The daily Panola star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-31

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'slIea b enter. ana Nhlth aeeevssd
1Heh.
noslanlnr ~ - l,s fssisd. she eoml
manfsd telling me somtthlnK. bog ~
ne az.@a ~ 5 f@1eis ! s.s'..st n,t sn<fef-
IfanI 4 word she 1alli. Ilefr was pfef-
n condition u Affairs Aner a 10y
|foubla 70 fl1d out hos could all atfi
.ssisf the unfortunate issiY, ~ b. halk
n Al The very mDHeuf vhcH suceess ap.
reared certaln' ftol1 her that could
not understand word she was saylHf.
that | was totally ixnoraHf oi All lan-
zusees except ny native one. 4 shade
If deep disappointment passed aver her
aud she stood for a mo ent as
4 revolving In her mind what 10 90.
bright CLEAN Illuminated her
face. her EYES spafkled with PLEASURE.
and she seated herself at a table, seized
! pen, and dashed on a letter, which she
folded, addressed. and handed to me
with gesture which seemtd 10 say
I. viii you be Kind enough 10 post that
for me?' took the letter, placed u In
my pocket, rose from my seat, and start
ed toward the door. She followed me,
and, as was going out, seized my hand,
raised It to. her lips. and pressed q Kiss
upon Ii. Now, have been kissed more
than any number Of times by girls that
miRhtte called good look klngin any part
IL fhe world, bht hone OF the kisses ev-
er sent such thrill through me before.
could hardly resist the temptation to
turn back, throw my arms around the
lady, and give her regular Kentucky
hug. But thinking she might not like II
i restrained my feelings, dashed eatiqto
the rain, and was soon back In my cabin.
| knew that the company never per-
mitted letters TO be sent away from the
fort without first having been read by
the factor, and that If undertook to
send the letter the lady had given me 1t
would not only have to be coniiscated, but
would get me into very serious trouble.
| had, however, promised that | would
forward the letter to its destination, and
fietermipedt TO lloso. Several months pass
ed away before an opportunity presented
itself to fulfil my trust. In company
with seversiothers was sent down to
Vancouver Island for supplies, and find
ing upon oursarrival, one Of the compa-
ny's ships ON the eve OF sailing for Eu.
rope, made the acquaintance of one OF
the crew, and, becoming convinced that
he could be trusted, gave him the letter,
with the instructions.to post 1t upon ar
irving in England.
returned to the fort and continued
nv routine of duties, frequently catch
ing glimpses of the lady, but never got an
opportunity to address single word to
her, tor the old Scotchman never, for a
moment relaxed his vigilance. At first ]
thought could observe q brighter look
in the face OF the poor girl, as II hope
was tanning her heart, and imparting
more strength to her body. This'con.
tinued for more than year and then
as month after month rolled away,
could detect a redness about her eye;
which Indicated that she begun to lost
her grasp upon the anchor, grow despon'
dent and give way to tears. Two years
and half had marked their events In thu
worlds history since the letter had beer
intrusted to my hands, when iniorma-
ton was brought to < fort by ~
Indians that a ship had entered th'
sound. S 9f F I'D
The arrival Of avessel was, an event o
so rare Pm occurrence that 1t attracted
good deal Of attention. Rival trader
were looked upon by the Hudson Ba,
company pretty much In the same llgh
that other people regarded thieves, am
the factors generally treated them o
game. keepers treated poachers. In tn
present instance, scouts were sent out 7
watch the actions of the strangers, an
report TO the commander OF our fort
The scouts, after short absence, RI
turned, and reported that the vessel ha
dropped anchor at the mouth Of the RI,
er. and those on board we're making II
auiries in regard to the fort. This Info
nation was no sooner communicated
the factor than he ordered his canoe, an
proceeded TO visit the ship. ,aa.ss., ,rs,s.
n What took place on board the shipis
so a,mysterytome, for | never heard
!, word spoken about 1t. 1t Is probabl
however, that tie factor was kindly e.
tertained, for on his return to the lori
noticed that his face was flushed and h
eyes heavy, as il he had been drlnkin
pretty freely. III ~ y Nv sG
The following day, three young mt
from the vessel visited the fort, and we
entertained by the factor. They claif
ed to be young gentlemen OF fortun
travelling around the world in their ov
vessel, ior no other purpose than seell
, 1t; but one OF them was soon found 70
: very inquisitive, asking questions OF Y
employees about the fort, the country, y
! Indians, and the ipclosed cottage. \
! conduct was reported to the factor, WI
! bluntly informed him that his actio
y were distasteful, and unbec0ning a &C
q tleman and guest.
= The arrival of the strangers had cal
ed the fair prisoner to be kept stricl
4 confined within her cottage. She v
! forbidden to take her customary TIC
\ over the prairie, while the old scot
= = pear. d to redouble his vigilance att
! gate. Whether the factor suspected u
J, the strangers would attempt to resc
I his 1risoner, or desired to keep her q
. cealcd from view, never knew.
4 The. vessel remaiEed at the mouth
/, the river for several weeks, during VIII
d time the strangers visited the tradl
Vi post quite frequently. cultivated the
t Iauaintanee of the Indians, and endeav
!, ed to secure their friendship. The
e havior of the factor was observed,
those familiar with him, to undera,
r change. lie ebecame nervous, susplclo
rr and III at u se.$ Up0n one pretext or
I. other. he sent the'white men away II
I: tl1e fjrt: some were sent In one directi
e. some in another, but all upon iourn
/ that would require their absence K
@ number of days. In company with
ID others, was directed to 20 to Vanc
n yer. on the Columbia river. Two d
n after our departure, all accident hapT
Of ed which hecessitated our returnin:
~ the fort. m
K Whether tAestrangers had deemed
II absence of the white men from tile
OF AZ a fit time for them to carry their p
en- into execution, or whether they had {
Is, then matured Ahern and determine
gh waste no more time, is something u
lin cannot explain; but It matters very y
o. The fact Isl, that during my absenc
to attack had been made upon the fort
party from ths ship. They had "a
AT an entrance, had captured and eecl
mi the old Scot, opened the cottage (
NJ and carried away the prisoner VIII
pot making any noise, or, at least, not
M cient to arouse the slpmberin9 inu
nm of the large inclosure. After havin
cr- cured what they had evidently come
rc- the party silently departed, and rel
Ut cd to their vessel. On getting Z
the sail, they released the old Scot, and
ID him ashore, bidding him to be sure
fhc apologize .tothc ffeter Tor their uIl
~, rtnnitlIa la6arturc, The Old guard