Are but the varied2 God.
THOMSON.
As the chief landed he was met by the Pathfinder, who addressed him in the language of the warrior3’s people: “Was it well done, Chingachgook,” said he reproachfully, “to ambush4 a dozen Mingos alone? Killdeer seldom fails me, it is true; but the Oswego makes a distant mark, and that miscreant6 showed little more than his head and shoulders above the bushes, and an onpractysed hand and eye might have failed. You should have thought of this, chief — you should have thought of this!”
“The Great Serpent is a Mohican warrior — he sees only his enemies when he is on the war-path, and his fathers have struck the Mingos from behind, since the waters began to run.”
“I know your gifts, I know your gifts, and respect them too. No man shall hear me complain that a red-skin obsarved red-skin natur’. But prudence7 as much becomes a warrior as valor8; and had not the Iroquois devils been looking after their friends who were in the water, a hot trail they would have made of yourn.”
“What is the Delaware about to do?” exclaimed Jasper, who observed at that moment that the chief had suddenly left the Pathfinder and advanced to the water’s edge, apparently9 with an intention of again entering the river. “He will not be so mad as to return to the other shore for any trifle he may have forgotten?”
“Not he, not he; he is as prudent10 as he is brave, in the main, though so forgetful of himself in the late ambushment. Hark’e, Jasper,” leading the other a little aside, just as they heard the Indian’s plunge11 into the water — “hark’e, lad; Chingachgook is not a Christian12 white man, like ourselves, but a Mohican chief, who has his gifts and traditions to tell him what he ought to do; and he who consorts13 with them that are not strictly14 and altogether of his own kind had better leave natur’ and use to govern his comrades. A king’s soldier will swear and he will drink, and it is of little use to try to prevent him; a gentleman likes his delicacies15, and a lady her feathers and it does not avail much to struggle against either; whereas an Indian’s natur’ and gifts are much stronger than these, and no doubt were bestowed16 by the Lord for wise ends, though neither you nor me can follow them in all their windings17.”
“What does this mean? See, the Delaware is swimming towards the body that is lodged18 on the rock? Why does he risk this?”
“For honor and glory and renown19, as great gentlemen quit their quiet homes beyond seas — where, as they tell me, heart has nothing left to wish for; that is, such hearts as can be satisfied in a clearing — to come hither to live on game and fight the Frenchers.”
“I understand you — your friend has gone to secure the scalp.”
“’Tis his gift, and let him enjoy it. We are white men, and cannot mangle20 a dead enemy; but it is honor in the eyes of a red-skin to do so. It may seem singular to you, Eau-douce, but I’ve known white men of great name and character manifest as remarkable21 idees consarning their honor, I have.”
“A savage22 will be a savage, Pathfinder, let him keep what company he may.”
“It is well for us to say so, lad; but, as I tell you, white honor will not always conform to reason or to the will of God. I have passed days thinking of these matters, out in the silent woods, and I have come to the opinion, boy, that, as Providence23 rules all things, no gift is bestowed without some wise and reasonable end.”
“The Serpent greatly exposes himself to the enemy, in order to get his scalp! This may lose us the day.”
“Not in his mind, Jasper. That one scalp has more honor in it, according to the Sarpent’s notions of warfare24, than a field covered with slain25, that kept the hair on their heads. Now, there was the fine young captain of the 60th that threw away his life in trying to bring off a three-pounder from among the Frenchers in the last skrimmage we had; he thought he was sarving honor; and I have known a young ensign wrap himself up in his colors, and go to sleep in his blood, fancying that he was lying on something softer even than buffalo-skins.”
“Yes, yes; one can understand the merit of not hauling down an ensign.”
“And these are Chingachgook’s colors — he will keep them to show his children’s children —” Here the Pathfinder interrupted himself, shook his head in melancholy26, and slowly added, “Ah’s me! no shoot of the old Mohican stem remains27! He has no children to delight with his trophies28; no tribe to honor by his deeds; he is a lone5 man in this world, and yet he stands true to his training and his gifts! There is something honest and respectable in these, you must allow, Jasper.”
Here a great outcry from the Iroquois was succeeded by the quick reports of their rifles, and so eager did the enemy become, in the desire to drive the Delaware back from his victim, that a dozen rushed into the river, several of whom even advanced near a hundred feet into the foaming29 current, as if they actually meditated30 a serious sortie. But Chingachgook continued unmoved, as he remained unhurt by the missiles, accomplishing his task with the dexterity31 of long habit. Flourishing his reeking32 trophy33, he gave the war-whoop in its most frightful34 intonations35, and for a minute the arches of the silent woods and the deep vista36 formed by the course of the river echoed with cries so terrific that Mabel bowed her head in irrepressible fear, while her uncle for a single instant actually meditated flight.
“This surpasses all I have heard from the wretches,” Jasper exclaimed, stopping his ears, equally in horror and disgust.
“’Tis their music, boy; their drum and fife; their trumpets37 and clarions. No doubt they love those sounds; for they stir up in them fierce feelings, and a desire for blood,” returned the Pathfinder, totally unmoved. “I thought them rather frightful when a mere38 youngster; but they have become like the whistle of the whippoorwill or the song of the cat-bird in my ear now. All the screeching39 reptyles that could stand between the falls and the garrison40 would have no effect on my narves at this time of day. I say it not in boasting, Jasper; for the man that lets in cowardice41 through the ears must have but a weak heart at the best; sounds and outcries being more intended to alarm women and children than such as scout42 the forest and face the foe43. I hope the Sarpent is now satisfied, for here he comes with the scalp at his belt.”
Jasper turned away his head as the Delaware rose from the water, in pure disgust at his late errand; but the Pathfinder regarded his friend with the philosophical44 indifference45 of one who had made up his mind to be indifferent to things he deemed immaterial. As the Delaware passed deeper into the bushes with a view to wring46 his trifling47 calico dress and to prepare his rifle for service, he gave one glance of triumph at his companions, and then all emotion connected with the recent exploit seemed to cease.
“Jasper,” resumed the guide, “step down to the station of Master Cap, and ask him to join us: we have little time for a council, and yet our plans must be laid quickly, for it will not be long before them Mingos will be plotting our ruin.”
The young man complied; and in a few minutes the four were assembled near the shore, completely concealed48 from the view of their enemies, while they kept a vigilant50 watch over the proceedings51 of the latter, in order to consult on their own future movements.
By this time the day had so far advanced as to leave but a few minutes between the passing light and an obscurity that promised to be even deeper than common. The sun had already set and the twilight52 of a low latitude53 would soon pass into the darkness of deep night. Most of the hopes of the party rested on this favorable circumstance, though it was not without its dangers also, as the very obscurity which would favor their escape would be as likely to conceal49 the movements of their wily enemies.
“The moment has come, men,” Pathfinder commenced, “when our plans must be coolly laid, in order that we may act together, and with a right understanding of our errand and gifts. In an hour’s time these woods will be as dark as midnight; and if we are ever to gain the garrison, it must be done under favor of this advantage. What say you, Master Cap? for, though none of the most experienced in combats and retreats in the woods, your years entitle you to speak first in a matter like this and in a council.”
“Well, in my judgment54, all we have to do is to go on board the canoe when it gets to be so dark the enemy’s lookouts55 can’t see us, and run for the haven56, as wind and tide will allow.”
“That is easily said, but not so easily done,” returned the guide. “We shall be more exposed in the river than by following the woods; and then there is the Oswego rift57 below us, and I am far from sartain that Jasper himself can carry a boat safely through it in the dark. What say you, lad, as to your own skill and judgment?”
“I am of Master Cap’s opinion about using the canoe. Mabel is too tender to walk through swamps and among roots of trees in such a night as this promises to be, and then I always feel myself stouter58 of heart and truer of eye when afloat than when ashore59.”
“Stout of heart you always be, lad, and I think tolerably true of eye for one who has lived so much in broad sunshine and so little in the woods. Ah’s me! The Ontario has no trees, or it would be a plain to delight a hunter’s heart! As to your opinion, friends, there is much for and much against it. For it, it may be said water leaves no trail —”
“What do you call the wake?” interrupted the pertinacious60 and dogmatical Cap.
“Anan?”
“Go on,” said Jasper; “Master Cap thinks he is on the ocean — water leaves no trail —”
“It leaves none, Eau-douce, hereaway, though I do not pretend to say what it may leave on the sea. Then a canoe is both swift and easy when it floats with the current, and the tender limbs of the Sergeant’s daughter will be favored by its motion. But, on the other hand, the river will have no cover but the clouds in the heavens; the rift is a ticklish61 thing for boats to venture into, even by daylight; and it is six fairly measured miles, by water, from this spot to the garrison. Then a trail on land is not easy to be found in the dark. I am troubled, Jasper, to say which way we ought to counsel and advise.”
“If the Serpent and myself could swim into the river and bring off the other canoe,” the young sailor replied, “it would seem to me that our safest course would be the water.”
“If, indeed! and yet it might easily be done, as soon as it is a little darker. Well, well, I am not sartain it will not be the best. Though, were we only a party of men, it would be like a hunt to the lusty and brave to play at hide-and-seek with yonder miscreants62 on the other shore, Jasper,” continued the guide, into whose character there entered no ingredient which belonged to vain display or theatrical63 effect, “will you undertake to bring in the canoe?”
“I will undertake anything that will serve and protect Mabel, Pathfinder.”
“That is an upright feeling, and I suppose it is natur’. The Sarpent, who is nearly naked already, can help you; and this will be cutting off one of the means of them devils to work their harm.”
This material point being settled, the different members of the party prepared themselves to put the project in execution. The shades of evening fell fast upon the forest; and by the time all was ready for the attempt, it was found impossible to discern objects on the opposite shore. Time now pressed; for Indian cunning could devise so many expedients64 for passing so narrow a stream, that the Pathfinder was getting impatient to quit the spot. While Jasper and his companion entered the river, armed with nothing but their knives and the Delaware’s tomahawk, observing the greatest caution not to betray their movements, the guide brought Mabel from her place of concealment65, and, bidding her and Cap proceed along the shore to the foot of the rapids, he got into the canoe that remained in his possession, in order to carry it to the same place.
This was easily effected. The canoe was laid against the bank, and Mabel and her uncle entered it, taking their seats as usual; while the Pathfinder, erect66 in the stern, held by a bush, in order to prevent the swift stream from sweeping67 them down its current. Several minutes of intense and breathless expectation followed, while they awaited the results of the bold attempt of their comrades.
It will be understood that the two adventurers were compelled to swim across a deep and rapid channel before they could reach a part of the rift that admitted of wading68. This portion of the enterprise was soon effected; and Jasper and the Serpent struck the bottom side by side at the same instant. Having secured firm footing, they took hold of each other’s hands, and waded70 slowly and with extreme caution in the supposed direction of the canoe. But the darkness was already so deep that they soon ascertained71 they were to be but little aided by the sense of sight, and that their search must be conducted on that species of instinct which enables the woodsman to find his way when the sun is hid, no stars appear, and all would seem chaos72 to one less accustomed to the mazes73 of the forest. Under these circumstances, Jasper submitted to be guided by the Delaware, whose habits best fitted him to take the lead. Still it was no easy matter to wade69 amid the roaring element at that hour, and retain a clear recollection of the localities. By the time they believed themselves to be in the centre of the stream, the two shores were discernible merely by masses of obscurity denser74 than common, the outlines against the clouds being barely distinguishable by the ragged75 tops of the trees. Once or twice the wanderers altered their course, in consequence of unexpectedly stepping into deep water; for they knew that the boat had lodged on the shallowest part of the rift. In short, with this fact for their compass, Jasper and his companion wandered about in the water for nearly a quarter of an hour; and at the end of that period, which began to appear interminable to the young man, they found themselves apparently no nearer the object of their search than they had been at its commencement. Just as the Delaware was about to stop, in order to inform his associate that they would do well to return to the land, in order to take a fresh departure, he saw the form of a man moving about in the water, almost within reach of his arm. Jasper was at his side, and he at once understood that the Iroquois were engaged on the same errand as he was himself.
“Mingo!” he uttered in Jasper’s ear. “The Serpent will show his brother how to be cunning.”
The young sailor caught a glimpse of the figure at that instant, and the startling truth also flashed on his mind. Understanding the necessity of trusting all to the Delaware chief, he kept back, while his friend moved cautiously in the direction in which the strange form had vanished. In another moment it was seen again, evidently moving towards themselves. The waters made such an uproar76 that little was to be apprehended77 from ordinary sounds, and the Indian, turning his head, hastily said, “Leave it to the cunning of the Great Serpent.”
“Hugh!” exclaimed the strange savage, adding, in the language of his people, “The canoe is found, but there were none to help me. Come, let us raise it from the rock.”
“Willingly,” answered Chingachgook, who understood the dialect. “Lead; we will follow.”
The stranger, unable to distinguish between voices and accents amid the raging of the rapid, led the way in the necessary direction; and, the two others keeping close at his heels, all three speedily reached the canoe. The Iroquois laid hold of one end, Chingachgook placed himself in the centre, and Jasper went to the opposite extremity78, as it was important that the stranger should not detect the presence of a pale-face, a discovery that might be made by the parts of the dress the young man still wore, as well as by the general appearance of his head.
“Lift,” said the Iroquois in the sententious manner of his race; and by a trifling effort the canoe was raised from the rock, held a moment in the air to empty it, and then placed carefully on the water in its proper position. All three held it firmly, lest it should escape from their hands under the pressure of the violent current, while the Iroquois, who led, of course, being at the upper end of the boat, took the direction of the eastern shore, or towards the spot where his friends waited his return.
As the Delaware and Jasper well knew there must be several more of the Iroquois on the rift, from the circumstance that their own appearance had occasioned no surprise in the individual they had met, both felt the necessity of extreme caution. Men less bold and determined79 would have thought that they were incurring80 too great a risk by thus venturing into the midst of their enemies; but these hardy81 borderers were unacquainted with fear, were accustomed to hazards, and so well understood the necessity of at least preventing their foes82 from getting the boat, that they would have cheerfully encountered even greater risks to secure their object. So all-important to the safety of Mabel, indeed, did Jasper deem the possession or the destruction of this canoe, that he had drawn83 his knife, and stood ready to rip up the bark, in order to render the boat temporarily unserviceable, should anything occur to compel the Delaware and himself to abandon their prize.
In the meantime, the Iroquois, who led the way, proceeded slowly through the water in the direction of his own party, still grasping the canoe, and dragging his reluctant followers84 in his train. Once Chingachgook raised his tomahawk, and was about to bury it in the brain of his confiding85 and unsuspicious neighbor; but the probability that the death-cry or the floating body might give the alarm induced that wary86 chief to change his purpose. At the next moment he regretted this indecision, for the three who clung to the canoe suddenly found themselves in the centre of a party of no less than four others who were in quest of it.
After the usual brief characteristic exclamations87 of satisfaction, the savages88 eagerly laid hold of the canoe, for all seemed impressed with the necessity of securing this important boat, the one side in order to assail89 their foes, and the other to secure their retreat. The addition to the party, however, was so unlooked-for, and so completely gave the enemy the superiority, that for a few moments the ingenuity90 and address of even the Delaware were at fault. The five Iroquois, who seemed perfectly91 to understand their errand, pressed forward towards their own shore, without pausing to converse92; their object being in truth to obtain the paddles, which they had previously93 secured, and to embark94 three or four warriors95, with all their rifles and powder-horns, the want of which had alone prevented their crossing the river by swimming as soon as it was dark.
In this manner, the body of friends and foes united reached the margin96 of the eastern channel, where, as in the case of the western, the river was too deep to be waded. Here a short pause succeeded, it being necessary to determine the manner in which the canoe was to be carried across. One of the four who had just reached the boat was a chief; and the habitual97 deference98 which the American Indian pays to merit, experience, and station kept the others silent until this individual had spoken.
The halt greatly added to the danger of discovering the presence of Jasper, in particular, who, however, had the precaution to throw the cap he wore into the bottom of the canoe. Being without his jacket and shirt, the outline of his figure, in the obscurity, would now be less likely to attract observation. His position, too, at the stern of the canoe a little favored his concealment, the Iroquois naturally keeping their looks directed the other way. Not so with Chingachgook. This warrior was literally100 in the midst of his most deadly foes, and he could scarcely move without touching101 one of them. Yet he was apparently unmoved, though he kept all his senses on the alert, in readiness to escape, or to strike a blow at the proper moment. By carefully abstaining102 from looking towards those behind him, he lessened103 the chances of discovery, and waited with the indomitable patience of an Indian for the instant when he should be required to act.
“Let all my young men but two, one at each end of the canoe, cross and get their arms,” said the Iroquois chief. “Let the two push over the boat.”
The Indians quietly obeyed, leaving Jasper at the stern, and the Iroquois who had found the canoe at the bow of the light craft, Chingachgook burying himself so deep in the river as to be passed by the others without detection. The splashing in the water, the tossing arms, and the calls of one to another, soon announced that the four who had last joined the party were already swimming. As soon as this fact was certain, the Delaware rose, resumed his former station, and began to think the moment for action was come.
One less habitually104 under self-restraint than this warrior would probably have now aimed his meditated blow; but Chingachgook knew there were more Iroquois behind him on the rift, and he was a warrior much too trained and experienced to risk anything unnecessarily. He suffered the Indian at the bow of the canoe to push off into the deep water, and then all three were swimming in the direction of the eastern shore. Instead, however, of helping105 the canoe across the swift current, no sooner did the Delaware and Jasper find themselves within the influence of its greatest force than both began to swim in a way to check their farther progress across the stream. Nor was this done suddenly, or in the incautious manner in which a civilized106 man would have been apt to attempt the artifice107, but warily108, and so gradually that the Iroquois at the bow fancied at first he was merely struggling against the strength of the current. Of course, while acted on by these opposing efforts, the canoe drifted down stream, and in about a minute it was floating in still deeper water at the foot of the rift. Here, however, the Iroquois was not slow in finding that something unusual retarded109 their advance, and, looking back; he first learned that he was resisted by the efforts of his companions.
That second nature which grows up through habit instantly told the young Iroquois that he was alone with enemies. Dashing the water aside, he sprang at the throat of Chingachgook, and the two Indians, relinquishing110 their hold of the canoe, seized each other like tigers. In the midst of the darkness of that gloomy night, and floating in an element so dangerous to man when engaged in deadly strife111, they appeared to forget everything but their fell animosity and their mutual112 desire to conquer.
Jasper had now complete command of the canoe, which flew off like a feather impelled113 by the breath under the violent reaction of the struggles of the two combatants. The first impulse of the youth was to swim to the aid of the Delaware, but the importance of securing the boat presented itself with tenfold force, while he listened to the heavy breathings of the warriors as they throttled114 each other, and he proceeded as fast as possible towards the western shore. This he soon reached; and after a short search he succeeded in discovering the remainder of the party and in procuring115 his clothes. A few words sufficed to explain the situation in which he had left the Delaware and the manner in which the canoe had been obtained.
When those who had been left behind had heard the explanations of Jasper, a profound stillness reigned116 among them, each listening intently in the vain hope of catching117 some clue to the result of the fearful struggle that had just taken place, if it were not still going on in the water. Nothing was audible beyond the steady roar of the rushing river; it being a part of the policy of their enemies on the opposite shore to observe the most deathlike stillness.
“Take this paddle, Jasper,” said Pathfinder calmly, though the listeners thought his voice sounded more melancholy than usual, “and follow with your own canoe. It is unsafe for us to remain here longer.”
“But the Serpent?”
“The Great Sarpent is in the hands of his own Deity118, and will live or die, according to the intentions of Providence. We can do him no good, and may risk too much by remaining here in idleness, like women talking over their distresses119. This darkness is very precious.”
A loud, long, piercing yell came from the shore, and cut short the words of the guide.
“What is the meaning of that uproar, Master Pathfinder?” demanded Cap. “It sounds more like the outcries of devils than anything that can come from the throats of Christians120 and men.”
“Christians they are not, and do not pretend to be, and do not wish to be; and in calling them devils you have scarcely misnamed them. That yell is one of rejoicing, and it is as conquerors121 they have given it. The body of the Sarpent, no doubt, dead or alive, is in their power.
“And we!” exclaimed Jasper, who felt a pang122 of generous regret, as the idea that he might have averted123 the calamity124 presented itself to his mind, had he not deserted125 his comrade.
“We can do the chief no good, lad, and must quit this spot as fast as possible.”
“Without one attempt to rescue him? — without even knowing whether he be dead or living?”
“Jasper is right,” said Mabel, who could speak, though her voice sounded huskily and smothered126; “I have no fears, uncle, and will stay here until we know what has become of our friend.”
“This seems reasonable, Pathfinder,” put in Cap. “Your true seaman127 cannot well desert a messmate; and I am glad to find that motives128 so correct exist among those fresh-water people.”
“Tut! tut!” returned the impatient guide, forcing the canoe into the stream as he spoke99; “ye know nothing and ye fear nothing. If ye value your lives, think of reaching the garrison, and leave the Delaware in the hands of Providence. Ah’s me! the deer that goes too often to the lick meets the hunter at last!”
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