Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-11

1t was some time since she had heard so
kind word from him. She put her head
on his knee and looked up to his face.
"You make Leclinau know" she said,
earnestly
"What do you mean, child %
She put the book into his hand.
"MAKE her know this. Make it talk to
her." said Leelinau.
"Ab, why should you vex your little
brains? Leeliuau is too pretty for such
things"
"Wan' to KNOW" she persisted.
"But it is hard work, and you would
have to think great deal more than ever
you did before"
"She think good deal now. Leeliuau
think all the while, when her alone. You
like me better if me know something
Then no be 'shamed of her when you take
her home"
Ferdinand looked confused. The idea
of taking her home had never entered his
mind. What would his mother and sisters,
fashionable, elegant women of the world,
say to such little wild bird? What would
all the decorous Western New York town,
where his home was, think about such
Mrs. Ferdinand Mckenzie, as little Leelin.
au? 1t began to dawn upon him that he
had taken the responsibility of another hu,
man creature upon himself. She did not
notice his disturbed expression. She was
bending over the pages of her book.
"Well, Lily" said he, at last, 81 will
tell you all you want to know; but you'll
soop be tired, fancy"
He tore out blank leaf from the Horace,
and, printing the letters upon it, began to
teach her the names. She was very quick
to learn, and be was astonished at her iu-
tesiiis"pce. She was delighted with his
praises of her rapid progress, and redoubled
her efforts. 1t needed but very little to
make her happy.
She learned to read with wonderful quick
ness, employing every minute Of her spare
t me over her studies and as her mind open
ed to new ideas, Ferdinand began to feel
that she was no child, but a woman, and
one quite removed from the ordinary type.
One day Blackstone, who had been ab.
sent on an expedition to the Platte River
country, came to the lodge, bringing Fer.
diuand letter, which had been sent up by
another trapper on the mere chance of its
falling into the right hands. 1t twas from
his father, an affectiouate, loving epistle,
begging the sou to return to his home and
his friends. and concluded with kind mes
sages from his mother and sisters. Ferdi-
nand was troubled. He would have start
ed for St. Louis that very day-but Leeln-
au? Did she really care for him so much
Suppose he could send her back to her own
people, Winnebagoes? He would speak to
Blackstone on the subject.
Accordingly, that afternoon, as soon as
they were alone, Ferdinand opened his bu-
siness with some circumlocution.
The trapper looked at him with contempt.
"Want to get rid of her, do you % he
answered, in so many words, thereby max
ing Ferdinand fee! rather ashamed of him
self.
"Well, | cannot take her east with me !;
she's sweet little creature, to be sure; but
she is only child, and no doubt she will
find some young fellow of her own race,
nearer her own age, whom she will soon
learn to like better than she does me-
"She's to, good for any Iujin lever saw"
said Blackstone. "She's as smart as steel
trap, and as pretty as picture. If I'd
found her I'd took her to the mission, or
to St. Louis, and married her-I would"
Some way this remark made Ferdinand
feel rather indignant. What business had
any one else to talk of marrying Leelinau !?
"P)l take her off your hands," pursued
the trapper; elf she'll come women have
queer notions sometimes. There's fellow
I know, Delaware, he married, Winnie
bago woman, and they're going back to her
people. She can 60 along, and I'll 60,
too."
"She can, if she chooses" said Ferdi-
uaud, haughtily, "aud if she likes you
am sure I have no objection. will speak
to her forthwith about il"
Poor little Leelinau, ten miles away, long
ing for the return of her hunter, and trac-
ing, with exactest care, the copy he had
set her on birch bark-how little she guess
ed of what he was thinking
"Leelinau," said Ferdinand that night,
"do you remember your own people?"
eyes," said she, with sigh. "Sioux
kill 'em all my folk-my father, mother,
my two brothers wish they kill me,
too-no wish SO now" she added, with
brighter look, Nesting closer to his side.
"Would you like to go and see your rela-
tions? ?"
"You 20, too-well enough" she an
swered, carelessly.
"But without e?" he went on with some
hesitation, suspecting in his inmost soul,
that he was doing cowardy and cruel
thing.
"Never 60 anywhere without you," she
whispered, softly.
"Leelnau would soon find some hand.
some young warrior she could love better
than she does me"
She looked up in grieved astonishment.
He went on hastily, but not unkiudly.
"Leelinau, I must 20 home. You would
not know our ways-you would pine and
be unhappy-and for your own sake you
had better 60 to your people,"