Beadle's Frontier Series #25: Indian Jim—A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre — page 84: what you’re looking at

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86 - ss ENDIAN JIM, ace oe ieyeee one. of us! every one of us! ee you dat Adel phos. unhurt?” ‘ “We are safe; but we had. despaired of you.” cc ‘How came you to change your. position?” io There’ have been a confounded lot of Indians en- 2 our presence. And where is ‘Dolph and Jim?” -“Just on the edge of the wood.. I will call to them.” camped. in this wood, nearly all day, and we came here. to keep out of their-sight. Thank God, they never mveered. x It needed but a single signal, when they both were heard ‘gpptoaching. We need scarcely mention the astonishment ‘of the Sioux and the artist. The latter was agitated almost “Ss much as young Brainerd. He shook all fervently by | the hand, securing Maggie for the last... Her he drew to- him, and with the assurance of old, kissed her cold cheek. — - Hasty questions were propounded and answered, and the — -old-man was informed of the burning of his house. _ “Who-cares?. who cares?” exclaimed Unele John, in his. hearty, genia? voice? “We have our lives, and that is enough. I have made my fortune twice, and am not too- old to try again.” “We are not out of the woods, as yet,” said Brainerd “are we not losing time? ” “It seems to me that the night is too dark,” said: Mrs, -. Brainerd. ‘Let’ us remain here until morning. We may Jose our way, and perhaps get miles astray before daylight.” “Ah! Jim, there, is a guide, that can’t be mistaken,” said Uncle John. “He has traveled the prairies too long fo lose his way. What do you think about moving, Jim?” . “Stay Here till mornin’,” he replied. “Go back to wagon women: stay in dere.” . Start when they might, it would be necessary to make a Sereat' deal of the journey during the daytime; and a few hours could not greatly increase the number of host ile Indians between themselves and St. Paul, while the respite of rest that would thus be afforded, would be of -incal- culable benefit, = Accordingly, me entire — = their ‘way: back to the Se xin oogtiiee drrangements’ ade. for the females, ‘while the men found no unpleasant shelter, on this warm ; ast (@) mn DOO “S) (EO)