Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-05

omy, Will GnolI CdPVINc, was oO eH0 up
per end, fifteen miles distant. They
had come out of the pond, and were
camped on a point projecting into the
lake, by which the upper end is made
into bay in shape of a 7. Softly they
went up to the lake near the shore, list
ening to every sound, and watching
every ripple of the water. About mid
night they passed the camp of the In
dians, so silently that not dog barked
They could see that they had just come
in from their night hunting, were talk
ing and laughing, and apparently de-
lighted with their success. The smell
of roasting venison filled the air. Rob-
ert tried to pierce the darkness, to catch
glimpse of Mary, but in vain. In
pursuance of their plan, upon which
Robert had been contriving and working
all day, and the night previous, some
where about two clock in the morning
one of the Mohawks aroused his COM
ponions, and pointed to SMALL bright,
steady light on Watch Rock, about a
mile distant. They all started up, and
set off to see what it meant. In mo-
ment two more lights were seen, one
east and the other west, deep in the
bay! What could it be? As they
came near Watch Rock, instantly the
light was quenched. The other followed
rock, went to the shores, could hear
nothing, could see nothing Again they
went to their camp to consult, when, 10!
these lights appeared again in three diff
ferent places! They listened, but all
was silence. They now began to be
afraid. 1t must be Chepi GHOSTS. The
captive maiden, slightly bound, has
her curiosity excited, and saw at once
that it must be the light of the candle,
sure sign that the white man was near
She thought, too, that they burned
steady and clear, like the candles of
heeswax. which she had made for her
own Robert to hunt with one uvubt-1
in her own mind whether they were in
tended as signals to her, or for strata
gem. After much talking, and doubt
ing, and fear, MohaWks concluded once
more to 60 out and see if it certainly
was Chepi, and if so, to break up their
camp, and be away as quick as possible.
They took their dogs with them to aid
In the search. The lights now seemed
to burn up directly out of the water
Again they came near, and again, one
after another, went out before they
reached them. Une OF the oId uUgs
stuck his nose over the side of the canoe,
and, after snufing moment, uttered
yell They all stopped and listened
but nothing was to be heard. Did old
Wamparetha (white fooD see or hear
Chepi? Again they turned towards
their camp, and when about half way
TO it from where the lights were, they
heard blow, low scream, and the
paddles of canoe
Cautiously they came to their oanp.
when they found the sentinel whom
they had left with the captive lying
dead. with a blow which had crushed
his skull. The captive, too, was gone,
the fires put out or mostly SO. Was it
OnepI' -''--omol,ad and taIkad IN
low tones, till the day Ga%r.es--e--.. @ |-'-Hc~
then found footprints of other feet be-
sides their own, and little pieces of bark
floating on the lake with pieces of can
die on them, so we'll cut as to length as
to be quenchcd at the right time. They
we're more cha grined still to find how
completely they had been deceived.
The low scream which the Mohawks
heard was that of JOY, when the captive
maiden saw her lover strike one blow
at the sentinel, and catch her in his
arms the next moment. Quick as a
deer the youth bounded with her in his,
arms into the canoe, and before the Mo-
hawks got back to their camp, they were
far down the lake.
All that night and the next day, the
little party pushed on. On the second
day, on the "Plains of Abraham" they
met d party of Green Mountain boys in
pursuit. Loud were the cheers, warm
the greetings, and unaffected the joy,
when Robert showed the unscathed
blushlng maiden hanging on his arm.
But who can tell the tears and sobs when
he delivered her up to "the old folks?
They trembled, and wept, and laughed,
aud screamed. The loss of property
was forgotten, and all united in a day
of special thanksgiving to God for his
great goodness. The neighbors all
, turned in and helped Robert to put up a
new house, and so be actually won his
. bride month sooner than he other
wise would. Old Tomo assured all con-
cerned, that the lesson which the Mo.
hawks had received at Head Island, and
r on the Saranac Lake, would keep them
t away in future. He pronounced Mary
0 pretty squaw, but stood to it that the
!. white man did not know how to court 6
!. wife.
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