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28 LITTLE MOCCASIN. then called, though we should think little of them entiienii that a price had been set upon his head. It was even re- ported, and believed, that he was-on board the ‘ Caroline’ when she was boarded and set fire to, and sent over the Falls at midnight.” Perry pricked up his ears at this, and, hitching a little nearer, he muttered, with a half-smothered cry of smyfia; “On the 29th of December; 1837, hey ?” grasping the major’s thigh with preternatural energy, as he spoke. * “But,” continued the major, with increasing solemnity, as he nodded in reply, “ that was all a mistake; for though he joined the insurgents and was in two or shree rough-and- tumble fights with them, and had much to do in carrying over supplies and men from Fort Schlosser, still he was not on board when the attack was made by Captain Drew.” “Thank God! thank God!’ exclaimed Perry, drawing a long breath, and looking up as if a great load had been sud- denly lifted from his heart, while he wiped his eyes with the ’ back of his hand, and almost blubbered outright. “But how happened it ?—how did he manage to escape ?” _ A dead silence followed, which continued until it grew not only embarrassing, but painful; and for a few minutes it seemed as if the Old Forester had forgotten the whole story. At last, however, he was brought to himself by the shuffling of many feet, and on looking up, he found all eyes fixed upon him, and even poor Charley Frost leaning forward, with his mouth wide open, looking uncommonly serious and attentive. “ Well—to make a long story short—it seems that arrange- ments had been made for sending supplies and maintaining communication with the insurgents on that very night. Young Smith had a few trusty men partly engaged ; but they did not appear in season—” “ Did not appear in season! Who were they? Could you give their names ?” ei aE | “ Not all; but I remember a few.” a “ Was there anybody of my name among them ?” The major considered a few moments, and then said, while rubbing his forehead and looking into the fire, “ As I live! I think there was—let me see—Perry—Perry Padang his name Eli?” comiclbooks.com