Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-03-10
CHAPTER VII.

Great praise was showered upon
the Iniin, Tall Moose, by all .of the
hunting band, and with strong. hand
shakes for his rescuing those little
tots. He took it all with silence,
only saying, Me ketch 'em.papoose!
Great Mantle strike EN- bad lnjun!"
All that night the pursuing band
had tramped the woods along the
Connecticut shore while the rains
poured and the lightnings flashed.
Exhausted and faint they sat down
and lunched on eatables they'd
fetched, and grandfather and his
bride cooked and served 'em gener-
ously with trout. After resting an
hour or so they started back, anx-
ious to get home with the children
soon as possible SOS to relieve the
anguish of the mother, who was
staying with the wives of some of
the pursuers until they found and
returned with the little ones. They
tried to have grandfather and her
go back wi them, but no sir; they
were headed for the Grants, and
want goin' to turn back. The old
Injin, Tall Moose, offered to go on
with them, saying he knew the way
O. the long woods, and that there
was bad Iniun fur norf. in tall
wood. He told 'em twas two long
days walk to Fort O. white man. So,
right arter the pursuing band left
wi the children, grandfather and
his brave little wife started on their
journey. Tall Moose, whom they
were rejoiced to have go eIong with
them the rest of the way, keeping
on ahead quite ways, seeming to
sense their honeymoon, only letting
them ovectake him when it began to
grow dusk, to help make their camp
and to catch and cook some trout
for 2upper. That day, soon after
they started they came to a river
flowing into the Connecticut. Tall
Moose set to work to make raft by
cutting down some slender balsams
notching them at the ends and fas.
tening them together with withes
and strips O. elm, then laying across
some saplings, and top O. them
some hemlock boughs, he towed 'em
across. In making camp grand.
father said the Injin was very deft
and. thought O. comforts that he
had not known about. Then Tai
Moose would HE away by himself ir
some balsam thicket not fur off, I'M
til next morning early, when hi
would appear at jes' the right time
with a fine mess O. trout dressed
ready for breakfast.
That next day they came into big
ger timber, and as Tall Moose tolC
them, they were finding the wood
2 taller and bigger further north
And while they were resting anC
I having their lunch among the mon
strous yellow pine near the banks o.
the Connecticut, Tall Moose, pointed
up to the trees and said, Him, Big
Chief no blaze arrow!" And sho
: an arrow straight up from his bow
: which went a whizzin' above thu
trees, and falling, lodged down il
/, the thick branches. Tall Moose ex
= claimed, Arrow stick i'm tree, n
!. come back" Then he showed grand
. father and her his bow where h
y had made lots O. little notches along
saying, Me step i'm arrow" AM
then aiming his bow straigh
ahead, making them understand tn
strength of his bow by the numbe
of PAGES it would send an arrow
which he had notche6 on his bow
n On that same evening, late, wit
Tall Moose not fur ahead, while fo
y lowing path along the dark
u wooded shore of the Connecticut
they caught the glimmer of lar
tern through the big pines from tn
walls O. Fort Drummer, and poot
L soon were gladly welcomed With
Y h., +h~ oantai, n, tho Fort apd NJ he