The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-04-20
CHAINED TO 4 ROCK.
u BROTHERS, Terrible Revenge.

Before gold mines, oil wells and dia-
mond fields had developed their attractions
and practicaties for the adventurous spir-
lis of this country, the fur trade of the
1 farther Northwest enlisted the energies of
numerous speculative characters, among
whom were two young men from ST. Louis.
who, from having been play mates in boy>
. hood and inseparab!e friends at college,
became pa: tners in scheme of Indian
trading tor the Iicher spoils of the hunt
Both were orEhans-tbe nearest living re-
la i've possessed by either was a sister to
the elder of the two-anG there were con
sequent!y no domestic ties TO keep them
back from the wilds or limit their absence
thither Ascending the Missouri river to
the appointed trading grounds, they en>
tered upon the corjoint adventure in the
true, all absorbed energy of success, and
from the first month prospered beyond all
their expectation, and reaped profits pro
poriiUuate TO early wealth. In little more
than-two years, indeed, the brotherly firm
were rich enough to have gone back to
civilization and lived at ease all the re-
maihder of their lives; but, as already
',''d. they had no social exigencies TO call
them oack, and having eo",rae,-a G,....l
ness for their new occupation, they STAYED
on and OIL indefinitely. Once wear, how
ever, they repaired to ST. Louis to sell
their furs and divide and invest the profits;
and upon one of these occasions the sister
before mentioned persuaded her brother to
take her back with him to the wilderness,
that she might observe for herself the
| many wonders they had so often described.
thus during the ensuing year the rancho
Of the friends at the head waters of the
Missouri was graced by the presence of
an amateur "huntress," who, when the
time came for her return home, was reluc
tant to leave, and doubly SO because her
brother CHANGED to have a sickness which
prevented his departure with herself and
bis partner on the usual annual business
trip to the city The trip must be made,
however, and it would be her only oppor-
tunlty OF going for year. so, with what
fortltude was available under the circum>
stances, she bade the invalid loving
good by, and went homeward in the caro-
of The younger member of the firm. Left
to himself, or with the company OF Indi>
ans only, The SICK man plneG until his
partners return with an unusually large
dividend and an account of the young lady 8
arrival in st. Louis gave him energy to
combat and conquer the fever of which he
was victim. Thenceforth the friends
trapped and traded as before for several
months, at which time midwnter letter
from the city to the elder of the men al>
most killed him with the dreadful news
that his sister had become a maniac. and
that it was his lifelong friend who had
made her such.
1t was another friend who wrote, and
the words were few, but TO the psint.-
The brother happened to be alone when
reading them. and was thus able to mas
ter his first furious impulse for immediate
signal revenge upon the traitor, and sub
due his frenzied feelings to the cooler de-
liberation of scheme for retribution as
pitiless as the offence had been. When