"He will
leave a trail that your men can follow without the least difficulty,
and, I trust, we may come up in time to prevent anything serious
occurring to him and her. His son joined him last night and brought
the news of his misfortune to him, but the noble fellow, although his
heart must have nearly burst within him, would not leave us until he
was assured of your daughter's safety."
"Noble chap! noble chap! he must be paid for such devotion. Come, my
boys, let us lose no time. As you all understand the woods better than
I do, I must select one of you to walk beside me and keep the trail in
sight, while the rest of you must remember and not fall out of line.
If a tree should stand in the way, just step around it, but don't lose
the step. There's nothing like discipline--nothing like discipline."
The guide was selected, who took his station beside Captain Prescott,
and the word was given and away they started in the wake of the flying
Huron.
CHAPTER X.
CONCLUSION.
I leave the Huron shore
For emptier groves below!
Ye charming solitudes,
Ye tall ascending woods,
Ye glassy lakes and prattling streams.
Whose aspect still was sweet,
Whether the sun did greet,
Or the pale moon embrace you with her beams--
Adieu to all!
Adieu, the mountain's lofty swell,
Adieu, thou little verdant hill,
And seas, and stars, and skies, farewell!--P.
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