Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-04-15

and pushed off. The young man leaped
in the other, and pushed after him as i'll
in a race. Down the river they went
little way, and landed beyond Point
Levy. They leaped ashore just as they
heard the alarm sounded from the heights
across the river, signifying the escape of
a prisoner or of soldier. The Indian
paused moment, and listened and said,
: White men too much noise--too much
parade-lose trail while he drum. He
led the way among the bushes as fast as
the young man could follow. How far
they went that night, the prisoner knew
not. When morning came, they were
by the side of river, just below some
beautiful falls. For more than a mile
they had waded in the rivers edge, so as
to conceal their footsteps. Here, just
under the falls, was an opening from the
water which led into the cave. They
crawed up, and were soon on a platform,
high and dry, with sufficiency of light.
The young man was exhausted, and lay
down, leaning upon his elbow. The In
dian sat down before him him, bis feet
curled up under him, (pedibus intOrtis,)
bolt upright. His head was shaggy,
with hair long, coarse, and turning gray,
like the name of horse. His only cloth
ing was dingy red shirt, and trousers
of untanned deer skin. His mocassins
were the skin of moose's hind leg, cut
off little below the joint, sewed up at
one end, and drawn on and fitted to the
foot while green. His teeth were most
ly gone, and he looked, as he was,a tough,
short, powerful creature, afraid of moth
ing, having nothing to make or lose.-
They gazed at each other in silence a
while; at length the young man said =
l have followed you all night. l have
put my life in your hands; now who are
you, and what do you want of me ?
You 'fraid Of me?'
mo. If l had been, l should not
have followed you,' and now if you aint
the evil spirit, who are youP
''Spose we meet Lorette Indians
they no hurt you. Me run, then yor
no can say who Indian be 2
So you want to run if we are il
danger, and leave me to my fate, anC
that, too, so that you can't be knownp
The Indian looked fierce for mo.
ment, and drew out his hunting knife
The young man kept his eye carefully
on him. From the bottom of the sheath
there rolled out a small piece of paper
which he handed to the young man. He
unrolled it and read
'Should this ever meet the eyes o
D. R., let him know that the bearer i
trust worthy. Follow him implicitly.
SUSAN o.
Young Redfeld sprang up, and caugh
the Indian by the hand,an almost shout
ed question upon question. He wa
ready to go, felt strong, could travel al
, day, and then fell back exhausted. Th
Indian gave him some water, and thel
some dried venison from his wallet, AM
bade him lie down and sleep till night
if he could. RedfeId did so, but hi
brain whirled. In troubled sleep, h
now dreamed of home, and then of hi
prison, then Of Susan Ordway, then h
heard the alarm bell, and the voices o
men pursuing and the baying of blood
hounds hard after him, and then b
would awake and find it was the roar {
the falls near him So he spent tn
Il day. At night they came out of the
i cave, followed the course Of the beaut
full Chaudiere River, up towards i
q headwaters. This charming valley wa
II already occupied by the French popul'
y ton, and they were compelled to tray'
IS by night, and lie by during the day
e Their progress was necessarily slow
} On the fourth day the Indian crept ol
d of their covert, and saw several horsr
k men coming towards them. He kne
Ie instantly that they were British soldieI
-e in pursuit. They were on hill abou
Is half mile distant, and had to descer
N into a valley, and rise another bill b
lie fore they reached him. He gazed
them earnestly, till they descended ii
hill, and then he sprang up like cat
D. He made the prisoner run 10 the roa
side and climb up into thick evergre'
- far up out of sight. He then took {
" his mocassins and hid them : then
turned his red shirt, and it was yellow
ps be turned his skin trousers, and tn
were a kind of dirty green. He DIRE
ou a cap so close over his head that he
90 most made the head ache to look at it,
Then he sat down under the tree, a
ID. very composedly began to smoke. I