Beadle's Dime Novels No. 213: Squatter Dick — page 47: what you’re looking at

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THE SWAMP RETREAT. 49 by water upon all sides ; an island, in fact. The ground was dry where the camp was pitched, being a ar on a than the level of the swamp. Several piles of ashes still sent up tiny jets of light, fleeey smoke, while horses were tethered to the surrounding trees and shrubs, in every direction. Close to each was its respec- tive equipage, and upon their heads remained the bridles, oaly with the bits let down upon one side. Men, rough-looking, with clothing tattered and travel-stained, bespattered with half-dried mud~from head to foot, with shaggy hair and matted whiskers, that looked as though they had never heard of the art of hair-cutting, were lying singly or in groups upon tlie ground; some sleeping, talking, or play- ing cards. “Others were trying to mend their clothes, whistling or hum- “ming a ‘bar of some half-forgotten tune, ever and anon utter- ing aw exclamation of impatience, as the thread tangled, or “the sharp needle pricked his clumsy fingers. Others still were Cleaning and examining rifles and lols removing their loads, or scouring the’ rust from lock and’ bar- oh ‘sharpening ‘sabers and Jong, heavy hunting-knives, a care that: ‘greatly: relied ens; the The leader only ete torte iibicettet ‘salutations Ry “nod, and’ hastened “toward a ‘more’ retired “spot, waite be gloomily reclined ground, his niind filled with bitter reflections. ‘A slight form silently followed lim, and sat down at his feet, peapen2, frerired eee sme ‘gaze ‘into’ Fhe partisan’s fates tad Twenw ton Ley atin Then, taking one of the hardened, sinewy ‘hands Sidtlees his own slight, tender palms, the lad chafed it with a caressing touch that in itself betrayed the deep love existing between the two brothers. For that such was the tie between them, one glance at the two, when together, would betray. » There was the same hair, eyes and features ; the ieame proud, haughty curve to the mouth and chin, in the younger, that ~ “was so prominent about the elder brother. The youth was dressed in a neat, closely-fitting suit of gray cloth, that re Bie pyar dnincag be vl? ae rl piper | 4 ha NAL Wg@ ake captain looked down at the lad, and a pleas. Commicloooksaconn