The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-28

Have you nevor hal such fooling VIXEN
looking upon the pictures plaoardod about the
strosts1 Have you not shrunk back In terror
whom, unexpectedly, you came upon their
c,ge in a museum Have you not turned with
disgust and trembling away when you cav one
Of your fellow men m king Of them playthings
and turning them about their lorms1 Is there
| anything in which ia 30 concentrated all that
l We loath and ihudder att Have you no. ielt
| like the eli hunter tina. those who could even
see beauty in them deserved 10 be punished
| If not, then thank God that you are spared the
agonies inflicted upon others. As5ocistc with
them, take them TO your bosom II you will
make Of yourself q companion roptile-5ut keep
| q wide distance from the rest Of humanity and
especially from Wash Wilbur-and from me!
"wsll, Wash" resumed Harry you and my
good dog Wolf will do TO 20 together in hatred
on this subject and if he had the handling OF
them they would soon DO s,srcs. Bat lot that
20. came horo to talk TO you abouta very
different subject, First, however, give mo som,-
thlpg to cat :"
nJIelp yoursolf-you know the cupboard as
veil "a DO. DJnt forget the hound either
and-voll-I think may a. well take hand
in for hav at eaten anything for an hour and
don't know whom will got a chance again"
Seated side by side nothing was heard FOR q
time from either, tho boxes cracking between
the strong jaws Of tho dog was the only sound,
until Harry, fairly outeaten by his com panion
threw bimsolf back and lii his pipe. A moment
aftor, Wilbur followed his example and the
hound, too gorgod sunk his black muzzlo upon
his outstrotched jaws and closed his owes in
heavy tlumbor. Then IL was that the hunter
told the chief obi oct Of his visit, whlo Wilbur
pulled out huge volumes Of smoke unceas ngly,
for in anything he did he threw his whole heart
and strength. Work or play-hunting or Sleep
or fistng II was the sam, for as
he said he could get more huugry than anv
man on tho frontier and he might truly have
addoi ard ca moro when he had boel fasting
'Tnero /, something strange he began
about tho way Luke Wei on disappeared and
/ do not think that II is possible than no can DO
lost"
Lost, no, interrupted WILBUR There has
been some COMPOUNDED foul play about IT,"
But who could it have beenl | cannot think"
"wh.' should 'ay that ur loss your rcd skin
b,lle, Snow Flsks had entced him Off
az was rot hor."
that it was your particular friend tho Hear
Of Wolf"
Wha' Of him, asked Harrington, for ho had
been musiDg upon the insnustion about the
g'rl.
az your wits are wool gathering what the uso
Of my talkinR1 But it's always so whom pretty
potticoat is in your mind. Red or white skin, it
all the same with you. Are you awake now,
man p
Yes, go on. was only thinking what pos
siblc object the girl could have in getting him
away from home ard IL she has, whore he is con-
cesltd.'
"Objcet2 How often mus. tell you, boy,
that your line is not long enough to fish in the
waters Of a rod skins notions. But that's nei-
Their here ror there now, though | allow that
sho is bound 10 have a white man for husband
and If she can't get you will take Luke or any
ono el,e."
mot you Wash T. and Harrington gave iul
ven, to his laughter.
You needn't laugh, Harry. Id make a bot
TER mats than halt OF you young sprigs. io',yes,
the bark of the old troo may be rough, but the
heart ia sound IA rosk. But what WAS going
| TO say was this. That red devil with the hoar
Of an iOicrnal wolf in reality, loves your brigh
oyod, copper colorod lass, and is jealous of an!
body that smiles on her. uo knows that il yor
love the girl at the farm her brother loves Snoy
Flake, and moving this you can easily judg
what his jealousy would load him to.
" BY heaven II is Lain a, beaten trail
" There you < jumpiog to conclusion Xix
nyrg 'quirsl after a hanging bu,ternut"
DO you not SEQ II p
| SEQ what -
"Tlat he has idercd Luke and is no,
watching Snow Flake 80 US to get hor entirely il
his poweri'
| To b continued