Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-03
WESTERN EARLY DAYS,
IN MARY q. MOFFAT.

Black Jeff's news caused a general
rush to the door,
Colonel Sewer had Ieen away fight
ing the enemies of his country, and it
can DC imagined how joyfully his To-
turn would be welcomed
"Well, Kate" he slid, taking his
wife in his arms and kissing her, we've
won the day, and I've brought about
thirty of the redskins home with me
for you t. play mother to. 1t will
make gool-sized family; but we've
plenty to feed them with, and their
presence here is d surety of safety for
all the whites in the settlement"
Whatever might have been the ma
irons surprise as she looked around at
the motley group of Indian boys and
nodded at them pleasantly, as though
to say:
All right, little red brothers ard
sisters; Ill take care of YOU"
Frightening faces answered her
glance--that is, among the girls, for
the lads had already been trained to
HABITS of Indian stoicisn., and looked as
grave as though the mantles of their
chieftain- fathers had already descended
upon them.
Ruth Sewer rparents' pet daugh-
ter-now caine to the front. She had
evcf had peculiar fondnoss for the
tawny children Of III, land. md had
lcarne | their dialect from an old, de-
crepit s1uew who had taken refuge in
Tic family when the medicine-maa of
n
and condemned her to death.
As Ruth CAME and stood in her child
ish beauty among the captiyes they
looked at her in wondering amazement:
The sunlight streaned In Mt the open
door and turned her yellow hair into a
golden auranla around her head A
bright pink was on her dimpled cheeks.
and hcr bluc ewes shone with iovous
light. She took little Indian girls
wirv brown fnocps in her tinv hand
and lail her check AGAINST the dusk
maiden's. Then she looked around at
the others and said in the Shawanese
tongue;
I'll be yolr sister. and YOURS, and
YOURS" pointing to one after anotl,e,
until she had gone the 1e1nds "for I
love YOU and want Won to love mo
Wawa told me about your DeonIe md
/ like them for her sake"
One of the elder lads stpnped for
ward. Through ali his attcmpts ~
stoical dignity, nature made itself felt
in the working of his tawnv features
and the brightn S. of his black ewes
Il thank yo1, Golden Hair, for vonr
kind words, T know who yon aro
'Chuckaa Rutbic.' The SIM is yon,
fathern ,ointino to her vollow hair,
"and the moon is vour moth,t" noint-
inc TO h = white forehead "NIov tbav
make thnir LITTLE oirl bannv y
Colonel Sewer and his wife ev-
chanaod chances Of satisfaction
"Rntb will make onr bcs.anea CON
tented" he said, in low tone, "T am
Glad II fakes unite a wnioht of nv
mind
"Rutb is we'll flied TO he q nionners
dauohter answered her mother WITH a
broad smile "Sbn Is os fearless no cha
is loving"
Tho younc oirl villa had thus s,,1-
denly been adopted into Ruth's sisterlv
affection wos tha donobter cf ono IT,
l1utntlal cnlpt. and the sister of DnDt her
who aftorword became fomnns Tecun,-
sch, Her name was Nenewnnlokosnn
1t was simnlifed into "Koos;nn Nv
Ruth. She had soft melancholy darl,
ewes. and black hnir which sbone like
n pigeons brcast Her moccosinnd
feet had u st,althy tread rs thouob
trained TO loaya no trail
Ruth's sunny fac, was q TYNE of no,
iovous nature Her LIGHT feet scarcely
seemed to touch the c3rfb and smiles
constantly dimpled her pink cheeks
The SEWERS wore extensive cam
growers. and IS the surroundino for
csts Afforded icA foraging grounds fer
their herbs ofswine. their ample smoke.
houses were stocked with prime hams
and bacon after "rork -EilIino - and
their large era aries were also full ia
oyorlowinp,
The name of Sewer was associated
with deeds cf EounS. f,l oanerositv No
on, ssions were asked If moody ami.
cants for help. Be thay on the Torv
side or the Amer:can. i motternd rot
10 Mrs SEWER nro,i Iod thov woro
buno1v ami in d; tross "
porfv foeIinu howover RON l;ob
and "a Holm SEWER wa,o hrove and nr'
tc;ent officer the Tories hated him a NJ