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[Written tor The Fhg or our union.)
THE
E%$Ee&eE.e
SCOUT or THE’
A TALE 01‘
,BY
TSUSQUEII in L
WYOMING.
D“. J. H. ROBISSOX.
[co:ulxln'.lr.]
CHAPTER X111,
me reel-mire’ RSlTAIne
N rhe reri-iy deg or
egreee end gloi-inn.
d y, rhe
ooiire erne
Amerienn uglehnd
noe rben pere-hed,
in rhe riee pride or
erren h; hrr,
hgnmrirely Apat-
ing, rhie bird or
i liberry eeerned
end dering wingeio my in die erenderd borne
’ elon in rhe nienre ofFrucdum
conld i re brirre men of whom we dieeonreed
in rhe lner ebeprer, here looked rhrongh rhe
wibh jny end pride, which nor ell eheir laugh,
eernere eloonenee eenld en reer.
Ir wieenow proporeel by rhe rrnrdy eeonr, zhiie
one or rheir nnrnber rhonld eenrionely epproeeh
eernping. No one being more eornperenr re pi-
ryiee rhirn nnnbnr, he lrnmedierely
lerr rhe rerine wirh rhnrelrjeer in r' w e wne
ehrenelenger rhen hloniorrr hed enperred, end
reelin Inxiuna on hie eeeonnr, lie rollowed in
rhei nre direerien. zen g berere be
ieeebedrhe rpor, (or rhe are rerredee en un-
mireirlreeble belunu ro gniriii h' erepe.
sreriding npon e roelr, h‘ perron perrielly
eovered by rlie invprvening eioee end bnrbee end
wirh rhe inieirrien or puein
e quiel. eeid eernrorreble night. They bed irpreed
rheir blrrrheu eronnd ibe iire, end more orrhere
rirreleer end rimple one. were lying npon rhenr ;
whileerew rope in he irlrerdy erleep, end
rboirrrineqnnl nonrher nI.u.!king,lmnking or
dorin .
Ralnnrl looked ehonrror vnnelrrine, end dnel.
ly direorered him on rbee ride nelrren where he
(Monuzlhr) wne rieinding end rirrrheer horn rhe
Preeenrly the low mnrrnnr or reioee eun-
ed, err r lowe, rired enr wirh rhe
rirrigrier or rhe night, rnnlr oorloep wirh rerireely
en eereeprion. rrndenoe wonld here Inggehml
e wrrreh, hnr her voice wne nor beerd, or irbeeid
wee nnh rhore who gere eignr or
being wlhzfnl, were vennlrrine err rhe pereon
wirh whom he bed relhod en rreely on rhe mud:
E
rionelly Monwnr ebonghr rhey wbirpered no
In other.
The dnu winge or rleep hed nor long numl-ed
orer rhe eiimnipmenr, when ennlerine reieed
eeeeping direoyery,end eo be heprhir poeirion
Iik e irerne.
Thie errpedienr proved enmeierrd, end rhe
n-niwrl peered wirhin rhroe yerde orbine-ehrinlu
ho rhe denee elondr or rrnolre end rhe rheliering
rolv-chi
when rhey Ind proeeeded eo ier beyond hie
rhe rreee, hlonroiir lhnnglil it hi drriy ro rollew
rhenr end iirienipr lo nnmuk rheir pnrpeee. lie
hid gone nor riir when he rew rhe nelewere,
nienireeily engaged in e eirniler pnrenie. He we-
on rhe poini or rperhingee him, when he wee
eperrd rher irirrrhle, rhe unripe being elreedy
eoneeione or hie pmpivlquily, ire he i - y
ii‘ hy eiignirieerir geernre, rhen pnreeing nnril
Rolerid joined him.
“ VVhn did 1 rell my hvolher nor meny bonre
rhe xroonoir, end rheir hieee rer egei er rh
ereeping lihe elimy eerpenir
rhe eworn reoe or Wyoming," eeid
ceerrn o.
“Let er hrirry ener rbern quickly!" reinr-ned
hlonronr.
"And why ihonld we rollow thevlying dag! -"
" To direoyer rheirehjeee v- aelend emwr-red.
" Thee ir known irlroedy go erier
mnre be in errilre ebern rrem'eirierenre,"
re.
-eonre on, or we irhell he too leee I"
niei ennrher roieo, end rhereiipon rhe rrdl Iunn
or niinbnr wne reer. Inlklng rwirrly on are
very good!" exeleimed Ciulnnogo.
"The dnye errhe houow heerie rim ronnred lry
ibe oreee Spiril.”
No: mnehenerrion er iirne wee re d hy
rhe pnriiee re gein iighe or rhe deeern-re egnin.
They were following rhe beridiiigr or rhe river,
oreen erirpping in lirien, end eeen, ee nr ne ii y
were ehle, rhe erirriroo er rhe werer, wliir-h new
epnrlrled mildly end plenennrly in rlrrr moon.
1' he. They were errpeeriiig memerrrirrily re ere
rhe iioiillir or rhe royelieie end ehe lroquuil
lupin.
-< There‘: erridenrly en nndereiirndirr erween
'ern,” inid Dunbar. "l:'n plnin enongh roere
“Than one dnry ie plnin, rind we cnn’K prie
rend io nrienndereriind ir," erlded rhe lcmIL
-41 den-r lrnew rhnr l eneeily eomprelienrl,"
reerrnrnrl rhe young man.
"If yen drr nor, here ie one at my ride re doee
rhore perrrerly,n. 1 my my."
The nelerrnre rniide e meiion towlml hir grin,
end emiled grimly.
-- It rhey be needlnl," eeid lllnneonr.
" Them ee we heir leh behind reoniree it.
Thinlr or rhe prerry mnidenr in rhe relley, end
rhe old men end yonng ehildren, end rhen nek
enr heerr irii is nreereery rhiir rhe lierrnyrrm or
rheir liver rhonld enirer 1" eihled rhe eeeni, wirh
rongh hnrhirnr-er rieirl.
u l menu re mind rhe reirriiee or Henrerllsmr
mnnd," enid Rulunrl.
“And do yon rerger rhe eweer reernrire or
Elldn Duvwn 2"
someihlng lilre e blneh peeeed oeer rhe rieirge
orhionrorir end he wee ‘ r
- Them ir Elvin Hudson, reo-e lpligmly
end rorrrely err.-en , end 1 niighr neine e more or
orherr eonriuy eleirning onr piry. Now whee in
or r er nr n-ee men mede errnnger rhin
rbere rreil end preery onee, by neinr 1"
" To derend rhern, re rhe dnerh
Ill
re we nor, my ti-lend. been on
rhe n-eil when orhere were on rheir hedi, enjoy.
in; onier eler-pl Here we nor dered whee
orhere ehr-erilr rronr, end elepe heneerh r.be open
elriee when those ror whom we were enpori
nrrelree were ehelrered by eomroriehle irooib
r.hrir lrepr err rhe rriin end rhe dernp dewr 1 on
our ronerdeneer eernre he or leeeeiriry end
idleneeel"
“Belem rhe jnir Jlhdga, I now nor, irierid
Dnnber. And rhie rery dry 1 beerd rhe rnir
ol Herrer lhmmond deelrre, hhu Derid no...
berheddone ell rhie moriel onnld do in pro
yeni rhe deerrrrerion or Wyoming,"
"Did rhre preriy ereinr rerrlly rey hhnl"
relied rhe reonr, rirg end hying hi. groin
bend on Mnnml-ir’ rhirnlder.
"Dnnlnr. yen lrirow hill well rher when I
rpeelr, yon beer rhe wire or one who wonld nor
dheeiv: you far his right hnnd. llin Ilnlnlnnnd
BOSTON, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 18.54.
n'dIhosn word: when you were leeririg Illa
.. r ,
n. .
H lleewen bleer her, 1 eey-heeren blorr her
in rhe rrieriner rhe duuvu X"
"nlln'I he diiwnhnrirred nbcnl il,nnnhre..
rhe in ion good ner no he renrilile or yonr
coil Ynrgiva yen, rriend nolend, for
i Y rr lr o
nwvery
men I do In! hnndeonre Ellen nerron, or eriy
olh2rgl'rI." '
'- hly werrhy nnnbnr, I‘: no dirgrerw ro lore
e mrnely end rirrnone dierneel, end rhe bnve
ererdererrrh re‘ " y
“I: in’! er ell lilroly rhrir nry ooeree error in
enpeble errr-elin- whee yen mil lore-ir irn'r, in
orrherernorion, er rwom,
ry eiirl goodncn or lleerer llemmond wonld-
wonlrl prerlnre elihon h ir wonld herhii inoir
"Don't be roo inre rrrehee; riii-' ie in nor irri.
,i liehlerliirr you ere erer inodree, end reeher
blind, wirliel -' F
"1 lrrrow rher ii-r en eeey rhing re be mite
riilrrn ebonr mnlwra orrliner in rhie warhl;
bnr rhe nhjeer yon're rnlhin rir'ir Iomclhln'
dilreren -' A
Thin eonrerrerien look plnrw while rhe plhr.
riee were hailing, weirirrg ror lhnsu whom end
were vrnrr-hing re gee on Igelin; ror rhe lerier hnd
erripped er ii bend end were riiriiing rneny
wierrnl ghrnee rip rhe river.
wly wlilre hrnrhrrre rnllr rnneh, hnr no: or
whirr iii heiore ehein I“ eeid ehe nelewerir.
“Bundle eonvenlniun nerereliy led be wher
been enid, far in rryrn' In reeorrr-lln onr cunr
reierrr-ee ro wherin nlura rrrr, we ynre cnxrieil
heelr, iii 1 mey rey, re rhore ee nni onrriienrlr
end ncighllorl, end in whomw re hnrnen ere.
eirre reel err inrereee; oLhurvIi:u rhirn rhrrv. I
hold rhirr rhe rnllr, err yon eell ir, lri no rhe pine,
e eeleirlrrred no help nr do our
nne now we'll where no
ni rr we ell fwl
rhirrrhemrwo men eneelir ro he die oeed or, no
rhey worrede no more niirr-lrier; die nrierrien in -
who will do ie 2" ,
e e uirneehnr my hroehnrlr henrr ir
eorreiiing, end he ‘
wllcre dwell die lieiidieine eerrnwe rhhe yon
love," erlderl cirireenego.
“Tlle rcpmafis, in eome rerpeeu, vheiirerl,
hnr nor wholly; ror yern iriirrr remember, vein.
were, rlinr rhe niienr or e red mnn end e whire
lulu’! rhe inrno, irnrl dlcy den'rirllr-rn err rrrim rhe
eeme rniiriee. Tile pmhehle dire ilie hlireier or
TERMS,[
olnrurcd by rhe inieiy eeil rhrewn rrirwerd by
in. bin
The eerrni prneed err inrienr; eoineihing lilre
e vh or regrnr uupcd biin, end rheri irrnhing e
mrriion ro rhe lielewere, he nihed hi long rid .
The lrroeeh hed rionrly pinned liie rhonldrr,
when Ignin e reeling or irruolnliul: or oirmpniie-
iirrn eppeem ro ermee h d, end he lee rhe
nee l'iri e rowerd, Deleeere.
0, by no mum! brie-bier, nld-mIn,lh V’:-v my
oennrrynren, end ir goei Agin my reelin r en lirr
my bend lirr rheir here" .
e rhrm die paint end rbe ungri
lrorproie erener helr louuul," replied blee-
ronr, in rhe enrne roiee.
enorigh 1" eeid rhe belewere.
d H
-- 1 beer rhe eonnd or oere or poddlee," edded
enr hero.
The Leriepe hiid hie Inger npon hie lipe In
edrnonirh riiern in idenoe, end benr hie heed ro
lirren. For n period a! eome eeoonde rhe per
riee riood ' hi,-rrree errrene.
-4 They eomo.rhey eoine I" h
period
ehier-"rhe king'l rrien end rhe lroonoir 1"
“And rhe ulley or wyernieg rpnroerlree rhe
honr orru bloody hepriim I" ’ lend.
nnnher preerd hie hend ever hie rorehred, end
err Lxpveuion or eerlneee, deep end pelpehle,
pliiyod npen hie rnri-bnrned men
n whee new alight in be done 1" ennienely
inquinnl lllenrorir.
-- weir," rerrirned rhe Dr-lriwere, -- weir rill
rhey iweep reniid rhe bend inw light, rhrrr we
mny eee how rn rr
-< Good edrieo-bnr rheee iwo men mum’: on
no eineoiirre eeenpe," edded rhe Imus.
The ronnde grew more endihle rnonrenierily,
end in hre riiinneee rhe forunou or rhe boeie
rheir ronnd rho bend; rhey were hlled wirh men
in RCII uniform.
. -- The lioynl Greene," eeid nnnbiir.
“And here eeme mine or die Seneca end rhe
Ononrllgu," eidrled Cireurnegn.
-- Hdlluul rhie rrey I" eried venrlerine, Id-
dreeeing one or rhe hoe .
die denee Are yen 1 when wenned 2"
wee rho enrr renl y.
u we ere yel end erne; end e brie job
we're goi (er yen rhorr diirenee ronr here."
"Well, whee rrie rr be, led I
“A rrerrrir reheli Inrrrieleep, in be niirde iero
milmarnlru by in r Rrurgere."
p id virnelirine.
l go end eheer deem-end deer,
,..
4 There I'’ hireed nnnber, "my frmlin’I or
hrimiiniry ere gone nelrrr-ore, ielre rhe one on
die riglir, And I'll do ror rhe orher. The Lord
lreve Iilclry on 'ern l"
Thie rirne I-iinbrn-'rrille wenr briehlyro hie
Lire hire mirrle ereryiliing ee ii ehonld ho, end
re; brie rheroir. ie,nnd an’: be ii
piiro riiind,
rhoiighi eirhe nnlI’urin'n ol rirliere-yer whr-n le
w,,,..,, .0 ,,,,,-.,,., why rrii wiineihin' nllrer rhr.
rorenr, l rirnry. Now yonr neiion hire beon enli-
ed WIIIHCI1 hy die."
“Hush I" eeid hlenionr, prrllirrg hiii rrienrl hy
rhe ilr-ere in ii a to-Iv"-“i"" 0'
neoidn wlml
nr
ii
rhe roirml or oiir veirri yonder.
yon wlll do qulrkly, rhiir we or mum '0 0
rriende, who willhe ehrrriird or one rery hing
lhblcncu."
ow, ,,;u go on end gr-r rniher neerer. le
ien-r beer re rhlr e long rhoi when in ninrh do
pende on il. Now emep rriirly, liolrrnd, rind en
r,,,,r., Dclgwrrm, in eoiirre 1 nor-dnr rronhle
niyeelrro me 'on him, rer uihlrm brie go: re
d niiirir." ,
venehiine end hie oornpnnion mntlnncd enenri-
ing by rlie werer. The rpot My om-lr-ed W
wmpunhivcly hoe rrornereoe or ii eery lerge
,end eren rhe rhmhhery wee nor redniiderir
in growl - Irnr direerly 5"‘-i'“’ "M" ' “'“
erore re. pirernlyelerp, mm-lz my '-‘mm '
derlr end rninry ehndew. rnehin: "‘"“' “Km-
rippoirrinrhe dirihrir-e 'v- nine! grim I'“lll'V”'-‘
Although one rrien were wii in rr
ML ‘ “db, ,,,,r,.,.ry cilrnmnumra, wirhonr
.y,, ,,;n,y,,,..,..,,ei meniinnrd, hoe ee in rreie
were, ir wne (hr (min ee-y '0 ‘WE Ihwnxh '-‘W
delimi. iiphrr rind ere inrh eerrrre, illelriined oh
hnnoulxlooking hire wee rinihed wirh indigen-
n, end rhirr hie n-liiile errpreeeinn Inn err-rrgrr
red roeolnre ee lrhirrl bccn breiiirring, nndeeided
were
niirrreerrrii, wbo bereeyed rheir neriirwr neighbor-
rriihoni rompnnrrion, worrhy rhe rominieen
nrion or hoirrrrehle rnen, howeeer herd rheir
lulu!
hleniorirbepr hie eyer on rhe rwo men. The
nehirreirr end rhe roonr bred. vennlerinr
dropped down where he ereod; bnrrbe orher
Ilnggumd end ren lnro rhe weeer. liole ii’:
riile lprlllg ro hie reoe wirh inmneeirehle oniele
rell rerwerd egninrr rhe
bowr or rhe beer; rhe men drew him in, her he
did nor. rhey gleneed birbeed-new r.he
wonrrd. end pnrbed rhe inrininreie body inro are
rirer.
CHAPTER XIV.
1 : nu or you wrrrnereoor.
nld rein . y , ,
end ree veneleiinir end her oernpirnion, bnr rrru
re: rm rn .e.w-ma.
5 cute audou.
N“ 21.
The men orrhe relley rnrned rheir rneer earn-
eerly rower-d hloirroiir, ror en enplenerien.
u when rlerp heed eloeed rhe eyu end loeled
rhe reneee orrheir eonrredr-r end neighborr, vin-
eliiine end hie lrirnd swle ewey end lire rhenr.
lrii rhenr lo nieer rhe reroee ornerler, -iiiioh ere
- we relleeed
rbenr hiil rhe rengerir-eeid , .
doebilerr, rbe reporr oronr l-ii.-1! Thee hnieiin
my irory."
The men grerped die‘ wuponl Grm'iy,l.1d
dvmhudcd ie be led ,, enemy. The -
nelewiiree end rhe oeeidei gerheied ehenr cee
renrgo, end eoon rhe perry wire in nroiioe. Thry
berrenr-d lei-weed, bnr heroin rhey reeehed rhe
Subqurhlnru rhey heerd e drerening volley of
nroeherry, reuowed by er-ier or re.-ror red green.
nrpniri.
U r deleded nrigbbore ererndenngror rheir
nid Den-on
Irlnp-lhr," rnrwered Lewerin.
"And yer," edded rhe oiher, -' we will nee
ee in."
‘or en errn re help them,” ruerned Lerreon.
ri-iendel beer ‘ed Dnnher,
ee.
There wee lirde nerd now ro Idlnonieh rlienr
roepeed in rheir nrnrenrenre. lr rhey b
rhenrw, role eiry wenr olennrrdenre in rheir lee -
ir wee er
ere prerionrly.
r
during rhe nighe, rhey nwlred ro erone fur die
eeme hy rheir oheilienne in rnrore, end rheir
bl-aver] er deer rirne.
were Ihvyruclre-1 rhe rirer rhey were mer
me, who, nriiiehirig rbeni rere
pan rheir lrneee,
nnriher; "I11-i,nnd
rboy new
ho reel re, rell in wirh are men,
errd looking very penimn: end eheepieh, lrenr en
wirh rhem while olhcru red like pereone de-pr-ir.
ed ofllbelr eeneor.
Anir er rhe rirer, below rhe rpol where
rhebre hed brxn lrindlod, Monlmlrlnd rhereonr
errenged rheir rorriewhne rriorley ernry in rhe wry
rheewonld has ennhle ehern ro porir emernel
rolleye npon rhe enemy when are boeie ebrinld
’ rbein eoon eeneed; rer
direherge, hie: wirh ell preerimble rpeed lri uri-
nirrerly, when irwee eoohre,
eir folly, ohrriri-neee, julon.-y
egeinir rhe enrboriry orrhoee where
r yweu lrnew oonld hue no lrrernrire In dr
ceiru or leid rhern weirronly inro dirnger, There
who bird rn enoppo re eoniee, wrriild
here giren ell rheir poeeereione ee rhe relley,
tor eringle glimpre orrhe rell sgrrro orrhe Icolll,
' ' eelm, honeer reernree. The rew who
o more rhe edrriro
rlnvrncuv. eye end
glowdng r-heehr dropped il-im rhe renlr . ho one
reproeehod, ror fh-cling ronreiene or rheir rerel
error. end rher irbed ooeeeerei-el liver, rhey were
erihieienily rebnlred
There rellowed 'e rborr period or eilenee,
reeenring e eieinling opcmrlcle ro rh
in ihir relley-irien, bewerer bold rhey rnighr be
in rhe honroreerneleonilrez. were nndireiplined
end nnnrird ro eering ir enenriee in rneb lugs
he or ehe h-egne were eeeri
wne-pernr, derlr, grim end horrible,
eliimminr llghrly orer rhe were-r in rheir mnoee;
while rhe lloyil cireenr in heioeoir, rneile np rbe
reer or rhe nnyileneenr ebow.
The whole or rhie deer ronld nor be relren in
er e eingle glirnre orrhe eye. the in enrended np
rhe i-irer e eorieiderehle di.-renee i
whee do yon diinlr onheirnninbere 9" I.ew- .
eon eehed olrihe reonr.
" Iibnnld rer ihenr down er e rhbneend," w-ee
&
w
rhe re lr. . er
DVIMI -mi hit wmrnnhnl 333 W‘ '-H110 ‘AP rhonerrnd men l" exeleimed Den-on. ."'
eeo irioie: brie wirh ell poreiele epoed rerreeed mine, who will proreel my child!" -
their W‘P' 3 mine. ‘hm my Ind kn Peer mu," eeid Izoliend. -- here er-ehrinde ‘
rheir merr.rrnd who were now e eiiing hhuinv- iher will nor be rorgrrrnl ol rhe neede of rhe
enrn wirh ronie dcglw or hip rnee end nn- belpleee end rhe reir, emong nr." ,
eeeiniree, while rhe heiillerwepr on. r " Oburvey “M “nan wumw, .i M,
' 6-id Rolwlr "re rhe griiri end rerrible rhore dnehy werriorr look in
yonr elriiin Io menhood, en es rhe pele moonlighr."
i rrne mu. yellow or, end “1 ernr ‘ rer....e.r Dem... ..,...ow.
wewill rhow yon rhrr we were not niirurxen rel, - my .,.
when we ereoreed rher onr rrwe were drreeending morrow,how rneny eerr rhey will all -l-Ir deer
rhe Slnquohnxlnl Io mele e grrind den:onnn- peir, bow nrnny beierre rhey will rreere wirh reer.
rieri npon Wyoming. The men venrlrrine, xi 1 reelene in rhe world, rrinrh leee ihonldl
who ererrred rdirieion ernong or, end well nigh bred rhie viriurrion-err ch lrre r old 1 rln-Id
rhwerred enr one-poeee (wirh b no leer deeeir rhe rboele or ehe norm; bnr, Ir-iend Dnnher, l
inl oompenion), bee gone In hie rewerd" hm e deerly loved dniglilror."