, 1862-02-13
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sound Of approaching footsteps reached hin q
the still air, Il was no dfeatp-7a, salptnilpn I1
the Indian language sounded IN his ears q mo-
ment afterwards Herouied himself and caught
up his rifie. More words, were spoken belQfo
he could gst ont Of the tent, II vas the English
language this time. " You are badly of bcfE
friend" said cheerful voice. Had The WhlIt
men at the Post md the Mission glmlmhntId
him at lhsti Ne. Whep ihe tent coyelIhf
was rsised; an Indian entered, and pushed : ny6
foot ,iie before him. A sayaee-looking man.
with five savage companions, The lest traveller
advanced to meet them with his Fihe roady.
Harpily. he was 'wfohe stiih6. Z The1E 6arilI
wanderers Of the pFairis-these char table heath.
eus--had come 10 do the good work which BIZ
white brethren had, to their eternal dsgfaee, ueE
lected they had come 10 save him. is5ta Hs9dlns
The man who had spoken In Eugllsh Nha =
half.breed-a voluntary renegade from eivli1tt
ton. His companions belonged, ike himsell p
the friendly tfibe or OttUe Indians They bad
gone out With their sqnaws 6h ; hunting u1po.
dition, and they had seen the smoke Of the loEl
travellers FIRE two miles off, I. You are hungy,
they said to him, producing thelr 5wn bod-
seat You are ready 70 peFish-coine with %
You are sick--we viii take care of yoh and
cloghe you.n These were the Word1 Of thsteQ
skins; and the friendly promises they implied
q -.
On the next day, every meinbef 81 the bunls
ing party, including tho women and the bey4
assembled ct the tent 10 remove Sthe des1lsl1
and forsaken whits man, and aD that belonge4
10 him, to their own camp, The gooda for The
preservation Of which be had Fisked bis nie,
were packed up; the wagon; abandoned BY BE
fellow traveller and himself, a. The beginning q
their disasters, when their last hoFss dled; Na1
cleared Of snow and made ct for use again and
even the tent was not leit behind u wwto11
firmly frozen IN the ground % be pulledupI .
Il was cut III just above The snow, and ga9
thrown over the rest of the baggage Whenth9
Indiana bad packed he wagon theft wives rna
drnrked K away eheeradlly 10 ih6 camp. Mr.
M6iIhahseb Hna The elder NAFriors followed
The Prusiian triselef stoppeaI before ~ leil he
place forever, to take q last look at the lonely
scene Of all bis suiIefingi and hll hispssilH Ibe
spot where his tent had stood Ahs still marked
in the snowy waste By the ashes Ol bis expiring
FIRE. His eyes rested long on that lastleil tonchs
Ing trace Of himself and his hardships--then
wandered away 70 the little bill from which he
used to look out on his solitude-to the bank 81
the river where be had lain 10 ambush tof the
paWnees-to the hole IN lie ies through which
he had thrust their bodies Re shundefed, a1
well be might, q the dreadful memories wnich ne
familiar objects around him called Up Amomsnt
more. and be was descending TIE hl|l from The
summit Of which he had boxed back, 10 fbllo9
the trail Of hid Indian ifiehds-a moment more
and he leh bis home IN the desert forever. 4
In less than Eve weeks from that time, be an1
bis wagon.load Of goods were saie, thanks % -
Ottoe Indians, lt fuFtfading station on TIE Mint
souri river; and be Eas eating good bread a1lint
and drinking vhisksy-Puneh N ihe l0risly q
white men. -, H., ~.