Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-16
s SELECTED STORY.
FLOR EECE SEFToN;
OR, THE RIDER HARFARR
By Mss b GGARrLAND.
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CHAP I.

Do not move the boat from under the shadow
OF these trees. said tall fl cure, on a night in
August 1872. rs he spraug lightly from a small
boat on the waters OF the \ Iagara To its high
bank. " My stay Will be brief, and !tiis place
seeals too secluded to be in danger of attractng :
notice"
- viii keep her in the shade. sir. if YOU
wish, SAID the person addressed. a mlu apnl~-
emily about forty or forty-hve wears of age. with
cheerful, suu burue cpuutcu4ucy, a clclr piu-e-
ing gray eye, above tae mid lie Irrht, his r., ne
apparently cain'Iaaag -rea- strength w..h elias
lIclJy- lie wp-. t4a dress Of au a AmeriCau rifle
man green cotton shirt and trOVscrs Of the
same material, trimmed with yellow fringe the
upper garment reaching below the knee, and
confined around the waist with a leathern belt
10 which was attached a cartouch box He was
fully armed for, besides his trustv rifle which
lay across the seats IN the boat, hc had pair
OF pistols thrust into his belt " / will keep her
~ the shade, If you wish but if we only had
four or five Of our good marksmen with us.
should not fear 70 be discovered by half score
of Brooks men"
But you Know, G5tlieb, was the reply. "that
10 not wish to be engaged in any sktrm sh to-
night, 80 you will do as / desire" And, fold
ing large military cloak round his person-for,
although II was the middle Of August the night
- Is ofcu the case in our variable cliFu1te wa
damp and coul-he pursued his way, keeping
the path by the river, and was soon lost to the
Yiew OF the narksman, who stood with folded
arms gazing after him.
's es. there he goes, mutteied he to himself
= IS nobIe fellow n ever drew a sword for his
country. If il was not for his folly IN falling ~
love with that English gal To be sure, she was
born here bat what signifies that when she is
= relation of old Isaacs and her father and all
his klth and kin are rank Englisa~rsP ? All but
her brother. | had most forgot him. They say
he - hne lad : andr IN spite Of his father, has
Joined the army under Y an but if he does no
bet al
have stayed at home, for all the credit he'll gain
under such gJneraL By Jabe-s it was too bad
10 keep ~ a whole month In Canady douy no.
thing, when we might have march 10 yu 10 NAL
den, beaten the BrIiIShe-s, and had the whole
province by this time. instead Of being led back
% Detroit like so many April fools But. how
somdever, if. as he says, he only wants to take
Brock and hIs men a one stroke, whom they fol-
low To Detroit, and let them see AHqa wh7.
our brave boys can do, why ruavhap il nrxy all
end well.
Then. after nUsIug for time, he added
As for the gal it's more her misflrtiD than
her fault that she has such relations To be
sure. she - pretty crltur, aud If Captiu Howell
VIII take 70 her, why there's no help II as |
knows on Well, well And, putting large
piece ot tobacco IN his mouth. which etfcctuaiIy
Stopped his sohloquy, ho seated himself il the
boat and continued 10 rumInate on the folly of
young men falling IN love with gals, particular
y II tney had English relatives
t'oiI!eb Pretz vas a confirmed old bache Ior.-
lie had been gifted IN has youth by girl to
"h"n he vas much attached. aud, though the
naive GOODNESS oi ms hearJ Kept hlm from rail
ing al all her seH-as SO many under Ike cir
GGm't7Hce' nave doue-yet he never again
Thought % marrying his family Though hum
bic had suffered much during the Revolution
aFy ar from the british. They had subsequent
y removed from New horE We're be was bonn,
70 Kentucky, and where, by listening 70 his ia
iheF and grandtather= tale Of English cruelty
TO the name of an EalIshman Ontbe decIara.
J,o9 oi var with Great Britain, he had joined
ll.' 5 '.t-iated army aS ntieman The early
and being much alone. he had acquired a habit
OF talking to himself which, after he had enter
ed the army, frequently caused much amuse-
ment 10 his companions, who were not slow in
discovering IT,
We will now leave Gotlie0 70 his meditations
and m the mean while. Introduce the ' Captin'
q ou- readers, Howell Meredith was the only
taken the rearcsf caro- tbat b,S sog sboig ID,