Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-08-17
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mas'r an de family"

mas'r an de family"
"Vell, veil! dat vas too bad. But
you like it here?" asked the officer.
eyes, mas'r, dey's all good to me
hyah, subj"
Eve be good to you too, you go Wit
u.s." said another of the officers. Di-
nah grinned again as she replied, 81
reckon mas'r would hate to have me go
way, sub. You gemmen amt no use
fob ole Dinah, reckon"
They all laughed heartily, and the
trader placing bottles of wine on the
table, invited them to help themselves.
"How many hat you" he inquired.
"Oh, not five hundred" said the of
ficer in command; "but you need not
to feed de whole garrison, mon ami.
Dey hat provision in de boats"
= The soldiers who had come with
the officers were meanwhile walking
about in the enclosure, and from their
hiding place the captives could see
them chatting with the traders men,
and looking into the stables and other
buildings. One of them went into
the stable, and presently came out
leading Marie's little white pony. All
gathered around and began to admire
and pat it, and soon one of them
mounted it and began to make it trot
about the enclosure. Marie was in
tears for fear they would hurt Pearl,
and Dannie could scarcely restrain his
indignation. eff they do anything to
Pearl, I'll Shoot" he said angrily. ooh
no, Daniew exclaimed his mother,
"that would be the worst thing you
could do"
The trader coming out, the soldier
rode up to him and said he would
buy the pony.
II cannot sell him, he not mine,"
said M. Volange, "belong to friend of
me. l JUS tex care of him vile"
The other soldiers joked about it,
and asked the rider if he was going to
swim the pony down the river. The
trader calling to them to come into
the storeroom and have some refresh
ments, they responded with a cheer,
and Johann led Pearl back to the sta
BILE.
With the officers in the traders
apartment were the priest and the
doctor who had attended and buried
Madame Volange.
"Alphonse, ware are your frien's, de
eaptives, whom we saw here on dat
sad occasion?" asked the doctor.
"Ah, vat know II" he replied, "dey
may be far away"
"De Indians, did dey gift dem up ?"
inquired the priest.
81 cannot tell, Pere Louis. You hat
to go an ask dem about it,"
81 did pity dem vary much" con-
tinued the priest; eff dey were here We
could tex them along an mex dem
free"
"You are vary kind, Pere Louis; !
tank you for DEM"
"Alphonse," said the doctor, "you
will hat to move from here before
long, or de English will drive you
away"
"Ah, dat ISIS vary serious, M. lie
midecin," replied the trader. "But ]
think my Indian frien's will help me
if stay. l know dey would not like
to hat me Co."
Dey not help you, l fear, since dey
hat mex peace Wit de English. You
better 60 in time"
81 will consider it an be ready to
move if dey come," he answered.
"Eh bien, mes amis," said the Off
Ger in command, after they had con-
versed while longer, ut ISIS time for
us to resume our voyage, ISIS it not %
at ISIS truly" said another. 81 sup
pose the English armee hat de fort
by dis time: much good may it do
dem!"
Thanking the trader for his hos
pitality, they left the post with the
soldiers, and returned to their boats,
where the rest of the garrison were
impatiently awaiting them. A part
ing salute was fired, and then the
feet of boats passed on down the river.
TTo he continued