Beadle's Dime Novels No. 92: The Twin Scouts — page 60: what you’re looking at

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62 THE TWIN SCOUTS. the proceedings, “ Say de word, an’ I go froo’ em like onpeng nin’. I will dat.” “ You had better surrender,” replied Flora. He at once threw down his arms and submitted to’ be bound. In the mean time, a piece of stern justice was wrought upon the would-be murderer of Tiny. He was examined, and it was proved against him that he had attempted ‘to kill the prisoner, and in doing so, miserably failed; and had put the ‘safety of the camp in jeopardy. He was: doomed—not for the attempt, for they thought it nO more than just that he should revenge himself upon the negro—but for the failure, and its results. He was taken into the woods, tomahawked, and a pile of stones laid.above him. They now hurried their march, and put another guard over the irrepressible negro, who continued to express his. supreme contempt for the whole united Huron nation. His feet were bound under the body of his horse, for he had taken posses- sion of the steed of the slain Indian. He woke the echoes of the old wood with yells of delight, and before he had traveled a mile, had a bout with another of his guards, whom he rode compleggly down under the weight of the horse which carried him: The savage had enough of it, ran was rather glad than otherwise when his comrades interfered and stopped the fray, which they saw was all on one side. Besides, true bravery finds an echo in every Indian breast. And then, there is a bond of sympathy between the negro ‘and Indian. In a measure, they were both oppressed by the white man; and while the Indians hated the whites cordially, they looked with some degree of kindness upon all who were the oppressed of the domineering race. Through all this, most negroes retain — an unconquerable aversion to the Indian, and fear them great- ly. For this reason, though many advances of a friendly kind were made tovidrd the negroes, they were not well re- ceived. 120; Another took the place of the beaten savage to. guard Tiny, as they feared that his rage, or the taunts of the negro, might induce him to kill the prisoner, which they by no means de- sired to be done. The baffled Indian fell to the rear, to es- - cape the jeers of his companions, and the party went on. ' ConnicloookxSs Com