Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-03-29

''Though more should not, less
could not say" the youth was about
to answer, when he was interrupted
by light tap on his shoulder.
Starting to his feet, he turned, and
confronting the intruder, his looks
fell on the dark form and n,aligant
visage of Magua. The deep cultural
laugh of the savage sounded, at such
a moment, to Duncan like the hellish
taunt of demon.
."What is your purpose ?" asked
Alice. .. -.
The exulting Indian had resumed
his austere countenance, though he
drew back before the glance Of the
young mans eye, He regarded both
his captives with steady look, and
then he dropped a log of wood across
a door different from that by which
Duncan had entered. The latter
stood prepared to meet fate which
he hardly regretted, since it was to
be suffered in such company. But
Magua meditated no immediate vio-
lence. When he had effected his OBJ
ject he approached his prisoners, and
said in English .4t
"Tbe pale-faces trap the cunning
beavers; but the redskins know how
to take the Yengeese. -3
Huron, do your worst !" exclaimed
Hayward, "you and your vengeance
are alike despised."
evil the white man speak these
words at the stake ~
"Here, singly to your face, or in
the presence Of your nation I"
Gle Renard Subtil is a greatchief,"
returned the Indian; "he will 90 and
bring his young men, 10 see how
bravely a pale-face can laugh ut the
tortures." .... .....
He turned away while speaking,
and was about to leave the place
by which Duncan had approached,
when o growl caught his ear, and
caused him to hesitate. The figure
of the bear appeared in the door.
He preparedto pass it in cool contempt.
But a louder and more threatening
growl caused him again to pause.
Then he seemed as if resolved to trihe
no longer, and moved forward. The
mimic animal, which had advanced .
little, retired slowly in his front, until
it arrived at the pass, when rearing
on its hinder legs it beat the air with
its paws, in the manner practised by
its brutal prototype.
"Foolw exclaimed the chief, in
Huron, ego play with the children
and squaws; leave men to their wis
DOM"
He once more endeavored to pass
the supposed empiric. Suddenly
the beast extended it's arms, or rather
legs, and enclosed him in grasp,
that might have We'd with the far
famed power of the bears "hug" it.
self. Hayward had watched the
whole procedure, on the part Of
Hawk-eye, with bresthless interest.
At first he relinquished his hold Of
Alice; then he caught up thong Of
buckskin, which had been used
around some bundle, and when he
beheld his enemy with his two arms
pinned to his sideb the iron muscles
of the scout, he rushed upon him,
and etfectually secured him there.
Arms, legs and feet were encircled in
twenty folds of thong, in less time
than we have taken to record this
circumstance. When the formidable
Huron was completely pinioned, the
scont released his hold and laid his
enemy on his back, utterly helpless.
Throughout the the whole Of thla
extraordinary operation Aagua had
not uttered the slightest exclamation.
But when Hawk-eye, by way Of
making a summary explanation Of
his conduct, removed the shaggy jaws
of the beast, and exposed his own rug
ged and earnest countenance to the
gaze of the Huron, the philosophy Of
the latter was 80 far mastered as to
permit him to utter the never fall
ing
Hugh"
cay. you've found your tongue"
said his undisturbed conqueror;
snow, in order that you shall not use
it to our ruin, l must make free to
stop yonr mouth"
AS there was no time to be lost, the
scout set Immediately about effecting
SO necessary precaution and when
he had gagged the Indian, his enemy