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SKELETON SCOUT;
THE BORDER BLOCK.
BY MAJOR LEWIS W. CARSON,
NEW YORK: BEADLE AND ADAMS, PUBLISHERS, 98 WILLIAM STREET.
THE SKELETON SCOUT;
THE BORDER BLOCK.
A YANKEE ON A LOG.
The scene opens upon one of those great rivers of the West, in the country which Tecumseh claimed and fought for so gallantly. The forest was at rest, save only the songs of birds and the splash of the fish leaping in the river. A thicket of bushes which bordered the path down to the water, was suddenly pushed aside and a grim face peered out, a face rendered doubly fierce by its war-paint, for it was that of an Indian of Tecumseh's noble race.
Satisfying himself that no one was in sight, the Indian rose slowly, stalked out into the path, and took his course toward the river.
Another and another followed, until ten had come into view, gliding in silence down the forest-path.
Each savage was naked save the breech-cloth and moccasins. Only the man who first showed himself, was differently dressed. He was a tall, stately warrior, bearing upon his naked breast the totem of his tribe painted in bright colors, and wearing upon his dark hair the plumed head-dress of a chief.
Each Indian carried a rifle of the most approved make in the English service, together with the inevitable scalping-knife and tomahawk.
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