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J;bOuyoiir prcmlHi-s, ami theittbv pie
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odor, and is always Mile.
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hkn & Co. for HlioMO-liil.iiHAi.I'M.
i t it of vuluo us beiii' tion-poison-ofous,
and can rrcomtnend ii e.-pe-ln-al
and freneral household pur
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I.XHIBITION OK 1S'..
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't.iji.-t3. ow York.
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bit oil in the world for mi-
4 not i hill. '
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'irit to the brsl Lord Oil.
iyuMv inij hind of Jtach inc-
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"II it tit home, send for i
l price list to
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iFl!!l!;EllS AM) DEALERS,
Jt.o I "ciui A in ii ii e,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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ouiir, ol eit her sex, can
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all. Suitable to either
! any season of tho year.
:t . fur l hosr w ho ai t out
money, to make an in.le--:tiit:it
l.i-Mi-r ri-fi ii i r(-il .
Til MAKE A LIVING."
sent on receipt of 10
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I Pi n.!t WKAKIsn. dee'd.
' a y on tie- estate of I'ETKB
. rr- ill to w n -hi !. dei ea -ed.
'"' i ! tin- iliidersicned '' tho
! i :ritv, notice is hereby
indebted to !tiil estat? that
' ",... wi. hout delay .and those
-' the same wiil present
:i 'i tor settlement.
''UV. A NANI''f Executors.
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'ITIK undersigned respeetfullv Informs the
1 citizens ol hbensbui' and tin-public ircncr
1.'ily,.,.h?t 1:6 1,113 (J FtE AT KEDI'CTIOX
IN ritlChS TO CASH HL YEKS on all tfoods in
his line, consisting of
MOWING and HEAPING MACHINES
AND OTHER FARMK.'G IMPLEMENTS;
room,;, parlor ami heatim; stoves
of tho tno.-t popular dsins and of all styles,
prices and ijnaJit irs :
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ii.ia
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D?? pa.?
of my own manufacture
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HARDWARE, ALL KIND !
such as Locks. Screws, Ittitt Hinges. Shutter
Iliiiires, Table Hinues. Bolts, Iron and Nails,
Window (ilass, 1'iitty. Table Knives and Forks,
Carvinir Ktiiveand Forks. Pocket Knives, Ta
ble it ml l ea Spoon-. Meat Cutters, Apple 1'arers,
Sc issors, Shears, Ua.ors ami Stroos, IlaiNiners,
Axes. Iliti bets. ;.riiijr Machines. A uirii is. Chis
sels. Planes, Compasses, Squares, Files. Uasps,
u ils. Vises, Wrenches, Kip. Panel and Cross
Cut Saws. Chains ,,f kin!. Shovels, Spades,
Scythes and Snaths. Kaki s. Corks. Sleirh-lielN,
Shoe La-is. I'es, Wax, Uii.-tles. Clot lies Wash
ers and WriiiKcrs, I'ntont Churns and I'ateht
Machines ircm-ral iy, -C ri nd-Si mes. Patent Mo-ias-ies
o- tes and Me.;sui ,.s, En inber St ieks. Cast
Steel liities. Shot C.nns. ltevolvei s, 1'ist ols, Car-tridu-es.
l ow der. Caps, Lea l. 1 loi se Mioes mid
Nails, oid Stov e Plati s. ( ; ra tes and l ire I'.rieks,
Well and Cistern lJuuip, c., c;
Harness and Saddlery Ware
of all kind, in jjreat variety;
VOOD and WILLOW WARE
Vieyond description ;
CAIWOX (HL and. Oil, J.AJZTS,
Fish Oil, Lard Oil. i.inseed oil. Lubricating Oil,
Kosin, 'far. Faints, Varnishes, I n i pen ; inc. A 1
oohol, ie. ; Silver-Flat. -d Wure, ( ; hisswarc, Ac-.
Iumil' (irocerios,
such as Teas, ( otlee. Sugars, Svrups Molasses,
Spicc-s, Ot ii-d 1 'caches. Lt icd A pplcs, i louiiuy,
Fish, CtMC-kcrs, Uice, I'cai l Harley, e.
T1);k.'Co :uul C?irmi.
l'aint, Varnish. Wl.!tewa--li, Sc-rub, Horse, Shoe,
Stove, l)us!!i:ur. Cb.thi s and Tooth Crushes, all
kinds and si.c-s; l!ed-C.,rds, Manilla Itopes, and
many other iirucle.s, at the Inn t.-J i nl n j,,r ranh.
If O V H I'l M J IJ'I .'J XG
made, painted and put up as cheap as possible,
lull C ASH, i V. '" A liberal discount made to
c.uiutry dealers bu iiir Tinware by wholesale.
;i:.i(;i: hi.mlkv.
l'bensbu !''. July . Is", J. t f .
iQWlHG MID RirPlM
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ft z tr v "a t1 o
'I'll 1'. mule! -ii; a, . takes I easti re in infnrm
1 ir.c the I' irmei s cd Caiiiin ia coubty thai he
has ; seen red the atretic' lor
"IKoLE CF THE MST PCPULAR AND RELIABLE
Mowers pnd Readers,
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Manufactured in the Fnitcd States, viz:
which lias iven such universal satisfaction in
this vicinity during t he past four years ;
ft Woffienownea "BUCKEYE,"
a very simply constructed and liht-runninjr
Machine. Over lim.imi) now in use, with a,
early sale of 1 roiu ld.UMl to I2.IHK;
and last, but not least, the
SriERIOR OR SCREW-POWER MACHINE,
One of the most sitiifili: and lightest draught
uiai'hines in use. Has no c-or n heels, im-neces-arv
shafts, or bolts or pieces.
rr iris suji-:iij on :
was on ex dibit ion at t he Johnstown Exposition
l air lat Fall, where it wasudmired by all jfood
j iidiTcs of such luai'hini-s.
J""Farni( rs wishimr to purchase the best
MOWER AM Hi: VPEIf in the marke r are in
vited to call and leave their orders early with
the undersigned. Clio. HLXTLEl'.
Ebensbinx, June 0, ls5.-tf,
Loretto Property
Foil tivii:.
I.OT (irC.ltnl'Xl) situate in Loretto bor
ough, Cambria county, j
known cm the plan of said bur- i. "A- -
ouyh rs Lot Xo. Trf - f ronfinwr r,PfiA
feet on St. Mary's strc-er and "X-ff f .' ri' '1 Vrht
tendinir back 11 feet to St . Jo- 'L-- t -sch
slrec-t havinir thereon erected a rood
TWO-STORV FRAME IJWELLIMI HOUSE,
WITH EACK KITCHEN BUILDING ATTACHED,
Frame Stable, and other Outbuilding.
The House contains seven rooms, besides the
kitchen, and has a commodious cellar under it
all m the be-t order. Cheap "f Lmtl one
third in cash; balance in two equal annual pay-'nieiits,tt-ith
interest. iuod title. Apply to the
owne r, JOSEPH ; 1 "TWA Lib or to
OFO. W. O ATM AX, Ileal 1-stnte Airent.
Juno L'ii, is;;;,-!!". Ebensbui'tr, Fa.
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N l iCIC. irav'mcr liecn
;f A dm! nist rat ion on the
Mi I.U'cm.iN, late of the
.'lull. Count v of Cambria,
i.e.- to all parties indidited
1 ' t lu-y i::i;.-t make p.i nient
"'' ii!p hn iiiif claim s atramst
tae:n duly nulheuticated
:- !i.kv
'! . July Is,
Administrator.
IsTJ.-fit.
': r M TATA KY on the T.-tateof
. ,. --s. !.i,. of Eb.-n.-hiiiir l,or
I .. .' J. 'v. !.-e.iseil, havitiK been
i -i-i- r of said county to the
a,' "i- 'Us iiid.-l.ted tosaid cstatw
:1 mi mediate payment, and
'";v 1,'isi ti,,, will pre-
1 ii i.ent.cated tor settle
1 ' I "rAVI,A., Executor.
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'""ifilu- ( ouiitv Convfiition.
hi r t, and plc-dtre
'" '"'hll the ciuik-g faithl
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'AMES UEXFOHI).
- ' ' Johnstown, l'a.
antkiv-Ikct-
vK ,'Nn HEMLOCK HAUIv
I ' I n, , !'"''V' w'"lvale, John.
J.-P, - .' '-,-st.NSTKEL SOX.
I TTTOOT TTJT
I " 13? f ! I I II li
in uuiirin rnuiui
interc stdi iiartlcs have been report inir in
the northern part of Ciis county that our
-,tus lur II 1 1 I'slel II rf mr Wooll'll (ioO'lS. 'C.
are mu'.-h hiuher than they really are we deem
it r.ecessarv for our own protection and for
the inrormatiun of the public to publish the
luiloivinjj
list of nticr.s.
T'.Iankets ?.'.5() per pair.
Flannels VM ami :?." cts. per xanl.
Cassimeres " ct.x. per yard.
Satitictts oO cts. per yar.l.
Canling anl Spinning ts. er 1!.
I'anliiit; 4
T. M. JUNKS & SONS,
July IS lS7;-tf. Flietistiurjr Woolen Factory.
VI'IUTOIt'.S MII'K L-In the matter of
the aci-ount of John Cox, Administratoro
Charles Hellrick. deceused:
-And now, June nth. l-T.'t, on motion of I).
MeLaibfhlin, W. Horace liose, Esq.. appointed
an Auditor to distribute the money in t he hands
of theaccountaut to and union the parties en
tit led to receive the same. U' the Couit.
Extract from the llect-.d.
J. M. PrvdiH. Ttcu'ister,
1'ursunnt to the iitnvc appoint nient, I will sit
at my c ilice in the Horou.'h of Johnstown, on
.s.if nu'.tv. Anu'ii-t lf.tli, Is'.:!, at L'o clock, i: M-,
when and whereall parties interested may pre
sent their claims, or be debarred from coming
in on said fund. , . ,..
W. HORACE UOSF Auditor.
Johnstown. July "-". 1"i,J.-:)J.
s
TKAY .MUr4E.,Straywl from the
O Works of S. II. Smith. Esq.," in Wasliinrftoii
Township, a dark dun MA EE Ml I.L, acoui.
feet 4 inches in hei-ht, with a cut in the lett
shoulder Hhout S inches Ions?, two v.' hi to spots
on her neck, and mane and tail trimmed. ',3
had left hind lei injured. Any in lornnit Ion
that will lead to the recovery of said mule will
be thankfully received and liberally rewarded
bv J HX LEAF.
Hemlock, July 21. Is7:i-rt.' tdne.
; 1AUTI()X ! My 'wifo, Makv Hen-
. ii Kit, havinsr loft my lied and board with-
c 1 1 I , II SI I an oi i'mhiii-.hiuii, I II CI CI y t.lu nui
all persons aifiiinst trust in-her on my account,
as 1 am determined to pav no debts which she
uiav contract. 1IAKLES I5EXUE1L
Allcfc-hcuy Twp., July Js, ls7J.-.'it.
wjrnx l ou'iijj itoiri,.
"What legions of "t'rieinl" always Mess us
When golden success lights up our way !
How they smile as tLey softly address us
So cordial, good humored and gay.
But, oh ! when the sun of prosperity
Hath set, then how quickly they frown,
And cry out, in tones of severity,
Kick the man, don't you see he is down ?
"What though when you knew 'not a sorrow,
Your heart was open as day,
And your "ft lends," heu they wanted to
Lorrow,
You'd oblige and ne'er ask them to pay?
What though not a soul ever slighted,
As you meandered about through the
town '.'
Your "friends" become very near sighted,
And don't scorn to see you when down !
When you're "up," you are loudly exalted,
And traders all sing out your praise ;
When you're down, you have greatly de
fa tilted,
And they really "don't fancy your ways."
Your style was "ti2-Mp" when you'd money,
So sings every sucker and clown ;
But now, 'tis exceedingly funny,
Things are altered, because you're down !
Oh! give me the heart that forever
Is free from the world's selfish rust,
And the soul, whoo high, noble endeavor,
Is to raise fallen men from the dust.
And wln-n, in adversity's ocean,
A victim is likely to drown,
All hail to the friend whose devotion
"Will lift up a man when lie's "clown." :
n:Ai:ruL.iY a i iixamt.
A TUl'E STORY OF INDIAN' CRIME AND
ItETUIIJ LTIOX.
From ''The Canadian I'ionoers," in Cath
olic YV'oklu for August.
l(C Zfc ijC 3fc
"Alas!" said Mile. Ualiy, looking
sorrowfully at the young oflict r, "are
3'ou surpiiscil at my sadness, aiul that
I could not smile and be gay alter
having witnessed such a scene
" The demons!" exc laimed the ollleer,
stamping his foot in horror and indig
nation. "This infamous, bloodthirsty
race should he exterminated exter
minated to the hist man. Why did I
not know this sooner '! Yesterday, a
l'otawatamie came to my quarters to
sell some furs. He asked three times
as much as they were worth, ami I de
clined buying them. I Ie hung around
for some time, until I finally ordered
him to leave, lie refused to do so;
then, losing all patience with the fel
low, 1 rose from my seat, and, leading
him to the door, I kicked him out.
He went away muttering, and threat
ening me with his knife. I had a
stick in mv hand, and I now regret
that I did not knock him down."
'T low imprudent !" said the young
girl. "You ought not to have pro
voked that Indian ; don't you know
that a savage never forgets an injury?
lie may wander around the fort for a
year, spying all of your movements,
watching your footsteps, tracking you
everywhere, hiding in the woods and
among the rushes in the river, until
an opportunity offers, and he will ap
proach with all the finesse and cun
ning of a serpent, spring upon you
like a tiger, and strike you a death
blow, when you least expect it. I see
that you go every day out of the fort
to lish on the banks of tlio iiv..r. I
advise you not to go any more ; it is
not sale, and something terrible might
happen to you."
"Pshaw!" said the young ofiieer,
"you are too timid. I saw the Allow
leave this morning with a number of
warriors belonging to his tribe; they
were going to Quebec to sell their furs,
which the' could not dispose of here."
The clock in the so I on had just
struck one. Mine. P.aby and her
daughter were seated sewing in the
deep recess of an open window, with
a little work-table in front of them.
M. Ihtbv had gone away that morn
ing, to look after some land that he
had just bought on the other side of
the river. The streets were dcsei ted ;
nearly all the inhabitants of the fort
were at work in the fields in the vi
cinity. The heat was intense. Not
a breath agitated the trees in the gar
den, whose motionless branches droop
ed languidly toward the earth, as if
imploring a refreshing breath or a drop
tf dew. A negro servant was spread
ing some linen out to dry on the
bushes, and put to flight, in her per
ambulations, some chickens that were
panting with the heat under tiie shel
tering foliage of the trees and shrubs.
The silence was only broken by the
buzzing of insects, and the noisy whirr
of the grasshopper as it danced thro'
the sunlight. The open window, filled
with boquets, looked into the garden,
and the pale, melancholy face of Mile.
Uiibv could be seen between them,
bending over an open flower which
imaged her loveliness in its fragrant
corolla. "Mamma," said she at last,
raising her head, "do you think papa
will lie away a long time ?"
"I think he will be back in four or
live davs at the latest," replied her
mother" "Put why do you ask such
a question ?"
"Oh ! because I am so anxious to
have him back again. I want him to
take us immediately to Quebec, in
stead of waiting until nevt month.
The trip will divert my thoughts; for,
since those Indians were here the other
day witli that poor girl they had cap
tured, I have not had a moment's
piece of mind. She is always before
my eyes. I see her ever where; she
follows me everywhere. I even saw
her in my dream" last night. I thought
1 was sittinur in the midst of .1 H 00111 v
j . - rr
and immense forest, near a wild, rush
ing river that dashed over a precipice
into a bottomless cha?m a few steps
1 irorn me. On the opposite bank,
which was covered with flowers and
charming to behold, stood the young
captive, pale and tranquil, in a halo
of soft, transparent light. She seemed
to be in another world. She held in
in her hands an open book, and bend
ing toward me, she slowly turned over
the leaves. She turned at hast six
teen ; then she stopped and looked at
me with an expression of the greatest
sorrow and di. tress, and made a sign
to some one, who then seemed to be
standing near me, to cross the torrent.
At the signal, all his limbs trembled ;
his knees knocked together, and his
eyes dilated, his month gasped with
terror, and a cold perspiration stood
upon his forehead. Ho tried to draw
back, but an invincible power drew
him toward the ahy.-s,. He turned
toward me, and besought my help
most piteously. I experienced the
greatest commiseration for him, and
tried in vain to extend my hands to
help him ; invisible cords bound all my
limbs, and prevented any movement
whatsoever. Vainly he tried to cling
to the eliil's along the shore ; a relent
less force impelled him towards the
abyss. He had already reached the
middle of the stream, whose deep and
foaming waters roared around him, as
if impatient, to swallow him up. He
tottered at every step, and came near
losing his equilibrium ; but, rallying
his strength, he struggled on. At last
a great wave broke over him, and he
lost his balance. His feet slipped ; he
looked toward me with a glance of
the most inexpressible anguish, and
fell. In an instant, lie was borne to
the brink of the precipice ; he threw
out his hands, and grasped a piece of
rock that jutted out of the water,
burying his fingers in the green and
slimy nioss which covered it. For an
instant, he hung on witli the strength
of despair; his body, stopped fciiddeir
ly in its precipitous course, appeared
for an instant above the waves. The
foam and spray enveloped it like a
cloud, and the wind from the . fall
blew through his dark and dripping
hair. His dilated eyes were fastened
on the rock, which little by little re
ceded from his convulsive grasp. Yi
nally, witli a teirible shriek, he dis
appeared in the yawning gulf below.
Transfixed with agony and horror, I
looked across at the young captive;
but she, without uttering a word, wiped
away a tear, and silently pointed to
the last page in the book, which seemed
to me to be covered with blood. I
screamed aloud with fright, and awoke
with a start. My Cod 1 Will it be a
page in my life . "
Scarcely had Mile. Baby finished
speaking, when the sound of hasty
footsteps was heard at the door, and
a man, covered with blood, and with
a terrified look, rushed in. It was the
young oll'ieer. His right arm was
broken, and hanging at' til's spto.
"Hide me quickly," cried he, "I am
pursued by the Indians."
"Up in the attic, quick," said Mine.
! Pabv to him, "and do not stir for your
, life."
j In another moment the savages had
entered the room ; but, before they
: could say a word. Mine, liaby pointed
; to the r.ext street, and they went out
again quickly, believing that the offi
' cer had escaped in that direction. The
' admirable composure of Mine. Ikiby
: had completely deceived them. Not
1 a muscle of her face betrayed her ex
' cessive agitation, and, happily, they
did not have time to notice the mortal
1 palior of the young girl, who, still
leaning among the flowers on the win
! dow-sill, had almost fainted away. It
was one of those moments of inexpres-
sible anguish when a chill like death
1 strikes the heart. Mme. Da by hoped
that the savages, fearing the superin
' tendent, would not dare to force them
! selves into the house ; and yet, who
' could stop them if they did, or who
' could foresee what these barbarians,
once having tasted blood, might do?
Ihit she hooped that their fruitless ef
' forts might induce them to abandon
their search, or, if they persisted, that
' she would have suiflcient time to ols
i tain help, in cae they again entered
! tlie house. Making a sign to a ser
' vant who was at work in the garden,
! she ordered him to run as fast as lie
I could, and notify some men belong
' in"- to the fort of the danger which
1 threatened them. Some anxious min
! utes elapsed, but the savages did not
' return. "Io vou think they have
i re'dlv'o-one ?" "asked the young giil,
'in a "low tone. A faint glimmer of
hope appeared in her countenance.
! '-T'vrn if thev should return," an
swered Mme. Uaby, "they would not
dare " , . t
She did not finish, but leaning to
ward the window, she trie I to catch
the sound of human voices which were
heard in the distance. Was it the
help that she expected, or was it the
voices of the Indians coming back?
She could not distinguish? The sound
drew nearer and nearer, and became
more distinct as it approached. "They
nre our men," exclaimed Mile. Habv.
"Don't you hear the barking of our
dog?" And she drew a long breath
of relief, as if an immense weight had
been taken from her heart.
Mine. Baby did not reply; a faint
smile played over her lips. " She, too,
had heard the dogs barking; but an
other noise that she knew'only too
well hrul also reached hor ears. Yerv
soon the voices became so distinct,
that it was impossible to be deceived
any longer. "Here they are, here
they are!" shrieked the young girl,
sinking into a seat near the window,
as the different colored feathers with
which the savages decorate their iieads
appeared between the trees.
"Don't tremble so," said Mme.
Baby in a quiet voice to her daughter,
"or you will betray us. Look out of
the window, and don't let them per
ceive your emotion."
Courage and coolness at a critical
moment are alwaxs admirable, but
when a woman possesses thtse quali
ties, they are sublime. Calm and im
passive, without even rising fVo:n her
seat, Mme. Paby tranquilly continued
her work. The most practiced eye
could not have detected the smallest
trace of emotion, the least f'-verish ex
citement or agitation, on her com
manding and noble countenance. A
heroine's heart beat in her woman's
breast, and it was thus that she await
ed the arrival of the savages. "Tell
us where you have conceal' d t lie white
warrior," cried the first one who en
tered the room. It was the l'otawat
amie whom the young ollicer had so
imprudently otlemled. He was drip
ping with perspiration, and out of
breath with his long ami fatiguing
quest. You could see the rage and
exasperation of his disappointment in
his ferocious glances, his scowling
brow, and the excitement that made
every feature quiver.
"Comrade," replied Mme. Baby, in
a tranquil tone of voice, "you know
the superintendent well ; and if you
have 1he misfortune to misbehave in
his house, you will get into trouble."
The Indian hesitated a moment,
then said, in a feigned mildness of
voice, "My white sister knows that
the Potawatnmie loves peace, and that
he never makes the first attack. The
white warrior is on the war-path, or
the Potawatanre would not have pur-
sued."
"I have not hidden the white war
rior," answered Mme. Baby. "It is
useless to search here ; you had better
look elsewhere, or he will escape 3 011."
The Indian did not reply, but look
ing at Mme. Baby with a smile, he
pointed to a little stain on the floor :
that no one but an Indian would have
discovered. But the sharp eye of the
savage had detected there a trace of
his enemy. It was a drop of blood
which Mme. Baby had lakeu the pre
caution to wipe away most carefully.
"My sister has told" the truth," said
the Indian, in an ironical tone. "The
white warrior has not passed this way;
that drop of blood, 1 suppose, she put
there to persuade the Indian that site
llHt concti:til mv Millie tv;tirior.
Then, assuming a more serious tone,
he continued : "My sister, know well
that the Potawatnmie will do the white
warrior no harm ; only show us where
he is hidden, and we will go away ;
we only want to take him pris ."
He stopped, and, bending his head
forward, looked through an open v, in
dow at the other end of the apart
ment ; then, giving a hideous yell, he
rushed across the room, and leaped
out of the window that opened into
the garden. His ferocious compan
ions followed him, howling like it troop
of demons. Without seeing what had :
happened, Mme. Da by understood all.
The young ollicer, hearing the Indi
ans return, and believing himself lost,
had the imprudence to jump out of
one of the windows into the garden.
He ran toward a covered fountain in
the center of the jmrferre to hide, when
the Indian perceived him. How can
I describe the scene which followed ?
The pen drops from my hand. In two
bounds, they had reached him, and
one of the savages striking him a ter
rible blow with his fist, sent him reel
ing to the ground. He fell on his
broken arm, and the excruciating pain
caused him to utter a deep groan. ;
Thev then seized hold of him, and
bouiid his hands and feet. Poor
youiv man ! what resistance could he
maketo his cruel enemies, with a bro
ken arm, and totally disabled and
weakened by the loss of blood. He
(tilled for help, but the echoes in the ',
garden only answered his cries, and
redoubled the horror of the scene, j
Mile. Baby, bereft of her senses, threw I
herself at her mother's feet, and, hid- i
iiig her face on her knees, sh covered j
her ears with her hands, to shut out,
if possible, from sight and hearing the '
frightful tragedy. While the rest oft
the savages were tying their victim
down, the Potawatamie drew out his (
knife, and deliberately commenced to
sharpen it on a stone. His face In'-j
t rayed no excitement whatever; not
even the horrible pleasure of gratify- j He tried for a long time to get through
ing his vengeance, which caused his ' the air-hole, which was too small for
heart to palpitate with an inleinal joy, his body. Finally, while makin"- n,
could change his stoical countenance. last effort, he suddenly turned "his
"My brother the white warrior," s,aid head, and fixed his eyes rrith a Very
he. continuing to w net his knife with uneasy expression on a little" bush
the utmost coolness, "knows very well near him. lie seemed undecided wfcafc
that he can insult the Potawatnmie to do ; theil, letting go the object. h.J
with impunity, because the Potuwala- ' rested his hand oi the ground, and,
mie is a coward, and would rather run ' pushing it against thn earfh with
than fight. Dues my brother now- all his strength, tried to force himself
wish to make peace wnh his friend, through the hole. But his brond
the Potawatamie ? He can speak if ' shoulders, compressed on both side:?
he wisb.es, and name his te rms, tor he by the wall, held him like a vice, and
is tree. ' '1 hen, suddenly assuiniit! a he could neither move, one wav or an
other. Then liis uneasiness increased;
and he looked again anxiously toward
. the bushes. A slight rustling of thd
leaves was then perceptible, and A
small head omered slowlv ftnii-; thrt
lerocious air, he straightened hiinsc-lf
up. and fixing his eiilhunod eyes on thc
young ollicer, said: "My brother the.
w hile warrior can now chant his death
song, because he must tii". And
I'landishiug his knue, he plunged it shadow of the branches, ami ovt
into his throat, while another of these itself toward the savage. It rns A
monsters caught the blood in a little ' rattlesnake. Immovable and with
copper kettle. The rest -of the av- fixed eyes, the Indian watched the:
ages then kicked and stamped upon least movement of tho reptile, which
the body with the mos-t infernal yells advanced softly and cautiously, as if1
and contortions. The death-iattle of aware of the strength and power of
the poor victim, mingling with these his redoubtable adversary. When
howls, reached the ears of the young
girl, and she shook in a convulsion of
horror. At last it all ceased. The
victim had been immolated. Pushing
.aside the corpse with his foot, the
Potawatamie, followed by his com
panions, came again toward the bouse.
"Ha! ha! so you Would Hot tell u:
where vour friend, the white warrior.
within a few feet of the savage, it
stopped, raised itself up, and, throw
ing out its forked tongue, sprang to
ward his face; but lie fore he could
touch him, the Indian, as quick
thought, gave him a violent blow with
the hand that was free, and the reptile?
fell a short distance from him. Theil
h K'gau again to make every effort
was ?" cried the Indian, as he entered to disengage himself; but in vain:
the roo:u. "Very well, since vou love
him so much, you shall drink his
l lood." Mme. Baby, pale as a mar
ble statute, drew herself up lirmlv.
"You t an kill me," said she, "but vou
The snake, now lurions, advanced a
second time to recommence the attack
but with more caution than liefore;
Approaching still nearer to his tnemyj
he threw himself forward with much
can never make me drink it !" The ' greater violence, but without success
young girl had faint d, and was lying : for the hand of the savage sent Iiinl
nt her mother's 1 ct. They seized rebounding further off than K'fore.
hold of Mme. Baby, and tried to force ; The Potawatamie then gathered all his
open her mouth ; but failing in their ; strength for a final eli'ort of liberation
e;l'oits. they threw the contents of the but of no avail: he remained fast in
vessel in her face, and left the house. the opening of the air-hole. Quick' as
Several months had elapsed since lightning, the it ptile, now foaming at
the events had taken place which we the mouth, with blazing eyes, and
have just narrated. It was night. In jaws swollen with rage, his forked
the centre of the garden, asimpl.; black tongue extended, sprang with renewed
cross had been elected on the spot strength toward his prey. His scaly
w here the unfortunate young man had i skin glistened and sparkled iu tile sil
been massacred. No inscription re- very light of the moon, and the slights
vealed to the pa-scr-by cither the name 'noise made by bis rattles resemtHed
of the victim or the f.ital circumstances the rustling of parchment, and alone
of his death. Alas! it was written broke the silence of the night. This
forever in characters of blood on the mortal combat in the stillness of night,
hearts of the family. Fvcry evening, between a serpent and a w ild savage
the superintendent, w ill; his wife, chil- more subtle than the serpent, had aii
dren and servants, assembled at the indescribable fascination ; it was more
foot of tiie cross, to pray for the re- like a contest between two evil spir
pose of the soul of his unfortunate its, in the shadow of night, over some!
friend. On this especial evening, all unfortunate victim. The serpent now
the family had as usual visited the approached so near the Indian that
grave, anil returned to the house, ex
cept the young girl, who, dressed iu
deep mourning, still remained kneel
ing at the foot of the sombre moiiu-
he could .almost have seized him with
his hand; he raised himself a last tiniey
iiibl, throwing back his: head, sprang
forward. The savage, guarding hiin-
meiit. She was very ps!o, and Dure self carefully with Ins one hand, had
was an expression of the most elfable i followed -with his eyes the least move
sadness on her face. The evening dew ! nient of the writhing body. It wa.3
had almost entirely uncurled her long ! plain to see that the final fight had
ringlets, which now hung in disorder '. begun, and could only terminate iri
around her cheeks. You might have the total vanquishment ot one or the
mistaken her for a statute ot grief. ; other of the combatants. At the in
From the clear, high heaven above, stant that the nake sprang like ait
the moon poured floods of melancholy 1 arrow upon his enemy, the Indian"
light. Its dreamy rays fell on the raised his hand ; but this time the at
stl at the foot of the cross and on the i tack of the reptile had been so rapid
face of the voting girl like a thought and instantaneous that, before he could
from beyond the tomblike a silent, strike him a blow, his fangs had c-ii-aim
gra'teiti! sign from tfie innocent tered his check. A hoarse cry died
victim whose memory had left so ten- ! away in the throat of the savage', who,
der and anguishing an impression in seizing the serpent with his hand be
lie r soul. Her lips moved in anient i Are he could escape, raised him to1
prayer prayer, tiiat celestial solace j his mouth, and in his rage tore him td
of the gi ief-stricken heart, the smile pieces w ith his teeth. A
of the angels through the tears of
earth. For a long time she- thus si
lently h !d communion with her (!od,
breathing out her prayer's with sighs
and tears, as she knelt at the foot of
vain repri
sal the Mow had been struck. A
short time after, the most horrible
cries and fearful convulsions annouccf
e l that the mortal venom had entered
his veins. The victim writhe-el with
the cross, on the sod still damp with ; despair in the midst of his excruciating
the victim's blood. At last she rose, 1 agony. It was thought at first that he
and was about to have, w hen, raising ; had finally succeeded in getting out j
her eyes for a moment, she thought but subsequently they found the body,
she saw a shadow moving across an ; cnermoush- swollen, still held in thd
oreniipr in the wall of a shed nearby. 1 aiertnre of the air-hole. His blood-
A cloud, iit that moment passing over
tiie moon, prevent eel her from distin
guishing what tiie ol j- -t v,a. She
waited a moment until tho. cloud had
passed over, when what was her as
tonishment to see a human face in the
.ii.erture! It must be a robber, she
thought, and yet she knew positively tionoftiie young officer.
that the gate was w d secured. "ile
sh it fees wero starting from their sock
ets, his face as black as ink, w hile his
gaping mouth revealed two rows of
white teeth, to which still clung tire
fiagments of tile reptile's skin, anel
flakes of bloody foam. Providence Had
indeed terribly avenge el tiie assassrna-
will find himself nicely caught when
the servants come to lock up," said
site to herself. By degrees, however,
tho head was pushed more and more
through the air-hole, and gradually
emerged from the obscurity. it the
same moment, the moonlight fell oleir
anel full on the face. The young girl
actually shivered. She recognized it
but too well ; it was impossible to bo
mistaken. It wa? he; she recognized
perfectly his copper skin, his hard,
ferocious features, and Ids yellowish
eyes, rolling in their sockets. It wr.s
indeed the Potawatamie, the murder
er of the young ollicer. "j"
Her first thonht was flight, but an
invincible curiosity fastened her to the
spot. The India-! continued to work
through, the aperture; one arm was
alrc-pTv out, and he held something in
'his hand which she could not discern.
" Horrible as this scene is, it is neverthe
less perf -.ctlv true, even in minutest detail.
t Persons familiar wiih the Indian char
acter well know their thirvin propensities.
These reptiles were so numerous in thi.f
part of the country not many years wzo that
it wasextremcly dangerous toleave the win
clowsopen in the evening. My mother felav
ted that, while .--Le wjrs living at Sandwich
with her father, one of the domestics wfts
imprudent tiotigh to leave a wind w open
During the evening, thev had occasion trf
move a sideboard whi. h sfood against tho
wall, and a larco snake was discovered lo
hind it fast asleep. Another day, 'n
plavim truant, a snake sprang upon her,
and tried to bile l,er waist : but happily her
e'ornes were so tha k that fts tangs conUl not
i-enetrat them. V!.ii" she ran in great ter
ror; her companies called her to untie he
skirt. And that advice saved her lite.
A L'THOK.
A c.f.ni r.EM.cx of "elegant leisure," ami
a bachelor at that, has been arrti'sing hiin
tself with matrimonial statistics, and out of
two hundred marriages publislicd in New'
England journals, last week, only t A'Oof
tho ladies had old-fasbsioned name.-, sucli
as Mary and Susan. All fho others weia'
Mollies, Dollies, Pollies, Libbies, TiMuX,
IiidiUes, Matties, Patties, Matties. Lizz.ies,
and so 011. lie savs if he can hei- of ?om
gill with a familiar "christian name,
shall "start for her."
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