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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 247 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 74049 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 83 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 120 Indians 106 Mr. 80 man 52 Fort 50 River 48 Mrs. 46 God 44 time 43 CHAPTER 41 look 38 good 38 New 37 Captain 33 John 32 little 32 Jack 28 St. 27 General 26 day 26 Miss 26 Creek 26 Colonel 25 Jim 24 Lake 23 West 23 Tom 22 Sioux 22 Bill 21 Ohio 20 come 20 Indian 19 States 19 Missouri 17 England 16 like 16 illustration 15 United 15 Uncle 15 Red 15 City 14 indian 14 Texas 14 Kansas 14 George 13 Virginia 13 North 13 Kentucky 13 Boone 12 boy 12 Peter Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 56541 man 38357 time 31609 day 21432 way 19351 hand 18537 horse 16321 night 15971 eye 15754 place 15705 year 13921 life 13822 mile 13676 water 13563 thing 13382 head 13322 country 13184 side 13034 foot 12489 boy 12256 face 12120 camp 11997 house 11845 river 11118 fire 10840 one 10670 friend 10292 woman 9775 people 9674 nothing 9609 tree 9531 word 9496 moment 9421 morning 9265 party 9056 land 8965 child 8675 part 8459 hour 8257 ground 8240 work 8218 girl 8112 home 7836 father 7792 something 7716 mother 7399 heart 7090 wood 7007 mountain 6897 door 6868 name Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 36256 _ 20805 Indians 14694 Mr. 7962 Mrs. 6537 Indian 6170 Jack 5483 Fort 5237 River 4306 Captain 4258 New 4205 Jim 3779 John 3766 God 3528 General 3478 St. 3293 CHAPTER 3267 buffalo 3265 Miss 3257 West 3184 Tom 3146 Henry 3067 Colonel 2865 Dick 2785 States 2704 Paul 2421 Lake 2389 Joe 2271 George 2214 Creek 2159 Bill 2123 United 2076 Hugh 2076 England 2073 Boone 2059 Company 2045 Virginia 2042 North 2039 Sandy 2023 Uncle 1922 Bob 1897 Missouri 1878 California 1870 City 1860 Ohio 1858 Great 1855 Dr. 1792 Red 1771 Bay 1766 Harry 1715 Roger Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 211409 he 210879 i 168553 it 105594 they 95065 you 93384 we 71164 him 58096 them 53844 she 47737 me 26689 us 21588 her 13073 himself 6088 themselves 4939 myself 3154 ''em 2823 herself 2690 itself 2364 one 1731 ourselves 1448 yourself 937 ''s 876 mine 622 thee 568 yours 533 his 468 em 341 ours 281 theirs 246 hers 219 ye 76 hisself 39 yerself 33 i''m 32 yourselves 31 yer 31 on''t 27 thar 27 ay 25 meself 24 theeself 23 oneself 20 hez 19 uv 18 thyself 17 you''ll 17 ha 15 himse''f 14 y 13 yo Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 619472 be 245219 have 81264 do 63228 say 54677 go 49869 come 46399 see 46168 make 37192 take 33568 know 33000 get 24746 look 24097 find 23308 give 22545 think 21418 tell 18601 leave 15585 seem 14503 hear 13992 keep 13000 turn 12817 stand 12406 call 12158 follow 12157 ask 12149 bring 11762 feel 11211 run 11035 begin 10999 pass 10241 want 10119 put 10066 reach 10023 hold 9999 become 9478 fall 9414 let 9311 start 9147 return 8943 lie 8665 speak 8295 send 8276 meet 8245 kill 8242 try 8180 sit 7724 carry 7684 live 7374 ride 7258 show Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 123751 not 45186 so 44987 up 37025 then 35951 out 31798 now 30379 more 28149 little 25170 good 24231 very 22955 down 22788 well 22729 other 22198 long 22003 as 21580 only 21280 old 20144 great 20071 here 19761 back 19291 first 17870 much 17396 there 16800 away 16363 never 15963 again 15938 just 15051 many 14026 too 13996 few 13377 off 13018 on 12897 soon 12538 young 12299 most 12163 last 12144 even 12058 still 12052 own 11770 far 10764 once 10689 in 10612 same 10382 such 10242 all 10001 ever 9678 about 9572 white 9177 over 8940 enough Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5196 good 3429 most 3253 least 1133 great 922 bad 921 near 622 slight 582 high 490 Most 446 large 420 fine 380 big 371 eld 305 early 284 old 261 young 251 j 224 strong 188 deep 178 brave 174 late 165 small 159 rich 128 long 123 hard 120 low 110 faint 109 happy 108 short 103 wild 93 farth 91 dear 86 easy 85 wise 83 manif 78 safe 77 dark 73 full 71 fast 66 heavy 64 close 63 tall 63 pure 63 grand 62 simple 61 quick 61 noble 60 poor 60 lovely 60 bright Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8868 most 681 well 537 least 22 near 14 worst 14 hard 10 highest 9 long 8 jest 7 youngest 5 lest 4 tempest 4 finest 3 writhe 3 soon 3 shortest 3 eldest 2 stoutest 2 quick 2 lowest 2 handiest 2 fast 2 farthest 2 coolest 2 biggest 1 wisest 1 whitest 1 west,--the 1 ugliest 1 swiftest 1 strongest 1 strangest 1 southernmost 1 smoothest 1 sharpest 1 sayest 1 say-- 1 safest 1 roughest 1 rest 1 pottest 1 p.s.--please 1 oncest 1 oldest 1 oddest 1 nor''-west 1 nod 1 noblest 1 more''n 1 meekest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 www.gutenberg.org 20 www.gutenberg.net 10 archive.org 5 www.archive.org 4 www.freeliterature.org 3 www.pgdpcanada.net 2 mormontextsproject.org 2 kdl.kyvl.org 1 www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk 1 digital.library.villanova.edu 1 dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 4 http://www.freeliterature.org 4 http://archive.org 3 http://www.pgdpcanada.net 2 http://www.archive.org 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/63205/63205-h/63205-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/63205/63205-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48344/48344-h/48344-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48344/48344-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48291/48291-h/48291-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/48291/48291-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46227/46227-h/46227-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46227/46227-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45699/45699-h/45699-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/45699/45699-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39465/39465-h/39465-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39465/39465-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37922/37922-h/37922-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37922/37922-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35973/35973-h/35973-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35973/35973-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29129/29129-h/29129-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29129/29129-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28870/28870-h/28870-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28870/28870-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28791/28791-h/28791-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/28791/28791-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/9/9/25998/25998-h/25998-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/5/9/9/25998/25998-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/2/9/9/22994/22994-h/22994-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/2/9/9/22994/22994-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/9/0/7/19071/19071-h/19071-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/9/0/7/19071/19071-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/6/8/6/16869/16869-h/16869-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/6/8/6/16869/16869-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/6/2/7/16274/16274-h/16274-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/6/2/7/16274/16274-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/8/8/14881/14881-h/14881-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/8/8/14881/14881-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/0/2/14023/14023-h/14023-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/4/0/2/14023/14023-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/5/6/13560/13560-h/13560-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/3/5/6/13560/13560-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/3/0/0/13003/13003-h/13003-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/3/0/0/13003/13003-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/4/9/12493/12493-h/12493-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/1/2/4/9/12493/12493-h.zip 1 http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/home 1 http://www.archive.org/details/littlepillsarmys00mckaiala 1 http://www.archive.org/details/indianslastfight00collrich 1 http://www.archive.org/details/fromcharthouseto00bryd Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- 1 mormontextsproject@gmail.com 1 billbrewer@ttu.edu Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 _ is _ 109 _ did _ 108 _ was _ 79 indians did not 70 _ do _ 59 _ had _ 54 man did not 49 _ have _ 47 _ are _ 44 men did not 43 indians had not 43 indians were not 40 night came on 38 _ know _ 34 _ do n''t 33 _ am _ 31 men were not 28 face was very 28 man was not 25 _ knew _ 25 horse ''s back 25 men went out 25 night was dark 24 eyes were full 24 indians are not 23 _ has _ 23 men are not 23 time went on 22 _ does _ 22 eyes were not 21 _ did n''t 21 boys did not 21 eyes did not 21 indians were so 21 indians were very 21 one does not 20 man had never 19 indians came up 19 indians were now 19 man came in 18 boys were not 18 face was white 18 men came in 18 men do not 18 night was so 18 night was very 17 _ got _ 17 _ see also 17 _ think _ 17 boy did not Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 time is not far 5 day is not far 5 time had not yet 4 indians had not yet 4 indians were not likely 4 men tell no tales 4 one is not surprised 3 camp was not far 3 country is not so 3 day was not far 3 face was no longer 3 fire was not yet 3 friends are not far 3 indians are not cruel 3 indians were no longer 3 indians were not only 3 life was no longer 3 man made no answer 3 things were no worse 3 water was not so 2 boys had no sooner 2 boys were not idle 2 camp was no longer 2 days have no parallel 2 eyes were no longer 2 eyes were not strong 2 eyes were not sufficiently 2 face gave no sign 2 feet made no sound 2 feet making no sound 2 hand was no longer 2 horse was not very 2 house was not yet 2 houses are not so 2 indians are not so 2 indians are not very 2 indians had no legal 2 indians had not only 2 indians have no fear 2 indians have no fellow 2 indians made no distinction 2 indians were not far 2 life is not so 2 life was not at 2 man was not able 2 men are no great 2 men were not so 2 night was not far 2 one finds not far 2 one has not enough Sizes of items; 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"In a narrative form, how can each item be abstracted?" ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 10030 Skirmish with Indians--A Buffalo Hunt--A False Alarm in camp--A Scout on Crack Shot--I have a little Indian fight of my own--Return to Fort I make my Home at Fort McPherson--Arrival of my Family--Hunting and Horse One day, after he had been absent some little time, he came home and said One night a body of armed men, mounted on horses, rode up to our house As I was leaving Horse Creek one day, a party of fifteen Indians "jumped time upon the different subjects of horses, buffaloes, Indians and times, and their shots killed the two mules and my horse; but we gave it traveling night and day had got a long start, and the General concluded "It is a government horse," said he, "and the Indian who is riding him is discovered Indians camped, not more than a mile away, with horses grazing 10066 The red head of Donnegan moved, and Lefty Joe knew that the younger man "Donnegan," said the colonel, "I shall talk no more nonsense to you. "She''s in The Corner," said Donnegan, and he dwelt upon the face of Jack He strode to Nelly Lebrun and bent over her; Donnegan saw her eyes flash As for Donnegan, he saw a man whom Landis had summoned to take his place It stopped Donnegan like a blow in the face and turned his heart to under Landis'' nose and make him mark time, Donnegan went into Lebrun''s "I knew you when I laid eyes on you for the first time," said Donnegan. "Compared with Lord Nick, Donnegan," he said, "you don''t look half a made Donnegan lift his head at length, and know that Lord Nick had come. "You''ve left out the name of Lord Nick," said Donnegan. 10146 Times were morning papers, and were generally printed the evening to the city at the present time marched through the principal streets, march at that time and one at the present day, the following is given: Some time during the year 1858 the Minnesotian office received about street, was at one time one of of the swell hotels of the city. meetings were held in different parts of the city a great many times CAPT.E.Y. SHELLEY THE PIONEER PRINTER OF MINNESOTA--A LARGE NUMBER OF was commander of the regiment for some time after the battle. McCoy was an old-time typo and worked in all the St. Paul all over the city in a short time and people used to come to the The old St. Paul Times had no more reliable man than the late Richard there was not with us at any time during the day more than 25,000 men 10217 come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at water-loving plants as grow widely in moist ground, but the true desert South-looking hills are nearly bare, and the lower tree-line To the little people the water trails are as country There is little water in the Ceriso at the best of times, and that the dry season there is no water else for a man''s long journey of a day. across the valley at the beginning of deep snows, by way of the Black water-holes in the desert hills, and got to know much of his way of So one comes to the country of the painted hills,--old red place of buzzards, land of cloud-nourished trees and wild things that for the birds to come down from the pine lands; looked in the orchard Years of a "short water crop," that is, when too little snow fell on the 10560 "_Ma mere_" said Verty, standing at the door of the old Indian woman''s "Hem!" said Mr. Jinks, "a very fine day, Miss Redbud. "I know you will," said the kind eyes, plainly, and Verty smiled. "Yes, sir," said Miss Sallianna, "and my young pupil must now return "Yes, ma''am," said Redbud; "good-bye, Verty," she added, looking at "Good morning, Mr. Roundjacket," said Verty, smiling; "how do you do "You know I am a great artist in the cutting line, sir," said Mr. Jinks, with dignity; "and that nobody can do your fine work but me, "Oh, yes, sir," said Redbud, looking at him with her kind, sad eyes, "Come, Redbud!" said Verty, persuasively smiling. "What are you gazing at?" said the young girl, smiling, as Verty''s eye "You''d like the writer much more, Miss Redbud," said the young man; "Yes, sir," said Verty, "I think I''m in love with her." 10810 Story.--Angels.--Arrival at San Diego.--Good News.--A Stock Ranche.--Mrs. Hyde that is to be.--An Invitation from Old Jerry. Jerry and the boys soon returned, saying that the animals were perfectly At the sound of Jerry''s voice, the boys came out from under the wagon, afore ter-morrow night at this time, or you may call old Jerry a liar, Mounting our horses, Jerry, Hal, Ned, and myself set out in pursuit of "Come, Jerry, tell us how you know when the Indians passed?" said I. "I can''t think that he''s got it," said Hal; "and I''d like to take Ned and "We shall probably need everybody in camp putty soon," said Jerry. done afore now," continued he, glancing at Hal. The Indians were still nearly half a mile away, when Jerry, handing me As they rode away, Jerry said: "I wish them boys was well in camp." Jerry, Hal, Ned, Patsey, and even the Mexican 10978 "Keep looking at the stars, Sheila," he said with thrilling emphasis, and "Yes," said Sheila, in her voice that in some mysterious way was another "Oh," said Sheila, daughter of Mark who looked at stars, "of course "Go in, Miss Sheila," said Sylvester. "They look like real men to me," said Sheila. and thrusting his face close to Sheila''s "''_A pretty barmaid_!'' said he." ask you, Miss Sheila, if you''ve got red blood in your veins and a love of "I like horses much better than motors," said Sheila. Sheila went on, dancing like a mist in Hudson''s arms. "It''s my dinner," said Sheila, and Dickie walked over mechanically and "Here''s a note for you, Miss Arundel," she said, coming over to Sheila''s the cantle, and looked at Sheila from a bent face with troubled eyes. "You mean," said Dickie, "tell you what I think this looks like?" 11151 no white man or Indian would find the time or inclination for such "No," answered the man, "but we may; keep a bright look-out, Teddy, "I knows yees _prays_ for me, Misther Harvey and Miss Cora, ivery Indians, had he not secured a fair look at the man as he ran away. "Like Miss Harvey--good man''s squaw--t''ink she be good woman?" "Bad man--why not like Mr. Harvey?" said the savage, paying no "Who knows but Master Harvey has gone to the village, and Miss Cora "They say an Indian never will tell a lie to a friend," said Teddy, The line was soon stowed away, and Teddy made his way at a half-walk Indians and Teddy pursued the search for traces of the hunter''s "And so, Teddy, ye''re sayin'' it war a white man that took away the "And so, Teddy, ye''re sayin'' it war a white man that took away the 11508 Indian leaped upon young Driskol''s horse and started off. Taking deadly aim the five men fired, killing four Indians. Charley told John Fairchilds that when he was a little boy the Indians Indians in considerable numbers came to the camp, headed by the chief. river, to which place the white men moved, followed by the Indians. power of the Modoc Indians as a tribe for all time, and from that day "I reside three miles from the Indian camp on Lost river. while the Indians were killing the hired man, cut one of the horses organized a force of a hundred men and by riding night and day reached horses, killing of stock, and occasional murder of white men for arms Rumors of the coming of the Indians had reached John Day Valley, and my young men and a younger brother, struck out for the old Indian trail 11683 Yet a moment longer the man stood so; then, his own face as pale as had man he passed the look, halted at last at the figure of the lanky that silent, unwavering look set them each, the red man and the white, things." The smile vanished, and for the first time he looked away, was the time of day that Landor had tried the door of Bob Manning''s "Bess," said a low voice, "it is I, How. Won''t you tell me good-night?" For a long minute the man said nothing, merely sat there, his black head had come into the face of this Indian man; and never was it so wonderful man did not answer, merely looked at her; then for the first time since For the first time the man''s eyes dropped. For long they stood there, the girl''s hand on the man''s arm, but neither 12179 rascal said, a long way from Vandemark Township, and many years ago in away to his wagon, he said to the young man and me that that sort of "I''ve got some land in Monterey County," said I; "but I don''t know where She said that Mr. Gowdy would like to have him come into the house--and "We are looking," said the man in the carriage, "for a young girl "I think you learned a good deal--for one day," said Mrs. Thorndyke, I thought the man looked like Elder Thorndyke; but the woman''s "Say," said a man who had all the time sat in one of the wagons, "It looks like a good chance," said I. "I could do well for a poor man," said Rowena, looking at me rather "It looked like it," said Virginia. "That come hard," said she, squeezing my hand, "like makin'' a little boy 12183 The little Indian village of L''Arbre Croche gleamed far away south, in places, until we reached the little brick dwelling of our friends. at length reached the little landing, on which the assembled party stood As soon as he could possibly leave his family, my husband returned; and The arrival of Christmas and New-Year''s brought us our Indian friends "Father,--The Great Spirit made the white man and the Indian. The white man does not live like the Indian--it is not Neither does the Indian love to live like the white man--the On reaching Duck Creek, we took leave of our young friends, who remained travelling in this way many miles, we came upon an Indian trail, deeply When the boat was at length permitted to return to the mansion of Mr. Kinzie, and Mrs. Heald was removed to the house, it became necessary to The time at length arrived when, her heart bounding with joy, little 12281 "What guard are you going to put me on to-night?" inquired old man "It was a good many years ago," began old man George, "but the to cross a country for two thousand miles in the hands of a man like until he met a man from his own camp, and the two changing horses, he rope assisting his horse, an Eagle Chief man slipped up and cut the You see, I killed a man the day that right-hand trail was made: at least five miles; wanted all this river bottom for his cattle; said our cattle, horses, and men could all swim, and that we never let a "When I got on my horse, I said to the boss, ''I want to pass your "Good long shot, little man," said the sergeant, "and you may have the The good old days when an active young man could 12376 Green Lake Mission.--Waupun.--First Class.--Meetings held at Dr. Bowman''s.--Revival.--Two Local Preachers.--Short Cut to Ceresco.--Boxing Enterprise.--Sickly Season.--Quarterly Meeting at Burnett--Rev. A.P. Allen.--Elder Sampson Ties a Knot.--Conference of 1847.--Returned to Enterprise.--Sickly Season.--Quarterly Meeting at Burnett--Rev. A.P. Allen.--Elder Sampson Ties a Knot.--Conference of 1847.--Returned to Fond du Lac District Continued.--Green Bay.--First Settlement.--Rev. John Clark.--First Sermon.--First Class.--Col. Ryan.--First Fond du Lac District Continued.--Green Bay.--First Settlement.--Rev. John Clark.--First Sermon.--First Class.--Col. Ryan.--First Conference of 1862.--The War.--Position of the Conference.--Rev. J.M. Snow.--Appointed again to Spring Street.--Dr. Bowman.--Changes.--Rev. P.S. Bennett.--Rev. C.S. Macreading.--Official Board.-The New Church Enterprise.--Juvenile Missionary Society.--Conference of 1863.--Rev. P.B. Pease.--Rev. George Fellows.--Rev. Samuel Fallows.--Rev. R.B. Curtis.--Rev. D.H. Muller.--Third Year.--Pastoral Work.--Revival. Enterprise.--Juvenile Missionary Society.--Conference of 1863.--Rev. P.B. Pease.--Rev. George Fellows.--Rev. Samuel Fallows.--Rev. R.B. Curtis.--Rev. D.H. Muller.--Third Year.--Pastoral Work.--Revival. Anderson.--Revival.--Church Enlargement.--Berlin.--Early History.--Rev. Isaac Wiltse.--Conference of 1870.--Returned to Ripon.--Marriage of our Anderson.--Revival.--Church Enlargement.--Berlin.--Early History.--Rev. Isaac Wiltse.--Conference of 1870.--Returned to Ripon.--Marriage of our 1239 "Yes, Joe, and right glad I am to find you," answered the young man, "Already up to your old tricks?" asked Jim, with his hand on Joe''s "Is Fort Henry near the Indian towns?" asked Joe. After elbowing his way into the group, Joe saw the Indian holding "Beautiful!" impetuously said Nell, looking up at Joe. A quick flash Jim had been on his way to teach the Indians of the white man''s God. Jim sat with drooping head; his face was sad, and evidently he took Joe saw the Indian guard leaning against a tree, asleep. "Girty nigh did fer you," remarked Wetzel, examining Joe''s wound. Joe turned and looked in his brother''s eyes. "Come--we''ll find Colonel Zane," said Joe, opening the door. As they went out Joe saw the Indian guide standing in exactly the "White Chief is idle to-day," said Half King, speaking in the Indian 1248 camping-place, while father and the guide rode away for the day''s It had been used by Indian tribes from time, to white men, "I hope," he said to mother, "that these clouds will soon pass away, band of Indians emerge from a clump of trees half a mile away and sweep "That''s the time you saved my life, old fellow!" said he. freight trains, and at one time had saved the young man''s life, and "Um!" said the general, looking the now easy-minded young man over. place at a certain time; an Indian will reach a ford in a stream in "Don''t worry," said he; "the Indians won''t visit the fort to-night. Will so timed his trip as to reach the Indian camp at dusk, and hitching "It is written in the Great Book of the white man," said the old chief The Indian camp was also visited, and Red Shirt, the great chief, was, 12493 Little John was, of course, too young to realize the true meaning of the forgotten John''s little prayer that had been taught him by his father. people become insane just through the use of tobacco, John might have could smell tobacco smoke on his boy''s clothing so calling John to his Now, John''s aunt had at one time explained to the boys that lying and By the time John was eight years old, the evil influences with which he With this purpose in his heart John''s father decided to return with his It was morning before John and his father returned to their home; In Ed''s home both the father and the mother used tobacco a long time Instead, his father only said, "John, I would like to have you remain More than once that day while working, John thought of the farmer''s John had at last become a man after God''s own heart. 1261 "Betty, you must not excite him," said Colonel Zane. "Saved his life, of course," said Colonel Zane, answering for Isaac. But the Indians and Colonel Zane, Jonathan, Wetzel and others only two eligible young men at the fort," said Betty, with a laugh. evidence of my own eyes," said Colonel Zane, with a laugh, as Betty "Come to think of it, I believe I have missed Betty," said Col. Zane, gravely. In due time Col. Zane''s men returned and Betty learned from Jonathan I believe it''s an Indian," said Col. Zane. Once more alone with Betty, the Indian girl turned to her with eyes truth," said Col. Zane, as he, his brothers and Betty and Myeerah "Betty, would you mind going over to the Fort and relieving Mrs. Martin an hour or two?" said Mrs. Zane one day as she came home, "Well, Betty, what do you think?" said Col. Zane, stopping before 12895 then turned to Carson and said, "Indian heap like white man." Uncle Kit then told the Chief that he wanted eight Indian men to go with At this time two men stepped up to Jim Bridger and me and said, "Why We made an early camp that night and Uncle Kit said to Jim Bridger and I asked Jim why all the Indians were going south this time of the year. I told the men that if we saw no Indians or the signs of them that day position as guards, one of the young girls came to me and said, "Mr. Drannan, I knew you were a good Indian fighter, but I did not know the I answered, "I think it is an emigrant train coming." Jim said, "By Jim said, "I told those men not to go away from the train, that there 13003 north till the traveller sighted a great arm of the salt sea, and thence down French River to the waters of Lake Huron. of Lake Michigan, passed into Green Bay, and thence up the River Fox. They were assisted by the Maskutins, or Fire Indians, and were given system in the far North-West is that of the great Mackenzie River, through innumerable lakes and lakelets) enter Hudson''s Bay. West of the great Mackenzie River rises the northernmost extension of Among the Ojibwé and Huron Indians of the Great Lakes the men [Footnote 13: In the far north-west, on the rivers of the Pacific [Footnote 14: Before the white man came to _North_ America the natives _west_ coast of Newfoundland, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the River St. Lawrence, and the Great Lakes. passing through several lakes, also reached a great sea on the north. 13135 "''Oh, very well,'' says the chechako, talking like a little girl. "''I must let her know right away,'' says he. "When the kid seen me, he says, soft and weak, like something ailed blazed up white in his face, and he moved at the man like he had "''I''d like to stay and watch it,'' says I, ''but I''ve got a news item "''Dumb, eh?'' says the old man, looking me over pretty keen. "I says to myself, ''Bud, it looks like you wouldn''t be forced to Come in!" the feller says, callin'' a man for the horses. "Why don''t ye'' lose like a man?" says he. "I will, and I''ll fight like one, too," says she, while her eyes "''Get in,'' says I, and the way he obeyed orders looked like he''d had makin'' him over to look like a man. Some day I''m goin'' to lay a hand on that man, right in my own 13384 "Sam Woodhull, of course," said the mother, still hand over eye. Molly Wingate, the beauty from east of the river, until Will Banion came "Look, mother!" Molly Wingate pointed with kindling eye to the wagon As to the start of the great wagon train, little time, indeed, remained. MOLLY COAXES SAM WOODHULL TO LET HER RIDE BANION''S HORSE.] Wingate turned away and led the wagon train a half mile up the stream, "Come, we must go to the wagons," said Molly at length, and would have "This new man, Banion, that come in with the Missouri wagons--he taken times Banion checked, never looking at the man following, his hands at "I am no man''s prisoner, Captain Wingate," said Banion''s deep voice. "I wish them other wagons''d come," said Molly Wingate. wagons of one train, Missouri men, led by a man on a great black horse "You are a good man, James Bridger," said Molly Wingate. 13559 Country.--Rice Lake.--Indian Habits.--Voyage up the Otanabee.--Loghouse, and its Inmates.--Passage boat.--Journey on foot to Peterborough Team.--Arrival at a Log-house on the Banks of a Lake.--Settlement, and Indian Summer, and setting-in of Winter.--Process of clearing the Land Fruits of the Country.--Walks on the Ice.--Situation of the House.--Lake they are bound, and if they make the rude wave their home and restingplace during the long day and dark night; and then I recall to mind the as the barn-like form of the buildings of this kind, and the little walls; and as to the little farm-houses, they are uglier still, and look wild land thirty years ago, nothing but Indian hunting-grounds. Lake.--Indian Habits.--Voyage up the Otanabee.--Log-house, and its absence of trees about the dwelling-houses and cleared lands; the axe of There is another pretty trailing plant, with delicate little funnelshaped flowers, and a profusion of small dark green round buds, slightly 13560 Went like breaking in a horse, This here Nancy''s like God made her,-Like enough I''ll stay all day, But my heart slumps down like lead Thought I saw your face turn paler, "Billy, man, we sure must go!" I got two of old Jim''s bullets, Didn''t like to let you know, "Zeb, come here, and good old Simon-Got my cattle fixed for night; Why, they looked like he''d been riding "Said he''d found the old man''s outfit Nancy ain''t like other women-Making camp at Old Man''s Creek-Nancy never got away. When the old man tried to lead him, Of Zach''s cave-like prairie home, Chased him clear to Old Man''s crossing, Till one day, he saw beyond him, Like the specter of the prairie Like old times to have _you_ ''round! You don''t mind me like Jim Johnson-And I love my dear old daddie-- 13724 absurdity of thus approaching a man whom he saw twenty times a day, old hand on his cheek to turn his head to look into her confident eyes. other young men, although, like the Indians, he wore a garb of dressed of the Cherokee country west of the Great Smoky Range, was Otasite, the strife, so marked among the Cherokees: here no man''s hand was lifted British subject--an accident--the old chief of Tennessee Town killed lifting his head and gazing steadily at the young Indian''s face, which on the Great Tennessee--then called the Cherokee River--and back again Charlestown that the Cherokees of Nilaque Great had settled a new place Albeit the Cherokee treaty with the British forbade the Indians to trade In fact, old Cheesto, in common with many men not Cherokees, cared was said, the war of the Cherokees against the British was long delayed. 13970 "Friend!" said Nathan, sternly, "thee is but a dog theeself, to harm the "My good friend," said Roland, a little offended, and yet more "Friend," said Nathan, interrupting the young man, without ceremony, think of leaving these women to their fate," said Roland, giving way to "''Sdeath!" said Roland, looking on the marks, as Nathan, pointed them out "Now, friend," said Nathan, "thee will have more respect for Peter; for, "Truly," said Nathan, with a lugubrious look of assent,--"what thee says "To the door, if thee is a man,--rush!" cried Nathan, with a voice "Truly, friend," said Nathan, "thee shall know all, if thee will have "Thee speaks like a man!" said Nathan, grasping the soldier''s hand, and "Truly," said Nathan, "I fear me, we can do nothing.--Don''t thee look so "Friend," said Nathan, interrupting him, "thee speaks without thought. "Thee will never see a true man of the woods," said Nathan, with much 14023 West--Their reports concerning the country--Other adventurers--Dr. Walker''s expedition--Settlements in South-western Virginia--Indian Valley--The party is attacked by Indians, and Daniel Boone''s oldest son is killed--The party return to the settlements on Clinch River--Boone, to the Blue Licks with his brother--Attacked by the Indians--Boone''s The Indians return home from the Blue Licks--They attack the settlements expedition to the Indian country--Colonel Boone joins it--Its in one of these Daniel Boone and Stuart fell in with a party of Indians, Daniel Boone remains two years in North Carolina after his return Daniel Boone remains two years in North Carolina after his return Valley--The party is attacked by Indians and Daniel Boone''s oldest skulking parties of hostile Indians, Boone and his company reached the ever taken place in Kentucky from the number of Indians, the skill of Creek--General Clark''s expedition to the Indian country--Colonel country near the mouth of the Kentucky River, was killed by Indians, 14545 Texas man, ready at last, took his place beside Pete and raised his gun "I''d like to borrow some money," said Pete timidly. "Good security--none better," said Pete. "This breakfast is getting cold," said Pete Johnson. "You are a light-minded and frivolous old man," said Stan. "''Sall right," said Pete Johnson. "Bear looking into," said Pete; "though I think they''d size it up as an "But won''t your man Marsh tell Zurich about your unruly behavior?" said "Surest thing you know!" said Pete. "Young man," he said, "would you know that brown horse Stan was ridin'' "Zurich warned me that Stanley''s partner, this old man Johnson, had gone "Sheriff," said Pete, "pass your hand through my hair and feel there, and "You''ve got Stan sized up all wrong, Mr. McClintock," said Pete. I''m a great hand at the joke-play myself," said Pete. "Boland, you''ll have to give Carr your horse," said Pete. 14876 "The big war band is not far away," said Henry, "and it''s likely that Paul understood in a moment, but he asked no question; if Henry said so, "Better eat and drink a little more, Paul," said Henry. "That''s a fire, a camp fire, Paul," said Henry, "and I''m thinking it must Paul''s eyes wandered from Sol to his comrade, and he saw Henry suddenly "The Lord has been good to us to-night, Paul," said Shif''less Sol, with a "I''ll put this knife in his foul heart, Paul," said Shif''less Sol. The bound figure quivered in its bonds, and the eyes became wild and "Now, Paul," said Shif''less Sol, "you''re Braxton Wyatt--for a little "All right," said Henry, "you come with us, and Sol, you and Jim Hart can "Look over thar, Paul, ef you want to see a pleasant scene," said Jim Hart 14881 said ''Spirits,'' and they all went away like so many children. "White master," said the old chief, "I have brought to you the Light of "Saw--saw!" said Mrs. Woods; then turned away to bring him water. in Oregon, and Mrs. Woods did not soon forgive the Indian for taking away "He talked to us so grandly," said Gretchen to Mrs. Woods one evening, The chief''s eye followed him for a time; then the old man turned a happy "I have come to have a smoke-talk with you," said the old chief, taking "You are a good old Injun," said Mrs. Woods, yielding to her better self When Gretchen came home from school, Mrs. Woods told her what had The Indian maid was eager to hear the violin, but the old chief said: "It "It is a day of the Great Manitou," said the old chief. "Yes," said Gretchen--a consciousness of her true calling in life coming 15055 "Be seated," said Alvarez, and Paul sat down on a little grassy knoll. "Paul shorely does take mighty long looks ahead," whispered Shif''less Sol "I think it likely," said Paul, "that Alvarez will go back at once to New "Henry," said Shif''less Sol presently in a tone of great exultation, "have "Now I''m sure that this is the boat of Alvarez himself," said Henry. "The Spaniards are too far away to hear," said Henry, "and the next time "Paul, you and Jim follow him," said Henry, "I''ll keep what''s left of the "Something like a storm is coming and you were right, Sol," said Henry. "Henry an'' Sol an'' Tom are free," said Long Jim. "Of course," said Paul, "but you came just in time, and that was a great "No," said Henry, "I think, Paul, that you ought to sleep and Long Jim 15189 "Ah," said my uncle, "I think we can kill that deer." We went around a long After we had watched a long time, my uncle said: "I see no signs of people. mother''s lodge, and told her that her boy was coming, carrying a great very long the young man came with the horse, and about the same time the That night when we came back to the camp my horse was carrying a great pile I saw where the man had led his horse a little way back from the hill, and For a long time my uncle said nothing, but sat there looking at the ground. we came in sight of the camp, we could see people looking from the lodges All day long people were coming to our lodge and talking about what had people stayed in this camp for a long time and killed many buffalo and made 15307 house by the side of the road I went to the open door and asked for a farm duties, I helped about the house and came, in course of time, to the master had to pay the rent asked or leave the place. way, and exactly five weeks from the day we left Troon we came to anchor Next day, in talking with the captain, he told the master four days, declared he had got sick coming to the office; he had thought names, said the master, and came away sick at heart. to pay for what the horse drinks.'' Arrived in Toronto the master said he telling Jabez of him next day, he said the master had done well to come From the time we left the ship till we got into our shanties, July 20--Brodie and Auld came early and we set to work to get logs ready 15424 "That''s truly said, gal--truly said, I do believe," rejoined Mrs. Younker; "for she''s hung over you, sir, (turning to the wounded man) in the morning, Algernon and Ella took leave of the company and set out Ella," said Algernon, turning to her with a gentle smile, "methinks slightly turning his head, and rubbing his eyes with his hand, he said: "Why, I suppose Ella Barnwell--Younker''s niece, you know--and a likely As for you, Mr. Younker," continued he, turning his face to the old man, old man," cried Girty, casting Ella roughly from him, and "Speak out your desire!" returned Girty, as Ella, evidently fearful of infernal renegade Girty, who war running away with Ella thar; and he''d "I''m an old man, Simon Girty," said Younker, in reply, "and can''t run as river by a large body of Indians, headed by his old foe, Simon Girty, Never did Algernon appear more noble than now--never did Ella look more 15580 "Miss Sampson, here is Vaughn Steele to see you," I said. "Mr. Steele, I''m pleased to meet you," said Miss Sampson. "Mr. Steele, we''ve heard of you in Austin," said Sally with her eyes Miss Sampson looked alarmed and Sally turned pale, to my extreme joy. "Sampson, I _saw_ Snell attack Hoden," said Steele, his voice still "Sampson, you''ve shown your hand," said Steele, in the deep voice that "Steele will be killed," replied Sally, just as low-voiced. Sally said he''d meant you''d be killed, Miss Sampson felt bad about it. "Steele, old man, you''ll ruin Diane Sampson, because, as arrest looks Several days after this talk with Steele I took Miss Sampson and Sally "Well, you look a little like Sampson," finally said Mrs. Hoden, "but "Sally, did you hear what Miss Sampson said to Steele?" I asked. perhaps a little of what Miss Sampson''s must have been to Steele. 15958 that direct yet far-away look which comes to men who live face to "I have heard the name," said Humphrey; "I used to hear the men of in these wild lands, French and English might join hands, and live looked at his men, gave a fine English cheer, and rushed forth upon "I do not," answered Fritz; "I hope to come forth safe and sound. "I hope we shall meet again," said Colin, as he held Fritz''s hand to face with men who have lived in that great land whither all eyes then that Wolfe said to his new friends, with that quaint look of Julian looked round, and saw that Madame Drucour had come out upon I shall tell in Quebec how the English General, caring little whether it was answered by English or French. "I should like to address the men once more," said Wolfe to Julian, 16274 reaches Taos--Young raises a Party to chastise the Indians--Kit Carson on--Four Men Killed by Blackfeet Indians--Kit Carson joins Gaunt''s these Indians--Winter Quarters in 1832--Horses Stolen--Kit Carson Tlamath Indians--Kit Carson, in command of ten Men, is sent on ahead Party--Kit Carson shoots him--The Tlamath Indians still on the War the Indians--Arrival in the United States--Kit Carson''s Introduction Red River--Kit Carson''s Interview with the same Indian--High-handed to Settlers--Kit Carson''s House at Taos and his Indian Friends--His by Blackfeet Indians--Kit Carson joins Gaunt''s Party--The Kit''s departure with the men weakened the camp party the Indians had Soon after Kit Carson was again enrolled under the command of Col. Fremont, he received orders to return to Bent''s Fort and purchase some the Tlamath Indians--Kit Carson, in command of ten Men, is Indian Ambuscade--One Savage defies the Party--Kit Carson day was as follows: Kit Carson, with a command of twenty-five men, 16349 station at Port Fairy, went with two men, named Wilson and Gibbs, in man-of-war that had arrived at Port Jackson, three old men who had a small public-house kept by a man named Burke, a little way down tall stranger came near looked at the group, and said: canal, went away whistling "Old Dan Tucker," and left the question of true-born native of New England, a good young man, always seen at came every day, picking and scratching like an old hen, and went away A beggarly looking young man came a few days That night the two men had a long talk about old times. Davy took a long and steady look, and said: "I am blowed if they One of the men on shore said, "Look at that white-fellow." It is not every man that has a friend like Jack; many men At that time I went with a man from Port Albert to 16623 got the poor baby dressed a second little one came. They took the body to the little home he had made, and Mrs. O''Shaughnessy went to the Edmonsons'' to do what she could there. At last the time came and Mrs. O''Shaughnessy went after the parents. came she went to a sheep-man and told him she would help cook for his After supper Cora Belle and I washed the dishes while Mrs. O''Shaughnessy laid out the little clothes. turned every way like a proud little bird, she went to work. catch the wagons before camping-time unless we drove very hard, so Mr. Stewart said we would go by the Edmonsons'' and spend the night there. "Oh," I said, "I knew you were going." "Who tell it ye?" "A little I wish I had not, for every time I look at them I think of poor little 16644 "''T is because thou art idle," said Dan, shaking his head as gravely ''t was Elisha, and Dan said a bear might come to eat me up just like "Thank Captain Sanders as well, Mother," said Daniel. "We shall be glad to have thee stay as long as thou wilt," said the said to Daniel, "and don''t let it burn." Then she turned away to set "Well," said Daniel modestly, "there ''d be the Captain and father to "Come, Nancy," said her mother when the ship was quite out of sight, When Daniel opened his eyes next morning, his father and the Captain "Where ''s thy father, young man?" said the Captain, speaking to said the Captain, pushing the Goodman and Daniel forward to shake "Come, Zeb," said William, taking the boy gently by the arm, and Dan remembered what his father had said about the Pequots; Nancy, with 16869 "Ish dat you, Oonomoo?" inquired Hans Vanderbum. "Dem was great times," added Hans Vanderbum, calling up the "One, two hours," said the Huron, looking up at the sky, "den sun git "Two--t''ree--hundreds--all Shawnees like to git Oonomoo''s scalp--nebber git him--Oonomee die in his lodge--scalp on his head," said the Huron, "Yaw, I''s your friend," replied Hans Vanderbum, hardly knowing what he "Not run into danger!" repeated Hans Vanderbum; "dat is what Oonomoo "Tell Oonomoo," said the girl, looking down to the earth, "that if he Fluellina, the wife of Oonomoo, was also a Huron, who had been educated said: "Let Niniotan wait until Oonomoo returns, and he shall go with "Can''t hurt Cato''s head--hard," said the Huron, dropping his hand upon "Oonomoo, the Huron, is a brave Indian, but could not enter the Shawnee "Here was left Fluellina," said the boy, looking around at Oonomoo. 17088 As Lee Bryant reined his horse to a stop before the small ranch house, "That''s too bad, Mrs. Stevenson," Lee Bryant replied. "The sheep business isn''t all roses, that''s certain," Lee Bryant "Go tell Menocal there''s a man here to see him on business," Lee man''s head and shoulders I named Lee Bryant, after you." "What Charlie doesn''t know would fill lots of space," Lee said. Bryant and another man, a newcomer in the last few days, an engineer In Kennard Bryant had said to McDonnell, "Give me a good man for this About supper time Dave came running to Bryant and Pat Carrigan in "Like a man and a boy coming down the road toward Diamond Creek," Lee "I see," said Pat. Gretzinger turned to Bryant. "Ten days is all that''s left of our time," Lee said to the contractor, "I, Bryant," said Lee. 17844 Ben Blair calmly removed the man''s hand from his shoulder and looked him time Rankin and Ben Blair were at the Baker house. A smile started in Ben''s blue eyes and spread over his thin face. Ben''s eyes did not leave the other man''s face. "Florence Baker," his voice came to her ears like the sound of one Grannis said nothing, and walking up Ben Blair stopped beside the bunk. He took a long look at the kindly heavy face of the only man he had ever Ben Blair dropped his hand and turned to the spectators. From the girl''s face the man''s eyes passed to the canvas, and rested "Thank you," said Ben. They were silent for a long time. "I''d like to see Miss Baker, if you please," said Ben. The girl inspected the visitor critically. A moment longer Ben Blair held her; then his hands dropped and he turned 18116 The old man had been like the storm wind of the mountains hurling off the first time Eleanor had looked at her hands, the girl wanted to kiss Trail to the lair of the Man Higher Up. You cannot stab a lot of things to life as you did last night and the "Then you had better get it straight," advised Bat. The news-man looked in space through eyes narrowed to an arrow. holes, shot Wayland a quick look of questioning, grinned at the old man me" and the "let-me-give" to God. The old man knew it must be almost six o''clock; for the light came pockets, too, Wayland?" asked the old man, as the Ranger gave a long prod "Let me see it." The old man turned it over in his hand. Yes, I know; but Wayland was too good a mountain man to be caught by a 18875 Dinky-Dunk._ But, oh, isn''t it wonderful to wake love in a man, in a and nearly shocked Olie and some unknown man, who''d driven Dinky-Dunk Then Dinky-Dunk and I both like to give pet-names to things. There are times when Dinky-Dunk seems to know just what I''m thinking, I got Dinky-Dunk''s hand, and fell asleep holding it in mine. bought it in Buckhorn, without letting Dinky-Dunk know, and all day saw what looked like the suspicion of a smile on Dinky-Dunk''s unshaven I told Dinky-Dunk I''d sat in every corner of that old house, up in the Dinky-dunk came home with an Indian girl to-day, a young half-breed about I saw Dinky-Dunk stop on his way to the stable and stand and look I''ve been wondering if Dinky-Dunk is going to fall in love with Olga. Dinky-Dunk came and stood in the door and said it sounded like 19071 Seth smiled back at her, she seemed so timidly wild, like those little Cyclona looked straight at him out of her big dark eyes framed by "Come down last week," said Cyclona, adding lightly by way of waved in the wind, they lay before Seth''s tearless eyes, a blackened Cyclona put the baby back on the bed, faced the fury of the wind a After a long time Seth pushed open the door and looked in. She looked away from the window and Seth to the Professor, who These days Seth spent in building the beautiful house. "Seth," said Cyclona, to whom no dream was too fanciful, "are you "I shall have the beautiful house agleam with lights," went on Seth, Seth, working his way home to Celia. "That man had eyes like Seth Lawsons," she said to her husband, who wind as it soothed him that day of Celia''s home coming. 1927 1928 19419 WHY UNCLE JEFF CAME TO "ROARING WATER,"--THE SITUATION OF THE FARM--THE "Come in, friend," said Uncle Jeff, rising and going towards him; "sit which they thought he would like; and in that time he and Uncle Jeff "We shall be happy to see you whenever you come this way," said Uncle Clarice asked Uncle Jeff to tell Winnemak that she should be very glad "Glad to see you, friend!" said Uncle Jeff, getting up and taking the like to know how Clarice and I came to be at Uncle Jeff''s farm. "We have already heard something of this," said Uncle Jeff, looking as Piomingo was passing it, I saw him start in a way an Indian seldom does; house; he probably knows how to use a rifle," observed Uncle Jeff, near "Now, then," said Uncle Jeff, "I propose doing what will look like Having visited Roaring Water and warned Uncle Jeff of the attack he knew 19928 himself, little Ned and Nellie, and their devoted old nurse, Irish Kate, said the captain, with darkening face, and presently the little train "And then we''ve got good old Pike, papa--and Kate here--I''m sure she The captain and Corporal Pike were hurriedly coming towards [Illustration: "JIM, OLD BOY, WE''VE GOT TO PULL TOGETHER TO-NIGHT."] little load, Pike set to work to build a tiny fire far back in a cleft For fully half an hour poor old Pike remained there at his post of at last that Pike had come alone, she clasped her little arms about his horse, ride like the wind for camp, get Kate, the children, Jim and the And now, as once again he neared the little fastness in the rocks, Pike Pike said, they would doubtless be occupied some little time with the Following with his eyes the direction indicated by Jim''s hand, Pike 20101 What Captain Cranston would have said to a man who had come to him with escort Mrs. Cranston and Miss Loomis, Mr. Davies, my sergeants will look "Now, I like that young fellow," said Mrs. Cranston, folding up the "My men are as bad off as the horses, pretty near," said Captain Devers, "Captain Devers," said he, "I have sent Mr. Davies off to the left to "You write to Mr. Davies''s mother, Agatha," Mrs. Cranston had said. word came out to the homeward marching command that Cranston said Davies In the days of Davies''s convalescence Cranston had told him of Mrs. Barnard''s call and of Brannan''s story, and rejoiced that Brannan was but Davies paid no further heed, left the note and medicine in Mrs. Cranston''s hands with brief explanatory word, then hurried back to Davies went to the adjutant''s office, Devers came from his house and "Sergeant," said Davies, "the captain orders that Trooper Brannan be 20223 Like the sensible youths they were, Jack Dudley and Fred Greenwood had addressed, and, glancing like a flash to his right, saw Jack Dudley step about that neither Jack Dudley nor Fred Greenwood opened his eyes until "I hope those places are a good way off," said Jack. was a surprise, indeed, to Jack Dudley and Fred Greenwood, in the course instance, Hank Hazletine was the guide and only companion of Jack Dudley Since Fred had beaten his friend some time before, Jack quietly By way of answer, Jack, who, like Fred, had laid aside his Winchester Knowing what had occurred, Jack and Fred ran to the edge and looked Jack and Fred looked up and across the canyon at the same instant. Hank Hazletine and Jack Dudley having failed to find the missing Fred There are many things which Jack Dudley and Fred Greenwood have done 20232 back again at the old fort, a happy, light-hearted, petted child: personal wants, the dear ones at the old home were generously provided remembered day, as we sat by our father and mother, and our hearts We remained at the East a year visiting dear friends in New hear my mother''s voice calling me home to the dear old quarters over friends had traveled three years before they came to Fort Snelling, Fort Snelling, which was our home at that time, a pleasant company of children, leaving the youngest, a dear little three year old girl, in and we were proud and happy to entertain our dear father''s old friends was two years old our home was at Fort Snelling, where we remained for twenty-four years old; at the time of his death he was fifty-two, so year old boy, whose father was at the front, waking one night from 20305 lieutenant-colonel had arrived and assumed command, and Major and Mrs. Stannard made their first appearance at regimental headquarters. "Then there is nothing further to be done that I know of," said Mrs. Truscott, whose girlhood had been passed in garrison at times, and by Lieutenant Gleason, would arrive at such a time, and that Mrs. Truscott and Miss Sanford would gladly accept her offer. nodded companionably to the bowing group of officers, to whom Mrs. Stannard presented him with marked pride, "Mr. Ray--of Ours," but how, And just at that moment as they stood there talking of him, Mrs. Stannard''s door opened and he came forth, the three ladies following. "Wolf," said Ray, "have you written any letters to Mrs. Truscott since That afternoon Mr. Blake, after a long talk with Ray, knocked at Mrs. Stannard''s door and asked to see her a moment. 20463 old chief, and said they had come to live in his country; they were Red Cloud, a head chief, lives in what is called the Powder River Some Indians it is said killed the old man Jules, and tribes, says "I never knew an Indian chief to break his word!" Indian trader makes a good thing out of the poor fellows in this way: great, as the Indians saw very plainly that it was the white man''s Indians that their country was to be occupied by the whites, Red Cloud Red Cloud won great glory among all the Indians on the plains by his and the Indians probably took him for a "brave" white chief of high "The Great Father got Red Cloud''s message that he wanted to come to began; the Indians, as usual, said "How." Red Cloud Little Swan, a Sioux chief, said to the President about the Indian 20618 Dick''s story was soon told, and Pawnee Brown at once agreed to go up to "Pumpkin, where is Dick Arbuckle?" questioned Pawnee Brown, leaping to No more was said as the scout, Dick and Rasco rode away down the trail bring me absolute proof that Pawnee Brown and Dick Arbuckle are dead "How much do you want, Dick?" and Pawnee Brown''s pocketbook came out Pawnee Brown not safe near big town," went on Yellow Elk. "You tell a good story, Dirty Nose." Pawnee Brown turned to Yellow Elk. And away went the trio, on the hunt for Yellow Elk, Pawnee Brown and others, and then away went Pawnee Brown and Rasco upon Yellow Elk''s After leaving Pawnee Brown, Jack Rasco followed the trail of his horse Pawnee Brown was on his way to the spot where he had left Dick. "Pawnee Brown!" cried Dick and Rasco together. "I know it." Pawnee Brown looked at Dick. 20714 Lime sat still till the old man was heard outside calling "Oo-ee, "You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barn-yard; you''ve too youth, and it seemed a very long time before the old man came up. "I hope I won''t get over liking to be clean," Ben said a little sourly. sweet face, and dark eyes of the young girl, feeling that to have talk "Talk''s a good dog, uncle," said a young man. about the room, taking very little interest in what the old man said or said: the girl tender, her eyes cast down, holding her hands to the "All right," said Jim, in the tone of a man who knows it''s all man looked at her husband, and his eyes fell often upon his own hands, Herman went in with the doctor, and stood looking on while the old man 21055 as royal-looking as Eve must have been when she left the hand of God. To the man, as he stood there, she seemed like an incarnate spirit of Helen Yardely looked down the long reach of the river and her eyes As he asked the question a thoughtful look came on the girl''s beautiful Stane made no reply, but sat looking in the fire, and the girl watching A thoughtful look came in the half-breed''s face, and his unsteady eyes She turned a little abruptly and left the tent, and Stane looked after A thoughtful look came on Stane''s face, and worked like a man possessed, without looking up, whilst the girl busied "Yes," answered Stane, with a short laugh, "as good a mate as a man Stane looked at Helen, then he said: "We will accompany you, Anderton. He turned to the Indian again, whilst Stane looked at Helen. 21368 "Which way do you think the Indians were going, Joses?" said Bart, as "Keep a good look-out all round, Joses," said Bart, interrupting him. "Why, Bart," he said, "I''m afraid here are the Indians Joses saw that "We shan''t do no good, Master Bart," said Joses, as they two kept watch "Do you think we shall see any more of the Indians, Joses?" said Bart at "I tell you what it is, Master Bart," said Joses, suddenly coming to a "That''s better, my lad," said Joses quietly; and as Bart gazed on the Bart, this time," said Joses; and laying his piece in a notch formed by "I say, Master Bart," said Joses, as he sat upon his strong horse side "Bart, my lad," said Joses, holding out his rough hand, which the boy "The Beaver''s right, Master Bart," said Joses, quietly. "I don''t like leaving all that fish after all, Master Bart," said Joses; 21384 "But it''s time to turn in, Roger," said Uncle Mark. "You are a good Indian, I am sure," said Lily, looking up at him with STEPHEN''S HOUSE--INDIAN SUMMER--MIKE LAFFAN''S CREMONA--THE NIGHT ATTACK I at once agreed to meet my two friends, accompanied by my dog Pop. Accordingly, at the time appointed, the day''s work being over, Mike and were their two dogs, who were soon warmly greeted by Pop. Setting out, we took our way along the banks of the river, near which we "Sure, that comes from a pack of wolves," observed Mike. "Surely Uncle Mark will be up with us soon, Mike!" I observed. Mike had told me that he would visit our Indian friends on the way, and UNCLE MARK''S GOOD OPINION OF REUBEN--MIKE LAFFAN''S FIDDLE--THE BEAVER-THE INDIANS--MY HOPE OF ESCAPE--I AM IN GREAT DANGER FROM THE HERD--MIKE sure that the Indians would come to look after the animals they had 214 They raised new stars on the silent sea that filled their hearts with awe; When men were gallant and ships were good -roaming the wide world round. We fight like women, and feel as much; the thoughts of our hearts we guard; Till like a pallid river flow the faces in the street -The old year went, and the new returned, in the withering weeks of drought, He tramped away from the shanty there, when the days were long and hot, When a man is better away from home, and dead to the world, Out Back. All day long in the flies and heat the men of the outside track ''Twas a better land to live in, in the days o'' long ago. Do you think the bush was better in the ''good old droving days'', The ghost of the man that I might have been is gone from my heart to-day; 21466 HOW UNCLE JEFF CAME TO "ROARING WATER"--THE SITUATION OF THE FARM--THE INMATES OF THE HOUSE--MY SISTER CLARICE AND BLACK RACHEL--UNCLE JEFF-"Come in, friend," said Uncle Jeff, rising and going towards him; "sit which they thought he would like; and in that time he and Uncle Jeff "We shall be happy to see you whenever you come this way," said Uncle Clarice asked Uncle Jeff to tell Winnemak that she should be very glad "Glad to see you, friend!" said Uncle Jeff, getting up and taking the like to know how Clarice and I came to be at Uncle Jeff''s farm. "We have already heard something of this," said Uncle Jeff, looking as house; he probably knows how to use a rifle," observed Uncle Jeff, near "Now, then," said Uncle Jeff, "I propose doing what will look like Having visited Roaring Water and warned Uncle Jeff of the attack he knew 21495 "Yes, sir," I said, and as the door closed again I looked at Esau and "All comes o'' getting into bad company, mother," said Esau, cutting the "It isn''t half so good as I should like to make it, Esau," said the poor "And we do think of going, mother dear," said Esau gently. "Much better have let me had it my way, sir," said Esau, who, ever since "Good-bye," said Esau, defiantly, and then the man turned away. "There, Esau," I said eagerly; "that''s something like a country to come "Look here, Esau," I said angrily; "if you talk any more nonsense like "Which way are you going, sir?" said Esau, after a long silence, during "Well," said Gunson, looking at Esau, "what do you think of the canon?" "Yes, sir," said the man respectfully; and I saw Gunson''s one eye turn "Yes, sir, I''ll be very careful," said Esau, "and I am looking out 21703 days'' journey off--but from the tracks of Robin''s snow-shoes, which he "Hast got a deer, father?" cried little Nelly, as she bounded in advance "My snow-shoe''s broken," said Roy. There was greater cause for anxiety on account of this accident than the "Come now, don''t do that, dear Nell," said Roy, tenderly, "I''ll tell you "Now, Nelly, do you break a lot of the small twigs," said Roy, "and I''ll When Roy and Nelly sat down to gaze in admiration on Silver Lake, they "Now for supper, Nelly," said Roy, seizing his bow, when the hut was Early on the following morning, Roy and Nelly rose to try the new style Roy pondered a few moments, and then said abruptly, "Camp-out, Nelly." "But come, now, what have you got for dinner, Roy?" said Nelly, with an "Now, Nelly, you and Roy will come help me to prepare the feast," said 21715 It had taken Jasper many long weeks of hard travel by land and water, in you come of a masterful race," said Jasper, shaking his head "Use your eyes, John Heywood, an'' ye won''t need to ask," said Jasper, "Come, Jasper," said he, looking up into his companion''s grave "I''ve come here a-hunting," said Jasper, with the look and tone of a man "Come, it ain''t a hopeless case, is it?" said Jasper, with a look of "But come, Jasper," said the artist, "let''s hear about your affair, and "I''ve never heard from Marie from that day to this," said Jasper. "Good," said the Indian, a smile lighting up for one moment his usually "No, I''ve come all the way from Canada," said Jasper, who thereupon gave It was, as I have said, New Year''s day when Jasper and Marie were "Everything seems to smile on us to-day, Marie," said Jasper, as they 22179 I asked where I could find a boarding place, and was directed to the St. Louis house, near where the water tower now stands. A little later when I was seven years old, we went to Taylor''s Falls, We came to Little Falls and built this house we are now living in in Nearly all of the Indians who came were Sioux and fine looking. When I was a little girl a number of Indians came in on a rainy day, and At the time of the Indian outbreak the refugees came all day long on One time when father was on his way home he saw an Indian boy who When we were about three weeks old mother''s nearest neighbor, Mrs. Robinson, who lived on a claim near the present site of Wayzata, came Mrs. Galbraith and children came to father''s house. house and rushing in said, "Mrs. Fowler, the Indians are coming!" 22231 "She looked ''most too small to handle that big door," said the tall "Oh, pray don''t mention it!" said little Mrs. Nancy, with old-fashioned still liked best to sit at his cabin-door, and watch the play of light a cow; and Simmons, the light-haired man who looks like a deacon, but pinched little face looked as if he had cried so much in his short life "Yes!" and she put out a little hand and touched his face. She came up and stood with her hand on Jim''s shoulder, looking down into "I don''t know, Jim," Marietta said, looking still out toward the Peak, lifeless work, she came upon a letter which did not look like a bill. "Don''t you like it?" she asked, taking a look at his set face. "Do you know, you _do_ look like a brigand!" he said, in an easy tone, 22233 A half-dozen men with peavies rolled a white-pine log of about a foot "Bub," said he, getting to his feet, "those little marks are on my foot The Rough Red was a big broad-faced man with eyes far apart and a bushy But in the three days the Rough Red put his men to work on a little The latter stood near the door as the little man came out. things, and more, Barbara knew because a dozen times a day her mirror "You do as I tell you," replied the little man, shortly, and rode away. "We''re in for fight," said Alfred, coming back after a moment. The year following, Billy Knapp, Alfred, and another man named Jim By that time men knew Alfred. At the time, Alfred and this other man, whose name was Tom, were Now both Alfred and Tom knew well enough that a horse carrying two men 22350 camps; but the "sign" was ten days or two weeks old, which left ground Loving had a close call the day after Jim left. Loving reached the crossing, lay down beneath a mesquite bush near the Early in the morning of the appointed day Allison left town in a of the famous man-hunted of west Texas and New Mexico, has gone the way the night horses caught and saddled, the herd in hand driven into a close man who shot La Fer, and for days the hills were full of men hunting him. The next day, while my men were busy arranging our camp outfit, I took so we advanced for nearly half a mile when the Lipan trail turned east, and walls, like she was a lusty five-year-old, and all the time a the day''s course was a full ten-mile run, and a check was laid half-way 22363 seen." Long Point: "Peninsula of Lake Erie." North Shore Opposite: "Here we wintered." The Bay Opposite: "Little Lake Erie." Grand River: He speaks of a Neutral village called Ouaroronon, one day''s journey from of the Detroit River and Lake Huron are invariably meant. fatigue in the woods the priests and the relief party arrived at Ste. Marie on the very day of St. Joseph, patron of the country, in time to Casson and Galinee on their way to Lake Erie and the Ohio River. villages south of Lake Ontario during the winter or the following Indians having settled abodes on the north shore of Lake Erie for more the Georgian Bay and the French and Ottawa River and by Detroit, Lake Erie and Niagara; the Lake Simcoe portage routes by the Trent River the Detroit River to the Essex shore of Lake Erie, where there was a 22409 A small steamer following next day in the wake of the first boat, came "And how is my dear little wifey by this time?" tenderly patting Mrs. R.''s white hand, which belonged to a woman tipping the beam at two large numbers of men at work day and night on the Anvil Creek claims, day, making the room warm and dry when I came in at night. In my little room I rested quietly when my day''s work was done. well dressed and good looking young man a little older. An hour later, the woman and two men with dogs and sleds left Chinik for Men and dog-teams are coming into camp from Nome each day now, and say came into the living room to bid all good-bye, and said if, at any time, By this time the dogs and men were upon the sands, and making for home, 22471 historical tale of the "Fair Play settlers" of the West Branch Valley of The Fair Play territory of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna Tiadaghton question in his "Indian Land and Its Fair Play Settlers," the Fair Play settlers of the West Branch Valley, but they also English settlers on this Fair Play frontier vis-à -vis the Germans. trades," and the West Branch settler of the Fair Play territory was a Although the Fair Play settlers of the West Branch Valley doubtless had for the Fair Play settlers of the West Branch frontier. Although forced to leave the West Branch Valley, the Fair Play settlers Scotch-Irish and the Fair Play settlers of the West Branch Valley can be [12] Linn, "Indian Land and Its Fair Play Settlers," p. [12] Linn, "Indian Land and Its Fair Play Settlers," p. the West Branch Valley was fair play. 22646 "Terry," said Fred, turning suddenly about and addressing his friend, steadily in the eye, said, "Deerfoot has a message for Fred Linden; does "He''s coming," quietly said Deerfoot, looking off to the left of Terry, "The Winnebago is a long ways off," said Deerfoot, with a shake of his "That will make us short-handed, and we need every one," said Mr. Linden; "I wish Fred was here to give us help." Fred Linden and Terry Clark were alarmed when, on their way home, they The beast that Fred Linden and Terry Clark saw in the path before them Deerfoot and Fred having turned their glances toward Terry, the latter Fred and Terry had formed a strong liking for the young Shawanoe, and It must be admitted that it looked like leaving Fred and Terry in great The night was far advanced when Fred Linden and Terry Clark reached the 22994 the frontier by the Middle region, tarrying in New York or Pennsylvania fur-trading stage, the New England frontier towns were rather like mark In such colonies as New York and Virginia the land grants were often The frontier of a century later included New England''s colonies By the time of the Civil War the frontier towns of New England''s Old West settled northern Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, [75:1] On New England''s land system see Osgood, "American Colonies" (N. parent State of Connecticut, a New England colony in the Middle West, But these old ideals of the American pioneer, phrased in the new national effects of the settlement of this new social type in the Ohio by taking up land on a new frontier; the conditions of a settled society Territory, is now the new Middle Region of the United States. the pioneer of frontier New England. New York State, early frontier, 43; 23026 The first remark was made by the famous pioneer ranger, Simon Kenton, to play in the coming events, that Boone and Kenton took the advance, "Hark," whispered Kenton, turning to Boone, and raising his hand as a The appearance of Jethro Juggens surprised Boone and Kenton as they sat "Something like that has been said afore; Boone and Kenton are always immediately on the left of Agnes Altman, while her mother, Mrs. Ashbridge, and Mabel were near at hand. Simon Kenton denounced himself times without number for bringing Jethro Kenton pushed along the shore with a haste which at times approached "Dat can''t be Mr. Kenton or Boone," mused Jethro, closely studying the Finley, Kenton and Boone held their places at the head, and the Boone, Kenton, the missionary and most of the men had leaped into the The Shawanoes knew enough of Kenton, Boone and their rangers to hold 23155 depend upon general laws, common to the intellect of all races of men; intestine wars, and the law, that men shall advance toward civilization, qualities of men came in time to be better understood than the meaning for savages, like civilized men, do not always know their friends--he Land of the Great River," the Indians called it--until the mind of the the succession of singular men who have explored and peopled the great The character of his intellect, like that of the Indian, was thoroughly intimidated the Indian for a time, and gave him a few days'' leisure, he were false, and habits of thought, like legal customs, cling to men long long time; but, in any event, he felt that men were bound, in such In the course of time--as the people of the country began to acquire new day." The time soon came when he was forced to give way before the march 23178 "Hush," said the pale woman, pressing her husband''s arm; and the men another woman, dressed in black, who turned and went into her house. The woman in black stood silent by her door. But the woman in black still stood by her door, like a spectre in the Her house was a little away from the rest, on the crest of a hill facing She had heard the words of the bearded man: "Small harm the Indians Down the hills like mad came the white men for fool!" Here the woman in black struck her temples with her hands. house on the hill, and at the window where the pale woman sat. out of her house, and nodded, but the woman in black did not smile in The pale woman led out her father, then ran to her neighbor''s door. "Are you afraid?" said the woman in black. 23268 "We''re close to the trail," said Saint Vrain, pointing to some old raising the long fringes of her eyes, looked up again, and wits a voice Saint Vrain on seeing him enter had turned away, and stood looking out "I must look to my horse and arms," said I, rising, and going towards The old man looked over to where the strange Indian was standing erect moment''s death-like silence, all eyes looking to the mark. cat-skin was closely drawn upon his head, all present knew that old Rube "A white bow!" shouted several others, eyeing the object with looks of For some time Seguin remained silent, with his eyes fixed on the ground. "Let us divide the men, then," said Seguin, turning his horse; "you can So saying, Seguin left me, and rode back to the men, followed by old "Them''s head chief''s niggurs," said Rube, at this moment riding forward. 23372 handsome man, though at the time we introduce him his good looks, like "It wass madness to come here, _whatever_," said the poor old man, as he when things wass goin'' easy," said the old man with a sarcastic laugh, "Come, Elspie, tear," said the old man as he dismounted, "putt what ye "It comes from the camp of the Switzers, I think," said Elspie McKay. strong men, such as Dan Davidson and his brother Peter, Fergus McKay, what was said by some of the Cree braves at the time that Fergus and Dan "It iss a curious fact, Taniel," said the old man, with a pleased look, "For you know, Little Bill," said Dan in conclusion, and by way of "What in all the world iss that?" said the old man to Little Bill, who "Come, there''s life in you yet!" said Dan as he assisted the old man 23374 "Mind he don''t come off black, Tim," cried Norman. "Big white Mary want to kill Shanter?" he said to Rifle. "Shanter want big white Mary," cried the black; and he shook the objects "Black fellow come along," cried Shanter. "What!" cried the captain, "a number of black fellows coming to kill "Baal black fellow now," said Norman; and Shanter''s fierce countenance "Baal come along Uncle Jack," said the black sharply. "Baal black fellow," said Shanter once more. Shanter here, and he said that the black fellows were all gone." "It must be the blacks come at last," cried Tim; "and oh, boys, we have "Shanter plenty mumkull that fellow with boomerang," said the black, "Now," said the captain; "who is to say that this black fellow will not "Black fellow come along," said Shanter, quietly. "Look here, Shanter," said the captain. "No, no," said the captain, smiling; "but look here; black fellow gone 23388 the McLeods have come, have they?" said Redding, laying down "The McLeods!" exclaimed Redding, looking up suddenly, "have you seen boundary," said Bellew, "because the McLeods look as if they''d be "Yes, she''s rather good-looking," replied Redding, thinking of the lady. "Truly, I like it well," said Redding, as he turned again to look at the good advice this time," said Ian when his father ceased to read, "You have learned to talk like your dear mother, Flo," said McLeod, "It should be getting near supper-time," said the elder McLeod, looking To this Reginald Redding replied, "Good evening," stiffly, while his man A little surprised, but not much alarmed, by their manner, McLeod said "Good-morning, Mr McLeod," said Redding, as he approached. I suppose I must," said McLeod, "and I rather think that Flora have effected the sale, for Mr Redding at that time thought the McLeods 23587 got our money." "All right," said the party, and they broke for "Enough," says I, and up went the money in the "hungry" man''s hands. night playing the bank--when a good looking old fellow walked in told the old gentleman it was a kind of lottery I saw a man play, After I got the watch the Jew came to me and said: "Look poker going at one time, so I opened up the good old game of monte I don''t want to win a black man''s money anyway." That got his fun." Then I said to the cow-boy, "Will you bet money on the game I then said, "I will bet you $1,000 that I can turn up the old man The old gent got out his money and wanted to bet $100, but the Then he wanted me to bet money on the game, and I said: 23638 William and Ray, father had been great friends in the old days. early in the morning, and that if I would come down some day at 5 a.m. he would have a game with me. A well-known man at Du Toit''s Pan in the early days was "Old Moore." I pitched a tent a few yards away, and messed for a time with Garstin and In the days I write of Cecil and Herbert Rhodes were working a claim Early that day I found my friends, some men I had known at Kimberley. living in this tent for more than ten days when a man, who was about to Pilgrim''s Rest in early days--The prison--The stocks--No color line--John Pilgrim''s Rest in early days--The prison--The stocks--No color line--John Massacres of natives in old days--Kameel--His expressions--Life on the Massacres of natives in old days--Kameel--His expressions--Life on the 2390 These settlers of the Valley of Virginia and the North Carolina piedmont rich lure of cheap and even free lands in Virginia and North Carolina, a country of North Carolina--through the Valley of Virginia and past other in North Carolina and later in Virginia--the pioneer democracy of At the outbreak of the French and Indian War in 1754 North Carolina efforts to win the South Carolina Indians over to Virginia''s interest. large party of Shawano Indians fell upon the New River settlement and between North Carolina and Virginia, William Byrd encountered along the settlement, concluded in close succession by North Carolina, Virginia, Indian-trader, Thomas Price, Judge Henderson visited the Cherokee contemplated "large Purchase by one Col.o Henderson of North Carolina along the western frontiers of North Carolina, Virginia, and Dividing Line: running of the North Carolina-Virginia, 269; William Henderson, Richard: born in Virginia, 104; removes to North Carolina, 24097 24268 24317 24352 24621 24730 24758 25186 25429 25473 25524 25677 25774 259 When unto them in the Long, Long Night came the man-who-had-no-name; It''s life to a one-lunged man like me; it''s London, it''s women, it''s wine. With wine and song they joyed night long, and they slept like swine by day. When the pine-trees crack like little guns in the silence of the wood, To-day will we sport like children, laugh in each other''s eyes; That night the wife of his bosom, the light of joy in her eyes, Knew he her eyes were mystic with light that no man should see, The man who was fair as Apollo, god-like in woman''s sight, Now aren''t things like that enough to drive a man to booze? My heart went out to someone in that land of night and cold; He has labored like a demon night and day. "Then came I to a land I knew no man had ever seen, 25966 "That was just like Deerfoot!" exclaimed Jack, with kindling eye; "it Otto''s eyes sparkled when Jack Carleton leaped to his feet and declared Jack and Otto looked in each other''s faces and smiled; the natural Jack, but he was sure the warrior said, "Ah, ha, young man, I''ve caught One person was continually in the thoughts of Jack Carleton--_Deerfoot_. Jack Carleton stepped forward, but one of the Indians grasped his arm Jack kept close watch of the black eyes, which, like those of "No; Jack and Otto set out on a long hunt this morning. Deerfoot, who placed his left hand on his knife, quietly arose and faced bad man; he has a good boy, Otto; Deerfoot calls him his brother, and The young Sauk seemed to be left handed, like Deerfoot, the Shawanoe, the eventful hunt for him by Deerfoot the Shawanoe and young Jack 25980 "Why does Deerfoot come to the camp of the Pawnees?" continued Lone Furthermore, the study of the Pawnee''s face convinced Deerfoot that Lone Deerfoot had crossed one stream on his way to the Pawnee camp, and it here; let Hay-uta point his rifle at the Pawnee so that he will turn his "Deerfoot believes the word of Hay-uta; he told Lone Bear, while looking hostiles, Deerfoot and Hay-uta looked back at the land just left behind. When Deerfoot and Hay-uta parted company with Jack Carleton, he feared by Jack as the Sauk Hay-uta; the second was Deerfoot the Shawanoe. made by Jack Carleton, Hay-uta and Deerfoot did not lie in that In fact Deerfoot did not care, for, if the Sauk and Jack Carleton knew Pawnee was Lone Bear, the very warrior whom the Shawanoe was so eager to Pawnees (one of whom was the warrior whom Deerfoot and Hay-uta held a 25998 Shif''less Sol glanced again at his comrade, but Henry''s face said Henry looked down the line for the fourth time, and then the way came to When Henry looked back a third time and saw that no Wyandot had yet come "You''re surely right, Sol," said Henry with great emphasis. Henry," he said, "an'' that chief, White Lightning--I''ve heard o'' him "I think, too, that it was Long Jim," said Henry, "and he''ll come "By Indian warriors in great force," said Henry. "It seems likely to me," said Henry, "that the Indian canoes will go "We saw one of them as we came along," said Henry. "I don''t think we will be back this way for a long time," said Henry, "It''s likely that some warriors went out with their fire," said Henry. "You really saw me," said Henry, "and the Indian was a chief, a great 26011 Dinky-Dunk didn''t answer me, but I thought he looked a little wan and Dinky-Dunk was sitting with his head on his hand, staring at the Allie, I remembered, was Dinky-Dunk''s English cousin, Lady Alicia Dinky-Dunk''s face softened a little, and he seemed almost ready to carry packed away in our own immortal soul, the homely old things like Dinky-Dunk was able to laugh at the look of dismay that came into my Dinky-Dunk has had word that Lady Alicia is on her way west. But on the way home to the Harris Ranch last night, with Dinky-Dunk My poor old Dinky-Dunk, by the way, meanders about these days so moody no wonder poor old Dinky-Dunk nearly broke his neck trying to teach It didn''t sound like my Dinky-Dunk of old, for I knew that he was "That sounds like an ultimatum," said Dinky-Dunk very slowly, his face before my poor old Dinky-Dunk''s eyes. 26137 The sun was going down, and a little girl with big, dark eyes who was six o''clock of the long June day, and high time that some one came for Ralph and Buford scouting a little distance ahead, the two-horse wagon Three times the flash lighted up the faces of the little party; set and When Sergeant Wells reached Farron''s ranch that evening little Jessie How long Farron slept he had no time to ask, for the next thing he knew "Rides like an Indian," said the captain; "but no Sioux would come down dimpled white chin of pretty Nannie McKay. And now on this moist May evening as he hastens back to barracks, Mr. Stanley spies a little group standing in front of the guard-house. "The officer of the day ordered him released, sir," said the sergeant of down the valley to look at some new horses that had just come, and 26631 the Indians incite sentimental people, ignorant of the red man''s ways and would tell every red who sees him that a white man killed him." A mile from where the Indians had camped I came upon two white men. "If you men want to do the settlers on Howard''s Creek a good turn you follow two Indians, let the reds be ever so friendly toward the whites. Cheat that you like to be near a white man''s cabin when you make a kill." impossible for any man who had looked into Patsy Dale''s dark blue eyes to "The sooner white men learn the Indians'' point of view the better it''ll be "I tell you, Dale, that no white men, except it be Ward or Tavenor Ross white man who has been held prisoner by the Indians. Ward, the white Indian, was running to cover up the valley. 26965 The father and brother of Captain Brady being killed by the Indians, it is Indians surrounded the house, killed, tomahawked and scalped old Mr. Whetzel, his wife, and the small children, and carried off Lewis, who was party of Indians crossed the Ohio, killed a family, and scalped with party of six Indians, one of whom raised his gun and brought the white man An Indian fired at the captain at the distance of five paces and wounded, Indians, or of the white men in their service. the Indians commenced their retreat, than the women in the fort (the men of Indians had heard the alarm and returned, and the two hostile parties Indians in the fort." Captain Hall placed himself in front of his DESERTION OF A YOUNG WHITE MAN, FROM A PARTY OF INDIANS. DESERTION OF A YOUNG WHITE MAN, FROM A PARTY OF INDIANS. 27099 station bullock teams going to Maryborough for stores, and to bring up In those days the sheep were hand-washed in a water hole, in which we When passing Apis Creek, near the Mackenzie River, I met a man named We passed Hughenden Station, which had just been taken over by Mr. Robert Gray from Mr. Ernest Henry, and camped the sheep where the town I heard that a Mr. Mytton, of Oak Park Station, had a team of bullocks We camped the first night at the Broken River, a weird looking place. as there was good grass and water, there he decided to camp. packing goods eleven miles, and on that day''s trip the horse took one-time station managers, ex-inspectors of police, old naval men, and Here I was told I would get water for myself and horses 25 miles meet them at the police water-hole (six miles from Winton) after dark. 27231 you, Lew Dernor, sitting here sound asleep," said he, as the Rifleman The hunter followed young Smith to the camp, where, in a short time, he said by Dernor, this curiosity remained unsatisfied for a long time. men, O''Hara, Dernor and Allmat, stood on the banks of the Miami, "If you want your head broke, just say so," said O''Hara, savagely. "We fired at his _breast_ every time," said O''Hara. eye of a true hunter, O''Hara satisfied himself of the course his leader "It looks likely," said O''Hara, as he and Dick stood deliberating upon Lewis Dernor, the Rifleman, plunged into the forest with Edith Sudbury. "Well, young man, good-day to you," said Dernor, advancing toward him. minute," said O''Hara, as a new thought struck him; "I''d like to know "Look dere--knowed it," said he, pointing out a few feet from the "The Huron--Oonamoo?" asked the hunter, looking around him. 27431 Hunting party--Stewart is killed by the Indians--narrow river--Courage of Boone--Overcomes two Indians--Is met by a large Indian party--Made a prisoner--His long captivity his return, he wandered into the neighborhood of Daniel Boone''s home. started on their return, when a party of Indians rushed from the In a little time now, Daniel Boone was again in his cabin on the day of June the fort was finished, and Boone started back for his family distance from the river one day, when suddenly he came upon two Indians With no other prisoner than Boone, the party now started again for Old For several days this dead march was kept up, Boone looking every hour straggling Indian spied Clarke''s men coming, in time to let him escape. by a number of Indians, who killed six, and wounded one man. On the fourth day, the Indians killed one of our men. 27505 Leigh turned to see Thaine Aydelot looking down at Jim Shirley stood watching Asher coming down the trail against the wind, "I am Mrs. Asher Aydelot from the Grass River Valley," Virginia went on. Darley Champers looked Asher Aydelot straight in the eyes, and nobody "Take the lines, Aydelot, and let me visit with Thaine," Horace Carey "This is Jim Shirley''s little girl, Mrs. Aydelot," he said, gently patting "Here comes Thaine," they shouted as Asher Aydelot and his boy came down "Come on, Thaine," Leigh Shirley said, reaching for his hand. "Mrs. Aydelot, Thaine has asked me to stay all night," Jo said, as the Leigh Shirley and Thaine Aydelot driving down the road toward Little Wolf Leigh turned to see Thaine Aydelot looking down at her as he leaned over little when I left there," Leigh said, turning to Thaine. Asher and Virginia Aydelot had come out on the veranda to look for Leigh. 27681 "Here, then, lies our way," said the young man, in a low voice. their eyes met in a look which the young man lingered a moment to skin!" said the white man, shaking his head like one on whom such an they lie like my hand," said the Indian, stretching the limb "No honest man will deny it," said the scout, a little nettled at the instinct!" returned the scout, dropping his rifle, and turning away like "An Indian lost in the woods!" said the scout, shaking his head Go, generous young man," Cora continued, lowering her eyes turned their eyes, as one man, on Magua, demanding, in this expressive "And but little time to do it in," added Heyward, glancing his eyes "When an Indian chief comes among his white fathers," returned Duncan, the eyes of the young chief in passing, followed him to the place he had 28291 Roi, or Rae, had said at a dinner-party that my good, dear father brought Looking back now to those dear old days, I cannot help thinking that the better go to bed, Archie, when you come home; you are not like a Highland ''So do we both feel men,'' said Donald and Dugald; ''and we are all going to Old Jenny, as Moncrieff''s mother had come to be called, was in ''Mr. Moncrieff,'' said aunt, archly, ''I know what you are thinking about.'' ''Oh, Mr. Moncrieff,'' said Dugald, ''I never thought you were so terrible a Fifty times a day did I kill that flea, and Dugald said he had slain him Old Jenny had gone to sleep, so I said good-bye to aunt, nodded to Aileen, ''Good-bye, old man,'' said Dugald, as he presented him with his. ''You think the Indians will come to-night?'' said Townley, after a time. 28514 Dinky-Dunk, I suppose, would have laughed it away, if I hadn''t walked with a clean-hearted and a clean-handed man like Peter. what Dinky-Dunk said, a few weeks ago, about a mere father being like I''ve been doing a good deal of thinking over what Dinky-Dunk said. things I thought I was losing out of life, about the little hand-made Master of Life and Love that my solemn old Dinky-Dunk can thus care Dinky-Dunk, I think, really wants his boy to be a bigger figure in end to end Dinky-Dunk told me I was too old to be taking a chance like Even my little Dinkie, day before yesterday, asked me if I''d mind not asked Dinky-Dunk to give me a few days to think the thing over. "This time, Dinkie-Boy, I''m going to tell you about the sea. liked to think of Peter going through life mourning for me, alone and 28572 All the morning our way lay up the beautiful river, past the great red Mr. and Mrs. Burney were within a day''s drive of home, so they left us. got too warm at work that day, and when Fanny went for him and told of our work when Mrs. O''Shaughnessy came, and Daniel with her. lace which she said she hoped to sell; and right at once Mrs. O''Shaughnessy''s fertile mind begin to hatch plans. admiring the two dead elk that they said were the victims of Mrs. O''Shaughnessy''s gun. Mrs. O''Shaughnessy said, "Don''t lay your poor driving to the women. had gone their ways when Mrs. O''Shaughnessy said to me,-"Now," said Mrs. O''Shaughnessy, "you go on an'' marry your man if he is "I can find a name for him," said Mrs. O''Shaughnessy. After breakfast Mrs. O''Shaughnessy lay down for a little rest. 28663 When Zeb shot the first savage, the red-skins sprung to their feet and "Jump in the boat, Kent," said Leslie, "and ride down with me; I "Where is George Leland?" asked Leslie. The next moment Leslie heard a dull thump, and Zeb came rolling down When Rosalind Leland felt herself seized by the savage, she fainted in "Leslie," said Leland, earnestly, "I have been thinking deeply upon our Leland and Leslie held their breath as the sound came steadily nearer. Leslie brought the boat to the bank, and Leland stepped off. When the Indians reached the bank, Kent was already at a great distance, No further words passed between him and Leland for a considerable time. "Plenty wool," said the savage, placing his hand upon his head. "Leland, sure as I live!" said Leslie, joyously catching his hand. Both Leland and Leslie were considerably puzzled, when they saw Rosalind 28670 And yet it is history that the old Territory of Arizona in days famous old towns where in days gone by white men were wont to sleep with encountered by an adventurous pioneer of the old days in Arizona and this time stay long in the city of my birth, going in a few days to Camp recently the Indian dominated the white man in Arizona in point of we finally came in sight of the "Old Pueblo." In Tucson I became, soon Ranch; but Pete, who was more feared by the Indians than any white man When the white man came he, too, found the fertile places, the running than any man in Arizona over the bar in my life-time, but I voted dry at One day a man came along and, when he saw the crowd in the hall, The following day six white men--myself, De Long and fierce old Bill 28675 "It''s got to stop here," said Stirling, as they came to a ford known as "Pretty Eagle shall have an hour and a half to think on my words," said "You have made a long talk with the white man," said Cheschapah. "Let Pretty Eagle shoot," said Cheschapah, looking at the council. of the man''s voice reached his brain, and he looked at Specimen Jones. "I thought I might just look on, you know," said Miss Sissons. General Crook said you were a fine-looking man." "Why, y''u talk almost like a man, Jock," said Specimen Jones. He did look like the man, and boys!--we gave him no time! "Time enough when he comes for the breakfast things," said Governor Luis also looked at the man who had taken Lolita''s thoughts away from Genesmere said nothing, but sat still on his white horse, hands folded "Good-day," said he, as I came beside him. 28791 He also told us how his father and mother came west by way of the Erie day, I heard my father read to my mother a paragraph from the county Father explained that the men usually worked all day at one farm and One day there came into our home a strange man who spoke in a fashion Finally the day came when the ground rang like iron under the feet of For seventy days I walked behind my plow on the new farm while my father prairie cocks began to boom, and then at last came the day when father''s Garland, my father''s brother who came to visit us at about this time was Harriet came home from school each Friday night but we saw little of One day, soon after the death of my sister Harriet, my father came home my father who had kept my mother always on the border, working like a 28870 condition of the family had for some time been unsatisfactory to Tom. Though brought up in this roving, improvident way, his better nature and good time did the child make, so frightened was he about poor Tom. He was an imaginative lad, and, when much excited, apt to see "two "But, Tom," said the mother, taking his hand, and suddenly changing "Husband," said Mrs. Jones, "the trouble will come soon enough; and I "Tom feared it would never come off," said the mother. "I think we won''t wait any longer for your father," said Mrs. Jones, "Yes," said Tom, coming up, "I''ve been out to look, and the fire just "That is on my mind most of the time, Tom," replied the good man. "The Indians have taken down their wigwam, and gone away," said Tom to "For the sake of Long Hair," said Tom, more cheerily, "I''ll answer 2898 a summer month in North Virginia--later, New England. The King''s charter created a great Council of Virginia, sitting in States of Virginia, Maryland, South and North Carolina, and Georgia. two Spanish men-of-war, in which the French ship and Smith came off Now come the men-hunting Indians--the King of Pamaunck, says Smith, with Virginia Sir Thomas Gates, and had gathered a fleet of seven ships and Captain General, by land and sea, of the Colony of Virginia. ships, Virginia was to receive English-made goods, and to an especial The men sailing to Virginia dreamed of a few years there and gathered thousand pounds of tobacco went from Virginia to England; two years land began in Virginia much as in older times it had begun in England. from the old Virginia; it must be of unsettled land--Indians of course handful of New England men came here in a ship and made a settlement 28989 spring the eldest and the youngest brothers were calling the little girl following the biggest brother, trotted the little girl, who from time to "Say, ma," said the eldest brother, looking at the little girl as he got As soon as the little girl reached the open prairie, the big brothers little girl''s mother called all of the big brothers in to view the mess; EARLY the next day, while the little girl''s big brothers were busy with WHEN the big brothers had gone on to the farm-house, the little girl THE morning before, the little girl''s mother and the three big brothers So, as the little girl''s mother and the big brothers stood on the edge his long ride and the day''s strain, went into the little girl''s room and the youngest brothers, their mother and the little girl, took their Then the eldest brother and the little girl 29129 "Do you know, Sandy," he said, with an air of great wisdom, "I thought impetuous and fiery Sandy said: "That''s the talk, Uncle Charlie! his thoughts; and Oscar and Sandy were ready to fight their way "Oh, come now, Uncle Charlie," cried Sandy, from his blankets in the "Will they come to-night, do you think?" asked Sandy, and his big blue "Only look, Uncle Charlie," cried Sandy, "there''s a real flower-garden Uncle Charlie laughed, and said that the boys had expected to find "Sandy is as good as a circus, any day," said his uncle, fondly. "People have to pay fees, don''t they, Uncle Charlie?" said Sandy. "Isn''t Charlie too awfully knowing for anything, Oscar?" said Sandy, The boys looked at him with amazement, and Sandy said,-"What''s that by the cabin-door?" said Sandy, falling back as he looked "Oh, Charlie," cried Sandy, "I know now why the clerk said that there 29485 "Shore; bein'' ladies that-a-way, Missis Rucker, Tucson Jennie an'' Faro "Texas has Boggs drug half-way to the door, before Enright can head "Thar''s a quaver in Dead Shot''s voice, Peets tells me, that''s like a "''Thar''s my hand, Dead Shot,'' says Enright, who''s chokin'' a little. "''Yes,'' adds Peets, ''as Sam says, if thar''s any little way we-all can "''Thar''s shore a limit somewhar, Sam,'' Boggs says, ''to this yere "''Missis Rucker not bein'' yere none,'' says Enright softly, an'' "''Thar''s a time,'' says Tutt--''it''s way back--when I sets into a little "''Ca''m yourse''f, Monte,'' says Enright, who''s come in in time to "''Is thar time,'' asks Nell of Enright, ''for me to round up Missis "''It ain''t by no means shore, Dan,'' says Texas, to whom Boggs imparts "''Which this yere Mike bein'' shore dead,'' says Enright, ''strikes me as "''Thar''s a pa''r to draw to!'' says Nell to Texas, her eyes like 29686 Both the boys laughed at the elder man''s remark, and one--Bob Arnold by come back and let us know," Alf answered; and his chum returned-"The pale-face speaks words that go right into the heart like burning He was not kept long in doubt, for the old man called the Indians "I''ll tell you what it is, old man--we''ve missed the way," said Alf. But Bob was never ready to admit defeat of any sort. "Mighty Hand has listened to the words of the pale-face," the chief "It is death in the heart of Thunder-maker when the eyes of Mighty Hand no return to Silver Lake." And a second time the Medicine Man laughed "Thunder-maker is welcome to the tent of Red Fox," the Indian remarked, Red Fox face bad--very bad; but white boy worse when Indian hand he say that white man sent Red Fox to bring papooses to Indian camp. 30093 The little man looked up from his work long enough to point out a He told the young man that the girl, Ruth, had gone out into the cold, Then Jeffrey Whiting came back into the room leading Ruth Lansing by "That strange man that said he was the Bishop of Alden told my father "I came to you, sir," said Jeffrey when the Bishop had given him a "I came straight here all the way," she said, "to tell you, Bishop, hills, not forgetting your friend Ruth.'' That''s all," said Jeffrey, gone through the hills that day, and men would decide, as Jeffrey had When Ruth came to the top of the hill she saw the Bishop nearly a mile "You saw Rafe Gadbeau die," the girl said roughly, as she faced Ruth In a single night the hill men with Jeffrey Whiting at their head had 30320 Because the Oregon Trail was nature''s way, man and commerce made it possible, the spot where the tired mother went to sleep so long ago, Much of the Old Overland Trail lay across the "Great American Desert," he said: ''Old man, you''re up against it hard, ain''t you?'' I replied, old squaw-man (white man with an Indian wife). children to the white man''s school in the far, far away Eastern land, Some years ago the Fort Hall Indians went on their usual trip to the Indian''s trail-finding tact hunted high and low, far and wide, but no The dread day came when she must tell the loving father that there was So the lonesome man went away to his one-time home to try to live Portland, 1913: "Before the white man came the Indian had no jails or The end came on a dread and fearsome day, while the faithful man who 3033 old times of free range in the American West? advancing, now receding line of the great frontier of American story. The iron trails, crossing the northern range soon after the Civil War, new men on the range; but the old-time cowboy wore them for use, not as men passing west in search of new gold-fields. California, known as "The History of the Donner Party," holding a great were fought on the old cow range--in the land of our last frontier. will have taken possession of the land from the great river of the West encounters of the great Indian wars on the buffalo-range at about the great Indian wars of the frontier, our soldiers doing their work of the great upper range for cattle seemed for the time insatiable. which a great cattle company had occupied grazing lands in the Indian cows--at the time when the last of the great herds of the old industry 30335 "When Lena-Wingo look for Iroquois in canoe, he take knife along." "Lena-Wingo; he was here a minute ago, and said he had come to see if Lena-Wingo told me that he has spoken to him many times, and he looks "Suppose Lena-Wingo doesn''t find another canoe?" asked Rosa, who felt "I think the best thing we can do," said Ned Clinton, "is to let this "Now is our time," said Ned, as he caught the hand of Rosa, who sprang Lena-Wingo would meet him half way, and dispose of him for all time to Lena-Wingo, being a Mohawk, was also an Iroquois, as much as if he were "Lena-Wingo, you heard what we said; now I should like to know what you "Stay here," said the Mohawk, as soon as they halted; "Lena-Wingo go of Lena-Wingo this time," said Ned, with a laugh, when they found 30349 [Illustration: "God bless you, Madge," said the man. on their way to the great weedy shoals of James'' Bay. The young man had brought with him a couple of heavy packs and some just a little way below the great falls of Roaring River. The little girl came to Madge and rose upon her toes, for a kiss. know what sort of place I would be coming to or--or what sort of man little girl had long straight black hair, great beady eyes and the "Well, you''re getting to be a good deal of a lady''s man, Stefan," said "You''re awfully good, Mrs. Papineau," answered the young man, with the Stefan Olsen, the big man, thought there was no one like him. The man came in, looked at Hugo and rushed out again. "Papineau he tells me in Carcajou it look like you come ofer here to 3073 today, the service berry is cherished alike by white men and Indians; the Indian towns, the first white man''s cabin--with its larger annex, Tennessee in the dark days of the Revolutionary War. The bold deeds of the early traders, if all were to be told, would days of the French and Indian War. During the next two or three years When Boone returned home he found the Back Country of North Carolina in white men who were eager for a chance to settle on new lands. Henderson received a letter from Boone telling of an attack by Indians, of men making all haste out of Kentucky because of Indian unrest. on the men who thus held the land through those years of want and war, Great companies of men were to come over the mountain paths on their way across the great river there was a land the white men did not covet 31091 young man''--he had caught Robert Wynn''s eye on him again--''is the very ''But sound and steady, like one of his own forest pines,'' said Robert. ''I wonder what he is doing to-day,'' said Arthur reflectively; ''he asked ''I like to show the shanty to youngsters,'' said Mr. Holt, as he turned sisters,'' said Mr. Arthur, with an air of much experience: ''now, Robert ''Now that is settled,'' said Robert, with a little difficulty, ''I wanted ''But come, Andy,'' said Arthur, ''tell us where you caught these fine stood up last night before Robert''s shot,'' said Arthur. ''Do you know,'' said Robert, ''Holt says that Indian mythology has a sort ''Did I not tell you we would find out Arthur and Robert?'' said the child ''Arrah, Misther Robert, this can''t be the day at all at all,'' said Andy, ''Why, Mr. Holt,'' said Linda, looking up from her work, ''I think the 31130 While waiting for him, the captain saw an old Indian man coming down old Indian said that the swamp was too thick with brush, for a horse. one white man and five Indians, to capture Chief Annawan and his fifty Captain Church served New England in other Indian wars through almost young soldier in the French and Indian War. He loved the scout trail, Captain Mason party the painted scalps and faces of the Indians rose An Indian, tomahawk in hand, pursued the captain close. as well as hunters: white Indians who traded their furs in at Fort Pitt. The angry Shawnees, with their white Indian looking on, had a very good Ohio River the Indians were far out-stripped by the white men. forts, as store-houses, and when outside lived in camps like Indian of the arroyo, they saw an Indian camp of women and old men in plain 31837 "It''s me, help me down, daddy, do, I''m tired," said Little Wolf, in "O, if that''s what you want, come this way," said Little Wolf, leading "O dear, yes," said Little Wolf, springing to the door, "do come in, "O, I know she''s going back right away," said Little Wolf springing "Now Miss DeWolf," said she, turning to Little Wolf, as her mother "We do already think it a very serious matter, Daddy," said Mrs. Hawley with great feeling, and I wish Miss DeWolf would let me do "O do not look so hopeless, dear Mrs. Tinknor," said Little Wolf honey," said Daddy to himself, as the sleigh with Edward, Little Wolf, "Put the letter away Louise, _do_," said Little Wolf, turning her face "Now, Edward," said Little Wolf, smiling although her lip slightly "She is just like her father," said Mrs. Peters, as Little Wolf 32383 "Very well," Jessie said, "count them a dozen times a day if you think I had not looked for Jessie and Ralph to return before night, but the Only Jessie, Ralph, and Mrs. Horton were in the wagon, and it startled out," I said to Jessie, as we were helping Mrs. Horton. "No," Mrs. Horton explained, cheerfully; "by the best of luck, Dr. Green chanced to be passing our house last night, soon after Jake Mrs. Horton and Jessie walked around the house to the bed-room window, Joe came home the next day, and his indignation, when Jessie told him "Miss Jessie," the old man said, with dignity, looking disapprovingly "Yes," Jessie said, replying to Mrs. Horton''s question: "It is a great then, too, Jessie joined us; she stood with one hand on old Joe''s "Jessie is the head of a family, Mr. Horton--Ralph and I are her 32429 But Hoyle was too shy to respond, and David could feel his little heart "Frale, he nevah let on like he know''d thar war a bee tree, an'' then "To-morrow I reckon I kin go home to my old man, now you''ve come, Cass." Thryng held out his hand, and Frale took it awkwardly, then turned away, laughed again, an'' said likely, fer that hit war worth more''n the money. cried fer maw,--an'' hit come dark an'' we had et all the'' war to eat long IN WHICH SPRING COMES TO THE MOUNTAINS, AND CASSANDRA TELLS DAVID OF HER my chin and turned my face to look in his eyes--so great and far--like To-day, as David passed the house, the old mother sat on her little When they were alone she said to David: "Hit''s a right quare way o'' Cassandra said in her heart, "For David," and was driven away. 32704 "Last man takes the leavings," said Johnny. "That horse you''ve got staked out, Mr. Jones," said Johnny, when the "This is right clever of you, young man," said Jones slowly. Let the dullest man tell of the thing he knows at first hand, and his "Mr. Adam Forbes," said Charlie, "I''ve got you by the foot!" "''Seems'' is a right good word," said Charlie. "Yes," he said musingly, "a little sawed off sliver like you sure does "That''s the man." Adam Forbes let his hand rest for a moment on the "Look proud, now do, you ridiculous old fool!" said Johnny. "Say, old man," said Hales in some exasperation, "if you don''t want "Look now--if you''re going on to Hillsboro, my horse has come a right "Oh, well--he may have a little fun coming to him," said Johnny "I don''t like this man See, either," said Caney. "Call my horse," said Johnny Dines. 33210 "Here will be a good place to camp," suggested Tom. It was the mouth of a small canyon with a growth of pines and "It''s a fine idea," said Jim, "let''s start out to-day." "Let''s get the saddles under shelter," said Jim. So we dragged them down and put them in our camp under the big rock. "It looks like Indian summer," said Jim. "It looks like a tremendous forest fire," said Jim, "and we will see it "The new growth comes on quick, that''s one good thing," said Jim. We stood watching the rolling columns of smoke with fascinated interest. "Did you ever see a spider like that?" asked Tom, when Jim came out. "We will go over and look," said Jim, "while Tom gets the breakfast." "Better make camp first," said Jim. We found a good place back a ways from the river in a grove of old "You''re right, Tom," said Jim. 33684 bluff-Loading the nine men thus accumulated into the old man''s wagon, deserters, and the "old man" driver of the freight wagon. men in his detachment deserted, taking his horse, arms and entire fire--a bullet-swept field--such as many of us Civil War men saw on the pride as battle-service soldiers of the Civil War--and all of our absolutely necessary to fit men to become good, reliable battle-service drill or long drawn out intensive training have done these men with war why, with a man of Mackenzie''s horse sense, we were left to perfect _such intensive training_ was employed in these Cantonments to fit men of an Infantry fighting regiment in the old battle swept Army of our Some men may train for has seen the same thing in battle with over trained men--perfectly way, and we ought not to dream even of training our men in _long 34399 "I''d jest like to know why," complained Billy, a little sobered at this Then Jim took his life in his hands, and rode a little way out on the And yet next day, when Molly and the half-breed drove away, Mrs. Sweeney remembered that the girl had been with them nearly fifteen "Well," said Molly Lafond, with slow scorn, "how long are you going to "Billy didn''t mean to rub it in," said Jack Graham, "so shake hands and In a little time, Molly had gathered a number of men about her, and was the time the Chicago men came to Copper Creek, the half-breed knew just But when in time the young man went the way of the rest of the camp and Lafond in the little room at his hotel looked at himself closely in the In a little time, he and the old man returned 34487 Peter move a little way off on one side of me, while Ready ran about on stopped several times to look at him, but his mouth was watering with and turning round the canoe, Peter and I paddled down the stream, with the man fell, springing into the canoe, seized his left arm, and held came to a small island, on which Marcus ran the canoe on shore. "Come, it is time that we were away," said Marcus. I sprang on shore, followed by Peter and Ready, and the canoe ON THEY COME--ORDER OF BATTLE--NUMBERS PREVAIL--READY AND PETER SAVE MY Indians were too wary to attack the fort till long after our friends had for some long time to come, Peter. Trevor and Swiftfoot went in one canoe, I with Peter and Ready in the for some time as they came up towards our camp Peter went forward, and 34661 "No," said Davey in his newly-won good humour and sore at Deirdre''s "The Schoolmaster''s bringing Deirdre," Davey said. "Yes," Mrs. Cameron said, "some men on the roads told us a few days ago the hillside, through the smoke mists, to Deirdre on the top, Mrs. Cameron and Jenny looked wraith-like in their white cotton dresses. Wirree men said that Thad McNab loathed Donald Cameron "as the devil remember," he said; "Conal was there, and Davey went away angry." eyes?" Deirdre went on, "Though you said that they weren''t a bit like "I only heard you were back a few days ago, Deirdre," Mrs. Cameron said. "They tell me," Deirdre''s eyes met Mrs. Cameron''s, and her voice ran as Mrs. Cameron''s eyes were very like Davey''s had been when he kissed her "It''s good to be anywhere you are, Deirdre!" Conal said, coming up and "Yes, Davey told me he was coming home," Deirdre said, smiling. 3470 34844 we took his horses to the sod house on the girl''s claim a mile away. home in 1866; she saw Nebraska become a state in the year 1867. The late Mrs. Thomas Pollock used to tell us how the Indians came who lived a mile north of town, came in on the run and stated that a Redman, of Omaha, lived near Mrs. Wiley, and when he saw the men coming The year before we came father had come to Nebraska and had bought a Nebraska was at this time in what was called the Indian country, and no nine years freighting across the plains from Atchison, Leavenworth, St. Joseph, and Nebraska City to Denver, hauling government supplies to Fort Soon after reaching home, Judge and Mrs. Letton came down from Lincoln Nebraska at that time was the Indian''s own country. My father and family came to Nebraska in 1858, living two years at 34940 When Bret Harte was only eleven years old he wrote a poem called _Autumnal Bret Harte and his sister arrived at San Francisco in March, 1854, stayed period Bret Harte had any notion of describing California life in fiction Men were usually known, as Bret Harte relates, by the State or other place Central California, the scene of Bret Harte''s stories, is a great valley Bret Harte has touched upon this aspect of California life in the Even Bret Harte''s story of the adoption of a child by the city of San In Bret Harte''s stories woman is subordinated to man, and love is In his _Bohemian Days in San Francisco_ Bret Harte gives an account of the incidents, are Bret Harte''s stories to the reality of California life! The California chapter in Bret Harte''s life was This was typical California humor, and Bret Harte, in his stories and 35586 the old country, and began to cast a longing eye to lands where there During the following year, 1834, the Government opened up a settlement had a fair little child under two years old, named Hetty, whom we often comfortable as are the majority of Canadian farm-houses of to-day. a day''s work to his neighbour, for a logging or raising-bee; and looks There was but little sleep in Toronto that night, and next day Canada Bank, the Parliament Buildings, Osgoode Hall, Government House, In the course of the next day, Wednesday, parties of men arrived from British Government in Canada may long continue, and give a home The country was at the time in a state of general civil war; not only the first time held in Canada, at the City of Hamilton; in 1878 at Having paid my respects at the Government House on New Year''s day, I was 35973 Officers came from other places, particularly Fort Riley, among I reported to the commanding officer at the post and the following day chief medical officer of the district to exchange places with Dr. Seguin, post surgeon at Fort Craig. Sill, Indian Territory, (now Oklahoma) by way of railroad to Fort Scott, Fort Sill was the first post at which I had any experience with Indians. We soon found a little water hole and went into camp and made the best We arrived at Fort Sill from our camp on Cache creek a day or two after into camp about sixty miles north of Fort Sill, which was the second day One company left our command near here and I think went to Fort Larned young wife were on their way to Fort Sill where he was to become post to another post, and they were at the half-way camp between Fort 35992 Every night a few, principally old men, would gather at Mr. Parker''s house, and when the door was closed and securely fastened, the two-days'' journey in the hills, finding grass, water and wood in great While out hunting the next day, I came upon the camp of a white man, and the surrounding country, stated the number of Indians residing man had taken possession of their country, had driven the game far away white man to the modes, habits of life and appearance of an Indian, is a At the time Mr. Harding was elected United States Senator for Oregon I it, said: "Judge, I think the Government can stand the increased was a plain man of the common people, came to my father''s house to see It is stated that an Indian chief said to the mountains, had several times started a large buck who passed down 36246 me Genesee Jack mostly, and I know the Kootenai hills a little." been asleep, then; but to the girl''s eyes he looked like a man who had That evening Genesee came back to camp looking tired, and told Ivans "Do you know them very well?" asked Miss Hardy, riding up to Genesee. "I don''t wonder a white man is ashamed of an Indian wife," said Mrs. Houghton. "Don''t talk like that!" he said, looking across at her; "you don''t know "They allowed Genesee was a good man, but a little ''touched'' on the to think o'' this!" said the old man, reaching a brawny hand "No, lad, not for a long time," said the old man, with a half sigh. "So does the Stuart," said Rachel; "and as for doing him a good turn, I "Yes," answered Genesee; for Rachel, with a martyr-like manner, said 36340 cold--blowing a gale pretty well all the time--and your ship''s like a A half-hour passes, and South Head is close aboard, the surf breaking had been my home for four years, and I had enjoyed many a good time The weather was clear, blowing a bit, and a good lop of following sea. Good-day," and away I went. Wandered round a bit, Terry calling my attention to the good water feel like it, run down to the little flat on the creek, where Braun made round in day-time in the scrub; yet in three weeks or so behold your Len was a good mate, and time passed on winged feet. Terry O''Gorman had come back to his place by this time, doing a bit more falling, and it was quite like old times again, for, of course, the We got the water, then went up to the scrub, running along the edge of 365 come beyond the borders as far as the town that lies in a hill dimple at water-loving plants as grow widely in moist ground, but the true desert To the little people the water trails are as country There is little water in the Ceriso at the best of times, and that the dry season there is no water else for a man''s long journey of a across the valley at the beginning of deep snows, by way of the Black water-holes in the desert hills, and got to know much of his way of So one comes to the country of the painted hills,--old red place of buzzards, land of cloud-nourished trees and wild things that for the birds to come down from the pine lands; looked in the orchard Years of a "short water crop," that is, when too little snow fell on the 36599 "You don''t know Indians even yet, Vipan," said Smokestack Bill at "It is long since War Wolf has looked upon the face of The Beaver" war-parties in winter time?" asked the scout, innocently. face as impassive as their own, sits Rupert Vipan, and if ever man lived There was a white man among them to-night, they said, men will not deter the whites from going to war; no, not for a moment, say:--''What good people, to take such care of the poor red man.'' They "Now, boys, mind me," said Nat Hardroper to Vipan and the scout, after a war-party," said Vipan, with a quiet satire in his tone that was "Will they come again?" said Winthrop, turning to Vipan. Vipan''s attention is for the moment more taken up with the red warriors day," said Vipan as the last of the warriors disappeared over the far "Ha, Golden Face," said War Wolf, ranging his horse alongside his 36678 Puddleford?--Longbow a great Man.--Fame and Politics.--Ike, Great Man.--Ike Turtle and Sile Bates, Pettifoggers.--Mrs. Great Man.--Ike Turtle and Sile Bates, Pettifoggers.--Mrs. Mrs. Sonora Brown said, "that warn''t all--Longbow had bo''t a bran new Mrs. Bird said she didn''t know much about Squire Longbow. house, as he intended to have Squire Longbow, Aunt Sonora, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Longbow said "she hadn''t got any rattles as she know''d on." began with Squire Longbow''s grandfather, who, he said, "fit in the old tore around at a great rate." Turtle said, "the old Squire was getting to occasion--a great day for Puddleford--"it looked so much like war," as Aunt she was the wife of a Squire--had taken good old Mrs. Longbow''s place, and "Couldn''t-er worn Squire Longbow''s old shoes, then," said Mrs. Beagle. "Jest what the old man himself said," added Mrs. Bird. Squire Longbow said but little. "From the old man down," said Mrs. Swipes. 36999 it was left at the Gully home until time to get the tree in readiness. Jack Norton, who had remained at the Gully home from the time of the surroundings, Gully called to Jack Norton to come and lend a helping would return with the children when they came home; and as Jack Norton Upon Jack Norton''s arrival Gully told him of what had occurred, of the to be present." Jack Norton stopped and awaited Travis Gully''s answer. Travis Gully, calling to Jack to wait a moment, came back and told him Miss Anderson expressed herself as truly thankful that she had taken Mr. Gully''s advice, and came home with him and the children. and Norton''s home, Jack was to come over immediately and Miss Anderson Mr. Norton and Jack, together with Travis Gully, who had accompanied Mrs. Gully and Miss Anderson returned to their homes the following day, 37110 scattered camps and settlements of white men are fringed; to lands people of this frontier region as the writer has become familiar with eastern communities may prove of great service to that new country to called an inhabitant--lives in expectation of the coming settler who respectable callings or expectancies of the solid men in frontier life; race, leading a life which brings out many good qualities, especially possessions, trudging through an Indian country, and informing you, sue anybody else but an army officer any number of times without ever life, it is because the abuse is keenly felt by army officers, and yet It is a common mistake to suppose that an army officer on the frontier little danger of officers or men stagnating through idleness, even were Generally by the time a cavalry officer has reached middle age, his a bitter winter: but when the blizzard comes, the troops must seek the 37688 That Mrs. Winn could tell much about the coming captain a whole year," said other women, but Mrs. Winn paraded him as the cause Brayton went over at luncheon-time and begged a word with Mrs. Winn. Captain Barclay had gone on duty, and Mr. Brayton, his sub, had not yet "sized him up." Lieutenant Trott, the new liveliest interest at Worth as regarded Mrs. Winn and Captain Barclay in "Winn and Lawrence are very different men," said Blythe, gravely. course--for a month, until Winn put a stop to the presents and Mrs. Fuller came post-haste back from San Antonio and put a stop to other but now Barclay, Winn, the doctor, men and horses, the entire command, that Laura Winn had been doing her best," said Mrs. Frazier, "to reset colonel tells me Mrs. Frazier has a room all ready for Captain Barclay husband''s away--nor any other time, for that matter," said Mrs. Frazier, 37765 daughters of the immigrant pioneers that those brave men and women of How little the young people of this generation can appreciate the hard the South Prairie of the people already named and others who came in Hinseth, who had a little six-year-old baby daughter, went America was very far off in those days, and to most people going there his boys, I believe, but most of his family came over a year or two forward looking men and women, they took a deep interest in the new where these people lived, the state church building not being open for Next day friends of the party, who had immigrated some ten years early settler had to look forward to for many a hard, long year, and Most of those who came thru the country at that time had wagons. good times during those long summer days. 37922 At one time, of the early settlement of Western Kansas, Indian Territory shared the general feeling and called several times a day to see if any attack by the Indians the corral offered a good protection for the men as and at times quite a little money changed hands on the result of a horse at the time, fired at the fleeing bad men and killed outright the man he the time he stood off five hundred Cheyenne Indians, single-handed and concluded the Indians were returning from their white-man hunt. a dry camp, but expected early next day to reach the head waters of Little crack of the gun, the Indian turned his head just in time to see the big time talking over Indian customs and the ways of the white man. their side as he had done, every other white man had left the Indian camp 38039 "Billy the Kid," hid out at her home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, after he Well mounted and armed, "Billy the Kid" started in search of Tom O''Keefe. "Billy the Kid" joined the Bruer posse, and they started for the Rio Pecos Later, Ash Upson got the particulars from "Billy the Kid" of the killing. "Billy the Kid" heard the shot and wheeled his horse around in time to see "BILLY THE KID" AND JESSE EVANS MEET AS ENEMIES AND PART AS FRIENDS. About this time, "Billy the Kid" leaped over the adobe wall and ran to the "BILLY THE KID" AND GANG STAND OFF A POSSE AT THE CHISUM RANCH. "BILLY THE KID" KILLS TWO MORE MEN. After their escape from Lincoln, "Billy the Kid" got his little band I found "Billy the Kid" to be a good natured young man. Now "Billy the Kid" and Tom O''Phalliard rode back to Fort Sumner, but soon 38309 Three days after, while out hunting work, I stopped an old man and asked Mrs. Bell gave me a good bed that night and next morning I struck out to head of wild spanish ponies, therefore we kids had a high old time Arriving on the Navadad river, we went to work gathering a herd of At another time, on the same day, I roped a large animal and got my up on the Colorado river in Whorton county, came down and told Mr. Grimes that his outfit was fixing to start on a horse "hunt" and for him put my own brand on quite a number of Mavricks while taking care of Mr. Grimes'' horses, which began to make me feel like a young cattle king. The sun came out next morning for the first time in eight long days and I got a three year old pony and six dollars in money for my 38607 Treatment of Indians.--Influence of Hudson''s Bay Company.--Rev. Mr. brought to the Indian country by this same Hudson''s Bay Company, and Hudson''s Bay Company''s men; his caution prevailed; he was to let Dr. Whitman, or the mission party that might be sent across the mountains, the country by the Hudson''s Bay Company, or destroyed by the Indians. of the country.--The Salmon Indians.--The Hudson''s Bay Company''s "That d----d Indian, Lawyer," as the Hudson''s Bay Company''s men called Hudson''s Bay Company Indian traders Roman priests, Protestant a strong Hudson''s Bay Company Indian war influence against American the Hudson''s Bay Company''s people in encouraging the Indian country Indians toward the missionaries sent by the American Board of settler, the missions, the Hudson''s Bay Company, and some Indians were the Hudson''s Bay Company, the Indians, and the Whitman massacre. or Hudson''s Bay Company) in the country down to the present time. 38649 Our Queensland land policy is a legacy of the old days of New South Gulf, where the finding of salt water in the rivers gave them great country, crossing many rivers and creeks, and enduring a thousand Alligator River over some extensive plain country in which large numbers River, where the country consisted of open plains, the party travelled Gregory to the Nicholson River is all good cattle country, but the grass opening up country and forming new stations. twenty-eight horses, to explore the north country for runs for stocking well-grassed cattle country, watered by the finest perennial river in The Bowen River country was soon occupied with runs and stock from the The main stock route northward followed the Bowen River settlements held country far away to the south on the Herbert River, called now the Palmer River through some of the roughest country in North Queensland. 39238 So he had come, had Jean Baptiste, and was living alone with a great As for the man, Jean Baptiste, he seemed to relax after a time, and When Jean Baptiste left the town for his little sod house on the hill, He has met the man, Jean Baptiste, (such an odd name,) and likes warm night; to have said to her: "----." Poor Jean Baptiste your life "Mr. Baptiste," said her mother, giving him her hand, "I am glad to know "Mr. Baptiste, please meet my father," said Orlean when he called, into feeling he was a great man, Jean Baptiste came to regard as a "Now the first thing, daughter," said the Reverend, "when Jean comes and Jean Baptiste was thoughtful for a long time after the other had left it becomes so, it is said; and surely Jean Baptiste had come to it in 39401 and line, Barton, with Ralph and Ichabod, proceeded to the pond, where little like labor, Ralph turned to Ichabod, and said, "Eagle''s Wing," said Ichabod, imitating the language of the Tuscarora, "Canendesha got quick eye," said the other Seneca; "he cunning Injin. "For," said Barton, "if the Senecas should dare to attack the cottage, "I say, Eagle''s-Wing," said Ichabod, "I don''t half like this business. The rifle of Ichabod was discharged; and the Seneca--for an Indian it "I hope, with you, Miss Barton," said Ralph, "that the Indians have "I don''t ask any kind of marcy of you, Panther," said Ichabod, "I know "My brother has heard the Singing-Bird of the Tuscaroras," said Panther; "I know the Indian to whom you allude," said Ralph. "Other time, Seneca want prisoner," said the Tuscarora. "Lord love you, Captain," said Ichabod, "Eagle''s-Wing knows Injin natur'' "Eagle''s-Wing great chief," said the Indian, quietly, "he know how to 39465 plying the rivers where the mountain-men came to set their traps for Trapper''s Indian Wife--Wild Carousals--Routine of Camp Life--Smoked Days of Isolation--Sublette and Meek captured by Snake Indians--A trappers of the old North American Company, at the head of which Mr. Astor still remained, began to range the country about the head waters Indians, his men were killed or drowned, so that by the time he had half An exchange of men now took place, and Meek went east of the mountains trappers, including Meek, discovered a small band of Indians in a bend The killing of a head chief always throws an Indian war party into every hour a day, until when night came, and the Indians left the place, Of the men who remained in the mountains trapping, that year, Meek was "My friend," said he in a whisper to Meek, "Indian steal our horses." the Indians were killing white men in great numbers. 39777 and Dillbery Ike got into the ranch with a drive of cattle we found that Eatumup Jake was for getting a can of tomatoes, but old Chuckwagon said Well, we got on the way-car, were hitched on to the cattle train and off The conductor said we would start right away soon as he got where to feed and how much, but Dillbery said the cattle had got used One day while waiting on a sidetrack old Chuckwagon got to telling about got to telling about the breed of their saddle hosses, and some said But old yellow had got trained to going around that mountain, and started for the ranch, old Buck came by again, looking like he was and finally went to sleep; but every time I and the bull got to As time went on Dillbery got times cattle were so tired when they got to Omaha and they were so long 40467 ter take a look at Jack," said James, accosting his friend, and passing "Look ye here, young man," she called out at last, "ef yer want to come "You are sure it is there, ain''t yer, friends?" said the little man, "Yer ain''t got any cause ter bother," came the answer. "Yer ain''t got no cause to fret about the arm," said Tom, noticing his "Now, look ye here," cried Tom hotly, "don''t yer jest take me fer a "Good fer yer," whispered Steve, placing his lips close to Jack''s ear "Yer can take it for sartin as we''ve got ter fight it out," said Steve and Steve and Jack thar aer partners, as yer all know. Jack, reckon the time''s come fer yer anvil." Wall, seems that that same man aer the one fer whom Jack ha'' been "The gun that''s got ter do with Tusker," said Steve as Jack trotted 40497 in by the herders, if the camp had been for over night or a long mid-day a line of forts on the North Platte River and Indian Agencies were Those were wild and woolly days, and the man who lived the life of Indians, usually, were too lazy to hunt the white man in winter, so time, the Indians taking the wire away to use in ear and nose rings and "Yes," he said, "we put old Tex (a long-horn bull) out progress a day, the herds of elk stampeded a dozen times past our camps, He was an engineer of a bull team of seven yokes and a good man at And the day the Lost Indian was found was Christmas, a time when every away, going and coming, to get from a white man''s corral a horse and On Wagon-hound creek, one summer day, when our outfit was in camp for 40574 Rob, you must have had awful good luck," said Joe, as he looked The elk was given to Joe by old Tucker, and in a short time grew to be old man nearly eighty years of age, took a great fancy to Joe from the Old Mr. Tucker knew as well as the boy''s father that Joe''s judgment in Captain Tucker told the Colonel how bright Joe was in relation to Indian JOE, ROB, AND THE OLD TRAPPER--GENERAL CUSTER ARRIVES AT JOE, ROB, AND THE OLD TRAPPER--GENERAL CUSTER ARRIVES AT THE PAWNEES RETURN--ANTELOPE HUNT WITH THE INDIANS--JOE THE PAWNEES RETURN--ANTELOPE HUNT WITH THE INDIANS--JOE Joe and the Indian, whose name was the White Wolf, started, taking with "I have made that all right with White Wolf already, father," said Joe. WILD HORSES--JOE SLEEPS IN WHITE WOLF''S TENT--CAMP ON THE WILD HORSES--JOE SLEEPS IN WHITE WOLF''S TENT--CAMP ON THE 40731 GENERAL CUSTER was given scant time, after the last gun of the war was offered at once to men coming home to private life, and towns and cities A soldier captured a baby-alligator one day, and the General, thinking General one day at his own quarters, thinking it a better place than the Long afterward, during our winter in Texas, my husband began one day to The General and his staff told stories and sang, and a man with good wagon-train was of course a long time in crossing, and dinner looked [A] My horse was captured from a staff-officer of General Custis Lee garrison, who were coming and going a dozen times a day, asking, "How General came back he found the little hands of our curly-headed girl overcome the habit, General Custer stood among the officers and men as As is the custom in military life, the officers either came every day, 40783 civilization, and we have to-day men living twenty-five miles from come upon a little city of four thousand people, with good churches, next time I visited the town it had fine churches and schools. in this place a church was formed; and many men and women, having are open day and night, Sundays of course included, the men running In this little town a grand minute-man laid down his life. I knew of one man who lived in a log house. summoned the doctor the good man took his time, and reached home in those that started the trouble lived in a day when men knew no better. was trying to find a place for me to stay, a man said, "Let him come a good man, who was to speak in a church a few miles away, saying to This church was built by the people, one man working for a dollar a 41030 the Potomac River all that the Erie Canal and the Cumberland Road returning home by way of the Great Kanawha and New Rivers, in order to northwestern Virginia to the Ohio River was Braddock''s Road; for this it; ..." In many instances the new roads built hereabouts in later days way of road-building into the old Central West by 1760 than all other of a road from Winchester to some proper place on the Ohio river, shall at any time be a contractor for making any part of the said road, same, but rather better to-day, except that a great deal of the road eighteen miles through an intolerable bad road, to-day. got to ---at the Black Horse, four and a half miles to breakfast. is in Wood County, West Virginia, eighteen miles by the Ohio River from The Great Genesee Road, as it was early known, began at old Fort 41067 road passed along declivities or over hills, the path was in some places The soft roads of the summer time were useless so far as heavy loads of The real work of opening roads in America began, of course, on the Thus the typical pioneer road even before the day of wagons was a old routes of travel were often very wide, especially in wet places; in Traveling by stage, except on the half dozen good roads then the said road or any part thereof with more than six horses, nor shall hundred and six miles of these roads in New York State alone, and the The route pursued was the old state road begun in 1785 running through Hagar''s-town; being, like them, on the high road to the western country, "Anything seems a good road to you where the horse will not have to 41333 Fred Day, an interesting young man of twenty years, was a consumptive. of the young men in our train were emigrating to the West to establish a bustle of ante-railroad days when the great wagon trains were preparing Our train passed on through Nebraska City and camped six miles westward. of the Big Blue River, where the preceding year numerous Indian raids West made the same observation, but stated great numbers of Indians were years, we might have seen the first pioneer Mormon train in a long, young men came to that city and informed us that after we turned back the train on the following day for an unusual length of time, and one of the young ladies said, "Mr. Soon, can you tell us why Indian On the following day the train reached Green River, would be seen after passing the new Mormon settlement near Great Salt 41392 Fort Granville--Old Indian Town--Early Settlers--Captain Jacobs-Captain Logan, the last Red Men in the Juniata Valley 347 fact that at those places, for years, Indian war-relics have been land where the Shawnee and Ohio Indians lived, and the hunting-grounds Indians, he went to Fort Duquesne, where he immediately purchased land, INDIAN TOWNS ALONG THE JUNIATA--LOST CREEK VALLEY DISCOVERED--MEXICO INDIAN TOWNS ALONG THE JUNIATA--LOST CREEK VALLEY DISCOVERED--MEXICO EARLY SETTLERS AT LICKING CREEK--RELICS OF AN INDIAN BATTLE--HOUSE EARLY SETTLERS AT LICKING CREEK--RELICS OF AN INDIAN BATTLE--HOUSE FORT GRANVILLE--OLD INDIAN TOWN--THE EARLY SETTLERS--CAPTAIN Delaware Indians had killed Armstrong and his men. Valley, at houses belonging to men who with their families were forted Indians, after scalping the murdered men, followed Jane, evidently with SINKING VALLEY--THE LEAD MINES--FORT ROBERDEAU--INDIAN MURDER, AND SINKING VALLEY--THE LEAD MINES--FORT ROBERDEAU--INDIAN MURDER, AND In the mean time the Indian had come from his place 41662 Ramsay turned to breathe the clean air that swept in from Lake Michigan. Ramsay turned again to look at the lake, and his mind projected him far Ramsay looked out upon the lake, and a little thrill of excitement swept Captain Schultz rolled frightened eyes and said to Ramsay, "Get a door, Ramsay entered the long, low, shed-like building, and a man working at a Ramsay said deliberately, "Devil Chad won''t like you for that." Ramsay sat up with a start, to see Hans Van Doorst looking down at him. "Baptiste," Hans said, "meet one of my new partners, Ramsay Cartou. Ramsay and Pieter nodded, and Hans walked down to talk with Marta. Ramsay sighed as he cleaned and honed his fish knife, and Hans said, Ramsay--Hans and Pieter were down at the lake, strengthening the Ramsay turned to Hans, "How big is this pound net?" 41777 "Whart," said Larry, stopping short and staring hard at him, "I know leap, Wharton Edwards noticed where it landed, and of course knew just The race between Wharton Edwards and the famous Shawanoe runner, Blazing The sight of Blazing Arrow gave Wharton a knowledge of the situation, As Blazing Arrow ran, he carried the youth''s rifle in his right hand. Yes, Wharton Edwards was destined, in Blazing Arrow''s mind, for the Wharton Edwards was watching matters like a cat waiting for a mouse. came the Shawanoe to have the signal of Wharton Edwards?" Walking but a short way, Wharton stepped aside from the trail and stood Larry Murphy, Blazing Arrow was so near that he heard it. governing Wharton Edwards and Larry Murphy at such times was that under Blazing Arrow pointed down to the ground several times, and it looked The Shawanoe Indian known as Arqu-wao, or Red Crow, had come in sight of 42150 the Minnesota Indians to believe that the time had come when the whites rest, evidently a half-breed, sprang to the ground and, ignoring Mr. Briscoe''s extended hand, said, gruffly, in broken English, "Can''t the Indians capture this place pretty easily" asked Al, looking Indians now for more than a year, which is a long time in a young boy''s corporal, who rode his long-legged black horse like an Indian, gradually "I came up with General Sully from St. Louis to help look for my brother A short time after camp was pitched at Fort Rice a long line of wagons "Now, don''t fail me, Captain," said the General, as he turned to leave Indians in heavy force at any time, and General Sully was taking all The second day out from Fort Rice the column passed a deserted Indian "How far are the Indians ahead?" asked the General. 42195 two years from the time a farmer moved upon a new spot and turned his Men in those days who came to Missouri and looked at the land often who for a long time was a citizen of Jackson County, and for a great for a thousand years, at the end of which time there will be a new deal Mormons made their appearance one day on the county road west of the Big kept a little county store; and in those days men generally carried arrived in Salt Lake Valley on the 21st day of July of that year. men west of the Missouri River in those days. to travel three times as far per day as I could, had reached the point of miles, so far as making roads for travel of large numbers of animals A half-century marks the time when the great Chicago of to-day was Fort 42274 Every time my Uncle Wesley came out of the Far West he brought me a bow he said was to be our home for a long time to come. largely passed, and Pitamakan said that I would soon forget all about the grouse rose long before we came anywhere near it, and this time go without eating as long as Pitamakan said his people were able to noticed the trails of the rabbits, hard-packed little paths in the snow, time of year came to my mind, and I began to look for a tree to climb; Back we turned, and leaving the river, began to work our way in among the river, Pitamakan sent me round to enter the farther side and come A moment later, as we followed the trail round some pines, we came face Pitamakan said that he had heard that the deer went from the "They must turn soon," Pitamakan said. 42619 young man, I should scarcely feel inclined to say a word in presenting Consequently Old Spotted Tail pronounced a few words, and my red "I jist tell yer, Cap!" said the man who had replied to Brighton Bill, Just at this moment a party of some dozen Indians approached the little day, in the face of the red savages, who have up to the present time Turning immediately, I had barely time to see two Indians. In any case, it was necessary to let the other boys know red-skins were He had not yet returned when I saw a party of Indians, numbering in all, Smoke-creek Cañon, we saw eight or ten red-skins coming down the side of AND SPOTTING--A CHANCE TO LOOK AT A LITTLE INDIAN No time was given the Indian for another shot, as I was sufficiently long way in advance, sighted a large body of Indians. 43465 "O Arthur," said Margaret, "if it be possible, let us land on an island; "Above high-water mark, remember, Gerald," said Arthur. "Wilkins is right enough, Margaret," said Arthur, "this lovely spot, "But even a black man has a soul, Wilkins," said Arthur. "Depend on''t, Mr. Arthur," said Wilkins, "there''s not a bush or a rock discordant cries arose; and, at last, leaving Jack, Hugh, and Mr. Mayburn in charge of the canoes, Arthur with Gerald and Wilkins stepped "If you look directly south, Arthur," said Hugh, "you will see a black "There''s one comfort, Wilkins," said Arthur; "they do not like to face "We will bark the trees to-night, Mr. Arthur, if you please," said Jack. "I cannot have Arthur leave us for a day," said Mr. Mayburn. "I think, papa, Wilkins is right," said Arthur. "Wilkins might be useful to you here, Master Arthur," said Jack; "but I 43473 "I leave you to be guide, Belhumeur," said Loyal Heart, "I really do not doctor," said the general, smiling, to the fat man, who came in "You may say what you like, Loyal Heart," said Belhumeur, "but you are "What''s going on now?" said Loyal Heart, stopping, and looking round him "Indians always avenge themselves, captain," said the old hunter, "God be praised!" said Loyal Heart with great emotion, kissing the their chief is named Eagle Head; swear to avenge me like loyal hunters." "Loyal Heart!" the general replied, warmly; "surely I know that man." "Speak then, my friend," said Loyal Heart, "and pardon the little "Now, chiefs," Loyal Heart said, addressing the Indians in his clear, who knows?" said the young man, and before the pirates could This man was Black Elk. Loyal Heart, Eagle Head, and Belhumeur were absent. Loyal Heart," said Doña Luz, placing herself before him; "this 43675 "I hope the boys will reach the Colonel," said the father of Ned to Ned Preston had been told by Deerfoot that he was the only Indian near "Deerfoot must hurry to Colonel Preston and tell him of the Wyandots," which saw the approach of Ned Preston, Blossom Brown and the Shawanoe, Reaching the door, Colonel Preston placed his hand on the heavy bars Colonel will know it''s me, ''cause de last time I war at de block-house Ned Preston read the note to Deerfoot, the Shawanoe, speaking slowly "We are a hundred yards from the block-house," said Ned Preston; "it block-house, and those who were looking at the Wyandot, saw him Blossom Brown and Ned Preston, the Colonel, who, of course, was on the "If they do that every time," said Ned Preston, "they won''t cause us Ned Preston when on his way to the block-house. 4383 Samuel Chapdelaine and Maria had gone but a little way when a young One morning three days later, on opening the door, Maria''s ear A dozen times in the course of the day Maria and her mother opened At noon Maria came out to the door-step and gave a long call to tell Maria stayed for a few moments looking at the work of the men and "Maria is not at her best this evening," said Madame Chapdelaine by François Paradis stole a glance at Maria, then turned his eyes away "It must be a bad day in the woods!" thinks Maria to herself; and hard-working, who bring us nearly all they earn; Maria too is a good the year the young men shall kiss the women-folk, and Maria knew All of her life had Maria known this cold, this snow, the land''s Maria looked down again, took her work in hand, and her simple mind 4389 her last night." (I thought of the old adage.) "Mrs. Moodie, your very little girl," said my sister; "but I have not time to tell you night--the dear boy was better, so I told old Jenny, my Irish "Poor Tom," said I, "he has passed a horrible day, but the worst the rheumatics, and some old woman told him that good spring water "Ha!" said the old woman, laughing and rubbing her hands together; "Shut the door, man," said Moodie, whose long scrutiny of the One day he sent the lad with a note to our house, to know if Moodie We spent six days in the woods, and the little man filled place, which little kindness quite won the heart of the old man, and from the old country, who, naturally enough, thought he would like "Och, my dear heart, you will be lost in the woods!" said old Jenny. 43989 "Look here, Frank, old chap," said he, seating himself on the edge of thing it was for young Dick that the old gentleman happened to find "Come on!" cried Dick, springing to his feet. "Just the country for black-tail," said Dick, "especially at this time "Never mind, old chap," said Dick, laughing. "Only a little way," replied Dick. "Dick is a good boy," said the professor, evidently pleased at my a service to Dick and to the old professor at the same time." "Let us turn to the left, Dick," said I, "and follow it--if we can--out "Dick," said I, "this looks rather like the end of things. "But, look here, Dick," Arthur went on, after a moment''s thoughtful "Señor," said Pedro to Dick, "if you will stand on my shoulders, I think "Now," said Pedro, "we go up the mountain here a little way and cut some 44399 "An honest man sticks to his word," said Tonillo; "and if Don Torribio "Ask him yourself, señor," said Don Estevan dryly; "he will most likely Señorita," said Don Torribio, gracefully turning to Doña Hermosa, and good luck!" said Don Fernando, pressing the hands of the two old "Explain, Zapote," said Don José; "we shall then know what to think of "Hm!" said the major; "When the last moment has come, we shall always "Do you think," said Doña Hermosa bitterly, "that Don Torribio has the "Estevan," said Doña Hermosa, interrupting him, "I will answer for your "Look, Doña Hermosa," said he in a whisper; "there is the camp of "What!" said the noble woman, pointing to Doña Hermosa, "Shall I leave "Come," said the major gravely to Don Estevan; "the time has arrived to "The time has come, Estevan," said Don Fernando, "when I must teach "Thanks, Estevan," said Doña Hermosa, holding out her hand. 44671 "That''s a good story, Hugh," said Jack, "but do you suppose the "Why Hugh," said Jack, "do you mean to tell me that this is old and look at the boat, Jack said to Hugh, "Well, I saw a lot of Jack sat thinking, for awhile, and then he turned to Hugh and said: camp, Hugh said to Jack, "Son, have you ever been here before? "Where do you suppose Hugh will camp, Hezekiah?" said Jack, as "Why, sure Hugh;" said Jack, "I''d like to do that mighty well. Hugh said to Jack, "Well, we come from the Indians, and we belong "Do you know, Joe," said Jack, "this looks to me just like the As they went into camp that afternoon at a little spring, Hugh said Jack stopped his horse and said to Hugh: "Oh, Hugh," said Jack, "you don''t mean you want to let those bears "That looks like good meat, Hugh," said Jack. 44823 when Major Burrows rode near by, eked out in British uniform; Mr. DuBois spoke to Captain Schenck, his brother-in-law, "Look, there is a [6] General Forman was born near Englishtown, Monmouth Co., New on a tobacco boat, which Captain Osmun commanded, and on board of It being in Indian war time, all boats descending that Uncle Forman''s keel-boat, Captain Osmun''s flat-boat, and Colonel Uncle Forman, Colonel Wyckoff, and I went on shore, and walked up to dinner, the officer of the day called on General Harmar for the river; and one day Indians visited it, killing his people, and captains, and some of the hands, with a small boat, went on shore, After my arrival, and while sojourning at Natchez, Uncle Forman asked General David Forman of New Jersey in 1789, entered into a negotiation General David Forman of New Jersey in 1789, entered into a negotiation 45051 camp about four and a half miles, where we arrived in good season. only went about a mile from the bluff and camped in a little point of the last team arrived having taken all day to travel about five miles. we arrived in camp, having traveled about thirteen miles. The day was fine and we traveled about thirty-eight miles and camped not good and the brethren go to the river about a half a mile. river about a quarter of a mile and camp until morning. After traveling about a half a mile the camp stopped some time, waiting good water and camped for the night, having traveled about nine miles Soon as the camp was formed, I went about three quarters of a mile good feed, stopped for the night, having traveled eight and half miles river, having traveled eleven and a half miles, the last seven a little 45075 --Night Camp in the Plains Country--Dancing on a Dry Buffalo --News at Adobe Walls of Indian Outbreaks--Dixon Forms Hunting _Indian Camp of Buffalo Hide Tepees_ 128 _High Bluff East of Adobe Walls on which Dixon Killed Indian fight with Indians, and in not having seen a single buffalo. across the Plains was night and day in the heart of the Indian. meant putting in more time fighting Indians than in hunting buffaloes. When Indian hunting parties went on the buffalo [Illustration: _Indian Camp of Buffalo Hide Tepees._] We camped over night at Buffalo Springs, and next day followed the Al men had been killed by Indians in his camp on a tributary of Salt Fork buffalo-hunters were "loaded for bear" by the time the Indians were More hunters came in on the third day, and as news of the Indian the Adobe Walls fight, 3; southwest from Camp Supply, buffalo-hunters, 45690 "Where are you going to look for that antelope, Hugh?" said Jack. "Well, Hugh," said Jack, "what particular place did you think of going "By the way, Hugh," said Jack, "how much grub will we want to take with "Well," said Jack, "you''ve worked pretty fast, Hugh, haven''t you? "Of course you do, Hugh," said Jack; "I know that well enough. "Why, son," said Hugh, "I can tell you whole lot about beaver trapping. "That bear skin is going to make us a lot of trouble, son," said Hugh, "All right," said Hugh, "we''ll skin that little beaver, and roast him "Hugh," said Jack, "you told me to hang the beaver skin where the "Well," said Jack, "this beaver lived in those old times, a good way "Well, Hugh, this is a good camp," said Jack. "It looks to me, Hugh," said Jack, "as if the skinning of these four 45699 advance inland pushed the Indian tribes away from their old home lands, Missouri River frontage as far north as the new Fort Leavenworth, and a Missouri on the old possessions of the Kaw. The northern flank of the Indian frontier, as it came to be The southern part of the Indian Country was early set aside as the new the United States to keep whites out of the Indian Country. new roads to the Pacific increased the pressure, until the Indians Colorado, and "the Indian Territory west of Arkansas." The department were problems that drew the West into the movement of the Civil War. The situation was trying for both whites and Indians, but nowhere did States army to fight Indians, started from Fort Laramie for the mouth of old Fort Cobb, in the west end of Indian Territory on the Washita between the United States of America and the Several Indian Tribes, 46227 life; he was captured by Indians three times, his companions were shot Colonel Clark''s Invasion of the Indian Country--Boone is Colonel Boone as a Farmer--He outwits a Party of Indians a Night with Colonel Boone--Hunting in his Old Age--He Loses Boone and Stuart start out on a Hunt--Captured by Indians Boone and Stuart start out on a Hunt--Captured by Indians likely time for the Indians to come is when they are least expected, attacked by a large force of Indians, numbering fully two hundred. Colonel Clark''s Invasion of the Indian Country--Boone is Promoted Boone himself dashed into the woods and fled for life, the Indians news that Girty, at the head of a large force of Indians, was pushing place, Daniel Boone, like every one else, was advancing in years, and The hunting days of Colonel Boone at last came to an end. During the expedition of General Clark against the Indian towns, Kenton 46250 "Yes, come nearer to the fire, Kenneth," said the mother, who had "Good morning, Mrs. Nash," Kenneth said, moving to the side of the "Alas, Miss Lamar," he answered with a far away look in his eyes, an cried turning to Kenneth, who with half averted face and dewy eyes, "Come, Nell, and take a look at Chillicothe," the major said, leading "I thought your face was quite new to me," said Kenneth. head lower, doing all with exceeding tenderness, and turning to Mrs. Nash, who had ventured in after him, leaving her little ones in Mrs. Barbour''s care, said huskily: "Some cold water! "Lie still for a little, Nell," Kenneth said, gently forcing her back. "But it''s Dr. Clendenin this time, Nell," said Clare, stepping aside "Miss Nell?" inquired Kenneth, "I passed her and Lyttleton as I left storm," returned Kenneth, shaking hands with Mrs. Lamar, then turning 46304 Now, as Julia stood erect before the Partisan, with the clear light When Arthur Gordon pronounced the words, Julia Forester, he started Julia Gordon blushed crimson as he spoke, and then in an instant turned The Partisan had not sat long alone, ere the young officer returned "Come, Mr. Gordon," said the Partisan, "I fancy that by this time you "Great God!" exclaimed the Partisan, bounding to his feet almost in of Pierre, when he saw the horse, the man, the levelled rifle--when he "Mount your horse, fool!" replied the Partisan, sternly, "who the devil The Partisan had no time to give mercy, and he rode away to join Gordon "You should have thought of that Julia," replied the young soldier, young man''s arm, said, in a low voice: "She is the wife of my friend, Lieutenant Gordon, lady," he replied; Now, lady," he added, turning his eyes to Julia Gordon, "in your ear. 46328 mountains, "to make meat." Round the camp fed twelve or fifteen mules "Yep, old gal!" cried Killbuck to the animal, at the same time picking trapper''s long hair, and drew his knife round the head to separate the Bonté saw his companion''s peril, rushed quick as thought at the Indian, Bonté''s head as he bent over the body of the Indian he was scalping; and trappers met a party of these Indians returning to their mountain homes his camp, to spend a couple of days hunting buffalo in the mountains, buffalo horse, he shouldered his rifle and struck the Indian trail for horse-stealing Indians, left him in the _ne plus ultra_ of mountain trappers looking hungry and angry at the same moment, an old Indian drew horse or mule as long as an Indian village was near at hand. old mountaineer, the hunters next day left him in his lonely grave, in a 4638 came upon him he called out "Who comes there three times" and fired; I made a little money, and went to Sacramento City and bought two wagon general headquarters of the Committee at 41 Sacramento street (Fort The Committee reached the rooms on Sacramento street about 2 were soon on the ground, but Mulligan had made his way into the old St. Francis Hotel on the corner of Clay and Dupont streets which was vacant came up to the corner of Market and First streets, but it was not long joke on the street for a long time. boats from San Francisco went up J and K streets in Sacramento City and One of the exciting times in San Francisco in 1865 was when a mob went type now that I picked up in the street about that time. returned to San Francisco, went back in the morning, hunted up my man 46513 to grant lands to white men west of the mountains. [Illustration: One of the old-time long-haired men of the West.] In time this early outbound man learned that there were rivers which ways to wealth than farming, and the wild men of the West of that would do 75 miles over their route west-bound one day, returning over The first generation of river men, excluding, of course, the Indians, not pass from the waters, but as a type of old-time river-men their five miles west of Little Fort (now Waukegan, Illinois), and we went For a time, until we reached the Platte River, one day was much like form almost a complete history of the great West during that time--from West''s wild life at more points than any other person of any day; a man of desert left for many years to come, a place where men can go and 46521 friend, the guide, went and told the Indians about me, saying I was I went and told the captain what the Indians said. The Indian went away saying he would tell his people about us, and if our joy, next day some Indians came from their camp, bringing us some stop the talk that I had got a little tired of hearing, I said to Mr. Eldredge, "We do not need your sympathy; we are all right now; none of having traded to good advantage, we were soon ready to start home. home; that I was afraid when Tabby and the good Indians went away that time the Indians got in Secretary Delano arrived in Salt Lake City, Journey--Camp Among Thieves--A Meeting held with Indians--Its Good Journey--Camp Among Thieves--A Meeting held with Indians--Its Good poor Indians believed him and gave up the land, when the good friend (?) 46794 Let me start the ball rolling, boy," said Bob, as he picked out a dark "Listen, brother," said Sandy, when they had covered some little "You take him first, Sandy," said Bob, with his usual thoughtfulness, A short time later Bob gave Sandy a sly dig in the ribs, and made a Grasping the arm of Sandy, Bob turned around to hurry away ere any one but said little, leaving it to Bob and his brother to ask questions. That was Bob''s generous way, and Sandy knew it would be utterly useless Bob and Sandy crouched low, doing manful work, though filled with Both Bob and Sandy felt proud to shake the hand of the man of whom they "Just think what great times we can have next winter," said Sandy, as The day slowly died, and Sandy looked to the coming of night with new "Come!" said Blue Jacket, leading Sandy away. 46795 Whenever Bob and Sandy Armstrong went into the great forests to seek "I think I feel a little like Captain Brady does about Indians," Sandy friend to us?" demanded Bob. The young Indian to whom he referred was a Shawanee brave who had been "LISTEN!" said Bob, his lips placed as close to the ear of his brother For two days Bob and Sandy had not been out in the forest save to look This time it was Bob''s turn to fire first, while Sandy held himself in white father, Sandy, Bob. On way when see fire flash through trees. Bob and Sandy kept Blue Jacket between them. The boys had just come in sight of their cabin when Sandy saw something "Bob--Sandy, come and take me home to mother. none hear Blue Jacket tell how Bob, Sandy come all way from Ohio to 46796 "That is the best way, Sandy," returned Bob, with a quick glance toward Having reset the trap, Bob sat down to wait for the coming of Sandy, home," Sandy went on to say, "when Bob thought of a way. near neighbor, "brother Bob and myself; but with us come Pat O''Mara, would have given his young life any day; nor did either Bob or Sandy "THE great day has come at last!" said Sandy, early one morning, as "But see, Bob, there is more to it this time," Sandy continued, "Do you think they are really coming?" whispered Sandy, as he and Bob To Bob and Sandy he also gave his hand, and looked at them long and "The signals, you mean, Pat?" asked Sandy, while Bob gulped down the Bob was not far away from his brother when Sandy made the remark with Sandy slept very little, Bob felt sure, because every time the latter 46797 allegiance to these two sturdy lads, Dick and Roger, whom, I feel sure, river right away, Dick, because I want to beg my father to let me go; "HAVE you come to tell me what they have decided, Dick?" asked Roger, For at that time neither Dick nor Roger "Easy, now, Roger," for Dick knew the other''s failings, and many a time When Roger said this he knew Dick was coming, and that, as he Roger; "because that will be our best chance, don''t you think, Dick?" "You know, Roger," Dick said, in his quiet but convincing way, "that "WHAT does this mean, Dick?" Roger asked, some days later, when they "Come on, Dick, let''s see what the old thing looks like," Roger story, and shaken the hands of Dick and Roger Armstrong many times. As the two boys, Dick and Roger, discovered for themselves, when 46798 "MAKE sure work of him, Dick!" Roger said, in trembling tones, as he "You don''t think it feels much like snow, do you, Dick?" Roger asked, When Mayhew said this, Dick and Roger knew that a new trouble had TURNING to Dick and Roger, Captain Lewis told them to follow him to Dick was about to follow suit when he saw Roger suddenly start up from as this, do you think, Dick?" asked Roger, as though a new idea had "CHEER up, Roger!" said Dick, making an effort to look as though he "It seems to be a long way off, Dick," ventured Roger, who evidently boys observed, and Dick had counted the Indians many times to make sure The way Dick said that one word told Roger that he must have seen a "Mayhew is right, Roger," said Dick, "and the chances are as ten to one 46799 acquaintance of Dick and Roger, the young pioneers, for the first time; Indian brave has done," Dick told him, "and then start to work killing "It''s Indian picture writing, you see, Roger!" Dick declared, "and must [Illustration: "''RUN FOR THE TREES, ROGER!'' SHOUTED DICK"] "Run for the trees, Roger!" shouted Dick, as he himself turned and made Dick knew that long before Roger could get the words of warning framed, "I WONDER if the plan will work?" remarked Roger, when he and Dick "All that its banks hold these days," Dick had explained to Roger when Dick always liked to hear Roger talk that way. "I don''t like their looks, though," Roger said to Dick, as they watched Dick was not that kind of boy; and if need be he would stand by Roger, As long as they lived Dick and Roger believed that the 47237 "You had better ride a little way with us, Mrs. Yates," said Dickinson. He rode away, and Sybil stood watching them for some time; but her face Sybil made no answer to the woman''s remark, but sat for a time in moment Margaret fell," said Laurence. "Miss Waring looks pale," interrupted Sybil, whose head was still Mr. Waring, the uncle of Margaret, was one of Miss Laurence''s nearest "Good-by, now," said Sybil; "I shall miss the train if I stop another group then with another, looked about and missed Margaret and Hinchley; "It is Margaret," said Sybil. Laurence and Sybil Chase watched every movement and look. "You gave that man a note from Miss Margaret," he said. Well, Mr. Laurence, you don''t seem to believe us yet; Sybil shall "Sybil," said Laurence, in a grave, low voice, "is this thing true?" "That''s enough--that''s like you, Sybil," said Yates, triumphantly, 47262 pilot work his boat through a tangled piece of river, knowing that reversing gear of a Mississippi River steamboat, in old times, was greater part of the fuel used on old-time river boats was purchased. river men, know of but one "old man" aboard the boat, although the captain on the river could, in case of necessity, pilot his boat novice in the business might take a steamer from St. Louis to St. Paul with very fair success, while the same man would hang his boat upper Mississippi River pilots who handled steamboats prior to 1836. CONEWAGO--Stern-wheel; built at Brownsville, Pa., 1854; 186 tons; St. Louis and St. Paul Packet Co., 1855; 1856; 1857--Capt. whistle on upper river; Captain Lodwick 1849; 1850; in Galena and St. Paul trade; Capt. EQUATOR--Stern-wheel; built at Beaver, Pa., 1853; 162 tons; in St. Paul trade 1855, 1856; Minnesota River 1857--Captain Sencerbox; 48284 Arrival at Spaneshanks'' camp--His friendly spirit--Return home--Journey home--Suffering with thirst--A providential supply of water--Dr. Whitmore killed--Severe sickness--Healed in answer to prayer. Navajoe nation--Great peace talk--Return home--Treaty of peace in one The following day Elder Stoddard came to my house, and told me that he The Indians then came to me and said, "You promised us water if we An Indian living near us said he had killed an animal, and wished to After we left this watering place, three Indians followed us and made told by our guide that this Indian had said, that in the night, when I The Navajos and other Indians east of the Colorado River have taken days'' travel on our way home to water, and both men and animals were living in the Navajo country, came to me and said as they had taken a ..."On the third day, a Piute Indian, sent by the Navajos arrived. 48291 Doby for short--as he tried to skip a flat stone across the big river. "It''s a big tree for such a little hill," was Doby''s comment. "I''d like to know what is the matter with the buck," thought Doby. Warned by rumors of Indians down the river, Doby''s father had tied up "Land is a good thing," declared practical Doby. Indian had followed the wounded turkey and Doby was left behind with Said one of them to Doby: "That Indian chief Tecumseh was a smart man. Doby paid little heed to anything except the Indian, who stood of Lexington, the lucky boy, Doby, who looked red-headed but was the wagon-train, and Doby was glad when the Ohio River came in sight Doby," said the boy to himself. The little boy gazed at Doby''s queer knife. Doby knew in a flash how the little boy lived 48344 River to build boats, in order to continue the journey by water, and Mistress Devoll expected to join Master Rouse''s company at her home in We passed the night there, all the company except Ben Cushing, Isaac the dawning of a new day, we three set about making ready the horses into the Ohio country, the day would soon come when they also would be Parson Cutler said to us, let me tell you that this town came very near Master Rouse''s wagon was leading the way and Uncle Daniel with his During three days we journeyed over roads that were far from good, save A great time we had of it, packing our goods into the boat in a way Uncle Daniel''s oxen, he having passed Buffalo some time before Isaac From the time of our coming into this Ohio country, Marietta had 48571 A STORY OF SHEEP RAISING IN TEXAS been so delighted when father began to talk of making a new home in began to take care of father''s flock I had heard people, lately come father went away, I had been eager to own a sheep ranch in Texas, then necessary to drive all our cattle and sheep from Bolivar County into and Zeba set off with the cattle twenty-four hours before father, made the journey to Texas, and in this mother was to travel, father their rifles in hand, father and mother drove up in the two-mule team. the prairie herding a flock of sheep when one of these northers came more, father and mother leading the way in the small mule cart, and I mules; and father with the three negroes rounded up the cattle. Father killed nine before the survivors decided that the time had come 49089 wagons moved forward and I rounded up the cattle and horses and forced broke camp one morning and started on a twenty mile drive, it began We reached Platte River late the same day at a point which must have the horses nor the men had tasted food or water throughout the day, miles up the American River we each took up a claim and went to work. day time when the men were out working in the diggings, but at night A little farther down the Sacramento River, while in camp one night, finally got out on the high plains with horses, cattle and men fairly Horses, men and cattle took a good rest. Men, cattle and horses all took a good long rest, but the train was When we reached Little Osage River on our way north, Price went but would remain at the camp until the cattle came up, then in place 4981 great highway of the territory extends as far as Crow Wing, 130 miles Character of Minnesota streams-Dinner at Swan River-Little Falls-Character of Minnesota streams-Dinner at Swan River-Little Falls-Scenery-First settlement of Crow Wing-Red Lake Indians-Mr. Morrison-Prospects of the town-Upper navigation-Mr. Beaulieu-Scenery-First settlement of Crow Wing-Red Lake Indians-Mr. Morrison-Prospects of the town-Upper navigation-Mr. Beaulieu-north of the Crow Wing River, and six miles distant from this town. Mississippi, and extends west as far as the Red River of the North. reside on the public land in the same state or territory, shall the rapid growth of towns-Gen. Lowry-The back country-Gov. Stevens''s report-Mr. Lambert''s views-Interesting account of Mr. A. the rapid growth of towns-Gen. Lowry-The back country-Gov. Stevens''s report-Mr. Lambert''s views-Interesting account of Mr. A. 50470 A woman with a baby in her arms bade John Conrad look and see how his Conrad still had a little store of German gulden, long hoarded against "We thought George Reimer was our last friend," said John Conrad. "We will have to wait awhile, probably, for ships," said John Conrad to John Conrad Weiser, his friend, looked at each other. "Will our new home be near these kind Indians?" asked Conrad, trembling. To the eyes of Conrad and Peter the ship Lyon looked enormous as Presently John Conrad''s watchful eyes saw a new expression in the eyes "Courage!" said John Conrad a dozen times a day, to himself, as well as John Conrad stood silently, his older children close to him and little John Conrad saw the house and the people and the strange "Now," said John Conrad, "it is our land, indeed." journey," said John Conrad. 50939 "This here is town marshal Pete Madrid," Pinky said. "Hell of a thing," Madrid said, picking up the gunbelt and moving away. "I think we''ve finished our talk," Mr. Jay said, turning to Ben. "I don''t know," Tesno said, scowling into the brightness as Ben "Man named Warren asked me to meet him here," Tesno said. "My fault," Tesno said mildly, giving the man room. "Maybe you haven''t got the straight of it," Tesno said. "Hobson sang, Pinky," Tesno said, stepping up to the bar. "And what''ll the trouble-man be wanting?" he said when Tesno "I th-think Miss Persia t-told him to close those games," Willie said "I think I know where he''ll head for," Tesno said. "Willie, you get off that horse and have some food," Tesno said. He turned his eyes up to Tesno again and said, "Look, I''ve got a "Madrid," Tesno said. 5337 Some Men Who Were Anxious for a Fight and Got It--Gen. Crook at Black Canyon--Bad Mistake of a Good Man--The Victims I had often heard Uncle Kit tell how the Indians robbed the camps Up to this time I had not said a word to Uncle Kit, but as I came Johnnie West and I started with a saddle-horse each and four packmules for a buffalo hunt; I still riding Croppy, the pony Uncle Jim said: "You are a young man and have been among the Indians long Indian horses together and started for headquarters, arriving In this charge we got fifty-two horses and killed four Indians. about a mile from where the Indians were camped, and I told him rode about two miles from camp to high ground to look for Indians. train said she thought that when he saw the Indians coming he had losing men all day and there has not been an Indian seen." I told 53648 of emigrants--Fox river--upper house--lost in a prairie at night--log with timber--more than half prairie--a level State--generally Rivers of Texas--seacoast--mill-seats--land grants--number of of two miles, commencing near Black river road, and terminating at eight miles from Ithaca, near a landing place called Goodwin''s point; new road, generally through timbered land, passed seven or eight small travelled twenty or thirty miles west, towards Rock river. Ten miles from the river, a new town, called Princeton, is laid out in the State--rich bottoms, swamps, prairies, timbered lands, high bluffs About a mile above this place, we left Red River, and travelled the After passing the river and about a mile of bottom land, we came to the Mississippi river, you come to light, sandy, hilly land; generally of Trinity river, it is generally an open prairie country. The country near this river, for fifteen miles above its mouth, is what 53784 cattle had rather a long day without water. We did a "lazyally" sort of day--the cattle knee-deep in grass, every cattle run comprised a good deal of lava country. "Cattle been here," said the old stockman, "and running too. One night, when we had been on the run all day and had found the cattle We remained at Kangatong for a day, so as to give Joe Burge time to come the end of the day Mr. Cay said, "Look here, old fellow! old boy, kept the run for a year or two, just selling cattle enough to to make much out of a cattle run in those hard-riding, hard-living days. new runs were chiefly cattle country, being well-grassed forest, not half-romantic life which to the cattle-station holder of the day was I. "He has been running with your cattle these two years, and I thought 54331 River--Hot and Cold Water Springs--Reach Box Elder--View the Great not enlist, the middle-aged and old men would, said President Young; camp was called White Ox Creek, and we laid by for one day to rest and water, and late at night the command came to a place called Dry Lake. went in pursuit, and animals and men did not return to camp till 2 On the third day, I think it was, we came to a small mining camp called We went on till we were called into a house where the people said they we reached his home at 11 o''clock p.m. On the 24th I went to what they called at that time, I believe, Fort PARTY--MEET CHIEF WASHAKIE--A DAY''S MARCH--SITUATION CRITICAL--HOLD A CALLED ON A MISSION TO DEEP CREEK INDIANS--SHORT TIME FOR THE CALLED ON A MISSION TO DEEP CREEK INDIANS--SHORT TIME FOR THE 54772 "I''m sure," said Mrs. Montague, "it is going to be a great thing for the "William," she said, "you never can cut that great bar of iron. work to heat the iron hot enough to weld, because the hand-bellows were "There, wife," said Richardson, as he placed the money his neighbor had with steel, whereas this was all iron; but Richardson knew that, like piece of iron till the last time I was here, when the thought came into "You know, boys," said he, "I like to make things myself, and think as "I tell you what it is, Mort," said Rich, "let me work at the anvil and "She loves me," said Rich, "but she can''t bear to leave the old Rich cut off the leg of one of Dan''s old boots, and drew it over Rover''s "I know," said Rich to himself, "that I am mechanic enough to _place_ 55720 parties--two or more men--with team, saddle-horses, and camp outfit, "But, Tom," said Jack, "how can we work our passage in a bull train "Well, Tom," said Jack, "we''ll let you do the talking for us, for After establishing our camp our commander, old Tom, gave his orders, as "All right, Bill; he''s your dog," said Tom, "an'' we''ll take good care returning to camp loaded the wagon for the trip to the plains, as Tom "It''s earlier in the day than we generally camp," said Tom "Good idea, Jack," said Tom. "Here, Jack, has been a man, horse, and buffalo killed," I said as he "I think it would be more to the point," said Jack, "to call it ''Camp Next day, after Tom''s return from the fort, Jack and I rode down the than formerly, and several times on returning to camp I had noticed Tom 5642 "He knows more about sheep than any man this side of the Mary," said "I wasn''t thinking of loves and doves, Harry," said Kate. "Hold the horses, Jacko, till I come back," he said. Harry Heathcote said not another word, but getting again upon his "Jacko, you''d better hold your tongue," said Mrs. Heathcote. "But, Harry, why didn''t he light it when he''d done it?" said Mrs. Heathcote. "I have not accused him," said Harry; "but he knows that the man was "That''s not your line, Mr. Heathcote," said the cunning old man. this was being told, a good deal was said of Harry Heathcote. "I think I was a little hard with you the other day," said Medlicot, said Kate, to whom, as was proper, Harry Heathcote at the present "I don''t think he''s the man who set the match," said Medlicot, "It''s that fellow, Medlicot, from the sugar-mill," said Joe; "the man 58568 Next morning the little command struck the fresh trail of the Indians, onslaught by the Indians, the General was again struck--this time near Before night closed in on the terrible tragedy of that day, the Indians mountain is called by the Indians Medicine Bluff Creek; the hill above Looking around, Booth saw an arrow sticking in Hallowell''s head, Presently the Indian''s arm began to work, and Booth looking saw that he "I''ve killed one of them, Hallowell!" yelled out Booth, as the Indian All the Indians that were in the rear and saw the young warrior fall, saw an Indian within three feet of the wagon, with his bow and arrow The Indian kept close to the mules, and Booth made several attempts over the seat, Booth saw twelve or fifteen Indians coming up behind, Wal. absented himself from the camp a day or two at a time, and it 59302 "I''m Dorav Brink." His eyes slid toward the tall slenderness of Rea Brink found himself with a partner named Tzal Evans. Rea danced along ahead of Carby like a child--a lovely slender child. Carby followed Rea off the crumbled highway, that the vanished Sullans Brink found Carby struggling doggedly with the metal ribs. were glowing and Carby had lighted the stove, Brink eyed the weary, "Cows," Carby, and Tzal, his partner, called these giant cattle-like "Tzal is okay," Brink said angrily. Brink''s work-roughened fingers spun her about facing toward Carby''s He was calling for Rea. Brink swore "Rea left in the night," the big man said. The savages on Rea''s backtrail had come upon Bryt Carby. Carby had not died until an hour after Brink had come upon the howling Dorav Brink wanted to laugh--to tell Tzal and the others of the Brink''s arm went around Tzal''s shoulders and he was looking into her 6013 Kenneth Gwynne was five years old when his father ran away with He rejoiced in the belief that in good time Rachel Carter would come "Just a moment, if you please," said the young man, laying his hand got to be able to see what each other looks like, an'' goodness knows eyes,--I have seen in them at times a look--Oh, I cannot tell you Mr. Gwynne knows it, if he''s got half as much sense as I think he "Some day," said the young man, "I should like to have a long talk "Jist a minute, Mr. Gwynne," said Striker, laying his hand on the "I never laid eyes on my half-sister until last night," said "Come along, Stain," said Kenneth, starting forward. "I will leave this town when I feel like it, Gwynne," said Lapelle, "I am not ashamed to look Kenneth Gwynne in the face," said she, know Kenneth Gwynne," she said. 60633 The instant Brinton Kingsland looked around and saw the Indian on his "But you know my father is not well, Wolf Ear," replied Brinton, with It was not yet noon, and Brinton was hopeful of reaching home long Some minutes later, when Brinton turned his head again, he saw him Brinton''s expectation that they would lose no time in coming together turned to take a look at Wolf Ear. That individual discharged his gun the next moment. "Come, Jack, there''s no time to throw away; hard work is before you, "Whom do you suppose I saw?" asked Brinton, turning to his mother and "Thus we meet, Brinton," he said in his low voice; "will you come The perplexing question was settled by Brinton Kingsland''s pony Why did not Wolf Ear, when he saw he could not reach his pony in "Surrender, Wolf Ear!" called Brinton; "you can''t help yourself." 61657 home in the night, and before daylight we came to the camp of a men came in sight of camp, and it was as good medicine to Oliver, who On our fourth day out we came up to the camp, and turning the camp--All night on guard--My friend Mark''s daring exploit--Wood camp--All night on guard--My friend Mark''s daring exploit--Wood party Mark had come from, in hiding from a large camp of Blackfeet the Indians--We organize a big fresh meat hunt--David''s first buffalo the Indians--We organize a big fresh meat hunt--David''s first buffalo night was setting in we met a small hunting party, and camping with evening in camp, when the hunters had come in and our horses were We took home more good meat and fat that day than at any time on our same war party took a number of horses from a camp of Indians 61658 River--Father''s work--Wide range of big steamboat--My trip to Owen River--Father''s work--Wide range of big steamboat--My trip to Owen great lakes, and landed at the Indian village of Garden River. We had a good time, and when we came home I engaged to work for Norway House, Hudson''s Bay. This news came like a clap of thunder into our quiet home at Rama. Red--Pemmican--Mosquitoes--Dogs--Hunting--Flat boat--Hostile Indians. Red--Pemmican--Mosquitoes--Dogs--Hunting--Flat boat--Hostile Indians. We were several days at this work--men, boys and dogs, all busy as we Father and I went several times to places near by. be any day now, as we had taken a long time to come up the river. fifteen days, when father and his party came up and we moved on. On to White-fish Lake--Beautiful country--Indian camp--Strike On to White-fish Lake--Beautiful country--Indian camp--Strike Start for new home--Miss seeing father--Am very lonely--Join Mr. Woolsey. Start for new home--Miss seeing father--Am very lonely--Join Mr. Woolsey. 61659 It was late in the day when we got away, but both men and dogs were It was said by the old Indians that if you took the wood of a pound days'' travel we sighted the smoke of a large camp of Indians. making camp and cutting and packing wood before this day''s work is fire--Attacked by my dogs--A run home--A sleepless night--Father fire--Attacked by my dogs--A run home--A sleepless night--Father father came home, Peter, who was with him, went right on to the would come out of their way to camp for a day or two beside the new For some time we had two men sawing out lumber at the old place camps have been coming into the mission, while at the same time Another buffalo hunt--Visit Maskepetoon''s camp--The old chief''s Another buffalo hunt--Visit Maskepetoon''s camp--The old chief''s camp--Three Bulls--Buffalo Indians--Father describes eastern camp--Three Bulls--Buffalo Indians--Father describes eastern 63160 the woods; then both parties hold their fire till a good many Indians "There''ll be something going on now, you may depend," said Mrs. Mugford, as she looked after the party, "since Sammy Sumerford has got "We can''t to-morrow, Uncle Seth," said Sammy; "''cause we''re going to boys would not be likely to see it, and left it, as Uncle Seth had said therefore began to build the kiln with rocks and clay right before Mrs. Sumerford''s door, part of them working on the kiln, and the rest making "Mr. Seth said the Indians used to make pots, mother." "That isn''t much like me, two or three days making one pot," said Sammy. When Uncle Seth came the next morning to look at the clay, he said,-Sammy found it was just as Mr. Seth said: the boys thought it was nice 63205 Guy said nothing to the rude boy, but told Mrs. Harwood what he had "That I wouldn''t," said Guy, looking pityingly upon the frail little "You look like an energetic little fellow," said Mr. Harwood to Guy, "Guy," said Mrs. Harwood, who had just come from the wagon, with some George walked sullenly away, and Mr. Harwood, Aggie and Guy turned contentedly to her mother''s wagon, while Guy followed Gus and George to the Indians, Guy went to Mrs. Harwood''s wagon to assure her there was ferocity, which Guy said the little prairie dogs related. "Guy, my boy, you had better go into our wagon," said Mr. Harwood, as Guy was greatly troubled to find that little Aggie and his mother were Little Aggie often thought of these words of Guy in the days that "We have been talking about you, Guy," said Mr. Harwood. 63389 "Of course I''ll like it," Harriet, or "Harry," as Rob had always called Rob smiled but answered gravely: "Honestly, I''d turn him loose, Harry. Harry waited, hoping that Rob would come in and tell her what they had Harry, Rob and Dan looked proudly at the cattle. Rob went down to the corral, and soon Harry saw him riding back, not on Harry''s great desire now was to find a way to help Rob. She looked "Let''s go look round," suggested Rob. As they walked up the slope, Harry said suddenly, "Oh, yes, I''ve meant "I wish there were a short cut to town," said Harry to Rob, as they his horse until Harry and Rob should come in. homesteads," Rob said, as he was telling Harry what he had heard; "I "Ludlum!" flashed into Harry''s mind, and she was silent when Rob said 6479 a little beaver?" asked the Governor''s [Footnote: Lady Mary''s father was nurse," said the little lady; "I will ask Papa to give him some money." "Dear nurse, why does my little squirrel tremble and look so unhappy? live in an Indian wigwam," said the little lady. little squirrel, and mind that he does not fly away." And Lady Mary was "Nurse," said Lady Mary, "how do you like the story?" very fond of pets; he had a dear little squirrel, just like mine, nurse, a NURSE TELLS LADY MARY ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS EATEN BY A BEAR IN THE NURSE TELLS LADY MARY ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS EATEN BY A BEAR IN THE "Nurse," said Lady Mary, "I am so glad the good hunter found the little "Ah, dear good old nurse, I will not forget you," said Lady Mary, 6663 and the old people then thought it the better way to let the young folk At this time a great change had taken place, both in the appearance of joyful peal through the house, and through the years the old hands had In the winter time the small school room was filled to overflowing with years: large buildings with no end of timber and all roof, like a great The old homes, as I remember them in those days, were thought palatial homes a stately old time-piece, whose face nearly reached the ceiling, The great difficulty has been for an old country like the mother land, remember a little boy between seven and eight years old getting a severe Over thirty years have passed since I left my old home, and change after old Quaker Meeting House about three miles away. after the old man passed away, and I remember well that for years this 6732 living in a small way-side inn, nine men in one room with no We have been a long drive to-day, starting at 11 o''clock, and only Minneopolis is much like other Western towns we have seen, semidetached houses standing in their own grounds, the grass in many ladies of the establishment are away the house is left a good deal harnessed three horses, a man riding on a small seat and driving that way, not at all liking the water coming up to the axle-trees that by the time they got home, letters, a horse-collar, spare storms on the Sunday; and though we allowed two hours and threequarters, to do our sixteen miles into Winnipeg station, the roads at home; one man, who had been out two years, had had a large farm days'' time; being rather like cats, attached to any place where riding or driving (anything to do with horses) all day long. 6808 "Another time, a large war-party of Indians encamped a mile below us, and a husband had turned the sharp corner between death and life, Mrs. H. The first time he left the house was to follow the remains of his wife and painting representing a party of Indians attacking a block-house in a New began their march the day after the destruction of that place, Mrs. Rowlandson carried her infant till her strength failed and she fell. two scouts went away, a number of Indians came into the house, and drew her unfortunate women and children soon saw their loved homes in flames, Van son, or husband or brother, and fighting the conflict of life alone, woman "Father had gone away the day before and mother and the children were During the time she remained with these Indians a party of men went away to 6813 Catharine Maxwell and her cousin Louis were more like brother and Catharine cast a longing look abroad, but said, "I fear I cannot go "Come, Hector,--come, Louis," said Catharine, jumping up, "I long to Hector and Louis carrying the crippled Catharine by turns. pine-woods at the head of the lake, when Hector and Louis, who had "Louis," said Catharine, "is always thinking about canoes, and boats, "Catharine," said Louis one day, "the huckleberries are now very "Indeed," said Catharine, "I fear, Louis, we must wait long for both." One fine day Louis returned home from the lake shore in great haste "Louis, what are you cutting out of that bit OF wood?" said Catharine, Little did Hector know that beyond that dark ridge of pine hills lay words that Hector said were, "Help me, Louis, to lead this poor girl "Hector," said Louis, "you spoke about a jar of water being left at 6823 Very soon after that Faye and I came on home, reaching the post about We had just returned from a delightful dinner with Major and Mrs. Tilden, of the cavalry, and Faye had gone out to mount the guard for the is only one of Mrs. Rae''s Indians!" I said very little about what I saw morning the camp looks like a little white city--streets and all. Faye told Cagey to chain Hal and then went in the house, soon head of the column--for every time he would start his horse up a little time we have taken little runs around the camp, and Faye has shot large explanations, but simply say that Major Stokes and Faye sent for Mrs. Stokes and me to come to camp, thinking to give us a pleasant little The post commander and Faye came over from the office one morning and 7087 Towards night Arthur Elwood returned, and in his usual quiet way entered "Have you no word to leave for my husband when he comes?" asked Mrs. Elwood, with an effort to appear composed. home, and let his father go, to-day," suggested Mrs. Elwood. Little more was said; but the result was that Claud and the hunter now soon I have rowed her fifty miles a day round the lakes many a time. "True, no," returned the hunter; "but this gentleman, Fluella, is young Mr. Claud Elwood, who, with his father and mother, has recently moved into the That young man, Claud Elwood, whom you think so ordinary a couple sociably took their way to the lake together, leaving Mrs. Elwood Fluella say, wish Mr. Phillips and Mr. Claud Elwood good time." Look all over ground again, much time,--then come on long way, and find 755 water twenty-two miles long by ten broad, and in some places 1,700 feet a clearing and surrounded closely by mountain and forest, looked like a six miles of prairie, and then reached the beautiful canyon of the St. Vrain, which, towards its mouth, is a narrow, fertile, wooded valley, depth, dark with the indigo gloom of pines, and mountains with snow Personality of Long''s Peak--"Mountain Jim"--Lake of the Lilies--A Personality of Long''s Peak--"Mountain Jim"--Lake of the Lilies--A Long''s Peak, 14,700 feet high, blocks up one end of Estes Park, and Plains lay cold, in blue-grey, like a morning sea against a far Park is 10,000 feet high, a great rolling prairie seventy miles long, for six miles by pine-skirted mountains 12,000 feet high! canyon of the mountains, dark with pines and cool with snow. from the mountains in such clouds as to make Long''s Peak look like a 7984 of men, animals, and the wrecks of camps and wagons, told a story of Famous Men of the Old Santa Fe Trail--Kit Carson--Jim Bridger-Scenery on the Line of the Old Santa Fe Trail--The Great Plains-Williams reached the agency by the time the Kansas Indians arrived An old-time atajo or caravan of pack-mules generally numbered from fifty Indians thirty years ago, where a number of mules of our pack-train, General Hancock to visit the immense Indian camp a few miles above Missouri River direct to Santa Fe. The old Pueblo fort, as nearly as can be determined now, was built as The New Mexicans often came in small parties to his Indian Arkansas, where the Santa Fe Trail crosses the river into New Mexico, tribes of Indians who roamed over the great plains and in the mountains. At that time the Indians of the great plains, especially 8132 _good-hearted_, roystering friends; they will leave you like a town; or to watch with eager eyes the young men of the place engaged contrary, the old man is living still, and very likely to treat himself my youngest child, a fine boy of two years old, was for some time have I seen a fine child of five or six years old, astride of a saw-log, "Honour is all very well in an old country like England," said a lady, A new country like Canada cannot value the education of her people too "How could sensible, good men, condemn poor old women to death for being Large farmers in an old cleared country live remarkably well, and enjoy hands raised towards heaven, looked like some inspired prophet of old, any one wished to take a last look of the dear old man, now was the old-looking young man for his father, and congratulated him on his 8607 nurse," said the little lady; "I will ask Papa to give him some "Dear nurse, why does my little squirrel tremble and look so unhappy? live in an Indian wigwam," said the little lady. little squirrel, and mind that he does not fly away." And Lady Mary "Nurse," said Lady Mary, "how do you like the story?" very fond of pets; he had a dear little squirrel, just like mine, nurse, a "Nurse," said Lady Mary, "I did not think that beavers and racoons could NURSE TELLS LADY MARY ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS EATEN BY A BEAR IN THE NURSE TELLS LADY MARY ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS EATEN BY A BEAR IN THE bear, that eats little children," said Lady Mary. "Nurse," said Lady Mary, "I am so glad the good hunter found the little "Ah, dear good old nurse, I will not forget you," said Lady Mary, 8670 red-skins coming yelling down on you fifty yards away, and your horse is "Leaping Horse has been hunting," the Indian said quietly, with a wave "Going to look for gold a little," the chief said, "hunt much; not stay "You are not going on to-day, Jerry, are you?" Tom said, as he threw off "Indian here," Leaping Horse said, "one, two days ago. "They don''t look to me like horses'' footprints," Tom said to Jerry when "Hunting Dog has good eyes," the chief said. "Good!" the chief said, putting his hand on Tom''s shoulder. "Come," Leaping Horse said briefly, at once turning and going off at a horses were gathered fifty yards away, and Hunting Dog and Tom took the little wood where they had first left the horses, the chief said, "You shall be engineer-in-chief, Tom," Harry said. "Hunting Dog and Tom shall take the first watch," Harry said; "Sam and I 9805 man, and he told me that if the wagon-boss had given the Indians dinner, Colonel Boone went into the house and told his two daughters, Colonel Boone, driving the stage coach from there to Bent''s Old Fort, country, an old Indian and his squaw came riding into Fort Larned on two of soldiers, was not a military man, and at no time raided the Indians. Carson told him that he was hunting for safe camping places Col. Willis Accordingly Satanta went to old Colonel Leavenworth and told him that he When we reached Satanta''s tent the Indian boy went in and told him that Indians, as you have always done." Mr. Barnum told Mr. Moore that he had At that time Colonel Boone talked a great deal about the Indians. one of the Indians and told them I was going to the States and wanted 9932 "Come, let us walk," Colonel Zane said abruptly, and, with Mr. Sheppard, followed the girls down the path. "Say, Sheppard, look here," said Colonel Zane, on the return to his "Say, Jack," Colonel Zane said suddenly, "do you connect Brandt in any "Where did you come from?" asked Helen, looking up at Jonathan. "I wondered what kept you so late," Colonel Zane said to Jonathan, as Helen saw a cold face, deathly in its pallor, lighted by eyes Colonel Zane saw Mabel start, and a dark red flush came over her pale Jonathan Zane looked down into her great, dark, wonderful eyes with an hoping to find Colonel Zane at home, and with Jonathan, for Brandt''s "Good morning, Colonel Zane," said Helen cheerily, coming into the "Do you think Jonathan and Wetzel will catch Brandt?" asked Helen, "Looks like a man," said Jonathan. behind Colonel Zane and Jonathan, and Helen Sheppard appeared, white, 9949 Father said that Michigan was a beautiful country, that the soil was as When father came, and mother told him the liberty the lady had taken, he When father heard this, with other things he had said, he thought he was Father saw him, came in, took his rifle down from the hooks and told Father went into a log house on the north side of the Chicago road and father came he said they had found plenty of good grass and he wished I told father I was sick, he said I had better go home and I going home straight through the woods, so took our way to the Reed house, Father said that he thought the trees years old at that time and thought I had a very good rifle and knew how settled on father''s old place, and lived there when we came to Michigan.