The National tribune., 1891-12-24

due solely TO the gentle methods OF the warm
hearted, sympathetic girl in her treatment OF
the savages They often camped in large num-
| bers for weeks together on the creek-bottom,
or in the heavy timber that fringed the stream
near the cabin. On these occasions the squaws
evinced a decided attachment 10 the Golden
Fawn, as they called Cariss. who presided over
the fortunes of the wooden lodge Of the white
hunter. They would frequently present her
/ with a handsomely beaded pair Of moccasns,
or a hesvily- -fringed and porcupined buckskin
skirt, made ont of the softest does hide. the
work Of their own deft fingers, while she in
turn made them small gifts of coffee. su-
gar and Hour as her limited stock OF these
difficnlt-to-obtain articles permitted, or ini-
! tiated them into the mysteries Of her
kitchen. She was very happy, rs yet, in her
simple home. She made a study of the
| Indian character soon familiariZed herself
with their spoken, and became an expert in
the strange and fascinating sign-langnage so
| perfect ia its symbolizatlOn. Had she possessed
the power or imparting her wonderful knowl-
edge by correctly transcribing il. she could
have presented q more definite aud plausible
/ argument in relation TO the vexed Indian cues
tion than Congress has in all the years devoted
4 TO the subject
Absolutely unused 70 the culture and refine
ment Of our so-called higher civilization, but
OF the class from which she sprung,
HER UTTER ISOLATION
from ''the maddening crowd" had no other effect
than 10 intensely develope her natural love for
the primitive in creation; so the magnificent
scenery, the roar Of the torrent and the will
derness Of floral beauty surrounding her home,
wrought y condition of contentment IL is inn
possible for the pAmPered children Of luxury
20 understand.
1sF4az A. 2 4 a
skins OT the valuable fur bearing animals in
sufficient number 90 supply the necessaries for
their primitive style of living, Dick found an
abundance OF leisure at his command 90 every
year, in accordance with Clariss's wise sngges.
tion when they FIRST took mp their abode in the
mountains, he cultivated small garden-pAtch
In the fertile ek-b0ttom where he raised
variety Of vegetables that grew with an almost
tropical luEuriancc, so richly did the virgin soil
respond TO the demands made HP0u it! Late one
FAN, November. 1853 rs the legend hath IT, when
the harvest of the little garden had been gath
cred and stored by "caehiug" in "dug-0ut"
in the hillside back Of the cabin, Dick. for the
first time since his settlement there began 10
develop a spirit OF resilessness which the
keen eyes Of his wife quickly discovering, dis
turbed her seriously. IL FIRST manifested itself
in more prolonged absences from home; in
stead Of
HUNTING AMONG THE HILLS
for only two or three hours at a time. he now
remained away the whole day, and when he
dad return at night WAS always in gloomy
mood, and more reticent than ever.
He had now determined upon an extended
trip into the region of the Sangre de Christie
Pass and Spanish Peaks. far away to the north.
which resolution he reluctantly disclosed TO
Clariss one evening short time after he had
made mp his mind to 20, as they sat before the
IRE discussing q very successful days work,
which had somehow raised his spirits; for he
had killed in less than half day four black
tail deer and two brown bears besides finding
that all his beaver traps had caught q victim.
ClAriss, 70 whom Dicks slightest word was
law, so deep was her affection and such her con-
fdence in his wisdom, merely permitted one
little sigh TO escape as she learned OF his pro-
posed absence. the first since their marriage.
She knew 10 fear: IL was not any dread OF
being left alone in the rigid nccrpiaiiun Of the
term, that worried her. She had frequently
passed whole weeks at her fathers cabin in the
Cumberland Range with no companion but her
cat; 1t was Dicks presence that she required
constantly. now that he belonged TO her, or the
sun would not shine so brightly and the
flowers lose their sweetness. OF that terror
which solitude brings 10 some natures Clariss
was as ignorant as she Was Of the cAiculns.
MAal, said she TO Dick, after be had made
her believe that it was necessary that he should
journey, WAL. ef yer hez got ter re ez long ez
hey got Tige an Buck sisn't hey no call
ter be aieard o nothin'; them dorgs kin tax
car O me. Their
fNGTNs WONT BE RAsPAGIN' ROUND,
an thar haint nothin' but varmiuts else, which
them thar dOrgS kan manage"
"Them thar dorgs," 90 which Ciariss referred
30 confidently, were two magnificent specimens
OF their species, great grizzled animals. half
blood and half stag hounds, with all the feroc-
ity and endurance Of both breeds combined.
Either c0nld vanquish q gray wolf in single
combat, and together were a match for mount
ain lion. az the American cougar is called in the
West. Neither Buck nor Tige possessed much
Of that affection generally found in the domes-
TIC dog family that is 10 say. that they had no
love for anyone. red, black white. other than
Dick and Clsriss 50 carefully had they been
trained. At word from either master or mis-
tress. they Eonld have torn a man to pieces, or
attacked the most ferociOns beast in the whole
Range; they were equally obedieut in the heat
Of their greatest rage and would desist when
ordered, though at the throat OF a grizzly that
was doing its best 10 disemboEel them at the
moment They never ntruded themselves at
inopportune times. stranger might have re-
manned at the cabin for days without fear of
attack, although his every movement would
have been watched, unless be committed some
overt act.
As stated, for some time Dick had been moro
than usually restless and surly, but never dis
respectful 10 Clariss; and the strange mood
mGHifosied itself more positively whenever it
happened that
THE FRIENDLY UTEs
took up their camp In the timber. or on the
grassy bottom near his cabin. Now he never
went near them as he used 10 in days gone by,
and IL. on coming home after a hunt he saw
that ClaTisS whs entertaining n party Of her
dusky friends fhe could always tell by their
ponies picketcd around the door. be woulG in
VAriabiy turn back. walk up the canyon where
he could watch without being seen, and sitting
on some b0wlder would smoke his pipe vigor.
ously, apparently deeply absorbed in his
thoughts, often for hours, until the squaws had
! departed.
The subject Of the Indian women's vista al
though Clariss saw their presence had visible