The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

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ever"
"And what are YOU going 10 DO with
the Berry Hunter when you lea,e?'
What makes you ask such ques-
I tion2'
ITO know whether YOU are going u
take her % your home when you leave
/ this locality"
mo. don't intend 70. Hundreds
4 have married the ceremony j. only 4
mere farce married squaws before and
left them whenever they pleased"
And yoa intend 70 DO the same by
Berry Hunter?'n
! Certainly DO you think would
be fool enough 10 take home wife like
berry Hunicrg Oh, no-not ~ any
/ means.
Then you had better change your
tactics and leave the Indian girl hon
| orably alone. That Is all have got 70
say. and wIr,t in the name Of thunder
was thar
His quick ear had heard slight rust
ling IN the bushes. and In = moment AZ
ter there was plunge in the lake.
1T was only cussed otter, be con.
tinued. rs he proceeded TO arrange the
wood upon the fire.
An otter? How quickly he would have
changed bis mind II he had seen the
form Of berry Hunter" a. she crawled
upon the shore 1t little distance and
darted along the homeward trail. al
most as swift and noiseIess rs the wind.
She had listened 10 every word knew
that she was 70 be made wife and then
deserted knew that all the promises 81
her white lover were lies. An. II there
ever was hell raging in . human
bosom ever . brow blackcr than q
thunder-cloud Iii was hers. Is she
rushed toward her wigwam with her
fingers playing convulsively with her
long knife
But the next day. when she met Esta
lez, she was a. calm as 4 summer morn
ing. She yielded TO his embraces she
returned them with interest she showed
her love 50 warmly that If he had any
doubt he was more than satisfied now.
Come" he sad. .-tel me when You
will be my wife,?
LET the pale-face be At yonder rock,
she rcpked, pointing 70 distant one.
"beforc the sun has drank up the dew.
There let him remain until the Perry
Hunter comes She will not be long.
Then she will answer.
And 50 1t was decided, and the gray
Of morning found the white man NJ the
trysting place But the hours crept
along. and he was yet alone.
The sun rose and began beating all
around him. Something must have de-
tanned the Indian girl. be fancied. and
determined 70 wait set longer Sud-
denly. however, he was aroused by a
startling hiss. He turned. and saw .
huge rattlesnakc crawling up the side
Of the rock The was unarmed. and there
was not even = stick for defense near. }
He would have descended. but Was met
BY another. For moment he stood.
oTerpCwcred with fear. Then he saw
the scaly monsters crawling up toward
} him IN every direction knew that the
hot sun-rays Ind lured them from their
holes knew that be was standing over
their den. and thousands upon thousands
were surrounding him!
"Oh, nv God. what shall l do?'
J burst from his lips in the terrible agony
Of the moment
A wild. ringing, almost fiendish laugh
rang upon his ears. as Il in reply. and.
looking up, he saw Berry Hunter"
standing upon rock high above him.
Berry Hunter Berry Hunter. For
Heavens sake. save me- he shouted.
J and the answer came back. borne by
the winds. 10 his ears:
The paleface's tongue Is as false as
the serpent's- He would have made
her his wife and then deserted her. The
very night that she promised 70 be his.
she cfawled 20 his w;gwam and heard
ALL She told him 10 come here here
20 the very center 81 the serpent den
1M his answer The poisoned teeth
} and fiery tongues will give II 70 him.
Seer'
The pen Is powerless 10 describe the
scene that followed. The Indian girl.
from her lofty lookout. saw all-saw >
human form fighting with countless ser
penis. whose fangs Were driven deep
! into the quivcring flesh. She saw him
J fight with al the desperation ofdespair.
She heard his prayer for mercy. and
! answered with horrid. mocking laugh
ter, She saw the maddened wretch.
completely covered with network Of
! scaly coils. leap hcadlong from the rock
knew that she wa terribly rvengcd.
and calmly sought old Pedro and told
him that his master wanted him. All.
how the old man shuidered when he
found the disfigurcd corpse and read
at glance the tr,re history Of the mat
Ger. His eyes could not be deceived.
! no matter what anothcr's might b.. He
, made coffin 81 bark. and was prcpar-
ing IL bury the remains. when he saw
berry Hunter" standing at 4 little
distance. laughing and making ges-
tums. This action cxasperated Pedro,
and he determined upon revenge.
God forgive me- be mntiercd be-
tween his teeth. IL may be wrong 70
! take human life. but"