Beadle's New Dime Novels, No. 49 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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14 THORNPATH, THE TRAILER; OR, fair” said Egpyt, referring to Josiah’s deeds of valor at Deer Creek. . 4 We've got to’ git away in the canoe,” said the old hunter “once on the east shore and we're all right.” “But the red-skins on the west shore will fire upon us,” said young Harweod. “Well have to keep the island atween us and the reds when we take to the Canoe ; and if you ’uns will keep watch I'll go and bring the canoe round to the east side. WhenI whistle, come.” The old hunter turned, and upon his hands and Knees erawled through tle thick vegetation toward the upper end - of the island where they bad left their canoe. In & moment he reached the edge of the island, and parting the thick foll- age he peered out upon the river. Judge of his surprise and indignation on secing their own canoe with an Indian in it, glide around an abrupt bend in the stream a short distance above the island. : “ All right, all right, Mr. Red-skin,” muttered the banter, shaking his clenched fist at the fleecing savage boat-thief, “ that war aright clever trick, but III beat you yit afore mornin’ or give up the sobrikate o’ Thornpath, the Trailer. Now mind.” ' The hunter turned and crawled back to his friends and “What will we do now ?” asked Harwood. “ We've got to swim,” replied the old Trailer. “Oh! salvation! Yl drown,” whined Josiah. , “Den dat ll save powder an’ jead,” said Egypt, with a grin. Scatcely had the darky finished speaking, when a rifle- ball went whizzing in close proximity to és head, closely fol- lowed by a sharp report that seemed to come from the sky and resembled more a clap of thunder than the crack of a ri- fle. All eyes were instantly turned toward the east shore—the direction whence the report had come—and to their surprise the hunters saw a puff of blue smoke drifting up from the top of @ tall cottonwood tree that arose up many feet abdve its they-eruid discern a dark something moving athwart the a j COMMICOOOKS.COn)