The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-12-28

'Shal we continue the scarch?"
~ pause followed, bu, the Doctor ad-
dcd--"I for one will no, give it up"
$50 said the greater part; but the pros
pcct Of finding the children was SO doubt
tul, thut about fifteen lett during the night.
IN the morning We mustered forty men,
All seemed quite discouraged. And the
question ngain occupied their minds, whc,h-
or il was best to renew the search or moi,
The Whale seemed Ia WAIVER, and finally all
came the conclusion that farther efforts
would he useless.
Il went to the honsc, found the Doctor.
and informed him OF tho conclusion 10 which
the men had come. begged he would en-.
dcavor 10 change their minds--just to try
one day more, and then should DO resign
cd to my fate, whatever il might be; did
not expect to find them alive. In, thought
1t would he a great comfort tn know where
they were buried. Nv wife, on hearing
the determination Of the men, went out
and plead with NIL the carncs,ncss nf be-
rcaved mother, that they would try one
day more--only one day more! The men
(iur they were men and could not stand
mothers tcars.) quickly replied to satisfy
her, they would continue the search anolh-
or day. not thu, they had The slightest cx-
pectniion OF finding the children. We all
went ou, IN n body, spreading in every di-
recii"n, aud every mnn taking his own
course. had got about two miles from
The house, when, near noon, ] distinctly
heard the report of u mnshct. fell down
ms il n bullet had .opc through my heart
There lay hreai.lcss, trembling in every
limb. Another loud repor, like that Of
cannon--l JIinpcd to my feet, staggered tor
ward few PAGES, aud fell again 10 The
earth. a third report soon followed, and
then all was still. The story was now
,old--ihc dear children were found, but
thew were dead!
'aDh! the agony of that moment! feel
it Yet; rolled ON the car,h--I s,rove to he
calm-l tried to be rcconciled--,ried TO
thank God. for restoring their dead bodies.
would look once more upon the face Of my
little Nelly and jamie, although they
would no more come 10 meet their father.
! remembered my poor wife, and rose FROM
the earth. knew that she needed ms
support, little that it could be, in such Of.
iliciing circumstances.
"When ! 60. within half . milo Of my
home, was startled by the report Of a
gun; another and another followed in quick
succession, and for eight or ten minutes
there was nc,hing but firing. All this
perplcAed me- knew not what to make
oft. A, last thought, the men had all got
in, and were discharcing their guns, ihat
had been loaded for several dnss.
as approached the house, scene pre-
scented itself which led me To think that
The men had all gone stark mad. They
were dancing. aud shouting, aud cnpering
IN the most extra. VACANT manner. Can the
children be- dcnd, thought |, and all this 60
ia. on? ] rushed through the crowd, and
as len,cred the house, little Nelly sprang
into my arms, or, ing, 'ilere comes nv
inther, here comes nv own father! Poor
jamie was very feeble, but he was olive,
nnd that was enough.
"Whcn The weeping spell was over, !
inquired where they had been found, aud
who found them? As soon MS the Doctor
could speak, he came forward mud said that
himself and Mr.. l.. had taken . direction
that led them 10 the bank Of the stream,
aud the foot Of the mountain. The ground
had been gone over before. vet they thought
j, might lie well TO examine little more
carefully the bank Of the brook. i was
not long before they discovered the prints
Of little bare feet, apparently going into the
stream. They Immediately crossed, and
climbing little WAYS up the mountsin,
discovered what appeared 10 have been q
camp, where the children must have pas.
sed u night. Little pieces Of bark had
been collected, and small branches broke
of from the surrounding bushes with which
thew had formed shelter.
On leaving this camp, they had ascend
cd the steep face of the mountain, leaving
trnces other course sufficient 10 guide the
Doctor and his companion. After scramb-
ling up :or half an hour, sometimes on their
hands and knees, they saw before them
the objects IL their search, sitting quite
conteniedly in u little hut, formed BY pIa-
cling bark aud branches az a roof, between
two large rocks that Law near together
They had lived upon gum, and had laid in
quite little stock Tor after use. The bo,
was somewhat feeble, but the girl was live.
" and well. They knew they were lost,
but thought they would find their way home
BY and BY. The men took them in their
arms. and in short time placed them b.
the eide Of their mother. Notice mus. now
be given Of the discovery, and IN old mus.
ket was loaded and fired three times, bu,
a. the Doctor in his joy had used his pow
der rather freely, at the third discharge the
old thing burst.
NO one was hurt, bu, the signals were