Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-11-13

"you LOVE YOUR MASTER. BoY?"
You love your master, boy?" Ariel
pressed both hands to his heart.
"And if a force of Americans can be
raised will you guide us to 0swcgo?"
Ariel wrote quickly: He is not
there"
mo, nor here either. But he may
return before we get there. No other
aid than ours can reach him, and we
must move at once; what say you?"
With joyful flash in his eyes the boy
waved gesture of assent.
ut is we'll; but you are exhausted
after that long journey; you need rest
Ariel rose with an air of impatience
and pointed to the dial of an old-fash-
toned clock.
"You are right" said Selwyn; I'VE
have no time to lose. Follow me-"
Mars Chawls, said Pete, bobbing his
head into the room, "dars Mars Walter
Renwick wants TO sec you"
Mars Walter did not stand on cere-
mony, he was in the room already-a
tall, lusty. broad-shouldered young fell
lOWt Win DihN co anu a NAAtAihH
face. The white hand of the studious
Selwyn suffered total eclipse in the
grasp of his friend, and was shakenwith
the energy of genuine affection.
"You are the very man | wished but
did not expect to see" said Selwyn, cor
daily.
What new idea hast thou got in that
students head of thine. Charley?" asked
the other, laughing. 'or dost thou
need my help to construe problem in
euclid or TO lind missing Greek guam
tity? 1 am the man, provided | can see
my way to 1t along the barrel of rife. !"
you are nearer the mark than you
aimed, Walter; for the idea in my stu
dents head, as You call it, is rifles and
men-aye, a thousand IL they can DO
had"
by Jove! this likes me WE'LL cried
Renwick, rubbing his hands and gazing
eagerly at his friend; but where is the
enemy? OF course, ! need not ask who
he is. There are only two kinds,
French and Indian, and they are
usually found together. Would that
we could exchange them for English
men; we could then sleep sound o.
nights, knowing that they were asleep
too. But whom have we here? by his
complexion he might be a mixture Of
both our enemies; or is he student of
divinity preparing his first sermon I'M
der thy dictation?"
NAY, you are far from the mark now,
my friend. The boy is mute, and the
writing on the table contains his an
swers to my questions. But time
presses, and must explain my plans,
or rather ask your aid TO form them"
He then proceeded to give a rapid
sketch of the situation, to which Rem
wick listened with eager attention, oc-
casionally interrupting to ask a ques-
ton or to curse the apathy OF the En-
glish commanders.
1.-THE alternative is ours" added Sell
wyn, in conclusion, Ito help Mercer to
defeat the enemy at Oswego, or leave
him TO his fate, with the certainty of
hearing the Indian war-whoop in the
Mohawk Valley"
'You are right: we must help our
selves, said Renwick, Il returned from
Albany last night, and there was no
sign Of military preparation there; not
so much as a rumor of approaching aid
from the sea-board. The season is ad-
vancing, and il will require two weeks
at least to raise volunteers and to pre-
pare for the campaign; then the long
march through the forest must be slow
and cautious; but there is yet time.
Come, let us be up and doing"
"And when all is ready, his boy
will guide us to the scene of action"
added Selwyn.
81 brung de boss TO you, Mars
Chawls," said Peter, as the young men
prepared to depart; but whar will |
keep dc toofless gennelman?'
"Toothless. what do you mean?"
eff he isn't toofless why don't he
talk?" responded The philosophic dar-
ky.
''Ariel, | will find something to oc-
cupy your time when / return; for the
present, rest and amuse Yourself as you
can"
''Dar dey goes, muttered Pete, look
ing after the two gentlemen, land dars
allus some muss bout dem Frenchmen
and de yaller niger what helps 'em to
rob de hen roosts and burn de houses.
Clar to goodness its huff to make q
colored councilman retire from public
life altogedder."
Charles Selwyn's mother was an in
valid who seldom left her room, and his
father, who had spent the greater part
Of his life in the British army until
superannuated by wounds and exposure
in many chimes, was sinking into second
childhood.
Ariel was therefore left to himself,
and for lack Of other employment turned
TO the books with which the room was