The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-10

| uno tuo StEeam, thOuch y
seemed = to to pc roaring in every direction
Now they were in the depth. 4 j,
forest, wandering about, tired. ssrs sao
and frightened For two niohts sst
had cried themselves to sleep rin go sy
others arms under the. .blacf 100 essa
and as the wind moaned thrfn;If "a
branches, Winnie had PRAYED CO. $ az .
save them from the wolves. and 'l;,. y
NAT had screamed: Papa! Mamms 3
soRbing as if his heart would bsass u.
All they had found to eat was- s'V IN =
sweet red berries that grew close fo w
ground. Every hour the poor cb; a .sae
grew fainter and fainter ana Il 49,
Nat couldn't walk at all. - 'as''
Pm too tired and sick.sf hs eala
"and my feets all tut. My. toos anj
tockies is in the boat. % Winn;s,
WinnieT he would cry, with ac ,-s n
sob, why don't mamma M nsr.
come? Oh, If n1ainma d only kn,fs
and bring me some breadr,
''Don't cry, dear-don't cry. VIZ sl
ME would say, over and over as.,; =. !:
"P II find some more red berries sn,,.'.
and God will show MS the way hos,s M,
kasoW He will. Only don't cry. MAI ~
cause It takes away Ill my COURAGE 4 & Il
"All your whatp'' asked Nat M. Sc
ing wildly at her. as If he tho,,eL ~ :
courage was. something they conla e.
l " All my courage, Nat. And fbsS1
after searching In vain for sli,osa s's ~.
berries, she would throw; herself uDop
ner knees and moan: Dear Father n
Heaven, can't finde anything more ~
Nat to eat Oh. Please show d IL
What was that quick sound ud co s5a;s .
toward themf oThe nntlerbrusli 49, w..
thick Winnie could not ace what eanssI $
it, but she held her breath in ,tarrsr,
thinking of wolves and Indians ~
there were plenty of both. she ks,kf5asl
lurking about in these great forests. s,'
The sound ceased for moment moment ',s'
Selling Nat in her arms, she made enS ii,
more frantic effort to- find her wav e
the stream, then, seeing strange looa
IN the poor little face when she put ):
MN down to take better hold. she Z
screamed: ,T95 slfEe q no. sg4{I8
NAT! Nat! Don't look so! Kjs,
WINNER
I" Hello, there!'' shouted i svoiea.
through the underbrush. and in another
instant great, stout man icamels ladose..
ing and breaking bis way through,t6e. /.
bushes. $500 & s's'1ss'F 'r'Ffs ''st'f
Hello. there! What on airth' aim II
now? Ell old Joe~ha'n mt come upon
queer game this time. I've sick rJunQ.
sters IAN of they amt .a-starvlngl
Here, you younguns, eat some Nv thls III
ere, and give an account NY Hymlfs d
-
With these words. he dew iff5{aS q
somewhere among the.hcavy folds d
his hunting-dress u couplesof Gracke2.l
ideally. sls 7'5h F'iHnfs
! Hold up! Not so sharply he aid; i
you must have a little at time for
an hour yet. . Here. SIS, give ne fle
babby-rll feed him; and as for You.
Jest see that Jon don't more b nH6lsRi
Oh. give me a. .drink!'' cried Win y
ME, swallowing the cracker id NV ts ;at
bites; and for an instanteven forgsttidgssi
The man pulled Z cantech IL fiat iii
TASK from his belt ndgave herIsisnalxsis
ow OF water; then he FASTENED to moist
N Mats lips and feed him crunab after.
,rumb OF the broken cracker.
= Another hour he mutterod fofqI
himself. as he gently fed the boy and 81
moothed back the tangled yellow hair s.
rom the pale little facet anothsrals
lour and be. d'a been past mendin' ]. = u
Winnie looked up quickly. s''''''. go
{. Is he going top she asked. .se8zs N
1" Not he" said the man; he II come
through right end up yetsmIIess k0t1
ever on him, but we II soon knock that =.
'uder. How'd you get here, litte 81
,al?'' 8a s5H efsrs' sfsisss.sssss s. Il hi
Winnie told her story, all the while i
ceiling glad certainty Mt her lheaft s.
hat their troubles were oyeru Their.
TRANCE man carried a gun. and ho had \.
big pistol, and an ak, and knife III
is belt. He looked very lierce,, too,
ct she knew he would not harm her
ne had seen many trapper btsoresUi
lnce she came to the West, and, be-
ldes, she felt almost sure lie was tie
cry trapper who had been atgher far.
hers cabin few weeks before, and
aken supper, and warmed himself III
pre- the fire, while he told wonderful 81;
tories about Indians and furs, and
bout having many a time had .sfifty
lille O. traps out on one stretch. .
She remembered, too, that her father
ad told her the next day that trap Il
ers lived by catching with traps all
orts of wild animals, and selling their
lrs to the traders, and that this PAR i
cular trapper had been very success.
IL, and had great influence among the ~
ndians--in fact, that he was opA of
le big men of that region. as lie said.
These thoughts running through aer II
lind now as she told how they had
cen lost for two whole DAYS and tF0
ights. and the sight of Nat falling 4
asleep on the trapper
loulder, made her feel so happy tlat sizi
10 suddenly broke forth withs 10 Mrss5s
rapper! ] can run now. Let's gorigh
ome!'' .5sljSgi. SO ii;islsss
sw<@
The stars came out one by ons that
Ight, and winked and blinked at
range figure stalking through the for
It. Hc had . sleeping child ON esth
m. and yet carried his gun ready 70
re at an instant's notice. Trndging
., he muttered to himself:
well, old Joe, you've bagged A III
,rt O. game in this ERE forest and