The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-15

doubt IL not, replied the commando
, of the Point; 81 believe you are all faithful
and true men, or you would not have beer
selected by the agent OF Colonel bertrand
for taking down more precious freight thar
eou have ever carried before; but still the
!, wiseSt and the best of men have lost THEN
lives by giving ear 10 the most earnest ap
peals of humanity You understand what
| mean? White men, apparently in the
greatest distress, will hail yopr boat, repre-.
sent themselves as having Just escaped from
the Indians, and beg of you, for the love OF
God, in the most pitcOuS tones, TO come TO
their relief; but turn deaf ear to them
10 each and I'll of them-eTen should YOU
know the pleaders TO be of your own kin
for in such cuse your own brother might
deceive you-not wiiiuly and voluntarily,
perhaps-but because Of being goaded on
the savages, themselves concealed. Yes.
such things have been known as one friend
being thus used to lure another to his de
structon; and so be cautious, vigiant, brave
and true, and may the good God keep you
all from narm! :"
As he finished speaking, Blanche pro-
ceeded to take ap affecti0nate leave of all.
receiving mauy,a tender message for her
parents from those VINO held them in love
and yencration; and the boat swung out,
and began TO float down with the current,
now f1iry entered upon the most dangerous
portion Of long and pcrilouS journey.
The father Of Blanche, CO one. Philip B.r-
trarl was native Of Yircinia, and = de-
sceutau. O. one Of the lJ-eu- ot refugees,
who fed from their native land after the re
Vocation Of the edict Of NautZ in 1865. he
had been an officer ot some note during the
Reyo'ntiou-a warm political and personal
friend o.: ;he author Of the Declaration Of
Indcpcn5ence-ani gentleman who had
always stood high in tae esteem Of his aNso-
GATES aud cgteuPorarieS
Though Al one tn. a man ci wealth, Col.
bertrand had lost much, aud suffered much,
through British INVASION; and when, short Y
after the close Of the war, he had met win
a ieE more serious TtTai,e., nt mad been
lain 10 accept grant oi .'h' near t.e ais
OF tie ONO, now Li.i.>'...r, 'eh1eE-i MN
by Virginia, "hich lhen he.d JItls lr'I2n
over the tn.re territory now constituting
tar state o! he1itr"E-
ne Grant Ah4 ll''.'l' l-e y enc. upon
seeking MS new possessions an hlH-in@ up
ne" hou-e IN me trrn . a" west and as
his w;'e lad INSISTED upon atcenranyin
him on his first tour, hr lad a,s-nied to her
desire, On condition mat b.tnen. sl'd.d tie
place I'u.' 6e lTtParl1 ""..h ii''sA' 'h
some 5IeS Ue SD,>.,'-'',- :, ~ i'-' '''
on 80 - 80 -. I,'''..'-- '-''-
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-. 80 - ,,,cf.cd the !i5era. oil-r Of MS
- t-rer,rfor 10 remain with him IN The
capacity OF private secretary and eo".4--nI:''i
agent. On ta-lns pos. ss'on ci ms grant,
the Colonel had almost Immediately c'cc. co
tort and offered sarh Inducements 10 Se'-
tiers IS to speedily 20 'ect around h."' quite
little community y-9i "H'ta, as 4 matter
oil course, ne became tue Ltn- A"+ e'4'..
and 70 supply tAe wants o. us vF" '-'''.'t
ana olHeis' ana increase Ms gains III I" 'e,
innate way "e "@i opener SORE an"
-.eI u WIZ" S''-n OH ''.S :, sc. ',''-' =
when SoolS were ,'aI. t'',e" ~ 'S"., - %
the mountains % lhe nan" "-' A"~ '.'-hSe
by water to the FA..N o.! t"e ono whence
their removal TO .oFt "t; t;'raAi became a"
matter. L. purchase '-.'.' :" 4 ,"'Sc
ana n'.iFGr pdtH'- ~ '''.e'9 ; 10 % 80
the EaSt klgene had been thrice d'Sl a'ehe1
his third commission also s-..F;'''"S 10
the escoruns OF the oeautIG. he'fcs>' NIX"
her servants, 10 her ne" nome I,'S iaS'
CO.. MISSION had been 80 lar executed az 'ue
'ime chosen for the opening oi or story as
70 bring the G.iierent parties 10 t'.e mouth
Of the great hanawha, ".eAce ."e feater
has seen them slowly h24'i.S o" upon me :,
still, CLASSY bosom oil 'he oe"e o' rivers,
The day. when was an auSf't'ouS one
passed without an! thihS oceurl l'hG worthy
OF note, untll near louF c.'tA, "At"'