The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-24


took him before he had half accom-
plished his journey, and the light OF
burning buildings began to light up the
darkness of the evening.
He hurriedly rode on, however, and
by avoiding the half-drunken soldiery,
and the painted red demons who had
congregated around Bert's large store,
which they had ransacke and then set
fire TO, he managed to reach his Office
without being seen, and found that 1t
had not been broken into. He secreted
his money upon his person. filed his
medicine case to its fullest extent,
placed in his pockets several bottles of
the best brandy, and was about to en-
deavor to steal away as he had come,
when he was confronted by red-faced
English captain and two horribly
painted Indians.
| "Aha, my boy, you're our prisoner"
said the tnglishman, patting him upon
the shoulder.
"Dellyer up your arms, and tell us
where there may be any Little valua-
bles; this building will he ashes in half
an hour"
Il am not armed. replied the Doctor.
"and rs to my pills, YOU may swallow
them all, If you like"
a saw-bones, Ell? Here, Eaglet; and
you. Blackchief, take this fellow TO the
Colonel, upon the square"
The Doctor was marched OF between
the two Ind ans, but the Colonel was
not found upon the square, but in the
| house of the widow st. Jar, is, who was
cooking q supper for the English Off
GERS, and whose house was iii ed with
silks and merchandise from the various
stores of the plundered town.
| The lady and her neice, Miss Jennie
| st. Jarvis, seemed to he in the best of
spirits when the Doctor was led in be-
| tween the two Indians. The elder la ly
was joking with the Englishmen about
the flying Yankees, and the younger
was promenading up and down the hall
with the officer for whom they were
seeking. They were chatting with the
familiarity of old friends, and the arm
of the drunken officer was thrown
lightly about the ladys slender waist.
All, Doctor" said Mrs. st. JARVIS.
$50 you couldn't keep pace with the
others and got captured"
The Doctors only reply was frigid
bow, aud one of the Indians, Eaglet,
leay ing him, touched the arm of the
officer who was walking with Miss ST.
Jarvis.
"A prisoner did you say? Where is
2" said the officer, pausing.
The Indian pointed to DR.. Chartre,
and the Colonel came forward, still with
his arm about Mss Jennie's waist. She
colored slightly when she saw the Doc
tor, but she said no word and endeav-
ored to appear as if she was an utter
stranger.
Are you a surgeon, sir2" asked the
Colonel.
Il am" replied DR.. Chartre.
"Very WE'LL" was the reply. "You
may take him across the river, men, and
have h m attend TO those fellows who
were wounded this afternoon, and then
take him to Col. Harker."
The Indians resumed their silent
march, and the Doctor was hurried
through the bu ming town, and bore the
insults of the hilarious soldiers and In
dams with stern, set lips, and disdained
TO say word in reply.
At the shore Eaglet again left them,
but very soon returned with strong but
light canoe. The Doctor was placed in
the center seat, and, with an Indian in
each end, the canoe started to go down
the river for short distance, and then
| to cross the river to the Canadian side.
AS soon as they were we'll started, the
Doctor drew from his pocket bottle Of
brandy, and, knocking out the cork,
was about to pretend to drink, when
Eaglet said: ugh, me take"
The Doctor handed him the bottle in
reluctant manner, and then took an
other from his pocket, which was
quickly snatched from his hand by the
silent Blackchief, and the Doctor had
the qualification of seeing them both
take long and hearty drinks of the
strong Ii luor.
1t was not long before Eaglet began
an excited and drunken quarrel with
his companion, which was responded to
with short, surlv answers in the most
defiant tone; tomahawks were brand
| ished, and the Doctor feared he was in
greater danger than before, but in a
short time the liquor did It's expected
work upon Eaglet and he fell in a
drunken sumber, face downward, in the
bottom of canoe.
The Doctor moved slightly to bring
Blackchief d rectly under his eye, but
he saw 10y the fierce exclamation and
III lifted tomahawk that it would be a
perilous business to attack him I'M
armed, and his heart almost sank within
him as he saw the lights on the Can
adam shore momentarily grow nearer
and nearer.
However, TO his intensest 10Y, he saw
the Indian again apply the bottle to his
/ lips, and the Doctor saw in few mo-
ments thas bis stroke grew unsteady,
and, striving bard against the otent
liquor, the Indian bent every energy to
his addIi z, but in vain; his hand
slipped from the oar, his head began to
nod, and, seizlng the fellow bodily, the
Doctor threw him overheard into the
stream. He then turned his attention
TO Eaglet, who was snoring loudly in
/ the bottom OF the canoe. To deal with
him as he had the other Was only the
work of moment, and then the Doctor
seized the paddle, and, wi h sigh of
relief, STA ted to paddle out of rea h
far up the lake.