Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-11-01

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A RECENT SchNh oN LIE 0'o Il " ID Inn
BORDER.
From our Correspondent in Tie 't:r west
How varied are the trials of liie-and
how differently are they borne by individ-
uals-there is scarcel y Il trouble that cal
betal us in this cheQuercd world, but by
looking upon the situation ofo" fellow NOR
tails, we may see those VINO arc worse OF
than ourselves, and find in the l,tct some
e.citino causc for checking our murnurS-
nromotug Us 20 gratitude and Submission
io the will of Our heavenly father, who does
not WILLINGLY atI;ict nor oricyc TIC children
Of men.
visited a few davs ago, a distressed
En:Iy from Tryrs who had been driven
from their home ,urinr he rcccH: troubles
IN tina, nrov;ncr.
They s;a,cI. Iba. Il. the ItIe village
,,here thev had been Ioca:ed. there came Il
S,dInn runor tim, "the Nrnicgns aeI Iadi-
s,..,e co,o;,., uuoo th,m." THESE an
n,Il;nu ,idipcs caused them Quickly to har.
,.ss IN =, smoll one horse cart. j. which
,;,nv basilv threw few articles near At hand
a,j ths man. p!acinr his wifi, and three lit.
H.. ones in il, uurric>l wthall possible speed
.owar,,s the borders of the Sabine river.
Era. they reached the intended point the
horse gave out. and tIicv were compelled TO
leaya what they coul moi conveniently carry
aai pursue the rest o!.hcir Journey on foot.
Win palp.atins hearts and exhausted
tiames, they travelled on, bearing their lI':Ie
ones with ti'enI-througn one OF the TouSh,
IS; parS OF that DIS rct OF country-and al
Ter crossing the Sabine, teit their minds
somewhat relieved Oh lear from The enemy.
Tne tender ages OF tie c"lldren, however,
was but lily suied TO suca Il Journey, ana
tHeIr helpiessneSs occ"soAed the terror
stricken parents the greatest soI'c!tude on
iaelr behait-tiley were severaliy OF the ages
ci and years. anu / months. There
were these heipieSS ones exposed 10 all '''e
cinlilnS damPS OF night ana the poisonous
replies which 50 abound III hiS lniS region
having on'F a o!alNet 20 cover Inc cara',
WHICH was thcl, oc''' "''d ''io''!Ci s'ic'CIicu
uponpoles tor their covering Inc mo'ler
too, from her dcOihtatcd STATE was unaOie
20 furnishtle necessary Sus,enance provided
by nature, for ti infant. All these dill
Al, i.0Nn
her heart, when she reflected upon the un.
certainty OF oh:anm5 rcilel--and proGGcrd
III the minis Of the sor:oWtuI pareA,s tic
deepest SoiIcltudc.
Long and tedious was the Journey thcv
travelled, vet they proceeded on. till they
finally cane to Il small log cabin which
s.ood vacan: in the midst of the fores, and
abou: one mile distant from For. JesSup.-
Here, in this secluded spo,, they felt secure
from the murLerous weapon. and hoped to
be able, bv writing to their friends in Ait
bama. 10 obtain re!iefto. their children. As
,or themselves, they were 50 completely
worn out that they expcc.cd to die. before
IN answer coulG be received 10 their COM
mlncation. Here, iatigucl and weary,
tacv spread their blanket onthe floor-thank.
ia! lor a place OF security, and shelter lcom
ti,e storm.
On entering the cabin, | found there
soldiers wife, from the garrison, who had
been drawn tI,ther bv compassion, and who
was engaged in shaking up Il pallet of straw,
while lie SICK aud cmaciated woman. was
bctimes, lying upon quill. The husband,
Il man 25 wears of are, was sitting upon an
old rush bortomed chair. supporting his head
upon a staff which he held in his hands-he
appeared almost ready TO drop into the
grave-he attempted to raise but was
scarcely able to do so; from his exposure
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