The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-01-01

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:. .tv, WAS Young strong. active. nm
accustomed 10 .xert;ou. Surely, wis
Indian. could do I could do. There wa
!, no, an hour to be Lost. At dayligh,
/. obtained leave from my commanding OH
8 ccr-a mere matter Of ,orm-for both h
9 and INV Junior heartily rejoiced Mt tn
p,o.pec, Of Lowtheri. acoui,tal. Tw,
n milan. w.r. ou;ctlr obtained and every
|, hin, v.. mad, ready for departure in ,
A sw bo,n
r ". were a strange looking party
!. Our ob;.c, beipu speed each carried hi
own trans and rs few Of them as posi-
ole. was clad in a beaver coat and flu
cap. Ny kit consisted of a blanket, ,
beankin, and wallet to hold provisions
The two Indians, who were brothers, were
similarly equipped. With rifles ready
loaded for any game that might presen,
itself, and snow-shoes on our feet, We sc,
ont.
In case VIC succeed in getting to head
quarters at the time appointed, a gratui.
ity had been promised to the Indians
! (which | resolved to give, whether won
or pot) and they unmurmuringly pressed
on. nearly the whole day, ON their cum.
brous snow-shoes, scarcely giving them
selves time to cook the game We killed ;
then, shouldering their packs, and start
inc off arain. They endcavored to be-
mile the WEAKNESS of the way by lively
sallies. at which thcy laughed till the 81.
Ian, woods rang with their merriment.-
Cb;ncoos (,bc crmiuc,) tho Younger broth.
sr was the most ;oyous Ms well rs most
,,,;v. of us all. and. however wearied
ho ,,;,,h. J.. wb., we s,onned for the
,;,h, bo Iaugbed and tested rs he cut
.;,r II. ,o,r.L.wL ,bo cveroreens which
,ysre 70 form our not uncomfortable shelf.
- and hs s,rewn beneath the bearskins
IN which wc slept Sbeprsbie (thc cray.
s.h, w,s our cook and fire.maker: and
j.. r,r;d wov IN which bc beoped on
.or.s of lrr branches and raised n blaz.
n, nil. above the snow, always excited
my admiration. .,.
When we had accomplished nearly
lalr our ioarney, We had no. ovcrstepped
he time We allowed ourselves; but the
,on;inuous excrtion Was beginning to ai-
,,,t oar limbs, and the perpetual glare of
IN, sun on the snow inhamed oureyes.
This we found by far the greatest hard
shin of the two. | shall never forget the
.oy We felt. one morning, when the sun
,naincd hidden beneath the heavy cloud
banks in the east. Almost forgetting our
swollen limbs in the gladpess Of being de-
livercd from his dazzling rays, we travelled
ncrrily on through leafless forests of gi.
rautic trees; through tracts Of smaller
ices, ,hickly studded with the larch, the
prucc, and the fir, whose dark foliage
doomed almost black against the stain.
50 snow: throurl woods tangled with
wild vines, and fragrant with juniper BUSH
cs, until at length VIC reached the shores
Of - small frozen lake.
O,co more wa re;o;ced that the day
was dim: for in crossing lakes and rivers,
we always suffered most, being deprived
Of the network of branches, which Weld.
ed us a shade; sometimes almost impen-
ctrablc. But our cxulta,ion was short.
lived An exclamation of disappointment
hprs, from the Indian. and looking ND,
}, I saw few large snow flakes floating
tbrougb the mir.
.Le, us put off our snow-shocs," said
sherashie tive must halt here"
/. "Whyw
.Rec,usc tho snow will blind our eve,
>, tho no,b,
The path. however, was an Indiar
, figure Of speech. We were travelling
,brouch an untrodden wilderness, guidct
from no;rt 70 no;n, bv some rock. O.
IL o. or,;r,lv formed tree. But ,bes,
o,;oa,. a,ro,, ,;v;d,v IN tho Ind;ons' rec
,,iD.,;,n Th.v had travelled this roa,
,u;oo hot,ro and whatever nm India,
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