The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-30

anu ms cnleIet Dut nnaIly they oil eYi.
denuy arrived OF some satisfactory con-
clusion. The looks Of anger and vexa-
ton which had clouded their leather
faces now gave way 10 the Indifference o
perfect security, and Pipe, Big uoof ant
the rest, after first attending 10 the sliph
wounds Of the cAptives, and especially
Killbuck, by applications Of slippery elm
1tramonium and chewed sassairas' wen
back into the woods 10 join the noisy ant
turbulent crowds OF drinkers.
Gtrty, while waiting for Bigfoot's re.
turn with his party and the two canoe
Wnlcn had shot first across and then dowr
the Ohio after Lydia, now stepped abou'
with great briSkness. He had the broad
horn poled up the creek, and the two re-
manning canoes, with the ark's birch, ken
out Of sight from the river.
This done 10 his satisfaction, and hil
storm OF passion having greatly subsidized
he approached Brady, who, disdatning e
eak OF his notorious captor any-even The
slightest-tavor, stood erect against biz
Tree, with face calm aud impassiye, bul
with feelings Of inward Joy and deep sat
isfaction.
"DAmme, Captain" commenced The
outlaw, with an insolent sneer, and essay
Ing to conceal his chsgrin at the unto
ward turn events had taken, under a
braggart and nonchalant air, 'Captain
Bogge girls q chip Of the old block--a
deVlish trim, tight, pretty little Wench
epry as q cat9mount, and with As much
spirit, too; but she's on o FOOLS errand
now. .BIgfoot and his brothers are hot In
chase, and darsn't come back without her.
She'll soon be drying her dainty mecca
aims BY our camp fire" r.
"She's clean gone, Girty, and you know
Il" answered Brady quietly, and without
turning his head. SIG 3
"Hsye 1t 80, then, Bradyl' snecred
Glrty, "but 90 much the worse for the rest
Of you. Yer wimmen must be bound, and
the whole lot OF ye will DO parcelled of
among the tribes like 30 many Beaver
skins. II this hadn't happened / could
have saved you all as l did Simon Butler
from the Shawnees In '7S-and after he
was painted black, too-but now things
must have their run"
"Haye no doubt" said Brady, "you
would have made It very pleasant Tor Us.
The kindness and gentleness Of Simon
Girty to white captives Is known all along
our border. Perhaps that's the reason you
Just now drew bead on brave young girl
trying to get out Of the clutches Of q loI oil
saYAges! 3itIaFt 5f5l
"D4n IT, man." holy snapped out
Girty; "don't rile me too far, or there'll be
III blood betwixt uSl- I'm often blamed
for bloody acts which I never knew OF at
oil, or which my brothers George and
james have done. Why, Brady, you
yourself, with your senseless sneers and
taunts, give the best proof that I amt the
DID william I'm called. Since you are
set on my being rough and hard on you
and your'n, by I'll learn you that
,Girty's been you're best friend, and the
only one that's saved ye all from torture !!
pll-but, no; you shan't make me worse
than / am. We two"ll have It out some
other time: None, I guess, dare call
either OF us q coward"
Our scout, not then divfning that Girty
had an object In this interview or In
keeping his temper, felt again somewhat
rebuked, and as II his strong dislike to
Glrty might be imperillipg his friends.
He therefore soitened his manner and
smoothed his tones somewhat as he said:
"Wall, Girty, maybe you're belied-I
hope 80 at any rate. I'm white, and o
life too to tho tyraut George and all-his
cursed tories, and shater and q hunter Of
scalplng Indians. You've been raised
among ssvages; herd with them talk their
LIMOGES, have children among them, II
what hears true, and msybe its natural
We should think and act differently. 1
ask no favor of you Tor myself, but Il you
are kind and merciIul TO the women Of
our party, I'll put It TO your credit, and
make It known lar and WIDE"
"And where were you all going In your
ark; and the Msjor and Killbuck there,
what takes them away from Fort PHI
Just nowPp a-,i.s,s-5ss,..,z ...,-i;s =
Brady was on his guard at once. "Oh,
wo were just escorting the three young
ladies home, and your friend. Mrs. Ma
lott, to Fort Henry-a sort OF May picnic
excursion. It hasn't turned out very
well, though, thanks TO you and your
pressing friends. AS for Killbuck, Pipe
and the British Delawares drove him
from his tribe, and forced him 10 take
refuge at our fort, and he must do some.
thing to support himself"
Yes, d-n him." Kissed out Girty,
"we'll do for him, and all white.llvered
deserters like him. He's lucky II no gets
of with his scalp or without torture this
turn; but when pleasure parties go boat
ing, Captain, they don't generally load
down with knives, ball and arms for the
amusement Of the women; neither can
they eat powder or drink whisky. Eli :
Maybe General Irvine, who 1 hears got
back to Pitt from the East with lot oil
troops, has sent Rose on the round oil the
iorts. lE & 2&i
"What q shrewd guesser you arc, 81.
monI Why don't you give US q call at
the fortS Pm sure Irvine, II, as you say,
he's returned, and your old friend Col
Gibson, would" rH4 nj
ooh, Col. Gibson be id" snappishly
jerked out -Girty, on whom that hated
name acted somewhat as q red Gag on q
bull; "lor year back I've been hunting
that-infefnal scouudrel. Twas he Who
ayes, that's exactly what the Colonel
tells me" said Brady, with the greatest
apparent innocence. "1e says he drove
you, and drove you, but can never get you
and your red hides to stand; and, BY the
by, internal scoundrel are the very words
which he applies to you. II you're hunt.
ing Col. Gibson, Glrty, you know pretty
well where to find him. Hes hunting
you, too; and when both are Of the same
mind, us hard to so keep apart. think
Icould arrange loving meeting between
you two ggtH II ls@ "a
Giry.bit his lips and kicked up the sod
for awhile, trying hard 10 suppress his
rage. At lasts
"The rascal's not worth talking about
What's the use Of beating about The bush.