Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-04-25

tie LII nobility, and 4o'eA lAo a--.s-
WilAuu. L.lle.anee Of thought
"A year ar this aeq4aiataaaAoo passed.
Du.ug the s--.4.ur Pauline had Leeu al
PORT Royal with her mothers people; and
OIL this afternoon Of September l7jj, vas
among the 4e-di4ns.
She -.4 - l...-t ,,,.s ...l Ao.u t1u
0.Ls.- -c-. lie uIs- u TO forest. AID
Aleua-4 ,sas pe.su11iEs lie girl 10 %
will him il lie ship 10 France. Bat Lis
Ealsaa.ia-s were Useless; she would 60.
L-- AL as LIS U..t.
.UL..s LIZ Wa ..44.u..s.y talking tAete
came upon tbs air tho sharp tw4ng Of a
Low-s..ilg, ana an arrow passed through
lis body and iall 10 the ground few yards
distant. The .iIl gave : loud cry Of alarm.
Her alarm was not alone .ar tho wounded
artist, but for her Own safety. She knew
well only ouo man il the couauy could
send IL arrow with such .o.oe, and lie was
the hated I.oquois giant lI4squ.y."
Tie old chief had listened iniileIel.!y
and ii silence. Bua 90 lie mention d
Plasau.t he turned lis .a.s lille toward
-. -ta.y-lo.-a..
This man, oo4i4u5l Lie F.JLeAl4Gu,
was now IN the service Of the British, as
: guide ALI -gy. lie had followed The
gill two years, and c!4ined her log his
wife because her father was IN Iloq1o..
and Lo N Iroquio5 b-4g,.
Her cry brought instant assistance
from the group of men near, and it was
soon found that the arrow was not barbed,
and the wound not certainly fatal. The
giant had been concealed in the woods
near By. and fed as soon as he saw thnt
his arrow had done its fatal work.
IN the same hour came tidiuss from
the town that the soldiers were marching
upon The settlement, ana vessel was at
The entrance of the Larbor to prevent
escape by sea.
There was left for .Lom 10 alternative
but to lee to the woods. BY dark they
collected what arms they had, and as much
provision as they could carry, and set out
f1r 4 hiding-place il the depths Of the
great forests to the south Of them. The
wounded artist was carried On kind OF 4
hand barrow hastily constructed out OF
such materials rs were near at hand.
Some friendly Micmaos accompanied
them as guides and advisers. Great care
was taken ia leave 10 Tail. The Indians
knew The country well, and led them over
tie hard land, among theIookS and large old
trees, So that no footprint could be found;
and 10 one was allowed TO plHck a leaf or
break branch.
BY dawn they had made six miles. The
next night seven more miles, and they
reached a small stream on the south side
of the mountain. Here they prepared to
camp and keep concealed from the
soldiers should they attempt to hant
them Oat. The third day two Of the
Indians who had gone 10 the town return
ed with the news that Plasquit with some
Of tho soldiers were about to beat the
woods il search Of them. From the sol
diels alone they h. -. I.-ch fear; they
had already grown weary of the eruol work
and would do 10 moro than reluctantly
obey orders. But the giant PlasQuil had
AZ enemy to ILL, and prize to capture,
and he would assuredly find them.
at was clear that they must either re-
turn to the settlement and give themselves
up, or make a forced march through the
forest to the Atlantic coast, a distance OF
about fifty miles; and they decided to make
the march.
"But the artist was now III the deliriunl
of fever and could not be carried. Pauline
and two Micmacs volunteered to remain
with him and take their chances Of escap-
ing Plasquit.
1.-The wers two canoes at the headwateI
Of the river, two miles distant To these
the people helped to carry the sick man,
placed him in one of them, and some pro
visions in the other. The two Indians
were each armed with a tomahawk and
bow and arrow, and voodman's axe. The
only firearms in their possession was an
army pistol, always carried by the artist,
and now stuck in the belt of Pauline:
dress"
Cough said tie Indian, and this time
turned his face full toward the story-teller.
"For three days they padded the canoe.
south, down the streams and through tbs
lakes, till they came to the burying place
at kaduskak There they landed and
built a camp near the east shore of the
stream. Here they considered themselves
safe even from Plasquit. They had left NJ
trail, and he could IaL know that they
were not with the people Eho had march
ed across the country.
"The artist was still delirious. For TIVE
weeks they staid there, unmolested, Paul
inc caring for the sick man, and the TIVE
Indians providing the food and guarding
the camp.
cone afternoon as they watched, the.
saw raft of logs floating down the lax
toward the Kaduskak. 1t was far up tn
lake, but was slowly approaching the shor
near their camp, although tbs Wind ~
blowing up the lake.
- raft on a lake, with no one 10 prope
it and going against the wind, was enoug
to put these rcd men on their guard. On
of them climbed a spruce-trea, aud afte
watching for some time until the raft dre'
nearer, saw lying fat among the logs tha
were piled along the Sides the huge bod
of Plasquit and beside him four soldier
! and FIVE musket5.
Certain that they were discovered, th
Indians and Pauline set themselves t
work to defend the camp. 1t was uselei
to attempt escape.
Before dark the wind suddenly increa
ed to a furious gale, and raised such sc
that the raft began to break up, and il
occupants were forced to cling to til
separate logs aud allow themselves to dri
before the wind, which landed thel
toward morning on the southwest shore
the lake.
There was lying in the rapid strean
and reaching nearly across it, largo tre
that had blown down in the gale thi
broke up the raft. This tree would form
bridge for Plasquit and his men TO eros
White men in this situation might hay
cut the tree from its roots and sent
adrift; not SO the Micmacs From it to ii
camp was about three hundred step
through trees that were set close togethe
All day the Indians and Pauline cut an
twisted withes, and tied them from tree
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