Philip Seymour, or, Pioneer life in Richland County, Ohio : founded on facts . what is nowcalled Erie county. It was well known to many of the aborigines, but notknown to any ©f the whites, save the two young heroes of our tale. It wasdiscovered a few years ago from the circumstance of a dog pursuing a rabbit inan aperture at its mouthy PIONEER MFE. 152 me to my inner chamber and I will give you allthe particulars of Lillys mysterious disappearance. Accordingly, the two young hunters followedthe old Chief, who led them through several ap-partments, until they came to one more amplethan the res
Philip Seymour, or, Pioneer life in Richland County, Ohio : founded on facts . what is nowcalled Erie county. It was well known to many of the aborigines, but notknown to any ©f the whites, save the two young heroes of our tale. It wasdiscovered a few years ago from the circumstance of a dog pursuing a rabbit inan aperture at its mouthy PIONEER MFE. 152 me to my inner chamber and I will give you allthe particulars of Lillys mysterious disappearance. Accordingly, the two young hunters followedthe old Chief, who led them through several ap-partments, until they came to one more amplethan the rest, which was the one which the oldChief resided, since he had taken up his abode inthe cavern. After the old man had led our heroes into thisapartment, he bade them be seated, and taking-down some jerk and honey, requested ihem topartake of his hospitality, after which he relatedto them all he knew concerning the disappearanceof his daughter, and then concluded by giving theman interesting tradition concerning this locality. This account will be given in the next CHAPTER XXIIL DISAPPEARENCE OF LILLY PIPE—THE CPIIEFTAINs STOKY—THEHAPPY HUNTING GROUND. Fair Lillys fame began to sound afar,And many a hero, to woo her loveUnbent his rigid brow. She favored none;But frowned upon them all—They vengeance vowed. Young man, said the old Chieftain after hehad shared his hospitality with his guests, a few-days after you visited me at my cabin, our mutualfriend Johnathan Chapman also paid me a highly complimented your fathers family, par-ticularly your sister Kate. He manifested muchanxiety concerning the safety of the family, andexpressed his determination to warn you of anyimpending danger, if in his power. He spent theevening with us, during which his attention wasparticularly directed to Lilly, in spiritual instruc-tion. The next morning he bid us farewell, andleft for Mansfield, since which I have heard noth-ing from him. In a day or two afterwards mydaughter
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