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the original.
AYE, and pity it is. Now, could
| give you some remarkable instances Of
the mutilation of native words; for in.
Instance, there's Corchake-"
n Miss Condit mercifully saved the
[ young people from hearing the Squire
7 airing his Indian vocabulary by leading
him into the house, on the plea Of want.
ing him to taste her nav raspberry vim.
egar. And so, after all, the Squire was
not pumped. ..-
In the meantime Colonel Graham fol.
lowed his guide, and when they had
gone out OF sight OF the settlements the
latter dropped back and said:
Here we are in the land Of the Mon.
tauks, to which bid you welcome.
II thank you, replied Graham. "Yor
have beautiful land. How far does II
extend to the eastward from here?"
@As far as the island extends.
And you cultivate the soil3"
-, The women do that" said the chief,
proudly. - <.-.
a"of course, but you have focks ane
herds?" ~
Some. but the deer on the hills are
our focks, and the sword fish in the ses
are our herds"
You must lead happy, independent
life. How far is your settlement from
here?" H..
I'VE can reach 1t before the sun Ii
there" replied the chief, pointing his
rife half way down the western sky.
They went on with more speed, auc
early in the afternoon they came to 6
| al NH
view to the eastward Of nearly tree.
less valley, in which were many houses
of logs and bark, and beyond which
there stretched great pond that looked
as large as an old world lake. ~
To the south glimpse Of the great
ocean could be had, while to the north
there stretched away the placid blue
waters of the Sound.
Does the black woman, Dinah, live
here?" asked Graham, as they descended
to the valley.
"You mean the black priestess?"
"Ah-perhaps-yes, mean the black
! priestess.
There is her house," said the chief,
, pointing to a cabin from the clay chin.
ney OF which the smoke was rising.
do you all like herr"
Some do. I do not, though once
did like her, said the chief.
"And why did you changer
Because she was the friend OF Ralph
Denham."
Then you do not like Denham2"
II Ihate him, and should he return and
meet me alone, blood will be spilled.
| why do you hate him?" .....
Before replying, Uncas looked Ora.
ham full in the face, and was satisfied
that he, too, had no liking for the sailor.
my sister likes him as she does hel
life.
-Oh, indeed. And you do not wish
him to marry your sister?" ~.
No. 7 wish he would marry Cntilla;
and leave Lea Hedges to the man who
loves her as'he never can"
-Ah, I see, said the colonel, on whom
the light suddenly broke. and he re-
GREETED that he did not know OF this. be-
fore. Had he done so, he would have
saved Fox-whom he trusted with re.
luctance-the trouble Of making away
with Ralph Denham, for here was a man
anxious for the work, and amply able,
with little coaching, to carry it out.
Uncas' house differed only In size
from the houses Of the rest Of the
] tribe; it was, in ,ality, number Of or
! binary houses, connected ay covered
passage-ways.
Some Of the furniture had been pro-
cured from the whites, but the greater
part-from which it must not be in
| fcrred that there was great deal OF
| furniture-was of native manufacture.
j. The chief and hisFsister bade Graham
welcome, and, at the bidding OF the
former, q number OF Indians appG ared
to take charge Of the horses.
{ One of the houses was set apart for
the use of Graham, and small one ad-
joining was given to his servant
Women appeared to cook venihcl and
| fish before great fire that was built
before the chiefs house. rs Z
Being very weary, Graham lay do Sn
| in q buckskin hammock after supper,
and Uncas. evidently glad to have his
guest out Of the way, shouldered his
rife and started, with the speed Of q
man who had an important object In
view, for the eastward.
After Uncas had gone out Of sight ol
the Montauk village, he sat down on a
rock, first taking careful survey Of the
| surrounding country. .-
He had not been here very long when
he heard the quick breathing and
quicker steps Of one running very fast.
He did not look in the direction OF the
sounds, but with his rifle across his
knees he gazed steadily in the direction
Of the ocean, now lost 10 sight, for the
first stars were cleaning in the east.
"Uncas, have come from the bea 7on
hill" said young Indian. suddenly
stopping before the chief and address
ing him in the musical language of the
Mon auks.
THE feet Of Somonk, said the chief,
"are as the wings OF the eagle"
Yes" replied Somonk, but to me
they are all too slow when they run to
do the bidding Of my chief.
Did the white men reach the shore2'
They did. / saw them while yet the
declining sun flashed on the headland
OF Montauk.
They came last night as was
agreedf" :,
THAT I know not, but the young
chief gave me this paper. and told me
to hand it to you.
| Uncas had been taught to read and
write by an old clergyman named
Bogert, who had taken great interest
in the conversion Of the polytheistic
MI1tauks.
Striking light with his flint an6
steel, the young chief handed the fam
beau to somonk and then opened tn,
paper.
1t was neither dated nor. signed, bu
| was writfan in a largo olear hand apf