and was not as yet
encumbered with any family; he was a fine young man, well educated, and
his wife a very clever, pretty young woman.

Thus there was an addition of twenty-one souls to the population of Mr.
Campbell's settlement, which with their own ten made a total of
thirty-one people, out of whom they reckoned that thirteen were capable
of bearing arms, and defending them from any attack of the Indians.

Before harvest time, the cottages were all built, and the emigrants were
busy felling round their new habitations, to lay up fire-wood for the
winter, and clearing away a spot for a garden, and for planting potatoes
in the following spring. The harvest being ripe again, gave them all
full employment; the corn was got in with great expedition by the united
labor of the soldiers and emigrants, when the former, having completed
their work, returned to the fort, and the Campbells, with the addition
to their colony, were now left alone. Visiting the emigrants in their
own cottages, and making acquaintance with the children, was now a great
source of amusement to the Miss Percivals. Various plans were started
relative to establishing a Sunday-school and many other useful
arrangements; one, however, took place immediately, which was, that
divine service was performed by Mr. Campbell in his own house, and was
attended by all the emigrants every Sunday. Mr. Campbell had every
reason to be pleased with their conduct up to the present time; they all
appeared willing, never murmured or complained at any task allotted to
them, and were satisfied with Mr. Campbell's arrangements relative to
supplies. Parties were now again formed for the chase; Meredith and
young Graves proved to be good woodsmen and capital shots with the
rifle, so that now they had enough to send out a party on alternate
days, while one or two of the others fished all the day and salted down
as fast as they caught, that there might be a full supply for the
winter.

But although Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and the Miss Percivals, as well as
the major part of the family, were fully satisfied and happy in their
future prospects, there were four who were in a state of great anxiety
and suspense. These were Alfred, Malachi, Martin, and the Strawberry,
who, being acquainted with the existence of young Percival, found their
secret a source of great annoyance, now that, notwithstanding the
capture and detention of the Young Otter, no advance appeared to be made
for his