Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-22
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picked up some papers marked "Chlor.
potass" and BLACK oxide"
"Here is your material" he said.
do you understand chemistry" asked
Lindsey. But the trapper did not ans
wer He got out the retort, and in five
minutes the oxygen was bubbling furious
ly through the wash-bottle into the India
rubber receiver. Edwards stood at the
window scanning the road toward Gager's
with his telescope until it grew dark,
which in that latitude was at about ten
o'clock. Then the magic lantern was re-
moved to the little grass rooted stable, in
which dwelt solitary pony, and by Ed
wards direction the focus was carefully set
so that it would throw a picture against
the house. Edwards selected two pic
lures and adjusted them for use in the two
tubes.
The hslf-breeds were not in haste, and
in all the long hour of suspense, Emilia
hid in the barn with her father and young
Edwards, was positively happy. For here
was human companionship, and hungry
soul will gladly risk death if by that
means companionship can be purchased.
1t did dot matter either that coversation
was out of the question. 1t is presence
and not talk that makes companionship.
But bark, the 6ois 6ruLes are on the bank
of the river below. Emilia's heart grew
still as she heard them swear. Their
SGcr-r-r-r-re rolled like the rattle of rat
tie. snake. They were coming up the
hill, quarreling drunkenly about the pow
der. Now they were between the house
and the stable, getting ready to dig a hole
for the "poudre canon"
"Ill give them fre-worksl" said Ed
wards in a whisper.
A picture of Thorwaldsen's bas relief of
Morning" having been previously placed
in the instrument, Edwards now removed
the cap, and the beautiful flying female
figure, with the infant in her arms, shone
out upon the side of the house with mar
velous vividness.
"By thunderr' said Whiskey Jim,
steadying himself, while every hair stood
on end.
"Mon Dieul" cried the bois 6ruIes, who
had never seen picture in their lives eX-
cept in the cathedral of st. Boniface, at
Fort Garry. mon Dieui La Sainte
Vierge" And they fell on their knees
before this apparition of the Blessed Vir-
gin, and crossed themselves and prayed
Justify.
But "Whiskey Jim" Strengthened him
self up, and hiccoughed, and stammered
"By thunderr' and added some words
which, being Saxon, 1 will not print.
"The devilr" cried Jim, minute later,
starting down the hill at full speed, for, by
Edwards direction, the light had been
shifted to the other tube in such way as
to dissolve the Morning" into hideous
picture of the conventional horned and
hoofed devil. The picture was original
ly meant to be comic, but it now set Jim
to running for dear life.
"Oui, C est lie dia6le ! Le dia5le ! e diable pr
cried the frantic 6Ois bruLes, breaking of
their invocations to the Virgin most alb.
rubtly, and fleeing pell-mell down the
hill after Jim, falling over one ano her as
they ran. Quick as flash Edwards threw
about him a sheet which he had ready
and pursued the fleeing Frenchmen. Jim
had already seized the reins, and on
the plan of "the devil take the hindmost,
was driving, at a pace that would have
done him credit in Central Park, up the
trail towards Gager's, leaving the half
breeds TO get on as best they could. Bour
don stumbled and fell, and Edwards Law
ished some blows upon him that must
have satisfied the bOis brule that ghosts
have most solid corporeal existence.
Then Edwards returned and captured
the keg of powder. He assured the
Lindsleys that the superstitious half
breeds would never again venture within
five miles of house which was guarded
by the Holy Virgin and the Devil in part
nership. And they never did. Even the
Indians were afraid to approach the place
pronouncing it "Wakan," or supernatur
ally inhabited. They regarded Lindsle,
as medicine-man of great power.
But what night that wasl For Ed
wards stayed two hours and made the &C
quaintance of Lindsey and his daughter
And how he talked, while Emilia though
she had never known how heaven felt be
fore; and the old man forgot his inven
tions, and did not broach more than twent,
of his theories in the two hours. He wa
so much interested in the tall trapper tina
he forgot the rest. Edwards ate a suppe
set out by the hands of Emilia, and LEI
at three o'clock. He was at Pelican LAX
next morning, and no man suspected hi
share in the affair except eager, who ha
Law down and dreamed of angels abou
the house. One was like Thorwaldsen'
Morning" and the other wore long hal
and beard, and was very tall
This abortive attempt to make sky
rocket out of Lindsleys cabin wrough
only good to Emilia at first. The fathe
was now wholly in love with the trappel
He praised him at all hours.
"He is philosopher, my daughter. II
understands chemistry. He lives in tn
arcana of nature and reads her secret
No foolish study of the heather classics
no training after medieval fashion in on
of our colleges, which are anachronism
has perverted his taste. Here is the Emil
worthy of my Emilia" he would say
much to the da ughter's annoyance.
But when Edwards came the hours wei
golden. Hanging his wolfskin cap b.
hind the door, and shaking back his Ion
locks as he took his seat, he would el
trance father and daughter alike, from h
entrance to his exit, with his talks of al
! venture. From the time of his first Visi
new life came to the heart of Emilia; an
Mr.. Lindsey, whose every whim the tral
per humored, was as much fascinated as h
daughter. But now commenced a fiert
battle in the heart of Emilia. Edward
loved her. By all the speeches that
eyes were capable of, he told her so. Ar
, by all the beating of her own heart 81
, knew that she loved the brown-face
/ long haired trapper in return. But VIII
, about the fair eyed student, who for vel
' love and disappointment had gone to Il
, Arctic seas? He was not at hand to piles
' his cause, and for this very reason b
3 conscience pleaded for him. When h
' soul had fed on the words of the trapp
as upon mama in the wilderness, she too
up the old photograph and the eyes I
: preached her. She shed bitter tears
penitence upon it for her disloyafty to Il
y storm-tossed sailor, but rejoicsd aga
+ when she saw the tall figure of the trapp
$ coming down the trail. A desolate al
! lonely heart cannot live forever on 4
memory of dead love. And have ye n
q read what David did when he was an hu
n gered? Do not therefore reproach
d starving soul for partaking of this feast
the desert.
v And so Emilia tried to believe Il
e Brown was long since dead-poor fello'
n She shed tears over an imaginary grave
e Labrador with a great sense of comic
z, She tried to think that he had long sir
Il married and forgotten her, and she endes
1t ored to nurse some feeble pangs of jealou
towards an imaginary wife.
5 Now it was very improper doubtless
l. RrOwn tn come In life inst at this momp