Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-04-18

and from thence to his home. He had
some stock of furs on hand, store of dried
meat and of ammunition, and plentiful
supply of rice and coffee, which he had pro-
cured at trading post some forty miles
down the river. When he told his plans
to Blackstone, that person treated them with
contempt.
"First, you know" said he, "the Sioux
III come over the river-or some of them
Burnt Woods II come some night and rub
you out"
ooh, we are very good friends" said
Ferdinand "we have smoked together and
made league"
"Wah 1! do you suppose there is any truth
in them critters, and you amt so far OF
but what the Sheatans, (Kites) may come
down on you, and there amt worse set OF
devils on earth, unless it's the Blackfeet.
DIVE no fear of them," said Ferdinand,
who did not like Buckstone's tone of supe-
riority.
uWell, it won't make no odds whether
your afraid or not when you loose your
hair and hers, too. Take her to the mission
or to the fort-it's not far down the river.
But Ferdinand had not outlived certain
ideas acquired from romances, about the
"uoble savage" He did not choose to re-
cognize the fact that there is as decided a
difference between Indian as between white
nations, and the rowing bands of the prai-
ries are hardly to be classed with the semi,
civilized Iroquois-who, by the by, regard
the rest of their race much as an English
man does Frenchman or German
He thanked Blackstone for his advice,
somewhat msjestically, trusted to be able
to protect himself in case of danger, and
expressed his intention of remaining where
he was for the winter. His companion in
wardly called him a pretty hard name, and
endeavored to impress this on his mind
but Ferdinand was firm, or rather obstinate,
and they parted on rather cool terms-the
fact being that Ferdinand could not forgive
Blackstone for having entertained a fancy
for Lcclinau. Leelinau, too, was uneasy
at the near neighborhood of the Indians. -
She knew that the many comforts they had
collected about them were more than enough
to tempt their friends and brothers to take
their lives and scalps but she never dis
puted Ferdinand's decision.
Every day made her more companion
and hepmate, and less plaything Her
manner lost something of its childishness,
and acquired gentle dignity very pretty
to see. Most particularly did she delight
in being called Mrs. Mckenzie. He treat
ed her with a respect and consideration
which he had never shown her before the
evening when he had given her the mar
riage ring Her mind opened and expand
ed to his teaching like flower to the sun
Her desire for knowledge was Unsuitable
Often he was puzzled to answer her ques
tions and satisfy her acuteness. He fell
that he had more reason to be proud of his
wife than to be ashamed of her, and look
ed forward with pleasure to taking hel
home to his fathers house Before long
the lessons were interrupted by the arrival
of little baby girl, tiny, black-eyed crea
ture, with the queerest likeness to Ferdl
nand in its little brown face.
"You no send us away?" said Leelinau
half doubtfully, as she put the child into
his arms.
His answer was to kiss mother and chile
a dozen times over, and call her the dear
est, sweetest little wife in the world.
"Leelinau no like to stay here" she
said, softly. "Leelinau 'fraid"
"What of ?"
"Ingin, they say brother good deal
but lie a good deal, too. 1ngin most al
ways lie good DEAL"
"Why, what character to give your OWL
people,"
"No my people," she said, with littlt
laugh. "Leelinau white woman now-bu
'fraid they come some time when you gone
and kill little baby. They say 'brother
good deal too much when here last time
no ask for auythiDg-but look at everything
so-think they mean wal"
"Well, my DEAR" said Ferdinand, whe
was beginning to feel rather anxious him
self, and to wish that he had taken Buck
stones advice, "we will 60 to the fort in
few days, as soon as you are strong enough
and it is not too cold to take baby out"
And Ferdinand, who had in his days o.
daudyism, professed horror of children
kissed his child, and thought her the pret
tiest he had ever seen.
"Oh, wrap her all up warm, aud horse
can carry us" said Mrs. Kenzie, whose
English was still defective, owing to th'
circumstance that her husband talked tt
her in that peculiar dialect known as 'bab,
talk"
every we'll Take care of yourself, lit
tie woman. I shall be gone but shor
time, and WE'LL talk about it when come
back"
And he left her with kiss, and went tt
visit his traps few miles up the White
River. On his way home he met Buck
stone, whom he had not seen since they
had parted in November.
"Well, old hoss" was that Individual
salutation. "Hain't you lost your hal
YETI"
"No, thank you; but l mean to go to L.
before long"
"Showed your sense if you'd gone before
How's your wife?'
Flushed with the conscious dignity &
being ''a family man," Ferdinand told him
81 tell you what" said Blackstone, ''if
was you I'D turn round and go back thi
minute. l came down the White, and
saw signs enough. Them Burnt Wood