Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-01-15

sitting, and / made a sort of picture e,
it in my mind, with that poor won
and her child. May be there was othe
carried off to Canada to be Saves
their redskin masters; and the fgu
that came into my mind to represe
this woman was the perfect picture
another that l saw years ago, and
haven't Thought of since, although
have been hunting for her in my mem
DRY for months past"
"Why were you seeking for thing
forgotten asked Marden.
THAT is the queer part of it, sir;
was trying to think how this poor
mother looked when she was alive, and
when her child was killed before her
eyes, and another, may be, dragged away
by the red devils, before they sunk the
tomahawk in her head-when up comes
before my eyes, as plain as day, that
other mother, grieylng for her children
that was lost in like manner. and there
they stand all three of them, as like as
ears of corn"
"All three?" repeated Marden, "who
is the third?'
''I'll tell you, Captain. 1t is twelve
years ago. and | was working on faith
er's farm near Deerfeld, Mass. The
Indians were friendly and went about
the streets selling their bead-work and
baskets-that is, the women did. One
of them was the daughter of chief
Old Red Blanket, they called him, be-
cause the Governor made him a present
fofa piece of red cloth, the same that tho
n I'll. 4
1.-THE old fellow was SO pleased that be
&wore it for blanket.
"A 'sHe had a beautiful daughter and
r an English officer fell in love with
her and thcy wore married. Her hus-
band hired teachers of all kinds for
her, and shc soon learned all that they
Ekncw. Then her husband took her TO
Slioston and she must have been gone
k1ong time, for when she came back to
tGee her father she had two children,
Etwins, about four years old.
s'1hcn the ncws came that the Canadian
Indians were on tho war-path and kill
ing the frontier settlers, and we had
barely time TO get ready when band OF
them struck Dcerhcld. Well, we man
aged to repulse them but they killed
J Old Red Blanket and carried off his
family, and although we pursued them
and rescued tho daughter, the children
were never heard Of again. And now
remember her just as she looked then.
How beautiful she was, with her tall,
straight figure and long black hair, and
dark eyes that were full of despair and
agony"
,"And yet this poor woman could not
have resembled her,l said Marden,
'for the reason that one belonged to
the native race and the other to ours.
But who is the third?''
'That explains it ALP exclaimed
| has solved a difficult problem.
'See, Captain, what wonderful
thing the human mind is! Their mis-
/ fortune brought them together in my
thought, and caused me to recall the
woman / had forgotten and place her
beside the one l never saw, while the
one j told you l was hunting my
memory for comes outo OF the fog, melts
again into the chiefs daughter ana
stands beside Ariel like picture OF
himself"
"Ariel!'' exclaimed Marden, ssdo yog.
mean to say that the chiefs daughter
| is 81
81 don't know what she is to him,
and son.
So saying, JADE wrapped his blanket
around him and fell asleep as soon as
his head touched the earth.
AS the rangers approached the point
designated in MERGERS order, a
progress became slower and DANCE
cumulated. Montcalm was cutt
road through the forest to facilitate -.
march of his troops to Oswego, and the
laborers were protected by numerous
parties of regulars and militia, W.
bands of Indians roamed the wood
scouts and purveyors of game; for
commissariat department. of the Ere
army was often scanty enough, for
reason that the male population of {
ada was taken from the pillow to fill VI,
regiments decimated by disease and war
Having gained all the information
possible, Marden decided to return,
and having made an agreement with
Jabe that if one was killed or
captured the other should make his
way back to the fort they set
out to retrace their steps. The spring
was advancing rapidly, and while the
unfolding leaves made concealment less
difficult, it also increased the danger OF
falling into ambuscades, and thus it hap
pened, that on the morning of the
second day of the homeward journey,
Marden, on awaking from sound
sleep, sprang to his feet to hear the
challenge of a French sentinel, whose
bayonet was but few inches from his
breast. Defenseless and taken by sur
prise, he was obliged to surrender, con-
selling himself, however, that Jabe was
still at liberty.
Continued in our next issue.