The Lords of the Wild

The Lords of the Wild

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Title: The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border
Author: Joseph A. Altsheler
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THE LORDS OF THE WILD
A Story of the Old New York Border BY
JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER
1919

FOREWORD
"The Lords of the Wild" tells a complete story, but it is also a part of

the French and Indian War Series, of which the predecessors were "The
Hunters of the Hills," "The Shadow of the North," "The Rulers of the
Lakes" and "The Masters of the Peaks." Robert Lennox, Tayoga, Willet,
St. Luc, Tandakora and all the principal characters of the earlier
volumes reappear.

CHARACTERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SERIES
ROBERT LENNOX A lad of unknown origin TAYOGA A young
Onondaga warrior DAVID WILLET A hunter RAYMOND LOUIS DE
ST. LUC A brilliant French officer AGUSTE DE COURCELLES A
French officer FRANÇOIS DE JUMONVILLE A French officer
LOUIS DE GALISONNIÈRE A young French officer JEAN DE
MÉZY A corrupt Frenchman ARMAN GLANDELET A young
Frenchman PIERRE BOUCHER A bully and bravo PHILIBERT
DROUILLARD A French priest THE MARQUIS DUQUESNE
Governor-General of Canada MARQUIS DE VAUDREUIL
Governor-General of Canada FRANÇOIS BIGOT Intendant of Canada
MARQUIS DE MONTCALM French commander-in-chief DE LEVIS
A French general BOURLAMAQUE A French general
BOUGAINVILLE A French general ARMAND DUBOIS A follower
of St. Luc M. DE CHATILLARD An Old French Seigneur CHARLES
LANGLADE A French partisan THE DOVE The Indian wife of
Langlade TANDAKORA An Ojibway chief DAGONOWEDA A
young Mohawk chief HENDRICK An old Mohawk chief
BRADDOCK A British general ABERCROMBIE A British general
WOLFE A British general COL. WILLIAM JOHNSON
Anglo-American leader MOLLY BRANT Col. Wm. Johnson's Indian
wife JOSEPH BRANT Young brother of Molly Brant, afterward the
great Mohawk chief, Thayendanegea ROBERT DINWIDDIE
Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia WILLIAM SHIRLEY Governor of
Massachusetts BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Famous American Patriot
JAMES COLDEN A young Philadelphia captain WILLIAM WILTON
A young Philadelphia lieutenant HUGH CARSON A young
Philadelphia lieutenant JACOBUS HUYSMAN An Albany burgher
CATERINA Jacobus Huysman's cook ALEXANDER MCLEAN An
Albany schoolmaster BENJAMIN HARDY A New York merchant
JOHNATHAN PILLSBURY Clerk to Benjamin Hardy ADRIAN VAN

ZOON A New York merchant THE SLAVER A nameless rover
ACHILLE GARAY A French spy ALFRED GROSVENOR A young
English officer JAMES CABELL A young Virginian WALTER
STUART A young Virginian BLACK RIFLE A famous "Indian
fighter" ELIHU STRONG A Massachusetts colonel ALAN HERVEY
A New York financier STUART WHITE Captain of the British sloop,
Hawk JOHN LATHAM Lieutenant of the British sloop, Hawk
EDWARD CHARTERIS A young officer of the Royal Americans
ZEBEDEE CRANE A young scout and forest runner ROBERT
ROGERS Famous Captain of American Rangers

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I.--THE BLUE BIRD
II.--THE LIVE CANOE
III.--IN THE CLIFF
IV.--THE DARING ATTEMPT
V.--TAYOGA'S REVENGE
VI.--BLACK RIFLE
VII.--THE FOREST BATTLE
VIII.--THE BOAT BUILDERS
IX.--THE MASKED ATTACK
X.--IN THE FOG
XI.--THE HAPPY ESCAPE
XII.--THE FRENCH CAMP

XIII.--EVE OF BATTLE
XIV.--TICONDEROGA

THE LORDS OF THE WILD
A STORY OF THE OLD NEW YORK BORDER

CHAPTER I
THE BLUE BIRD
The tall youth, turning to the right, went down a gentle slope until he
came to a little stream, where he knelt and drank. Despite his weariness,
his thirst and his danger he noticed the silvery color of the water, and
its soft sighing sound, as it flowed over its pebbly bed, made a pleasant
murmur in his ear. Robert Lennox always had an eye for the beautiful,
and the flashing brook, in its setting of deep, intense forest green,
soothed his senses, speaking to him of comfort and hope.
He drank again and then sat back among the bushes, still breathing
heavily, but with much more freedom. The sharp pain left his chest,
new strength began to flow into his muscles, and, as the body was
renewed, so the spirit soared up and became sanguine once more. He
put his ear to the earth and listened long, but heard nothing, save
sounds natural to the wilderness, the rustling of leaves before the light
wind, the whisper of the tiny current, and the occasional sweet note of a
bird in brilliant dress, pluming itself on a bough in its pride. He drew
fresh courage from the peace of the woods,