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PRIWT R. .T. .I,tll\ Some y4ars ago when the American fur company end -the - Hudson Bay traders cat', Tied On a towerlid Opposition to each other in the will and rocky territory of the Ore, - - gon, sever: little forts were erected in the d interior, w.ience the commerce in peltrieS was nuole*ith the Indians. One of these; to which 41r tale refers, was planted in ti green and,lsecluded valley, where pasture for rattle tuulcomfort for man were as much as possiblcoinhined with security and safe ty. A little stream, bordered with cotton wood and *pens, afforded a constant supply of water; while in the grand and inagnifir cent valleil of the Bayou Salade, at no great distance, liastured, in inexbaustable thou , sands, the; buffalo and the elk ; its rivers abowidin4 moreover, with thn beaver; whose skins prindipally induce the hunters to tempt the datigeriS of the great American wildert ness. In ibi.: spot, known as Spokan Fort; dwelt Janes '..M'Plierson, the owner and: ~. , governor _ the locality. AlTherson was ti Sco:clumni, who in early days had left his country a your lad, and -now, by the excl.; cte of tilt perseverence characteristic of his countrlmen, had attained the position of a well-to-4 merchant. Of an enterprising disposition he had penetrated into the inte, nor in search of further wealth; and having fur some two years settled himselfat Spokani i had there iiriven a thriving trade with the Indians, if spite the impediments thrown in his weir bhis rivals. Nothing can equal I the pxcitei,ent of this precarious commerce. It is die clamant effort on the part of oppo. salon etunpanieS and traders to out-general the other. to mutually blind their opponents as In theirldestination and, plans, as will tui to •be ever in the field first. These efforts give rise 41 almost superhuman exertions; and tend lalways to sharpen the ! wits of all parties in a very sensible manner. lie who showi the greatest knowledge Of Indian tastes, of tic haunts of. the beaver and buf faio, of OA tune to move-and the time to go ditto wintkr quarters, is sure to make the most sucaissful campaign. M'Pherson wars shrewd 841 acute, and these qualities serv ing him iq good stead, his affairs advanced in-a very ilatisfactory manner. It wasti)mut two years after the, establish 4, anent of *e fort, and when all were in aci tivity anOustle, that Edward Ray, a.young Louisianiir, obtained an appointment under the owne4 raid travelling the whole distance from Neat Orleans, had convoyed a cargo of inereliant4se tir the use of the conmany.--;- In addition to,this, lie had taken up, to re join her 4ther, Miss 141'Pherson and a fe. male attei)dant. So peculiar and so long a journey hlid thrown the young people much together, told without any reflection with re gard to t 1 it difference of position, a mutual affection lglad arisen between them. Under 'these civinustaticks the voyage up the Illis sissippi *nd across the vast interiorplains was of u most agreeable character. , Both lingered lipon deck to admire the 'duffs and grassy I) l .iiii?', the vast kitenninahle prairieS; and nevr.* wearied of their gaze. The de.- .1 serf. evemliud charms; mid when the Rocky M.Ountai4s burst upon then in all their su6- hinny, heir pleasure was complete. At length, hnwever, they arrives. at their joui tiev's enm. Ray became; a crli., and Mitie M'Phersfjon presided over the establishmettt, as the . daihghter of the owner wits bonndlo do. Wltever might have been the ladyTa feelings, he poor clerk never soughtto learn. He felt t#e difference of station, and, shrinkt ing from i any manifestation of his aspiring i hopes, attended to his business honestly a.Od'i dilligentrt, but without . ever showing the slightest ii.nthusiasm for the avocation. Utt der these circumstances he was considered useful in :1 his way, but failed to excite thtit notice wtjich might have led to his advance ment.eserved and taciturn, even his mil tress tiro ght herself deceived in him. WO 11 the exci meat of their happy journey, en his ener es seemed to have departed. The truth w f ag that Ray, who was not Of a Mil- THE PEOPLE'S AD yoL, o ne disposition, saw no means' of rising to a l eve l with his master, and idlowed des- ' pondency to mmerve his spirit. - About three months after his; arrival, the 'me approached when the annual interview - ith the various Indians took place: a meet 1, lig of much imptirtance, as then the whole ((Unities of the year were decided. It was I, 'mai to appoint it place for the natives to amp With their, beaver and other skins, vitere the rival traders then repaircd,'aud vhoever offered the best price., obtained a eady and profitable - market. About two ays before the time appointed, the heads f the fort were seated at their evening meal. kitty and variety made up for delicacies .d seasonings. Buffalo, deer meat, trout, h almon, wild fon-1, all abounded on the )oard—round which stit 111. 1 .1)hersoa, his aughtcr, Ray, and three other clerks. The whole party engaged in discussing the mood kings before them, when a bustle was heard without, and, after the pause of a moment, half--breed hunter appeared on the thersh . Id. • " What news,' Nick'!" said 111Therson, -ho recognized in the intruder a scout sent lin to learn the proceedings of the river tra cts. • " Bad," said Nick, advancing:" Master Sublette got ahead of Spokan. The In inns all at camp already, with plehty ben ! eer. Master Sublette buy up all, but him t ,, ot no tobacco, so he send away to Brown ez itor some; then smoke, and buy all the bea ker." " Why, that is, good news," said M'Pher son laughing; "if Sublette has no tobacco, all is right. We .have plenty ; and not an Indian will sell a skin until he has had a good puff at the pipe of peace. So up, my men," he continued, addressing his clerks ; you 'must awaytand out-general Sublette, Oiy taking Johnson a good supply of the. weed." " Mi very fine," said Nick, with a know ng jerk of his• head ; "but Sublette him 1-now a trick or two of that. &hundred tlackfeet are outlaying in the woods, and tot a soul will reach the market until the pre gone." " The Blackfcet l" cried M'Pherson ; then we are defeated surely. What is to done' " •" How many bales will suffice 1" said Ray quietly. "If Johnson, our agent, had but one," replied the trader despondingly, "all would e right. It is impossible, however; and 'lit; year is lost to rue." " By no means," said the clerk, rising, with all his native energy and fire beaming in his Cye; "Johnson shall have the hale, Or my Scalp shall - hang in a Blackfoot lodge before morning !" " Edward!" exclaimed the daughter with n alarmed glance, which Opened the fa her's eyes to whet had hitherto been a Pro oUnd secret. .' " Are you in .earnest, Mr. Ray !" said Al'Pliersou gravely, and even sternly. " I am, sir: give Wild Polly La favorite are,) and trust to me for the accomplish inmg of your wishes." " You will go alone then 1" 1 " I will." M'Pherson ordered the mare he valued ! , o much to be saddled, and in half an hour Edward Ray, with two bales of tobacco be- , find him, and armed to the teeth, sallied orth Crom Spokau amid the plaudits - of the atty'who regarded less the perilousness 3f the-adventure, than the character of the icrho undertook it. Miss . M'Pherson, con ions of the interest she had betrayed in er father's clerk, hastily retired to her hamber ; while . the father, carefully fasten `'' i* the gates, and posting proper sentinels, it his pipe, and,seated himself, absorbed in eflection, , by the huge fireplace in the prin ipal apartment . Great smokers- are your J idian traders; who in more things than one esemble the men with whom they have to ,If eal. Meanwhile, Edward Ray,after leaving the fort, rode slowly down the valley, reflecting, lon the wisest course to pursue. Before him Was a journey of seventy miles, with, a hun dred wild Indians thirsting for a pale face Ivictim ; no less welcome that he owned a [ horse, and tarried a rare prize in the shape )1' tobacco. Ray felt he had rashly ventar -311 on a wild and doubtful enterprize, and, under ordinary Circumstances, would have soon turned back ; but he knew - the opinion his fellows had 'of him, and felt with pride that no one had offered even to accompany him. Besides, in the presence of her he loved, he had undertaken his bold task, and Was determined that she should not think him indifferent and timid. A ride of half an hour brought him out of the valley, and u pon the skirt of a plain of some extent.— Hem Ray halted, and gazing upon the prai rie that lay at e his feet, endeavored to discov ler mine sign oflthe blackfeet. The moon shone brightly Upon the waters and woods, and hot a sound-disturbed the stillness of an' l dl American night in the wilderness. Ray felt l ' the influence of the hour and the place, and forgetting all but the delight of travelling by moonlight over, that plain, removed thous ands of miles - I'om civilization, set spurs to his mare, and trCuted swiftly along the path way leading in the direction of the Indian mart. It was Setae time ere the young clerk paused, and thin a sudden hesitation on, the Ipart of his mare brought him back to con sciousness. Raising his eyes, he found him self close _upon a wood, between which and a somewhat broad river he bad now, to pass. A single glance; told him that Indians were near, as a light 'smoke arose from amid the trees; whether they had yet discovered him was a Matter of uncertainty. Ray therefore determined to Make a bold dush, and Unfit ly, to his beast irode at a hard gallop along I the. skirt of tho forest. The' moment he neared the treed his hand upon his rifle, listened with thft most anxious attention.— Not a sound, stave the clatter of his unshod mare was heart until he bad half cleared the dangerous epver. Then came the -pound d horses in pursuit, and then theigacltfeet iar-whoop, with the.-crack of rifles. His . „ "EVERY 13 P IFFERENCE OF OPINION IS- NOT A DIFFERENCE OF. PRINC,III,E."--JEFFRRSON i_ONTROSE, PA. TiIURSAY.JULY 2, 1846. pnetuies Were in full' chase. Now it was that the gallant steed put forth her energy, :find now it was that Ray's spirit arose, and tie felt himself a man, with all a man's en irtries and also with all a Man's love of life. loking back, he saw the wild Indian war- tiors coming thst towards him, but still not wining ground ; and lie felt sure, and he koosoi his precious merehandize, and give it up to the pursuers , that -he could with lase outstrip them. But he was resolved to crve his master's interest; and he urged his txtlen steed to the utmost. An hour passed in this manner. The howling, whooping ndians, half a hundred in number, galloped inadly after him, their long spears waving in he moonlight,.and their black hair stream 3ng in the wind. - Before him lay a cane-brake, where the 'eels rose ten feet, dry, parched, and crack )it P .r Through this lay,l the path of the fel-- .Ray looked forward to the welcome .'elieher, determined to make a stand, and there,-at the very cnth-ance, stood, mounted Oi a tatt-horse, an opposing foe. - Chatehing, Wlpistol, ilia clerk clenched his teeth l , and 7r ode-madly against this new opponent, who; Oust in time to sate,lumsclf, cried, All right, aucy Nick !" There was no time fin. greet ing,, and away they scampered through the Banc-break ; not, however, bcfor:• the half- Wweed had cast a brand amid the reeds.— Whey had not prOceeded a hundred yards •re a ti•all of fire arose between them and Their pursuers. Magnificent was tike scene vinch now greeted the admiFing eyes'ofy,d- 'card Ray as he halted on the other side of roe brake. The reeds, scorched by the ".iiiiitner sun, were as inflammable as straw, ;and the flames spread with .astonishing,-ra iiidity to the right and left. The poor birds That sheltered in the morass below, alarmed, Lose on the wing, and flying a few hundred wards, halted to gaze at the fire, which *,eeme,d to fascinate them; the wild animals , :too, clinging to their lairs until the fire touched their very nostrils, would then un %villingly rise, and leaping over it, scour ?over the black plain of cinders in the rent zrf the flames. As the two fugitives retreat lA, the scene became more magnificent, for lte blaze was then seen in the distance s.seeping to the right and left in sparkling id brilliant chains. • Then, as die wind *rose,. it hurried after them :- as the roar of distant cataract it was heard ; while the ?leavens were overcast with the dense vol