The Mohegan Maiden — page 15: what you’re looking at

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THE RESCUE. 1% By this time, Archibald was in the water, he having seen at once that his presence would be needed, either to assist his companion, or to rescue the captive before it should be too late. He soon reached the place, and found that his dusky ally had gained every advantage, and severely woundetl his antagonist, although the fight was not yet decided. Feeling sure that @hristain would prove a match for any single foe, he turned his attention to the one thing they came to find. For some moments he could catch no glimpse of her, but after turning his course down-stream, he saw a dark figure some distance under water, floating with the current. Diving at once, he succeeded in catching it, and by main- taining a strong hold upon the clothing, he brought it to the surface. What was his disgust at finding it to be the corpse of the savage who had been shot in the boat. Releasing it- with a shudder, he turned his attention in other directions. He speedily discovered another floating form, some dis- tance further out in the river, and feeling sure that there could: be no mistake this time, he swam out, and grasped it. It proved to be the captive squaw., Without waiting to ascertain “more, he carefully raised the head above water, and started for the shore. He saw that the Narragansett had disappeared from sight, and soon after, upon looking round, he saw Christian swim- ming along after him. Both reached the shore at the same time, the Mohegan, as- sisting his friend with his burden. Then he sprang away, bent over the corpse of the brave who had fallen upon the “shore, and in a moment returned, flourishing two bloody scalps in his hand ! “ Now me feel good /” he exclaimed, displaying his reek- ing trophies before Archibald. — “Now me good Mohegan, again,” “ Why will you persist in that barbarous custom ?” demand- éd Turner, who felt sickened at the spectacle. “ Why not forsake that which is so displeasing to all: good men and to God ?” The Indian, thus reproyed, looked sorrowful for a moment, and then slowly twined the scalps in his belt, saying, in a ‘nee tone, commiclbooks.com