The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-09-22
wooDsFIElD MONROE COUNTY, OHIO SEPTEMBER o. 1858 ]

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, would have precluded the exercise Of the
fordinary wood craft even if the torrents
of water had not obliterated the usual signs
} TWAS with but faint expectations of Sue
cess. consequently, that the expedition set
, forth Lasia : s4Gli4m95HG9 90 s98a5e -
oi For more than two shoutsl the search
went eoh. ID Steadily advancing up The
! mountain side, they scrutinized every foot
of the ground they, passed. but without
success. Tie waiting of their torches thro'
the woods, startling the birds continually,
and now and then frightened owl blind
ly stumbling by, more than, once. by the
noise thus occasioned, raised false hopes
in those portions Of the expedition furthest
from the scene of commotion. But all
such delusive expectations soon faded.
4 Long since, the parts ofthe wood more
A familiarly known had been passed, and
now twas the original forest that had
been traversed. The way grew wilder,
and hope, which bad been but faint at the
4 best, abandoned almost ALL 1t was felt
the search might be protracted for weeks
! in thisl vast and nearly sunexplored region
without discovering the children; .sfor on
such broken. ground, it was impossible
thoroughly to examiue every nook, and
4 the lost ones might be passed little ia
the right and to the left, yet no one per.
ceive the them. 5s' selAfi H''si7eA, Ggs
i Keep a stout heat, reighbors, said
John Brown, 'and have sharp eyes. The
i children may be worn. out with cold, and
be unableto make themselves heard. tho
seeing and hearing u.s. Hark! what was
that?' li9hi % 90 i9hoiis2hp s4i9o 80
10 He stopped suddenly for q low jpecu::
liar cry rose on theSnight air, seeming to
come from the depths of the forest ahead.
All listened IN silence for 8 moment
when the cry was repeated. L naa siiHef I
IsaIt's a.panther,' said one Of the men
i thought what it was, the first time 2 2
| "A common shndder went through the
hearers. All had simultaneously recog.
nized the sound, and all had thought, wha,
if the lost children had fallen in its wayl
Each father involuntarily FASTENED his
steps, in order to reach as soon as pos
!, sible the spot from which the terrible cry
! came. ~ -'9sliist Viis 1iiel.leii, sL' 70
10 More than soncs that cry was hears
! again. But it seemed retreating further
Into the depths Of lforestt..is Several times
| IL sounded 50 much like the voice Of 1
child, that the ifsteners started, thinking
] they Heard at last the iost ones ID the dis
tance. But the repetition of the sound
I convinced them of their mistake; Per
j haps nothing could be conceived more cal
, cnlated 70 sharpen the pangs Of the faith
er's heart, than the alternations or hop,
E and despair. = He was q strong mindet
man. and sustained also by religious prin
cipie, yet he could not help giving way I,
. emotion aGoi5al2nDGah tlcfa ~ spQcs.9'egl
oh!iftheY have already fallen d pre-,
r to this horrible Wild beast ~ he said. Z
! "God Almighty have Insrcyts NV poo
! Maggiel Ho Ny dear, mothsrly, little Lu
Il rv9rpc f9T biiA n5slHozl9tsA h1F8 91.Ess xii
) Occasionally they would reach hng
? tree. which, IN filling, had crushed . do
zen smaller ones in its 0 descent. Fh
J., frequency of these wrecks suggested ney
5 fears. What if the lost children, havihJ
sought shelter under it, had been invoiv
!, ed in the ruin Of such q ifone! y Once
Z lindeed, the miserable father fancied b
7 saw peepihg out from Beneith a. gigantf
. fallen trunk, the fragment Of u child
dress He sprang forward, as he behef
t it, With assharp cry Of agony. q But whe
d he flashed his torch directly upon it. cer
ri tain it would reveal the distorted ilimb
;. of one of his 1ittle ones, he found that
!, piece Of white bark. assisted by the dee
II shadows, !ad deceived him. q g sdi -
i'll Midnight arrived at iast, and even III
IS stoutest began tolbe fatiguea.q The al
: at that hour on The exposed mountai
was keen oand penetrated to the maj
IS row. ipr39tsis a2Tei sd al6F gTRiiaa
e = aPoor tkingsr,ssaid John Brown, !
G he called q halt 70 bis detachment, /
d order to consul. whether to carry III
# searchc further in that direction, Or t
y spread more to tile left and retrace thei
d steps partially s'In their thin garment
J. faHd vet through as they are, Sthey'v
K died. most ni likely, long age Yetnnh
added, aftefIa moment, as his eye fell 0
g Mr.. Carr approaching with haggard, dt
: Ijected mieh, ahow can we tell this TO tll
II father? LetIas work On, neighbofs, Will
h The cIings to hope. Tomorrow his Il
q may be ouss.u bra ,GsiAsbd9s isdi NOR
! Thearesuh Of the consultation was G
lr dissemination to extend their line sti
e farther to the right and left. and retur
s part Of the way down the mountain, "a
e lin this manner they would sweep groun
(hither.to UNEMPLOYED zsag % Sss-''.ga's
L "It's most likely, !" said John Brown
: who had particularly urged this chang,
> that they could have strayed even as "a
ir las this in direct line, when night set il
o land, after that they'd be apt to sit dow
e somewhere, afraid to 60 on, or too tire
% Ito doso. Besides, even if they do kee
IS afoot. it's most likely they. went aroup
and around, as people lost in the wood
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