Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 91: what you’re looking at

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THE PHANTOM CILIEF. 95 dents, but never before suspected that the hero was the indi- vidual now before him. The tale, indeed, has found its way into the annals of the West, and posterity will read with pity of the misfortunes of this noted woodman. That Fen- ton was less urgent, with such an example betore him of the fosecurity of courtship. is pot to be presumed; and his en- treaties, backed by the advice of Butler—and Shall we say, the insinuation of Marie—led to a conclusion satisfactory to all parties. The earl, to whom the facts were communi- cated, was so far interested that he assumed the giving away of the bride ; the marriage ceremony being conducted by a erage clergyman who had attended the expedition as chap n to its commander. The word was at length issued to break up the encamp- ment, and begin the bomeward warch. The Indians who accompaied the captives from the villayzes visited them every Gay from Chilicothe, and brought provisions, furs, etc. ; and some of them even iurnished horses for the journey to the fettlements. A number continued with the troops for Several days, merely for the sake of deterring their separation from the captives. Before that part of the column with which Fenton and his bride were to move had left the camp, the wives of Cornstock and Wabethe took leave of Marie. Kishkalwa had been wounded at the Kenhawa. aud being thus incapacitated for a renewal of his design upon Maric, his faithful but injured partoer had so won upon him by her assiduities, that on the Ceparture of the pale-face he _ Manifested strong indications of reviving love for the Swan. “Many tokens of remembrance, wrougat by the hands of be- Devolent womea, were pressed upon Marie ere they turned @way toward their lodges, after a close ewbrace, which was Dot the less hearty because of the differing color of the parties. ” On the evening of the second day after leaving camp the Ranger sought an opportunity to speak with the surveyor ‘and Marie before they rctired to rest. _ “ The General bas ordered me on sarvice away from camp,” id Butler, Bs oa ¥ chall'be in the sroods long sfore. you:ere ~ comicooks. com