The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04

1 step into the next tent and 1 would at
l tend to her in a few moments. | saw she
/ was not a squaw and thought she was
/ the wife of Hudson's Bay Company en-
] ploye who wanted ID get vaccinated at
| the expense of the government.
while was speaking the clerk shouted
/ out: No 10 and the woman said in a
/ low voice, 4 am No To- She barred her
4 arm, and both she aud the children were
| attended TO- She passed on. received her
| bounty, and then out among the herd Of
1 Indians.
':The face and voice of that woman
haunted me the rest of the day while
! kept scratching the arms of braves,
1 squaws and pappooses.
AT last the days work was over and
instruments laid aside. After supper I set
about to satisfy my curiosity as to the
history of No. 10. A few inquiries enabled
/ me to locate the shack where she put up,
and thither bent my way.
The shack, may say, is a small hut,
built of clay or mud. A fire can be made
in the shack. The place is so constructed
that the squaw stands the sticks of wood
on their ends so that the fire is fed as If
/ from a self-feeder No. 10 related TO me
how and why she occupied the shack. 1t
was rather romantic story, but yet one
full of sadness from bagipning to end
My father said No. Is, in voice
full of pathos, is a Scotchmau, and is
| factor of Fort Policy, belonging to the
Hudson Bay Company. Before the north
west territories were taken over he ruled
the country for hundreds of miles around
He was magistrate too, and, of course,
| administered the law
when No. l6 reached certain age
she was sent to Scotland in one of the
company's ships, which leave for New
| York or Fort Nelson a couple of times
iftafr es-svaf
days. For hundreds of miles she had to
cross prairies and then by canoe aud
other conveyances the great rivers were
traversed until Hudson's Bay was
reached, where embarkation took place
lt took some months to do this.
when Scotland was reached she en-
tered university and remained there
until she graduated. These were pleas
ant days for the young western girl. She
became acquainted with an intelligent
young Scotchman, and the attachment
became so strong on both sides that be-
fore she left the land of heather for the
wlLds of Canada they had plighted vows.
"One of the company's ships bore her
away from her pleasant associations in
Scotland TO the higher ATTITUDES of Davis
Straits and the Hudson's Bay. where the
iceberg is familiar in August, there again
to rough it over fords and stretches of
swamps. up vast water courses, and
along bewildering trails, in company with
the trappers and porters of the company
for months, until Fort Policy was again
reached.
The journey was made in safety. OF
course it was understood that her young
Scotch lover would leave the land of
cakes and follow her to the northwest
where she pictured to herself the kind
reception he would receive from her pa
rents, and where the battle of life would
be commenced in the married state. But
this dream was never to be realized. Aye,
the golden web was to be shattered be-
fore 1t was nearly completed
After due time the father was in
formed of her attachment to the young
man in Scotland, of her intention to
marry him, and how he was coming out
for that purpose. The father became an
CRY and would not consent, He already
had husband chosen for her The per-
son was an employee of the company, ana
was stationed at Fort Garry.
Here was an obstacle that she did not
count upon She debated the subject
with her father, and finally asserted her
prerogative of accepting as her husband
the man she had chosen, while the father
was just as determined that she should
marry the man he had chosen.
THUS matters stood for long time. 1t
was impossible for her to let the Young
man in Scotlant. know how matter were.
IN the meantime, however, he had deter
mined to reach the Northwest,
He came out to Chie1go, and from
there made his way to Fort Garry, where
he Joined party who were going to Fort
Pelley. The journey between the two
forts-some 300 or 400 miles-was made,
but his reception at Fort Pelley was a
cold one. The father would not allow him
to see his daughter. He was ordered to
leave the country at once. This order was
supreme, and had to be obeyed.
HE could not reside in the country an
hour without the factors knowledge.
Even If he could, there was no means for
a young man like him to gain livelihood.
| The forts held all the necessaries of life,
| and none could be purchased elsewhere.
| Then, again, there was the danger of be-
ing killed by struggling bands of Indians.
with reluctance he turned his back to
Fort Pelley and all it contained that was
dear to him. He retraced his steps as
best he could, and reached the border of
! the United States, where all trace of him
was lost forever, so far as No. 16 was con-
cerned
/ by some means she learned that her
Transatlantic lover had been in the eoun-
try, the reception he had received, and
how he had been banished by her father.
This, of COURSE caused her good deal of
| EIAOAs duu CONSEQUENTLY WlueneQ GQ6
| breech between herself and father
SAT this time Fort Policy contained a
large number of employees belonging to the
Hudson's Bay Company, and the factor
lived like a baron of feudal times Meals
| were served in a large hall, while buffers
attended to the ordinary duties
zone morning. after the factor and his
! retinue had taken their places at the
| breakfast table, it was noticed that the
| daughters chair was vacant. The mother
was asked the reason, and she replied that
the girl was ill and she was unable to
leave her room.
1.-The father, suspecting that she had
heard OF his actions toward the young
S2otchman, and that she was feigning
sickness, determined to show her that he
was not TO be trifled with The mother
was requested to tell her to come down.
and the daughter obeyed the summons.
When she entered the hall it was quite
evident that she had recently been weep
ing. The father, letting his passion get
the better OF decorum, uporaided his
daughter before the employees. using the
most harsh language toward the young
Scotchman.
For a time the daughter listened to
him meeklY, but the climax was reached
where patience ceased to be a virtue
She arose, and, tossing back her loose
hair. stood before him in defiance Look
ing straight at her father, she said with
much bitterness and datprmin a. iOn