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E. CALHOUN, Editor and Proprietor. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7. 1873. VOL. XV— NO. 290. UISJACON! A NT OK Y OF THE IEKS AND SEMINOLES, IN THE LY DAYS OF GEORGIA. HE AUTHOt* OF “ni’NOAN m’iNTOSH.” 11 for Hi© NmikIaj Enquirer. [COPY RIOIIT HEOURED.] CHAPTER I. MASTER AMI) HAN. 0 Groat Bend of tbe Chattahoochee more famous now than it was at tho lining of this century, when thefron- wns gradually pualiing to the lino of river, and now and then a stray •r, who had wandered off from tho r.ish line of civilization, came back 1! of the Chattahoochee, and to reiato urpriso, when drifting down in his to ftud that at one point the river ight miles seemed to double back itself in a mighty bond. At this tho forests wore tilled with deer, and sionally the haunt of a bear could he i tho precipitous, hank, on the top hioh the gray wolf, with curious eyes limbs gathered for retreat, came to tho light Indian crufts, or tho r boats of a white hunter, drifting n with tho current. Civilization had then driven tho myriad wild fowls tho waters, nor stained them red upturned earth, that now reminds f the blood of tho warriors who fell ting on its banks for their homo. The t river was ulivo with fish, and in the ions spring ticuo of which . wo write baud was reached, and LouiB with a dex terous movement of his paddle, wheeled the canoe, and headed back on nearly the same point of the compass from whioh he had conic. It seomed as if the wheeling of the oa* noe had loosed an avalanche, for the turn had scarcely been made when from the silent forests that crowned tho bank, a chorus of savage yolls burst out, and at tho same instant a shower of well-directed arrows foil into and about tbe canoo. Batty, with an ejaculation of his foar that called on the Lord for meroy, hid in tho bottom of the canoe, but tho effect of the attack on bis young master was just the opposite. Placing the paddle at his feet, and grasping his riile, soemod ono and the same act! Then turning he tired with a coolness and precision that showed tho wonderful nerve of the man. A yell hind her disappeared, 8I10 walked across the hallway and around to wliovo the light streamed from 0 window, and through an opening in tho blind she looked in and saw two men sitting with a small table between thorn, on which a lamp was burning. One was an old, care-worn, proud-looking man, who was nervously examining a number of papers that lmd boon placed before him by his companion, and this companion was a short, heavy sot, red faced man #of about forty. The redness of his face was increased by hair and board of the same color, and a loud ness of attire and a profusion of vulgar ornamontation that bespoke low tastes. Ho was a powerful built, determined look ing, self-possessed man, and in this re spect ho was tho very opposite of the old man, Henry Troupe. “,l loft you the titles to tho old place, Mr. Wilson ; and, of pain came from the bank, and another though an old man, I left my homo and discharge of arrows; but Louis Macon «mio into tho wilds in order to pay a debt heeded it not, for ho sat down and taking up his paddle ho plied it with a skill and * had. force that sent the canoe flying down tho river. “You ore a bravo fellow! Here, you can load this rifle and hide at the same time, can’t you?" he laid, as ho stirred the trembling Batty with his foot and pushed tho rifle into his hands. “Yes, I’ll load Mauss Louis. Bud dis chile ain’t skeered," oried Batty piteously. “Then, in the naiuo of courage, what is the matter with you ?’’ “Iho just a little narvous Maush. I alius wuz narvous, but I’ll be all right.” “When?" “Jist whin I gits little lister it." • “Then I hope you will remniu nervous ull your life, for 1 have no desire to see you get accustomed to this kind of dan ger iu my compauy." , , , „ , “Dorn’s my feelins, Mauss Louis; but \muU seomed Rvoet waves of varied „ j 0IU iu .- -aid. witli lircakoi'H of flowers (hot Uatt di „ hoar them , Tbo Indians by every hue scorned ready to roll into , , . *, \ , „ . . . , , _ , . I hundreds wore fly lug down the bank, and from the warriors in tho advance au nr- that was not of my making. I left you There Macon would find you out." \ Mike had heard this threat ofton be- “Aud if he did, father ?" fore, but ho hurried as if its nou-oxeeu- “It maddens mo to thiulc of him. I ( iioti depended altogether on the„celerity hated his father, and I swore to halo tho 1 of his movements. race. No, no, Miriam; if we give up all 1 “Didn’t ole Troup otter yo nothin' tir we must live in tho wilds. I will never go ! eat or drink ut tho house ?’’ asked tho vil- back." laiuous-lookiug Black Ned, who, from “Wherever my father is will ho my tho familiarity of his manner, seomed to home; wherever Louis Macon is will bo 1 be second in command, my heart, God has so ordered it, and I I “Yes ; but I am not such a fool as to would not change it if I could.'' run the risk of being poisoned." “What, think tho old clmp would doit? I I know that gal would." ! "1 don’t euro what you know about i them ; but if anything has occurred siuco ] l left tell me," said Wilson, us ho began ; <0 eat the food which Mike had set before , a pretty considerable dent's Imp- “Gad sir, judging from tho luxury of your surroun.lings, 1 should say you took everything valuable with you. I did not accept the deeds to your lund on the Sa vannah as a settlement of your debt. I could not sell the land for ono-Uulf the debt." “Tlion wait, I enunot part with my hands ; wait, 1 will pay you interest, and standing iu tho oontre of lho room. “I would rather a thousand times see you married to Wilson thau to Macon," exclaimed tho old man, trembling with oxcitcmont, and rising as ho spoke. “I know that, my father; you told mo aojbofoio. But as I will not marry Louis Macon, on your account, do not, for my I him sake, mention tho name of this bad man, ' Wilson, to me again.'' j pelted.” Who was now standing beside her father. “Well, what is it. ?” snapped Wilson. There was a littlo more color in hor “Louis Macon was soed roundiu' tho cheeks, und the sad blue eyes seeinod to , Great Bend jest aider sunset." grow suddenly lurger and brighter, but, Black Nod might have raid moro, but j there was nothing else to denote the deep Wilson, leaping to his feet with n bias- toolings stirred up in her heart. plmmons imprecation on Ned's soul, de- “I will go, then, Miriam. I will tell m:\ndod him to repeat what lie lmd said, him. I will give up all, save enough to whioh Black Ned, like ono accustomed to take us back, and we will return from theno outbursts, proceeded to do. Ho whence wo came.” 1 gave all tho details, even to tho attack Homy Troup staggored out like a J made on the canoo bv their Indian allies, drunken mnu, aud again ho stood iu the' “But why didn't you use your rifles?'' prosonco of Hordick Wilson, who was “Tho canoe was out of range nud going THE III.I,is. comfortable I'miliu^x limit' 1 How I n Inver, shiver, ■ Lout tuv collar Isn't > I .. Ami my norvis lie-in 1 ''rum tlm Ih'Moh, IicIIcp, Ik-IIoh, IioIIhr, Holies, ballon, boll os— In* witty ami tho |uvlty riiif* Imllr*. •lul l ink pay you all in a few years. Give me time !" The old man looked pleadingly at Hor dick Wilson ns ho nervously bundled up tho papers. “You can settle the claim in a moment, and I will give you back every paper with- I “Well, what answer does she make ?" asked Wilson, seeing that Mr. Troup hes itated. “Tho same answer ns before." “She would rat hor see you a beggar thau become my wife?" “She did not say that. She loves me. 'said the old man onr- liko blazes when I got down, but I sent a shot, after him for old aeipinintanee soke. “Only a black man with him?" “That’s nil, Cap'll." “Which bank did he draw up on ?" •'ll must have been this, Gap’ll, knso we was on I ho other bank, and walked mighty koertul all the wav down." My child lov estly. “Yes," siieored Wilson, “she’s a model, a most self-HHorillcing creature. “I do not about my child, “its, Gap 11. "Take two white men an ; Indians aud go up (his Imi to hear your opinions , tious, and find Macon.' r. I nm willing to give “Well, in case 1 finds.him ? ; of tlio He enu- clear river, where their ever changing Utica were doubled. vas nearing sunset, and tho per- uir was filled with the incense nature seemed pouring on the dug eyes of the dying day. The chirp cricket, tho hum of home-return- e, nud tho whir of tho green locust, nded in with the music of a thousand the red singers, lod by tho chief of • musicians, the mocking bird, long, graceful canoo floated slowly n tho river, guided by a young white u iu hunter’s costume, who, with his resting between his knees, and beavor-skin cap pushed back from his ito forehead, peered carefully ahead as neared tho Great Bend, and at the i time his black eyes glanced from t to left, nr, if bo wore anticipating ger from the banka. _n the bow of the canoo, with his bust jing above it like an ebony figure bond, ho lay at full length on his face, was a gvo of the purest African typo. He ght huvo been thirty years of age, and so, lio was nt least five years older than young master, nod his bare, muscular s, on which his chin restod, denoted Jiuense power. While lie did not turn Lead, his black eyos soannod the res and tbe river in front ns if ho wore king for some expected object. “Wo should bo near thoro now, Batty, tho description iu the letter be cor- *t," said tho yonug white mnu, address- himself to his servant in the bow. “Yes, Mauss Louis, dut am so, if so de lett&h nm jist na yeh rend it to dis ’ replied Batty, looking back with arch expression in his black eyes. “I only read you tho direction to reach > placo, and 1 am auro Miriam Troup, 0 never did a careless act in her life, uld not make a mistake when my reach- her depended on hor instructions, by hor father, who was wealthy, ever :t his home on tho beautiful Savannah live in this wild country, I am at a loss guess.” “Old Mauss Troup was mighty qneah, t am a fact, Mauss Louis ; an’I situs ought as how be moved off to git away cm you. Reckon yeh know, Mutisa is, he nober liked you, aud lio jist r’n hated ole Mauss Macon, yer fader, i dofto gone dead nigh foah year.' "You know nothing about it, Batty,” id tho young man, the blood rising to 1 bronzed ebooks; and grasping » rifle more firmly ho said in a hoarse, t more earnest tone, as lie peered ead, “Do you see unything in front, Butty ‘No, Mauss Louis; but I seed some- u’ on de bank to de right, ob in front t as shliah as yeh hits dar." T Both men looked nt a point on tho ~bt bank which now lose before thorn if to block their course, as if the river ppod there ami suddenly sank. It was 3 upex of the grout bend. . “Can you make it out Batty ?" “Not jist quite Mauss, but its folks if eyes niut bliue." Louis Macon did not seem to hear tho rds of Batty for his own keen eyes had scovered the objects though it was only r a moment, and he became conviuce.l at they were ludiaus and so expressed mself. ‘Yea Manas Louis dein's do wilo red ins shuah nuff. Wish deui good for thiu Injuns was all dead. I uin t g »t use for Injuns, foah de Lor, said tty, drawing farther iuto the boat, ami eliug with a great evidence of solieitndu i kinky head. “Idou’t think there is any dauger from om Batty, there is no war that I hsv«* ard of," said Lonis. though his bund j j up ull, reserving ouly enough el urn out I he loss of a cent, if you do oue thing. llerdiek Wilson bent his muddy, gi eyes on the old mini's faco. “Ono thing," repeated tho old mnu, if speaking to himself. “Yes, ono thing.” “What is it?" “You know I made you the proposition j back to tho settlements, if you will row sped now and then in the direction j bet ore you came here. j tho papers bearing my name, of tho canoe, and the inaccuracy of its “Yes, Mr. Wilson, and I gave yon my j “I want tho money, and course was clue to the darkness which had i only answer. I caunot force my child to ; and I will huvo it," now settled over the river and forest, re-1 a marriago that is abhorrent to her." i “Very well. 1 cannot prevent your 1 “Abhorrent! Why, if she was my wifo trying." The old man grow stranger. He 1 in tho direction where Louis Macon she’d soon learn to love me. Would you was an undecidod man, but nt heart ho guarded by Butty, was sleeping in tho on let her marry that whelp, Louis Macon, as 1 was bravo os n lion. ! noe. she wants to," asked Wilson, glariug at j “I will try. Aud, mark mo, sir, I will “There’s no sleep to-nigl Ilex' tli« very Ioann Azure bolloa! U Imt vast MUilillmi 1 Iit*lr Through tint «|Ulot In With tlioir | r t'tv- Atul enlileii pen !!<.* ull uutiily spirit-* bln ink 111 their 1 at hunt ion ; hoiv Inferior lh*\ thi Muphl until! I mm tlic 1 iiMIhIiit, link ccIIh WIihI 11 lot of' comtitoiiplH'. voluminously t I or thu Future ring* ii-t Kuril Than what is it ih.ii impels T" III" »i it I ut .in.I iinlltlti„ the girl oluug closer to his knee ft wild t ry said, "Thanks and gratitude to llio chief of the Cherokees!" Higher and higher tho great circle of logs was piled, at such a distance from the prisoners that while tho tlaiuos would not roach them, they would roast to death iu the fierce heat, whilo they became in tho light conspicuous targets for tho archers, whoso bows wore ready. At a signal from tho old medicine man lour warriors applied their torches to tho opposite points of the circle, und a veil of smoke rose about the black burse and his rider and tho girl clinging to the wur- Aiul I hoy hlirl- iu I'liiinot'oiii SillHIIl;; lllnlu'l, 111;; Tin pitch or (lie NilM11 u mil.. .11. oil, til)' IipIIch, ||. Ill *, Wlmt 11 jar t lii'if trouble lot I• ^ O11 tlm cm 1 II..it rimy cl 111 ix iim.I . - in-p tin. cuni'lu liin: Hint you II In. cm tlm liiulit To HicMnaiiiatimt III" pin othing olso, “Gnrso you, don't you know your duty “I don't know anybody tin kin touch in 'eopt il'syorself. I'll fix him." tt did not toko Black Ned long to mu his preparations, and the moment they wore made lio led his companions directly ' Duncan McIntosh THE KINC OK AUTOSSEE. vealiug I lio stu CHAPTER II. MIRIAM TKOIT. Seven miles below the Great Bend, on the left batik of the Chattahoochee, the darkness lind settled over the first planta tion established between tho Falls of the Coweta and Flint River. It was owned by Mr. Henry Troup, a man .who had loft a richer property in an old settlement, and for some unaccountable reason trans ported hisfumily and eighty servants to the fertilo strip of bottom on the Chattahoo chee. Ho hud been thoro but a year, yet a largo area was cleared and under culti vation. Back on an elevution from tho river was a largo, commodious, double log house, surrounded by a village of log out-houses aud servants' quarters, through tho open doors of which came the glim mer of lights within, making conspicuous tho forms of the servants as they partook of their ovoning meal, and from their abundance threw temptiug morsels to tho children aud (fogs that scrambled aud rollod on tho floor. The space about the larger house was thoroughly cleared, and dark as it was, tho walks among flowers and under bloom ing maguolitm, showed that taste had boon displayed in making the rough home beautiful. Already the vinos wore grow ing up about the legs, and so luxuriant was their growth that they threatened, ore the oaks shed thoir leaves again, to cover tho whole building and transform it into a palace that Sylva herself might bo proud to call her homo. In a chamber covered with white hang ings to hide tho log*, and which in its fur- nit uro and articles of taste and comfort looked like anything but a room iu a log house, sat a young girl of not more thau nineteen years. A close fitting pink bod ice, with flowing sleeves and open neck, served to show off her beautiful form nud lonud marble throat, and to reveal tho ex quisite proportions of her beautiful hands and arms. Her buir thrown back from a low, white, womanly forehead, full in a golden mist over oue arm and down her shoulders, covering the buck of tho chair on which slic sat, looking like a thing to bo bvaidod and jeweled, and kissed by some loving knight on bunded knee. Never did knight in tournament wear on his helmet a tress more boautiful from a head more lovely. tho man before him. “No, no; hotter she should die." A fierce gloarn came into tho old man's oyos ns he spoke. “You won’t iusist on hor marrying me, who am yourfriond, und you won't let her marry Macon. Now, see hor nt ouoo; ex plain tho situation, and if sho has a spark of love for hor old father, she will wed a good husband to save him, and if sho iH not willing to bury her foolish foelings to save you, why, then, as slio is not of age, I would oxereiso ray authority to save my self, if I wore in your bools." Wilson emphasised this opiuion by briuging his great hand down on tho table till tho lamp trembled aud the flame shot up as if frightened. “I will see, I will see ! But leave me for to-night. I huvo ordered a room to be prepared for you," said the old man, as if pleading for a respite. “I want the answer to night. I cannot stay with you as 1 have frionds waiting for me down the river." “Then stay, 1 will hog,” said tho old man as ho rose und tottored in tho direc tion of his daughter’s chamber. win all 1 fight for," said Wilsou, growing i Wilson to tho men, who rodder iu the face and walking towards tho door. “You are in my house. I wish for no scene," said Mr. Troupe, nodding iu the direction of tho door. “There will bo a sceno forced on yon before you expect it. This is' iny last effort to get justice from you by fair means." Wilson walked out, and mounting a horse hitched to tho fence that enclosed Miriam’s flower garden, lie gallopoil away, und tho old man stood listening till tho sound of hoofs died out down tho river. Thou lie walked back to tho room, and sat with liis Load bowed on bis breast till tho lump flickered aud died out. Not a mile below tho house, tho light by one, mud him. '" asked a . rising. were assuming e-sy utii'uib-H “What's in tho wind. Gup tall, heavily hoarded young n “This old fool rill Ix* killed by the In dians if wo don’t take care of him I don't euro so much for him. Nirtgloy, hut that girl is my properly—purchased 11 hundred times over with my money." “Ami you 1110 going to carry off yum* owu property to-night, even if lho old miui gits hurt ?" said Smgloy w ith n know ing wink and a boisterous Imu h. “You have guessed if. Got ready, men. Loavo everything here but . in- arms. Wo will soon bo back. Mike, you stay and watch thu horses. " Tho hurried orders wore soon carried iut, nnd, led by Wilson, t ho band of white i)f 1, of which had oscapod thorn, Louis Macon j and Indian outl. headed his cuuoo for the shore aud doter- j loader in tho direction of Henry Troup’ minod to camp for tho night. , house. After leaping out, Batty hauled it on , Batty still watched and listened. He i shore, and was about to start a fire, when I hoard a sound us of dry sticks breaking \ his tuastor prevented him. under cautious steps ; then tho low whin- I “Den yeh don't want iioflin hot, Mauss , mid heavy breathing <u uiuii trying to Louis ?” ; suppress every noise. “Yes I do, Batty, but I would rather do “Mauss Louis, git up. I hoah folks without it than run tho danger of cooking cornin' dis way." it.” [ Louis quickly and quietly rose, and a ' “Neber know'll'twasu t healthy to rook 1 moment's listening enuvin. rd him the | afore, but reckon wo’vo got somethin' to j uhirm eat cold." i men Batty fixed tho canoo so that there was them, no danger of it rolling, and after tuning- j j.t W ns after midnight, and Mniam ing Lis niaBlor’a blankots in one end, ho I T r0 ii}> rose fnmi her reverie, intending to drew out a bag, aud from it took some ; throw herself on tin bed. She pushed cold meat and bread. . j „ K j,ju tho white curtain of her little witt- “After yell oats, Mauss Louis, git some j q.nv to look out on the slurs, >• . she had sleop. I'se been stoopin' all day, an' kin often looked with L mis long ago But watch while yeh git somu rest." ' iho movement stiutled h* r so that she , “I’m affraid to trust you, Butty. could not scream, for tin re, like a limnl- “Why so Mauss? asked the faithful j , .p picture, of which tho window was the | Bfttty. : frame, was the exultant lace of llerdiek If the Indians were to appear you'd ; Wilson. tho canoo ns you did this even- (to iik costtnukii not fatso, lull that a gradually gathntinp FATHEK AM) DACUHTKK. Mr. Troup stood before his daughter’s door undecided, iufirtu of purpose. It was not tho first lime ho bad undertaken such a mission, with tho hope that it would fail, nnd yet wishing ho could reconcile hor feelings with his own ne cessities. lie kuu\v„that sho loved Louis Macon, aud tho hate of a lifetime came up to plead against such nt) alliance. It was a halo that hud gone down from father to sou ; and if Henry Troup had to use his authority in forcing Miriam to marry Louis Mnoon or Hordick Wilsou. lie would Irnvo olmsou tho latter, without ; pjj,, considering tho promised freedom from , jj,^ t • debt it would give. Miriam was in tho j “Hookoti i would Mauss, if J thought same attitude as when Uutsy left her, nnd I | q | )0 H( .f 0 there, but if 1 seed uo odder 1 nt first sho did not hear tho faint rap nt | chance tosavo you dau to tight, don foah ( > oal Jl(1 * hor door : but it was repeated after a ner-| L or ’ I’d smite dotu Injuns powahful ; moud Holds of South Air I'lKMU'K ITF.il* vous intermission, and, recognizing it, heavy.” sho roso quickly aud opened tho door.) “Then with th.t under The old mnu seetued loth to outer ; but j ( u ko a rust, but sue that there at #11 per bag «»l tiding I 1 wake n tho sho took his hands in hors and said, t Miriam Troup was sitting with hor chin ^ B he closed tho door nnd led him i resting 011 her clenched Lunds, und her largo blue eyes wore fixed on vacauoy. It was cvidcDt her thoughts were far, far away from her homo by the Great Bend of tho Chattahoochee, and they were not pleasant thoughts, for there was a trou bled look on tho fair, young face, nnd it was not foreign, for thoro were liucs of r aro about the blue 03'c.s, and an expres sion cf pain about the red lips. “Must I fix yer bar now, Miss Miriam," asked a young negro woman, who stood looking with an expression of undisguised sympathetic tronblo at her young mistress. “No, not now, Putsy ; but go and sec if Mr. Wilson is still bore,” said Miriam, a low musical voice, without changing her position or expression. “Him gone ! Why bless your soul h »noy, dat man didn't come all do way from Gusta, gitteu heah by sunset, jist to git on his horse nnd leave. “Ho has beau in this section for nearly a month. I heard father say so. I know he has been expected every day." “I wish he’d staid away Miss Miriam. the first sign of dauger.” “I'll do it Mauss. Gar, ettbber up good. ' Batty Saw that his master was comforta ble, and then, with his rifle in his (tints, he ussiuued tin atiitudo of attention with eye and ear bunt to catch every sound. face showed he had none of tho j 1 got uo use for dut man. Alins thought nfidence which Uo exprsased. i iwas him drov Mauss way from de ole “No wall! why Mauss Louis dey's home." era at wuh ! dey libs on wah ? Don't i Miriam took no notice of what her ser if, did'ut I oflin hath ole Manas j. van* s i'd, and Patay seeing this walked on > y whon I was a chile jist what | mwaoU the door, end standing, there. Injuns is. Bud dey’d better not ‘My father seems troubled. Sit here, and lot tue speak with him." The old man sat down mechanically in tho seat assigned hint, nnd Miriam, push ing back thu gray hair from his high, nnr- forcliead, UHreil him, then knelt at his feet, with hor hands clasped on his knees, and her eyes, filled with love, turned up to his troubled fnoe. 'Miriam." Yen, my father." ‘WiUon has been speaking to me again " “I know it, father.” “He will ruin me, and leave us poor and homeless." “Does he nay so ? “No ; but ho can, unless ” “Unless I agreo to marry him,'' said Miriam, coming to her father’s relief. “Yes; but, Miriam, uiuke tio sacrifice fur me. Think of yourself. I am near ing tho grave, where your mother sleeps. Your brother, who ruined us, is a lawless wanderer, and you are all I have to live for. I only think of you." “Father!’’ She took his hind in hors I tuo dark figures that seemed to and bowed her head upon it, and he felt him from tho ground. dies who tire nnoipi ((Hired to curry h emu \ Uo Maine time, <K ter, Mass , has cond-i rlra 111 one, tho gl.».- (nrmud iu the handl" The Popular mi account of tho tit well iu Illinois. U w two feet beneath tho being of •ml twouly-two feet «*f sand aud gravel. The well was built "t stutio, hud in a naml nud ! lime cement, and was complete oven t< —Wo learn ft otii A ahire that a groat extension is nb"iit Doing made in Iho sys tom of internnti Mini telegraph by the <■* pi 1 6 lx 1 (r 1 >v<*r 11 *n*nt of a complete chain of tnr- , having directly for TO THE ICEM I E. The nows luought Dy L’edro spread through tho camp like 11 forest tiro in tiu- tuiuu, aud the warriors gathered about Duncan McIntosh, each burning with anx iety to learn tho intention of him to whom they looked as chief. Thoro was no time to talk, und Diiucud, under the most favorable circumstances, was uot ti mnu of words. Now ho was pre-outineully a man of actions. With a rapidity nud precision that would lcivo seomed startling to even trained sol- diors, tho bravos formed under tho direc tions of McIntosh, und then like a resist less slotiii-filled torrent they moved for ward. Out iu tho advance wuh a cloud of skir- uiishorH, each noxious to bo tho first to strike tho Ghorokees. Close to Duiicuj'h hide, «m tho ono hand was Chntaskcfi, and on tho other Pedro, while Pashka, with j her wbulo mind bent on ono object, urged her horse to u gallop to keep up with the rapidly advancing warriors. Shouts in tho advance, that rang down tho forests in decreasing echoes, told the Muscogee's had struck the Ghoro- 1-008. Shouts from tho mighty column told in thrilling war cries that the Greeks wore pressing iy tljo rescue of thoir chief, nd high over‘all, like a bugle call, rose iHo fierce slogan of Gian Mclutosh, f<»l- >wod by Iho thrilling pibroch, inure d. li Mil than the ted tiuiu's war whoop. Lot us turn front Iho warriors strug- , 'ding from thu darkness to the light that marked tho Cherokee cutup, and sec how fares it with GusHelaaud her father. 1 Clinging to tho chief’s knoos, CiikhuIii ! again called out, as they tried to tear her away, ! “Back, yo cowards, to your chief. I am tho daughter ut the King of Autos- see, aud with him I die. Go ask your chief if ho dare refuse my request ! I ho old medicine man was amazed, and whilo his companions piled thu logs about the bound horse nml rider, ho started to seek Chbhowio, saying as ho did so. “Lot hor wisli bo granted. I will mo tho chief. Etomio looked down at his beautiful daughter, and the v m. u Hi.it never shook in Iho agony of pain or tho hour of dan IP r, now trembled with paternal emotion, iwoarli-j “CiiH.elii is Iho light of my lifo ! An m buw other hour and I will bo in the land of II." t!rent Spiiil with my fathers. Obey my llihj Hive. |„ H | 1 live fur ll.f, Ini... I nliull never lead again. I he flumes may crisp my limbs and e.d in till they see und still tlio throbbing of my lioart, nnd per with fire uiy lips: but, oh my dauglito my beautiful Cussola, the last word < my lips will bo ymtr n .mo, and only t! flamea will dtive tho Light of my Lifo Irotu tho place where it hns w.irmod and i I In* dill- ii pounds. ot those .1 • tho effort "u eye lent I thirty- uvorly. k, and alm\w that Thoro was a hoarno murmur iu the imd- diugihends of the sentinel pines. Tlion tho stillness of death for a moment reigned ovor the Gberokeo camp. It was broken by a chorus of shouts, and Oas- seln, whoso every sense was sharpened, forgot her position, forgot death, as aho i " nnd caught nbovo the cries of the warriors tin- sound of a voice that thrilled her. “Listen, my father! I hear Iho war cry of tho Muscogecs. ' "It is coming too Into, my duughtur!" “No! no! Linton again ! Do you not hoar tho shout of Ditucnu McIntosh !" “1 do, my daughter, ami I hoar the roaring of the llntnos." The Chorokou camp was alivo in an in stant, aud tho crowd of warriors about tho ohief forgot tho torture in the im pending danger, nnd grasping thoir wea pons, limy hastened to tho point of at tack. It was useless to resist, for nothiug could withstand the human tornndo that swept down in its course all Iho Cherokee opposition. Duncan directed his warriors now by example, and ho seemed to boar a chavnied life, lie pressed forward till bo saw tho lire, saw tho chief bound on the back of tlm black horse, Hint stood in tho circle of lire and smoko like an equestrian statue ; and ho saw more- -GasReln clinging to her father's knoo and pointing to the direc tion from which oamo Iho sound of battle. Others saw this besides him. Chain-*- keo saw it, nud divining Iho impulse that tied to increase thuHpeod nnd strength of McIntosh, ho drew his arrow and firoil, anil Hint instant ho fell before tho riile of Pedro, who saw tho net. Into tho Ghorokoo camp they burst, and McIntosh, with Pedro beside hitu, flew to tho fire. “Unbind tho horse, Pedro!' Tito knifo flashed, und in an instant thu gallant, animal leaped the oircle of fire, and Duncan was beside him, with Gassoln in his arms. CHARTER XXV. “AM/M WEEK TH AT ENDS WEE!..“ It would have gone hard with Dut.cm McIntosh, who bucanie separated from the Muscogecs in his efforts tosavo tho chief and Gtissclii, lor the Ghurokuos cen tered on him as it lie only wore tho ob ject of their attack. Etomio was un bound; but ho was helpless from his wounds, and ho J»y on tho gtoimd, with (hist-ola holding his head. 1 Sud denly a voice was hoard shouting, "Peace, pouco, Ghorokees!" and r. U s. sow fa, with an unearthly light in his eyes, ran in among the warriors, and to the i id of Etomio, who, comprehending tho situ.i • ion. struggled to his feel and repented “Ponce, pouco, Muscogecs!" The warriors heard tho voice of Du chief, and with delighted cries they hoed the ono word, “Peace !" Thoro, in the light ot the circle of fi the two chiefs lay side by side, ami the warriors, who but a minute hoforu had mu! i.i doadly strife, now gat limed around and listened with bated breath to tl< wonls of their lenders. “Etomie, King of Autosuoo, f, C'at cowra, chief of tho Ghorokees, nm dyinc and before I join tuv father in Iho land ot the Great Spirit, 1*1 uh sen 1 a lasting j betwoou our tribes. This war was o choosing, and had I lived, the halo timt but two suns since fed my heart tu have kept up the -dniggle till one or other tribe cei.v d. I Imvo boon to bit* forgive me in IhcprcMUicn of our bra and pledge u o > i<- I dio (hut iD- rt t be a lasting pouco between our tribe* ('asHowra held out. his cold hand, and l.toii.ii) in a hand nearly n.s cold clasped it. “Gessowin, chief of the t'licrokeo, I now not thnt I will live to tuako tho i "nice I long for last ing ; but hero is my * oi, I edro, (.alledtho Scmiuol", who must I the King of Autossco. 11 o is my son, and I so proclaim him to the tube. d ’•vilh | once bora the Light of his Life from Ins camp, nnd Oasseltt rode the horse of her brother Pedro. Why speak of the songs of joy that greeted their entrance to the village by t'ia rapids of tho Gowetu ? Ali kuow and all can guess tho sequel. Duncan McIntosh on tho following day wedded Canada in tho preson • ) of tUo tribe. Etomio recovered from his wounds and livnd to a good old age, when his sou sue- coedod him in command of tho nation. Tho old warriors delighted to toll tho children of Duncan Mclutosh the story of thoir father, and how his strong artu saved thu tribo on the batiks of thoGowebi. [TIIK EN1. | FACTS 1 THE 1*1. AN OF ATTACH. Leaving tho old man sitting in tb< dark, and Miriam still iik when wo first saw her, little knowing (lie proximity of tlic tnau sho loved, let us follow Jin dick Wilson on the powerful borne. Down tho bunk, for ono two threo miles, and then the gait of his horse slackened, and he stopped now and then thoir object tho transmission of to listen for *11 n.iswar to bis low whistle. inf..rui»ti..n nlong tho whole ouster,, uooel .... ot Asia. Mr. Gampbdl, the secretary of At lust he heard it straight ahead like hi. , hQ |l; urate Dun. ml of . i,.,„s in , echo, and ho walked his horse in tho di- 1 China, n now in Europe with a view of | “G‘in rection of the sound. obtaining instruments. gouo r “Hollo, Gwptain Wilson ! Ts that you ? Bobrowuioki, of P.iri.-;. proposes to | Hprings “Yes, it’s me. Where’s tho party? prepare ammouia salts from the ammonia ; linvo only boon a part of my futlior asked Wilsou in a sullon tone. P. dr< ido his lather • last ' with nt 1 is I kin i lull . ill cheered for vcai>. Live, Gnssola, for the Muscogecs, and, if I’nilrodo not sur \iv«, to rniso Up a king who will take your father's place." Still clinging to hi-, knee, she looked up aud said, "Gan Iho body live whon thu head is goue? Gun tho river flow when the To mo tho Muscogecs they liquoi of gas works by acidifying and | WO io thu body, of which lie wns tho head. “Lyin all round ; ye’d belter bo koeiful Ji'iDn iVlo *of* silicon! *Vydro lluor-silicic *" HI,rv * vo wou *^ ,,c to ,ivo “ captive with you’ll ride over them. , acid, or an alkaline silicate. The silicon j ^ ,0 ( horokfiCH : to dio will ho to bo over "You are right, Black Ned, said WiU compounds carry down tho Hiispondcd with my father, i cannot loavo you. I i, dismounting, noticing us ho did so- j bodicl !» aud ^ H0 V‘ l J° lu f} , i ,D ; BU ' 1 would dio even as you dio though the about 1 !! lom 1 “ a . B0 f ,d 1 . or lmlf "V for, ‘V. ^ (lames did not touch me. brownicki calls tho precipitate a silicoid. j .... ... I' furnishos tho crude material for pre-! ^' ,0 01 medicine man sought Cas- Cll-lt' L t foolua wit you an mo, Mauss Louis. ) ain’t gone iu fur no sportin'." 3atty dragged his riflo closer to his , aud his expression of fierceness was accord with his warlike tone. “Keep quiet, you muy bavo a chanoe show your pluck in some other way if undecided, she turned und asked in a low tono : “Yeh aiut heerd noffin from Manat Loui", has yeh Miss Miriam ?" “No, not a word, Hince I wrote him, I do not think ho got my letter.” “If ho did, he's a coming shuah; yeh kin count on Mauss Louis a coinin', if ho 1.. Id unting words," said Louis sternly, as ho got dat leltah, now honey. So don t 'laced Lis riflu across his knees, and tried worry. It dou’t # do no good, no hovr. discover tho objects on the bank, I’rua iu do Lor chile, ho timpers de lamb hrough the uow rapidly increasing dark- j to de shown storm." ftf r. With this spiritual advice, Aunt Patty I bay drifted on, the turn of tlm gro*t i ^p^ne l the door,and quietly closing it be it moistened by a warm tear. “I think) “Light a fire. Hero Mike, take my j paring ammonia salts only of you : and when you d^olded to I horsu. ' A negro hoy "ppCMi 'd, and led : ,,er ' leave tlie old home, I gave up all to fob * tho hotsu away, and in ft few minutes a j —french phy«icims low you, prompted by lovo nnd duty, and fire was lit that ravelled ns motley ami |iJ”;r *'iff/ulli' r that lovo will ouly grow stronger, if that | defperuto a looking crov\ .is ever gathered . w ith tho carbolate of ammonia iu casus of be possible, by affliction. If it takes nil i unhung 'neath forest trees. The major- ! oholoro, so far, we learn, with oneour property to j>ay this man, pay him, ity of the men were Indiuns—tho pariahs , agiug suoccss. physician Dr. Dn- reserving only enough to take us back to i of a half-dozen tribes, but uuioug them j phy^lic, to boused in tho ordinary wily tbe settlements, and once there, 1 can j like muster spirits, wore a dozen or more ! „f diet during epidemics. It in taken in tuach school, or do a hundred and I white men, bearded aud armed liko tho ; Iho form of syrup. When a patient is things for which I feel qualified, aud buccaneers who, a century before, had attacked with cholera th** syrup should be unri 1 r .... /-..ir . . .... administered, and a dibit© solution "f the id injected. In aevmu cases the doe- thu usual man- j sowrn, nud told hi* mission. m, 1 1 •' daughter of Etomii <i i< D, ,i ut if n). Gould I li v her my wife, aud thus cum. «t f < • a peace between tho tribes, but i am dying even as I speak. Do-spirits wed in tho land to which I nm going ? aakod Oassowra. turning to tho old man. “Yos ; wlmt wo lovo Lore wo will lovo there," said tho modioino uiau with a wise M< let daI'iug : dead. Tho e lot Gussowra rust i and as ho ceased to spunk th ) head fell forward, and th illig chief of the ('hurokc ^ wa , jilnc.d und the Gherokc and with black long night they bemoaned the (h when tho gray diwu came they him uortli to tho onk-clnd hilb fathers. Tho sun rose, nml still lire was a group that had I low, liuppy tones. Novel - chief permit Pedro to lo relonso his hand with Cassfila ash i a nido bi t the warpaint, s through tl i bis happi (Imt nr the dviug u talking in mco did tho his side or I Duncan McIntosh, his breast, forgot, sun was ever t-» for which I will be : Iron*; if yon uro with ino end •Never was father hi daughter : but there *ulf to tho und huppior ravaged tho shore- of tho are free." j south, jd with a better “Are you hungry, Mmuks llerdiek ? ) thing dotern , nuked Mike, who had returned from me from going back to tho sottlomonts. ! .caring for tho hurso. lu my leaving I expected never to see i “Yes; hungry as a wolf! Herdiok Wilson or I.oms .Macon again. | you black thiof, or I'll kill y- •« Burry up. employs a syrup of earbolato rnonia, with subcutaneous injecli tbe sbiiio ; nnd bo is no coufldeut u» elflcacy of his reuiody that, in where dissolution is impending, ho jecU « solution of the earbolato <>f monia directly into the voius. Tlion lot tho daughter of I’.tom wish ; perhaps it is heat, ms of | Tho old man starred back, a to tho | aouuced to tho bravos, It is tho will of (.'assowra that would I 1 ‘He. q j i’ri j ar itious were made ontly in ti e morning for a return to the Gbatlnhoo cheo but b( foro tho march began a war rior tamo in with tho nows that Chain-due was killed, aud that lyiug across his body was Pashka, with thu knife driven by hor • *wn hand burio 1 iu hor breust. The ouly olgect of her fierce lovo aud high ambi tion whs dead, and she could uot survive tho wreck of all hor hopes. They were (1 an- buried side by side, as wore many a Crtek 1 and Cherokee warrior, nnd than thu re- ussola | turn be VISE. TIME* T l Oil' OF JOINT. (I.I TINA! THIN. A.NI) A WttL- I. UiS Broad St., Columbus, Ga., CONTINUES TO OiTKI! WITHOUT RESERVE ! IMS ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY GOODS AT These Goods are of tho BEST MATERIA), and tho LATEST STYLES,and were purchased at the very low est fall prices. 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I I hu chief on thu horse trembled, touno, surroumled by in* warriors, I luuiiutt-d on <hu black horsu, that I