Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . g toward the carriage, by the road, in Indian appearance was such as might have justified any surmise intheir regard that did not rank them as good citizens. Their weather-beaten faces were nearly hidden by slouched hats,long, matted locks, and shaggy beards. Their hunting-shirts andtrowsers were of mountain jeans, colored with hickory bark, buttorn, stained, and begrimed with dirt until the original dye was THE HUNTERS. 173 almost invisible. Some wore deer-skin le
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . g toward the carriage, by the road, in Indian appearance was such as might have justified any surmise intheir regard that did not rank them as good citizens. Their weather-beaten faces were nearly hidden by slouched hats,long, matted locks, and shaggy beards. Their hunting-shirts andtrowsers were of mountain jeans, colored with hickory bark, buttorn, stained, and begrimed with dirt until the original dye was THE HUNTERS. 173 almost invisible. Some wore deer-skin leggins, and carried packs,while every one was accoutred with a wicked-looking knife, pow-der-horn, and bullet-pouch, and carried ata slope or trail a longrifle. As this formi- dable company ap-proached, with thatswinging stride pecu-liar to the mountain-eer, Mice turned of anashy hue, and spas-modically drew uj) hishorses. Spose clese is rob-bers, Massa Porte,what we gwine to do r The forest was darkand lonely, and thesuddenness of the ap-parition had takenCrayon quite off hisguard. He began toentertain Mices sus;-. THE HUNTERS gestion himself, andwent so far as to push back the guard of his rifle-lock and loosenhis knife in its sheath. But what chance, said he, mentally,for one man against six stalwart, well-armedrufiians? All gotknives, too. This black scoundrel is turning white; hell be of nouse. Probably Id better give up my money quietly, and berobbed before my ladies, just after having distinguished myselftoo! No, by thunder, I wont! It shall be no farce, but a trag-edy. At least that shag-eared villain in front shall bite the dustPerhaps the others will run ; I hope so. Fanny, quoth he,aloud, hand me the knapsack. Do you want your book to sketch these queer-looking men? 174 PORTE CRAYON AND HIS COUSINS. asked Fanny, innocently, as Porte fumbled in the sack for his re-volver. Probably I may, replied he, with emotion. By this time the men were beside the carriage, but, inst
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