The blue of the heavens showed no break but the shifting bits of white cloud, and the hills and mountains rolled away, solid masses of rich, dark green.

The river, a beautiful river at any time, seemed from this height a great current of quicksilver.

Henry pointed to a place far up the stream where black dots appeared on its surface.

These dots were moving, and they came on in four lines.
"Boys," he said, "you know what those lines of black dots are ?" "Yes," replied Shif'less Sol, "it's Butler's army of Indians, Tories, Canadians, an' English.

They've come from Tioga Point on the river, an' our Colonel Butler kin expect 'em soon." The sunlight became dazzling, and showed the boats, despite the distance, with startling clearness.