Beadle's New Dime Novels, No. 49 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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THE PERILS OF THE PRAIRIE es At sight of him, Mabel grew almost sick at heart. She knew what a merciless wretch he was, and what was to be her fate. Drawing himself up before the women, he gazed, first into the face of one, then tlie ofhér, aud in broken English said : “ Much beautiful ?” 7 hase Mabel started at the sound of his voice, but she allowed not hér emotions to betray her surprise. She merely turned her face away with contempt, while Miss Stump, ever ready with her vocabulary of invectives, broke forth : “ Yes, you great, dirty loafer! I suppose you are at the head of all this meanness. I'd say ‘ beau-ti-ful,’ wouldn’t I?” “Does the white Squaw know she speaks to Red Hand, the great Sioux chief ?” “Red Satun, you’d better say,” she sneered. “ Chief of a legion of imps.” “As the white squaw pleases; but Red Hand has ponies here, and must take the falk-squaw and the lily to his lodge.” “ Humph ft Tl make you think I’m a talk-sqguaw before you're much older. But wouldn't I be ashamed though, if I was you? A great, dirty, nasty grease-spot of filth, carrying off _two young helpless gals like us. Shame on your manhood, you red nigger !” The chief smiléd disdainfully, and turning, ordered the two savages to lead up five ponies that were browsing near. - The animals were led up, and, despite the humble petitions: of poor Mabel Prescott, and the vindictive threats and des perate resistance of Miss Stump, they were placed upon the back of a pony each, and with Red Hand in the lead, and the: two savages in the rear, they were carried away toward the north-west, t= 7 eS s ai egt 3 comiclooolks.com