Beadle's Frontier Series #25: Indian Jim—A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre — page 8: what you’re looking at

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had filled his soul with the desire to see and hear more of the mighty West, of its miguaieHis, praixies, lakes, waterfalls, game, savage tribes, etc. ° The light-colored whiskérs covering the cheeks.of the artist, together with his mild’ blue eyes, set off his pale complexion % advantage. The young man was a“ fashionable,” well aware of his prepossessing. appearance; still he was not @ “snob,” nor a “spooney,’ but possessed the sterling qua. ities ef the true gentleman. - : The young. lady directly before him, and over whose head. kes was calmly looking at. the bank, as it glided by, was a ~ lively creature, with sparkling eyes, animated features, with a — ‘somewhat. mischievous expression. Evidently she was one’ ct those buoyant spirits who seem born to act as a.condiment — to society. The relation which the two bore to each other was that of cousin. “Yes, Marian, I-expect when I return this autumn, I shall have gufficient sketches to keep me occupied for the next half dozen. years,” said the young gentleman, gazing directly at a. _ Yong stretch.of prairie immediately before him. “ The. scenery around us, I suppose you hardly consider: < worth an effort of your pencil.” “T don’t know about that. Just yonder is quite a passable landscape... I have seen poorer. ones. at the Academy. If there were-only a group.of Indians to fill up the background, it would make quite.a picture.” | —“ You still retain your old admiration for the savages?” “Fully. I have admired them, ever since, when a boy; I and I have. longed to see them, ‘ face to face,’ in their native ‘ pored over the enchanting pages of the Leatherstocking Tales; - wilds, in the majestic loneliness of the mountains and forests, — _ ‘where»they are uncontaminated by cortact with the wiite man?” = You will innies: standeat opportunity. to witness the pure red-man -himself, But let me-say, coz, that these. poetical: ~ ideas~of: yours. will disappear as rapidly as the- a Ys * _ Upon. the: river.” | _ “he artist: smilingly shook his head. | * Xt-is too deep-seated to be removed as. suddenly aa that. __ Edo notdeny but there are vagabonds and scoundrels among. (E(0) Eomichooks