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mediately adjourned, to allow the people to give free vent 

 to their feelings, as well as to enjoy the same pleasure 

 themselves. Indiana was almost overcome with her 

 emotions; and to the anxious inquiries of her father, 

 Scott, she could only reply, "see, see, my father, see, the 

 serpent's folds unwinding." 



The stranger, whom I shall call Western, was now 

 under no trouble to find mechanics ready to repair his 

 carriage, and, had it been necessary, to furnish an entire 

 new one, many a hand would have been found ready for 

 the work. But he was not permitted to depart suddenly. 

 Although his business was of the most urgent nature, 

 Scott could not allow him to leave the place until he had 

 visited his wife and narrated over his "Indian story," 

 and written down every particular that could possibly be 

 of interest to him. Perhaps, however, Scott alone, would 

 not have been able to persuade him from his onward 

 course, but in this case he had more powerful counsel 

 than in the case in court. 



The blandishments of Indiana were irresistible; and 

 the "Great Western," was retained for a short time. 



It was rather a dangerous undertaking, too, for a 

 young man of such prepossessing exterior and well stored 

 . mind as he possessed. For the heart of Indiana was yet 

 untangled, and from gratitude and friendship, it is but 

 a short step to love. And ere young Western left the 

 hospitable roof of Scott, that step was taken. It was 

 agreed that whenever that old wedding ring should be 

 recovered, it should again be put in use. It was found 

 by conversation with him, that Scott and his father, a 

 brave Kentuckian, fought side by side at the battle of 

 Tippecanoe. It was also settled before he left, that on 

 his return from the east, he should stop and they would 

 fix upon a time to visit the northern part of the state 

 of Indiana, in search of the grave and Indian friends of 

 Atwater. And notwithstanding all the representations of 

 Western, of the wild unbroken wilderness, and all the 

 wants of the comforts of civilized life, Indiana deter- 



