The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-16

night to myself to dream;' in the camp
l couldn't get an instructive dream Ishall
sleep just outside the noise of the camps
tonight, and to start soon enough to get
ont of the sound of it is all | want.
And now the trusting maiden brought the
two tongues, nicely wrapped in grass, with
good dressed leather strings just ready to
tie to the cantle of my saddle. AS she
handed them to me, she observed, "These
are female cow-tongues. You will find
them much better than the coarse, big
tongue of the male buffalo, and she looked
SO pleasant that l would have kissed her
hand-but Indians don't know any thing
of that piece of deception. l caught her
by the hand and held it until the doctor
told her for me that when l came back it
would be my turn to be the servant. And
now the sun being not over twenty min
utes high, l shook hands with my old
friend, with "Nlpe," the good little woman
that cared for my horse, and, mounting old
Ned, asked the doctor to say to the multi
tude that my heart shook hands with them;
that when the sun is high as it is now, three
days hence, you will see me again; and
then l should be ready to make stronger,
better medicine than any had exhibited.
1t would warm the hearts and bring into
the dancing ring the oldest people in the
encampment. 81 will dance, too, and we
will have the big buffalo dance; that will
make your hunters strong and lucky, and
| hall e..
and gall no more"
He interpreted what had said. and dur
ing the loud applauding shout of the mes.
merized multitude, l rode slowly out of
sight without looking back. l took the
trail came, which was very easy to fol-
low, as it had been twice traversed By the
three spies. When l arrived at the top of
the hill on the opposite side of the branch
| peeped back under my arm, and was
astonshed to find myself in full view of the
greater part of the encampment. l could
see it over the top of the streak of timber
that grew in the branch low grounds, and
| quarrelled at myself for going into such
a trap, when it lay in such plain view.
rode slowly onward, showing Ned that
| wanted to keep on the trail, which he
understood and learned to do before it was
dark, so that when we could see it no lon
ger he could follow it by the scent. I con-
tinued onward and knew, by the way Ned
stopped his head down occasionally that
we were on the trail, and when, after an
hours ride, and we had come to some high,
| ri M. Oh i
and overhauled and arranged my baggage
safely; then walked, leading my horse.
square off a hundred PAGES or more toward
strip of timber on a branch to the left
hand side-south of the trail. At this
moment, the moon blazed up, seemingly
from the prairie grass. Itwas light enough
for my purpose; but now it was so light
that it alarmed me, and stood still ten or
fifteen minutes, sighting the prairie in all
directions. l knew very we'll that there
might be amongst the numerous bands of
hunters that were coming in every night.
on hearing of me and my good horse, fine
gun and fixings, would think it a nice thing
to track me up, scalp me- and be the owner
of the rich outfit. But didn't intend they
should track me, and the brightness of the
moonlight excited in me greater degree
of watchfulness.
l went further toward the timber, and
then turning half circle of twenty yards,
still leading and going parallel with the
trail I had just made. While leading my
horse toward the timber, after crossing the
| in 81, NoI boil Of
ting down his head as we passed it, per
haps two hundred yards, took another
good survey Of my surroundings; could
see nothing bnt the ocean Of grass, which
toward the moon was beginning to sparkle
with the accommodating dew drops.
l muttered to myself, 81 am safe once
more. No one knows where l am now,
and being three days in advance of any pro-
bable attempt to trace me, shall be too far
away by that time to be in danger Of that
band of Indians" So, mounting old Ned,
spoke to him, and, setting his head north
ward, said, Well, Ned, you have some
tall walking to do to night" and starting
him at the rate of about three and half
miles an hour, continued that course till
about midnight, when turned little more
east. At daybreak my course was north
east, which direction l followed all that
day and night until the moon rose, when |
turned five or six points more east. The
ground over which l had urged my way
had been very favorable. Some parts of it
had been billy and some places rocky, but
| I alnp,r Tho
had been few and small-most of them
dry. Ned began to want food; he did not
complain, but when he was passing a big
weed he would bite it low, or some times
when passing through low places, where
there were bushes, he would snap off limbs
as big as my fingers and crunch them up,
as he kept his gait rapidly onward. When
the sun rose the second morning turned
in that direction found myself Using con-
stantly, till at noon I was on an elevated
table land extending far to the nor, beast
A great many buffalo were quietly grazing
on the vast plain, which to me was an
agreeable indication. Not far in a south
east direction the high table upon which l
stood seemed to dip. l went there, and
soon came to the brow of the high land.
and far off to the southeast and south. l
could see timbers, indicating a considera-
BILE stream. l commenced the descent,
found it pretty rugged, and had descended
a mile and a half when | came to a kind of
bench of level land fifty yards wide, clothed
in luxuriant grass, and plenty of water,
and on the brink of it thick hedge of a
species of lick. From this elevated situa-
ton | could overlook large portion of the
country below. 1t was suitable place for
me to rest myself and my horse. l un-
seared him and fell down on my blankets,
needing both sleep and rest. Towards
evening | awoke much refreshed, to find
that Ned, poor fellow, had slept as long.
! PATIEN CE.-There is no kind of vocation,
no degree, neither spiritual or temporal, no