Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-06
BOOK II.-wANDERINe.
CHAPTER IL

i and found ourselves Al AAt NAAAA elhNN - =
| spacious wooden tavern. when L passed
| Saratoga before there were only three log
| houses. and the inn had two rooms De
/ low and one above. 1t was lighted by
pine torches stuck in the chinks OF the
| wall-and see how candles shine through
/ these windOws!'
The tavern stood In a cleared place
1 with miles of forest around 1t. ana
marsh stretching near by. Dusk could
rot prevent our seeing a few log habita-
/ lions. one of them decorated with mer-
/ chants sign. We entered among swarm
i ing crowds a little world dropped into
| the backwoods. This was more surprls-
ing because we had Just left behind us
a sense of wild things gathering to their
night haunts, and low savage cries. and
visions of moose and deer through far-on
arches.
/ A man who appeared TO be the host
/ met us. his sprightly interest in our well
| fare being tempered by the consciousness
Il of having many guests: and told US the
house was full, but he would do what ne
could for us.
'sWhv is the house tull?" fretted Doctor
Chantry. What right have you, my
dear sir, to crowd your house and SO IN
sure our DISCOMFORT
ssNone at ALL SIR" answered the host
good naturedly. IF you think you can
! do better. try for lodgings at the store
keepers"
s.,rbe storekeeper's!" Doctor Chantry's
| hvsterical cry turned some attention TO
us. II shall do nothing of the kind.
demand the best you have. sir"
1.-THE best I can give you" amended our
lshost. You see we are very full OF poll
/ ticians from Washington. They crowd to
| the spring"
Nv master turned his nose like the in
4 famed horn of a unicorn against the poll
ticians from Washington. and trotted TO
the fireplace where blazing knots cheered
a great tap-room set with many tables
and benches.
And there rested Skenedonk in silent
| gravity, toasting his moccasins. The Iro-
| ouois had long made Saratoga gather
ing place, but thought of this Oneida as
abiding IN St. Regis village: for our peo-
pie did not come to the summer hunting
in May.
Forgetting that was a runaway met
| him heartily and the fawn eyes In his
bald head beamed their accustomed lus-
| ter upon me. / asked him where my Ia
Their and mother and the rest of the tribe
were, and he said they had not left ST.
Regis.
"And why are you so early?" inquired.
He had been at Montreal, and had UNI
dertaken to guide Frenchman as far as
| Saratoga. It is not easy to surprise an
Indian. But I wondered that Skenedonk
had accepted my presence without
| question, quite as If he himself had made
the appointment.
However, the sights to be seen put him
out of my head, Besides the tap-room
crowded with men there was parlor in
! which women of fashion walked about,
contrasting with the place. They had all
been to a spring to drink water; for only
| one spring was greatly used then; and
| they talked about the medicinal effects.
| Some men left the stronger waters,
which could be had at glittering port
utilised bar opposite the fireplace In the
tap-room. 10 chat with these short-waist-
| ed beauties I saw one stately creature
IN a white silk ball costume. his stock
ings splashed to the knees with mud from
the corduroy road.
But the person who distinguished him
! self from everybody else by some name
less attraction, was a man perhaps forty
| wears old, who sat in a high-backed set
tie at a table near the fire. He was cree;
and thin as a lath, long faced, square
browed and pale. His sandy hair stood
I'D like the bristles of a brush. Carefully
| dressed. with a sword at his side-as
many of the other men had-he filled my
idea of a soldier; and l was not surprised
TO hear his friends sitting opposite call
him General Jackson.
An 'inkstand, a quill and some paper
| were placed before him, but he pushed
them aside with his glass of toddy to lift
one long fore-finger and emphasize his
| talk He had a resonant, impressive
| voice. with a manner gentle and persuas-
i've. like a woman's: and he was speak
i ing of Aaron Burr, the man whose duel
i had made such a noise in the newspa-
pers.
Il disagree with you. Mr.. Campbell.
You are prejudiced against Mr.. Burr on
account Of his late unfortunate affair.
Even in that case maintain every man
has a right to honor and satisfaction.
4 But he loves the Spanish on our south
| western borders no better than l do
and YOU know how love the SPANISH"
The other man laughed. lounging
against the table.
You can't believe anything i'll of Aaron
| Burr, General"
might have given attention to what
| they were saying, since here were men
| from Washington, the very fountain of
| government, IL Doctor Chantry had not
made me uneasy. He chose the table at
| which they were sitting and placed him
self in the seat nearest the fire, with the
utmost nicely about his own comfort.
He wiped his horn spectacles, and pro-
duced his own ink and quill and memo
randum from a breast pocket. had
begged the doctor to keep strict account
between us, that might pay back from
| nv pension whatever he spent on me,
and with fine spider-like characters he
was proceeding to debit me with the stage
fare, when another quill barred his en-
I trance to his ink-horn.
He took off his spectacles and glared
pink-eyed at the genial gentleman with
sandy upright hair.
Sir" he cried, that is my inkl'
General Jackson. absorbed in talk, did
not notice Doctor Chantry. who half
arose and shouted directly at his ear.
"Sir. that is my ink!'
He knocked the interloping quill in the
direction of its owner
The genial sandy gentleman changed
countenance in a way to astonish be-
holders.
Have / disputed it, sir?''
mo, sir, but you have dipped into IT
without asking leave
by God, sir, what's fiDny-bits worth
of ink?'
but it's mine, sirl'
81 see. sir; you're a Yankee, siri'
I'm not, sir; I'm English-the finest
race in the world!'
General Jackson looked him up and
down as they rose fronting each other,
and filled the air with dazzling words.
IT should judge so, sir, by the speci-
men see before mel"
| Doctor Chantry was like a fighting
cock, and it was plainly his age which
kept the other from striking him. He