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the Union. end all parts of the Old Danatry for sale.
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'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.
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trrkmi, Vases &e. te. China Heat, ho. 4, Dermal Block
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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
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Dry
and
rz, B - :%ers,
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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.
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Books sad Stationary, Very hesP
♦t No. P Brown's Block.
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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
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T,' -I welted he folk:ming excellent books 44 1L... Mt • t
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R•.ort tirout7r 'amass Kya.
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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
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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 ,,
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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
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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.
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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..
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„...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
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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
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,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
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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.
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a : nut.
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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.
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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. '
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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
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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
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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
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