The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-12

| ing lreast Of the strong hunter clearly atteets
A well a. bis )eund expression that she nsve
had 70 heavy sweetheart in his arms before,
! he requested the women 10 leave the room a.
we'll - all the men save two or thtoe whom b,
| famed.
He should be bled," remsrkei one of th,
| old maid mothers in Israel, who are ever brood
! ing about at such a time, like chickonles'
| hen.
"Blsdi You should 10 married. =" was IN,
retort OF Wilbur, and az the intrusive. though
kind hearted and kind meaning woman hurrisc
away from the laughter that followed the rough
| hunters words, he continued, oiled a. il
there was any blood left in the man ="
Fortui At.ly, perhaps, for the life q Ilarring
top, there Was no one present who, having been
licensed 10 kill sccuaism drteui. had the au
thority 10 override the edicts Of WilJur. lie
was left 10 recover ScsUdsm adturdD assisted
only by the rude nuring incident and usual To
the scenes in which ho lived The first thing
required, OF course, g. their view, in all such
cases, was the strong and ever ready stimuli ant
Of the stll, and this was administered with an
unspAring hard, until the wounded man par
tally roC,y,r from thoI wCon into. which he b id
fallen.
'Msi-Marths welton," woro his first
woods.
Tn. boys are roa iy for the trail, " replied
Wilbur.
The clbini Have they gouo 70 defend it,"
They're just going.
" IL may he too late Nv
Not il. on with you boys. shelby. | will
follow eoon. Don't fret yourself, Hatry--al
will BE- well.
" hope to-l-hope-' and ne sgan 70.
lapsed into insensiJility.
'"Out Of the room yop Iados :" commanded
the nurse ss Ae saw that it was still filled with
anxious women. "Out | sAy--ihs is NJ place
for petticoats and he began disrobing liar.
rington in order to search for wounds.
Bruises he found without number, and some
what severe scratches, bul not a single cut Of
ktifs or mark Of bullet, very much 10 his sur
prise, and though all present declared that no
must have been il Jutoi by the falling of his
horse, vet they waited with anxiety until no
could eN plain the matter Much surprise, also,
vas manifested. that both he and his faithful
dog, who now lay close TO b masters hsad,
watching every mo i'm, thoald be 80 bloody
without visible cause but Wilbur soon freed
them from doubt by de,aring that 1t
must have bsen lr,m toe stecd. This
was plausible and they gave all their attention
10 Harrington, bathing lin well in whiskoy
and cold tpfing water, ard then wrapping him
up In llatke = to steam all SORENESS out Of
him, after the most approved Indian aud from
tier tashion. Tbis done Wilbur, next treated
the hound after the same manner, although hs
had far more restless patient, probably from
the f,ct that he was somewhat co.-malicsl IN
his views with regard TO nursing. T1er, when
all was finished, WilbuT left hi, nos scoring
con paniun to tho Gaze Of the wife Of Bsucs
Stoby whom report said he had loved log
before her marriage and for whom he still nat
the sams feeling, after loud protests that thuy
should ro' dose hin with "yatb ua' ~ any
other "woman's slops.
"a good sleep and thon pound or two OF
Juicy veuison will set him all right said Will
bur. Aud now, Shelby, while tho women are
keeping watch, suppose YOU and take our
rifles and follow his trail back to where the
horse lays. ! allow that there must have boon
some causo for that iall best as a dark night.
You think ~ Indians thsn, Wash p
Yes, taly always have hand in anything
thai tad, and who kno w bui that --'
"Why his scalp is safe man
oyer, that puzzles mo ALT le bat you might
| ju,t Wcl attempt 20 toll, = tho tr,h of N lie
| viii out digging IA TO tell IN" Why's and whore
fji's ,t ard ikiIs Oclion7.
"Weil J am wi'h you bat frs l,' m, speaS
TO NY wifo."
You did good days work tho frat tim, yot
| spoke TO her, and that's more than one man il
| ten thous .nd a. "a when h, asks a Aid TO mar.
| ry,' replied Wilbur, for Mrs. Shelby wac will
him uulya great favor G, and the cnl, ole
| ird,ed, in the whole ssttlomont with whom h
would have willingly loft his sick friend. " q
ahead, toll yoor old woman whore We are goin
bad TO keep oil those Dung illies from g,lliyant
irg round his bod
pr,tti,s Of tho girls who were gathered abou
'Ncnttd wife ard couldn't get one That
Wht's thc INST or with you, you c'Oss Old beal
Woulu nt Won like 10 own a piece n calico lik
my;' brd sho maio him mOcsinS curte'y an
dan cod out # his way.
"W,u, | IN old aud rough laughed II
hunter in ro' utn, "nal might stand II Nu'
hm uot poiAF to have you Gu, ~ n9y iite'
with llrN, least OF all Shen ho IS H'ck. lilo
TOO lood any woman that ever Wurs rho,
exc -
"No, you nc n, W,sh and eiaip tho 'Aar
of the girl rang mou'y.
II didn't cav ao. Molly, hut IL he ever ls
b you, | sui 70 / Sll have to 10, HIN thro
; htm.,lt Nv - utou you Ba' wait illl no ssks
- I't trouble yolrttlt ,' a1d tN boiu
tossed her head, ami hor rlcu ripe lip curl,
with PRIDE.
what Wah, having another battle wi,
the Rirls 20 seid S1.lby, IS no came from II
housr fully armed.
"Yu., ihey ,hink an JUS. IS much fair rlai
s der and TO 1, pighol ~ A. the wolves do a Get
o | buffalo. VOL, well, Dc Con'iGuud eitor he h'
a Jourt e. ell out Of the morry group, who, thouR
4 they bad 20 tease him roAlly adu,uol ham for b
u sterling honesty bravery, liberal and war
u heart aad rough humOr, well, its nature b.
o msn III uld like pretty girl si1or all, an
? often wish ! was young a9ain. There's a.
cherry checked sloe eyed, marry torment Nc
~ Hunter now Shes a giil worth any mar
winning ! can tell you, and II l was--Jut VII
, an old tool an, tsking about the girl WHOM
am old OF ough TO 10 her father AMI wish
was :"
at is strange you never m rriod, Wa'h?"
'Isiti How much we know about 9th,
peoples afairs2 Bat have wife mau!
good, true, never falling ore
, "Iou a wife Whtref'
"IIere 20 and he struck the stock Of his iii
until II rang again.
"a hunters wife that, truly
. "les, and the ado never played mo al
, tricks. BIZ here va arc on the trail. Here
where HAIRY came staggering along As il
was tire. sheets N tho Wind ard ole a Tia ..C
, | ing. ALl htr,-see here's Whero he fill Il
. length from very weak lCsA All but the Bo
pov must have ha! a hard hltll5 tor life to ha'
brought him thus down.
" Il was no littlo tliil, you may depend, a.
here he lost bis rifle"
Wore and worse When hunter lik
Harry lclyes his riilp, the game must be ablt
, Up with hm. But see, tho buzz Itds are cirulir
aIopnd just over the break neck hill, as v
Old wood men ell T.. For athousGnd, you vi
nd his hlfse there The black winged deyi
o tmol' d m, B.. lar Jf as Gro 4 can powder,
a rod lin p.un1er. Yes, yo,-man and hor
4 rave % il' loan tn hill together; ami how
. CONS that he w-s lot .;ro4nd AL IN atoms
rorr chan ] can isthom.'
Ii isa itaItul lace
. "Aiu'tity 70 mem or once 70 ling dow
10 Keep NY carcass out Of tha WAY OF arrow
A M there want a Lace about NO Hs big az
cay una that sid rot bleed. But / fooled /
D. lntlans gori tina. time InGy thought mu
ID oe Ge -, .r.l Eoyer lrC-ued tha' any live m
would 'ar- 20 ,u.h a thing Wei, thoy Ia
Learned " So. MuUIr Notter now, ami wOu
"a o. .F"F tH.t o hoo tH.f