New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-12
w ASH WILB BUR,
THE
FRONTIER HUNTER.
By WILLIAM II. BusHSzrr.
Author Of Tho Floating Feather" PEsirs Fire" ONE
me-" The Outlaws OF the Wabash" Cherry Bloc
son." " Frank Onbme,;e," May Ellis"
The swsying Willow "Aice
Morton, OF the White Medicine"
&c, &C, &c.
He lived the iinp ersons,ion Of sn
That never shall return. iis soul ~ IRE
Wa HI died by the health Of the rude time
lie lived III"
CHAPTER I.
TIE WARNING

II bright, beautiful morning. The sun a. peered
through the rms Of the disappearing fog that fingered
top. Of tho tue.t gaze rrome offs glorious
day The flowers beginning awake and bold up their
dewjeweled cups-the birds ss and singing .heii
sweet, God Taught mathis. Tho brooh was breathing
ripping meodythe myriad Thousands Of leaves rustled
psalnlhe early breeze whspered symphony, and the
whole earth. and animate, Joined IN ole glorious
anthem to nature and to natures God!
But puring brook the singing bird the humnns bee,
the many tinted flowers the gentle zephyr the bsheyed
sun sought not knew not like dream Of fs,
land than NOISY pefamed dell where the squirrel
ssnbol unds,ur5ed the ,iud hwn TO quench
s thirst unfesns and tho Wild pigeon Ito weary wings
and plume is feathers Of gold and Gently the hills
either side soPed down to the yus that danced on ii' way
open to the sunlight and stealing Ike guilty thing
beneath angling and closely iueIocird branches
csled by vhh in the deem pools the spotted fsshe.
it, tide. Of silver and veilion Tie hin sides, too
clothed with veT6rfe. gisy erFe; In the web Of which
the dainty violet aud snowy lly, the grgcou.
pnE aid stately espar the noddng moccn flower sad the
o1.eJ,d daly--ihe yellow tug,rcup and d-ud.ion.
smoothly spread there Above them he silver saved -,
the birch with It's ,hinHs bark gea with the low
bowling bFancle, Of ;he ba,, the pine snd III, h-locs
waved with h-is tli there 4 fealhef.te hir god willow
beading oyisy over tie tie aashirgds Haash ther,
break toe pcre cpa'e tie silence that IesDsd tie
sstne the .weT and elp Of the tiny deuzeu q he
foros; they sported the warm golden uny, h.prsH
thr short and the abundance our bounial ao,hsI
earth had provided TO supply their wants.
b., hsTt! A hsr,h sound falls upon ,heiI ev,rferias
ears. AL quick iishi swim wirs Piled the so,ve foe,
bcundiur End solitude rssr Triumphant, III. bird hi'
Gown to Smother .ec-e, bower and nest the squire, 10 s
hole the s.st and the brook seemed 70 be les
babbing and noisy.
But ,ho that thu, started shlsd an II the
hoAvy tep q strong young active tha, distaring %
pick his rsih crushed lo~n ste sni dry branch ana
forced biz wsy along rather than turn aside. h l1us
nE step AID clo'ey followed hy large hound he c,m
~ the tick ovsshan.ag branches anl Isscl!ls clean
spot threw himself upon the sssy bruS Of the brook AMI
qaaGed long 81 ia cool pure wsen i dres lat o.
Western frontier hunters sort Of hybrid half civilized
aad ns tie material hsyng been gathered hop a.
forest AID f.,honed in the settlements" hsa,rs 'hif
.suly Gugrd o. the tough smoke dressed .sn Of tie buck
confined At tho Wss With cirson sa,h, the ends q
which hung down e. the knee. end In which were
p.iced pistol, and knirr, aud leFgng' Of the same
material tnd similarly decoTa,ed complied lis
garments, erce2; lis head, which wss coge-,dl
wish sloachcd o-covncd be- ana hi. feet -nieh were
protected by tong moocs'rs Fiie that evident
D. pct, ssd aaisen much service he ia.l BY hi, i after
carefully examining &c ock to dat tue cap had not beea
dsafbcd ~ Die rapid mach through the tangled wood' aEd
then after psj lie attention to Dbl pistols and as'uf
, himself Of tie safety oLis kiif, tnd pouch and sk he
stretched Lm.ef u fan length beneath Of the wide
spreading tree. whssi Bis dog to ha side and apparently
gave way 10 ,lubor But ,uch iosy The "ih
either hound for though uotone' the sts,le
h .arnias hand \ tie sauor eir'e' from the ee''
ye' eye both wtsehfu AID on the alert Tor
any unwoned sound OF movement
For long time the hunter for such bic dres and fouI footed
companion proclaimed hi TO BE- rested thusrested until tho
squirrel returned s gathering sud p,y and the bird 10
ia ons and both The brook and the quiet doll ass assuned
activity and he Then as the Of the became no,
and fell pefpendicuasy TO the earth telling that Il At IT.
meridian hight and that half Of it, daily had been run he
slowly arose snd yawpngy looked sround The dog arose
also stretched himself fora moment sppedIhe bright bubbles
from the tdeloss brook aud thea prepared 10 lie down an
when something seemed 10 sac his attention and heraed
hi. massive head scented tho sI, and then uttered low
gFowl
Nov something couiDg-is there Wolf" exclaimed the
hunter in low whisper Then to cover BOY ana tne
twain dissppe,ie ed In the dense tbichet
few ouopt. passed. and directly opposite TO the point
where the hunter himself, Indian gill sp
pesed pang tho bushes with the habtuai osuion OF hr
sce but without the slightest he'aucy appearance Of fear
Her tall form graceful the willow and her step s
and noi,ee, az the falling Her long black haf lu'
trou. a, the wing Of newly Gedged raven was hanging In
massive braid. around her 1.-The Jet snewy form aud inter
woven with patcoored ieahsr robe, rather sscqae
- snowy dressed aud pable l,wn skin onyoloped her
rdl.d with pam s the waist decorated with the same
and beads and spSnges sni Iesoled only to the knee e
limb. we're enoa,ed In richly and hinged eggus' ana
ouilworEed moccAgius her eet. Her arms we're
bare TO e shoulder and silver bands geanrd upon them "
did eresceHts Of the material Suspended by massive
chain upon her breast. A Hight bow held
| In her right hand. petite culver was sung over
her len shoulder and a long and sharp knife slit
ter, from beneath her wsn.pu belt With quick, light step
al, came forward toward the brook paused for moment,
n TO xze upon the reflection H. S tide land why should she
not wa her only ootinll-s then bathed her brow In
IL bosom cooled her lips with dainty drink, and leaning
upon ber bow seemed lost IN reflection. With sudien art
oalck stiuxps Of the ard drawing to The head and
low uttered eHesnaon Of SIpri,e she srrans forward
d then al sho OF her alarm, smile stole
her hands and face her rich, red lips red the ripe
cranberry revealing tho white AID reguif teeth with
In and she relapfed Into her usual rsnqal dsmeenor
"yon she exclaimed in a soft and uuususiy swsi voice
a. be patted tho head Of the dog and played With his of
aiken cara, . he her side although he had caused he
to staIt 20 suddenly. You here, and -
The hunter Issued from tie wood before abe had concuied
the sentence and kindly took the hand Of the gil
with the familiarity Of an old acquaintance
The continuation OF this interesting story Of Indi'n
Life from where It here may be found In TIE
NEW YORK SUN Of THIS DAY "Wednesday. Feb H.
TIE DAILY SUN for which tie tale has been expressly
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