Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-03-02


thing here to the right" he said, ave
are approached from the river
At once Gardiner assisted the half
breed to his feet.
The arrow had been extricated; but
the white hunting-shsrt was wet with the
blood Of the accomplishing kaya.
He staggered against tree, and eager.
" reached out hi, hand for the gun which
Wilson brought to HIM. Then the shrub
berry was parted, and the beautiful face
of young Indian woman looked out upon
them. 1t was wan with fatigue and ex-
haustion With a sasIe glance around
she came forward, paused, and then, with
4 bound, kuet at the feet of kaya. She
caught his bloody hand to her face, press
I'd it to her check, and murmured low,
sweet words Of the ..dian tongue
kaya stood with his face aYerted from
the companions He did not look at the
youne sQuaw, who now cuddled down like
a little child beside him or notice her
presence.
Thank God - cried Gardiner, that
woman is safe for the present at least.-
throughout our days ride my imagina-
tion has presented her to ne, tortured by
the Biackfeet in their most hclli>h style.
Her child is gone, though She has lost
! the son Of the most noted scout Of all
these northern regions, which is sorrow
enough to her, You may wellbelieve. All,
Wilson, my boy, Id hardly know whcth-
er that cry Of yours, few minutes since,
was laugh or eroan. At any rate it
was most too loud for safety, and, il
heard by the Piegans, will tell them we
have struck joy or grief here in the thick
ct Probably they will think that We
have run on the lair Of a grizzly. 1t Is
getting late in the dav. When night
comes the Indians will be upon Us howl
jns hut they may be here at any mo-
meat. In an Indian skirmish nothing
fret. M so much as silence do not
then know which way to meet, or whre
toe<ps.t the blow which, in In, present
case, Is, think, sure to be dealt.
\ ta-y went toward the eige Of thc
thje1at. Wilson stole a look at tn guide,
4 ka7s had sat down upon the ground ;
his hea5 was leaning on the slieht form Of
e. hi- NHinL wife. She had elasP"l il with
/ b1ta hay hands; her iips Were pred t.
+ his broad, high forehead -
II j, her idol, har lite, her filth, ~
marmarel " ilson, aad slghed as IL pas
ed on.
II there were Indians near them, tn y
were hidden from yIeY.
Along the strtan, which stretched
away To the south, We're the br1Nen, ,strag-
1.iaz tai,sets o. ths cotton which W hive
already de, rlbeI,
Among the~e the hostile party might
my hlrbnref hut whore taeE were.haF'
could atone aid IN informing them; sat'W.
ut I9a,' a, oriinHry vision could discern
they were gone.
Thy threaded their way through tha
thick ander-hrush, ami moved cautiously
toward the waters Of the stream. Sud-
lenly Gardiner cjasPeI the arm oil hi,
+ trjea1, and, pointing to tbc around,Iookcd
@fiIf about him. The waters Of the
branch had been turned back by the lN-
hors Of the beaver Near one Of th'
large clear pool, thus created BY thr
loodmg Of the bottom-anl, in the soft
black mud OF the swamp, was the fresh
track Of a mooaasin 1t va, deeply in-
Tented, and 50 recently made that the wa
ter from the spouas-.ike texture ot' de-
eaYea leaves and mos, Of the mora,> sill
tricaleel into it, and had not Vt filled it