The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-08-29


Bat they solsced themselves with
|bleasant talk, trying to encourage
Ind comfort each other.
Annette, strange to say, felt
Elmost happy. But she realised for
the FIRST time In her Life how delight.
ful the society Of congenial friends.
Their sympathy lightened her
weight Of trouble, and despite her
Nsariness, she was cheerful end
hight hearted.
"They are not altogether bad,
Mrs. Bernard" she whispered to
her new found friend, "or they
kwould not let us talk"
"Poor dear child" said Mrs. Ber-
nard, "you don't know them, they
are so deceitful and cunning, and
they never tell the truth whom they
can help it. But we must hope for
the best IL the worst comes.O
SWELL" said Annette, laughing,
1--WE must not think Of anything
uorso than wbet M. h.u. ~.
through, and I am standing It very
well, only I am almost starved"
Walking all day without q morsel
to eat had indeed induced the pains
=, bunoer.
owe started an esr,v tb,s norn.
,rc - .dded Arretta w.ra have h.a
rotb;ro to cat all d.v Irdaoa T
have eaten verv ,,tt,e s,rcs 7 I.,t
| home
usrro,v thov w,l, o;va WI, .oma.
| thtng 20 cat n vou .sb them. INIT
Lrm axsn@ti.afo. mat shsv
rive Won. ma moi dsvrsded
creatures IRE 20 BIthv and ID iepor-
.rt 40 th.v dor,t xrcv hov -
cook.u
0Yes.u answered Annette. usome
OF them can cook nicely, Hahsu-
and she looked around for him
"can cook AZ nicely AZ any woman.n
She noticed hat Hab. was stand.
ing close by her. and perhaps had
heard what she said. but he did not
seem to hear.
uAnyhow.n she Thought. che Is
only an Ignorant Indian and will not
understand ANYTHING we SAW
Thew were all sitting down resting
on the southern bank of the Mis-
souri,. shelterinp rocks and trees
were near to screen the warriors
from the pale.faced soldiers should
they come up suddenly upon them.
The white prisoners. a little off to
themselves. enioyed the rest:
although pinched by hunger and
cold.
The II Indian. Haba. stood
near them. his head bowed "a II in
deem tboupbt. though he was
ev,dentlv watching the nrisoners
and eagerly listeninp. His eves did
not oftar w.rdor ,ror, A~rr.tt. aud
vet, strange to sav. she did not
notice him. She WAS go absorbed in
her new found friends hat all sIss
was forgotten. even Haba.
4Bnt he had mt ~forootten her.
| with . oood de.l n, c.ution and
GINNING he obtained q pl.ce 40 cless
to her side that he could speak to
her without being heard bv the
Indians.
"Pale face want bread.n he said.
handing her somethinp enveIoped in
leaves, which proved to be yenison
and bread de~1iciouslv cooked.
How delightfully."- thew Toasted on
it, and Annette could not forbesr
| thanking him although she saw he
did not want her to speak Of IL.
"How blessed we are. Mrs. Ber.
nard,n said Annette. 81 think q
kind Providence is watching over
us.n
"Dear child. Won make ma
ashamed, for I have been tempted to
fear that God had forgottan ps. Mr..
Bernard. too. ia down. hearted. but
Won are 40 full Of faith IL makes ma
hope.n
ooh. O DON'T know how T b.va
suffered.u said Annette. sbut 7 for.
got that God was here in this
wilderness. This morning I felt
like 7 cou,d not stand a .nv ,onoer
and al, at onoa 7 remembarad n w.s
the bonr for NV f.tba IN have
nrs vor. ~ hor,a vor dor,. L,ou,
EN~J 49, SAAo AAS"