was watched, but a tread whose vigor no sorrow could enfeeble, soon bore him out
of view, and he was lost in the depths of the forest.
    Neither Jasper nor his wife ever beheld the Pathfinder again. They remained
for another year on the banks of Ontario, and then the pressing solicitations of
Cap, induced them to join him in New-York, where Jasper eventually became a
successful and respected merchant. Thrice Mabel received valuable presents of
furs, at intervals of years, and her feelings told her whence they came, though
no name accompanied the gifts. Later in life still, when the mother of several
youths, she had occasion to visit the interior, and found herself on the banks
of the Mohawk, accompanied by her sons, the eldest of whom was capable of being
her protector. On that occasion, she observed a man, in a singular guise,
watching her, in the distance, with an intentness, that induced her to inquire
into his pursuits and character. She was told he was the most renowned hunter of
that portion of the State - it was after the revolution - a being of great
purity of character, and of as marked peculiarities, and that he was known in
that region of country, by the name of the Leatherstocking. Further than this,
Mrs. Western could not ascertain, though the distant glimpse and singular
deportment of this unknown hunter, gave her a sleepless night, and cast a shade
of melancholy over her still lovely face, that lasted many a day.
    As for June, the double loss of husband and tribe produced the effect that
Pathfinder had foreseen. She died in the cottage of Mabel, on the shores of the
lake, and Jasper conveyed her body to the island, where he interred it by the
side of that of Arrowhead.
    Lundie, lived to marry his ancient love, and retired a war-worn and battered
veteran, but his name has been rendered illustrious in our own time, by the
deeds of a younger brother, who succeeded to his territorial title, which,
however, was shortly after merged in one earned by his valor on the ocean.
 

                                     Notes

1 Lest the reader suppose we are dealing purely in fiction, the writer will add
that he has known a long thirty two pounder carried over these same falls, in
perfect safety.
 
2 This circumstance is a real incident, taken from the »American Lady« of Mrs.
Grant, of Laggan.