Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-30

your hatchet, man, and to work.
Suppose l make fire, and roast this piece
of venison. We shall be hungry when our
task is done
Always provide for the appetite Well,
be 1t SO. Be cereful, however, that you do
not let your fire get among the dry branches,
else We shall have general confagration
'We will postpone such pyrotechnic dis
play until the fourth of the comiug month -
In conversation like to this passed two or
| three hours, during which the brothers
worked industrlousIy, and found that they
had, when the venison was ready for them,
provided very comfortable cabin.
4 Will just dip my cup in the stream there,
SAID Harry, and try the properties of this
water Hold ou put up your knife until
return We must start fair [ object to
your cutting off the finest piece IN advance
Nay, you need rot indulge in any alarm
you shall have the first cut; hurry then, for
| am famishing.'
Harry sprang down the bank, and bent
over the swift current. As he was in the act
OF dipping up tie water, an arrow from an
unseen bow pierced his arm, and pinned it to
his ride. 4 sudden faintness seemed to seize
upon him, yet with his other hand he scooped
up the liquid, and commenced the ascent
But ere he could reach the top of the bluff,
he sank exhausted upon the sward. Had not
| the large trunk of tree interviewed, he wo'd
undoubtedly have rolled down the mountain
again.
This carsod arrow must be poisoned he
! thought, for ! can feel It's influence stealing
! through my system, numbing and paralyziug
my every faculty. If [ could but make Bar
! ton hear! What, no brother Barton p
! So rapid had been the action of the irrta-
ting agent wherewith the weapon had been
charged. that his voice seemed to have be-
come affected, aud he could do little more
| than whisper. Meanwhile Barton had become
| somewhat annoyed At his brothers absence
| He had half mind to commence an attack
| upon the veuison, which was fast growing
cold, bat he bethought him that he had bet
ter look down upon the river to see what
| detained the youngster. He stood upon the
edge Of the bluf, but as far as lie coald see
there were 10 signs of the missing brother
Barton noE grew anxious; he could form no
satisfactory reason for this Disappearance
There could be bat one solution of the tnys-
tery-t the Dacotahs must have been watching
| them, and succeeded in capturing Harry
far up the river, where arose upon the still
a;r tall column of smoke, that told him that
he was near some Indian CncamPment.
Yes, it must be SO = he muttered as an
agony Of feeling stole across his soul. My
poor brother has been made, thus early in
his frontier experience, prisoner by those
cursed savagss. But he shall be rescued, or
if 100 late for that, avenged
Without further delay, he unhitched his
horse from the limb to which it had been fas-
tened while quietly grazing, replaced his
saddle examined the prining of his rife, and
vaulted upon his animal
Now, Barbary,' ne almost shouted you
must bear your part nobly in this enterprise,
We must bring back my brother, OR return
not at all
As the sound Of the feet footsteps died ir
the distance, and an unbroken silence brooded
once more over the spot, there shot from the
opposite bank light canoe propelled by the
practised hands of a young aud beautiful for
{ est maiden. With the rapidity of lightning
{ it sped across the waters and touched at the
very spot where Harry had received his
wound AS it grazed the beach, the CIR
= sprang lightly from il, and ran swiftly uI
D the bani, to the place where the young man
D had fallen She arrived just in time TO sec
him stretch himself out with an agony oi
s pain, throw his arms wildly above his head
: and sink almost insensible back again. She
u bent over him, and in sweet whisper, said
Come with me! =! the warriors arrow ha
. wounded the white bird who flew to our for
IS ests for a home; but Ahtawahta will sa7e th
It life Of the pale face. Quick. to my canoe
d or the chieftains of my tribe will discover US
e [ saw you from yonder grove. watched tn
). movements Of the Dacotahs. and am here t.
save you. Ahtawahta is not very strong ,bu
she can at least guide you to her hut anon!
e the bushes there. You will die if you do no
9 come
With such gentle words the maiden strov
I to rouse him for the effort, and finally sue
a ceeded He had sense enough remaining t
r know that if he did not accompany her hi
r hours of life were numbered. He had hear
e of the medicinal knowledge that the Indian
possessed, and he doubted not that she cou,
d aid him.
&c My brother?' he said family.
o Will return to this spot and await you
coming he has gone to seek you. He wi
/ never leave until he meets you again. Whe
i the sickness has passed, Ahtawahta will brin
you here Come, the warriors of II
, race shall discover your
n By series of painful efforts, Harry at la
J. reached the canoe, into which he was assiste
" by his fair guide.
al Now you must t-ust yourself to Ahti
wahta. who by the help of the great splrl
&c will draw this arrow from your arm, al
D. heal the wound She would thus atone #
the cruelty of him who drew the bow:
ne AS Harry fels himself lifted from the fra
III barque. he cast grateful look upon his pr
n server, and became unconscious.
CHAPTER II
ID -Four months had passed ere Harry W
OF again able to leave the mats whereon he hi