Beadle's Dime Novels No. 138: Tim, the Scout — page 33: what you’re looking at

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zl TIM’s DEPARTURE. 35 “ But, look ye, captain dear. Won't the red haythen sus- pect something if they see me go away so soon? May be they’ll take it into their heads ie follow and take me scalp. Ye must go a little way wid me.” “Very well,” said the captain, Turning to one of the Indians, he told him to inform the Prophet that he should be back soon, and the two started away together. ‘Tim was in ecstasies over the success of his little plan, and was running over with a desire: to let the cap- tain know whom he had at his side. But he wisely restrain- ed the impulse, and contented himself. Sih letting his tongue run wild on other subjects. “ Remember that you are on a dangerous duty, McCarty,” Said the agen. “ Never Bs that it is not easy to Mok old Harrison.” “Bool him! To the we wid him, thin, (the saints forgive me for lyin’)! I hate him worse than pizen,. Ye can’t fool him! The ould baste have more thricks than Satan himself. D’ye know I heard him spake av ye wan day, captain dear. He said av he cud once get his claws on ye, he’d niver loose thim while the war lasted. Aud ye may bet yer money he wud kape his word.” “Phen he knows me 2” “Sure he does, captain dear. Ne said ye wor the dirtiest blaguard av an agent the divil ever sent into the Injin coun- thry, and savin’ yer prisence, be the divil. he manes the king ay ould England. Now look ye: I’d niver be an Trishman av I liked the king av England, for he have been the bad luck ay ould Ireland ever since she hada name. It’s Hng- jorishmen fight 11) not the king. They’ll niver do Ea am sure I don’t care, so that they Sight, vs replied the cap- tain “am ae “ But, let me sry, again, that you must be reful indeed. There are some men in the Yankee army t par hard to get ahead of. There is one fellow, for in- Stance, who used to be an Indian agent, now a captain in Jo Davies’ regiment, named Lewis, who is as full of tricks asthe _ evil one. Look out for him,” . as 4, Lewis, yesay? Is it Ed. Lewis ye mane?” '® Yes. ” comiclbooks.conn