The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-05-20

| money.
But Mnesto still continued to examine it.
| While this was passing, customer, who
appeared to know Ashman, had entered the
shop, and, looking at the epoueh sdid- '
at is, indeed mighty fine! You, got it
from some of the lngins, | suppose ?"
! "No it was given to me by my friend,
Sergeant Lazy OLear, q Letme see, said he,
pausing, as If trying to remember "it is
three--yes nearly four years ago, sincee he
made me present of it. twas worked by
some of the Ingins, suppose, as it was a
red skin who gave it to him, he told me,
for some kind office he had done him.
Minesto lost not word but, whom Ash
man had concluded, observed, still holding
up the pouch
white man sell? Minesto will buy.
| How much ~ .. .E .N.4e.
"Woll, don't care TO sell it hnt since
you have taken such notion to it, you may
! have it for dollar" ......... ........ .. ..
"Onc dollar, repeated the Indian" one
dollar. Minesto bring tomorrow lie
| then laid it down, and left the shop.
Early the next morning, he took his fish
ing tackle, and, repairing to that part of the
river where he usually caught the most
fish, Minesto threw his line in the water,
and had already taken one or two fine fish,
when he observed the same man he had
met in Ashman's shop approaching, evil
IDENTIFY prepared for fishing. He advanced
laughing and asked the Indian "if fish
were plenty :" and, on receiving an answer
in the affirmative, he laid down his rod, and
seated himself on the stump of a tree, as if
| to rest.
Il was telling Ashman, after. you had
left his shop yesterday" said he" that |
thought you were the same Indian who
came to the sign of the King George, in
Queenstown, about four years ago, when |
was barkeeper there. remember well, it
was the very day | left to 60 to New York,
and Mr.. Lazy OLear came in just before
you and told me how that he wanted to
cure an Ingn of drinking brandy, that you
were fine fcller, and he thought it Il pity
you should become drunkard-he belongs
TO meetin', Mr., Lazy O'Lcar does, and is
very pious so he wanted me to do u good
deed, and to put some powder, that lie gave
me in paper. into the liquor when you
asked me for it, and it would make you
hate brandy all your life. So put it in,
cause knowed that he wouldn't give you
anything to hurt you. And SO thought I'd
Just ask you if You do hate brandy nor, or
if you ever drink any ?"
During this long explanation, Minesto had
stood leaning with his back to large tree
the line, which was in the water when the
stranger appeared still remained there, the
tip of the rod resting on the shore the
handle he appeared to hold unconsciously.
He was standing few feet in front of the
man, and statue could not have appeared
more motionless while he was speaking,
and, were it not for an expression of tri-
umph which lighted his dark eye, he might
have been taken for one.
Did it really make you hate brandy?
continued the stranger, not receiving an i'm
mediate answer. ..... ..-..
"Minesto does not drink tire-water now,'
returned the Indian, calmly 1T is not
good for the red man. it makes him fool,
that his enemies may laugh ....
We'll then" said his questioner, spring
ing up, I'm glad that it had good effect; aud
for that kind turn done for you, you must
now show me where you get your bait"
Minesto pointed to the place, some PAGES
farther down. and, after having caught
some six or eight large fish, he left his
companion and took his way to Lewistown,
where he soon disposed of them then re-
pairing to Ashman's he laid down his dol
lar, and received the pouch.
He had now found ont that which, in
seeking to discover, had for nearly four
years kept him from his tribe and friends
lie felt joyful and elated at the discovery ;
for the certainty of revenge is the sweetest
moment of All Indians existence. Lazy
| O'Lear was the robber and would-be muir
derer. 1t was, indeed, so. Our readers
will recolect that on the day the picnic
party discovered Minesto in the wood, he
came down from an opposite direction in
quiring for Colonel Seton. He had that
morning, after having had the liquor of his
intendo victim druggod, traced him to the
wood, where he saw him lie down. From
where he stood, he could likewise see the
party Of the Settons and Merediths coming
to the valley. The thought crossed his
mind of his having message from Captain
| Henry to Colonel Seton, stating " that he
would be at Seton Hill that night :" and
he thought this ii favorable opportunity to
prevent any suspicion of his having perpe-
trated the deed he intended to commit, by
coming an opposite way from that where
the Indian lay and after he had seen the
Colonel, taking the road to Queenstown,
which he followed until he was certain he
was out Of sight, He then took circuit
GUS path which brought him again to the
wood when, after gazing some time ON
! pouch, i'll which was the money he had re-
ceived that morning from New York mer-
chant for his SKINS and which was placed
III a sort of bag or pocket made III his
blanket but he did not find this an easy
task, as the Indian was lying upon it. AT
! ter several vain attempts to draw the
! blanket from under him, Minesto moved
and partly opened his eyes. Lazy O'Lear
Immediately. drew his pistol, and shot him.
as he thought, dead, The report at first
alarmed him. lest it should bring come one
| to the spot (; but soon he felt treasured, and
conectured rightly that it would be thought,
| by those who should hear it, to proceed
| from some hunter. He now made another
attempt, and was successful, possessing
himself of the pouch. lie retraced his steps,
and returned to Queenstown.
1t is not likely that he would have been
so imprudent as to give it to Ashman, had
not the Indians been in the habit of bring
/ ing such to Lewistown to sell nor could
| Minesto have known it at first sight, had it
not been figure, which he himself had ar
ranged by cutting ont from pictures, which
had been given to him, an otter and buffalo,
surrounded by the flowers he best liked in
! them and giving them to his sister to work
for him. Minesto had never liked Lazy
O'Lear; but that it was he who had robbed
him, never occurred to his mind. 1t was
but a few days previous to the visit Howell
paid to Seton Hill that he had made the
discovery. His thoughts now were bent on
revenge. He did not intend 10 follow
OLear to Detroit he would wait his time.