The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-13

About midway of this desolate stretch
of road. anatural bridge spans a rugged
chasm. its narrow passage barely admitting
q single carriage. A more dismal spot it
were hard to conceive. An abrupt turn
closes the road both ways; and on either
side the tall sombre pine closed out every
thing beyond, save narrow strip Of blue
above. Beneath yawns the fearful throat
OF the gorge, the vexed waters crushing
their impetuous way past Jagged cliffs till
they mingle in the roar of the waterfall
that leaps into the river below.
On approaching this spot, Fling gave
mouth to succession of fierce yelps, his
rage increasing as he neared it. On the
bridge his savagery was little less than
madness. Howl after howl Of tiger-like
ferocity reused the echoes, intermingled
with convulsive swapping of his jaws. as
If tearing at an imaginary adversary. All
at once his fury ceased. and, squatting on
his body, he commenced dragging himself
along towards the woods to the left.
Dismounting, Duncan followed him I'M
til he came to a clump of heather, into
which he crawled. as IL in great pain, and
lay down; then crawling out, he COM
menced walking slowly in the direction
of Craigbufn. No trace of blood was
visible. If blood had been shed there,
nature had wiped everything clean again
with drenching rains.
"That'll do, Fling" said Duncan to his
companion, who was still crawling pain
fully along. The dog, resuming his ma
tural position, led the way back to the
road
The conclusions of Duncan Campbell
from the premises afforded by the dog.
were that the bridge had been the scene
of his brothers murder, and the sttem pied
been suddenly attacked-shot, perhaps
and tumbled over into the chasm that
Fingal, too, had been shot and felled by
the pistol in the ruffians hands but that
after the murder, he, had succeeded in
saving his life by stealing to the hiding
place which had served him az a hospital,
leaving nature to do the surgery.
On regaining the bridge, Fling stood on
the centre, looking wistfully down among
the crags he whining and trembling the
while as IL desperately weighing the
chances OF success in leaping down from
cliff TO cliff in search of the beloved friend
he had seen tossed over in the helpless
ness of death
INA, ma. Fling, come back. We've 60,
better uso for you than that Listen
Cuthbert Find him OUT
The sagacious dog leaped wildly about
for an instant
Down. Fling not now, my man ye're
good doug" said Duncan, patting the
colly on the head and so sure as there
is a God in heaven, Thomas shall be re
venged. Now, let's gang back"
Duncan impaired his conclusions only to
his wife.
"Cuthbert might get wind of it, We see,
he said, and 80 make him rim the country
Fingal and will leave the morn's mornin'
on the path of retribution and guided by
the reason-for there's nae instinct aboo
ito Fling, justice shall be indicated and
society in future be protected frae the
bluidy hands and the black heart o vii
liam and murderer
Fling who was participant in this inter
view, sat listening 10 the revelation mad,
to his mistress and at the end of the con
ference he fawned upon her. licking he
hand, as if beseechinQ her to offer no Oh
lection to the contemplated journey
After the preparations for short alb
, sence from his home, Duncan and his wife
entered the large kitchen, where his son
Donald was along with two farm labor
ers and the servant lassie. His presenc'
at once arrested their attention.
Donald my man said the father
Cuisines makes it necessary that | gang
doom 10 the lowlands for II week or sac
may be longer may be shorter but, how
ever lang or short, let things gang on a
Craigburn just the same. The journey In
ABBOTT takin' you'll be jaloosin ,suspecting
the nature o but, for the present, naethinl
mair can be said"
"Dinna be feared father" replied tn,
son gang your ways, and the Lord b,
wi you on yir errand. Rob and Tam her
and myself will gle a good account o our
sells when ye come back. It's comm or
winter, and there will be but little to dae
but what should be dune will be dune
Wilma it, lads
There's nae fear o US, MASTER The
men replied
Nae, sir, not Bit added the lassie
MOO let us pray that successful ter
mination may be given to the Journey
said Duncan Campbell for without the
help o the Lord there's nae wisdom in
human eifort-or doug effort ather."
portion of the sacred writings having
been read, the family of the mountaineer
knelt by their seats, and the father offered
up prayer to the God of the mercful for
their protection during his absence, closing
with the entreaty that justice might not
sleep nor duty slumber till the mystery of
his brother should be unfolded Make
bare thine arm, O Lord, against the evil
doer. Let him not go free. Thou hast
promised that out of the weak things OF
earth the wisdom of the wicked shall be
confounded and Thy name gloriied
Make it sac in this instance Here is but
n doug. n puir wordless doug. TO Guide