Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-24
THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY AUGUST a. 1884.

companied the old chief up to his home,
and to his great delight found his long
lost boy. The boy remembered well the
circumstances of the massacre; he and
his mother were spared at the time, and
taken to the wigwams Of the savages to
be offered as sacrifices when they should
have victory to celebrate; but the hor-
rors of that night, and the long, weary
march they were compelled to take
killed his mother; and then, for
some cause or other, he never knew why,
they suffered him to live. Young as he
was when taken from his home he always
cherished memories of it, and had in his
very childhood laid plans to try and get
away from the tribe, and find if he could
the White settlements, but he had no idea
which way to go nor how to set about
seeking the father whom he remembered.
Although Mr.. Morse found his son,
and Unidentified him to his entire salts
faction, the boy did not recognize his
father.
''The savages were very unwilling to
give him up, INDUCING in a superstitiOus
belief that if he left them some evil would
befall them. AT length Mr.. Morse settled
the matter by purchasing his boy from
the Indians. He had such a terrible taste
of their vengeance he did not care to in
cur the risk Of enticing him away"
lis the boy in New Orleans?" asked
Mrs. Honfleur, ''and how does he appear?
like savage, sure enOughV
"He is there, and his father has him I'M
der the care of teachers, though he is now
thirty years old. He has fine features
and fine figure, but there is such per
feet lack of intelligence in his face, and
his speech and manners are so coarse,
that he is really repulsive. But l am do
ing all the talking; want to hear some
thing from the rest of you. What have
you got to say for yourself, Bunnie?' call
ing Clare by the old familiar pet name of
her childhood. "What is the last new pet
rabbit, or squirrel or birds? or have you
discarded pets altogetherW
''NO, indeed. | have some beautiful
white rabbits and an aviary full of birds
l will show you some time. l have recent
ly had pair of splendid goldfnches add
ed to the collection"
''And how is it about squirrels? Do
travellers ever shoot your tame squirrels
nowr
81 have not had any squirrels" she re-
piled, sin a long time"
Frank continues:
"Do you remember our little Jackie that
we had that we loved so much? / have
forgotten whether he was yours or mine
(though in those days l believe every
thing we had was ours }, that was in one
of those large oaks in front of the house,
down on the road, and two gentlemen
were passing in a buggy, when one of
them drew out his pistol and deliberately
shot the poor little fellow and killed him.
YGu and L had been out fruit hunting. l
remember you had your apron full
of blackberries, and 1 my hat, both of
us soiled and besmeared with the berries,
when we saw the act, and saw Jackie fall
it was just as we were about entering
the avenue. You dropped the apron, ber-
ries and all, and screamed and cried as if
your heart was breaking. The innocent
travellers looked at you very pitifully, as
if they were sorry for your grief at losing
your berries, as they supposed, for it
never occurred to them but that the squir-
rel they had killed was wild one"
Eyes; and do you remember how you
pacifed me, Frank? You declared
Vengeance against the men, and said if
you lived to be a man you meant to shoot
both of them, and that you could get me
plenty of squirrels; should have all l
wanted. Somehow or other l never
fancied squirrels after that. took a dis
taste to the whole fraternity after Jack
les untimely end"
81 suspect you are thinking more about
beaux than pets. Isn't that so? How is
it, aunt Honfeur? Does she have plenty
of beauX?"
- w ell. 4 HdIuly hHOW WndJ yOl NUllu
call plenty. She has full as many as l
want her to have"
"And what pretty girls have you in the
neighborhOod? L am interested on that
score"
"Clare has made arrangements to in
troduce you to many of them, and has in
vited some to be her guests while you are
here. She expected Miss Sanford and her
sister Yesterday, but got an excuse from
+koV, rov,;VCr fbov had hnar 1Inpvnnotp6lV
delayed, and would be here tomorrow.
She invited some other young ladlesfrom
whom she has had no answer as vet. She
expects Carrie Cochran who has prom
ised to spend a week or ten days with
her."
''And how about Miss Carrie? Is she
as pretty a young lady as she was
childE'
"She is very pretty and very lovely, and
the most intelligent young lady know of
anywhere about u.s."
II am glad she gives such line promise.
Her father is a very worthy man, and an
intelligent one too. TWAS always amatter
of establishment to me that be should
have married a woman so far his infe-
riOr. ="
Mrs. Honfleur said:
81 doubt if there was so great a dis
parity between them when they married;
but his wife remains just what she was
then, while he has mixed with the world,
and polished and improved himself. This
is often the case, particularly when q
woman is like Mrs. Cochran, retiring. and
domestic. She seldom goes outside of
her own door except to church; but she is
a very fine woman-a woman of sterling
sense and heightened principle, and she
and her husband devote themselves en-
tirely to each others comfort, and are very
happy together"
tAnd how about JAMIE Thompson, is
she married yetT' said Frank, pursuing
his inquiries about the neighbors.
"Sbe is living with her mother where
they have always lived, and has no idea
of marrying that | know Of"
After an hour or two had passed in So
cial chat, Frank called his servant and
was shown to his room to wash and re-
fresh himself before going out to supper.
They spent the evening out in the open
piazza, and chatted to the music Of the
mockingbirds until late hour in the
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