The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-03-20
Am INTERESTING NARRATIvE.

AN INTERESTING NARRATIVE.
Our story will carry The reader beck .
little more Than fifty years; when all north
OF The Ohio river was a. almost unbroken
wIlderness--lie mysterious rsd mans
home. On the oihtr side, bold and
hardy baud from beyond the mountains,
had built their log cabins and we're trying
10 snbdue HE wilderness.
TO them every hour was fUll Of peril.
The Iu1isns would often cross the river,
steal their children AMI horses, and Kill
and scalp any victim who came 10 their
wav. They worked in the field with
Pens 4, their side, and ON the Sabbath
ne, il the groge OF the rude log church.
IL hear tie word Of God, with their rifles
in their hsnds.
TO ereschto ,hese set,l,rs. MIR. Joseph
Smith, > Presby ieriaa minister, had leh
his pa,en,al home east Of the m ounlsins.
He, il was said, was The second alolster
4 rtrv ,.-a an = <f<--s s.nr
! lie seuled in Washington county, Pa.
and became the Pastor Of the Cross
Creek and upper Buffalo congregations.
dividing his lime between them. lie
. found then ill,rg and united people.
} bu, sin unabe tupay him salary which
would supper, a,s family. lie, in com
I mon with all the early ministers, mus'
! cultivate a farm. lie purchased one on
credit, proposing TO pay for ], with ihs
e salary l,dg, i To him by his people,
J, Year. IA. sed away. 'rlte pastrr wa
!, unnaid. I.iule or no money was 10 CIT
= euiation. Whes, was abundant, but The r
l. las no market. |, could mol be S !
q for more Than twelve and hall cents y
e cash. Even taeir salt had to he brough
T. a.ross The mountains On pack horses
Is vas " or,h eight dollars per hushfi' an
ie w enly -one bushels Of wheat were ore
ri given for one Of salt.
Of The tine came when the last paymei
y must be made, ami MI. Smith was u
ne tha, he must pay Or leave bis farm. lure
3. wears salary was now due IRON the pc
e pie. 80, ~. -
is nroyements upon il, aud his hope oil :
he naming among beloved people. mus'
er abandoned. The people were called
a grshe,, and the case laid before 'ne'
in rbey were O.. atty moved Counsel ire
+" on bisb was sought. Plan sf'er plan v
ed pro posed and abandoned. The eongret
he lion were unable TO pay i''he oil w
'on deht., and no money could be oo'row'
In despair they adjourned. to ~
od- again The following week. In me me-
ore lime. il was ascetlained that Nc. Meo
IN. " no owned the only mill in the eoon'
and u ould grind for them WHEAT on mae'e
terms. A, the mex, IN, e'ing it was
,rti- solved to carry their wheat 10 MT. Hioo'
,ear mill Some gave fifty bushels. 50
iule more. This was carried from hi'een
cen tw eny six miles on horses 10 lhe m',
,r,i. laa month, word came that me Il
was ready to 90 TO market. Again
,ro,' people were called together. Al'ef a"
this mes, prayer. the question was askso' :,
He will run the -four to New urleans'
.eta- was startling question. Inc ~ofA
can perlous in The extreme. Mn"",s
pa.s before the a,lyen,urer could no,
arti, return, even though his journey sh
arti- be fortunate. Neatly all 'ne way
ider- wilderness; and gloomy ,sfs "''
tops tod Of the 'reacherons '"u'a" =,
nlac- than one boa,'s crew hsd gone OF
iouruey, and came back no more
II. Who then would endure The toll
=" ~ I.nGsr None volunte
sEs. The Young skunk back. and the mi On,
-. is aged had their excuse. Their las. s. !,
# 10, seemed likely TO fail. A, lsngh 2 y
ne in headed man, an e'oe' ~ :" anJ !, the
lagm) four years o. age, aa nir, saia, "iIe