Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-11-15

L uSooei yer UOut udt. NIaSSa tell
me he can gi, nigger back nem'mne wa
he 60"
Sam was silent COR some time as he sa,
on the platform by the door; and as the
Doctor was medita,ing what course TO
pursue, he did not break the silence. At
length Sam asked: How you ri, to
dat place e.
The Doctor explained the matter to him
fully, and finally told him that he would
collect few dollars for him, enough to
to pay his and the boys passage to Mil
waukee, and friends there would helm
them IL get 10 Canada in a vessel. Sam
thanked him. and then asked him numer-
Gus questions aboui the norh-rn country
and Canada, and then ahou, the B =leza-s.
and how Wizena got drowned. Upon
hearing the accoun, about the Indians
and the fight he seemed rather alarmed
and inquired:
docs many Injins be bou, yer O.
"Oh no. And since the fight and the
Governors offer of reward for those
who stole the girl, they have all cleared
off, and think it likely they will not
trouble us much hereafter"
The Doctor ,hen wen, into the house
and brought out basket containing
quantity of provisions cooked and uncook-
ed which he handed to him saying tha,
II was getting very late and he had better
get back to The boy, who might ge, light
ened should he awake and not find him
in the cave. "You can come again and
bring the boy with you Tomorrow and I'll
See what | can do for YOU
The negro took The basket with 's,ans
you. Sir and walked briskly back the
way he had come, which led round the
corner of a barn. AZ The Doctor Turned
to so into the house, he was suddenly ar
rested by shrilI chid's voice cryins:-
-" Father, father, oh father" 1t was IN
the direction of the barn. He ran imme-
diately to the corner of the barn, and
looking round he saw the negro abou, ff.
ty yards ahead holding what appeared TO
be rather smal. boy. The child was
crying plain'ively and begging not to be
taken back to the cave. SuppoSiug tha,
The boy had unobserved followed his un-
Gle. or adopted father, and that Sam had
handled him roughly for doing so. the
Doctor called 10 him 10 come back and
,arry at his house for die nigAt. Bat as
he dad not appear to heed nin he return
ID INTO his house and retired 10 bed.
The next day ~as very rainy aud Ss.u
did moi make his Appearance and the Dir
having much professional riding to DO
was So much from home for seyera DAYS.
as.d ln tne house only few inl.l ,tes i. 4
time, lie had 40 opportunity to pay any
attention 10 the subject, when he under
stood that negro had been there one
evening to see him and had gone off
again without saying who he was or
what he wanted.
About a week after he had seen Sam
be was visiting a patient in the neigtbor-
hood of Coon Bluff. and taking the oppor-
lunily he ascended the Bluff TO the mouth
ofthe cave The cave was one excavaled
by human hands. avewedly for the pur-
pose OF hunting golden treasure, which
tradition among the Indians had led a
company OF white men 10 dig into The bluff
in pursuit of; but it was the general iin-
preston IN the neighhorhood that it was
really a hiding place for counterfeit
ers and their implements. The Doctor
looking in and seeing only a long, dark,
narrow passage, stopped near the en-
He could barely catch The accented words
of the negro, apparently speaking to
some one whose answers were not at all
audible al tha, distance. lie .hen pro.
ceeded slowly through the dark passage,
which he found too low for an upright
position, and al length reached place
where he could hear much that was said.
"If | knowed," said Sam. "wat TO do
wild de chile would so right way to dis
Canada dat Mass William Bruce tole me
bout"
"Why no, take the child with your
Don't yoa see dis chile nehber could
walk da g.
But you might go from here to Mad
ison IN the stage. and then to N iiwnakee
on the rail road, and when yoa e; t.
Milwaukee there are plenty of chances
10 Canada in the steamers and lake ves-
sells"
Warra use talk !! De chile would
only be de means 10 fine me out. so | gi;
kotched."
Well. that's true. If your master