EllW• WEE K LY-- OBSERVER PUB LISHERS T R.Y C. B. WEIGHT & Co:, e a vas, Collectors sad Dealers la Gold sad Silver Cola, oncurrent Mosey, Lad Waisiata ad Ostilliestes af Depoth g , mita, Bight Deana ea the rioc►psl cities of the Union. end all parts of the Old Danatry for sale. Office, Williams' Block, earner of Roe &tea and Pub lic. Square , C a. WitieST ,t f IVE I3 fitiTHAYIKR, 'feet rectum* sad wholesale Deakin * miry dew* t,.,11 of Stuns Ware, be Brick It. Clay and ke Sand u , soufsetary, between *mond and Third Streets en the can.2l Erie, Pa. F WE88080.43 C. ?IA TIM. KENNEDY -6{lll7 D —. w cbi.r.s4Ls t Danz dialers In On*, than. erming7_ Ant:ante a Bohemian *Ware. Lanai* Domes. w ions, trrkmi, Vases &e. te. China Heat, ho. 4, Dermal Block itete et. Eno Pe„ CNNILPT, /L. k. 01711.. C. Arueri. ne,•ll, Gt•rman, P4t:a • Punts, •• °-quitery J Fte•l tf,cl4: TAJI 4 118& - MIGILC. ~..... Nark , LL Llk to Swine, Ma, gyper, Bran, aad Sheet boa 41 Wm, Beatty's Block, tqesw the Coart HOUR., Brie P. r r.r. J ',TANN**. Z., y. ~ I et. 7 1 4:fa , ---- • • ERIE.. CITY 'ELLS At VIM IitIVIIEGE, ,z.t Lord known At avaread on eats and TroltpLE. Streets. THIS Will in the most perfeet PliterMg and Cuts= AMe i AleAt ,1 Albany, I, au acknowledged by sapenaneed sahJ betog located 'near tie Railroad Dept, is eeitait t ped for Merchant Witness. The undersigned will t• lettul to payment that will be adrantageous to the purd..t , er Erie, Sep. 24.-11, C. M'SPARREtit. FALL CAMP/kr 01 1 i11111167 NaAt 7. aped Zama - .': I". • L I.A k 1==r1:!, =EMI • 1,1.0 tr. - pt y AM n,w receiving my Fall Goods, all selected from ' late importations, consequently the styles are new t and I musr say very attractive. Designing greatly to *Maud ••••• rust m branch of our business, which Is norsafWir to r• :Jule ~hare Gf our attention, we hare taken par to-1.11” r ‘ o..ns teleyting the goods suited to the trade, and )4,,` he cat and trade up by workmen of experience a:. a,t-, and warranted to give satisfaction. As hereto . ,re, system of low prices for giAid pay, will be maw- AC .1 , - are d,termined to spare no effort in nesLke • ,r , onrular clothing establishment in the ofity. vie • :snow very large and complete-411 quantity of lie ,bli anu colon, extra superhae French Cloths *cid - French man!, rtyl... some very ettibroide red `zilk eleet and silk V....tinge, plain r.. new style : Shirts and Collars. Suspenders, en,cb are e.peo to the public for inspection. JACOB KOCII, So 7 Reed Hon. II 1, I, u,e OE MEI afal r =I !.•it pt 1S :t. - - - CLEMENS & CAUGHEY to 1 dd. COMA 4 C 0..) Wholesale Grocers, 80, 7, Donnell Block, Erie. PRE. ..uhleribers having taken the !lure formerly ei by 5 M. Smith 1 Co.. have and are mai►tog •Ir • - - Jct. New York, ► large aad well wdecto‘t Stock of Groceries. RIM • were bought for Club, and most of them pr. toe late advance, wo would therefor- req....ctfufly ..te -- --r , :hartuerand other! wantalg r od. .. our hoe to erAtult— our stock bef.Jre going to Butie;o o: New York `Ve.:sh It to ha anderttood that for CA•qf can be r.-na.ed as cheap here m New ,4 w zi, IBILI ME In+ Llowing gill c , :raprie own., .f the ort,cles In cur 1...! —N. 0. Puivetteod, Crushed c.. 1 Mucova ,ic P. R, Cores Sugar., P R .>lneearado, and N. 0.; 2.lJ:oases, Steward's Syrup. nev tircen and Black Tem of all grades; Rio, Lscuttrla a Jays Coffee: Tobacco from 10e to 6?. per pound; Fruits Note, Prunes, Pepper Pimen to, Casks, Nutmeg?, Cl., N Rice. White Fish, Nisokarel., Cod , ex, I H.rr.n Pcwder, Shot, Lead, Cape, Safety Fate, .Ite , se. IL add ttnn t.. our Static we have a large stock, of 1., • Dry and rz, B - :%ers, UR bi- Which will be sold at prices char will defy eerupetttion London and Philadelphia Porter, Seo►eb Me, ar. We are slap Agents for Moffet•e Buffalo Me Pleue give ue a rail and we will eatofy you that there re no humbug in whet we say. Nov. 5 —2S CLEMII2 O IB ♦ CA lIGHST. . a d Books sad Stationary, Very hesP ♦t No. P Brown's Block. Prt 1717 E hare just recetv,iosr full stock of Book.. Sr sill iNttlift bewbeirt wok I 'Ve . are sailor's to sell, sod fur the alma sissy eau be biesolbt eel ca, strr Thu., in want will du welt tan, bunt (urea ate p.ve. `4,, 9, Brown Block Nr.U.iry so,, MIMI T,' -I welted he folk:ming excellent books 44 1L... Mt • t •P ttn..‘ Qvnit Nrn u , Drown', Block Roiatret•Wili A mad te orate% or • W.... 1'.4t4 tot) laic VIA., iNTP Devil Die., r.;1.11 h. Veit,. /yet aadin• In n.% R•.ort tirout7r 'amass Kya. .',.Tretnentier , Jack rad. 1114.14411, Laatte,. Moilern FltEtau~t .. °Lilco RNA things. int ‘1 , 1 0 4,. • c 1 •1 1 . I, w tLeb arr. [leered thrap DIMS =EI V. V l aia•. yrs. veire much enamOrrti Nu.....' . 1,111 ht ihr ruurnv.,. to WI her hi r 'iretlnt.' Ilr c...nt: , ,ur.1 'Mt./ a littad 441 whippered ,11 , ''..h0r. ,1 1 , 0 1 . he ealie,rl al '.ko Y, Ilaow.ew µuric old in. , ..• I.• I I LP. '%%. r a ua i lytll3fl :041i 'olr 192113 ,rt rho.. wh., dM Itfll re leli 1,1 rib . • kPVPIr sr yr bile a fry radar len .11 ta. .401.• non't 4.-1” 100 r Pr Ise, ipPf .•P 1.••.” ....r:1•P • • 1 rPP , t Ira .I.ar purr pq.e I'. ....Fuel of —Massßssc~er. Bsaulierf floosatu Itseept the •t, , JI( —wartanOevl re a good Weal wttbo.tt the to' •• whet. "properly apolted.. " To de had at N.. v 14 : 0 . v. nero Iro a... t.tt found a large hut 01 Stair,. vr. Book. Vrolo, 'oft I . ,pfr, gel( *calling Eaeutupes. an a It. upfrc ui Image pec......ar. lauoly attic lvdcalled De••ii V of Tailor's patanrri_paprr dun reretrych—r. Ante•., never kept in the un before i'ail noon at No Y , IS , usvp'• Bloc k —*berg. yvti •r! CJIld aPokof - . • +lg. Ihrtory. Biography Blank Books. Printer's Ink. Citia lit tt) tn.. ,:braproi ..a mars ,OU .r' REMOVAL AID CHANGE- Inuncrnea and Atttactive Stock. L 411. r o , Philadelphia Hav , nit into ltiett rpitodi, sew warebou.e. entritWe. N Mark•i and No it Nu.tb Fourth Owl. are Opttlirj -I , ring trade aw apaortarieni emit and Fancy Goods. mai h,,J • .T OA • w,l NJ rjlll.- an y ,tort ever .alrered In thv kr: Lidfrirg into their new store, arrlteb One of the Largest in America, %I I', , 110Iness Of an unutual amount already established. and „. j ,,,,,, 4 ,r1;t1.• it., %netts., 4, . r.4 4, 1a11i 'nab Thom *bn .'ns. :,f ~, 1 at,11 . 4.41e, ins lint ;be tnire.lartlean In jObblial goods to , t 4 • C ,11, li llt ptieet they well he eocopene4 to .ell at at , r ,, , Ilt 0 WI ' PP . ;rcpt Inv, tan uottath 4 y he afrOtdeed where Ion; .1, , ..,, Under tuna mak a•d nbort credit ayunin the pn .a. :,,, r n.org , n; large pr,i/Ls. LW/I.MM !Inn. and by re , 'Wit the, r ~.), .1• ot Ater) InunP Reheat". ou the forriwr.. eat• they mean 4.. -4.0 e a Int 11.3.ere.) , 1 ever. )utilte of g0...1), to ot al).. the I'4. V..! uyrr. 1w itl nneeore a discount of sax per tent. if the .p nd tai lu ode , . w ithtn 10 days from dare of oilt : w,ll ono, tie taken at its await value on the o rtee,e<l TvrnerchantofuuMuhtpj, cd.ng a credo u I.v ~s u , utat , 4 vol . , be elven it desired. Where bony ts smut .g , 4 e.r yuce ot maturity a chimera at the rase of terelit ;et 1.4. r 4 1.11,:m will be allowed. They ark from 'perch* .ts . • to , E. stern clues, the favor of an inanimation of their ;,,ca i-. , g ~.ttnitied Wit the% will ba convinced that , t if jot ~. iieir ii.lerii , t to.,,iy the large prodyi thai areatmolutely risen. . -,. to 1 no,we ss hOlpYt. WO( credits. " 'MAL vl L 1-1.1„, - ,.,..sei.t L. .1 L. ki,I,OWILLI.. T. W RWENtii , J a lir • Ti...fir•lll, . , 1 VC 'ATTU . , E RHt - renrit.o.. - - -- - -- -- rS A V 2 s „...ho want Ace • of the seal lino dr. Co. make , should iIL lrt our. it ularto nOt .et the 'UM .as there are ynr 101:s coun u.rf,Jl, and Imitati o n. stamped Cell ais and labelled much like oars - it tii, b vie trauduientlt sold in *owe parts of the Culled - "nate. ai. our lnanufacture. They are made in dlffereht ping of •ne rot 'lra by . ar loos aze-makers,and are generally of eery I ft f•-r Sr q.i,ii ty the genuine Collin. axe.. Willett have acquired fifth aii euenalee reputatinn.are in•ariably atainded "fX/1, - 1.1”. 4 a. CO HARTFORD," and each axe has a printed label yritit my figucture It is now more than Twf acrl - .rive TIL•f a p , •-• v t contmenced the boatman with 'benumb of *Collin. et ii 1. ' , ord." and I dro not know of any other azsi.tnaker uy ihe inf of CLAIM , In the United Mice* P %VI W COLLINS . A : --. t-5.1 Iyl7. ME MEM IMM I • L., Ml' \NY, - =II IE3 C a.e oow opening a lof of New fAxmdr w bleb we will We t'eamel to allow OUT (fiend, -UW,. at ELY .e Yee le. Isfea, 40 _ _ MEI ,Trkt fILAPC'LLEIII art INAir royare ,l tu make or order. ter spoon., Porai.pyrt til:slA,Tna *wt.. CU pf.. 1,1 , C 4 fact a..c at le oi +Over Goods., a. good num, wail to am r•to style at n c't n be bail to Lamm t ittea A /ore stock of Forks, spoons Copo,,and the"lliale t.t 7 ,p," r.ta oily hand iNtrll% ,ng done it, the neatest runner, Having a commod,- .0. &bop and two Rood Workmen, one of mbar's '-can't**bear .1.1• n e of Philadelphts. we see cosbildweit we tato pro aratratat• uou it, all Urfa' from • dananee promptly auratSed to The trade wppl ied at a/Men prices Prom emir sod see riot, we do It Park bw. a N dat_tim of March It. ism. Irr e' OE .Te L Zama You the lix Toot Siva TO THE POWERS THAT BE. 4„„: OWE the agitation oftbe public wind coasespoesi upon the preen t change raf saw has euesewhat maltaded and Uni par pi.. pond 111 the conereauseas of rectitude, twee retuned to their VlllOllll emanate. with the uninctble dosarsonatioa of restating the aggiermaive Nano! anseopoty to the Lod eriip. we OM's.tobeg {Curcio Inform dies that we too have gone to wort mean I h,tit ',mewed tosentp, sad caa rs s Pne& Nam with any Nag and we have at greatly reduced ta peospect of the "good lime ro,n,tig ;" and though ready at times to do Nate in MINN of the integrity oiler NNW sky pet win mono Naiad we can always be band al base greet oar Needs writ agoiltng ...aegis, and remise MOM Mlh those rellnitstne to demente cowrie: a hien coo/Meal oar Noonatet. We have PTOVVII artery style gre Parlor, Geer and Kites. rn , eS WAILS; in ender satietyt Cheer' Pielifer sad Car pt.r ewer., lead Pipe and Inas Kenloo,'Onal (gods sad Save ripe, Iron Scoops and Call Maarten. MiteotHt and Tony aid it 'nail conditionals. Meitaisla Wart Tom Pon Forks and palentatrairbers. tag a venal of senuttls euentlal to ine culinary depanniene.eaa Minty. he build at Me Hews MN` matting enablnaleeettred roam a MAGILL, Illeettra Mkielt,essribrOOMPlneeee, 1:441. Pe. • ack MEM And rloyd. a : nut. INZMI .7-IZi a rialto d. • raersies. emeUrif lot of Loewe auk& et use Woo Oooloot ' s ue Iguse r=V s. l areltargrAr t " eet !be f. p. 11141L1111 Pure Wines and Liquors, 'Why Don't Yon Road I "It Saved His Life.' Cookery Without A Allister To Tiilor's and Clothier's Tillititlrt New Goods from Pidlaololphia. gone* 11111anitaaterios. 1311 Stied APRIL ASPECTS It's hard to my what April u- The ant day is a fool-day, When Phaepas may display hie phis - And, after, corata a cold day, With frost at night, and in this nik,rn Most spring-like tho sonstion;— v.rlnd suite to North—thee Dow it kilo we' It snows like all creation' C. U. GUNNISON If beds look oat a little green, - Thu. forward in the season, 'soon shriveled germs the boughs hotness Show platnly the high trees on, And then the early notes iv, her From birds in lively twitter, Chimp, ea the au beetana s sever.. To au eseeedutg bitter el Q. biAatu. The gamines siho times his peas Store cur.uns than Ms neightors :day plant Ms garden by degrees And take .taro fur Ms labors- He is ydur true philosopher, And what* assailed by snow-storm, Lays down has hoe without much ,at, And !aye up t'aere's c.. storm AS' April Ls a insmta that br.ngs, By turns a best and worst day, Deluding ever, met and things. As on its tam.ms Brat dry Yet fairest flowers will venture out, And dantse:s plan ex :Larsions, With happy hope-4enoatt. the !bon , Of merciless immersion (t'tlaitt Visa Hang, THE RANGER'S CHASE. A WESTERN STORY OF THE WAR OF 1812 No more than the first gray stscalin of daau hwl sh,t up from the etotern horioti. when Co , disappi,iuted .auger=_ were again astir Th , -ir tiorses--which had been picketed upon the prai rie, each with along rope, after the ranger fish tit of feeding—were first taken to a little stream to drink, and then moved to a fresh place, raze until their riders were prepared to mount ouch provision as they had made against their c,wn hunger was then dispatched, without delay, and with little preparation. Fortunately, how eves, the wedding feast had furnished viands enough for more than ten titue , th‘e r, and with the readiness of the w , a 1 days, each had been provided 1:), .i , ter. aweatheart--.with supplies, ainyle and well -e -lected It was now plain, that thi.. betor, I liedi was a long one, and it was nu equivocal augur: of their resolution to follow it to the end, thi.t they thus set out with systematic prudeuce By the time they had finished a hasty break- 1 ftrtkarlri uri t: l l..rj- airat-t,4"rtrcTi- Lt . • gray of the ,liwn had deepened into red, :And the dew -drop- nl.,m the bending grass w, like •tiatnonds in the opening light the bird w ithin the fITOV , were tiuttering, full of !mom -mg.-, from brunch to branch. or - Ling :old graceful far r pla,u the grans, ~u; , . wh,rt the herbage w-i- si.ort irrt • u Ittrat:llllg p•uupeu=l, frolli .idt• 11111. plumed tbeinstivc- to tilt morning tho deer out from ,ti ter,u,.• I.llllmpiug . duintily the giound, proudly up their •interl•rd heath, snuffed vainly at the ri-ing wind A i,,v flint as of a pas.sing spins, tioated—itiarce -I)4miihle--along the jeweled grass. and shook the jewels gently from ,the blades. Tie. ,tars w e nt i lowly ~r blended in the brightening hue of heaven, the shardiw--,—that still lingerel round the gro %es—were fading rapidly, or deep ening into shade; the red in the east grew yellow and an are of white announced the suns ap- I.:roach The day had taken full possession of the earth and sky 'There is light enough now. boys." said El gar, rising to his felt, "to begin the search for the trail. Let us saddle up and b e off " Time was never was wasted by these men.— within five minutes all were in tue saddle, and extended along the northern and western skirts, of the grove, in search of indications left liv the enemy A signal was given by one at the ex treme north—the trail was found, and the whole company at ,nee galieped to the plats. Edgar sprang t the ground and examined the track "Just as I -uspectcd, boys," said he, remount ing. "There has been but "u° Red-skin here, and he has been sent this way, to build that fire and attract us from the pursuit ' "Indian likc," said NVlaitc; "they have used our own vigilance to circumvent us But we'll never give it up io, captain." "Sever," was Edgar's deelded answer "lint we have lost the trail, and must recover it We must separate into small parties, and continue the chase. We are pretty nearly due east from *the Portage, for which .1 think they are - making—at all events they will 'not go south of it. We will meet—is the evening—there; or, if the the trail .should turn northward, we may core together sooner. Let nolinger on the way—we have lost too much-ti already. ' m 74 The company as soon divided into squads of two and three. ' Edgar took with him White and George Fielding; and—repeating the iujunci , .ri not to lingerz—rode away to the north-west The three other divisions set out at the same timc, upon diverging lines; but all maintaining the same general direction . . For an hour, those in the centre kept a:i th,' rest in view; but, at the end of that time, the un dulations of the prairie, and the rapidity with which they traveled, had completely seperated them Edgar and the two companions—whom be had chosen as well for the excellence ofttheir horses, as for their well known courage add cool ness--were upon the extreme right, or northern flank—a post which the young captain had se lected, both on account of its danger, and for the advantage it gave him, should the Indians turn to the north. It is with him, that me must con tinue the chase Several hours passed away, during which tlicy had crossed the belts of timber which grew upon the banks of two or three prairie streams; when. on approaching one of the branches of the Cabo kis, they suddenly found themselves upon the trail of a single horseman. - Keeping away from the timber, it stretched toward the north, paral lel with the course of the stream. disdaining the concealment which might have been found in the wood. The three drew up, and Edgar dismount ed. "It is the same Indian who kindled the fire, - hemid, after a short scrutiny of the track "Whac think yinir "That if we follow him, " White replied, "we shall be led away from te chase He takes to.. mush pia to show as which way he has gone." "You are right,'" said Edgar, fot he has paned bare sista sunrise, sad his hone was as fresh as v he left the gram The water is 41iirssimid ERIE, SATURDAY, 4LPRIL 22, 1854. BY J L. M'CONNEL 'CONCLUDED ) CHAPTER 111 THE CHASE ErSian $1 50 A YEAR, 1T ADVINCE. from his tracks, but, is not disturbed between We'll not follo w him." i And, without further consultation, be sprang i again to the saddle, and resumed hie original di rection—verging, indeed, rather from, than to ward, the solitary trail. Those little indications —1114., circum4tautial evidence--more convincing than poefiti‘e t•ciarations, of more apparent sips, satisfied him hat this was an attempt to draw hi i m rdf He t , mtied at thewhew of the tl,2c,.ct. anti ro4t away. His mulct s: ..,1 Ls res.sianing ahnost inst.' ctively. (The * atom fact tha: the grass wan dry is aletruces Proved tb;t they had been made isee starnee; because the dew trltyg. have ceased to drip from one blade to another, and its being undersisubed between, establittiteti the freshness of the Indian's horse, because ev-r) bound was a clear spring from the ground j 'Fifteen. minutes brought them to the outskirt.- of Cahokia timber; and, after a rigid ex amination of this, they issued 4114 n upon the prairie. toward the West, maintaining the cotarbe. ..ere now apprlaching a more densely acoie try The prairie grew narrower, aad, r were:broken. here and there, by grovel, and strips cf timber alresg the banks of numerous little Etreams The ground became uneven, in places even hilly, and everything denoted the approach to th.• Mississippi This continued for about three Lurs, during which they bee made scarce ly five miles an hour; it was noon, too, and the Septelr,t,_r ,un was pouring upon their heads the overpowering beat of the season A halt became neck ,sa , y, both for men and hors. Dip} rode wi•! in ..Liter of the timber; and dismounted on the bank of a shallow stream—the first they had w,th a gravelly bed •• We must lest awhile, boys," he said, "and recru t horses—or we shall break down be fore "111- c , inpanions fcllowed . his example; and . all I their panting horses to the stream, to drink of it , gear sparkling waters But Edgar drew is J.k, , uddenly, before he had touched the alid, arresting the others in the same man ner, pc.,a1e..1 t., the bottom of the rivulet. no' that a horse'. tracks" he asked, indi eating the spot with his rifle. said White, -and here are more! And Lere. t lift. they are plainer, mad more nu _r u• slur must have passed this way at l ..r, u• t g.„,:ng to the Pqrtagc." ' The trip.k. were but faint prints in the shif t,u4 gravel of the stream; and, to the eyes of less observant men, would have been quite void of meaning It was, however, the peculiar faculty of W,.•tern Rangers, never to overlook any thing; and th,-ir Attention once attracted, but a few mo ment. were ennsumed in determining that fifteen or twent), horsemen had ridden along the bed of the ..am; this they were and travel .ng a hu=t.- It might seen. 4 }lmre difficult , matter to tia, even approtim?!..„ the length of which had elapsed silk, • :,•ir passage ; hut th , lu‘ent:. - an , f rangers wa- .4 , 1d0m at fault ie•1r.,.7(.;" said the cape. u to Fielding, "get ' ou p,u.r h. r.c, and ride II!. ...I , stream a few rods : -as f.rst a- he can walk--iu..mong those tracks." , Fiel.hug ail zur u:ugA,ut of the strearu em trick and dismount, • ed ,; ,w,strippe4 their horses I h•• of tbei - i .ru*•3; aulpiegetingthent upon the sw ar d maroii,• -4 "'" 11* -.up.)ts toe inorpnuur—p,....mil visi, l'o•riug's horse, aid watched the )Tactual ~r • uit fining up, by , i/l• curt - . u. Scare.'. ~) l• •, a Shin wn..h wu-hect Into ..u.. alto hr did not rote--icartely • 10..1•1. 1 whor.e ititiUvucv is,. dui u ot ,t.. th roam, aU Vattl.l 0' In, anti waik• 1 ut nn r t,,, •,r , • r, t 't few moult ~f ‘3 , - rntiny were n• • , 11 , 1 w I , tng %%SEW 1 , • were tilled up, :tat ••It h SaW t helu Lin it lEEE Ch a qua, Lour, a.heal ni,,rnAT uight wdl ti.etn.tr:fere =IBM EMI ••Tip‘y • tt'-t h.. making for thr ford*. above th.• I;'uF4. said White; "bud. if 5... will I'tttt i• -attv r t tar uortli, Edgar replied; but we f“: s :iv in. if they g . . to the Starv- ei 1: k 4 • vit.:, he threw the . 2 .4,11, , 8 4:ain upon h i . au...--iinitated by hi, compaili.ins—re h, riot. d t .r thL pursuit. "I thair:, t,eorge, - -iii , l he, after aitin:nuts s re flection.. u had 1,4, or ride to the l'ortage; the men will .11 bs there by the middle of the after noru T.. 1 them 1 , . bait their horses for an bout, and then follow ti.L. with all sbeed, so its to t • •he mouth of the Illinois by sunrise .rr t'olr•ss the trail should lead us too much )f the way, we will wait fur them there, for three column- of smoke, ranging north Ind -.with, and make aii haste to come :sp." Eu luit i z trade Iv) reply; but, putting spurs to h ,a, w d Lis head t. , the west, and was : Edgar and White, now, left ileac. t k their way as rapidly as was possi bt. up th , taiNts of the stream It WWI a small for winch to attack twenty savattes; but, had th, lis been ten times greater, 'Edgar's eng'.'u' •orl White's zeal would have felt no cheek What they might not effect by the str ti .; ; hi.nd, they trusted to stratagem to com ps,...; add even the savage was no match fur the rar.v.r, to canning. TL^ to . adventurers had gone scarcely a mile when tity nere brought iuddenly to a halt.— w:La about equ#ly divided—one half the par k... , ping up the b , -* of the stream, and the , )th , r hail I.,suing toward the left, and lead ing off westward. This was embarrassing. The prisoner could neff be with both divisions; and it ! was erremely difficult to determine which to arr at fault." said Edgar. "Th r•: a sign, which may set us right," ex claimed White. pointing to a little strip of some wiiitt stuff which fluttered upon a bush, but a few pares from the water. .The briars have befriended us at need." F i b:4r rode rapidly to the place. A. narrow strip—evidently torn from Jane's bridal dress— hung fiutteruaz upon a briar, as if caught in pas sing.. He halted at the distance of several yards, and clutiously approached on foot, closely ecru the ground at every step. The horses bad passed, without doubt, near enough to brush against the briars; lint directly beneath the frag ment, . small dry twig was broken, and the leaves about it were flattened to the ground inoeassined foot has been set there," he muttered. And on directing the examinatfou to the fragment, his suspicion was confirmed—that it was not accident, but design which placed it there. The fabric was not drawn, as it would have been, had it been torn ii passing and It bore marks of a larger hand than Jotte r s. "They are trying to outwit us, White," said the captain; "but they don't know with whom they have to deal. This little piece of muslin is S Redskin lie—though it did come from Jane Fielding's dress. We must keerup the stream, and let those decoys go on their way." "It has been ascertained," aye Chateanbriand -that the white man, in America, is capable of enduring more hardships and privations than the Indian, and is decidedly his superior even in his own mode , of warfare:" and thence he deduces sundry propositions about differences in race, and other prAltable speculations. But the facts *As obotniotko to dot satigotiott of cao kapok an NA,* On* Rat.. shoat which there is no dispute, instead dieing the result of a much later cause--superior intal tectual culture. Not that the rangers of those days were hiply educated men, In the ("Winery acceptation o the term; but any degree in the scale of civilisation , the providence of God, possesses measureles; advantages—in all the pur suits of life—over every lower grade And, though these were decidedly ignorant men, their evident superiority over their enemies—without oontradiction in terms—wai the fruit of their in tell*sce, We cannot linger to detail the minute sad, to other men, imperceptible signs, or the acute and logical reasonings upon these, which led the ad ventures unerringly upon their way; though all would illustrate, so clearly, the principle above. They followed the trail, after it left the stream, several miles toward the north; when, on enter; lug the broken country on the head waters of the Fiesta, it verged seddenly to the Left, and led, almost “as the bird Dies,' directly towards the Illinois river. A little before subset, they reached the banks of this tranquil stream; and but a moment's examination was sufficient to de termine that the fugitives had crossed here some hours before But this was not the only inference that Ed gar drew from the signs of their halt. The foot prints of several horses led off from the river, in different directions; but it was in that uncer tain, windlitg way which animals take while grasing—and from the extent of these paths, it was evident that a halt of some duration had been mad While minutely examining the captain suddenly discovered the print sit small shoe, and following it a little aside,lie approached the river beak, and discov ered• the impress of both Jane's feet in the soft loam. Directly over these, upon a willow branch hung a small shell comb—evidently placed there as a signal for him. Beside her footprints were those of two savages, who had sought her, and dragged her'roughly back to the halting point.— Edgar noted these things with the coolness, but but also with the fierceness of the ranger, and —grasping his rifle tighter in his hand—walked back to his companion . "They must have halted here two or throe hours," said the latter. -They think they outwitted as, and are safe," replied Edgar. "Bat they cannot be more than three hours ahead of us, and I think we may overhaul them to-night "They are twenty to two, ' said White. "We must wait for the men." • , We can cross the river." Edgar answered, "and fide on as long 10 we have light By.that time we eau soe which ,lii•eton the radians have taken; you can 'hen r. tw n ls.re and hasten up the men, Wlio must Hach this point before mid night It required biit,few minutes to cross the river, which at this seuson,is always low Upon the western bank tb , trail was still more apparent than upon the tastern. Here, also, there had been a lilt , though not n , long "Three hours of daylight, now, thought Edg-.r, ..'and we should overhaul thca, " lie foigut that hi. fore, was but one to ten—that he more than a hundred miles from any -ettleniens. th, w s i r t :u 4"BlTPAl l a d 17 .it ha r s aawn tv of a vast solitude, where he turvt now- but lle but one 6 u nT libiettii i i es yit . wima,, N ,,had o b r e. counter the whole t h to. arm. Fortunately. FlZlViapa, 'n no suet, (,pportunr: 1) seemed likely to be offered luny, for. after winding about for a few miles among the bluffs. the trail ascended the ridge which divide- the two rivers, anti here turning again towardr d i , north, the fugitives had evidently increased tLeir speed The long twilight, too, was deepening into night, and the fear of again going a.-tray would compel a halt, so soon as the tracks became invisible. They followed, however, with all practicable , peed, for an longer--dismounting at every offshot from the main ridge, to ascertain their direction; but, at the end of that time, it was no longer safe to proceed, anti Edgar reluctantly drew up "You had better return to the river now, Whiter said be, "and bring the men up as fast pos-Able I will expect you before daybreak" "If they do tint come up I'll return myself," said White; and, turning -about, he rode away to the south The hardy ranger was now left alone, in the midst of the wilderness. Night had closed in, moonless—and the stars twinkled but faintly down through the woods. The wind—as is usu al in this ootintry—ha# subsided toward evening and sunset had been followed by a dead calm When th% footsteps of White's horse died away in the distance, the silent.x. of the grave added depth and awe to the solitude Not a branch waved--scarcely a leaf stirred; and even the trickling spring, in a ravine near him, only served to-make the stillness audible—as a glim mering light but renders darkness visible. Edgar dismounted, and led his tired horse in the direction of the sound; and, having allowed him to drink, divested him of his harness, and picketed him on a slope of green grass near the spring. His own thirst satisfied, he then seated himself at the foot of a tree. ' and, drawing his blanket up over him, endeav ored to sleep The stillness was broken only by his horse, eagerly cropping theoweet grass; and the monotony of the dripping fountain, combined with his halve soon brought on that half-dreamy state whieb precedes oblivion. Indeed, his head was thrown lack against the tree, and his eyes were closed when he suddenly sprung to his feet, and stand ing as motionless as the trees about him, assumed the attitude of profound listening. CUATII. TV. TUX C.A.IPTIVI TIME The neigh of a horns, faint and distant, but unmistabable, had come floating up the ravine upon the still night air. And though, after waiting many minutes, it was not repeated, it had been so distinct- as to explode all doubt. "It must have come up the hollow," be mut tered, "from any other -direction I ooald never have heard it." And, withontlesitating for a moment, he pre pared. to go in the direction indicated. Throw ing he blanket at the foot of the tree r itb his nte.fenred fresh poWder into the perr, s r i It the ni air might have affected the pruning, ac and then, de wing his belt around so as tialring his knife conv enient to his hand, he set bat cau tiously the ravine—one man in pursuit of more than twenty! Cautiously and slowly he proceeded down the bed of the ravine---gradually descondin* g toward 'the lower level of the river bottom? Be was guided wholly b 7. the little rivulet which tinkled quietly along his path—for the dim starlight could not penetrate the depth in which he walked; and his prove!' was consequently very slew. The way was ,winding, too, and seemed almost to run parallel with the river; (Nisei*. *auiand its channel grew deeper and more Other streams' came flowing in on ei- 1 *her hand, and at every moment he was compelled 1 to halt and grope his way across the gorges.— Large trees stood obstinately in his path; and . roots and briars, vines sad thiekfti, impeded his 1 ad Bat patient pereversam, !trangth by Ho f reseamg ti=ve, still 1 . e Ivory { ) ea • baisslad bass spud tam, sad he had began to hats more attentively, and, if possible, watch mo t , closely for sires of his ene mies. 'He halted on the brink of a deep ravine, which furnished a Ansel for another tonsil stream; and, before tenturing down into its bed, stooped nearly to the ground, and remained for many minutes profoundly listening to every. sound The stillness of night was quite unbro ken; and he was on the point-of beginning the descent, when his eye caught the flash, ae of faint lightning, playing briefly upon the leaves at the bottom of the ravine: It was gone in a moment; and his first impulse was to look up through the tree-tops at the sky. But the stars were shining serenely—there was not the slightest cloud in the heavens He wstched for a long time for its reappearance—but the darkness remained as deep as before It might have been a See-Hy;— yet it was strange that it was not repeated; and it had bees, not so much a light, as 1, dicker, like the blare of thin fuel, and it had died oba gradually, not suddenly disappeared While be stood ireasohite, redacting upon the singularity of the appearance, an imperfect sound, as of very distant thunder, seemed to float along the earth and die away at his feet He placed his ear to the ground, and again ).intend. The stamping of numerous horses bedame plainly audible—and they could be but a short distance from To his 'practiced ear the sound was familiar enough—and he had no difficulty in determining its locality. He at once rose to hie feet and again examined hie arms. Moving cautiously and slowly, he then descended the bank until he reached the bottom of the ravine Turning to the right, he glided silently and stealthily along its bed for two or three hundred yards, when, on coming to ,a bend where the stony soil had resisted the ac tion of the elements, his progre s s was suddenly s-rested by a strum of light which shone from the projection, and cast deep shadows upon the opposite bank. The tire from which it came was evidently built within the ravine for concealment —for tt was out) from above that it oould be come visible at any considerable distance. To approach nearer iu this direction would not be prudent—for, by the -hadome on the bank, Edgar could see that at least twenty hOrees were picketed just beyond the shlelder of the ridge,— and a snort from one ‘.f tteee might attract at tention lie had no fear ef other eentinels; h, well understood the Indian practice of nung none; for, apparently -o negligent are these molt vigilant of all warrior-. that even ,n their incur 'ions. when they are .4 - )u....iutiy liable t attack, every matt lies down t i sleep, truqing ~ - ) lttly to eoneoilment .tud their MAnttoui fir pr.ptertion The ranger therefore 81,,w1y retre....te.l a few pa,: , and then stleney •.tml-e-.1 the Lank upon the left From the. p. int h.- e.,uld n,. but, upon ad‘aueiti i : ahlug th , rids.. a litt!e near. er chart he had- ventured b‘2l.,w. be cam,sd V'O'W, not only of the light. but ,t - tto and ,he formidable grow around it' ‘l.)rt than 1 , V(iro 4 , har•6c I ridlaUl, :Ili in their war-pain an.i gr-it , raain. uts, and Path with hp: gun and hits, sat smik,itg Aft.•r • 'n a cirri” about t l r, '1 itt e .4th.. it •u iin thi• rutted captain e•ailit indistint .• the -.hap.: ,t soine- thing with., an his eyes became accustomed t., the iight. d7iubt. runished-L-it was the Calk tivo frow her eaptors, with hu:-ted i9Lr 10141.5. Could si. bore • tat Et: •stie[ll a a 6 their her, different mast have energy. which threatened the suicide of au im itiediAtt lttaci: But h.: soon recovered his cairn- n mss, auft about making a through ex atuiuution of the po,itin. .kud calculating the t : h4n . et . > f ► reAcue The place had been well clivi-eu f.r .-unceal went It wa.- a circular area, luelosel.l On all sides, except the southern, h) the broken and rain-wit-bed ridges, and not more than an acre in extent. It was., indeed, a ,ort of bmitt among the hill-, and it was the volume of water, collect- eJ Len tot" one stream, that had cut out the rai me along whieib Egar was4i.draneing. It was dr) wsw. li.,‘ever. and tin grass, which in this country everywhere )vps the raius d spring, was growing luxuriantly bene:ith the shelter ~f large oak and kiekr.ry tree Of those there was 0, lump or gr 0 ,,,• to the northern arm of the -area; awl it. wa, just within the edge of this tha-, the fire a-a.. kindled From that Sidi. an ellWit.•tt.!eti 4 c ,, IJA might have approached within a 6 w paces unobserved; but w h a t could one man do against twenty' All that he could not eff,:t, Edgar th. , tight, wa.s to watch the movement. of hi- en. tni, and take advantage of whaN•v, r opportuntv might or, if none should present itself, wis most pro bable, patiently to await , h.• ear. Iv,: r, f mer, And now a haras-in.: What if White should tueet , 11. - eu, or they should miss the way' H.: would the Vile& of all the diligence hk. having suc cess and rescue alm...t within hi. ;73...p. would have the misfortune to zee them glide out of his power! Here, within aI w rod" of him—sat the ca ptiv e , s natched frotu his side, a: the altar, and, though she m L,: have heard his voice, he dared not raise it—th,tigii he might reach Lcr side in one minute, he dared not advance! (Its rifle might do him service; for, es:eri at th,e, twice, his unerring skill VI )1111 have disabled an enemy at every shot; but he knew that, at th, first discharge, the pursued w. uld become pursu ers, and all chance of a resew w ,uld be at an end! He was sure, besides, that the first motion of the savages upon an attack would be the mur der of their prisoner; and, brio e as he wa4, he shuddered, and shrank from the th .ugi,t While he stood in the shadow of a tree, haras sed by these reflections, a sudilca,movement took place in the circle of savages One, who seem ed the chief, rose to his feet, and the council broke up. The warrior turned toward the cap tive, and taking a large blanket froth the ground, spread: it at the foot of a tree, and beckoned her to take it. He did this with so much more cour tesy than was usually displayed by Indians to their female prisoners, that Edgar's blood tingled to the very ends of his fingers. ',The redskin dog designs her for his wife?' he muttered; "but he shall die first, if I lose my scalp!" - Jane rose quietly froth her seat, and wrapping the blanket about her, lay down upon the ground. Thechief and two Aber warriors then placed themselves near her, -to prevent escape; the re mainder of the party spread their blankets around the fire; and, within a few minutes, all was as still within the faintly lighted space, as if not s living being breathed between the rivers. The fire gradually burnt down to a bed of coals- ' as the flame went out the shadows crept closer and closer to the dwiky group; and so still was tfie nit that, on stealing a little nearer, Edgar could plainly hear the heavy breathing of khe tired sleepers. Still nearer and nearer he slowly crept. though with no definite design or plan of action The bride who bad been snatched almost from his arms, was within that circle -- and this gave its fascination not to be resisted. He was now upon the bank, which sloped gently down to the level of the bivouac- and here a narrow , wady path wound round ;he jutting poems, and led &reedy toward the essoulderiag fin. Almost without an effort of the will—dreaa by the china of lme r=stepped , apse the aoiseleee end. seed the desema--Isesed* from the illedotof a little fat a asomat, in • B. F. SLOAN, EDITOR. NUMBER 49. fall view of the whole party--paisecl on again into the tlutdows, and stood within t neuty feet at the object of his search. Tbe light from the dying fire played fitfully upon Jane's face, and a smile, strews a in her happiest moments, gave meaning to the flitting shadows: Beside her, motionless as fatten stat ues, lay the stern, imrussire forms .A her cap• tors; but Edgar knew to well that, rigid as they seemed, profoundly as they idept, the ftbghtest noise would reuse them tv a dangerous Three of them lay between her and ham—and two were near enough t grasp h. r, should sbt rise But be peed upon leer fuze once more, beautiful is the holy calm of sleep— i ts tranquil• as a summer sky. The toipulse which had led him thus almost within 011ie length of her, slim ly shaped itself into a purpose—,the vague at traction settled Into conscious resolution He began to move cautiously toatie left, *mad the sleeping circle, within the deeper shadows of the grave, from tree to tree, toward that beneath whist Jame was slumbering. Neater,--step by step, and silently as the *ming id of night, he approached like 6 shadow. Re was now within the influence of the light, but one tree stood be tween him and that whiCh he was enleavonng to reach. A (breathless pause, during which he gated upon( the form of every sleeper—they were apparently as unconscious, as if each had been s corpse. And yet, how fearful was the risk at every step. The slightest rustle of a bust,, tu. breaking of a twig, even the grating of his feet upon the gravel, might awaken his enomie , ,—and then farewell all hope of rescue! o!._ But his was nut a nature to shrink from ,tan ger. Cautiously drawing his ramrod from lus rifle, he wok the irrevocable step Swiftly, but silently, he glided from one tree to the Other.— Within four feet uf him lay Jsne, tu profound and tranquil sleep, her head resting upon her arm, and °its hand eitentoi toward him; whil e on each side•of her, belt ,;ill nearer than he, her eapaisa were read:, to aviaiie at. the fir,: louvec. meat ih But again he resolved to take the re-a, and stretching forth the ramrod, gently teueniti her open hand. She did not Ulu% e—Lt 1 again—and she s'liglitly drew it away ()nee more—she opened htr nd gazed upock the sleeping liadiau- before Ler—fortun.itely . , without disturbing him lie cli c ro d ~1..4 d y Lr , fere her face;., she turned her Lend, and pas about to speak, when he showed as intent, and pressed his linger to L.- wa lent, though breathless with Lletteawnt Bu: the nerves of a true froutper g•rl were 1.1 shaken; and cialle tc safely, as well as Ler 'mu p..nda her self command. t)b.;111-'.. :r L. ..u, she commenced and -, aae, with trembling band:, to nut' ,d k.12.t which protected, but also imped,, f. 1.1 aiter fold fell gradually off, tier Altar' licit with i with er and stronger pulsation; and a -ht found herself free, she r ouiu t• sr springing to her feet, and ru.-hio.; E arms By 4 great, effort ,11,_ . and cautiously rteze to her ft ; el • Full fifteen Intuute--au agi: at •u had payed nine e Elgar .iu..11,.1 • a But the suspense was amply eJwp. 1, when• without the least noise, he' her, by lu. daec tion, gain the shadow of th. first ..r•••• 11, l,a geed still to see that sh. e.e. un i • 1 .--at c citt tt i•••••r 412.1 joined their Lips in a k,— • to he lost. The savage' w.rnt ••er ..i•-_-- eap( at au 2, moment, and th• ir in, 4. , ul,l he gon , 7 lie took her by !11. 1,. •,.I und ing -wiftly, though ..anti b rn• -. trace his step. through the w t , t I r,v. lu nr i t e . brought them to the head of t 6 • ravin • lb.( ti.:r• he should turn to the left, it' h.. regvin the path by which he had approached Ba - oy - this course, he must take a WI , IO 'lli • the Indian encampment--aid iiion h out. precious. Turnipg, ther..t •r• t., • in stead, he led her, a., rapidly a- -h.•auk in the direction, as he ,-uppw.e.i. of tie Airdinst ridge, along which he had Iraq lord . [L.• '• .11 ing ills _observation of iott . .totte- c.r. u-o, : tly B‘, accurate r that there seem.-1 bo danger ..t sing the way But he Lad t,•eit tu 6.P • h .rh 'ed in the approach of the 1,, i n not noted the winding.; of ravintt, points of the compass; and ht, wa. v.-ry great on finding, after all hour spent in, pu-hrtig forward, that he W 3.6 spi4,centl) t.ir •rttr from the ridge. It was long past nioltiffht, aunt hu. fir. , could chipse nefor.• the muss u. discovered. i•- wa•-•: vitally ne,l —ars that be should recr tie river 1. r•r • and yet, without hi. h , ;11 s Jane expressed confideuoc in her 11 , ..•% • walk even much - farther; h .13.!e,1 0.1 k • 4.: tiVC watik tr. er a. tint . wk., its :r -utfici,•.ti , f• r e-eape. Edgar grew t ihoue•L t h e cheerfulness of his ity.''l.l 't • 24I'lLiI• time would have draw,. turn:: , inn] gloom of his face , "We ran only pn,h h•rw tr 1, J 'in. 'an enterprise so succ'essfu;k• heg. i n .• i be given up iu despair ' • , f can never despair : me, Jane," hr replied; "lint I mtgl.t tn. • that, unless I can find in:. •t . certain " "See, then, if lam n-t L ot.tt.tlzto 4znQ r than Captain John Frig..: ‘b • • l your horse, The Ranger drew har warmly "1 ;hlill reign to y vv. •r, iv • l should have passed with•mi hearing hima This was more c•mnplim•-nt than e:trtv , ti'i.+r as he spoke, u low nicker 5•.•111 the bik.h• t iiree• ly in from, indicated tb• see *her, hls home was still standing, Th trthitil 111 , 11.1 was aware of his mariter . bappros,•L 1 . A' %I • Went sufficed t.. 1 prepsre him fsir bled his blanket, and plat, •t • t, h nd I t -he sad dLe. Lifting Jane to thi, r•; ! ,• ,, ,tplts .n, he threw himself into his Atat t ' hot Ja..r4e'- heaci toward home "What is that','• Jan Floating up the ra ' a pr.4..m01 %Tu. troop, ringing among atvi Jying away in s thousand echoes alen ha ridges. "They have discover y, r e-cape. He waited to heat-f, in. bu• tb, dividing ridge, set off a +'w ft pars , t 'mil. The order vriu. reversed—:t, I were now the purenee.--ami It decide the MCC Edgar rock nl, I who had borne him safely tlarou;11 o i 6 well as march; but the double a : 1r now our Ting, the journey ht. , hi 1 . efforts stall expected of him, f o-h rapid traveling. Yet the blorvli. on his trick; and at the dawn r.f ,13:„ n.) ly an' boar distant, Edgar 'kilt , . , 111 t. the would sweep down upon him Ilk •• w , t1.1 I.l,espe ilbewed as &Souk as before Yet the Ranger war unv eii)wii tut t ehesilled pioneer's daughter p% little = Cto danger. Ai In women ot r sviteesest only evolved her euergl . .111.1 she tailkpi with s sort of cheerful elan , m, • if the peril were already passed, and home oueo wore 0 11" Id• Bagar was far from bring so much at his rams Int he had never known fear, and, save rti 111110suat of the loved one, whose u OIRIT (COnOLUDID ON 10IIRTN. 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