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

his hands raised above his head he
declared some awful words of warn
ing to the savages about Mantle, the
Mighty. being angry with them for
steal 'em papoose; was THROWN his
spears of fire at 'em and utterin'
his wrath; and that he had sent him
to take white papoose home, that
they must fly from thence or all
would be killed by the frey darts o.
Mantle the Mighty. For so had he
spoken and sent him to warn them
O. their danger. And with words
that meant as much to those savages,
they bow-wowed m how-wowed in
great excitement, while the light
nings were flashing and thunder
claps were pealing, n the rains
pouring, they thrust the captives
upon him and into his arms, and
fled with terror through the woods
along the path toward the Connec-
ticut river.
The old Indian protector then TAX
ing both children by the hand start
ed toward grandfather's camp.
Grandfather heard him say to the
children as they drew near, Me
tex you to pale face lodge m mex
face sunshine!' The captives when
they saw grandfather n her, were
so overcome wi joy that they jes'
cried; they cuddled up to her on
the bed O. boughs and went fast to
sleep. Tall Moose stood guard an
hour or so until he was sure all was
safe, then he, too, sought rest under
the shelving rock on bed of blown
in dry pine needles that the rain had
but just dampened, and sank into
deep slumber. Bright with the
morning sun sparkling thro' the
dripping boughs of the trees m
bushes m vines, grandfather and
his CHEEKY little wife m Tall Moose
were up m stirrin'. Grandfather
| n his Indian friend catchin' trout,
m she trying to dry out the chill
dren's scanty clothes before a fire.
By the time the fish were sizzlin' in
the fre-pan n their relishing smell
was waited to the noses O. the al
most starvin' children, they awoke
and bounded up out O. their nest,
the woods ringin' wi their glad
voices. They were brother N sis
ter, eight and six years old. They
said that they were taken by the
Indians some three days journey
south, that they lived on the banks
of the Connecticut river where their
parents had recently settled and
built log house; that while they
were picking wild flowers in the
woods few rods from the house
the Indians, three of 'em came N
caught 'em and hurried off with
'em.
They said that there was settle
ment of five or six families not fur
from where they lived. The plan
was for the old Indian to take the
children home, altho' he rather
dreaded to go alone with them for
fear he might meet pursuers or
other rangers who didn't know him,
who would think that he had stolen
the children, and kill him before he
was given a chance to explain. But
while they were eating their break
fast they heard loud voices not far
away, and the tramp of sturdy feet,
and soon there came into their camp
a dozen or more of rough m ready
pioneer settlers who were in pur-
suit of the stolen children.
The children, seeing their father,
ran to him with a wild cry, and
while he was huggin' and kissin'
'em, grandmother grabbed grand
fathers arm. m lookin' startled,
whispered, THE kings forester!"
And the other one stood close by!
Grandfather had never happened to
meet 'em. but quick's they looked
at her they knew her as the young
miss they had seen at her fathers
few days before, and the father of