In spite of the early bustle7 around me, incident to the preparations for departure, I slept late, stupefied by intense fatigue8. The sun was already high, painting with gold the interior of the western wall of the stockade9, when some unusual disturbance10 aroused me, so that I sat up and looked about, scarce realizing for the moment where I was. The parade was alive with moving figures; and I instantly marked the cheery look on the faces of those nearest me, as if the entire garrison11 rejoiced that the hour for departure had at last arrived. The northern half of the little open space was filled with loaded wagons12 of every description, to which horses, mules14, and even oxen, were being rapidly hitched15; while women and children were clambering in over the wheels, perching themselves upon the heaps of camp accoutrements, and rolling up the canvas coverings in order that they might the better see out and feel the soft refreshment16 of the morning air.
The officers of the post were moving here and there among the throng17 of workers, grave of face, yet ? 250 ? making no effort to curb18 the unusual gaiety of the enlisted19 men. For the time, all reins20 of discipline seemed relaxed. The few settlers and plainsmen who had gathered within the Fort for protection looked on stolidly21, either lying in the shade of the log wall or lounging beside their horses already equipped for the trail; while the Miamis were gathered restlessly about their breakfast fires, their faces unexpressive of emotion, as usual, although many among them had blackened their cheeks in expectation of disaster.
Evidently the hour fixed22 upon for our final desertion of Fort Dearborn was close at hand; and I hastened to seek opportunity for a bath and breakfast. I do not recall now, looking back after all these years upon the events of that day, any dreading23 of the future, or serious thought of the coming ordeal24. The bustle of excitement about me, the high spirits of the men, were like a tonic25; and I remembered only that we were east-bound once more, and my chief concern was to be ready to ride out promptly26 with the column.
It could not have been far from nine o'clock when every preparation was completed, and the echoing bugle27 called the laggards28 from their quarters into the open parade. The officers, already mounted, rode about quietly, assigning each driver and wagon13 to position in the marching column, and carefully mustering29 the troops. The many sick of the garrison were brought forth30 from the barracks in their blankets, and ? 251 ? gently lifted to places beside the women and children in the loaded wagons; while the men fit for active duty fell in promptly along the southern wall, the right of their slender column resting opposite the barred entrance. I was assigned to ride with the rear-guard beside the wagons, in company with the few settlers and fifteen of the Miamis under command of Sergeant31 Jordan. Captains Heald and Wells, the latter with face blackened so that at first glance I scarcely recognized him, took position at the head of the waiting column in front of the closed gates, and they sat there on their horses, facing us, and watching anxiously our rather slow formation.
John Kinzie joined them, his features grave and careworn32, a long rifle in his hands; while the ladies of the garrison, plainly dressed for the long and hard journey, came forth from their several quarters and were assisted to mount the horses reserved for them. De Croix accompanied Mademoiselle, attired33 as for a gay pleasure-ride in the park, and gave her his gloved hand to step from into the saddle, with all the gallantry he might have shown a queen. I knew this was no boy's play before us now; and, crushing back my natural diffidence, I spurred my horse boldly forward until we ranged up beside her, even venturing to uncover in polite salute34.
Never did I see her look fairer than beneath the shade of the wide-brimmed hat she had donned to keep ? 252 ? the hot sun from her clear cheeks; nor was there the slightest vestige35 of last night's terror lurking36 in the laughing eyes that flashed me greeting.
"I surely know of one sad heart amid this gay company," she exclaimed, "for while we rejoice at being once more bound for civilization, Master Wayland looks most truly mournful; doubtless his thought is with her who has turned Indian for a time."
Her careless bantering37 tone nettled38 me; but I was quick enough to answer, having no wish to awaken39 her fears as to the safety of our journey.
"'Tis true, Mademoiselle. I dislike greatly to leave in peril40 one I have journeyed so far to seek; nor can I banish41 from my mind the thought that perhaps I am failing in my duty toward her. Yet surely you have small cause for complaint, as I have, instead, deliberately42 chosen to ride here at your side, in order that I may be near to defend you should occasion arise,—provided always that my presence shall meet your wishes and approval."
She bowed as best she could in her high-peaked saddle, shooting a mischievous43 glance from me to the unconcerned and self-satisfied face of the Frenchman.
"I am indeed most gratified and happy, Monsieur, thus to feel myself the object of such devotion; but I greatly fear you will prove but a poor companion on the journey if you wear so glum44 a look. Captain ? 253 ? de Croix is full of wit and good-humor this morning, and has already cheered me greatly with reminiscences of happier days."
"Indeed?" I said, looking at the fellow curiously45. "He has quickly forgotten the baleful portent46 of last night. I thought the daylight would yield him new heart."
"And why not? 'Twas but a cloud, as all of us know now,—though I confess it terrified me greatly at the time. You yourself seem not even yet to have wholly shaken off its terror."
"'Tis not the supernatural that so troubles me," I rejoined. "As you may perceive yonder, Captain Wells rides forth with blackened face to what he deems to be certain death. I acknowledge, Mademoiselle, that I look forward to a serious clash of arms before we are rid of the redskins, in spite of their pledges; and shall therefore keep close beside you, hopeful that my arm may show you better service than my tongue before nightfall."
Her eyes had grown grave as she listened; for I spoke47 with soberness, and there crept into them a look that thrilled me. Before either could speak again, Ensign Ronan rode up beside me.
"Wayland," he questioned anxiously, "what is this I hear about a strange portent in the eastern sky last night? Saw you anything terrifying there?"
"'Twas no more serious than a cloud which ? 254 ? chanced to assume the form of a monster, and its aspect was most terrifying until we understood the nature of its formation. Then it became merely an odd memory to weave a tale about. Mademoiselle here saw it, and remains48 in most excellent spirits nevertheless."
He lifted his hat to her, and stared hard at De Croix, who barely nodded to his greeting.
"By Heavens!" he exclaimed, as if much relieved, "it seemed to me as if Nature had conspired49 with those red demons50 yonder to sap our courage, when first I heard the rumor51. I am so convinced that there is trouble afoot, that my nerves are all a-tingle at such mystery."
"Ay! they are in mass of hundreds, awaiting us at the foot of the mound54, and have been since daybreak. See! the sentries55 are being called down, and the men are at the gate levers. I must be back at my post."
He held out his hand, and I clasped it warmly, feeling my heart go out instantly to the brave, impetuous lad.
"You ride this day with the rear-guard," he said, lingering as if loath56 to go, "and my duty lies with the van. We may not chance to meet again, but the God we spoke about together last night will strengthen our hearts to meet their duty. It matters not where men ? 255 ? die, but how. Good-bye, Mademoiselle! Captain de Croix, I wish you a most pleasant journey."
With doffed57 hat, he struck spurs into his nettle-some horse, and was gone; while the ringing notes of the bugle called the waiting column to attention.
I watched with deepening interest all that was taking place before me. The heavy log-gates were unbarred, swung slowly inward, and left unguarded. Captain Heald uttered a single stern word of command, and Captain Wells, with a squad58 of his Miamis pressing hard at his horse's heels, rode slowly through the opening out into the flood of sunshine. Captain Heald and Mr. Kinzie, side by side, with Mrs. Heald mounted upon a spirited bay horse a yard in their rear, followed close; and then to Lieutenant59 Helm's grave order the sturdy column of infantrymen, heavily equipped and marching in column of fours, swept in solemn curve about the post of the gate, and filed out through the narrow entrance. The regular tramp-tramp, the evident discipline, and the confident look of the men, impressed me. While I was watching them, the small garrison band began suddenly to play, and the smiling soldier faces clouded as they glanced around in questioning surprise.
I marked the sudden look of terrified astonishment61 in Mademoiselle's eyes, and dropped my hand upon ? 256 ? hers where it rested against the saddle-pommel. Ensign Ronan spurred swiftly back down the column, with an angry face, and hushed the ill sound by a sharp order.
"Another tune62, you fool, or none at all!" he said, peremptorily63. "The foul64 fiend himself must have assumed charge of our march to-day."
As the column marched away, the groaning65 wagons one by one fell into line behind it, until at last our own turn came, and De Croix and I, each with a hand upon the bridle-rein of Mademoiselle's spirited horse, rode between the gate-posts out to where we had full view of that stirring scene below.
It was a fair, bright morning, with hardly so much as a fleecy white cloud in all the expanse of sky; glorious sunlight was flashing its prismatic colors over a lake surface barely ruffled66 by the faintest breeze. Never did Nature smile more brightly back into my eyes than then, as I gazed out over the broad plain where the glow of the summer reflected back in shimmering67 waves from the tawny68 prairie and glittering sand. With all its desolation, it was a picture to be treasured long; nor has a single detail of it ever left my memory.
How vast the distances appeared through that clear, sun-illumined atmosphere, and how pronounced and distinctive69 were the varied70 colors spread to the full vista of the eye, contrasts of shine and shadow ? 257 ? no human brush, however daring, would venture to depict71 on canvas. A primitive72 land this, idealized by distance, vast in its wide, sweeping73 plains, its boundless74 sea, its leagues of glistening75 sand, and, bending over all, the deepest, darkest arch of blue that ever mirrored so fair a picture of the wilderness76.
Scattered77 groups of cottonwood trees, the irregular mounds78 and ridges79 of sand, the silvery ribbon of river, merely emphasized the whole, and gave new meaning to what might else have been but sheer desert waste. I knew little then of what other years had seen within these solitudes80 and within the circle of my view; yet scraps81 of border legend came floating back into memory, until I recalled the name of many an old-time adventurer,—La Salle, Joliet, Marquette the Jesuit,—who must have camped beside that very stream out yonder.
The column had halted as our last laggards cleared the gate; and for a moment we rested in silence upon the side of the slope, while the long line was being re-arranged for travel. The Indians, in seemingly disorganized masses, were already enveloping82 the head of the column with noisy clamor, and Wells was having difficulty in holding his Miami scouts83 to their proper position. A few scattered and skulking84 savages,—chiefly squaws, I thought at the time,—were stealthily edging their way up the slope of the slight ? 258 ? rise, eager to begin the spoliation of the Fort as soon as we had deserted85 it.
Wild and turbulent as was the scene, I perceived no alarming symptoms of hostility86, and turned toward Mademoiselle with lighter87 heart. Her dark eyes were full of suppressed merriment as they encountered mine.
"I thought you would sit there and dream all day," she said pleasantly; "and I hardly have the heart to blame you. 'Tis indeed a fair scene, and one I almost regret leaving, now that the time to do so has come. Never before has its rare beauty so strongly appealed to me."
"'Tis the great distance outspread yonder which renders all so soft to the eye," I answered, glad to reflect her mood; "yet Captain de Croix and I know well 'tis far less pleasant travelling over than to look at here. We think of the swamps, the forests, the leagues of sand and the swift rivers which will hinder our progress."
"I hardly imagine," she murmured softly, "that Captain de Croix is guilty of wasting precious time in reflection upon aught so trivial this morning. He has been conversing88 with me upon the proper cut of his waistcoat, and I am sure he is too deeply engrossed89 in that subject to give heed90 to other things."
I glanced at him and smiled as my heart glowed to her gentle sarcasm91, for surely never did a more incongruous figure take saddle on a western trail. By ? 259 ? what code of fashion he may have dressed, I know not; but from his slender-pointed92 bronze shoes to his beribboned hat he was still the dandy of the boulevards, his dark mustaches curled upward till their tips nearly touched his ears, and a delicately carved riding-whip swinging idly at his wrist. He seemed to have already exhausted93 his powers of conversation, for he remained oblivious94 of our presence, fumbling95 with one yellow-gloved hand in the recesses96 of a saddle-bag.
"By Saint Denis, Sam!" he exclaimed, angrily, to his black satellite, "I can find nothing of the powder-puff, or the bag of essence! Parbleu! if they have been left behind you will go back after them, though every Indian in this Illinois country stand between. Come, you imp6 of darkness, know you aught of these?"
"Dey am wid de pack-hoss, Massa de Croix," was the oily answer. "I done s'posed you wouldn't need 'em till we got thar."
"Need them! Little you know the requirements of a gentleman! Saint Guise! Why, I shall want them both this very day! Ride you forward there, and see if they cannot be picked out from among the other things."
"See, Monsieur!" cried Mademoiselle suddenly, one hand pressing my arm, while she pointed eagerly with the other, "there goes the boat with Mistress Kinzie and her children! That must be Josette in the ? 260 ? bow, with the gay streamer about her hat. She did wish so to ride with us, but Mr. Kinzie would not permit it."
The boat had but just cleared the river-mouth, and was working off-shore, with half a dozen Indians laboring97 at the oars98.
"Yet Josette has by far the easiest passage, as we shall learn before night," said I, watching their progress curiously. "I imagine you will soon be wishing you were with them."
"Never, Master Wayland!" she cried, with a little shudder99, and quick uplifting of hands to her face as if to shut out the sight. "Memory of the hours when I was last on the lake is still too vivid. I have grown to dread the water as if it were an evil spirit. See! the column resumes its march, and the savages are moving beside us as might a guard of honor."
It was as she had said. The long, hard journey had begun; and slowly, like some great snake torpid100 with a winter's sleep, the crawling column drew forward. We at the rear rode down the incline and out upon the level plain, every step an unconscious advance toward battle and death.
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