The Northwestern standard., 1886-03-27


plaintiye whine Johns heart almost
bounded into his mouth, for in that
whine he recognized the tones OF his
faithful Boase; and in the eXuberance
Of his JOY he called the dog by name
and held up his hands towards him.
Boase Immediately crept forward, but
John, becoming alarmed at his own
rashness, lay down again by the side OF
the savage, lest the latter should awake
and detect the presence of the dog.
But the Indian slept on; and after a
short time John again cautiously raised
himself to a sitting posture; and to his
great satisfaction he found Boase
crouchlng at his feet. He caressed the
brave fellow with his bound hands, and
then holding them mp SO Boase could
see the ieathern thong with which they
were tied, he told him to g1laW it In
two. Boase seemed TO comprehend the
case at once, for ne instantly set to
work and soon set his young masters
hands at liberty.
What to do next was now the ques-
tion. John was SO overcome, for a
time, at the terrible task before him
that he forgot that his feet were still
bound until he attempted torise. Then
he was reminded of that fact Should
he let Boase gnaw them loose, or should
he withdraw the Indians knife from
his belt and cut the thong? Deciding
upon the latter course. ne gently pos
sessed himself of the knife, cut the
thong, and then. cautiously drawing
the tomatlawk from the sayage's belt, /
he rose to his feet. He had decided |
upon his course.
Pointing TO the sleeping savage, he
patted Boase on the head and Whis-
pered him to seize the Indian the mo-
ment he stirred; then taking the In
dams gun, he cautiously cooked it,
placed the nuzzle to the head OF the
,ther savage. and fired, killing him in
'tantly. AS the surviving savage,
aroused by the report of the gun, at
empted to spring to his feet. Boasf,
With a howl Of vengence, dashed at his
hroat, and with a few terrible tearings
nd crunchings killed the bloody wretch
Mrs. Holton, Susan and Mary, aWak-
ned by the noise Of the gun, and hear
ng the brief but horrid struggle be-
Ween Boase and the Indian, set up a
cries of terrified screams, which 1T
ook poor John some time to quiet.
When, at last, the assuring voice Of
ohm, the seyering of their bonds, the :
ambols and caTesses Of Boase, and the
lfeless bodies of the Indians, enabled
drs. Holton and the little girls to un7
erstand what had actually transpired,
heir joy was beyond expression, and
vas at last manifested by their all rush
ng into a compact pile, the chief ele- :
aents Of which were John and Boase
nellowed by hugs and kisses.
AS soon as calmness was restored,
Irs. HoIton and John resolved to set
nut on their return, piloted by Boase,
Without delay, and taking the weapons
# the dead warriors, they started on
heir toilsome journey. They proceed
ID slowly, as little May had often TO be
arried, and the way through the brush
vas difficult. But day soon dawned,
md in crossing a prairie during the
oreaoon, they were overtaken by a
arge number of settlers who were fee
ng from the murderous wrath of the
avages, and with them they at last
cached Mankato in safety. From
hence they came East to Massachus
it's, where their former home was, and
7here they still reside. Boase and all