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

The Indian smoked on, evidently not
able to understand word, and as un-
moved as rock.
The commander then interrogated him
in French.
Who are you ?
'Lorette Indian
'What are you here for ?
Me run, catch prisoner have much
blanket when catch him.
Men, said the officer, 'were any Lor-
cites sent out? this fellow don't look as
if he could run much
Yes, sir, half.a-dozen were sent out,
but this fellow
You say you are after prisoner
Now speak the truth, or our pistols will
make daylight shine through you. What
was the prisoners name? +?
Refeeld, Captain say
And who do you suppose went off
with him / wish | could meet him :
Indians say, strange Indian-Cape-
eno-short man-no bigger as /. He
bad Indian--steal away prisoner
Where were the rest of your run
ners ?
The Indian pointed tosa smoke that
was rising up among the trees. The
soldiers put up their pistols, came into n
line and went away. Poor Redfield in
the tree breathed easier, but Capeeno
kept smoking, as unmoved as if he had
been in no danger. Whether the smoke
which he saw really did rise from the
camp of the Lorette runners, he did not
say. But he left the Chaudiere, and
struck through the woods in direct line,
till they reached the De Loup (Woli
River, whose channel they followed all
night, only stopping to listen as they
heard the howl of the wolf, or the crush
ing tread of a moose. Then they went
to the head-lakes, from which the Chau-
disre rises. Here they paused and built
a bark canoe. The cedar for bows and
lining, the birch for the bark, and the
. spruce roots for thread, were all TO be
found here in abundance. They went
through the mighty forest, and lakes
: which give rise to the great Penobscot
killing moose, and catching trout, fol
food. The Indian was surprised to finC
] that the young man would stop every
! seventh day, and read all day from lit
tie book, and no persuasions could move
him. He wondered, too, what made
him read that little scroll of paper SC
often, which he had brought in the sheath
of his knife. They then struck the Pen
, obscot, carrying their canoe from lakt
, to lake, and from lake to river, till they
came down that river to a great island
! opposite WHICH there came in a It'll
brook. Up this they turned, and afte
one more carrying place, they struck tn,
upper end of Moosehead Lake. How
beautiful how beautiful In thre,
days more, early in the morning, th'
\ widow Redfeld looked out of her door
e and saw Capeeno approaching, with I
, stranger behind him. She shaded he
4 eyes from the morning sun a moment
and then with scream of agonized JOY
: fell to the ground. When she awoke, sh,
G and her son were weeping in each other
arms. That very day the Indian tool
q Daniel--nothng loth--to the brick house
f Susan was glad, and was ashamed to b
! glad. She laughed to appear indiffer
q ent, and wept because her emotions mus
# have some vent. She appeared to kno'
G very little about his deliyerance bu
ir CaPeeno went away in new suit {
!. clothes, with new rife, and / know nc
Is what besides.
Is Pshaw Susan You need not blus
4 you redeemed noble fellow from car
el tivity, and you found that he only mad
- a great and good man, but good hui
- band, as you did devoted and nobl
If wife.