on each side lay as many Indians as could conveniently find lodg ing, in order to prevents the possibility of his escape.6 In this disagreeable and painful posture7 he remained until morning. 29. During this night, the long est and most dreary conceivable, our hero used to relate, that he felt a ray of cheerfulness come casual1y6 across his mind, and could not even refrain from smiling, when he reflected on this ludicrous group for a painter, of which he himself was the principal figure. 30. The next day he was allowed his blanket and moccasons, and permitted to march without carrying any pack, or receiving any insult.8 To allay his extreme hunger, a little bear's meat was given, which he sucked through his teeth. At night the party arrived at Ticonderoga, and the prisoner was placed under the care of a French guard. 31. The savages who had been prevented from glutting9 their diabolical thirst for blood, took every opportunity of manifesting their malevolence for the disappointment, by horrid grimaces8 and angry gestures: but they were suffered no more to offer him violence or personal indignity, $ Prevent, to hinder, to stop. 6 Escape, s. a getting clear flight, oversight. 7 Posture, s an attitude, situation, state. 6 Casually, ad chance. accidentally, by Ludicrous, a merry, sportive humorous. solence, contempt, abuse, an affront 8 Insult, s in 6 Glutting, overloading, part. devouring, cramming. affectation, a 8 Grimace, 32. After having been examined by the Marquis de Montcalm, Maj. Putnam was conducted to Montreal by a French officer, who treated him with the greatest indulgence and humanity.‡ The Faithful American Dog. 1. An officer in the late American army, on his station at the westward, went out in the morning with his dog and gun, in quest2 of game. Venturing too far from the garrison he was fired upon by an Indian, who was lurking3 in the bushes, and instantly fell to the ground. + Humanity, the nature of man, benevolence. 2 Quest, 8 search, act of seeking; enqui 3 Lurking, part, lying in wait as a rogue, lying close ry, examination 4 Warding, 2. The Indian running to him, struck him on the head with his tomahawk in order to dispatch him; but the button of his hat fortunately warding4 off the edge, he was only stunned by the blow. With part keeping off savage brutality he applied the defending. scalping knife, and hastened away with this trophy 5 of his horrid cruelty, leaving the officer for dead, and none to relieve or console him but his faithful dog. 3. The afflicted creature gave every expression of his attachment, fidelity6 and affection. & 5 Trophy, something taken from an enemy and treasured up in proof of victory He licked 6 Fidelity, s honesty, faith the wounds with inexpressible ten- ful adherence. derness, and mourned the fate of his beloved master. Having performed every office which sympathy7 dictated or sagacity could invent, without being able to remove his master from the fatal spot, or procure from him any signs of life, or his wonted expressions of affection to him, he ran off, in quest of help. the woods. 4. Bending his course towards the river, where two men were fishing, he urged them by all the powersof na tive rhetorics to accompany him to The men were suspicious of a decoy to an ambuscade9 and durst not venture to follow the dog; who finding all his caresses fail, returned to the care of his master; and licking his wounds a second time, renewed all his tenderness; but with no better success than before. 5. Again he returned to the men, once more to try his skill in alluring them to his assistance. In this attempt he was more successful than in the other. The men, seeing his solicitude,3 began to think the dog might have discovered some valuable game, and determined to hazard the consequences of following him. 7 Sympathy fellow feeling, mutual sensibil 8 Rhetoric, the act of speak ing, not only with propriety, but with art & elegance 9 Ambuscade, sa private sta tion in which men lie to surprise others. + Caresses, fond embraces, acts of endear ment. 2 Alluring, part tempting by so me good, or apparent good, to entice. 3 Solicitudenestness, unexanxiety, ear 6. Transported with his success, the affectionate creature hurried sinesa. 4 Ardour, S them along by every expression of ardour.4 Presently they arrived at the spot, where, behold, an officer heat, warm h, wounded, scalped, weltering in his zeal, fervency, gores and faint with the loss of blood! 7. Suffice it to say he was yet alive. They carried him to the fort, where the first dressings were performed. A suppuration5 immediately took place, and he was soon conveyed to the hospital at Albany, where in a few weeks he was entirely recovered, and was able to return to his duty. 8. This worthy officer owed his life probably to the fidelity of this sagacions6 dog. His tongue, which the gentleman afterwards declared gave him the most exquisite? pleasure, clarified the wound in the most effectual manner, and his perseverance brought that assistance, without which he must soon have perished. "My dog, the trustiest of his kind, On Spring, 1. What astonishing variety of artifices, what innumerables millions 5 Gore, s clotted blood, corrupted blood. 6 Suppuration the ripening or change of the matter of a tumor into pus. 7 Sagacious, a quick of scent or thought, a cute, 8 Exquisite, a excellent, curious, complete. 9 Innumerable a not to be Dy bered. of exquisitet works, is the God of nature engaged in every moment! How gloriously is all his pervading2 wisdom and power employed in this useful season of the year, this spring of nature! What infi nite myriads3 of vegetable beings is he forming this moment, in their roots and branches, in their leaves and blossoms, their secd and fruit! 2. Some indeed, begun to discover their bloom amidst the snows of January,4 or under the rough, cold blast of March: these flowers are Exquisite, a excellent, con summate. 2 Pervade to pass through or over. " 3 Myriad, number of ten thousand. 4 January, & the first month withered and vanished in April, and in the year. 3. The whole nation of vegetables is under the divine care and culture ;7 his hand forms them day and night with admirable skill and unccasing operation, according to the nature he first gave them, and produces their buds and foliage,8 their flowery blossoms, and ch fruits in their appointed months. 4. Their progress in life is exceeding swift at this season of the year; and their successive appear 5 Blooming, af fall of blossoms. youthful. 6 Clow, brightness. 7 Culture, the act of culti vation. 8 Foliage, tufts of leaves |