Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

unattainable--a dream Of sweet happiness
In the companionship of such hero as her
girlsh fancy pictured, by whose side she
would ride like the wind on sunny days, q
trusty heart to nestle close to when the
stormclouds obscured the midnight moon.
From out the old Russian and Spanish
histories OF the settlement and the tales of
wondrous worlds beyond the broad seas
told her ut the knee of father whose
memory she worshiped more than her
patron saint--her glowing Imagination
had created An ideal lover who would
some day seek her. Would he ever find
her there-there, among those human
brutes, those debased Indians, the strain
of whose dark blood in her veins she alb.
horredp
Time was telling upon her mother, whose
intellect never equaled the girls. The in
dolence of the Spanish and Indian blood
asserted it's authority with the parent, who
thought mostly OF her comfort, her grow
ing ailments and her church. The girl
had no other companions than her horses
and her dogs, aud when she took her gun
in hand, their pleasure was simply fran
tic. Daily, when weather permitted She
rode forth to the chase, the great Russian
settlers and hounds bounding along by her
side, wild with excitement, but obedient to
her every glance.
At last the day came when brave Pamela
met her fate Going out at sunrise one
morning she found the trail of a horse and
man, and tracked it through deep canyon
that led to the sea The unshod feet Of
the animal proved him mustang, but the
shapely footprints Of the mans boots
showed him to be one OF the numerous
young Americans then pouring into IL )
country by tens of thousands, attracted by
the discovery Of gold Why was he walk
ing? His animal was either packed with
the tools and provisions OF a miner, or he
was hunter, his horse bearing the game
he had shot. Allowing the dogs to scent
the trail, Paucha rode on at a quickened
pace, her curiosity excited by the fresh
tracks. In few moments the two hounds
paused, and, haying their most dismal
note, dashed on ahead. 1t was signal
that the chase was near, and speaking to
her horse the girl kept close behind the
dogs
At turn in the trail hundred yards
beyond, they almost leaped upon the pros
trate form of man lying at full length
upon the ground just at the edge of Il cas-
cade Of Russian river and directly opposite
the towering cliff of SQuaw Rock. Down
in the rocky rver bottom among the mas
sive powders, lay his still struggling horse.
The animal and man had slipped upon the
narrow path. The saddle, with the car
cass Of a slain deer lashed to it, had turned,
and with the uneven foothOld prevented
the fallen horse from rising. From deep
cut in the mans head the blood was still
trickling lie was insensible, and pale rs
death itself.
To spring from her horse, tear open the
mans vest, and place her hand upon his
heart was but the act of "a moment with
Pancha. He had only swooned, and before
the girl could return with water from the
river, he recovered and opened his eyes
Still dazcd aud stupid from the brain con
cussion be was unable to speak or recog
nize the condition he was in.
Upon attempting with her help, to rise
she found one Of his ankles was broken
Inducing him to lie down again, she de
scended the rough river bank, where She
quickly freed his horse so that it could
rise Finding the animal uninjurcd she
replaced the saddle, and leaving the game
led the beast up the bank TO his master,
side. Then, after binding his head with t
strip of underclothiug. she treated the
broken bone with wet leaves and bark a.
a sDlint to steady it. eating strips from
his saddle blanket TO tie the appliance Sc
curely on.
Meanwhile the injured American In,
ouiatIv storin,, Mt her with vacant eve;
For fnJlv an hour She s,tt bv his side bot
ing the wouuds with yatcr Then rradu
oliv tha li,,ht Of iptol1i1euco rrtiiyrcJ an,
he weakly aske1 where he was and wh0
the r,a.tor MIGHT Inc
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v,bA-o he would lie cared for ~ he h,e
been hurt by fail
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ognized his own horse tied near. and tbcn
aCpin turuino his wonderincev ewes uDon TN,
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ryhithar she wished to taEe him Sba toI,
hin, tha4 sbe vas , moor Indian o,rl nm,
could olTor binn onl,. tho bo.nitaIitv Of IN,
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