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

Aef TINS ta8tF hiiN fAN uHIh AH NMA
Then tonight We so, alongside and
, reused you easily, Tor | knew wher
, you slept The friar nearly spelled al
, when yon were below. but We easge,
him and passed him over thu side"
"Ah, {, Is glorious to be free onc
morel And where are We goingT'
"Ah, there you have me. II is thi
way or none. FOR we can't get down Il
the sea We must make our way over
land as best we can. and we mus
leave a good stretch between Quebe,
and us before the day breaks. for
from what ! hear. they would rather
have Huguenot prisoner than an Iro
quols sycamore, by the eternal,
cannot see why they should make such
a fuss over how a man chooses TO save
his own soul"
All night they tollcd up the great
river. straining every nerve TO place
themselves beyond the reach Of pur.
suit BY keeping well into the south
ern bank and so avoiding the force Of
the current they sped swiftly along.
for both Amos and De Catinat were
practiced hands with the paddle, and
the two Indians worked ns though
they were wire and whipcord instead
OF flesh and blood. When az last morn.
ing broke aud the black shaded imper
! ceptibly into gray they were for out
OF sight Of the citadel and OF al trace
Of mans handlwork Virgin woods IN
their wonderful many colored autumn
dress flowed right down TO the rivers
edge on either side. and In the center
was little island
"I've passed here before" said DE
Catinat II remember marking that
great maple with the blaze on Its trunk
when last | went with the governor to
Montreal That was In Frontenac's
day, when the king was first and the
bishop second"
The redskins, who had sat Hike terra
Gotta figures. without trace OF OK.
preston upon their set, hard faces,
prlcked up their ears nt the sound OF
that name.
MY brother has spoken of the great
Onontio." said one OF them, glancing
round. I'VE have listened to the whIs-
tllng OF evil birds who tell us that he
VIII never come back"
"He is with the great white father"
answered De Catinat II have myself
seen him In his council, and he viii as.
suredly come across the great water II
his people have need Of him"
The Indian shook his shaven head.
"The ruiting month Is past, my broth.
er." said he, speaking in broken French, |
but ere the month OF the bird laying |
has come there will be no white man
upon this river save only behind stone
walls"
What then? We have heard little. |
Have the Iroquois broken out so fierce.
lyT
The Indian waved his hand along the
whole southern and western horizon.
Where are they not? The woods are
rustling with them. They are like
fire among dry grass. so swift and 80
terrible"
"On my life," said De Catinat, az
these devils are indeed unclaimed they
Will need old nrnntenac back II they
are not TO be swept into the river"
He was an enemy Of the church. and
the right hand Of the foul fiend In this
country" said voice from the bottom
of the canoe
II was the friar, who had succeeded
In getting rid of the buckskln glove
and belt with which the two Americans
had gagged him.
why should we take him fartherr
asked Amos. lie Is but weight for
us to carry, and cannot see that we
profit by his company. Let us put him
out"
And have him maybe In front Of us,
warning the blackjackets." said old
Ephraim.
"On that island. then"
Very good. He can hail the first OF
his folk who pass"
They shot over to the island and
landed the friar, who said nothing. but
cursed them with bis eye. They left
With him small supply Of biscuit and
)f hour to last him until he should be
picked up. Then, having passed n
bend IN the river, they ran their canoe
ashore In little cove, where they laid .
'ut their small stock OF provisions nnd
tie II hearty breakfast while discussing
what their plans should be for the fu y
ure.
They were not badly provided for their
Quincy. The captain Of the Glouces. I
or brig In which the Americans had y
tarted from Quebec knew EphraIm '
'ayage well. as who did not upon the <
lew England coast? He had accepted
IN bill, therefore, mt three months U
ate, and he had let him have In return q
hree excellent guns. n good supply Of
and enough money to pro {
ide for all his wants. In this way he
ad hired the canoe aud the Indians '
nd had fitted her. with meat and bis .
ult to last them for ten days at the
.ast (
ITS like the breath OF life to nIr to \
ael the heft OF u gun and TO smell the r
'ees round me-" said Amos. why. [
cannot be more than hundred h
'agucs from here 10 Albany or sche >
ectady right through the forest" i
AYE, had, but how Is the gal to walk 81
hundred leagues through a forcstt [,
o, no: let us keei, water under our b
eel and lean ou the Lord"
Then there Is only one way for H.
'e must make the l,lcheleu river and
eep right along to Lake Cbamplaln
nd Lake ~. sacrement There we
houId be close ly the headwaters OF '
be Hudson" ~
1T " a dangerous road" said DE y
atlnat. wbo milacr TODD the e0lrersa I.
on Of his co.:ipaii! 9ls even SLea iis },
'ns unable % join IN II I'VE should e
eed to skirt the country OF the Mo v
uwks." y
III is the Only one. ! guess. II Is 2
lat or nothing"
And base friend upon the Rich
leu river WHO ! mn sure. would heip
! on our way" said BE Cailnat with Z,
SMILE, "YoD hitc heard me talk ~ j.
hlriQs tia Ia Aoup SptsuetsF dc ~.