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P Pioneer 8 IX THC DAYS OP OF Or the Sc n t nr the 17 7 Continued From Irom Y Yesterday Morning On account of ot the explosive mid and ncr fiery nature of his disposition his master had bad bestowed upon him the name tame of Vesuvius lus was was we are sorry sorn to say lr a 1 snappish h and fret cur gh given n n nto to sudden violent and dangerous eruptions crup- crup of ot the tho lava of ot wrath when It became he- he came imperatively ely necessary for rl within a n certain area to withdraw themselves speedily to escape Instant with tooth and nail This ungentle mastiff mastt always always walked abut about al six Inches behind Joel Logston except 4 when engaged In his favorite pursuit of or hunting for tor on occasions ho hono he no was In Invariably In advance ot of everything every every- vor- vor thing In the chape of or quadruped or Ot bi hi- hi peG ped Ve Vesuvius ulus seldom If It ever er erected his ills large shaggy ears cars cOrs and obstinately persisted persisted per per- In tarrying carrying his his caudal a extremity extremity ity Sy In that tha dropping manner r In rann penitent dogs sometimes do when eon con convicted on- on of some somo high oens offense Joe was quite quie as celebrated r for Cor his marvelous narrations and extraVagant extravagant extravagant extra extra- style as for tor his physical strength No man mn at the three settlements set set- r could tell tel with wih such Incomparable Incomparable parable self possession nod mid ld 1 coolness such stories as he did which no person living could be expected to believe With lh this strong proclivity to exaggeration exal- exal was combined a rough drollery drollery drollery drol drol- lery and good nature that made him himat 1 at nt all al times a very agreeable compan ion If I Joel had bad an any malice in his Ills 4 heart It I manifested I Itself tel t. t wh whenever ene cr occasions offered In putU putting Andrew AndrewIn In mortal fear by causing Ve Vesuvius to show his teeth and make malce several hostile hostile hostle hos hos- tile tle demo demonstrations towar towards him In Inthis Inthis this Innocent pastime took great delight Nor or was Andrew Andre the thenh only nh subject of f these hes cu currish rish Air r r. r Alston s colored man exquisite site sie Ebon Ebony was another mart martyr r to Joel and his mastiff masUt Wo Yo shall hal only remark In this place concerning Exquisite Ebon Ebony that he was tho the most pompous and and con ron of any gentleman that ever In Inherited Inherited In- In heried a darl lark dark skin and had hal moreover moreover moreover more more- over such a n strong fur tine line clothes othes that he lie had In many In-many many es been known to masters master's best coat coal b by stealth In order r to tl appear to good advantage for an nn e evening ln or an ln hour In the of Lemons Lem Lem- eyes IS ons one a fair mulatto mulato girl In the service ser of Mr Fleming While hlo Allan Alan was partaking of the 1 substantial hospitality of or the pioneer in the tho form of excellent venison and other wholesome and palatable viands s d all aU the parties partes by relating re re- biting lating one ono of his recent adventures In which he asserted with much modesty F of ot manner that he had no doubt slain fourteen Indians with his own on h hand nd besides doing to dt lOath death th a litter of hoars of or six months with their sire and damn dam For the truth or of this rea reasonable statement state slate ment he ho appealed to Vesuvius Veau who answered an an- tn- tn I with a n short sharp and short ex expressive ex- ex yelp and ancl then fixed his flery tiery ery ayes upon Andrew n n such a n threatening threaten threaten- ing manner that the tho latter laUer fo sure that an immediate attack 7 Was vas S meditated retreated to the farthest r corner of pf the room rolling rOling his eyes yes in great alarm Simon Kenton thou though h a brav braver l man In the tIme hour of ot danger never no heM hell a rifle sat sst silent and arid reserved as a young youn maiden but Allan Jan observed that his eyes sought the neat figure of or Lizzie Boone as she moved I lightly bh th about th the d dwelling Our hero Haltered flattered himself elt that he was shrewd enough to perceIve how matters maters stood with wih Kenton wit with wih regard to the time pioneers pioneer's fair a Ir daughter While these theM parties partes arc ore subjects of or vital vHal Importance to th the thc well being of or th the new nt w we will wil turn to other scenes I I iv no V. V anI l liH hf Cloud returned to tho th fort ort nna by fr 4 thc conduct of L Lo Le Bland Notwithstanding ing th the high place which he ho occupied In th the estimation ot of her father she Yer ne him as S an acquaintance acquaint acquaint- ance anc or sought hl his on the contrary she had never felt fel at ease 1 In his society and rejoiced when he was no longer an em of or humble dwelling The Tile cause of ot her aversion to tho the insinuating Frenchman she could p not herself hersel understand Cul fully but it was the less genuine for that reason c Encouraged ed b by her fathers father's good ion he had hut made declarations at ata various various va a va- va arlous rious times of ot the nature anti and tendency ant z of which she could not affect to be Ignorant or misapprehend Rosaline Rosalthe on nil all such occasions had given gl en no word of or hope and md with n a careful re regard re- re e gard Jard to his imis feelings endeavored to tomako mako known her sentiments without wounding his aride But Dut It I displeased el and anti annoyed her excessively to that he ely steadily persisted in affecting not to comprehend compre compre- hend bend her meaning In n addressing her eS especially In the hearing of ot Mr r. r and Mrs Ir Alston Aiston he alwa always Ys assumed an ancs cs easy and ane confidential manor maner which lam lam- DIed nIel that matters maters were vero all al between them and there need need be bo no k attempt to conceal what hat must be known knon This Timis deceit decelL and assurance on the part fart of ot the tho Fr Frenchman had hal in misleading the minds s of or the parties partes alluded to and it I was a piece of or presumption pre pre- that that sho she could coul not overlook or pardon Her silence and embarrassment embarrassment embarrass embarrass- ment meat were construed to moan exactly what the they did not signify and as sufficient suf suf- en engaged aged evidence p that her affections were ivere Ire Ireen L She had resolved more than once to speak peal with her parents on tho the vexatious vexatious vex tous subject but somehow he her courage courage courage cour cour- age always failed when the moment to test It I arrived so the unpleasant theme from da to da was visa postponed day day in hopes that something In her favor or a would soon transpire or that dela delay would strengthen her bar determination to toI todo todo I do so Being thus situated It I will wm be we well understood that her dislike rapidly In- In and ripened into positive o re- re The conduct and character of or IC 1 Lo La Bland were to our heroine deeply deep deep- ly 13 mysterious sinister and dangerous and she feared him as much munch as she disliked him br her own nature was Irani open and above dissimulation S the y- y was l 3 of that tha susceptible s and nd sensitive mold that she seemed to lo ac acquire ac- ac quire knowledge of or a persons person's ons on's character character char char- acter actor b by being brought in Jer contact with him or her her n a species of Intuition z Quite mite common with her se sex and which C- C rarely if IC ever over misleads As a consequence consequence conse conse- V. V quence of ot the annoyances and dons cloas clors to which she nho he was dally daily subjected 4 sine She became less cheerful and far Car less happy than was usual with wih her I Tho The conversation which had lied transpired tans tans- trans trans- on the tIme bank of tho the river as already al- al ready related appeared abundant abundantly confirmatory of her fears and untold suspicions To the time young oung stranger who had so opportunely appeared ared to assist assister her er she felt truly grateful hut but the re reflection to- to ecton that she JH had possibly Involved him In a quarrel with a n dangerous an erous man added much to the anxiety of ot her mind mind She had noticed as she gl glided ed by the dark dark and malignant expression that the hunters hunter's warning words had t called In instantly tant to lo his face despite tho the smile smUt of ot contempt that curl curled d his hl lips as 38 If J to mock at nt what all al other men menS S held sacred and nd dear The Information which he had Jl en given r In relation to the movements of the tho i Indians against did not noti i surprise her so much ranch ns as it I would have surprised many others who had studied him less Jess and confided In him more un un- un- un reservedly It I had revived re all al the ther r stran strange e misgivings she had long IonS felt fell fellIn fel In regard to him The secret was of or the deepest Importance yet she had J promised d not to betray It I to those whom It most Intimately concerned r She was on tho time point of making known r tho the state of ot her feelings to her father In tn respect to Lo La Bland when he commenced commenced com corn to speak highly In his praise c dwelling particularly upon his gentle genUa manners and the frankness which characterized him hint In every act ct In life UCc I 1 esteem him added Mr Ir Alston for Cor his numerous good Od g qualities for tor for forthe the h he ll of Ills liIs heart hearts for the Iho tle digI dig dig- I ni alLy and refinement of or his manners and for Cor nil all ni those trolls which constitute true manhood I Rosalthe felt her blood mounting tumultuously to her cheeks checks and tears of or regret filling her eyes She Se Wl was wa much pained that a n man of ot her fathers father's fathers father's fath fath- ers er's discrimination should be so ao ere Joush deceived In the Frenchmans Frenchman's character and pretensions But she he was misapprehended for Alston Aiston ob observing observing ob ob- serving sr IS her confusion attributed It wholly to another caU cause C. C and remarked with wih a 0 meaning smile smie that she need not be conCu confused ed about the thc matter for ho fully appreciated her feelings and I should not nol reproach her for Cor an anything g I t that a might have passed between Le tie LeBland L Bland and herself of whose whoso honorable Intentions he lie was vms entirely persuaded And to make mako Rosaline's position more mortifying Mrs Irs Alston observed In relation to the subject of her husbands husband's husbands husband's hus bus bands band's eulogy That he was a yer very pleasant gentleman gentleman Ien- Ien gen gen- teman and and she hoped her daughter au would be so BO fortunate as never to form any acquaintances less respectable ble hlo and she should not object to hr preferences when the they were so judiciously judic judic- made made as in the present In In- In I stance I Mr Ir Alston Aiston then hinted that he was wasa a 0 man num of oC wealth and wa was about to tomake tomake make large purchases ases or of land lying on them the opposite bank of or the tho Kentucky Kentuck river He stated that the Idea was a good one and would prove provo exceedingly exceeding profitable Inasmuch as ns it I would doubtless doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- less quadruple In a n few years ears the capItal capItal capital cap cap- ital Invested Tho The scheme was such sucha a noble one and tho the prospect of realising realizing real real- rel- rel izing ising an immense fortune so promising he should himself embark In the time en enterprise enterprise enterprise en- en so far far as his reduced circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances would Monsieur lom leur Le lie I Bland ha had capital enough so far as that was concerned and he was not one ono to refuse a friend a favor but al alWays always al- al ways the first to offer It It Much more moro Mr Ur Alston said to this effect and was In In excellent lent spirits spiris while his mind was obviously teeming with sIth untold wealth ed at nt once that her fathers father's mind was flied filled with wih a splendid bubble which would burl bur t sooner or later and end In n a cruel crupI disappointment or at least the subject presented Itself to her In that light Whether her fears feaTs magnified magni magni- fled fied fed the danger daner and trials In reserve for her or himself himsel time lime only onh could coul prove pre but bul It was plainly apparent to her that tho the wl wily Frenchman exercised almost unbounded influence over her fathers father's movements It appeared to he her het that the time had come to speak boldly bolly and reveal enl a all that her promise did not nol oblige her to lo lock within her own on bo bosom om But Dut the question queston Instent Instantly forced force Itself Iset upon her mind what had she sho to reveal s save that which she had promised not notto notto notto to divulge for twenty four hours She could p assure sure her father tather that he hE had Completely mistaken her sentiments senti senU- ments In regard to Le La Bland and that i she disliked ed him with more real leal In Intensity intensity in- in 11 i than she sho was as supposed to lov love I him but lut so far Car as an any absolute proof of ot dl dissimulation was concerned sh she s saw that she SilO had nothing to offer While thoughts of or this nature were passing rapidly through h her mind th the thedoor thedoor door was opened b by Ebony the thc colored colore I servant ser and the tha subject of oC her thoughts thought entered the cabin He lIe glanced lanced quickly from one to the other greeting them with his suavity He lie tool took toola tooka a seat scat ne r Mr Jr Alston and conversed with wih him nef in that peculiar agreeable I easy e and confidential manner Which had so won upon h his Is esteem could overhear o but little Itte of what was said fall but she often oten caught such as 8 In land lid loans Joans Investment Invest invest- meat ment etc which Induced d her hor to beJOC be- be here JO C that the thc land speculation wa the time theono theono ono one under discussion Lc rc Bland finally aro arose c and ant approached approach approach- ed eL J our n 1 I alft I tto to her In aI alow a n nov low v o P I m my f t nJ g I IMy My y desire to save sa you ou from what appeared ap- ap cared a pressing danger made mo me I 1 fear car ent somewhat rud rude rudO I am happy lom to lo toay ay say m now that thal I was not nol correCtly informed In- In formed In regard to Captain Du Quesne and his Intentions You may sleep RiccI In safety fair Rosaline Rosalthe and rest assured that there Is one who will you from rom Indian cruelty I grant rant that It I was timed ill tl and almost reprehensible to offer to snatch you ou alone from the time general ruin which I then believed to be beso beso bl so near I should have known that your fond heart would cling tenaciously lo to the lear dear friends lh t surround you you- but my ray reason was rendered less clear char by the overwhelming thought that you OU were In Ip deadly perI peril Del Believe eve me rue Mademoiselle Alston Alaton I speak the truth without di dissimulation laton Then you ou free tree me from Crom m my promIse promIse promise prom prom- ise returned Rosalthe No gentle gonte Rosalthe he answered with a n smile smie and In his most engagIng engaging ing lag tones which well veIl wel nigh had the of or making one change his opinion opinion ion who had already determined that he was was a I l cannot absolve absolve you froth from your o promise for speaking of ot th the tho I I subject might produce alarm Moreover I design e to mul make i further est In Investigation ton of |