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VOLUME I.ST. (’[[ARLES, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1856.NUMBER 1.am.• fair ladv.I and theanIntdlipms)- i*Zlt;f a wealthy mo chant. I turned at nightfall, one'by one disap-l make him understand that he was IIIILBRETH CARVER,OFFICE IN INTKIJJdKNCKR BUILDING, M1IJ. AND KKII/T mtFKIR,mtum i*r nuc hqcakk.St. Charles, Floyd County, Iowa.lie had visited ri-, t*u- pointed and weary, without making lor his father, a«l he- any discoveries in relation to her fate, into which he had fallen, gave hisi came enamored with the bc.ntiful I But there was one who caino not—it charger the rein, nn t p: away Ukc i daughter of a rich and Influents! fur I was Lacy, and the Hiispiei.ms oT the **•“ in a north-westerly diroc- dealer. The passion wne tnutui.l, and friends and relatives of the missing one I panionahipthe parents nothing loath. Their naturally fell on him. It was also re-1 more he da' passed, and still that solitary meetings were frequent, and by the marked that two Canadian Voyngeurs horseman urged his steed across the! consent of all parties, in this case disappeared mysteriously upon the prairie. The sun was high in the the course of true lore ” promised to morning of the day on which the party heavens ere he drew rein to rest. At rim smooth.'’ But not so; they j came olf. All these things served tonon.length, springing from the saddle, ... .....threw himself upon the ground, ami1 Thlt; suffered his horse to feed upon the gcntl rank grass which in some places al-M most obstructed his passage. lie | alsokl CatniiM, of towii. Onsml AilvmHn, kiipr of Wrll. •«., nuawro’^tortrn.must le in the neighborhood of th prairie,” mused the cavalie days' travel hraska, who•bject of my have taken refuge or the Arciu he may. with the Sioux, the Poncas, the Crows, or even the Blackfect trils I will seek him ont and punish Li treachery. IIo cannot, he shall m escape me,” raising his h: energetic manner, to the coniine dog his footsteps like ipirit. When he imagiuiI CARE NOT TO BE THERE.An Kn-trm friend, wlium we requested t« ■ nne W. award, responds to Uie iuviUUon tiy iendin# tlie foll.miui':Oh tell me not of brighter lands.Dr sunny, suiiiiy dimes away.Where ni'.rtiing winds breathe low os lutes, And zephyr* ever play ;V here streamlets murmur pleasantly—safety, I will rise tion before him, and ea blood to rush hack fn upon his craven heart, licves himself farVie! nil iI tell meI uand fair, mt of briithUT lands, to ho there.n verdant isles,They sin* of homes in lieside n tranquil sea.Where s iph-like forms at even done.-, In'iietth the dtrou tree .•V I •• .UiS-rie-l ImuuUesatlilspcr nnro, And soothe the brow of cure.And lil'e is like a marriaffe feast,—1 care not to !*• there.Dll tell me not of brighter binds,Where summer sunsets glow.Wle-re perfume floats on every breeze, And fountains tinkle low.The bulbul warbles to it* mate, lt-side the statlit streams.And hue smiles on us all the ilav,And wUispviw in our dream*.Oh tell me not of brighter lands Though houries from the skies Sin mid charm us there to soft repose, Ileneath their lovelit eyes;Or wi« us in their eden hovers To linger by their side,Tut.oiling their vows like fairy songs, t'pon the moonlit tide.Uh tell mo not of brighter lands,I have one brighter still.And dear to me Is every wood,And every vale ami hill.Hut dearer fur the smiling home Where still I love to be.Where kindn-d, friends, :uul parents dear Are all the world to me.and my power, I will glide like t ter- freely mid often of his nppmaiii pent across hia path, nml like the bon. | happiness in a union with lula Lafl-crush him in my embrace. But why rets.do I talk? why waste my time iiii The latter, though she treated him words? why express my hatred in| with politeness, regarded all Lis threats? 1 must net. Vet must I pro-j movements with suspicion. She was •xtrenu* vigilance, and di- better acquainted with the perfidy of rect every movement with a wise can- his character and utter fuithlessn. s. ion. 1 mu in the heart of n savage! At length the time arrived for Dun-wintry, surrounded by the perfidious stan to return to Philadelphia, lie Blackfect and Crows. But 1 must took a tender farewell of hisafliamvd. trust to my own address and the with the promise of returning as s a swiftncaa of lllj'btccsi • vwwtaihlw to hwwten thnir nsiiiiicouuier. v'onie here. Hnyaril ’hccontin- lehcity.d, addressing his horse, “come here : i •• Ih ar loin.” he said, as he strain. ■! will match thco with the fleetest of thy | her to his bosom, “life ofMomiintit .^hrttb.■ IOLA LAFFRE'l’SThe Triumph of Virtue ami Fidelity.CHAPTER I.A crimson dawn, a noonday splcn-iVr. a sunset glory nioon-llt, star-gtmtiu d . v, nimrj’_ how jovej , _ 7W arc l,it*sl‘'g glimpses which we erfch of a niputjoss futllr,.( all(j t|IL.''^‘Vgday-s nidi, fnlliiy,—those beautiful i, rolling from lieut „p |,y oarth.’ . hij robes of light, Uie w as n-uii^ #U)j t|ln.w his first golden ''' jujii one of those almost inter-jnmuiib, prairies which stretch out . .‘,|u vji base of the American Sierra ■ ia,—the 1’ocky .Mountains,—and ed with gorgeous hues long wav grass. The eye might tax its pow . of vision to the utmost, and rest on nothing to break the weary jeness of the scenery ; not u tree, i shrub, nought save the mist'd moiiiitaiiis far away in the dis-*° roaring their mighty heuds •••he sky. All was changeless, *'*rJbns, blank, this hour a man of noble bear-luntcd upon « coal black, pow-teed, was making his way leis-the same dircctiortoo fast in their conclttsi.lived in St. Louis a French Ionian by the namo of Lucy, in aflluent circumstances, who had smitten by the charms ofgoing ii This nifying to our hero, fnn he iin common courtesy reject the com-in ' new friend, and oAlthough he doub-1 alluded tod the faith of the warrior Indian, he obliged to submit, and they con'd their way together ; but not for moment did lie lose sight of hisliloin, for such was her name, and be-“Two| fore our hero made his appearance, rill take me to the No- had offered himself and met with a rc-■\poct to find fusal. This was what lie had not ex-ch. He may peeled, and it was excruciatingly mor-tlic Cheyennes tifying to liis pride. He beliewd him-but lot,him be where I self u suituldc, nay, more, a iltsirablr------ latch for any young lady, und was at•.! a loss to account for her want of dis-s comment. When Iluitstan made his t I appearence and won the prize he cov-n I cted ; the mistress, as he helieved, of ill hunt him I his heart ;tlie darker elements of his of perdition. I will 'nature were aroused to action. He avenging determined upon summary revenge, himself in He sought and obtained an intndnc-like an appari- tion to the favored suitor, and ~ ise the coward] apparently was on the bout of term* /.on with fear' with him. By an insinuating address When he lie- and professions of friendship, lie g.iin-nd my reach | tlte confidence of Dunstan, who spoke'otilirm them in the belief that Lacy, strange companion. With iaccordingly. The father, brother, and | to shoot him upon the first appearance I a few sturdy yeunjg men set off in pur- of treudicry. As the darkness increas-1 • ed, he grew more vigilant, and cast I many uneasy glances at the longprai-Tlie day previous to the excursion, | person was awaiting them in a canoe. Lacy met those worthies to communi- It was an Indian whom Lacy hail on-ly thing but grat-i cate to them more fully his mode of gaged on account of his dexterity in criTsrtftS:■itinued, “ the party to which I have Indian seized the paddle, and in amcs off Miss Lafftots another moment the light hark was makes one of the gav company as 11 springing forward over the water, as intended. Tliev will land near a heavy though endowed with lil'e and \ growth of wood. In that wood you When lola Laffret* recovei list secrete yourselves. consciousness, she found henIt shall he my ' are to separate her I ported in the a atoll, i from her companions, and lead her to was lavingalveil j the place where you are concealed, and gazing*’ must immediately, upon a sign i i me, seize and bear her off. I 1 make a show of resistance, and I must not hesitate to deal me some 1 nfhcently high to | pretty hard blows. If she screams, i e. The savage, i gag iior at once to present her giving t ilcntly was ill at case, and in return the ularui. When you have secured 11- glances at the her. make off as fast as possible to the rapture,siae-arins of Dnnstan, us though eon- barge, where every tiling will be ™ •—scions that any suspicious movements ready fora trip up the Missouri, on his part would he attended with will join you during the succeeding danger. They had proceeded perhaps I night or the next day. Be bold and lt;a half-hour in this wav, when lie ining-i prompt. Do you know lola ? inod lie perceived a slight movement in - “I believe wedo replied Vonder-the grass produced by other cause! ver. We have seen her several times.” than Die wind; straining his vision to J To make sureof it, come with me,” the utmost, to his alarm, he saw two! continued Lacy. “ There—wait here bright eyes piercing out iqion him, and j a few moments,and she will pass. She lt;presently be distinctly saw the head .1 went this way about an hour ago, and t an Indian eagerly watching his ap- it is time for her to return, preach. Dunstan was about to turn i just in time, here she comes. Look i and llv, when the savage by his side j at her attentively—follot discovery, and gave a shrill whoop, and endeavored your eyes. Is sb“ not fair, vertf fuir ? i dexterous movement to throw] It is impossible that you should not her when you meet her again.” 1r hail formerly been one of the | rie grass which was i lurkingLa .partners of the North-West Fur pany, und was acquainted with the Indian conutry and hud a strongi threw ninny aidch predilection for Indian life. lie had ' ’ traversed with a company of trappers, the whole region south of the Kockv Mountains, consequently had the advantage of those unacqiiaintisl with the difficulties and dangers of theAt St. Charles they learned but little, except that a barge containing three persons, one of which was a female, had passed up the river on the day of lola’s disappearance.This they considered as an important piece of news, and it stimulated the to freshtho apprehension und punishmentthe villain whom they felt well us u red I himself from his liorso. But he had I know her when you meyt Ii was concerned in her abduction, been anticipated, and before he could) After this conversanmi tfiey parted. With a proper outfit, they left St.]effect his purpose, a hall from Dun- not to meet again until alter the Charles, determined to proceed up the] stall's pistol was lodged in his body.' oxecutiou of their plot, river as far as the neighborhood of! and instead of fulling as lightly us lie I The morning came, and a cloudless the Arelieras in a barge, providing intended, he rolled heavily and with a sun threw its beams lightly upon the they lt;1 id not find the object of their groan of rage and pain to the earth. I American Amazon a* it rolled itadark search before. And here wo will leave In tin instant Bayard was upon his ami continual!/accumulating waters and return.to our hero. | speed, and as he durtcd like lightning toward* the ocean. Clracefully theed her self sup-rins hi vawterver, who her face with water, with a sort of wonder upon her beauty. Never before had lie been permitted to touch even tho hand of one so lovely, much less to hold her person as lie now held lola in his arms. It is not singular then that his rough heart beat faster, and lie contemplated her with a sort of rapture. She endeavored to disengage herself, while her cheek crimsoned with indignation.[to re concluded.]a lit Htoriilisf!'’-Faith.—When Philip Henry, father of the commentator on the Bible, sought the hand of the only danghterof Mrs. Mathew in marriage, an objection was made by her father, ho admitted that he was a gentleman, a scholar, and an xcelient preacher, but We was a stran-. cur. **“ True.” said the daughter, who iiadwell weighed the excellent qualities and graces of the stranger. hut I know where lie is going, and 1 would like to go with him— and they walked life’s pilgrimage together.clusp j and we will neve a veil grunt it, e shall never inei u you doubt meEverett. I do n-w sln-t from tho bow | shall thou wilt hear me from my enemies und | arms, beyond pursuit. IIo, old friend, you nn-j I dcrstand me,” he added, us the eye el i leer ’ the dumb beast seemed to lighten up with intelligence, and hcluid his head] nic?” caressingly upon his master's shoulder j No, Everett, I do not doubt you1 will trust thee in the hour el love ; but it seems to me I havedanger. Thy wonderful instinct shall foreboding, u feeling that somethiilie my safeguard. There—awav now j will transpire to prevent your rctu: and eat thy fill, for before set of sun r our union.”must be far away toward the “Cease, trembler, cease to fear. Black Hills. ! Tho evils you dread are merely inin iAgreeably to the mandate, the well-1 inury ; not a prophetic foreshadow trained animal left his side and com-1 nig of coming events, menced feeding a* liefore, while the] “ traveler east his eyes thoughtfully! towards the dark mountainous ridge, y-away to the north-west. The Black I Hills, as they are termed, were about! I.: ventv-five miles distant, and situated about a hundred miles east of ylt; the Kocky-Mountnins. Those hills or j ea mountains, are singular for the bold-1 and wildness of the The poor Indian has made tinmiltheBe itFrom what quarter, my love, do apprehend 'lunger ?”I hardly know; hut that man, v—1 like him not.”Ha. my dear—is tlmt all? Then you may make yourself perfectly [•any. lie in my particular friend.”Oh no, he i* not your friend,—she •ry. | added with energy. He is_uot ca-h’i* pablo tif friendship.” ignorance the abode of presiding doi- ' ton do him injustice, I fear, lie tics, and regards with a si'w.f'^.ousT Will, at my request, call on you fre-awe the noises occasioned W suhter- qucutly during my absence.” rancouH_jj5t*hTsio:is or volcanic tires’ “Dear Everett, how could you de-jlKitfa among them. Their beetling sire him to visit me?”/fcliffs and broken masses of rocks.| I knew not bo was disagreeable piled to the heavens, have a grand to you. Believe me, 1 would not, hud and imposing effect upon tho gazer, j I known tins. Pardon uie, lola.One would fain people them with A few days after this conversati. hordes of banditti, who sally forth and pnnstan was on his way to Philadel-commit their depredatiiNiB upon thi'lphia. Weeks passed away and Lacy solitary traveler or lonely trnpjicr, and; was frequently at Lafl'ret's, but had then retreat for safety to their moun- never succeeded in breaking through tain fastne.ises to least and revel up-1 that reserve with which he was treut-i'ii snoils. ,.,1 bv Jola. Ho resolved u.kiii moretheir ill-gotten spoils. ] , d by Jola. He resolved upon moreAn horn elapsed, and then the trav- effective measures An excursion clcr renioiintcd his steed and pursue-L was proposed up the Mississippi to his way. Before night he had placed cousist of the dUt of M. Louis 1 lie many miles of prairie land between arrangements were made, and lola, him and that resting place. The with a brother and sister, were to be scenery was now somewhat changed, of the party. It was a boautitu more broken and hilly, iutersperselt;L morning when the company stepped with shrubbery uud dry trees. j into the barges thatThe suu was setting. He stood up-' P the river. They tin a small eminence, measuring with Lunadian voyage his eye the distance lie had yet to trav-| ..They landed near tho mouth oMhte to bear them e attended bys the prairie. He was clad hunting suit and armed cap cutures, thougli somewhat •vere handsome, and at tliat (pressed a fierce detcrmiua-lirst glance would toll that n whom it would not be i nd yet iiis look was r forbidding. A hii-riilu was slung, after •it his buck, whileso gallantly bestrode ■ study of a painter, •aled symmetry and id. lu the days of ■rse and rider would r to the tilt und tour iore graceful cavalie it in rest, or enteredere he should reach the mountain ranges before him. Tuns a glorious sight I lit* abandoned himself to the luxury of beholding the rich coloring that gilded the sturdy peaks many miles away. Perhaps ho—that lonely horseman, tliougt of life's sunset, where it sinks to rest in the hope of a glorified dawning, when drawing about it the resplendent truths of the gospel, it disappears in the full assurance of faith. But those dark passions at work in his hoaom, of which have given tho reader a glimpse, must have clogged the mind's flight, or given it but uu imperfect action.Hit life had boon to him liku that un even, rugged surface, upon which In gazing, lie had been raised to heaven by hope, anil then dushed down to earth by despair. And while he is looking at the mountain scenery, we will give the reader s» history of his past life, of whom he und what is his object in traversing alone the wilds of the Indian country His name, which of course must llt; made known first, was Everett Dun-stan. He was a native of Philadelphia,just above the St. Charles, wiiero tlie bunks of tho noble stream were overhung by u thick growth of trees. They gradually separated into groups, sauntering leisurely here and there in search of amusement. The Hew rapidly away. Tlie time of their return homo approached. They •mblcd upon the shore, ready to Step into the barges; but one of the party was missing. It was lola. Tho gentlemen of the company commenced a search. They ranged the woods for miles about them; they discharged their pieces; they shouted, but all vain. Tlie night came on and they were obliged to return without her, all hut the brother who preferred to re mu in uud continue the search.Conjecture and rumor were alive in relation to her fate. Some believed that she had Ikmmi spirited away by the Indians. Others that she had lost her the woods, while there werefew who suspected that Lacy zeroised some agency in her dis-1 n a few days after they embarked aW!| upon their perilous enterprise. Dunstan •' returned to St. I amis to claim his|j,I,ra”:r, “tt-xt; rt sst fcthat she had been spirit'd away in|,lu'1 •c have stall'd. With- n d burning with indignation, he also started in pursuit of object. So great was liis he could scarcely make ry preparations for the arduous undertaking. The passage up tho Missouri in a barge was too slow for his purpose ; accordingly, ut tho distance of two hundred miles liovo the St. Charles, lie abandoned le river, and procuring a fleet horse, ■mined liis search alone.That part of the distance which he hail made by water hud Iktii accomplished without any particular adventure worth relating, and now the open prairie, the boundless wilderness, were all* before him. But in what directionfwaa he to look for lola? by what land marks was lie to be guided in traveling those limitless solitudes? were Quest ions which the first »f cool reflection induced him to ask.He determined to follow the general course of the Missouri, and to join those who had proceeded him, at the Archera village. Days passed, und still with unabated zeal did Dnnsti pursue his lonely way, sleeping I. night u|Hjn the ground, and eating his course meals of dried venison for sustenance. But for this lie cared not.For tho loved one only did he fear.He pictured her in the power of a ruffian, weary with traveling, siukiug under the fatigue of the journey, and forced to indignities a‘. which humanity should shudder. To his great joy he learned from u half breed whom lie fortunately encountered, that tlin persons answering his dcscripti had passed through that region about -k before, namely, two Canadian voyngeurs, a female, and also an luuuin.Dunstan could not doubt hut the female was her of whom he was quest, und the reader recollects ( now near the country of the Archerus, and at iu«t a great distance from the Black-Mountains. While thus watching uh we have described, the splendors of a sunset upon tho prairies und absorbed in tho contemplation of the imposing appeurancof the mountains, ho was startled by a rustling sound at liis elbow, ami the light clattering of horse's hoofs. Turning quickly about he was confronted by an athletic savage, mounted upon u fine sorrel steed. For a moment they gazed at each other in silence. Dunstan instinctively carried his haul to his holster. und grasped a pistol, while the Indian at the same time laid his upon a knife stuck in his girdle, and drew hack. Then suddenly starting forward he held out his bund, sud smiled in a conciliating manner. With u little hesitation, aud sundry misgiv ings as to the sincerity of his motives, he accepted the proffered token of amitylie appeared to l»e one of a purtv, as he was painted in tlieOn.•id ••11s aMy Father’s Witx.—A pit is one day walking talk-with a New Testament?old r.o their feet wluosi; fc.iiia bun- beautiful barge skimmed the wave, when a friend met him ai». fai»l. gout ■ -••ii.' wiili i...meuaiirei dip M1' i'ficc “Al. r ., ...had been snug- ,|,j ‘ vJ[-„gTiirs. Tlie merry |[ „-alk along.” Well vha! in.shoThey were‘fcn.vi ’an.f'iiru'tf' j-;st and laugh went round, and the left you?” said his friend. • Wl.v. ho ams ■•mounting in hot haste.! sh-r.-s resoiimled with the cheering |,as bequcathcl to mo h liiindred i.«ldiin )un-t ii was far in adv.nice lx-lore the I hoal-sung. They passed rit. Charles this life, and in tins world to conic lito has.' fairly commenced. They put | and landed. Liicy. true to Ids pur- everlasting. This; beautiful reply was their horses upon their mettle, and i-ose, succeeded in wUing Miss Uffrets ,,he moans of eemforting his.Christian ■li'H.ping like fiends, followed, but in from her cora|»nionlt;. under the pro- friend, who was at the time in sorrow-ain Discouraged tii.-v soon al.an- tence of gathering wild flowers. I ful circumstances.moil the pursuit. Our'hero pressed | Fatigued with tlie walk, she seated--i until morning, for he was well aware; lierself upon a moss-covered knoll to | x|ic Christian does not serve t.o.1 for that there could be no safety while the rest, ller cheeks were flushed with happiness, but Cod by a sublime neces-Indians were upon his trail. If he ! exercise, and her hair, somewhat dnt- ha8 attached happiness to his ser-■’ ‘ vjce Along the ranks of his armygoes the command to rejoice—above it. floats tho bauner of love. Felicity is the light which rests over it all. From the helmets of the seraphim that light is flashed back in full unclouded blaze ; mi us of the human race whb, as Isaac Taylor says beautifully, seem to stand almost on* tho extreme confines of happiness,” its first rays are even now descending.■ fascination streamlet nr brook, instead arranged, was flowing loosely oyer .ssing it directly, he caused his her shoulders. She had thrown aside horse to go in its bed as far us practi-! her bonnet and shawl, and never invariably leaving it in a place • her life had she looked mo where the hanks were hard ami un-|iug. At that moment she was a lit •i. hling. in order that the imprints of] subject for a painter. The artist .....fs might not bo left to assist his en- would have caught an inspiration •mil's in pursuit. He hoped by these from her sweet face, that would have precautions to throw them off tlie scent, j enabled him to transfer to canvas a -i dream of bcaufy.cuaiter n. ! As Lacy contemplated her a thnU ofand in whom are centered the worst hci uitli beating h«a . ..passion* that deform poor hum,- I-possess her in all her lovelfnesture. Do this and you have im..ft...v-,the rich fur dealer of rit. Louis, happiness, his youth every caprice laid ] ^ * j hehumored, every wish gratified. f\n*sy wa* . . ; o-..... i.„,....111 not t.. W wondoroil .t.t'.-jn.ln11.. tliou'that he In,J jjrown to m.ntaol,I■»“■•• • „el soon might virtue and vice makeedhHome.—IDasked by ai there to bo ft precious,■v beautifully has it been eminent writer : Is md a gift of Heaven m-.ro •orthy our most anleqtgratitude, than that of pos! m.mu'ut of bliss—hour of supreme family, a home, where virtue, kindness .°Y I land enjoyments are everyday guests,-ht and felt, but how whore the hearts and the his mind perverted and themselves in a world of I.eyosshaughtv, imperious, and impatient (,f] soon might \ irtue aiul •ontradiciion He purchased his friend- fiends and truth shake hands ■Lips with gold, and so might Satan hirusclf. should he think fit to visit proper jierson.thoughts are lively and enlightened, where friends, not only by words but by actions, say to each other, “Thy joy, thy sorrow, thy hopef thy prayer isfalsehood.Let me tell thee. Lacy, and tell thee truly, that thou art deceiving thyself He pondercR deeply and bitterly upon —pursuing a shadow, feeding upon the eoldnesA with which liis addresses air. That which thou see.cest, happi-1 been received by lola Laffrets.l ness, lies not in that diiecti^ji. bufijj?; IS-.* U.'IWIlTllitV Ahad been received bv lola Laffrets, ness, lies not m tnat^tTu^ou^ater■„. ™ .in, u«, quick. Ui. Will rc.1. ,1,. c- .,r »n .1,,.. ...uko, thoo l.ke ta,uh“ S L, SJk ...... ...d leave, .l.cc .kc cr„c ,1 mens of • I ^ brHsna*It was md long before a plan sag- ulliiaU(,wcd purpose, andgest.-d itself which promised to graft-1 un(.Iiur.|Ile misery upon that un-fy his thirst tor revenge, und Ins pa*- ^ P ( t. ^ir, „|at t-lir which thou sion at the same time. As we m(«'. 1 .„ ^ lartlier rCnioved thanstateil, Lacy had a strong prcdilc■ tion for the wild adventurous life lt;1.the Indian hunter an.l trapper. Its The moment of action had now dangers and hair-breadth escapes ac- arrived. Lacy gave the cord.*.! with his notions of life,” mid signal, uud \ undonor und Lcteou suited his disposition, it was not sprang Irom a coppice where they strange then that he formed that bold hud secreted themselves for tho occa-prqject of abducting lola and making | sion. Tho lat ter seized lola, while in-rain bride in the wilds of the Indian the former made a furious attack upon country, and far beyond the reach of] Lacy, who after an .neff^tua resis; civilization. Once in his power he tance. was felled to theed he coul.l easily bring her parently, by a well directed blow.Picture of Life.—In youth we sewn to be climbing a hill, on whose top eternal sunshine seems to rest. How ea* gerlv we [»ant to attain th'' s'q|||!i[L!fcrent is the prospect on the other side? We sigh as we coutemplatc the dreary waste before us and look hack with a *• wistful eye upon the flowery path wo have passed, but may never more retrace. Life is a portentous cloud, fraught with thunder, storm and rain; but religion, like those streaming rays of sunshine, will clothe it with light as with a garment, and fringe its shadowy skirts with gold.fantastic manner from head to foot unable to articulate a word ofsouiu »*lt; ■■• j •* ■• • ------. .appearence. Tho next day the hunters English, and made known tlrot Ins ■unit'd cut rnmaa in ,o.rcl,..f lola. feeling, m-.o fneudl.y tow.ri. hira.ni.eir name. Thoir effort, wcte fraitlcBa. They tclthra towud. the raaffo. t..[ Utson.conceived _ —over to his views. His plans were anon iturcd.L scheme could not bo put in .pcratiou witliout assistance, and lie looke-l about him for those who would be ready to give him the requisite aid, These were two Canadian voyagcurs whom he believed were composed of the right material for such an enterprise, and who a few months before bad been with him on an expedition up the head waters of the Missouri They possessed that reckless darin; and hardihood of character, so essential to an undertaking so desperate They readily entered into his plans and for a stipulated sum agreed t.while ut the sauie time Letson, thrusting a handkerchief into the mouth of lola to stifle her cries, bore her rapidly away. Away! Y’andervcr, said l’.acy. as he rose to his feet, Away! 1 will join you to-night ritudi.msly conceal from lola that 1 am concerned in this transaction. I will appear her in tho character of a deliverer. You have acted well your part, but 1 waste time, begone, my good fellow, begone. Wo may be discovered together, and excite suspicion.”Vanderver plunged into the thicket and followed nia companion, lie soon overtook him. lie hud seated himself with liis unconscious burden to rest.sist him in carryinghis designs. Tukiug her in his arms lie struck into Vanderver and a small path and hurried towards the | river at a rapid rate, where anotherDeath of a Child.—It was a bright morning when we followed her to her rest, but we brought buck with us only darkness. Tin* •home which she sunned and made musical, was as gloomy as a cavern, and so it remains. A few lt;lays ago it seemed like heaven, but now the stars have faded .nit, and tho lark that sang at the gate has fatten with an arrow in its breast And when the night came on, how it brought a new measure—fully hea|M-'d—of lonely agony! How we sought to sleep, aud were awakened by her blessed voice her pattering footfalls—her thrilling touch ! It did indeed seem as if she were there. But when wo looked around and saw not, then the truth returned, like a sudden M.-w, and wo ank again into the troubled waters. She lies in her little coffin. There are rosebuds in her hand, and a wreath ot myrtle encircles her brow of alabaster. The leaves fall solemnly, the wind moaned like a chained l east about her dismal bed. It is hard to leave her there—it seams so odd and dreary for the child and yet we know it must bound because it must le, it is.
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Saint Charles Republican Intelligencer
Saint Charles, Iowa, US
Thu, Jul 31, 1856
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