The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-10-03

John Howard vas good boy
II hope We wont see the girl resum-
ed the elt.s hunter, after a brief pause;
for she might uunaa US aud the red :
skins would call u, sqaaws. Bat-Whats :
up down youicr,'
Well might the huutcr Interrupt him
self with the in,crf,sailvo, lot, short dls'
ance from them, at the southern side OF
the square, ssvag,s were crouchlns IL the
new bolu snow 10 abjecl terror, or else
tl.eius to ,heir respective lodges.
Aud now the Indians consregalcd
arNund the prisoners noticed the con'u''
lou, aud is,r, almost parANzns IN their
character, drove dreadful nano to their
lips
"Alochemantoc. Mochementoc."
A momeut later "Mochementoo' came
in the sight
The Elk King" cried young Howard.
by Jove. its no dctlon.'
Over the glitisriug surface Of the snow,
aud directly toward the prisoners, came
the dreadful apparition Of The woods aud
lakes Of early Maine
Reader, picurc in your fertile imagiu
alton gigantic person, near seven feet
in hight. entirely naked to tho waist,
around which was bound belt Of wolf
sklus, ihat crowned a skirt Of tho same ma.
terluI. The head was covered with u
wealth Of miinighi hair, which hung far
down It's owners bahk; bis dark eyes shot
lery glauCes irom beneath long lashrs thai
surmountci beautiful beard. uear two feol
IN length. which srreamed over his bare
,h,uIders like the peunons Of vessel :
I'he demons righ. band clutched . fire.
oand above bis head. and the boreal blasts
fed The resinols flames and lent them un.
son,ed ire. His left tand held the liues
attached to the bits Of the beasts upon
whose backs bis moccasin feet rested.
These animals were two gigantic elks,
sh,ss very aspect would frlgh'en the
most stout hoar,ud They were fully uipe
iret iv,beIght and their huge aatlars lIad
.!lisipsl ~ Aliiluls Of siI.isss.. asarihasa
lore eight asuuder 'at fhe TOP Nor was
I. mis- all, Behind them like cavalry, camo
tAirty o'htt'giaat slks, snofting aud bel
'Sing, with their uos,rils covered with
ice. )
Such read,r, was tho aspect Of tho ter.
qble GIk King, as be appeared 10 the two
,mke.bound whites
On, on he came. guiding his rlks by a
'cria Of gutteral ejacu'aiioDs, aud eveT
.ud anon whirliug bis torch above bis
mead as f he meant destruction to the en-
IRE llorrilgewock village
The savages s--the stout hearted war.
ri,rs-did mol tarry long 10 the dread de-
mons presence. but. leaving the prisoners
lone, fed, with shrieks Of terror. to their
wigwams where they cronchel over dying
'ir,s, quivcring like a.pen leuyes
What would the Elk King do? The
nlsrrogallye soon found an answer.
When directly before the cap'ivcs q
tun' brought the wild cavacade to a halt
ir,n his perch the demon sprung and
u,,ppI the things with his torch
The 'wo hunter. stepped forward, free
,d prisoners.
L,aying them with bis company, tbr
| iilk King flew to the nearest lodge. and
applied his torch 10 the birchen structure
IL an instant il was wrapped IN flames =
Ihe strong coln;er.Suds blew the Gre all
,ver the thickly settled ground. aad 10 a
very short space Of time tho Ulswams be.
ing dry, the entire town was u,ass Of
scelhins ffc
While the Elk King was executing bis
mad work, Ned schuyler left his compan.
ion, aud mOn returned leading Eudo.a
CLARK BY tue haud He had rrscncd her
from living death iu the prison lodge.
Suddenly the demon returned ~ the
trio, whose cheeks gowed with the hea,
that surrounded them
lie c,nsht Endora iu bis arms and seat
cd her upon the back Of Que of the leading
elks. aud, a moment later, turned to place
the hunters in like position, which vs.
speedily accomplished.