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

the Saxon race. He wore moccasins,
after the Indian fashion, made of soft
moose skin, and which gave no sound to
the footsteps. He wore green dress, in
the hunter style, with a knife hanging
in little sheath at his side, small
leathern ammunition bag in front,
little ak or hatchet hanging in his gir-
die behind, green cap on his head, and
a rifle, long and of small bore, in his
hand. His eye was mild. but certain
glance that accompanied compressed
mouth, showed that the spirit that
looked out of that eye was stranger to
fear or to indecision.
'f Will give you my rife" said the
young man, whether we succeed or not,
if you will only make the attempt"
''TOmo will not want rifle to keep, if
young Sarnac Hawk be dead"
"But | shan't be killed: or, if | am.
it's no more than | would wish to do"
These last words were spoken to himself.
Cant young Hawk find many white
squaw so better as this one ?'
"NO. my good Tomo, there is none
like this. We were children together,
and we have been betrothed a long
time"
"Umph How foolish you white folks
are When Indian want squaw he no
do so. White man court and court, great
while, may be years. When Indian want
wife he go to young squaw, sit down by
Lev Al
squaw laugh, then they already be mar
ried. Much better way r'
at may be so," said the young man
impatienty. "But what will Tomo do ?
Will he help me ?"
"He smoke first, then think"
AS quick as said, the young man had
his flint and steel out, and his we'll filled
tobacco pouch at his friends service.
The other two Indians were then brought
them all there were not provisions enough
for single meal. The first thing was
to procure something to eat, and the
next was to devise how to cook it with
out making fire. After long season
of silence, which seemed intermimable
to the young Saxon, the old Indian said.
1--WE want to help young Saranac Hawk
to get his bird, but are few. We only
four, and Mohawk thirteen, and much
dogs to smell and bark"
ave mrst n" hoad work." said the
young man, "since our arms are uuu
short to reach them. Let me speak my
thoughts into Tomos ears. We must
60 off at once, cross over the carrying
place, pass through Stony Ponds and
Stony Brook, go up the Raquette, cross
Moor Mountain, go up to Incapchoinipus
Nong Lake, there kill deer and dry
meat. They can't hear our guns so far,
nor see our fires. We will then come
back and make them think Chepi
GHOSTS have come. We can do this in
two nights, and by that time they will
be done hunting in Fish Ponds, and
come on this lake, and then we have a
good place to be Chepi."
Young Hawk say WE'LL
Each one then drew the girdle tighter
around the loins, and stood ready to
start. Cautiously, without stepping on
a single dry stick, did old TOmo 60 to
the best point of observation, and look
out over the lake. Far in the distance,
miles away, he saw a speck, which he
, thought at first was loon; but fur.
ther look convinced him that it was a
: canoe crossing the lake towards Fish
, Greek. They have been into the lake
fishing" thought he, "and are now going
, to their hunting ground for the night"
From Eagle Island was distance O
, about three miles, when they came t
the carrying place" f" On landing, th'
' young man with his rifle went forward
e in the little path, to be seen only by th'
e practised eye. Behind him came tn,
canoe carried on the head of an Indian
8 and then followed the others, all in 81
, lenee In time almost incredible the.
e had passed through the woods about
e mile, when they came to a small pond
n What beautiful place 1t was abou
4 half a mile in diameter, perfectly round
f and its clear beautiful waters seemed t
reflect back the trees that stood aroun
: 1t, and the heavens which hung over il
IS 1t was indeed the jewel of the deser
|. On its grassy shores were more than on
deer timidly feeding, while here an
4 there the huge trout threw out his forke
d tail IN sheer ecstacy. A single loon 50
in the middle of the pond, and raise
his clear, sbrill notes on seeing the ne
% comers. AS this was in the travele
way of the Mohawks. the company hui
of ried on silently. The very rifle in tt
,e hands of the youth seemed to ache
shoot one of the deer, but prudence tol
10 him better. They slackened not the
efforts till they had passed through tho
Ill beautiful ponds, and down Stony Broo
ed into the Raquette river. They tht
MT turned up the river, and felt safer, b