Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-04-10
BBEHSBIRG, Pl. VBDJGSDlT, APRIL 10. 1851. +
if he made less, 'twere better for him

his shanty, fer Bill an I were old friends, aud
we hunted much and trapped considerable,
and ia a short time the walls Of The cabin war
hung with meat. smoked dry, and the corner
filed with skins Of the beaver, and the thick,
tough hides Of the bear. We 1arn't a work
in fer G1thin'. The Ingins var continually
round, and lookin' curiously al the shanty.
as if tryin' ter see Why it war thsr, and
what it contained The red devils at last
seemed 'terHined ter be up a doin' suuthin',
and so ope night, they kim down near the
shantv s1G commenced a survey
sBilf Gss I wsr sittin' By the FIRE whar
some meat var eockin', an we war sno-
kin our pipes IS kimfortabe as could hs.
whin hard press war made on the door, an
the ketch. which warn't a strong one. sud
denly gave way. Bill an I turned round
our heads. and what dye think We seed p
s biz Inein pilin' head fIst into 'tother sic
Of the room. so mfarnal fast he could mt stop
No. not ter save his cusse6 skin We mo-
we'd. did Bill and I. and that tarnai quick,
and got cur wavpuns ijst IN time ter face
half dozen Of the su=alin' cvssas
Bill piled onto ;he fust one and knitted
him in the neck. nearly cu5-in' h57 head
from his body brou shs my gun b1r'i a77n
on the second red devils head an Drained
hin, On the spot; but afare 1 could reki7er
myself. = tail, hungry loqkia' savage sFrang
at me. an in a mint more we var rolling
on the foor.
Mary . word war sod: but res kin and [
g-a-rIel. he With cne Of his arms around ny
Ro-v and '-9thaf hoiiin' his ton-ha-s high
ab7ye my head had one hand clfuslr' ter
his =.aln lock. an var ErasDln has v=FTla
hard With 'tarbec Thar ne var, breathing
fr-aeIv an ht,u' for lie c7 dsata-suatsh-
lvT tzitelei him round. plueSed ny kalfs
r-7.l ny belt. az Squeezing ms hand r1--r
Ii- =s4s worked rav Eai-a up into his heart
~, f-!- his warm blood ooUg down o. my
arm II foods / 5sagrea Is h1ra ass a2t5-
"a he 4ith . horrible, Pis-c.a' -=.i, bonded
| half up E ON the loor and then 5ail p-eH--
/ erzr1rad, cold au' dead
var awful srrT In gistn' uD / kin tel
re and shin gzac Up . seed oiil, : casaia
I about r..sh his rife and var a-t4n'shel Ter
+ find .nat 5ae d1a- var closed, ale Shses le-
/ .;ns gasa SIX fgall' Ei.l 1-3' sa1' s-e
stood. vito his vie aala5 hln, 1rres - Z
/ wounded bar With yeii, dashed IN zlA
/ -'es5ed awav Ike butcher, oaiy Gi0Fs ae5a-
/ er. Ia Gve miai,s ts'o more OF Li'e sasi--i-i.'
! r-,l,- rA.s e-rt,s. aa5 -f1chcrs taking .v,at7se
! af cur Gzdt with their kiEra les, Il-a< .is me
/ z.,- and IN few miul;s war faT on IA tll
/ woods ..-,..---3 90
t;. ,f.a s--7-1--ls p. bur tuck il cool as an
/ 1r3nn We wins5 up the blood s,A'ps, q,
ana barTeE The carrion, au' barred Qp 'ne o.-
door asfn. E.htei our pipes zD4 loaded GU.
-.7.s arE while Eattv gent ser bed, we 3 =A'
On ecsE:a' cur meat Is at1ra-
a. had fixed u9 mv traps for ter move ia
,1.- ,-a-nir, tps OWN ter what had tuck
,,,,7e .ha night afore. [ made uP my mlni tss
,.,.s-3 see ie them ere rel devils nj kick
- moro Of their shines. Two days went
~ "a rs-v-el skin showed All var qniet,
or5 ss had agreed GER mest fellow IN EF2
- ,,-rs 7 - last though Ia move. 'boul
r,g, sad to Bill and Natly goodbye, and
started for creek pint
Nv, amt a-nan IS has any -Datral $ pl-
,f,gs. h,s =1rls how or 'nuther whln the SUI
t-f7t down on the 7erarle, a kinder s-faii-,
f.e'fn' = run through my heart an y seem g
- cd had tue!, q hold o the strings Haa
trrr-3 ne about 70 ro.TacE ny steps 20 -.
cabin Of Bill MarEaa-
.Tho, i var dark. / could well make m.
NAV hv the glImmer of the moon an. Nla'
nv rife slupg on my saoU.t5F re1-y D.. .
nse. an n.v knife hanging loose I'D lAy 'sl
travelled on, a fsolin' wUssef ar1 "lss-
,verv mint. Boys, I've never tslt 50 a..r
nor since--au' God keep me from 1es-,1
go agin. 1t var terrible. wax n, ,li-il'. 2
a zpirit which travelled win NE ~--ls '-A
E.[I- ,,nbaaten track. When L moved c
- ~ tried TO think what / war about, L.
r.srf ,yo--ls fall an II trot sEitt-T a.3a-
r ~ = r-,- frfrhtFul. Tie moon r-- mp lisa
: .-,5 bi-r,r. an more star kan round her
sr5 vet T war still f8- from the hat @. -
, ! ~, Bot [ frosted On. aud Tlen d.
: ,-. - o-ey nv head, I var st--1ln G.
this here spot! r.,.-,
.E1irree wells broke the Stiffness Of the n!gL
r ,,,E ,,saz NV blood turu cold ia my VEINS
iTl-os--s rouqI toward the bend he pa-Hsl
=. f,-o- toward the rUin rs he spoke, an
I,o1-eE = loud m5urnfGl, agonlz;7g Tall a
osa mon the air, as If some great white 2eE'
~ ,Ersat5in' under some bailish Ted sS,h
{, torf,,reI I stoppea not TO think. but rinnil
e,.rs-5 soon arEiy 1T the house. -
f., Ind 10 the back part where var "ia1a
,,,,t nv face ter the wianer end;
:. ,.,ror Lorrible p and the hardy old hUot
:. clannaa his hands to his eyes as Tito shut q
, so.Is terrible sight st length ue resume
- I'm nerer forget whatI seed Thar y
, r,,- Tr7i.s siaudin' round man iaia On
- Iii. Iii lr,r,l and helpless, braDishing knI7
\ sr5 t77,abaxzs in his face, putting Hreoran
n iatsr his hair. and one o the lHjinS ls-l
"A IS. hands q skillet from which var dIlPpi
= fbs last d.ops Of nearly qasrs o,aeltsd is3 (,
> ! war cold as dead man as l tuck IN Il !,
T., ere nictur-I warn't there ten seoonds' II 3
fb55 twelve [ had rekivered myself, and T
It sin my rife ter my shoulder, and geiiin, 1T
in - the red fends in range D-IAeu
..s -as Thew auS dropped withou. word. 1 ran gui
he " round to the door; in mint It war 5, oRs5
- nv life war pointed, and second bari
cb third dead on the ground
,n The other war about to spring at me- !"
-r suntbin' touched him from behind ana ne
Wh suut.'u I inmned forard