The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-01-03

Lawrence OF west upon the lakes q
down upon fhe hanks ~ the Msssls
sippi ~ south IN The country ef N,
Cherckees and ~ the Crcrks. be- wnnl,
stiil nnd the Inhabitants IN the sam,
state u dreadful expectancy and fron
the same cause Tho iroqpnls. as the,
were named by the French, OF ths
Five Nations as they called them
selves hung Ike clood over the whole
great continent
Tor half century these tribes had
nursel grndge toward the French
since Champlain aud some of hts fol.
lowers had iakon part with their enc.
mics against them During all these
years they lad hrooded Ia their forest
villages, flashing out now and again
la some border outrage, but waiting
Tor the most part until their chance
should come. And now II seemed 10
them that II had come Thoy had de
stroycd all the tribes who might have
allied themselves with the white men.
They had isolated them. They had
supplied themselves with good guns
and plenty of ammunltion from the
Dutch and English OF New York. The
long thin line OF French settlements
lay naked before them.
Such was the situation as the little
party OF refugees padded along tho
bank OF the river. seeking the only
path which could lead thom TO peace
and 90 freedom Yet II was, us they
well knew. dangerous road TO fol
low, All down the Rchelieu were the
outposts and blockhouses OF the
French The blockhouses themselves
might hold their own, but TO the little
party who had 10 travel down from
one To the other the situation was full
of deadly peril. II was true that the
lroquoIs We're not at war with tho
English. but they would discriminate
little when on the warpath, and the
Americans, even had they wished TO
do so, could not separate their fato
from that Of their two French com.
panions
As they nscended the st. Lawrence
they met many canoes coming down.
More than once these wayfarers |
wished to have speech with the fugi-
lives. but they pushed onward. disre.
sarding their signs and halls. From
below nothing overlook them, for they |
padded from early morning until late
It night
On the seventh day they rested at n
point but few miles from the mouth
II the Richelieu river, where large
Fort Richelleu, had been
,uilt by NJ. de Saurel. Once past this,
hey had no great distance to 20 TO
each the segneury Of De Catinat's
riend OF the n0blesse, who would help
hem upon their way. They had spent
he night upon little island In mid
tream. and at early dawn they were
bout to thrust the canoe out again
rom the sand lined cove In which she
~ when Ephralm Savage growled In
Is throat and pointed out across the
yater.
A large canoe was coming up the
ver, flying along as quick as dozen
rms could drive II. In the stern sat
dark figure, which bent forward with
very swing OF the paddles as though
Dnsumed by eagerness 10 push on.
ard E-~a 1t Jnat distance there
'as no mistaking r. II was the fannt
al monk whom they had left behind ,
ZEN.
Concealed among the brushwood,
ley watched their pursucrs fly past
nd vanish round curve In a stream.
WED have done better either to put
I'm overheard or to take him as bal
ST." said Ephralm.
well, we can't take the back track,
nyhow," said Amos.
And yet how can we go onf" said
e Catinat despondently. This vim
ctive devil will give word at the
rt and at every other point along the
ver."
Let me cipher II out" Amos Green
t on n fallen maple with his head
INK upon bis hands. "Well," said hc
csently. III It's no good going on and i
good going back, there's only one a
ny, and that Is to go to one side. We
MT 20 TO the north. 80 II follows that 4
e must go to the south" Il
Leave the cancer /.
ITS our only chance. We can cut 4,
rough the woods and come out near n
Is friendly house on the RlchelIeu. i,
10 friar will lose our TRAN then, and q
I'll have no more trouble with him 3,
he stays on the 81. Lawrence"
There's nothing else for H." said
ptain Ephralm ruefully. TITS not
7 way TO go by land II can get by II
tier, so you must luy the course and
ep her straight Amos"
1T IL not far, and II viii not take m
long. Let us get over to the south. "a
n bank, and we shall make start. IL
madame tires, De Catinat. we shall II
Ike turns to carry her" IL
All, monsieur. you cannot think N
hat good walker | am! In this n,
Iendld mir one might 80 on forever" In
We VIII cross. then" In very "a
" minutes they were NJ the other N
Ie and had landed nj the edge OF the ps
'est There the guns aud ammuni- 70
N were allotted 10 each man, and :
share OF provisions and OF the
inty baggage Then, having paid the |
iians and having instructed them to
7 nothing Of their movements. they
ned their backs upon the river and
nged into the silent woods.
To BE- continued