Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-02

it's cleaning length miles and miles
away to the southwark.
When the ice was reached, Labar
fitted . pair Of skates upon the feet
Of four Of the young braves. The
sharpest, strongest pair he bouno
m1sket from the hands of warrior
standing near, he bade the braves
stand upon their feet and follow him
They endeavored to do as he di-
rected, but only stumbled over each
other making the greatest confusion
possible. The crowd of warriors,
Women and children regarded the
scene with amazement and concern.
Scarcely able to control his counte-
nance, Laban Der tied the crestfallon
braves for their carelessness.
s'You did not as I told you,o he said.
CHOW stand up and watch me, and
you will see better how TO do it.''
He dartad off, swift as a swallow,
over the ice that had not break or a
Granny in it, now skating in circle,
now in straight line, now retreat
ing, row advancing, his motions
watched with the greatest interest by
the savages.
He had tested his skill and sureness
Of the skates. They were buckled
securely. They were stanch and
strong He was ready for the SUI
preme effort.
Dashing up to where the four young
Indians were waiting, trembling and
expectant, he shouted:
"Now forward, forward, where the
Great Spirit calls you! Away, away!
Follow me-"
Like an arrow shot from a bow the
young paleface flew over the gleam-
ing ice The sharp steel struck fire,
SO rapidly did they glide along that
smooth, frozen highway. In attempt
ing to follow him the unlucky braves
again stumbled and struggled in a
ridiculous heap upon the slippery
floor of the lake. In the excitement
few noticed the vanishing figure Of
Laban Whitaker. When it was too
late, few of the savages discharged
their muskets after the fugitive, but
the bullets fell far short of the mark.
While they still gazed in amazement
the lad disappeared behind point of
land, and they never saw him more.
"Great Spirit called paleface, not In
To o,,to
dian's,'' said the old chief resignedly.
But the squaws of the village, after
the old Indian fashion, made lamen-
tations as for the dead.
Some six weeks afterwards thin,
boy, dressed in the furs of
the Indian and carrying a musket and
a pair of skates, staggered out from
the forest and approached the little
hamlet on the Merrimac. Dogs bark
ed at the approach of the strange Wis
liant, and the settlers gathered in
small groups, wondering what the
Indian lad might want.
But as he drew nearer they saw it
was no Indian, but white boy, and
the wonderment was still greater un-
til he cried out:
"Don't you know Laban Whitaker?"
That night there was rejoicing in
Penacook. The garrison house of
Deacon. Whitaker was filed with
who gathered to offer
their congratulations and listen to
Laban's story. Scarcely could they
believe the tales that the lad stand |
ing among them safe and sound had
passed through such peril, but they
could not doubt him, for there were
the wonderful skates, and there was
Laban himself.
On one of the streets of New Hamp-
shire's capital city there stands an
old style mansion. It is owned and
occupied by one of Laban Whitaker's |
defendants, and if you were to visit
it you would be shown the identical
skates with which the young pioneer
BOY outwitted the Indians
Carpenters and other mechanics. who are
SO apt to fall from scaffolds and dislocate a
limb, will please remember that there is
aothing SO good for Inflammation as Salvation |
Dill, the greatest cure for sprains and bruises. /
--=rzzEEo @Exn--
In one Of our country churches the
ourate had to give out two notices,
5he first Of which was about baptism,
and the latter referred to a new HYMN /
book. Owing to an accident he re-
versed the order and read as follows:
''I am requested to announce that
5he first time in this church on Sun
lay next, and am also requested to
call attention to the delay which Of