The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-03-08

| less mhere was ths-hOw came she there
| why thiSinky black ness why numbsd NJ ralized
-.who was he who lately claspsd her to his swift,
strong beating breast1 All those questions AID
| hundres others repeated themselves untirinRly
/ through Der bewildered brain, until a. length.
the full How Of life returned-calm ness took the
plsce Of turmoil within, aud she was able 10
MINK clearly and trace every phase OF the past
lew hours-.ven from the time when, basket in
bar d, she ba1 heard her Mothers voice az abe
| sang In their cabin home. But who could thus
bave c fried her OF and what theif object ?
These were questions she could not solve, Tor 10
| none was she aware OF haviJg given otFsnce
Tired OF turning over these halrassing thoughts
| enu hopeless OF solution. refreshed in BODY
by her long attitude OF rest, 1t would have leon
srarg' indeed II her next idsa ha not been o. es-
| cape. Rising, With the thought sbe CROPPED care
| July around and s~on determined ent shs was
mime IL partial cave--rOCk on three sides and
| spOye. for she could easily touch the roof
| and the fourth side built up O strong logs. To
| force her way ttrou "a, 10 md any chanc, If
escape, she s1On iourd to be impossible. Who
ever had Urou, ht her there had left no oppuftu-
nifty for Der TO gain her Freedom. Rsiucsi thus
o. entire depe' dincs uton the future-for ei
o val AMI blis tho r, suit, he II w1at 1t NIGH.
she CcAsd 10 struggle ami eNbsus herself VAN
~. Atd y"t once m4re shs CROPPED ArUunl the
rough q. or Of her prfon hoi.e Tor come wsa oon
-dd tone, anything vi which 90 defend
herselt. ms hope to-, proved ablrtivs and
sinking down again upon the ground sho T. rived
her'oli Tor hight OF ioarf Al watching. But
something CID touches ner hand IA she threw
II TAX Ia pillow her haAi upon Whtt could
il he ? Dsa yi7g branch slimoy with its rot.
tentess--innnlmato, moisture dripping stone,
Ur, horror . might Il 10 a serpent No, IL
moved not beneath her toich aud gathering
courage from her despair (and We hold It to be a
{ uism that cJwa dies Sil, after a time of OK.
tBtd duii b c'me by very desperation bravery
k., han 4. ,t,c,, -. Al
oIasI cd almost involuntary up n me round
hard sul aDca Oh. or heart bea, with new lie
and thRnkiulnCss a, farther examination con
WINGED her OF the feet that she now had the
means Of -eli piote tion-'hat clisptd upon her
~east she hello the long, koonscI ping kite Of
some avsgs warrior
Tranquil y thea, a. such a brave hearted
grl and ore educated in the midst of dagger
cradled amid peril a NJ nurtUrod amid bloodshe1
should, Martha WeltOu liz ensd and watched
through he long hours. NJ, not very long was
her watching,for nature, oyerstraingd and worn
on "'ve w'y =" - sann MO the trai anil
sleep Of youth and innocetce. Fervent had
been hor prayers for safety AID for succor-
v arm he blessings she called down upon her
parents A. Der brother, and With even sweet
hlughts she passed the lcaden gates and re-
volod in the SUNNY land Of happy dreams.
Th,ughts All, brave young han.
ter, Harry llan in4ton, could you have kno Sn
the thoughts a. dreams that ilittared through
tho brain OF that tar, brave girl, earth would
have appeared to you all sunshine and NJ -ers
But she1 she slumbsrei upon ths ell wet
earth, after the horrors Of evening through the
dark hours Of night, alone, unprotected save by
God, ard surrounded by unknown enemies aud
perchancc death
CHATTER VIII
THE CoNFERESCE-TmK snpSrGHr RIDE
Harry Harrington, accompanied by his noble
dog paused not on his way after IA al the
lDiian girl uttl he reached the ,bk of his
compaI ion-hlnter, Wash Wilbur. Without
Ceremony he then opoued the door, entered and
hang himself upon rude bench.
"What the devil IL tho matter with YOU"
was tho salutation he received from Wilbur
who was busly engaged in clolrirg his ride,
"that you come hurring into a msn's house
like mad bull buiiaoI And you and your dog
| 'Oh blood too
Nothing hu- a slight s,rimags,
'Scrimagvr with rod bA,n was ii? Tnen
| show us The Sc0lp bow"
az was nj with an IIdian, though woul In.
have minded having had one apos. that ;ine.
| But AS for fca'ps you know that don't doL in
| that article"
'Pshaw! But YOU ever wora tender lolr,od
| IN that subject. A for me | have Cels in such
| pel'fiea before nov aud may aga,r ia rs all
| according 20 nature | suppose that | shDuli
| play fer the heads and you for tho he,r, and
| no th'Nk WHO ulh usual Hlbuf laugh As Ne no.
| tctd Harry quick motion oi cDrtempt. "Wol
well boy - lac continued don; take suv ofl5ncs
Al CID hunter gays. Ito m 80 have his II NJ at
| you y0ungs'hrs nov and then Anl yet to I'll
| you the truth, Henry there are time, when ho
| mouGns for home, a wife uUd li'tlu OncI 70
| boar bis name when be has gone. lioS sIuoy-
| or, prtune l. !. all Ori,roi fer t'e be-t ~
! most likely he viii luAye bis sctip in some
! s'tmuage and tt vii ba hung up n curs,d
! Nirwam ss "a ~ OF hfivo.# hv soma rsi
wh,cp, who sh1, him from hyhind a tree But
| bore ] am letting m, I'D tom 4e run on lie a
.i'd mill vile I -h, ult ne ''ts.in A's yau
Wuui de No. 7 ,iso poll OF lis than--ils the
| -nl juice Gear pVlG-:a-o-sn. ~ On VITA oar
| story,
The tongue of'h, gsrrulous hunter h.v'ng
| b. con o stlcd Harrington briefly nartt'cd tho
| death oi the panther and tn, wake, dwell ug
bu' mile pI0n bis own par in tho mlrt,r, bat
| Loudly ovt, Hing his dog AID tho GOODNESS Of
Snow Flake. Tni, doae be- told o, the mce'-
| log with the llesrt of Wit in The morning
ADD the fact thi' be hal watched him Wh,n rr-
| u,iru'irs the girl,t ugh he sa.d Nothing about
| the kiss ~ no tnoN Wilbur would taunt him
| within.
Lick stock and barrel. exclaimed hi4 COM
| panion as to- sprapg Ia his feet when tho reci-
| tl va ended All was n brave deed ard good
| ,hot--a crack hot, Harry, tor tell you these
| pauth,rs don't die easy. | remember one oucs,
| i,e snd your h'her did Ntll t)o-you were but
| A little cut then thaf MAJ AT least twenty ball
| let's put through his ugly cuciss before he
would give up the ghost. lts no chilis play,
| can tell you and you must have made On eye
| shot boy, or yon would have soen trouble
| MOT IL Wash Il was a centTe-heart-shot
| The beast was THROWING his hot breath out. II
| no had been drawing 1t in, he woaid have still
\ m lde a leap and perhaps q short fight
| Yes, il is the nature Of the casts. Panther
| or deer Il IL all the same. lbaye known a buck
to run full hundred yards after his heart was
| completely shot in two, but the bullet struck
| him when he was filling hi7 lungs. Had they
| been empty he would have fallen dead in his
| tracks IA your panther did. Yea II is nature
in the beasts Of tho forest and reckon it is the
| same with man
dow is il with snakes, Wash? laughingly
asked the young bunteI for he knew his antipa
| Thy ss well as that o. all woOdsmen against these
| reptiles. 'You knew the old story that you
| may chop them up into mince meat aad yet
Ueyiwili live until sundoSp,
| "Yer-yes-- and its lust as true as The bible.
But thry'io devils Ugn, anything bat crawl
ing, Kissing snake. Turiloa too, believe are
their near relations for you may cut the hert
put Of ore and il Nill beat on r hours; cut of
IN, HE and il will map and the hodv crawl
away. Bur don't talk Of them boy, I'd rather
moo' whole raft Of painted red sAiGs than a
nPle snake.
U'Yet | have seen come of their skins that
| NtIe beautiful
Beautiful. Lock, stock and barrel ramrod
| and bullet mould ANY one to talk OF beauty
| about SNAKE They ought to bs put into a
cave 4 the devils and be stung 20 deIth, But