The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-21
Mark HebGr'S Luck,
AN INDIAN STORY.


REMEMBRANCE, upon story, worn,oN
farm of tllly acres, situated upon the Sen
cca Lake, in Western New York. IlI'
father had become so heavily involved II
debt, TINT two weeks before his death thu
farm had been sold by foreclosure o
mortgage. =.
lie was lad OF nineteen, slight ant
boyish in frame, but with the strength o
man in his sineway arms He had the
usual advantages OF education afforded
to farmers sons.
lie returned home from his fathers
grave to the small implanted story and a
halt house, and after him came his fathers
only brother, q well.to.dO farmer, who
resided in the neighbOrhood.
This uncle, Mr.. William Ilebcr, was n
man of sixty years, pOmpous and self;im.
pOrtant. lTis soul was OF tho smallest
pattern, and he had never been known 10
do a generous deed while he had done
many mean ones .-f.- .
"Well, Mark, said his uncle, "Ive sent
nv folks on home, so that | can have a
good talk with you Morgan tells me he
wants the farm. lie has held off two
weeks while George was dying, but he
wants to move in next week. What are
you going to do:'
Il don't know, uncle. | am trying to
think. What can | do?"
II have thought the matter over" said
Mr. Ilcber, and have thoughtupon a plan.
am willing TO take you, Mark, and treat
you as my own son. You shall have q
home atmy house, and scat at my table.
What do you say%
"YOu forget, uncle, that | have some
one to provide for besides myself" said
Mark. Suppose l were 70 accept this
oIler OfyOurs, what will you do for Gay?'
THE girl isno relation Of yours, Mark.
The boy sighed.
"POOr little Gay" he said; "bers is a
hard lot "Do you remember how the
child came by her name? Its thirteen
years this spring since lady stopped al
our door and asked leave TO remain oveI
night. She staid on day after day, grow,
Ing weaker and weaker It did not take
long to discover that abe was insane. She
called the child Gay, and sometimes
Gabrielle, which is Gays true name. But
she did not tell her surname, nor any
thing concerning herself. Late that sum
ner she died. No one ever came to in
Quire after her or the child"
"ller mother was Crazy tramp, and
nothing more. No wonder George was
behindhand, when his wife adopted the
child Of u tramp and brought her up q
lady, said his uncle.
Mark cOlOrcd.
u cannot hear q word against my moth.
er, sir" he said, II shall project Gay
while live, and she shall not be separa.
led from me-"
Then ! wash my hands OF you" ex.
claimed Mr.. Hcbcr angrlly. "You can
90 your own way, and get your own liv-
ing"
Very well, sir" said Mark quietly
that is settled then" -u a7a
In one week Mark had sold pair Of
colts which he raised himself, for five
hundred dollars, the household furniture
lOrncarly asmuch more, and was on his
way, with little Gay, 10 the far West, 10
seek their fortune. .... -: .'. :
heyoung travellers arrived at Leaven-
worth after y long and Iatiguing journey.
Here Mark, while looking for a wagon
and a yoke Of oxen with which to cross
tue prairies, fell in with an old farmer
named Whitman. who mad been living il
Western Kansas, but did not like It and
was now on his way to Nebraska. Mark
concluded to join him, and Mr.. Whitman
assisted him in purchasing a suitable out
NJ and that same night Mark and Gay
were snugly ensconced in their huge
travelling wagon, outside OF the CITY, on
tae edge OF the prairie, where MIR. Whit
man, with his wife and seven children
had Cncampcd. Six other families were
with them-the seven wagons being
parked" in the form of circle-that il
ule pole OF one wagon resting upon the
rear OF anothcr-aud the oxen, mules
horses, cows, dogs, and pigs being gath.
CfeI INTO the circle thus protected.
outside the circle of wagons n great fire
was burning, and us Marks wagon drove
up The conductor Of the train, Mr.. Land.
IOrd' came forward and welcomed the
newcomers. St.l-
1t seemed to Gay and To Mark that
world. va" "''N'""o
both lay long awake that night in their
wagon, close up under the canvas roof,
a 1 They talked in whispers of their great
,aIurC' and wondered what 1t had in
store Tor them.
, Inc next morning at daybreak the
camp was astir. BY sunrise the wagon
west N "'''
Al night they halted beside a small
stream and parked the wagons, and had
supper, and talked aud sang songs and
oIG Stories, like one great joyous family.
VA: Al Jay break, again they were on the
III the course Of ten days, having
GsyGled rapidly for oxteams, they reach.
81 Mthe Little Blue river, branch OF the
nls Blue The women built fires and be.
gan lhe preparation Of supper. Tho men
HVVGGeeded topark the wagons. +s
Inc last train l took over this route
was was attacted by Indians just here" said
CONDUCTOR Landlord "Thcy were unu.
S@alIy bold, and we had q tough fight
'T9d Heavens! WHAT'S thatY"
lie behold, by the last rays Of the sun.
w., a mounted band Of Indians, their
Weapons glittering in tho yellow light
@elF pIums nodding in the wind, they
'Asne on like whirlwind. ~ :
vo,a maIaas" yelled the conductor, in .
MY mat made every woman's face turn
S wSIe 'Pawnees or Sioux, | can't tell
N "aIen' They seem TO be on. the wal
p p".a, can see their weapons. They
CCS .iI us, counting In our women
SS aII IN the children. We shall have Il
ueIend ourselves" 80 y
nit lie blew slrill blast on his bugle thai
s sous out far and wide. They were
WSHv0SdpIng down upon the train, will
tS STSos and yells, murder and rapire il
'aelr very aspect. ''''4' :
jS conductor nI; Landlord was skilled in In