San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-21


same desert, and the private interests of each,
gave him an audience prepared to share in
his emotions For Mountains intelligence
not only changed the world for my Lord
Durrisdeer, but materially affected the de
signs of Sir William johnson.
These | find | must lay more at length he,
fore the reader Word had reached Albany
of dubious import; it had been rumored some
hostility was to be put in act; and the
Indian diplomatiSt had, thereupOn, sped into
the wilderness, even at the approach OF win
ter, to nip that mischief in the bud. Here,
on the borders, he learned that he was com"
too late; and u difficult choice was thus pre-
sented to IA man upon the whole not any
more bold than prudent. His standing with
the painted braves may be compared to that
of my Lord President Culloden among the
chiefs of our own highlanderS at the forty
five; that is as much as to say, he was, &c
these men, reasons only speaking trumpet,
and cOumSels Of peace and moderation, if they
were to prevail at ali, must prevail singly
through his influence IT, then, he should re
turn, the province must lie open to all the
aOOIuIIaDiu tragedies Oi Indian War- me
houses blaze, tine Wuytarer be cut oi, and the
men of the woods collect their usual disgust
ing spoil of human sCalps. On the other side,
to 20 further forth, to risk 50 small a party
deeper in the desert, to carry words Of peace
among warIike SavageS already rejoicing tC
return to war: here was an extremity from
which it was easy to perceive his mind re
vOlted
II have come too Iatr,' he said more than
once and would fall into a deep conSidera
ton, his head bowed in his hands. his foot
patting the ground.
At length he raised his face and hooked
upon Us. that Is to say, upon my lord, HOm-
tain, and myself, sitting close round a small
fire, which had been made for privacy IN one
corner of the camp
My lord, to he quite frank with YOU. !
find myself in two minds, sail he. II think
it very needrul | should 90 on, but not at all
proper | should any longer enjoy the pleas,
ure of your company We are here still
upon the water side; and think the risk &c
southwark no great matter. Will not YOUR
self and Mr.. Mackear take single boat )
crew and return to Albany"
Ny lord. | should say mad listened t,
Mountains narrative regarding him through
out with a painful intensity Of gaze; ano
since the tu.r oncluded, had sat as im q
vi li'iF - 7''l''-'lli vel 'ld'li I'll
i'll his lUON, something 10 my eyes not right
ly human; the face, lean, and dark and a ;, d
the mouth painful the teeth disclosed in
perpetual rlctu,: the ry"ball swimming clear
of the lids upon "A field of blOodohot white
could not behold him myself without a jar
ring irritation such as II believer Is too ire
quently the uppermoSt feeling on the sickness
of those dear to u, Others, could not hut
remark, we're scarce able to support his neigh
borhood-Sr William eviting to be near him
Mountain lodging his eye, and, when he met
il, blamching aud hating in his story. Al
this appeal, however, my lord appeared tC
recover his command upon himself.
ITO Albany said he with Il good voice.
.''Not short Of it, at least, replied Sir Win
lam. There is no safety nearer at hand.
IL would he very unwilling to return,' says
my lord Il am not afraid-of Indians" he
added, with jerk
al wish that 1 could say 50 much" re
turned Sir William, smiling: "aIthouSh, il
any mau durst lay it, it should be myself
But if you are to keep in view my responsi.
bility. and that as the voyage has now be-
come highly dangerous, end your business