The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-23
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Towards the close Of a beautiful dav II
June, 1867, a man and woman. mountet
upon neet horses, came eallopIp9 over on,
OF the great plains Of The West. and drew
rein In the shxile N r,pmn ~ co,,o,,' 49,,
upon the bank Of a beautiful rivsrl TSs,
had ridden far and rapidly. THAR stee5,
we're painting, and covered With svsat M
foam. - '''"' NV
eve must give the bors.s n hroa,,,ns
spell, - said the former. slipping 10 ths Sronnd
aud his companion nodded a g,.rs,,, ! s'nn,
as she folloTcd nj. eyamn,a "e''u' a''en'
The connie were eyIden,lv f.,h.. -
daughter. 's'' ""u
The man wa. In the ptIu. of In bd,a ana
hearty, with a large fame. which was s s,n.
evy and athletic si,hopt csos,ne AZ ~ gu III
fined and prcpossesslng1 III haS ,ho 80 ~
shrewd LOOT pecuIior totbc adya nca' ma ~
of ciyiIizatior ava th.ra was az 49,.
frank expression On his spn.hrowrad ~,
that proclaimed bis integ,i,y and cnmra, ,a'e
In her way. tho ds,,ubter wes saSei,,
nicturosn,s ~ s,... e.i.s ''ei WIN equaily
P In M so sna s u,.,ac ~ ,,,.,, .,
pure. sveet. ana tsnd,r TO- ~, "nn I'
darkiy rlowlng' wi,h cosa,.,in i'm eyc s
chects softIv anshsd IN ~ hna NV, nnu
with amber anris aoa,ina h nST me me rose,
was as graceful AZ A SaseiIe rs lub, ihas r saS
az q hIr5 =. ,o,ai, 49,, ~ nsu,-noaIted
Ma AZ an nntoma5 sn,siano e'' ""u as sP'r'
The stream NV wbich ~ oh.s,.,,
was Wood rivey branc I ~ ~, n p nnte 20
Nebrasla nj n noi,, an Nh. ne-,h u,
Fort Kea1ny p"' my ''''' noi'n"eS' Oh
care YOU tired. Miriam 90 .s..a IN, Inns,
ter. GeoIge Dana WITH sa,hor,s so,,a sno nun
.Tired. father ;,' roioinsd tbs majJan III,
a hannw 3.n,% .ns. W nihiuen, WIN
TRAD ai}er 4 dav H. ri. 80. u.J oc
has been ANA with Measure and sTc,,nmn u,o
1 feel IA frcsb "a wonder Mia - ''"'"''
Tho father smiled understapdl,o,v with n
Ioot mi ~ ths Saud. a = esos,nn Win .
81 can quess The esnse N van, ,tch,,...
Of beart " said he smiiino,v nTha ,at,,s,,
NOW daily cInected' Of eo,tain Mnn
EarIe. from tbo minea NJ Idahn MAJ W.
count, auspects for your nr,scnt q y sS I,
A heightened color APPEARED on Mi,,a m,s
face, for the name mentioned was TINT oS
her lover. sbe nnswercd tbn eIa nco. ~ ~ a.
fatbcr hovovcr with rrantaAa III y, ner
tcstsd Ma entIre svn,na,hs s.i,s a' ~,
ala. WV" "eb ""u
"True. father. NV heart bas h.,, 49,,
.,oiiv ii,,hs ~. .a 10y .. nas oech unu-
cani2 1, ~ n,hor.,,so ais, Iys Pas'. now
bert i, coming ~ ~"o" '"a' hu-
M. Dane IA not rep,v. He WA ,oor,,u
with kindIing ewes aver The nj s nns'
dotted nioin, s,,3 ~, V nor, as, hoNer,
now videly his tbonohts had s sarsnsd showed
: 81 wonder what mother ba. han, so,o,
without MS ali day. Miriam she nnns, -
lonely. with no ono II .neaL 70 ., shass - ~
meais, abonIJn;t wopdsr ~ VI oaa,s ncI
our home from This noint - ana III 80
jghted nm With n snn,f,I A"v st6 ras my
q no IA NJ, ,,ora a.. So. coz
III mo see y, '""u 'o'on niies aiS'an'i
" NJ t.S 49, soo s ri.
rs,od ~ - M .ins III ooaI Poekct-sIhss, ad-
Wv direc,ton ~ s n pYi ,hg ~ ~ ~ nortn,
a rrestiy to1ords III .,n rusn II tUng ano
Fork ''"1' "'' 'a"'ne upOn 'arreys
ssYes Is.ot, nho..,a. ,,.
s, Zee ~ ne sald AZ last, With long,
efrr.bed biw in .xnrp na-ao % u tne sight
o,,sna a. Nj. ne'rp is our
Ines van nian,ed hsaa;c 49, can even sec ne
M A. INA ,hase ouiV ~, tne mindoWs, Mlr-
,nder The bia e,m si,s M voS s,apo o,n yemen,
,as sn liz o's e,n, Sls your mother, busy Mt
' 'S,in semns. i DIES ne. she does not i'm,
He y,e,dsS H. ins, .,',ne,,, ~ nnh'
rbo obeyed bis ininnction ber io uaus nnses,
Having win smiios a sSa -a 10y isee
|. y, h ~ sa''io' IN sno rosarued tine dis
GNU .t,, -,
900, ca no,ne she murmured. 1T Is a
go ,s,,ta,. ~ W aSIe W NV CUT unaef the
~ bo,,,In isus VI h1iesta.on. Ihereare
49, ss,S. ~, neieaoou's hoW-are
mere, htner
" he I'm, hnne, as you nave already
i. 49, ne yee'e'uhy oy u settier, ana
ainS u mi n .eaeasoa lomatds the noun
N Tho tin. ne hnre ~ y. M , .na. durlng
W ", t sl ,h1 " hnve oeen IN tue west, have
,o' ieIt 30 iigh,-nearied ana eare-iree as since
~, i,,,, seen now AZ inx snnn,ss .n a1o nou
ne. Red knife was a demon. rather Than a
'arogs1 vas 's"''"' '"'ne' 'nan
Miriam sbudde,oa and ho, ,oo,,,..
,aled NJ The memory oftbs indi.n noan,Ion5
WUe oever sna rod naIo 80 - oh
irving 10 spcak eaIn1v aDssoIa, in,, an5
ruelty NAKED bis nctb Tor mosa ,Snu u
h roc ysora he ~ .,lp.S ~. =. ~ more 'nan
Iains Ike 4 rayenjnS woiS ~ Ia upon nc
error Of the border !" ""o 'he
HYou have named him .n,ronria,o,v Mi.
I'M y aid tbe hnnier' ssiie bpa an,S,sh
aired OF tho white race and bis yicsims
ave been MANY
M, Dane bei} Oh, nj. han, ~
,d Miriam wos in tho ., nr ras,as,s
hen n strange gasnins nontino LIZ, ~.
lartled them botis' and semi thanse on 1GIIa
1 their saddles. f1'N"''
The bnnter xxhsa,od his horso 49,, ,..,,
own upon the river hanE from ,shiob al
eetion Inc sonnd had come his ~" a W
clf-possessed. bnt bis conntsnanc. Ind,no
I've Of alarm, The maiden foIiowed M 40
mple, ''"ou A'' Ca
Her cves wcre thu Ara, 70 d,soou
ause Of The sonnd tbot bad s,arsien sno
etectInp a mans fI@nre eresninS s aion
hrongb the nndergraxtb or h nshs i MIng
he s6ore' VI '1'"es inning
Al the some mouo,, that. ,uo.o
,rn was detected for ths man dl poSoaGe IN
aniv 1890, ~ ~, se nau uioPPou suu-
as bcen shot p''''''ns 'u'ne'' "S IL no
Gar Indian ., xb,sroro, ,t,r,
,p from her bosom a ravoivor '''' ara"-
The hunter sbooL bis haaS oon,,,,,
.atcb The snot AZ ,Shich ,ha No. uo has 70
ia hand on his riae hls msnner thst a. nn,
adv Tor action, '""' VI ohe
Suddeniv, M Tho man showsd . ,on,
Zee peerinp cantionsIv Sron h,s nass
tent. M. Danes anxious nnnn .onoea
roke into smile. and he crisd ont. ""n'e
"UalloI Ia tbot Won T%ornso
gu take us for Indians, that Won skuiE
The ipsivISuoI add,osso, uos sro., c,u
linute, as ii seemed. from sbeer ama ,
lept, then he snrann ont IT,, III. htt lSN
lace with n CIV ~ rsIIos and M, nd niaing
willy towards the father and dapSStsr 'oa
He was a man Of middle age, Of H. ordIn-
nv type of baekwoodsmcn s,roD o o'an
rown and stalwart. OF The Inds rona ,, nu
lat seems to belong 10 Inc border. nis AZ
as haggard and white, although covered
18th pcrsplration. His breath cane tbrons,,