Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-03-16


u than at the poor-huose"
g " Yes, 80 | tink, too, massa," said Thornton
who had stood silently by surveying the Indian
: with looks OF pity" yes, 80 | unk, TOO poor.
l house bad place for sick Ingiu"
" Well, then, Howell will take Thornton with
= him to Queenstown, and engage men and \ set
r tee, or handbarrow. and he can be easily taken
: over in a boat from the ferry to Arcadia where
DR.. Baldwin, skill will soon extract the shot
) If possible. Does the plan meet your aprroba-
| ton, my dear 2 turning 10 Mrs. Meredith.
! Certainly, she replied g Nothing can be
better; 50 hasten, Howeil-there is no time to
lose"
And Howell and Henry. taking Thornton
with them, were out of sight
1t is singular" said Helen shat there an
pears no sign OF 4 scutfie and he must have re-
ceIved the shot when his back was To his foe +"
IL IS probable-lndeed, almost certain-that
treSchery was resorted to- said Colonel Seton.
The Indian Is too quick Of eve and ear TO be
easily stolen upon unawares. He NAV have
been intoxicated but this stupor appears 10 me
TO be the effect OF some drug. rather than LIQUOR
Do you not think So my friend -
do replied Mr.. Meredith. There Ia
some mystery IN the case. have no doubt
The wound was inflicted by white man. 1t Is
evident; no savage foe would have left his en-
emy his scalp
The ladies, in the mean while kept bathing
the poor Indian brow and temples with cool
water, occasionally giving him little wine TO
keep up his strength. In shorter time than
could have been expected. Howell appeared
/ with Henry, followed by Thornton with four
men and a large handbarrow, on which there
were pillow and blaket. The Indian was soon
placed comfortably on 1t. and the men carried
II towards the ferry. Mrs. Meredith gave many
. charges to Thornton rs to his accommodation.
/ desiring him to 20 immediately for Dr. Bald
/ win, and TO have hLllv-her trusty old nurse
IN attendance and 10 return to them when he
had done 50, and had heard what the doctor
said of the case"
Our party now returned to the valley. con-
verslug, as they went along, on the customs and
manners of the Indians and conjecturIug the
probable cause of this poor fellows misfortune
/ " hen they had reached their shady retreat the
adies set about re-arranglng the good things
which Thornton had covered up, and which they
were all soon discussing with n good appetite
which the adventures and exercise of the morn
ing had sharpeued- The Indians were still the
4 principal theme of their conversation
The knlsteneauN,' said Colonel Seton "are
the most intelligent and gentle Of the Indian
tribes. l have known some of them TO be al
most rs good improvisators as the Italians BY
the by, Howell he continued, YOU have a
touch OF that gift, l believe; 80 pray favor us
with a little Of It,"
" 1t is, indeed but touch Of it that poss-
ess, colonel" he replied ; go I begyou viii ex-
cuse me-
Bot the colonel would not excuse him and.
the rest OF the company joining Their cutrcatie-,
he rose, and taking down IN. flute from where
Henry bad placed it, observed, laughing, Re-
member that what / iutict on you Is at your
own request and commenced a pl4lntiye pre-
lude to a simple air, ia which Henry ioIued
with the flSeoles, and sung the following
words
"'TiV' sad 10 part from thoss-ws love
'Ti- sad to say adieu-
lis sad to leave those scene. 40 dear
When life fresh and new
"'Ti' sad to-iraarn on.ocs.u's bed.
Rocked by waves 10 sleep
That loving eyes upon smile
Then wake ths cheat to weep
90 lis sweet when, from far distant lands.
We reach much loved home
To meet the dear, the household band
No more from them u
'''Tis sweet vhen love end friendship give
welcome and true,
Let such he mine when return
From distant Iands TO you
II, at the conclusion of the last stsnza. How
ellis eyes rested for few moments on Florence.
and If Florence blushed. and stopped 20 look for
something she had not dropped. as no one chose
to observe It, neither Will we. but a Mrs
Merediih's eyes filed with tears, which Colonel
Seton did observe, and that the spirits Of the
party saddened. he cried
" Bravo, Howell You must show the ItaI-
ianz, when you visit that country \ little Of
your talent. lest they should fancy they alone
possess it"
.. BY attempting to do 90 I should only con-
firm them IN that opinion be replied.
When Howell IS in T-aly." said Mr Mered-
it'll. l hope his attention viii be taken up with
/ acquiring more valuable knowledge than that
of Improyisatlng'
" Is 1t not 4 blessing. NV dear sir saiI the
colonel, =" that he can 90 10 Italy, or tha he can
20 To GOttlugen at all and that the wIseacres Of
the land have had At last the good sense to see
. the necessity Of repeating the embargo law -
The passing of that law very necessary
measure replied Mr. Meredith and I sin
. Cerelv hope the repeal OF II will lead 10 an ad-
juslment Of difficulties between England and
America. The searching Of our vessels and i'm
/ PressmeHt Of Uur seameu were outra-es that cali
ed for much sevcrcr measures
" England, replied the colonel. with warmth
" does but mainta u her own dignity in assert
ing her right to take her subjects from under
any flag that waves on the wide ocean"
" No .olItIcs, gentlemen, no politics p" said
Mrs Seton. You certainly must have forgot
ten that We were present, or you could not have
+ been unCalant We came here for amusc-
/ meRt and not to hear a discussion on the affairs
OF the nation; and, To PunIah you for your Of
fence. Helen and Florence shall sing an Italian
duet, Of which you do not understand single
word"
..Wc are very much obliged to you" said Mr
Meredith, bowlag, " for delicious q punish
ment. 1t is enough to tempt us to renew the
offence"
e Do not think Of it, replied -he, or it will
call for much seversr measures" quoting his
words.
They all laughed bur the colonel. who looked
moody, and
'stfI the angry spot did glow on Caesars brow
Bat it could not long retain lis place, listening
To those sweet voIces, accompanied by the flute,
guitar, and tageoet which formed the grand
band Of our young amateurs. They afterwards
sang one or two English songs, IN which even
the colonel joined
Thornton now made his appearance. He
brought good account Of the poor Indian
DR.. Baldwin had extracted several shot ffoIu ,le
wound. which he did not think would prove
mortal The stupor, lie saii, was The effect Of
/ some strong opiate which had bee- given him.
+ They had, according 10 Mrs.. Meredi-h7 drec-
/ tions placed a cot n the barn, covered with
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