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is we'd many kindnesses at the "brick house
n and little "Suso' was great favorite wi
n MIN. lie went to her, and long was the
secret talk. Every day, for three days, d
8 nc come and sit and smoke. and listen to II
t pcrsuasions of the "cetlc squaw." At la
ne seemed to come to her views, for, on recc
wing the best blanket from her own bed i,
pillow case full of -four, new knife, n hug
pouch OF tobacco. flask of powder, and
, strip OF lead, which the naughty girl pullc
from the roof of the house with her ow
hands, nc left, struck into the woods AN
was seen no more. The next storm that cam,
told that the lead was gone. but where pnnt
none knew. Who could steal it?
Just at the close of sultry summers day
two officers were walking arm -n-arm on th
heights of Quebec, discussing the news of
late victory which Washington had obtainc,
IN New Jersey. They were amusing themsel
yes at the whipping he was about to receive
evidently greatly mortified that the boot n,
pcen on the wrong foot of late.
hat would you give foi his neck, - sale
one, @ should Lord Howe catch him %
Just as much as would for the necks o
all congress when we have once subducC
them said the other.
,"H Howe thought he had the ragged army
OF Washington so hemmcd in, that he could
cscale, hut in the morning he was not there
the theatre had spectators. hut no actors
Fuit non ignobilis Args
pui ciedcbat magnos audire Tragedies
as Virgil says. though Ivc forgotten the
whole quotation" replied the other.
With your honor's leave" said voice
near by,
"'Fuit haud ignoblis Arsis,
Qui Sc crcdebat miros audrc ira -ndos,
In vacuo l@tus SCISSOR pausorquc theatre
as Horace, not Virgil says"
Who are you p
I'm your honor's humble servant"
Oh my young friend, the prisoner
whom begged ont Of the hospital, and gave
him unusual privileges, even when he won
give us his word that he won't run awav. il
he can. Well, stand corrected as to nv
quotation and my author, though should
never expect backwoodsman to be able to
quote the classics. But why have YOU s,
long refused to give your word and be treat
cd rs prisoner Of war?'
Because, sir, am not prisoner of war.
was captured far from the seat of war,
peaceful citizen, by your hired Indians, at
Moosehcad Lake"
" We shall not dispute abouti it. While
feel sorry for you, shall take care that YOU
do not get away"
"iou have just acknowledged. sir, that we
40 sometimes escape when you least expect
it,
The officers looked at each other and pass
ed on. The young man was left alone. H..
was pale. sad, and evidently in poor health.
rom the lofty heights Of Quebec, at sun
down beat OF the drum, he cast his ewes down |
on the glorious st. Lawrence, and then turn |
ed eastward, and sent his thoughts thick and |
last through the almost interminablc forests
that lay in that direction. lie had left the
and was making his way to
the prison yard, when hand beckoned him
behind the angle OF the wall
ME want see you
"Who are you? 1t lis so dark I cannot
zee you"
"Me know you-know your mother
Lnow Shag--know brick house, know Susan.
low long fore door shut up?"
"Perhaps twenty minutes-perhaps ff-
Gen."
"Good. Me walk this side street. YOU
shere me CO."
The The Indian shufllcd off, saying aloud,
Yankee man mad, say whip me, he catch
ne, me get canoe, and he no find me- 81
e had the appearance of following him in
lster and faster, till he reached the St. Law
ence. where lay canoe. In it stepped the
indian, barely pointing to another, which
~ near it, and pushed off. I he young man
capped in the other, and pushed alter him as
in race. Down the river they went a
title way. and landed beyond Point Levy
hey leaped ashore just as they heard the
larm aounded from the heights across the
lver, signifying the escape of prisoner or .
soldier; Tho Indian paused Il moment,
ud listened and said, ''Whitc men too much 1
oise-too much parade-losc trail Will, he
rum" lie led the way among the bushes
last as the young man could follow. How
'r they went that night, the prisoner knew I
OF. hen morning came, they were by ,
'e side OF river. just below some beautiful '
MS FOR more than mile they had waded
the rivers edge, so rs to conceal their t
'ptsteps. Here, just under the falls, was S
opening from the water which led into Il
ie cave. They crawled up, and were soon O
platform, high and dry, with Il suffic- q
ncy OF hight. The young man was ex- il
austed, and lay down. leaning upon his ell t
ow' Inc Indian sat down before him, his O
et CURED up under him, (pedibus in;ortis), o
oit upright. Ills head was shaggy, with n
a'r long, coarse, and turning gray, like the t
ahe OF morse His only clothing was "
ngy red shirt, and trousers of untanned q
Ger SKIN. lis mocassins were the skin OF +
moose hind leg, cut of little below the
mt. sewed up at one end, and drawn on
ld htted 20 the foot while green. His teeth \
ere mostly gone, and he looked, as he was, Ii
tough, short, powerful creature, afraid OF b
othing, having nothing to make or losc.- c
hey gazed at each other in silence while I; s.
length the young man said II have fol- p
WED you all night. have put my life in Z
our hands Low who are you, and what do n
'u want OF me y
You irald OF mo|' ii
!" NO; ii had been, should not have u
iiowed you, and now II you aint the evil Il
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