Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-15
|THE RED STORM
Or the Days of Daniel Boone
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| now recollect. Du Quesne, l think 1t
was"
| Daniel Boone sprang from his seat
with a sudden and angry impulse.
"Du Quesne. did you say, sir:' he
| exclaimed. Then there is indeed dan
ger, for he Is an instrument to do us
harm. The Indians will rally around
him to crush us. | have heard his name;
he acts under the authority of the Brit
| ish posts. and has been active in dis
tributing arms and ammunition among
the savage tribes"
ALLOW me to inquire who this lie
Bland is who came so near sending a
bullet through my hody?" rejoined Allan
That question is not easily answered
young man. | need information on the
subject myself. He came among us
about four weeks ago. He has man
aged to make himself peculiarly agree
able to Esquire Aston, and that he
loves his handsome daughter Rosalthe is
no secret among us. The girl fears him.
What the secret of his influence is. |
have not been able to discover"
Does Mr.. Aston favor the preten-
sions of the Frenchman?' asked Allan,
earnestly.
"Most decidedly. Esquire Aston was
formerly a man of wealth. and could
indulge in the luxuries of refined life.
He also has indubitahle claims to a no.
bic ancestry. He married into distin-
guished family. and his daughter receiv-
ed an education far superior to that
which usually falls to the lot of young
ladies'. Having lost most of his wealth
by an unfortunate Investment. he turned
his attention to this new country. and
had the courage to dare a pioneers life.
but if Squire Aston has any weak point.
it is that his sweet daughter should mar
ry gentleman"
The converse ton was interrupted at
that moment by the entrance of Simon
Kenton. a man whose name is honorably
mentioned in the annals of Kentucky
history. His face had frank and hon
est expression which served as a pass
port to the good opinion of Allan. The
brief ceremony of Introduction had
scarcely been finished before another in
dvidual made his appearance in the
cabin of the pioneer. This was Joel
Logston. a man of extra ordinary mus
ploits tradition is yet eloquent. He was
followed by one of the largest and ugli-
est dogs that ever aspired to the friend
ship of human being.
On account of the explosive and fiery
nature Of his disposition his master had
bestowed upon him the nane of Nesu-
vius. Vesuvius was snappish and fret
full cur, given to sudden. violent and dan
gerous eruptions of the lava of wrath,
when it became imperatively necessary
for all within a certain area to with
draw themselves speedily to escape in
stant worriment with tooth and nail.
This ungentle mastiff always walked
about six inches behind Joel Logston.
except when engag ged in his favorite pur
suit of hunting. for on these occasions
he was invariably in advance OF every
thing in the shape of quadruped or BIZ
ped.
Joel Logston was quite as celebrated
for his marvellous narrations and extrav-
agant style as for his physical strength.
No man of the three settlements could
tell with such Incompatible self-p0sses-
sion and GOODNESS such stories as he did.
With this strong proci ty to exaggera-
ton was combined a rough drollery and
good nature that made him at all times
q very agreeable companion. If Joel had
any malice in his heart it manifested it
self in putting Andrew in mortal fear
by causing Nesuvus to show his teeth
and make several hostile demonstrations
toward him. Nor was Andrew the only
subject of these currish prosecutions
Mr.. Alston's colored man, Exquisite Eb
ony, was another martyr to Joel and his
mastiff.
While Allan was partaking of the
substantial hospitality Of the pioneer in
the form of excellent venson and other
wholesome and palatable viands, Log
ston amused all the parties by relating
one of his recent adventures. in which
he asserted. with much modesty of man
ner. that he had no doubt slain four
teen Indians with his own hand. besides
doing to death a litter of bears of six
months, with their sire and dam. For
the truth of this reasonable statement
he appealed to Nesuvius, who answered
with a short, sharp and expressive yelp,
and then fixed his fiery eyes upon An
drew in such a threatening manner that
the latter retreated to the farthest cor
ner of the room, rolling his eyes in great
alarm.
Simon Kenton, though a braver man
in the hour of danger never held a rifle
sat silent and reserved as a young maid
en-; but Allan observed that his eyes
sought the neat figure Of Lizzie Boone
as she moved lightly about the dwelling.