Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-03-07
AN HISTORICAL REMfS tscENcE.


One Of the most agreeaLle f)nties Of iourn-
alism is to chronicle the heroic deeds Of these
whom chance or unusual natural deyclop-
ments have rendered benefaetors to the I'M
man race. 1t is a part of orr legitimate
province to rescue the fame of such intI;yi,l-
uals from oblivion. and by enactine the nart
of the historian, to hand their names and
the records of their achievements down to
the admiration and gratitude of future cen
eratiops. The VILLAGE nb;lantbron;st oe tbo
benef,ctor of a local community, is as much
a part Of the history of his time as TIA he
roes of State. or as tie sacred reese whose
Cabling at the rock Tarpeia saved Rome
from the horrors of sack Chr dptv in Tho
present instance is to relate q similar occur
renee, which transpiEed nearer home.
Years ago, when the course Of trade ran
in a counter direction 70 what we now be-
hold owing to severe drougbt the citv
Of Sandusky underwent all tbe Lefrors IF =
protracted famine. The water on the ha,
at the mouth of the bay was So low that yos-
sells were unable to reach the port, and as
there was no land TRANSPORTATION II that time
which could be relied anon in case of sud-
den emergency, it appearcd as if Providence
had farsaken the place entirely. and that It's
inhabitants oust soon perish. For DAYS and
weeks their stock of provisions had been
gradually disappearing until soon all was
gone, aud the;H o4ly reliance was upon the
few fish which they were enabled to obtnin
from the waters of the bay, and an occasion
al meager supply of game from the neigh
boring forest
At the time Of which we write the woods
In that vicinity, and III fact throughout tbe
! Western Reserve, were froqnentea bv vast
numbers Of wild hoes wl-ieh obtained Il
bomItiful subsistence and grew fat upon the
shack which everywhere abounded These
hogs were doubtless originally cStgays, but
+ the sp;.rsenesssef the population Ia tie IN
terror, and the rapidity with which they
multiplied, rendered them straueees q a5an
and very shy Of his presence. Du4ina the
j drought, of which mention has already cen
made, large droves of these animals wendell
tlieir way to the lake in the ncglIharhool Of
which theY continued to remain. Sanduskv
Bay in particular was ii ftvarite resort for
them. in the waters Of which they were ac
custoned to walox, after slakinetheirthiret.
Those who are acquainted with tie locality
Of which we speak, will remember tie IN
hoyanee to which the early settlers were ex-
posed III tte shape OF It fine, red sand which
covered the beach, anu which, in times Of
high Wind, was net opiY exceedingly trouble
some, bat dangerous Thousands Of bees
IN consequence ef freqaentiHe this spot he
came totally blina; but still viii NJ the
euaainS wtich belongs 10 this perverse race
IN their natural state they continued 10
etade the haaters.
One day when the famine in the city vas
at its height, aud when it was apparcnt that
even tho strongest must soon succunb. Joe
B----took down his gun AMI resolved to
make las eif"ft to rescue his wife aud lit
tie ones, from a fate the most horrible Of
which the mind has any conception. All
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