The Maid of the Mountain — page 107: what you’re looking at

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A REPRIEVE. A question now a to arise as to how his death should be com- passed, and all those outside the wigwam made the “ welkin ring with shouts of joy.” At this moment a messenger or e to a small party who were to take him up the, and at thesame time carry thither the news of a ering of the whites, which was rumored as about to take pecs on &@ most extensive scale, reatening danger and ruin to the Indian tribes on the frontier. His arms were then bound be- hind his back, and his legs tied loosely, and wile the rest of the tribe prepared for the war-path, Amy Moss and her captors. It Was &@ reprieve, however and Dick Harvey wus. notso bowed down by bra and the savage party, the. old one of those few Shaw- 131 followed was difficult, and it was at rather an early hour that they camped -under a cliif, evidently much exhausted with the events of the day. They there mace a fire, piled ap grass and leaves, and prepared evidently for a. carouse, ‘They had anample supply of pork, the produce of poor Harrod’s pigs, and anallowance of whisky, which was then inning, to enervate and destroy the -men. While one of the party proceeded to cook t their a, r, the rest undertook e to prov for the unfortunate white man. They took a piece of wood and stretched it across his breast, and to this fastened his hands, They then laid another piece across this, to which his neck and ankles were fastened, so that it was utterly impossible for him to move. This was one of their common and barbarous means of securing a prisoner. Presently the meat was ready, and the brutal red-skins began de- vouring their plunder with intense satisfaction. They gave Diek one or two morsels, which he contrived to devour, as nature had exerted her supremacy, and despite his peeties, he was faint from hunger. en the savages saw once more to his fastenings, and sutistied tbat he could do nothing, put a little wood on the fire, and iaid down to that si uite at ease as touny danger in that dickens , and secluded of the forest. They were bonds. They were fastened in @ way that left no hope of his break-" ing them. This hope then ab onee to be given u witne Phance of aly ps aceon, he ai steely comichooks.com