Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-03-26

At the name Of the dreaded Greek q
tremor erept through the frames Of the
settler and his wife. but still there sprang
NJ lutte hope-lheir child might be vet
alive aud be ultimately restored TO their
arms A hurried consultation was bcld.
and the chief and hi. braves = of rapid
ly on the trail Of ,he Creek depredaIors.
Big Bear-Skiu alone remained behind.
Mr. Armstrong proposed going With theIo'
but the chief sternly forbade HIM saying,
white man stay siih squam. Choclaw
Gnd Greek niger-kill um bcap--bulg
pale face papoose home-glad heap
When ihoy had departed, Bis.Bear-sAin
SOC gh, the sp.iug followed BY the uahap
py father and mother. When near the
sprina the Indian gave a sulden grunt.
What is it?" came from The parcc's.
for long intercourse With the red men had
taught them to attach a significance to
sound utterly meaningless in civilized
society.
".Papoosc go this wry, " and he struck
off at right angles through the thicSet.
With hearts too full Tor utterance The set
tier, and his wife followed closely behind.
presently the Indian stopped, anl when
they came up he said,
let white squaw 20 back and stay
white man 90 with Big-Bcar-skin,
Please let me 20 tee . pleaded the
wife us she caught her husbands arm and
looked appealingy IN the Indians face.
, White squaw must stay" " repeated
! the Indian. and there was just a shade ol
scorn mingled with inpatience in hi'
tone.
: "lt is best as he says, dear Mlry,'
9 said her husband. "Go back. please, ,ll
we return. and pray that we may sue
. coed" and the wretced husband caught
+. his tnore wretched wife TO his bosom in Q
0 passionate embrace.
Back, therefore, she went to pass an
t other long, long and weary day. Slowly
!. the sun mounted up to the merldlan-
then the clouds came up, and just as ih'
/, seemingly endless afternoon was giving
" way to night, aud rain began to fall. In
: to an Clubhouse crawed the watcher at th
!. burned home, and listeped-for what
o Was it any wonder if she iaucied sh'
i heard the footballs by little feet mingled
$ with the drcary rain, and, if more thai
IS once, she cried out the namo of her boy
k How strangely sounded her voice, an'
e how mockngly dripped and spattcred th
e rain ..
!. When ages had passed, as it seemed t
/. her, she heard distant shout Neare
rs and nearer it came, till at last she coul'
!. distinguish her husbands voice. Unabl
d to bear the suspense any longer, sh
n rushed Llindly out into the darkness.
Have you found him ? she alm1s
: shriekeG, as she could just dimly discer
n the outline Of two moving objects.
n "MotAer!" cried ringing, chi!ais
voice.
L With IL cry Of JOY too great to he eS
II pressed in conventional words, the moth
:. clasped her child to her bosom.
)fI Then came the reaction, and she agai
d fell down unconscious. This. however
J., was of short duration, and in a few me
g mants she aud her ch;ld were safe 10 til
Q. clubhouse.
ID Sparing the reader her profus2 an
r heartfelt thanks and the Indians stoici
X reception of the same, we will briefly rC
/, late the incidents Of the pursuit as dc
IS tailed by Mr.. Armstrong to his wife tn
,e neat day.
nj after You turned back, could bare
IL ly keep up with ;he Indian. He SCENE
~ TO follow the trail by intuition, for | al
II CERTAIN be did not see any tracks for
lie hundred yards at time. hardly sa
" one once in a quarter of mile. Charlie
20 must have become entirely lost in tn
= swamp. for he made two large circles, $
~ the Indian said Ii was late in the aftc
h noon when We found where he had slep
in As We stood looking at the place, anothe
X grunt from the Indian brought me to h
side. He silently pointed 10 the ground
n and there saw the footprints Of a
n enormous bear. My heart sank With
; me. After all the won derings, our DO
IS had died in the jaws Of this monster.
!. think | groancd aloud, put the Indian
d who had been inspecting the ground. SUD
denly cried out bear 10 kill! and ava
he went again, faster than ever.
10 "Three times we crossed The creek, an
d I'VE went through canc-broaks such as
# have never seen before | could hard
is keep 10 sight Of my guide, and yet | fel
:. sure that he was on the right trail IT
q ever prayed, it was then, that God wou