warriors to remain where they were, until he
should rcturn-an order received in sullen
silence by the savages, who glarcd ferOciously
upon their lost prey-the chief strobe for
ward through the forest, followed by the two
boys. When they reached the brow of the
hill overlooking the settlement, he paused and
said, Il had better not 60 any further. will
wait here till see you safe. Good bye -
Tell your mother that Brant did not kill her
brave husband. Say he's sorry about it-go.'
The children sought to express their
thanks, but he waved them away, AMI stood
with folded arms under the shade ofa gigan-
tic oak watching them us they descended
the hill.
Mrs Lindsay's part of the sad story is
soon told. On the day of the massacre she
heard the firing in the harvest field, and from
the windows Of the house, witnessed the
brief struggle of her husband and Davie with
their foes. The fearful -tht at first he-
numhcd every tacnlty-but one cry from her
| baby reused her from her stupor Of grief and
terror She snatched the infant from the
cradle, and rushed with it into the woods.
| followed by Jenny, the maid. The two wo-
men concealed themselves 50 cffcctually in the
thick under brush that they remained un-
discovered. though the shouts of the suvages
came to their ears with horrible distinctncss.
and even the blaze OF their burning home
REDEEMED the sunlight that struggled through
the thick foliage above them.
When, at length. the party left the little
valley, it passed within few yards of the
fugitives Oh how tcrvcntly the mother
thanked God that her baby slept tranquility
IN her bosom, and by no cry betrayed their
hiding place They did not venture to leave
their lcaly sanctuary until evening. They
were on the side Of the clearing opposite the
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Cherry Valley. This was found, and they set
out at once Tor the settlement, winch they
reached IN safety about midnight, and were
kindly received at one OF the fortified houses
lhe next day party OF brave men, moved by
the passionate entreati's oi the TWO W'lne',,'
set out on what was thonght hopeless selrch
Tor Capt. Lindsay, his sons,and servant. lhey
reached the harvest iel1s safely, lpund there
the bodies as they had heen lett hHsuly hnr-
RED them ana alter vaihly seeking Ior tine
missing boys, returned to Cherry Valley,
taxing n dread certainty ana u iaint nope u
the Athlete wiie ana mother
P'ostrated by nfr iear'nl bereavement yet
! not wholly despsrillS' worn Win cruel anNl-
cites ana iatlSurs, MIS- LINDSAY AT last slept
watched over by her laithiul nurse. She
awoke in the early morning, raised herself
eagerly from her pillow, looked around and
then sank back in tears
'Oh, Jenny. said she, Il haze had sic II
blessed dream dreamed saw my Two
boys-only twa, moo, Jcnhy--my "rdNt
Douglas and the bonnie An5ut-comlns over
the NIL WI the sunshine But they II NJ
come any mair-they area taken ir'e nc
but TINS wee bit G"irn'e' sue murmnred'
pressing her oAoe |" her oosolh' ana sprlnk-
llhS i's nro" WIZ inc bitter n'ptlsh o' h'r
tears FOR some minutes sh" iay thus' weep
lnS with al! th"t ircsh realization OF sorr"W
ana uesoiatlon whlch comes with the Nrst
awakening OF sleep alter great bereaye-
ment, lhen She arose anu tottered away
from the hen' saying 'Ll,t the window'
Jenny maun look on the MI o my dream
Jenny obeyed anu supported her mistress
as she looked out on the io'ely hnd'ctpe'