Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 5: what you’re looking at

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THE SPECTER CHIEF! CHAPTER L How still the scene, how lifeless, yet how fair Was the lone land that met the atranger there! * e s e Nothing appeared but nature on ubdued, One endless noiseless, woodland solitude. J. K. Paulding. Jealous, they saw the tribes beyond the sea Plant in their climes; and towns and cities rise. Dwight The spring of the year 1774 had fairly opened, Masses of ice only 2 few weeks previous were forcing’ their way toward the ‘‘ father of rivers,” an:l the scenery along its — Great tributary, the Ohio, presented the desolate aspect of winter; but the influence of a milder seasou had quick- ened the herbage, and on many a spreading branch the young leaves were bursting forth, throwing their lively | gteen upon the waters beneath, The dogwood and the red-bud displayed their blossoms ia brilliant contrast ; and here and there a change in the most tardy of the vege- _ table tribes announced the near approach of general ver- _ In the locality in which we have chosen to eo ommence our tale, the rays of an afternoon sun were slowly leaving the valley along which the waters rolled their full tide, , X - b / ‘comicbooks-com — p. Pees. se ee ee eee ee ae