Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-19
w. ID. WALLACH,
THE T. CHILD ROB B Il IL y.
ErOutipr Storv.


time fully made up their minds to leave a spot
where they we're compelled to labor night and
day IN order to exc out most meagre susie
nance and where they were liable ut anv mo-
ment, to be turned out of employment But
when The day came on which they were to
start, his friends lost all courage and refused to
go He accordingly started alone. and after a
severe journey OF many days. found u spot that
suited Oh the banks of the Illinois river He
immediately took possession of it-fUr lands
were then free TO SettlerS-and in a short time
he had clearing cut. large enough To build a
cabin on. This was soon done. with the help
cf some ncighbOrS; and he then had the salts
Inc ton OF behOlding. for the first time i'm hlS
IIi'. himself IN possession of a house Tnurb
but warm, capable Of containing the whole Of
bis family comfortably, and the ,wner of q
piece of ground, the size of which would seen,
fabulous To the deniz"nS of Wall street
Having completed all his arrangements to
ms entire satisfaction. Henry Wellington for
that was his name, wrote to New York inform
Ing two of the friends who had refused to start
with him Of his good luck. setting forth in glow
ing cOlOrs the many beauties of his wild western
home. and concluded by entreating them To
come TO him, and bring with them his family
But a short time elapsed when Henry was face
10 face with loving wife and two beautiful
children. He alsofUuDd his hand clasped with
manly grasp. and rejoiced to hear again the
voices of his twg friends. Thus he secures two
near neighbOrS rs well aS friends ard essential
aid IN case of an attack from the tribes of rest-
les savaSes that were constantly pTOwling in
,he ylcinI,y of his cabin, ready to save or inur-
der, beg or steal "a the case might be
1hus the summer passed without incident
and they had commenced upon the varied la
hDrs 1T the autumn. when one morning his son
Charles came running to the hou c, in a state
of the greatest alarm. saying:
lie and his sister Jane were i'm the woods
behind the house, gathering chcstDuts, when a
great party ri Indians had come along. seized
Jane and tried to catch him; but he hid in the
bushes, and they could not find him
Henry waited not To hear more bat rushed
into the house, seized his rife and telling his
two friends to get ready to 20 with him. babe
his wife good bye. and started at full speed for
the purpose of getting the neighbors To- advise
him. lie had reached distance of some two
miles from the cabin. when ne was startled by
a voice saying:
Hello. caP,n, it pears to me yer Iookin'
mighty glum this mOrnin' What mought the
matter be -
On looking up. he saw standing near him a
man known thercabOuts as SIle Ripton. -
lie was cslled by all the keenest shot and best
scout over all the frontier
Henry quickly related to him what had
passed and finished by asking him to Join in
the search.
..Jine ye, Cap'n2 Nav he switched hv n
Iapoo-e, and then be married to the u.liest
,luaw in the hull tribe of Cherokces. if don't.
~ jest give me time to get Old Bess'-tbat ar
my rihe-and then Ill be arter You, as quick
bar could swallow a pOrker"
Saying this, he started of through the woods
and soon returned bearing upon his shoulder
ponaerOus rifle. and wearing at his belt the
ever present Bowie knife. The two now pro-
ceeted To their .next-doOr- nuighborS-.nme
six miles apart-and having got together n
party of some twenty persons. ali armed with
the death-deJling rifle. they went bark T.,
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companions. They preceded 10 the place
where the little girl was first seized by the In
dian>. Here Sile took command Of the party.
end quite formidable array they presented
twenty-onc men. each capable of boring the
bulls eve at one hundred wards mr.. no,
ones To be laughed at. Sile here gave direc-
tions that NO one of the party should stir until
he gave the word, and commenced eagerly
looking about the place where the kIdusTpiu,,
took place Presently he threw his head back,
and gIvin: vent to II low chuckle. said
Look hyaT, boys. See what fules these ar
yeleT bellies ar.
Tn the coming up Of the party. they were
unable To- discover anything by which to fix SO
grave an imputation on the absent red men
and ~ observed.
What - exclaimed SiIe. cannot see any
thing why Jest lu"k at that: thar see that little
chunk If bark that's all ca .ked TEST the shan.
of red niger feet in Ia, .se are leaves too
they take us purity n cast us il i; war mud " Ii
HoS became 80 dark that Sile deemed i; ad
Vissble To remain at the cabin over night and
start early on the traIl the ensuing morn. This
view of the case prevailed after some little de-
bate and they reluctantly turned homewarri<
The ne Il morning at day-bTeak they had started
un. All that day being able ~ distinguish the
trail easily, and returning night found them
many miles from the clearing, and swiftly
Pre-. sins on. nj last SIle called for them Ia halt
a was now getting tpo dark for him Ia dis
the trail they aPcprlIutrlv
building Large fire, were soon seated around
~. engaged IN testing the value of jerked veni-
son and PIrrhcd corn. u cure for collapsed
s'Dmach. They were tired that they were
content to sleep. Henry and Sile were. M their
own solicitation. aPpOInte IA a watch. and the
TEST rolled up in their bl Inkets ard were .oon
IN the land Of dreams. The night wore awav
without incident and early dawn found them
again unGer way. About noon of that day they
were brought up all standing, the phrase Is
by learning from Site that the trail divided
where they then were. into two parts. taking
directions wholly opposite from each other
They now held short consultation on the mat
ter. and Sile was the first one called upOn to
give his opinion. Wal said he. we see that
these varmints knowd aS how that we'd be
arter them in double quick time, 80 they We
done this ar thing. to kind o git Us Of the
scent like; now kinder think that the best
way fur u to do would be for us to split into
pIrtieS, and each Of us take a branch. when one
oy us comes up with the sarpsnts, let him lay
low an watch EN- till We all git together
again.
" But. = interrupted Henry, If we should be
continually getting farther apart.
=. No, no exclaimed Sile. .'ye see. these ar
yellar cusses live near by the lake. and belong
t. those hOrs stoalin' Cherokees up in WiscOn-
sin EOw. the Varmints will be saTlain to come
together soon n they think they ar fur enuf
out of the way fur IA no: kctch en- But |
Lit trim p,s,lr rI IN that
mrnt A. he concluded his argument was
received with good deal of favor and finally
all agreed that il was the best thing that could
he dcae, and they accordingly followed it.
Dividing into equal parties of twelve each.
they separated. Sile,s party taking the north
east '-ail. thinking that would be the one most
likely Tor the Indians tO take the little girl
over. n il was the one that led nearest to their
lands. our friends kept steadily on the trail,
until near dark. when one % the men picked