Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-05-10
For the o.lotd Democrsi.

Ma. EprruR In the article recently pub
L.hs, in Tho Democrat, headed. Robert
bradley. an interesting Revolutionary incl
dent" 1 stated tha, ever ai'er that incident,
there was grea. intimacy between the Web
.,er and Bradley families, and that in an.
other article | would give some OF the incl
dents a. related by Daniel weD-'-. am
Rober, Bradley. the las, time Mr.. Webster
visited the White Mountains. which think
wa. the year bsfofe he diei. Mr.. Webster
hs,ias arrived OF the Conway House Ought
miles from ,hi.) With number Of his Be-.
ton friends with their families. ssnt mes.
.aso down to Mr.. Bradley TO call in tho
morning. take breakfast with him. and &C
company the party to the White Mountains.
Mr.. bradley readily consented, and accom-
panied them % the Elder Crawford. Hotel,
where they were TO dine and stay over night.
SIR. Webster related the following. which
took place in tho early se,tleueu, Of Sails.
bury. lie said be had often heard his faith
er relate the story tn him and his brother
Ezekiel, to impress on their minds the hard
ships and perils they wen. through in the
early settlement Of Salisbury.
They were almost entirely dependent on
wild game for their meat, and HE father
and cousin (Iiohouon) started across the
Merrimsc River on TO the Mortified Hills
10 &c, deer or some wild game. |, was a
foe day in the moo.h Of February, the snow
abou, four feet deep. A, noon their dog
started fine large bull moose. and the
snow, with the crus, upon it, prevented hi.
running. They sho, him aud dressed hs
carcase and Bohonon says, "l will take
the dog and gun, and see il I cannot sc, a
deer - leaving his father TO take care VI the
meat and skin.
I, coon began to cloud up. and in very
short time began to snow, and an intensely
cold and furious storm was upon them. u,
showed 90 fast that Bohonon could not fol-
low his snow..hos tracks back; aud dark.
nes coming on, they were both about to
suffer terrible night.
They both halloed, bot the storm roared
through the forests 90 that they could not
DO heard. And now what was to be done ?
Bohonon had the fire works, and nigh. was
upon them. Ills father concluded tina.
without FIRE he must perish with the intense
cold. AZ last he concluded no would spread
out the moose skin, Josh side out, and roll
himself up IN it, and he might escape from
freezing.
There was not much sleep that night. IL
bad cleared away during ihe night. and at
dawn his father attempted TO rise, when. 10
and behold his moo.e skin bad frozen 80
hard and stifr that be could not disrobc him
,eli. and he bad nothing to do bu, call for
Bohouon. About ten o'clock Bohonon ar.
rived and released him, when they took one
quarter Of their moose and returned home.
Afterwards they went and brought IN the
,,ber thres quarters and the skin.
Mr.. Bradley related some Of the hard.hips
II the early settlement Of Concord. then
allied Penpacook. lie said bis father (Ilou
John Bradlsy,) was let . boy but few
Iesrs old, when his father. Samuel Bradley.
md brother. Benjamin Bradley, were both
titled by the Indians, about one mile and ,
'sll from the now capital Of New Haup
hire, on the HOpkinson Road. There isa
,eautiful granite obslisk monument on the Q
pot, erected BY Richard Bradley. y0unss''l Z