Beadle's Dime Novels No. 96: Little Moccasin — page 76: what you’re looking at

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vite! ; LITTLE MOCCASIN. “Well, my friend, what d’ye say to that?” muttered Gage: “What do I say! IL say that we must keep watch and ward, if we hope to see the light of another day. I don’t half like the size of that snow-shoe—it corresponds too. nearly with what I should haye expected from that capsountey Mo- hawk.” ‘“ Mohawk !—do you believe he was really a Mokavis *. “As much as I believe you-are standing there.. I know them well—they have never lost their haughty bearing, nor that look of deadly determination which always characterized them, while they were the scourge and terror of our fathers.” “ Forewarned, forearmed,” said Gage. “Just throw your self down’upon that pile of spruce, and I will stand sentry.” “ Not I!—but if you, will take a snooze and allow me to sit by the fire, P11 promise you not to fall asleep ; ; and with the door shut and no openings. but where the smoke goes through the roof up there, I think aL may answer for your safety, if there were half a dozen Mohawks after our scalps.” “Can’t do it, my friend; but PH tell you what I will. do, Pll sit down and hear the rest of your story, for you broke off just where my blood began to um to my finger-ends, like fire.” “ Agreed !” and Fletcher went; ae and finished the narrative, with all the incidents and particulars, “ But, tell me, captain,” said he, after he had finished, “ tell @ me if you are really in earnest about that girl ?” “In earnest! So much in earnest, that I wonder at my- self.” % “You are infatuated ” “ Of course I am——good-night—call_ me in two hours and take my place,will you 2” “Ay, ay! Good-night !” 4 commicloookks.conn