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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 32 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6751 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 76 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Deerslayer 21 Judith 14 Hurry 13 Hetty 8 Hutter 6 Hist 6 Delaware 4 man 3 Rivenoak 3 March 3 Hurons 3 Huron 3 Ark 2 canoe 2 Iroquois 2 Chingachgook 1 warrior 1 look 1 indian 1 good 1 Warley 1 Wah 1 Tom 1 Thomas 1 Sumach 1 Sarpent 1 Panther 1 Indian 1 Hawkeye 1 God Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 825 man 385 girl 346 time 336 canoe 323 hand 313 way 288 lake 284 eye 264 woman 250 manner 240 water 235 face 230 thing 220 father 218 moment 204 warrior 201 friend 199 shore 198 word 191 feeling 188 mind 183 side 178 point 175 heart 168 matter 164 wood 164 sister 163 place 162 life 158 mother 155 rifle 155 head 148 name 147 savage 143 nothing 140 enemy 138 tree 138 castle 136 hour 134 truth 133 one 131 child 130 skin 129 chief 128 night 128 hunter 128 companion 125 foot 124 part 120 party Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 852 Deerslayer 775 Judith 505 Hetty 437 Hurry 262 Hutter 257 Hist 208 Delaware 172 Chingachgook 140 Ark 130 Hurons 124 Indian 122 March 119 God 107 Huron 99 ag''in 96 Harry 88 Sarpent 88 Indians 86 Iroquois 83 Tom 81 Wah 67 Rivenoak 61 Mingo 60 gal 58 natur 55 Thomas 50 Mingos 46 feelin 45 Bible 41 ta 39 Serpent 37 Great 36 Injin 36 English 35 hut 33 exclaimed 33 ark 33 Lord 31 Sumach 31 Master 28 Hawkeye 26 Father 25 father 23 fri''nd 22 Tis 22 Spirit 22 Jude 20 Canadas 19 Christian 18 chiefs Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 2568 it 2026 i 1946 he 1766 you 951 she 917 they 618 him 537 we 504 them 486 me 353 her 254 us 187 himself 117 ''em 108 herself 82 themselves 62 yourself 57 itself 55 myself 34 one 19 mine 13 ourselves 10 em 5 thee 4 yours 2 theirs 2 his 2 ''s 1 your''n 1 you?--you 1 with-- 1 wigwam 1 whey 1 thyself 1 th 1 ours 1 on''t 1 i''m 1 huron-- Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 8749 be 3371 have 1190 do 649 say 571 know 565 see 473 come 434 make 412 think 370 take 363 get 339 find 318 give 298 tell 289 go 264 look 253 feel 221 leave 217 hear 216 speak 196 return 196 pass 191 call 186 keep 173 understand 173 stand 173 let 164 seem 147 fall 144 turn 142 put 141 lie 138 bring 137 wish 134 follow 132 become 127 answer 124 hold 114 use 112 meet 112 appear 104 reach 102 set 97 live 97 believe 96 begin 96 ask 93 carry 92 render 89 suppose Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1822 not 866 so 652 as 610 more 472 now 469 well 414 own 412 young 411 much 402 other 379 little 378 then 330 good 329 even 328 never 306 too 277 great 271 soon 243 first 233 long 230 here 219 such 211 however 207 only 206 up 203 still 194 most 193 very 193 out 193 old 173 far 167 just 162 enough 157 again 150 red 146 true 145 white 141 few 136 same 133 ever 133 back 130 last 129 off 127 no 117 yet 117 once 116 poor 115 indian 109 away 108 down Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85 good 81 most 64 least 22 near 12 bad 11 wise 11 great 10 small 9 old 7 handsome 7 Most 6 simple 6 high 5 strong 5 stout 5 dear 4 deep 4 bold 4 arn 3 young 3 sure 3 slight 3 quick 3 noble 3 low 3 lovely 3 happy 3 gentle 3 eld 3 comely 3 close 3 broad 3 brave 2 wide 2 true 2 thin 2 tall 2 soon 2 rich 2 rare 2 poor 2 pleasant 2 likeli 2 late 2 hard 2 full 2 farth 2 easy 2 early 2 common Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 113 most 17 well 5 least 2 hard 1 soon 1 near 1 fast Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 deerslayer did not 5 judith do n''t 4 deerslayer had not 4 judith was not 4 men are not 3 hetty did not 3 hurry did not 3 judith did not 3 judith had not 3 words were scarcely 2 deerslayer was not 2 deerslayer were not 2 hetty had so 2 hetty was not 2 hurry was not 2 lake had not 2 man had no 2 men had now 2 mind was as 2 mind was too 2 words are as 2 words were uttered 1 canoe is as 1 canoe is ready 1 canoe kept close 1 canoe was half 1 canoe was just 1 canoe was nigh 1 canoe was not 1 canoe was slowly 1 canoe was soon 1 canoe was unseen 1 canoes were again 1 canoes were feathers 1 canoes were slowly 1 deerslayer are friends 1 deerslayer been present 1 deerslayer call gift 1 deerslayer felt convinced 1 deerslayer gave proof 1 deerslayer had already 1 deerslayer had ever 1 deerslayer had far 1 deerslayer had first 1 deerslayer had hardly 1 deerslayer had just 1 deerslayer had last 1 deerslayer had momentarily 1 deerslayer had now 1 deerslayer had time Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 girl made no answer 2 judith was not altogether 1 deerslayer had not permanently 1 deerslayer had not very 1 deerslayer is not as 1 deerslayer made no answer 1 deerslayer was no sooner 1 deerslayer was not aware 1 deerslayer was not sorry 1 deerslayer were not idle 1 delaware seeing no possibility 1 face did no discredit 1 face has no satisfaction 1 father was not father 1 girl had no serious 1 girl took no pains 1 girls are not messengers 1 hands did no discredit 1 hetty felt no fear 1 hetty had no claims 1 hetty had no knowledge 1 hetty was not sufficiently 1 hetty was not very 1 hist was not satisfied 1 hurry had not badly 1 hurry is no favorite 1 hurry was not only 1 hurry was not there 1 hurry were no longer 1 hurry were not men 1 hutter had no objections 1 hutter has no husband 1 hutter has no one 1 hutter is not afraid 1 hutter was no more 1 judith had no choice 1 judith had not much 1 judith had not only 1 judith made no answer 1 judith made no reply 1 judith was not sorry 1 judith was not yet 1 lake had not even 1 lake was no sooner 1 man had no longer 1 man had no sooner 1 man made no indication 1 men are not alike 1 men are not faultless 1 men have no peace Sizes of items; "Measures in words, how big is each item?" ---------------------------------------------------------- 8361 chapter-24 7986 chapter-25 7876 chapter-23 7796 chapter-19 7783 chapter-12 7702 chapter-17 7603 chapter-27 7506 chapter-21 7497 chapter-26 7304 chapter-16 7294 chapter-09 7201 chapter-05 7158 chapter-15 7056 chapter-08 7021 chapter-13 6990 chapter-07 6980 chapter-10 6967 chapter-20 6887 chapter-14 6711 chapter-11 6706 chapter-04 6685 chapter-03 6383 chapter-02 6159 chapter-06 5862 chapter-30 5842 chapter-01 5696 chapter-28 5634 chapter-22 5147 chapter-32 4962 chapter-31 4705 chapter-29 4566 chapter-18 Readability of items; "How difficult is each item to read?" ----------------------------------------------------------- 84.0 chapter-22 82.0 chapter-26 81.0 chapter-18 81.0 chapter-25 81.0 chapter-31 80.0 chapter-13 79.0 chapter-17 79.0 chapter-23 79.0 chapter-28 78.0 chapter-05 78.0 chapter-12 78.0 chapter-15 77.0 chapter-10 77.0 chapter-32 76.0 chapter-02 76.0 chapter-03 76.0 chapter-07 76.0 chapter-24 76.0 chapter-30 75.0 chapter-01 75.0 chapter-04 75.0 chapter-06 75.0 chapter-11 75.0 chapter-14 75.0 chapter-21 73.0 chapter-08 73.0 chapter-09 72.0 chapter-16 72.0 chapter-19 71.0 chapter-20 71.0 chapter-27 66.0 chapter-29 Item summaries; "In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- chapter-01 Deerslayer, as Hurry called his companion, was a very different person "Come, Deerslayer, fall to, and prove that you have a Delaware stomach, years with the Delawares, and know them to be as manful as any other "I am no trapper, Hurry," returned the young man proudly: "I live by the the country so early in the season," muttered Hurry to himself, in a way "Why, as to old Tom''s human natur'', it is not much like other men''s "Anan?" said Deerslayer, looking up at his companion in a little Come, Deerslayer," he added, with a good-natured laugh, after "That is unseemly in a poor man''s darter," returned Deerslayer gravely, "If that man should be Judith Hutter''s husband, after what has passed, I "I would dare to speak truth, Hurry, consarning you or any man that ever "Therein, fri''nd Hurry, you do the Delawares, at least, and all their chapter-02 "This must be the place, Deerslayer," March at length observed; "here is "Look this-a-way, Hurry--here, in a line with the black oak--don''t Hurry, when on reaching the margin of the lake, he beheld the view that nothing met it but the mirror-like surface of the lake, the placid view "Do the redmen often visit this lake, Hurry?" continued Deerslayer, But though there be other lakes, Deerslayer, there''s no other Judith "Old Tom is full of contrivances," added Hurry, "and he set his heart on "You seem to know the whole history of the castle, Hurry, chimney and "Old Tom calls this sort of a wharf his door-yard," observed Hurry, as After Deerslayer had cast a look about him in the outer room, he raised "I don''t believe, Hurry, that they account me as out-of-the-way "I look upon him as the most of a man who acts nearest the right, Hurry. chapter-03 "''Tis as I thought," said Hurry, laying aside the glass, "the old fellow white man''s gifts are Christianized, while a red-skin''s are more for the Each time the canoe passed a point, Hurry turned a look behind him, banks or the trees, that looks as if it would let a river like the "Ay, Deerslayer, rivers are like human mortals; having small beginnings, country," continued Hurry, "it''s a great advantage to get a good look "Why, Deerslayer, I''ve got to believe that a man meets with inimies "We shall soon see the ark," said Hurry, as the canoe glided round As Hurry complied, Deerslayer was soon on the shore, advancing into the "True, Hurry," said the other looking back and smiling, "nevertheless, Hurry, standing up in the canoe, the better to look about him. canoe had dropped down with the current some little distance, when Hurry chapter-04 The ark, as the floating habitation of the Hutters was generally called, the scow, and removed from the cabin, standing in the open air; the ark "You are Hetty Hutter," said Deerslayer, in the way one puts a question "Yes, I''m Hetty Hutter" returned the girl in a low, sweet voice, which "Well, Deerslayer, I''m not one of them," answered Hetty, simply; "Judith cabin towards the other end of the boat; "this comes of good looks, if "If this be true, Master Hutter," said Hurry, whose change of "That doesn''t look much like a red-skin on the war path!" returned the "That is soon told, Master Hutter," said the young man, with the young man, and, as yet, have never been on a war-path; but no sooner did necessary," said Hutter, glancing through the leaves of his cover, as if continued to haul on the line, the ark passed steadily ahead, the great chapter-05 "daughters, as you know, Hurry, and good girls too, I may say, though I "No man needs a safer wife than Hetty," said Hurry, laughing, "though "The young man is right, Hurry," he said; "and we can leave the children "Ay, Master Hurry," again interrupted the rich voice of Judith, "is it "You must fight a man with his own we''pons, Deerslayer," cried Hurry, The disdainful manner of Hurry prevented a reply, and he and the old man You like Hurry, and must know "Judith will never have Hurry," returned the girl mildly, but positively; "Judith don''t like Hurry." "Hurry is handsome, father," said Hetty, with a simple emphasis, that "I know it, father; but Hurry says beauty is everything in a young old man and Hurry were again left alone, while the young hunter was of Judith Hutter and her sister," said the girl, rousing herself as if Hetty Hutter, Deerslayer." chapter-06 a bark canoe is as good as a man-of-war, since the castle will not be "At any rate, we know you can use a paddle, young man," said Hutter, soon ready, with Hurry and Deerslayer at the paddles. Hutter alone knew the places where the canoes were hid, in about half an hour they were approaching the shore, at a point near a "Lay on your paddles, men," said Hutter, in a low voice, "and let us The canoe was drawn out of the log with the utmost care, raised by Hurry old man held his way down the lake, steering towards the very point that there was water so near him on his left, the old man led the way "Let us paddle along this south shore," said Hutter, "and see if there''s Deerslayer, do you get into the canoe, lad, and paddle off chapter-07 When about a hundred yards from the shore, Deerslayer rose in the canoe, approaching the land, and his own canoe reached the point just as his other, like savage creatur''s that meet in the woods; go your way, then, "That''s just, red-skin; thought you must be wrong in thinking the canoe they reached the open ground, the former pointed towards Deerslayer''s eyes of the savage were glancing on him, like those of the crouching rifle at its side, Deerslayer then returned and stood over the Indian So saying, Deerslayer raised the Indian in his arms, and carried him to appearance of a second Indian on the lake shore, a few hundred yards The eye of Deerslayer was Satisfied that the man in the canoe could have no arms, Deerslayer "If you''ve enj''yed yourself enough in that canoe, red-skin," Deerslayer for a warrior, sounding much more manful and valiant than Deerslayer! chapter-08 "Father!" Judith at length exclaimed, succeeding in uttering the word, answered Deerslayer, in his direct and simple minded manner. surprise of Deerslayer, Judith seemed the most distressed, Hetty The girls ate little, but Deerslayer gave proof of "Did you never see that chest opened, Judith?" the young man demanded Judith and Deerslayer looked surprised, and for a minute the first "You have not told us all, Deerslayer," said Judith earnestly. a way is our own secret; but thoughtful young men on the war-path, as Judith, do you know the arr''nd on which your father and Hurry went ag''in "And how does that concern you, Deerslayer?" demanded Judith, a little "This is so true, Deerslayer," returned Judith, "that now all is ready, demanded of the young man, as they stood near each other, Deerslayer Judith now entered into a desultory discourse with Deerslayer, in which chapter-09 surface, this was soon effected, and the young man checked the drift "Is the rock empty, Judith?" inquired Deerslayer, as soon as he "And you Deerslayer--" exclaimed Judith, turning her handsome face from The young men--for Chingachgook immediately came to his friend''s "Judith and Hetty" said Deerslayer, with an untaught, natural "Judith," said the young man, looking up at her with a smile and an "Deerslayer," answered Judith, after a moment''s pause, "I shall be "And you, Deerslayer," said Judith quickly, and with more sensibility The young man then gave his friend a succinct, but clear account, of the occupation that an Indian would not be likely to desire, Deerslayer, Both Deerslayer and Judith followed the direction of his gesture, and "Hetty!" exclaimed the young man and Judith in a breath; and the former "What can this mean, Judith?" demanded Deerslayer--"Why has your sister chapter-10 The girl was quite an hour finding her way to the point, the distance "Lay her head more off the shore, Delaware," said Deerslayer for the "God is with us all, Hetty--in the castle, or on the shore--father as "Will you tell me, Hetty, what you intend to say?" asked Deerslayer. "Well, then," answered Hetty, dropping her voice to a low, confidential, concern.--"Indian--red man savage--wicked warrior--that-a-way." "Why your father come to Mingo camp in night?" asked the Indian girl, "No true--" returned the Delaware girl, with a warmth that nearly "I never had a friend," answered Hetty returning the warm embrace with Deerslayer and Chingachgook great friend, and no the same colour, Hist Promise Hist that, good Hetty." Now you love Hist, I know, Hetty, and so, among Injins, Hist, so Hetty want to see Hurry. Hetty understood this appeal, and she promised the Delaware girl not to chapter-11 As the two girls came near the encampment, Hetty uttered a slight "Tell me, father--" returned the girl, looking furtively about her as As Hetty approached the chiefs they opened their little circle, with an Civil Law. As soon as Hist was seated by the side of Hetty, the old chief desired "And, now, Hist," continued Hetty, as soon as it was intimated to her "And, now, Hist," resumed Hetty, as soon as she perceived that her first "You can tell these chiefs that throughout this book, men are ordered to Hetty resumed she inquired earnestly of Hist if the chiefs had "Neighbor, for Injin, no mean pale-face," answered the Delaware girl, "Tell my young sister," said the Huron, looking directly at Hist, "that "The Iroquois chief go to speak--my pale-face friend listen," said Hist. Hetty and Hist were now left alone with Hutter and chapter-12 "Judith hath given me them for your use, chief," said the latter, as he into red-skin hands, when men set out on an ar''n''d like that which took "Very true, Deerslayer," rejoined Judith, losing every trace of Judith, the chest itself would buy your father''s "''Tis as you think, Sarpent," answered Deerslayer, whose remarks we "This is a family chist, Judith," he said, "and ''tis like to hold family The Delaware complied, Deerslayer civilly placed a stool for Judith, exclamation of pleasure, as soon as Deerslayer opened this coat and held "I see no reason, Deerslayer, why one man may not wear a scarlet coat, "Then you think, Deerslayer, that Thomas Hutter has no one in his "Wah-ta-Wah is a red-skin girl, Deerslayer," returned the Indian, "like of penetrating any farther into the chest of Hutter, when Judith Deerslayer and Judith. "If we knew all that chest holds, Deerslayer," returned the girl, when chapter-13 As Deerslayer spoke, he took the weapon from the hand of his friend and "This is white neglect," said Deerslayer, shaking his head, "and scarce long loaded," said Deerslayer, "and some accident may happen in the I know''d it, and as much as said it, here, to Judith; for your "This goes beyond the surveyors, Judith!" Deerslayer exclaimed, after eyes, and Chingachgook fairly forgot his Indian dignity in admiration Deerslayer; my poor father carries his God with him, wherever he goes, "Good for Iroquois!" said Chingachgook, parting with one of the castles know," answered Deerslayer, "but the man that passes false money, "After all, Deerslayer, these pieces of ivory may not be idols, at all. "Well, Judith," said Deerslayer, rising, after the interview had lasted "That say Great Sarpent, in Deerslayer tongue." Deerslayer, and father, and Judith, and I, her cheeks, and the girl looked up archly at the Indian, smiling with chapter-14 of habit, and tribes and people, as to reduce this young savage warrior treaty about the ransom, and Deerslayer heard the whole of Hetty''s castle and old Hutter''s darters, coming in as a sort of accident. "Thanks--My young pale-face warrior--he has got a name--how do the "My old prisoner very wise--king of the lake--great warrior, wise moment the watchfulness of Deerslayer had a little abated, for he sat Iroquois, ''tisn''t very likely they''ll forget a beast with two tails, on manner of Deerslayer wrought their usual effect on Rivenoak. Deerslayer left the platform, and entering the house, he directed Judith Deerslayer, as he helped the other up on the platform, slyly passing into the hand of Rivenoak, at the same time, another of the castles. "Harkee, Deerslayer," returned the other a little fiercely, "it will "You''ve come off whole, Hurry, and that''s not a little," answered the chapter-15 the shore!" returned Judith, with a feigned levity that she was far "We were sorry for poor Hurry, as well as for father, Judith!" put in Hurry, just as Deerslayer, who had paused for a single instant, listened near Hurry, and took the bundle of sticks into his own hand, examining canoe," answered Hurry, passing towards the door with enormous strides, approached the Indian with loud menaces, and even Deerslayer stood Deerslayer watched all the movements of Hutter and Harry with jealous Neither Hutter nor March spoke to Deerslayer concerning their object, or It has been said that Judith took her place at the side of Deerslayer, a little too near as it is." Deerslayer went on, in his own steady, "Judith, I ought to have read a chapter to father and Hurry!" said the father and Hurry growling like bears, and yet no noise comes from the chapter-16 great moment in the eyes of Deerslayer and his friend. Deerslayer pointed out to Judith, instructing her as to the course she "Deerslayer!" hastily said the girl, interrupting him, though nearly As the young man entered the canoe, the girl stood arm of the Delaware, caused him to turn his head in the direction of As soon as Deerslayer was at his post again, in the stern of the canoe, Deerslayer had got nearly in a line between the camp and the ark before Most of the young women seemed to be light-hearted enough; but one old When Hist named the point as the place of meeting, it was with the Disposing of the canoe in such a manner that Hist must see it, should she come to the place of meeting previously to their return, the young The moment was near when it became necessary for Hist to act. chapter-17 "My pale-face friend is very welcome," said the Indian, with a familiar The Hurons keep a hot fire to dry the white man''s clothes by." "I thank you, Huron--or Mingo, as I most like to call you," returned the "Mingo," said the hunter, a little of the weakness of human nature "Good; a Huron is a red-skin, as well as a Delaware. Hawkeye can go back and tell him how he has outwitted the Hurons, how he darters, they are comely enough to gain the liking of any young man, The Hurons know that they have a great warrior for their "Judith told me to come this time, Deerslayer," Hetty replied, "she "And your father, good little Hetty--and Hurry; did they know of your Delawares, and this is a matter in which pale-face and red-skin gifts "What shall I tell Judith about you, Deerslayer; I know she will send me chapter-18 "If you took me for a Huron girl, warrior," she said, "I don''t wonder and have never met any man at night, for mother always said it was By the time Hetty had said this, she reached the place where the canoes "Here we are safe, Hetty," she said, "and may talk without the fear of "I don''t believe, Judith, the Hurons know I have left them." "I believe I did, Judith; but you know I am feeble-minded, and I may Deerslayer is not as handsome as Hurry Harry, Judith, but "It is a hard thing to fear truth, Hetty," she said, "and yet do I more "No, not ugly, Hetty," interrupted Judith. poor Hetty, you little know mankind! "It cannot be, Hetty," said Judith, when a thorough search had satisfied "Hurry is sinful and thoughtless about his words, Judith," Hetty meekly by nature and habit, Judith scarce breathed, while poor Hetty hid her chapter-19 passing northward, and the sail soon swept the scow so far up the lake grew upon the eyes of Hutter and Hurry as the hours advanced, changing of the lake, and more particularly of its shores, Hutter turned the head appearances generally auspicious, the canoe of Judith was seen floating Hurry had lowered the sail, and by this time the Ark was within two All these conjectures passed from Hutter to Hurry, the former appearing Under the circumstances, Hutter and Hurry were not men to be long to come forth and help to take in the sail, and to secure the Ark. Chingachgook obeyed, and by the time he had reached the head of the Hutter had hauled a canoe up to the head of the scow, and, as the canoe of Hutter passed through the gate into the dock, he arms in the Ark, Hutter and Hurry having proceeded without their rifles, chapter-20 the nearest Huron by the waist, raised him entirely from the platform, a desperate effort, which sent the Huron from him, hurling his body the head of the Huron over the edge of the platform, until the chin was watched the lake on both sides, and no canoe could possibly approach concealed from Indian eyes, and the strength of Hist was unequal to abandoned the scow to its own movements, forced Hist into the cabin, the his direction had so far changed as to carry him clear of the Ark into the stem of the scow in time to witness the fall of Hurry into the The moment the Hurons lost sight of the body of Hurry they By this time Hurry was in the scow, and the Delaware had his rifles Judith was enabled to perceive that the Hurons were sensibly drawing Hetty did as desired, Judith retiring a few yards from the platform the chapter-21 Judith," exclaimed the weak minded girl, as soon as their first "Hush, Hetty--hush, poor sister--He opens his eyes; he may hear and "Father," said Judith, inexpressibly pained by his deplorable situation, are not one--Father, shall I read the Bible to you--mother always said man on earth?" was startling, and as Hetty proceeded, Hutter applied, or "Don''t you feel better now, father?" asked Hetty, closing the volume. Judith said not a word concerning the condition of her father, but Hurry "Not there--Harry March--no, not there," said Judith, shuddering "Why not, Judith?" asked Hetty, earnestly. onpretending man has to say, Judith, I should like to talk a little with Judith," answered Hurry, more disturbed than he would have cared to own, a father, or a mother, Judith, and it''s morally unpossible that you and "You put it in better words than I can do, Judith, and I wish you to chapter-22 "Father!" repeated Judith slowly, the blood for the first time since her "I am sorry you think so, Judith," returned Hetty, dropping her head on "Harry March loves you, sister," returned poor Hetty, unconsciously "Well, Judith, you know best, for you are cleverer than common, mother "What do you think of Deerslayer, Hetty?" asked Judith, bending "Why, Judith, Deerslayer isn''t in the least comely, and is altogether "He is not ill-looking, Hetty, and beauty in a man is not of much man or woman, in the eyes of God, for mother has often told me so, when "This is strange, Judith!--I didn''t think the earth held a handsomer, or "Tisn''t right, Judith, for children to talk of their parents'' sins. "I don''t know what you mean by ''future'', Judith," she at length, As the two canoes approached each other--for Judith and her sister had chapter-23 "Then keep it, Deerslayer, and become King of the Woods," said Judith, down hearted, Hurry, for Judith is a sprightly young woman, and she has meaning a ''word'' passed for the doing of any thing of the like. "You don''t understand Mingo messages, poor Hetty--" resumed Deerslayer, or red, and your chiefs know little of a woman''s heart, Deerslayer, "If you wish my honest thoughts on this p''int, Judith, I shall answer "Ay; let''s hear that, Deerslayer," put in Hurry. say--''Deerslayer, tell them scamps they don''t know Harry March! "Fair words make long friendships, Master Deerslayer," he said a little "Tell the Hurons, Deerslayer," she said, "that they are as ignorant as And now, Judith, having got the answer of a red-skin girl, "Goodbye, Hurry," said Hetty, who now wanted to hasten the young man a party ag''in these vagabonds as soon as you git in, Hurry," Deerslayer chapter-24 Judith was waiting the return of Deerslayer on the platform, with "And now, Deerslayer," Judith continued, "you see I have lighted the "Why Thomas Hutter, Judith, and not your father? As Judith read a letter she put it into his hands to upon the acute mind of Judith, so far as her own birth and that of Hetty "I''ll do it, Judith; I''ll do it," returned the patient Deerslayer, "but "And now, Deerslayer," said Judith, "we may talk of yourself, and of the likely to feel or to act any better; but, Judith, I put it to your heart "I believe you are right, Deerslayer," returned the girl, after a little person, Deerslayer?" demanded Judith "Passing, as I did, for his child, "I do not think Hetty will ever marry, Deerslayer," she said, "and if "A woman like you, Judith! "Judith," said Deerslayer, taking her hand kindly, and with a manly chapter-25 Hist and Hetty arose with the return of light, leaving Judith still has the eyes of an eagle, and can see into a Mingo''s heart; he looks for "The pale-faces know everything," he said; "can they tell us why the sun Spirit by his works, and the pale-faces know that the ''arth turns round you the same question, Sarpent, and should like to hear what answer you no one knows to a sartainty what will happen, and young creatur''s, like Delaware villages, and say to the chiefs, and old men, and young any young woman that you have towards Hist, though the Lord knows my "Hist can''t be so wicked as to believe any such thing," returned the like to leave Killdeer to the Sarpent, should any thing happen to keep "One rifle like another, Deerslayer," returned the Indian, in English, Quick, Delaware, you''ve now a better rifle, and, Judith, chapter-26 "We''ve done an unthoughtful thing, Sarpent--yes, Judith, we''ve done an "I know of none as deserving as your own, Deerslayer," answered the girl brings wholesome thoughts to a man who don''t know how soon his own time "I''m glad to hear you say this, Deerslayer," observed Hetty, "and God Little did Deerslayer know, while thus indulging in feelings that the young man, he now slowly left the Ark, like one sorrowing for his a feeble mind is a great protection among red-skins, but when their "The missionaries are good men--mean well," returned the Delaware the time will come I hope when you''ll feel these things; for, after all, "Because, my good girl, my furlough comes so near to an end. "I don''t understand your meaning, Deerslayer--" returned the girl, "I don''t understand your meaning, Deerslayer--" returned the girl, But that will never come to pass, for Judith don''t like Hurry. chapter-27 If it was a point of honor with the Indian warrior to redeem his word, the young man put his foot on the point, and advanced with a steady possible for a pale-face to come back voluntarily, and meet the known young men, armed, while left was occupied by the women and children. Some of my young men thought that the blood of a pale-face was a point of honor to reason and feel like a white man, rather than as an are children of the setting sun; we turn our faces towards the Great when Deerslayer''s arm was arrested, his hand was raised above and behind men of the Hurons, ere something like concert and order had entered but a fallen tree lay near him, and desperate circumstances required As Deerslayer approached the point, several women and children were the canoe had drifted so far as to render nothing visible to Deerslayer, chapter-28 "You''ve the best of it, Huron," returned Deerslayer, stepping steadily suppose will soon happen, let ''em remember that if a pale-face struggles The man who told her husband and her brother to quit her lodge, that "Why did you kill the Huron, Deerslayer?--" returned the girl "Deerslayer, do you mean to marry Sumach, now she has neither husband shall be the wife of Hurry, I know, but were he my husband no man should "Ay, gal, you ain''t Sumach, but a comely young Christian, with a good "Have your say, young man; have your say," returned Deerslayer, unmoved; They were the best hunters, and the boldest young men of their tribe; than you can be called a young woman, and as to the Great Spirit''s take her children by the hand, and go into the lodge of the pale-face See this girl; what young man will chapter-29 dangerous weapon, the object being to strike the tree as near as case of our hero, Rivenoak and the older warriors were apprehensive that young men were eager, instead of being fierce, and Rivenoak thought he Deerslayer got an inkling of this warrior''s want eyes, the firmest and oldest warrior of the red-men never having more sacrificed the captive to his hatred of the pale-faces generally, Rivenoak now told his people that the pale-face had proved himself to be When Deerslayer saw the chosen warriors step into the circle, with their Great Spirit often speaks to men with such tongues. Had I as many hands as four warriors, their been cut off by this pale-face; my Hurons wish to see if he did this by daughter, and sit by Sumach, who is in grief; let the Huron warriors that they left the captive, for a time, in their hands, it being a chapter-30 "Which of these warriors is the principal chief?" demanded Judith of "I can believe this, Huron," resumed Judith, enacting her assumed "Let the Flower of the Woods speak," returned the old chief courteously, angrily at each other; especially had my young men seen that pale-face "My young pale-face boasts he is no boaster," returned the crafty chief: "It will not do, Judith," said the young man, in answer to this appeal, "None, perhaps, Deerslayer," answered the girl, with firmness, "but I meet the salutations of the Huron girls, with whom she was personally paint from your face; stand before the Hurons the crow that you are. to face with Deerslayer, chiefs and warriors; I will show you how great observable to Deerslayer and Judith, if to no others--"Ask that of your "No, chiefs--no, Rivenoak--" eagerly interrupted Hist--"Deerslayer fears "Stop Huron--stay chiefs!--" exclaimed Judith, scarce knowing what she A young Indian came bounding through the Huron ranks, chapter-31 but when he found one gentle and young like Hetty, with a mind beneath Mother is dead; and so is father; but you are living, Judith, and so "How came they to shoot a poor girl like me, and let so many men go "Don''t mind me, dear Judith," said the affectionate and pure-hearted "No, no, no--poor, dear, dear Hetty!" exclaimed Judith, in an "I have got my Bible here, Judith," returned her sister in a voice of "Do you know my sister?" asked Hetty, ere the rebuked soldier had time "You!--You, Hetty Hutter, think of such an act!" exclaimed Judith, "Hurry is here, dearest Hetty," whispered the sister, with her face so allowed Judith to put his hard colossal hand between those of Hetty, and "This is Hurry, dearest," whispered Judith, bending over her sister, "Of what are you thinking, my sweet sister?" whispered Judith "Tell me, chapter-32 enquired of Judith in what way she chose to proceed, and understanding the Delaware immediately joined her, and paddled away, leaving Judith canoe glided by, Judith for the first time that morning spoke to her matter--move the canoe, a little farther east, Deerslayer--the sun so Do you really love war, Deerslayer, better "As I loved my parents, Judith, when they was living! A long, thoughtful pause succeeded; Judith here covered her face with "Were I living in a crowd of friends, Deerslayer, I should still think as I now think--say as I now say," returned Judith, speaking with her answered Judith, with an impetuosity of feeling and manner that at once "Ah''s me!--you''re a winning and a lovely creatur'', Judith; yes, you are say either, Judith--as if I wished to quit father and mother--if father and the heart of Deerslayer beat quick, as he found a ribbon of Judith''s