Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-11

suited free, personally or by letter.
gave him some Instructions, and he de-
parted with alacrity.
Excuse mer' said Jack again, very
nervously. Il would like to pay for the
loan of the Indians, and the trouble i
am giving you"
Tut. tut said Salisbury. You
| can give them a trifle. / am loaning
you Strong Man With-the- Broken
Nose and Black Wolf They're two
| pretty representative types, and both
were in the last war. and have killed
more than was good for them"
Jack thrilled with delight, and
gasped:
"oh, thank you ever SO much!
| can't tell YOU"
The two Indians appeared, one mass
| of feathers. from which his mild,
| heavy-featured face, covered with red
and yellow paint, peeped quantity
| forth; the other was closely wrapped
in his blanket, and only pair of pierre
| ing black eyes under a low green fore
| head with red stripes Were visible
They received their instructions with
cultural gurgle. and gazed down on
| the trim little white-cuffed, tall-hatted
| figure before them much as Goliath
| looked on David.
Jack promised Salisbury to return
| them safely to camp before the eve
ming show. He left his card and ad-
| dress, and the procession of three
started through the camp for the sta
ton, creating no small amusement.
ha 1,l.
of the diminutive Jack. Strong Man
With-the- Broken-Nose" bristled with
feathers like a mighty porcupine, and
| carried his Winchester in his hand,
and his tomahawk and scalping knife
| in his girdle. and BLACK Wolf" was a
big and burly man, and looked the bigger
for the way he carried himself muifled
up in his blanket.
They passed the wicket and Jack
booked them first-class to Richmond.
The train rolled up. Jack twisted open
door and bowed politely to the noble
red men to enter.
A tired city man was stretched across
the open door fast asleep, with his
feet on the opposite seat. He was
sleepily withdrawing his long limbs
when Broken Nose swept magnificently
into the carriage, regardless of the re-
cumbent one, dragged him half off the
seat and half way up to the other door.
The city man, thoroughly reused.
sprang up to offer some remarks, when
the entrance of Black Wolf and Jack,
who both tumbled up against him.
completed his discontinue. He sat
down and rubbed his eyes and looked
from one to the other like nightmare,
till the train reached Hammersmith,
when he picked up his belongings and
betoOk himself to another carriage.
Neither Indian had vouchsafed
glance at him. They gazed stolidly out
of the windows with eyes that seemed
hopefully searching for prairies and
buffaloes among the Hammersmith
chimney pots.
At length they reached Richmond.
Jack opened the door. the Indians fol-
lowed him, scattering sensation in their
path.
Jack left orders with old Buchanan
to bring down the brougham to meet
him and a friend at the o'clock train.
But Buchanan, to do extra honor to
Master Jack, had, with his masters
permission, brought down the dog cart
tandem-Jack's especial delight.
Con- found it," said Jack for this
time only, when he saw the turnout
I'VE shall be taken for COMPOUNDED
circus!''
However, there was no help for it.
Old Buchanan, spruce, clean-shaven,
starched and stiff, touched his hat
mechanically and waited for Master
Jack and his friends to mount. Jack
waved the way toward the dog cart.
and Broken Nose swung himself lightly
up to the seat beside the driver. The
latter turned his head a quarter of an
inch and his jaw fell as the astounding
figure burst upon him.
"Guid sakes" he nurmered. Lord
save uSr'
"All right, Buchanan-drive on!'
Jack and "Black WOLF managed to
hang on to the back seats as the lively
colts bounded forward and the crowd
at the station was left gazing with
round eyes and open mouths. The
smaller and more active and indigen-
GUS members rushed Up the steps and
met the dog cart as II came sweeping
round the corner. They greeted it with
wild hurrah, they FLASHED up the
street after it, yelling with joy, and
increasing in numbers. till old Buchan-
ans face, what with his mettlesome-
steeds and his unbelievable neighbor
was study for gods and painters.
Jacks face was like setting sun,
though he strove to appear at ease.
The Indians never moved a muscle.
and took as much notice of the excited
small boys as they would of so many
grasshoppers.