Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-09-27

! throuerh the district in rho snring
..Weu Cissv tho .do,tnr's brat prev
and throve on,cc Tho rudr nursin., which
would have Killed the child of c,viIized Iif,
| suited MI th.. better with her hardy frame
and she soon coul1 toddlo over the capn
after Bill Carter or myself. We clothed her
in the costume of a chiefs DAUGHTER of her
tribe made Of the finest materials ard richie
/ adorned Wetao,hr bor r.. s,,o,l tho pintc
! lanp,,8.,n and nn other Shn b.d bo.n,,e
our amnse,npnt and ,I,ytb,n,, ,,,5 ,,.. l,vs1
to show her ntF tn sti.sn',ers ~ rho O,,ecn ~
Three Forks The rcd blood i not demon
stratiye. and the little panoose seldom cave
utteracre II, endearinr terms sbovvin., nor
love c,1 ,s r,th., hv Rar ovarsion ~ ,tbar
neonIe than ~ n,v r,rticnI,r c~biI,i+i,v N
tttaebment in our Ctyor. bnt tho varv ~
,rnssion Of bar p,o "a el,,,,,art ~ e,ninass
The ca.,crn,.ss Win Viii, ~ ,,Ianc.. fl1,ed
II. wherever we ni,bt ,nova ,Tas,II s,fIic,ert
% prove how deem was her affection for us
/ both
( II
..3ln, or the. ,sr,, l.,r ,,eo+s ,gl,i,.I, ...,r.
! u, disturh tho ,r1rc+.ry ~ l;f, II, 1lro.
Forks 10 tho arri,,I oc ~ o,,,,ro.s ,,,., ~,
4 Silver Citv with tho Ic.rars H. tba mo, -
c.t1ur. II was an one of those favored davs
/ when. having received a onodIv nacLet frirn
/ l.,,,,, ~o.,r7.4 :, +h, Iit,l 'Ii.,.I ~
/ back OF the camp 10 dcvour It's contents with
out risk OF disturbance. This hallowed spot
WAS called Bogus Btv. in memory ola m0sc
notorious failure incurred tv some ,r ,,,r t,.,
ambitious comrades a few years before Il
was a mere natural decliyIty, on which bad
surun,- m, q favv ,nea.,re s+nnteJ b;r.b trees
land here some of me o.ii. .ers had op.a ON
+ la,y,r,I IA fashion .n- n e,,.o ,ffo- rre
manner Of the natives The tree - been
4 filled, the interior scoored ont. an the hard
work done, and then the scheme lad been
4 abandoned. Inore lay the canoe, keel up-
wards the ground followed out beneath il.
amid bed of grass which had sprung up
/ thick and rank all around, serving no other
/ purpose than bench beneath the shade,
risk Of intrusion. Here, then, had hurried
( TO read my dispatches. As usual, little Cissv
! was tuddiIng az my heels. and when | wa-
+ seated on the canoe, remained silent and Gn-
ohtrusIye, cropping amongst tine grass au,
flowers which grew in abundance on the
spot S1e had been with u- more than a
year, and needed not the constant watching
considered necessary 10 the safety Oi infants
/ 10 civilized communities. but could be trusted
/ 80 keep Within the bounds allotted to her
/ and with the instructive caution of her race
was as avcrse t. running into danger ss the
most viSiIauJ of nurses could desire. Nv
/ letters from home were all iuii ot interest 0n
that particular day. bu. the one from mother
most Of all. L was in answer t. the an-
uouuccment had made Of my t5rual udor-
tion OF little Cissy, and was fuI OF earnest
and serious warning on the sub ect, aIdiInE
me remember thatthc child must be cons der
cd as held in trust only, that no ylr .0l existed
of ITS mothers death, and that sao.id She
still b, living. whatever the satisfaction 1
might Re reapinS from little CIs,y's love. Il
msat possibly be obtained ty l,,poIlmeat
OF auyther'- rIgat IL The love Sire bestowed
.Jhi- WIS a novel view OF rac peculiar
case ia whi.. | stood. and reuaiuei pom
4o-inS ior some time on what would be tie