Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-05-14
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strange calmpess took possession OF me. smiled
even to think what a wild, feverish Struggle had
gone through. to pres. rye boon utterly worth
less as life now seemed. To del, Why it IS
sweet. glorious prospec! What were life with
out the joy and happiness Of dying? TO die Of
starvation! 1t will be delicou,ly pleasant as beng
lnlld to sleep by The rouudelays of home. The
fancy took such possession o. me that wantedt to
lie down on the green moss under the trees. l
must make one more effort TO gel there. at
tempted to crawl: but was too weak. and Tell!
lay for some time, and still that fancy haunted
me SO singuarly that my boweIless limbs received
partial vgor. Icrawled on my hands and feet
up the bank. 1t took me long time 20 do this.
felt as if il were my last duty. and desperately
| struggled to accomplish it. passed my gun
and dragged il along with me. thought of the
wolves and wanted to 60 10 sleep in peace -z5
reached the mott. There was one bright
green spot under the largest tree, in the centre.
That's the place. 1t will be lovely couch. /
managed to reach il, and stretched myselfupon my
back, with my gun by my side, and my head rest
ing OIL cushion of moss near the root. My eyes
were closed. An understandable sense of weakness
pervaded my being. l felt that should never rise
from that place again. But was happy. The
agony was over the '6tfu fever" had grown calm.
and was slowly sinking me TO rest. The loved
faces of that far away home came round me for the
farewell. Olhsrs stopped from clouds and beck
oned and smiled me TO come Gil. They wore
wings. Oh how loDged TO be with them. 1t
was pleasant trance, fel, that l should never
lose sight of them again, that before many hours
should feel myself, buOyant as they. rise up from
the damp earth and float away to the stars.
sunbeam. struggling through the the leaves. fell on
closed lids, and shocked me back to earth again.
opened my eyes for one more look at the glad sun
and beautiful earth. / looked up.
What can it be !? Strange strange! There is
God and he has duties here fur me aud has
wiII'ed shall rot die yet. +t 81. 60,
Directly above me, within six feet of my face,
erouchiug close to the body of The tree, was large
fox squirrel. The instant my eye fell upon II l
felt that had been reprieved, and life and all lis
objects rushed back upon my heart again. Not
the shadow of doubt crossed my mind that there
was even possibility of the creature escaping me.
felt as well assured that should get TO Bexar 10
e short time, and home, as if had already been
sitting in The old rockingham. felt awed, too;
for here was the broad and palPable rebuke OF my
impious scepticism here was the hand OF God and
his act clearly apparent as il | saw that hand
and heard his voice in mild rebuke. telling me to
f1Ye ana SID no more I. was HUI III ht S'SusCos
hurry. lay perfectly still several minutes watch
ing it breathe, and thinking how its poor life had
been given for mine. l had been too weak to raise
my hand before. Now slowly, and with care,
lifted my GIN with one hand without changing my
position at all: raised it withou, any aim, for felt
that couldn't miss IT, and fired. 1t fell upon my
breast. l sat up, drew my knife, cut itup deil'
beratelv, and ate as much oft as dared at once,
raw! and then, with the first prayer of Faith that
ever breathed upon my lips, sunk back and was
sound asleepin moment slept for twenly-four
hours as near as can Judge. On waking fin.
ished the remainder of the squirrel, and felt quite
able to travel agan-though, on attempting to rise,
staggered sorely for while. But the conviction
that | should meet with no further difficulty had
become a matter Of such positive certainty that
never dreamed Of doubt.
To about Two hours. saw two men on horse.
back. heading drove Of cattle. was not sur
prsed. expected something Of the sort. The
men rode towards me. | saw they we're Mex.
cans. KNEW there was nothing to expect from
these tra,orous wretches, by fair means so con-
cealed my gun by running it up my hunting SHIRT.
and walled for them to come within range. Ihey
approached very cautiously, and when they were
within thirty PAGES OF me, drew my gun SUD.
denly forth and brought it to bear upon them. -
They were desperately frightened. and would have
wheeled and gaIloped off; but something in my
look showed that was not joking. ordered
them up to me dismouned The one on the best
horse; took his seat; waved my hand in adIea TO
the chcp-falIen looking scoundrels who had expec'
ted TO plumber me. and gaoped off.
The motion of the horse was dreadful. | re.
member dropping the bride and Selling the high
pummel with both hands, while The horse dashed
off toward The east at the Top of his speed. The
next thing remember was being Lifted off by ihs
rangers, at the door Of Johrson's, in the square,
Bexar. heard some of them say. poor fellow
| thought it was his ghost" ..-.
The days were blank then for several weeks
My next awaking in pleasant room, in bee
, with the little Doctor bending anxiously over me
l was safe, the crisis was past The Doctor has
been wounded, and was now very spare, thin, lit
|, tie body. So | supposed, he too, had seen hi
troubles. - "a. 81 trr - 81. .,,..a-.
II appeared that the body OF Camanches ha
been very large. They had attacked the differ
] en detachmenls of our scattered party very near
at the same tine. and entirely dispersed it lha
] not more than two ever got together again. Tw
had bao iad nd