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SNOW BIRD,

Till} TRAPPEB’S CIIILD.

CON “NEED.

A wild and despairing shriek came as soon as she could get her breath, when she perceiv- ed that her husband and child had been snatched from her and hurried to des-

from the lips of Jeaneettc,

traction.

“ They are gone, Matthieu!" she ex- and my Let us hasten to save For God‘s sake, lead the way down the hill, and let us look for them.

‘ Ve can nossing do, madame,’ replied the half-breed. shaking his Iieud gleoinily. “Zone is but zc von trail, and all oddair Zey are covair deep by ze snow, and vc lose but ourselves, for more is no life for ze hoss

claimed. My husband

Annette are lost! them I

vuy is but death at zis time.

or so man but by me von trail.‘

"They must have gone down to the

foot of the mountain, Matthieu.

hurry down into the valley by the trail,

and llien we can look for them.

is surely some liopc,and we must do all we

.can to save them.’

*‘ Ve might no bettair find ze ring from Zey are bofe vipe out—- gone bevair—monsicur and sat sweet It is too bad, sacre enfant dc Garce‘. Ye vill follow ze trail, mail-

your ‘fingair. leetle enfant.

ame.’

‘ Lead on then, Matthieu. and lose not a moment, or I shall go distracted! ‘Givc me, zen, ze lcetle boy, andl

will take him sale.’

‘ No !' exclaimed the mother, hugging the child more closely to her brcst; ‘he If we die, we must Lead on, Matthieu !’

The descent of the mountain was ac- complished with much difficulty, and, us

must not leave me. aperiin together.

it appeared to the impatient Jeannette, with a great expenditure oftime. \\ hen they reached the creek at the foot of the mountain—although she, is well as the animals, was completely exhausted—she :at once besought Matthieu to go in search of her husband and child, declaring that she would not stir from the spot until every endeavor was used to find them.

As all expostulatiun was useless, the half-breed was about to comply with her request, when their hearts were glad- .dened by the welcolm sight of two hun- vters, who rode into the valley from the eastward. They had heard Jeannettc's shriek, and the shouts of Matthieu to the animals “he brought them down the mountain, and had come to see what was the matter.

Jennette told them of the disappear- ;ance of Henri Labardie and Annette, and begged them to join Matthieu in search- ing for her lost. loved ones. When the hunters listened to Matthieu’s account of the place and manner of the disap— pearance, they shook their heads hope. 'lessly, but promised to do all they could. .One of them, accordingly, remained with Jeanette, while the other accompanied the half-breed in his search.

It was fa; in the night when they re- turned, and they reported that they hiid not been able to find the slightest trace of the lost ones, who had probably fallen, they said, into some deep hole in the side of the mountain, where the snow Iiad drifted over them, so as to leave no sign by which they could be discovered.

Jeanette‘s face was as pale and cold as marble, as she received this intelli- gencc, which bereft her of all hope ofthc recovery of Henri and Annette. She pressed her remaining: child to her bosom, turned away sadly and bore her grief in silence.

The two hunters camped with Mat- thiau in the valley, where Jenuettc and her little boy were made as comfortable as possible; but they again passed a miserable time; for the wind roared and howled along the bed of the creek, rend- ering it impossible to keep a. fire burn- ing, and covering them with snow as they vainly tried to sleep. It seemed to the stricken wife and mother that she could hear the wailing voices of her husband and child in the wind that raved and sliricked about her, and her mental pain was even worse than her bodily discom- fort. I Early in the morning, as the violence .of the storm had somewhat abated, the. males were packed. and Jeannette and her guide sadly resumed their journey, accompanied by the two hunters.

A few days' travel brought them to a little Indian tradingl'ort on the Arkansas, where they were kindly received by Major Ilenning. who was temporarily stationed there with a detachment of troops. As his wife was with him, Jeannette and her child were hospitany entertained and well cared for. When her and story lind , been told, Major IIcnning at once dis. patched some men to the place where the accident had occured, with Matthieu as a

guide.

be rubbed out or toted should have bccn,I reckon, but for a game-bird that lit down in muge.’

During those ten years there had Leen a large emigration to the far west, and the steps of the pioneer and explorer, as well as those of the hunter and trapper. had penetrated nearly every plain, valley and mountain west of the Mississippi. Oregon was being settled, and the sup- plies requircd by the emigrants, as well as by hunters, trappcrs and Indians. opened a lucrative trade at points far re- mote from the settlements.

Major IIcnning had been induced, by the hope ofobtaining wealth, to resign his position in the army, and had been for some time in active busints as a trud- er in the mountain districts, furnishing emigrants and mountain-men with sup- plies, in return for money, furs and other articles of traffic. He had established a trading-[inst at the head-waters of Green river, which, in accordance with his mil- itary education. he had fortified, to guard against attacks from Indians or predatory white men. To this position, which he had named Fort Advance, he had brought his family, a short time before the third scene ol our story opens.

Jeannette Labardie was now a woman of over thirty years of age; but she. was still handsome, notwithstanding the sad and subdued expression that seldom lclt her fine countenance. She had many admirers, and her hand had been often asked in marriage ; but she remained true to the memory of her beloved husband, and continued to wear her widow‘s wecds.

We find her seated in a pleasant room in Major llenning's house, within the walls of the fort, engaged in sewing, and in conversation with Mrs. Meaning. in gray-haired and matronly lady, whose face shone with kindness and behave]- enee. In the course ofthcir conversation, Madame Labardie spoke Ii'equcntly of her son IIciiri, a fine boy of iienrly thirteen years, who had been permitted to go, in company with one ofthe employers of the

post, to a stream under the shadow of

the Wind river mountains, to fish for trout.

‘I wish he would return.‘ said Madame Labardic, looking anxiously out of the window. ‘ It is now nearly sunset, and he should be home, according to his pro- mise, an hour ago. I am afraid that something has happened him.‘

‘ You are too nervous and fretful, my ilear,’ replied Mrs. llenning. ‘Robert Thatcher is a safe hand, and I have no doubt that he will take good care of the boy.’

‘ You can hardly blame me for my anxiety, when you remember that I have

lost one child, and that lIcnri is the only

tie that binds me to this world.’

‘ I have had my losses, too, Jeannette, although they have not been as great as yours, for my husband has not been taken Ii‘om me. 1 can sympathize with you; but I think that you are unnecessarily troubled about the boy. I heard the gate open just now, and perhaps he and Robe t have rcturncd.’

At that moment the door of the room was thrown open violently, and IIcnri Labardie, his fine face glowing with exer-

cise in the pure mountain air, rushed in,

and ran up to his mother, whom he kis- sed affectionately.

He was fancifully dressed in agarb

somewhat like that which was generally

worn by the frec-trappers whom he had met in the wilderness. He had greatly admired the gany-ornamented hunting-

sliirts and leggings ofthcse gamccocks

of the mountains. and Iiad given his

mother no rest until she made him a similar suit.

‘ Well, mother,‘ he said, as be seated himself on a stool by her side, ‘ I suppose

you began to be afraid that I was never coming home. an hour ago, if Iliad not got into a serape.’

I would have been here

‘ A what, IIenri ?' ‘An adventure, I suppose you would

wish me to call it; it was a pretty ser- ious one too. and] am almost afraid to tell it to you, for it looked at one time, as if this child would be a a gone bea- ver.

‘ “'hat do you mean by such outland-

ish talk ?'

‘ I mean that I thought I was going to off; and so I

the ski-im-

‘ I am as much in the dark as before.

You have got the slang of the mountain- mcn as pat as if you hiid always lived among them. what lies happened to you, and I wish 'you would tell me all about it, in as plain English as you can use.’

I am very anxious to learn

,I'll try to, mother. You see, Bob

Thatcher and I went over to the creek.

iear the mountains, to catch some trout,

and we got a mighty fine string of the beauties. antl you shall have them for supper. were ready to quit, when llob sighted ll

Rob is out cleaning them now, \Vc

They returned in the course ofn week, buffalo, and put nlfto try to get the wind

{bringing the body of Henri Lnbardic, .which they had suceedcdin finding, after a iong and laborious search. OfAnnettc

they had been able to find no trace, ex- bills. the prettiest. girl, by a long chalk, that I ever laid eyes on. a young queen of the woods, and was rigged out in fancy style, I tell you— just as this boss means to have his squaw tricked off when he gets hitched.’

,cept some little scraps of her dress, that were found on the bushes. Their con- .clusion was, although they did not state, it to Jeannette, that the body of the child had been discovered and devoured by the wolves. Jeannette buried her husband near the fort, and thankfully acct-pied the invitation of Mrs. Ilenning to remain

of it. look for some more trout-holes, until I found myself in a kind of gorge near the

I walked on up the creek, to

Just then I caught a glimpse of

She lookedjust like

‘ You are talking nonsense, “curl, and

with her during the winter.

CHAPTER V. res runs irons.

Ten years had elaspsed since Jeannette Labsrdie lost her husband and her little During all this time she had been an inmate of the household of Major lIenning, who, together with his excellent wife, had be. come greatly attached to her, and treated IIerlifc, therefore had been passed in case and comfort, with nothing to embitter her thoughts except the rcmcmbcrancc ofher loot ones who had been so violently

Annette at Sangre .Cristo pass. her as a member of his family.

taken from hot.

WHA

you are again using the trappers' slang. I wish that you would speak in proper language, and remember that you are too young to trouble your head about the girls.'

' But she was a stunner of a pretty girl, mother. sure as shooting. She bad hair as black as yours, and the gayest kind of a head-dress; and her eyes were exactly like yours. big and bright ones. She was standing on a rock when I first saw her, up the stream, a little way above

inc. Imade signs to her, Indian fashion,

and she held out her hand and smiled.

The way this child ran to meet her was

more like a starved wolf after a wounded

deer, than any thing else] know of.‘ [Ta be confirmed]

RIELLY'S Pairs: courrv

TOBABGO FAGTOIIY

has been

Removed to Water Street, To the Store lately occupied by Mr. (leaner: (Julian, Harness Maker, in the House of Mr. Gsouos O'NEILL, where

Tobacco of all Kinds,

Twist, Flat and Natural Leaf, will be kept constantly on hand, and sold at

Lower Prices than ever!

W People from the country will find it to their advantage to call before purchasing

elsewhere. PATRICK REILLY, Proprietor. Snniinerside. July 23, ‘68 .

V New England Self-Acting

HAND LOOM l

.I list what every Fm'nler Requires

‘ ILL weave from If. to 30 yards per day.

Any style. of goods required . A dozrn dill’erent twill can be wuven upon the same warp. Also Seamless Bags,

AND CLO’I‘II, DOUBLE-WIDTH. L‘uu Weave a web six feet ten inches wide. Also. winds its own quills; and while it

weaves one quill it winds another. Cull lIlMl

be folded together mid taken through a ram-

tnun door with the webb in. The whole operation is performed by turning an easy crank. llllll can be operatnd by u BOY or

GIRL ten or twelve years of age.

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October 2‘2, '68. ff

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srov'rs,‘ srovrs.

I havcjust received from per Sclir. Golden Rule, a large and varied assortment of S'I‘OVES, consisting of Cookingr Stoves for wood. Cooking Stoves for coal, Parlor Stoves for wood & coal, Bed Room Stoves, IIall Stoves, bliop & Ollice Stoves, Stoves for Churches and School IIouses.

Waterloo birds Stoves.

DAVE just received an assortment of the celebrated

Waterloo Cook Stoves,

One of the best descriptions of Cook Stove now in use. Stove I’ipe of all sizes constantly

on hand. 1). ROGERS.

October 29, 1868.

WEN—oi!“

‘IIE S"ANFIELD WOOLEN MILLS at 'I‘RI'ON , having been thoroughly recon. strut-ted and enlarged by additional Ill:l('lllll- cry and Steam l’nwer, will continue to manu- facture (lloth from custom wool us hereto- fore, and at the usual rates. Iluvinu doubled their facilities for manufacturing, and procu- red skillful operatives ior every department. the Company feel confident of giving their customers greater satisfaction generally, by manufacturing a better quality of'tlloth, and making quicker returns for wool left with them. In addition to the various kinds ol ULO'I‘II previously made. they are manufac- luring SEVERAL NEW STYLES FOR MEN‘S WEAR, and full width lllankcting. k2“ \Vool, which must be clean washed. free ofmuts and course lurks, and of good quality, may be left at lloti. ll..l. Ciillbeck‘s, Charlottetown, or at the mill. S’I‘ANIFII‘ZLD WOOLl-Ii' CO. Trynn, May H. mus. .mll

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aces.

’ IIE Subscriber has just received. and now offers for sale a large supply of

British and Foreign

MEHGHANDIZE,

comprising a large assortment of

artisan nan transit D R Y G O O D S .

Groceries, llnrdwnrc,

(Irockel'ywn re, and almost every article required in the coun- try.

Please call and ('X'IllIIllt‘Jtl his ST()CI( will be found to i'innpare favorably with any in Summersidu or elsewhere, and will be sold

low. A. L. ANDERSON. Noi tube '3. 1sos.- tf

NJG‘V

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The Subscriber has now open, And Ifcmly for Inspection, a. Carefully Selected Stock of FALL and Winter GOODS,

which he offers as Cheap as any in the Market.

Cull and examine them.

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"Summer-i119, not. 22. ’68“ r ‘ NAVY BREAD.

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Y llEt“E.\"I‘ ARRIVALS from ENG- LAND. I'NITEI) S'l‘d'l‘ES.nud CANA- DA, the subscriber has received his

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IN FULL, embracing almost every article asked for, either in DRY GOODS, HARDWARE 5's GRUDERIES Particular attention havng been given to the selection and purchasing of these GOODS, in the and on the Very [fist ’l'urms, BARGAINS will be given for Cash on. APPROVED CREDIT. C. C. GAIKDINER. Summersidc, Nov. 26, lh'tis.

Axes.

A lot ofUNDERlllLL‘S best AXES. 0.0. GARDINER.

Shoes 85 Boots. An excellent nssortinent of IIOO’I‘S. SHOES, RUBBERS and Felt OVERSIIOES . (I. C- GARDINER.

Carriage Axles.

50 seits assorted sizes CARRIAGE AXLES, U . (I. GARUINER.

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Iron 85 Steel. l0 tons best refilled IRON and S’I‘EEL. C. U. UARDINER.

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‘25 chests of (Tongan TEA, recently received from London, which still defies (,‘ompe- titiun. C. C. GARDINER .

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Large Importations of almost every description of

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Who wants Mussel Mud P UR SALE on the Subscribers“ premises, * a saw uousu, as x 24. with a Kitch- en attached, Ill x In, finished outside, wrth TWO MTRES OF LAND, fronting on the Main Post Road. This is a desirable. stand for ii Blacksmith or Merchant, and beipgr m the immediate vicinity of thatgrnn I fertiliz‘er. Musss‘r. Mon. and an excellent Shipping place, an active, enterprising man wIIl find this s desirable place for business. WILLIAM IIARDY. Cascumpec Village, Lot 6, lei9.—4in‘

VALIIABLI‘}

MILL PROPERTY FOR— SALE l

IIE s'uhscriher offers for sale all that

Valuable MILL PROPERTY nnw DUL'U- pied by him, situated in Mosruossz, Ivddare, Lot 3; consisting of—

l Grist Mill, 1 Saw Mill, 1 Shingle Jlfill

The above Mills are all in excellent work- ing order, llllll have at all times an abundance iif water. They are shunted in a flourishing settlement, and receive a large share of pub- lic patronage.

Also, 15 acres of Land, surrounding the Mills—on which are a good Dwelling Ilouse, n Barn and other outbuild- lugs.

Ally person wishing to purchase slit-Ir n l'ropertv as the above. would do well to m-

spvl-t it at mi early date. . 'l‘i-rms liberal, uml made known on applica-

tion to the owner, ’ GEO. M. CLARE. Monlrose l’.0., Jan 2l,'69—tf

Lots For Sale!

I-‘ew WATER LO'I‘S, east of Mutu- u an" “blur, and a few cast of Ila).- zufs Wnaur in Sirnulinstnu. for Sale, with flrst rigllt ofgruut to channel, —AI.SO——-

A few Iluilding Lots, with admirable view of Harbor.

it?” 'l‘i-rms easy. For plan, &0. apply to (‘IIARLES GREEN.

Suunnerside, .lnn‘y. 4, I869.

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’ ‘IIE Subscriber offers for sale 60 acres at

LAND in Lot l7, extending from the Linklelter Road to the shore, about 2 miles west of Summerside. This valuable property poss sses the unusual advantages of u beauti- l'ul situation. commanding a full view of the entrance to lledvque I-luy. Abundance of sea manure on the shore, mid a large quantity of black mud ot‘tlie best on Iity. 20 acres are so fertile us never to require any manure, and there is a never failing spring of water. Also a. comfortable DWELLING IIUUSI'} mid u EARN 30 x 40 feet. Terms liberal. For further particulars apply to the subscribe: