Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-08-12

expected to drop next; a hasty glance
at the ambush, and panic stricken
they fed precipitaely up the beach.
''Thank heaven, my aim was
true!" exclaimed FawD, as she cut
the bonds of Walter. 1--WE are a.
lone-follow me-quiek-quickp'
They hastily ran to the lake shore,
jumped into q canoe, and shot out
into deep water. Fawn quickly re-
loaded the rifle, and placed it on the
floor of the canoe; but ere long, as
both were making vigorous use
of their paddles, they discovered a
canoe coming in q direction TO inter-
cept their progress. 1t contained
but one persOn-Wild Cat.
He had caught sight of Walter
and Fawn, as they pushed out into
the lake; having recovered from the
shock of surprise, and frenzied by
the escapes Of Walter by the hands Of
Fawn, he was determined to over
take and destroy both, or perish in
the attempt.
On flew the canoes with the speed
of arrows. Wild Cat had the ad-
vantage in llghtness of canoe and
! that dexterity in the use OF the pad
die which only great strength, unit
| ed with long practice, could impart.
| The course Of FaWn's canoe to the
! American side was across the nigh
| ty volume of the water of Erie, just
/ where il enteres the mouth, and
! forms the majestic Niagara River
In the center of the course the cur
rent runs at the rate of seven miles
! an hour, and increases in rapidity
in its descent, until twenty miles
l.,1- 1. . 4
renowned precipice.
Wild Cats canoe gained rapidly
on the pursued, and had reached
within few rods of the latter, just
beyond the greatest strength of the
current, when the savage suddenly
stood erect, and had just poised the
unerring hacthet, when a bullet
pieced his heart. He reeled and fell
backwards and lengthways into
his canoe; it swung round, was
quickly drawn into the current, shot
down the river, and was engulfed
beneath the cataract.
Joy and satisfaction sparkled in
the eyes of Walter and Fawn, Us they
pursued the rest of their voyage
Grunts of satisfaction were heard, |
and mods of approval were seen in
every wigwam at the safety of Wal |
ter and Fawn, and the death of
Wild Cat.
The death Of Blue Coat, the old |
sachem, was at hand. He called |
Walter to the side of his couch.
81 am going," said the sachem, in |
a feeble voice, "to the spirit-land, |
and soon shall be on the happy hunt
ing grounds. Promise me that you !
will take Fawn to be your wife, and |
L die content. She is of your own |
race; not a drop OF Indian blood |
flows in her veins. My wigwam |
was once on the shores of Lake |
Champlain, and near an old settle |
ment of whites. Her parents were |
my friends, and frequently were in |
my wigwam with the child. l low |
ed the little creature, and called her |
Fawn. Before she was four years |
old, her parents died; and, one day, |
a man came to my wigwam, leading |
Fawn. He gave her to me; she had |
no other home. lie also gave me |
five hundred dollars in silver; have
never used them-they are here. In
a little box of clothing fer the child,
was a picture Of man and woman
her parents; it is in this packet
take them"
The old man could say no more.
What was Walters astonishment,
on examining the picture, after the
burial of the sachem, to find inscrib-
ed on the back the name of "Johu
and Mary Arnold"
Fawn was niece of his stepfather!
He had now the first clue to the
sudden wealth of DR.. Arnold.
Securing attendants, Walter, with
Fawn, Immediately set out for AL
ton, where they arrived in due time,
and without trouble. Procuring the
services of an experienced and ex-
pert attorney, an investigation was
commenced; and by a course of for
tunate and fOrtuitous circumstances,
it was ascertained that John Ar
mold had left, though without writ
ten will, twenty-five thousand dol
lars to his only child, Mary (Fawn).
He had, in confidence, placed this
money before his death, in the hands
of his brother, DIR. Arnold, and re-
quested him to act as her guardian |
On DIR. Arnold's return from the
place of the death of his brother,
some two hundred miles distant, he
reported the death of the child to
the very few that had known of her
4
With proofs in their possession,
Walter and his attorney sought n
private interview with DIR. Arnold.
They found him far gone in con-
and broken in siprits, but
contrite and repentant.
He acknowledged the enormity of
the offence, but wished the matter
to be kept a secret, and expressed
great relief of mind that Mary had
been found and restored. By mu-
tual agreement, and by his desire,
he at once signed deeds in her favor
to the amount of fifty thousand dol
lars being the one-half of his estate.
Mary entered female seminary,
where she remained three years at
the end of which time. cultivated
in mind and manners, and the age of
with Walter Wallace.
Ten years subsequently,, Walter
visited his estate of the Genesee III
yer. He was astonished and delight
ed with the improvements of the
surrounding country. The evil
derness had indeed blossomed as the
rose" The Genesee valley had be-
come thegarden of the empire State.
lie improved his grounds, and erect
ed an elegant manson, in which he
has since resided, happy in domes-
tic relations, and in good fellowship
with all. And now, though bronz-
ed with years, the hospitalities of
Walter and Fawn are cheerfuny ex-