Beadle's Dime Novels No. 135: The Cherokee Chief — page 10: what you’re looking at

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eal 13 SALOUEH, THE CITEROKEE. - Cherokees are different from the northern tribes, and that they are not so much under the influence of our enemies. I be- lieve that our deputies, by using the proper means, can induce the Indians to remain quiet, if not to assist us.” “ But the French traders, father, now that war has actually been declared between the two countries, will set at work in earncst.. They will take advantage of every chance to excite the Cherokees against us, and Iam afraid that it will only be ano cay for themr to find such a pretext as they want.” e must hope for the best, my son, and the prospect now is, I think, that no present danger is to be apprehended: r “But you have not yet answered my question,” persisted Mrs. Crawley. “Suppose this mission fails, and the Cherokees conclude to unite with the French, what are we todo? We are yery near the border, and will be among the first to suffer, if the Indians invade our country.” = If ‘the deputies should fail, I suppose we would be inform- in.time to make preparations for a retreat to a place ’ it should be necessary to retreat. But it is prob- our governor will send a sufficient force to or, if not to compel the Indians to side with us. I thir very likely that we would not be molested in any ‘i event, as the Indians whom we have seen have becn very . friendly to.us, and. stil egntinne to be so, with the exception perhaps, of Saloueh, the young Cherokee chief, who 4 making loye to Hester. Do you think that we upon his friendship, my daughter?” it 4 “J think, sir,” replied Hester, with a blush, “ that I would rather joke upon almost any subject than that. He has an- noyed me ee and he persists in persecuting me with his rik ao he knows that they are unwelcome to -s | sm sir, and I have always tried to treat pti et . n to complain of me. I respect him very ian, but I can not feel toward him asl would coe man.” “As y toward Warren Stafford, for instance. It is alain tt "poor Salouel, has fallen desperately in love with ae) aN ? = cor icbooksrc com