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Show 58 TIIF. l.II.Y AND THE TOTF.~I upon his instrument, nO\V newly-strung, followed by a rnpid gush of the merriest music, he took both parties by the happiest surprise, and instantly produced a revulsion of fooling among the savages as complete as it was sudden. "Ami! ami! ami !11 was the only cry from an hundred voices, nt the reappca.rance. of Guernache among them. They had acquired this friendly epithet among the first words which they had learned at their coming, from the Frc?ch ; and their affection for our fiddler had made its application to•himsclf, in pnrticub.r, a thing of general usage. He was their friend. lie had shown himself their friend, and they had a faith in Aim wlrich they accorded to no other of his p:!ople. The people were with him, and the priesthood not unfriendly. Time was gained by this diversion i and, in such au outbreak as that which has been described, time is all tha~ is needful, perhaps, to stay the arm of slaughter. Gucrnachc played out his tune, and cut a few pleasant antics, in which the now happy Monaletta, though of the blood royal, readily joined him. The musician had probably saved the party from massacre. The subsequent work of treaty and pacification was comparatively easy. Pierre Renaud was permitted to depart for the pinnace, under the immediate care of Guernache and Monalctt.a.. The !a was received some presents of gaudy costume, bells, and other gew-gaws, while a liberal gift of knh·es ::md beads gratified tl1eir warriors and their women. The old ties of friendship were happily reunited, n.od the calumet went round, from mouth to mouth, in token of restored confidence and renewed faith. Defore nightfall, happily relieved from his apprehensions, Albert, with his deta.cluuent, was rapidly making his way with his pinnace, down the waters or the swiftly-rolliug Edisto. v. THE LEGEND OF GUERNAGHE.-CnAP. Ill Tho Locnd of Curu.cho !o eoal!llued, ohowlac bow 1111 Forlrt" of tbo llu~tUIIOII wu dutro1d, ••• who.t hp,,,,.. tb .. uft•r I<> Guua~b• tbo lhulo!u. Tu£ fidelity which Gucrnachc had shown in the recent difficulty with the Indians, did not appear to lessen in any degree the unfavorable impressions which Capt. Albert had received of that worthy fellow. Indeed, the recent and remarka.blo service which he bad rendered, by which, in all probabili~y, the whole party had been preserved from mnssacrc, rather increased, if any thing, the hostile temper of his superior. The evil spirit still raged within the bosom of Capt. Albert, utterly baffiing a judgment at no period of particular excellence, and blinding every honorable sentiment which might have distinguished him under otl1er influences. He wns now doubly mortified, that he should be supposed to o\ve his present safety to the person he had wronged-a mortification which found due increase as he remembered how much greater had been the respect and deference of the savages for his drummer than for himself. This recollection was a perpetual goad to that working malice in his heart, which was already busied in devising schemes of revenge, which were to salyc his hurts of pride and vanity, by the sufferings as well |
