The weekly sun., 1862-02-22
CHAPTER 7.
TIIE wAHNtSu

THK NAHNtNO
twas bright, beautiful morning The sun |
a. it peeped through tie rf's O IN. frs, disap- |
poAribg fog that lin ,ercd around the tops oftho |
tAlleet trees gave promise OF g'oriods day. The
flowers were oeRii ing to awake and hold up
their osv je Eelod up.--the birds wor, astir and
singing their sweet God tsrgrt ma'ins. Toe |
brock wss breathing riprli x meloiy--th1
myriad thousands Of leaves rust oi pslm--the |
early breeze Whispered symphony aud the
rhcls eArth, mute and animate joined In one
sioricus anthem 70 ns'urc and 10 natures Gol
Bot the purling brook, tho st ginR bird, the
hummirg bee, the mapy tiltud flowers, tho
sti;le zephyr CT he b.i,hs eyed sun sought
not, knew Tot a scene more like a dream o' fairy
land than n ma. sy blossom perfum d dell
where the sqliriol was ~out to Rimbol unls
tufbed, the tim1 fa~n 70 queneh Its thirst uu.
fearing and tho will pigeon to rc-t ils weary
wings al plume its loAthe-s o. gold And azure
G. ,ntly the hill, on eithsr side, s'1p,d wn 10
the iiyulo: that dane on i 2 way. nos ,p,n TO
the sunlight, and nov sIoL,ug liks 4 guAt,
thing beneath oveibL's ~ ami closely I"tor
locked brrc1os ooacol a ny which IA tho
deep po,l- tho sp ,ttcd trout hI-hai its lies oi
silver and vernill'o1. Tao h /, sides, too, ware
clothed with verdure. A grassy car t'et In tho
web Of ~lich wg woven the dIinty violet and
snowy huy, the g,r eous pink and stately lee.
pine, the uOdnIng mn,c ,ssln flower and the OK
eyed tAisy-tbe yellow butte cup aud the dan.
del ion, was smoothly epread tner,. AbtEr
them the silver loaved aipen, tho birch win ,s
shining bafk, informing ed win th' iuV pu Slns
branch 90 Oi the bal.Um h" pn- a,d fht han
loCk waved, with hstc Iud f"'rr, q leather like
lrngsd willow bending lDVtu.ly over the hIs1
iDg tide. Naaght wHa there u break tie pir'cy
TopOse tbs silobcs tina roi,gr eli ovat the scsu',
save the twitter n chlrp Of tho tiny donilsr'
OF the ioreet as they portrd IN the warm, g"l'-
on sunrAys, happy IN thar short lives and the
abundance uui boultiul mo hur earth had pro.
vidtd 30 supply their Nants.
But bark a harsn souud tails upon thoit
ever hAteLing eArs ssd q ak n, ltynt thu swift
Mirg IA piled, the active t+ut bounding, sLd SOL
itude reigns lriuu plani. Th- bird has iowa q"
another 4, cret bower and its most, the squire
TO ita hole ia tho giant tree, M the brook over
s,emd to be lass baoblin2 aud NOISY.
But the sound tha' tn started and stille
An2 II wHs the heavy step ot "A strong yol1g
active man, that disiRn'nP 10 pick his pat.
crushed Gown Aka noNer and dry brauch an
tu'ced his way along ra ner than turn Asite
With loug, sWirginR ep and closely folio we
by q large hound, he came tr,sn the thick, ove'
banging bra lches and reaching u clean spot thra
himself upon the gr,Ssy btirk ot tho broo
and quafFcd long OF its cnol, pure water
He dress was thst Of a weAtsrn ttonu hnn'ar
a sort Of hybrid ons, half cvhzoi aud h
savage, the m4terih having ooen gathered ffo
the 70 est and i.shiOued IN tn, ' stt'lem 'n $.
A bunting shirt, g4udily FRI god, OF the tongl
smoke dressed * n Of tbs buck, clnilCed a. IN
waist with q crimson "a h, tho udda of whic
hung down 10 the krce, and IN which wor
placed pistols ard kni q, and lcggins W the sam
mAtatil and ii nil tly deco a. 4, cpnpdsoi IA
~ bia hauu Nuli IA vyA ~
with n sloucned, 10 . crowIed hat AMI g ie'
which were protected ny strong nnc asns.
long rife, that was evidently pog aud h ld soc
much service he laid by his ii is, aiter CAREFUL
examining tho look,to sse that the cap had n
besn disturbed by his rapid march tlroush u
tangled woods ard then, atte' piyiog thu san
attention 20 his pistols ami assuring bims IL
the safety Of his kuile and poI'h nld ht'k
stretched hims II at full leng h b'raa D o'o
the wide spreading trees, WIN il h.s dot
his side and appirenls gave way 20 slam
But such was not reIlly lho ca 9ith ui. .'
him or the hound, for hough moio ll"3' lt =
statue that the cunning nald Of tho scul "
carvos from the lf-lsss ore, vs, oyo and "
were both watcutul ~ d on the Al Il foe ANY Il
wonted pouud or movna.ut.
For a long time, tho hUrSr sl'h hs Y
and four footed comp .nlnu ur ,c'ntn Il him
be, rested thus-res ct until tho "a irrol
turned to i's ru' gthorng and play AMI
bird Ia it, sIrg ana ho b ia brook aud tho 4 I
"A
the besms Of the sun he;uua Lot AMI fell p
peLd,culAlly to tho earth telllu2 that it was
its meridian height and that b. Al Of its IA
race had been run, no slowly arose and vas
ingly locked arnu' d. Gha cog aroso al
stretched himself for mono.t, hpped
bnuht bubll,s ron tue hfuOklcs3 tife, d
tbrn pr. psr,d 10 H. down again Rnen som IA
aesmtd 20 attrsc, ti1 n s0t'on, amt ho raj
his usssivs head, scented the ar and Il
uttered a low grosl.
"How. p, ms,hing 'onirg-is thor", WoI
exclaimed the huotor, in allow whi'pIr ' II
~ oover '"v,' and tho twain sApp'ao'
the dense thick,t,
A lou moments pslasd, tud, directly oppO
20 the pOiut where he huntar had secreJsd h
self an Indian gil appsare b, parting tho ba'
with the habi ual eau ion Of hor race, but "
OUT the slightest husiuAn,y or appsarArc,
fssr. Hor tall form g ar .sl,s The VIII
srd her step ligh AMI lo,-el'-s ~ The tll
snow. Her lopV, black n.ir lao. rons as
wing Of q newly tiedgsd rave was han1in
maasive braids ArounI ner 1.-the ye' alne"y I
and interviewer with plric lJrod iei,hots'
robo, OF ra,her sacquo OF s1owy ore
and plahs fiwn skin, envelopes
QirdIed with Wampum A the Wal't, decor
Nth the same and beads sud fpIngles,
rasehed opIy 20 the knee Her limbs were
csaod Ia richly worked ard i,nged legg
soA auilL worked mOccasins were on her
U.r arms were bare Ia the sho ulder aud sl
hsn6a cleaned upon them IA did crescsuts d
s,me naaeria', suspended by massive ca
anon her breast. A light how was held In
,isht hand, q petite quiver was slung over
An shculder, and long and SHARP knife
srn from bensath hsr waTpnm belt. WI
uisk, light S:ei shs cane forward 1S""'-'