Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-07-09
HILLSDALE, JULY 9. 1880.

""~' ."o iopoit repeateds out no repetition
would follow As evening settled down up.
4 on toe woods, We again assembled at the
nouse. Every face wore an expression oi
deep and sstried hopelessnoss, and littie fn,
time was said. At last the question WAS put
by the Doctor--'Shal We continue tha search
"A pause followed, but The Doctor added
y, tor one will not give il up
80 said the greater part; bu, the prospec,
OF hndlng the children was So doubtful. that
ABOUT hiteen left daring the night. In The
morning we mustered forty men. An seem
cd quite discouraged; aud the qoes tou again
occupied their minds, whether il was best 10
renew Tue search or not. The whole seemed
10 waver, aud, finally. all came 10 hc concln
SION mat farther efforts would be useless
went TO The house, found the Doctor. arii
informed him OF the conclusion ,o winch ibe
men had come. | begged no wnr,ll rnJssyo,
TO change their ,oinds-iust 10 IT., one dsy
more, and then ! should oe resipned 4, nv
late. whatever IL might he; / did not exoeci
10 flnd them alive, but though il would be
great comiort TO know where lhey were bn-
rieu. MY wife, on hearing ,he determine.
uon OF the men, went OUT aud plead wuh an
me eafnestness OF herea,ed mother. tha,
'ney would try one day more! The men iCo,
'hey were men. aud could not stand moth
CT teafs) quickly replied. 10 satisfy her, tha,
they wonid continue the search another day.
not mat they had the slightest exp, citation uC
anding the children. We all went out lu a
ouoy' spreading ~ every direction. 0nd evety
ma" taxing MS own course had got about
Nv" % u'hes rom the house. When, near noon /
distinctly heard the report OF musket | /
io" Gown as u bullet had gone though my
hesrt. There lay breathles,, tremb.ing in /
IL IlaaF i.,,. Il 1
q cannon--I jumped 10 my tset, Staggered j
forward few PAGES. and tell srain 10 IN,
ear'n- third report soon followed, aud
all was still. The story was now told--,be
dear children were found bar they ere 1eagi
Oh the agony of that moment feel i've,
rolled on he eartb--l stIoye 10 he cajuI.I
Ihed 10 be econcied--lred to he cnmpo-
,eu-'Hed to thank God, Tor restoring their
ieau bodies would look once. it,oTe npor
ne idcees OF my little Nelly ard jamie al
hough they would no more come 10 meet
helf 'aIher. remembered my poor wife.
ma rose from the eauh. knew shp needed
ny support llttle that il could be- m sueh
lffiic;ing circumstances.
w hen had got within half nile oC my
lome. | was STABBED by the report Of ppn.
mother and another followed in Quick Sac
ession, and ioi eig OF len mint,ies fhe,. .
vas nothing but freing. Al this perpexed !
ne-l knew not what 10 mako ufit. Al last
thought the meu had all got in. aad we're
Ischarging their guus, th4t had beeu l,.d. =
or several days.
AS approached the house. scene me-.
ehled itseii, which led me ru think th,t ths .
zen iau ail gone SAX mad. They were >
"ne'ng' and shouting, and capering. In the. /
'osl exTaVagant manncr. Can The children !,
1ead' thought |, add all ,his going onl
lsneu through the crowd, aud as | enlered -
10 mouse. little Nelly spra1g mo NY arms. j,
y'us' mere comes my ldher, here comes v
o"" '''neE F"of jamie wa, very febie,
IT he was alive. and that was enough. >,
When the weeping spell was over. m. d
'irod where they were found and who found n.
em' AS soon a. the Doctor could sneak.
came forward, aud said that himself nni
=. l. had taken IA direction iha, led thsm Y
The bank of the srearn, and ,hc foot o( tho
Duntain The ground had been gone over
lore yet they thopght might be well to.x. 70
iine iIttle mono carefully the hank /, a.
s not long before they discovered the u,,uts ~
Ii'Iie bare feet, apparently going mo the co
cam They Immediately ciosseI. and %
"o'ns htlIe way up the mountain. dis -
'eied "ha' Appeared To be camp. where w
ehiidren must have passed nisht. Lit s'
M II
pieces OF bark had beeu collected and y"
All branches broke of from The surround So'
ousues, WIN which they had formed /, -"
'nei' On leaving this canp. they had as -
'ued the steep iace Uf the mountain. teav "o'
Dsees OF iheIr course sUfficent to guide ~, ~,
Doctor and his companion. Ahe, scra,n Ia
" up for bali an hour sometime. ON Tho, al
lds aud knees. they saw the obreet. of yer
" search. siitirg qnUe contentrIiy IN S'o
e nut formed by placing baik apd bran ,q'
$ as root, between two large rocks thar , nee
Doar togeather. They bad lived mon ue
., and had laid ~ qltje httle stock C,r ~"
use. The boy was lively aud well. The, ouo
" they were lost, bot lhougi they would tui
'ne way home by and bye The men 'v' "sn
mem 10 their arms, and 10 short time
ed them by the side OF their mother. ""''
o'ce must now be gwen OF the discovery.
"n o'd musket was loaded AID d,ed rhtee r;.
's' ou' as The Doctor, IA his loy, had US '''''
10 po"oer ralher freely, at the tlInd dis ooo
.ge the old thing burst in h
'o one was hurl, hut Tho sigosl. She
Sc stopped, until the mon returned fr,,n and
eNPecuug TO nod them dead. Ou wee
1 svs ',.'s seuefai htelog took place min
of INV chiId,e,' 90 ny wno'e ,'o'y. The lock
nsp, and taugh, me ~ = ,L ~ .uo ''e so and
'sIickelh closer than b,o,h.,, NJ" door
whose unseen arm shielded my infants foln
e darkness aod in the storm, has coadno IL
ne down TO old age; given me to eoia. :. MARI
nope through grace have not tasted ters
Key rom or brandy, from that day to rhis turn.
s,onaI, - '"e squire aud hts viole
ell tha old man Is dead. and don'i
o say much about h,m: some oC The sven
arms 10 the country were UhlrleI down WIZ
Ihat stone. Many are now working as
es on the very farms then fathers ono, N
q. The Squire made money. bur IL all mons
before he died his Iso sons both died Gil Bl
s''s oe'ofe tney wete thirty wears Of betwe
lee "s.,,' 10y uIasn'et msn'ed poor numb
r. with ,h,ee ,,,.i ''i's,y 'uo away ana tween
an was dead. !, ia. t,,,.d 81, A,,e' me oil mo
IeTably IN debt, and his vid,w a.. n