, 1858-12-03

ness Of which seemed to operate on her feelings
with electric quickness She told me there was
plenty Of venison and jerked buffalo meat, and
that, on removing the ashes, should find a cake
But my watch had struck her fancy, and her
curiosity had to bc gratifed by an immediate
sight Of it
! took off the gold chain that secured it from
around my neck, and presented it to her. She
was all eestacy, and spoke of its beauty, asked
me its value, and put the chain around her neck,
saying how happy the possession of such watch
would make her. ThOughtless, and as fancied
myself in so retired spot, secure, paid very
little attention to her talk or her movements
helped my dog to good supper Of venisOn, and
was not long in satisfying the demands Of my
own appetite.
The Indian rose from his seat as il in extreme
suffering. He passed and repassed me several
times, and once pinched me on the side so vio-
lently that the pain brought forth an exclamation
Of anger. looked at him. His eye met mine !:
but his look was so forbidding that it struck a
chill into the more nervous part of my system
He again seated himself, drew bis butcher knife
from his greasy scabbard, examined its edge as
| would do that of razor suspected dull, and,
again taking his tomahawk from his back, filled
the back Of it with tobacco, and sent me express
sive glances whenever our hostess CHANGED to
have her back towards US.
Never till that moment had my senses been
awakened to the danger which now suspected
to be around me. | returned glance for glance
with my companion, and became well assured
that whatever enemies might have, he was not
Of their number.
asked the woman for my watch, wound it
up, and, under pretence of wishing to see how
the weather might probably be on the morrow,
took my gun and walked out Of the cabin
slipped ball into each barrel, .scraped the edges
Of my flint renewed the printing, returned to
the hut, and gave a favorable account Of my
observations. l took up a few bear-skins, made
pallet of them, and, calling my faithful dog
to my side, lay down with my gun close to my
body, and in few minutes was to all appear
ances fast asleep.
A short time had elapsed, when some voices
"eIe uearui anu HoIn the CORNER Oh my eyes
saw two athletic youths making their entrance,
bearing a dead stag on pole. They disposed
Of their burden, and asking for whisky, helped
themselves freely to it Observing me and the
wounded Indian, they asked who was, and why
'hat rascai linean'ng Tue lndlan, VINO they knew
understood not word Of EngIsh) was IN the
mousse
Inc mother oor 50 she proved to be) oade
them speak less loudly made mention of my
"a'ch, anu 'oOk them 70 a corner where con-
yersa'ioh ehsueu' the Purport oil whieh required
niue shrewuness IN me 70 guess tapped my
uOg genuy, he moved nis tail' and with inde'
serioaole pleasure saw his iine eyes alternately
hSeu on me ana ralsed towards inc trio IN the
corner. l ielt tnat ne perceived the danger ol
my SITUATION Inc Indian exchanged glance
with me.
Inc l.ds had eaten and drunken themselves
into such condition that ! already looked upon
them as hors du eonoaf, and the frequent visits
Of the WHISKY bottle TO inc ugly mouth oi their
dame' l hoped would soon reduce her to a like
state. Judge o. my astonishment when saw
TINS lncarnate nend 'ake large carving kniie'
and go to grindstone 70 whet us edge
saw her pour the water on inc turning ma
chine ana watched her wofElng away on the dan
gerous instrument until the coid sweat covered
every part oi my body, IN spite Of my determin'
auon 70 deiend mys'h 10 the last Her task
hnlshed' she walked 10 her reehng sons and sad,
There, that VIII soon settle himF she then