The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-06-04


HOWE poorly prepared we are TOR this
emergency. These litle caps, this open
seated saddle. cool and pleasant for man
and horse in warm weather. beneath
which the wind now sweeps. chilling the
base OF the body y--lbs ciaaking sabre.
and then these Eu6sld rifles, cold, heavy
and bungling. SO upsuiled TO this noun
tajp service, all give trouble.
The shrunken bellies Of the horses
that have lacked forage for the last four
days. will not hold the saddle in place.
The loosening girth slips back ill the
saddle rests upon the loins. Tie rider
must dismount aud tighten up, and then
woe TO the fingers. for such work cannot
be done in gloves.
A few stdntsd. bali dead pines a'e seen
on rocky point. A doz~p men say. eve
are freezing; let us stop, build a Gre. and
warm Oil then comes the ferhng OF
danger not before fully realized. Night
is at hand, and the s'orm unabated -
Who can say that this delay will not be
fatal 10 some But it is now the right Of
each to use his own means to save him
self. | will stop, too. Sc it out and
share the danger. But a fire can mol be
kinded. The snow filed air, whiting
and bowling between the rocks whtr we
seek shelter, sweeps away the fire from
the lighted match, and no effort 10 pre-
vent it avai 8 anything. Ii is useless to
try longer. Lei us mount and ride: We
have lost half an hour, and are colder
than before The main body is fr ahead
Push on! Death is among US. The fort
is near, anil the only bope is TO reach it,
and reach ii soon. Good, faithful, earn
est men, with youth and vigor TO sustain
them. are getting dull, feeble, and drow-
sy. They are not c9ld; they do not snf
fer; they would live to rest. do not go
SO fasl;I shall fall of. "Oh! no; cheer
up, hold on, press forward" 1t is bnt q
mile or two 10 Tie fort. Hep the lag
ging; kc-p inthe straggers; any STOP
now will be f,lal. Alas! young man
who has been getting feeble for some
time, reels from site to sido upon lis
horse, and fllls heavily 10 the ground =
The narrator is just behihl him, bringing
up the rear, and shouts for help, dis
mounts, and tries to raise him 10 lis feet
and succ, eds The whole party halls fo
a moment, and ihen all but four SO for
ward rapidly, to save themselves and tc
send back relief The fallen lolsemdn il
dull, feeble, and stupid, but not suffering
in any mannsr. He canhoi stand to walk
He wants 10 rest. Efforts are made tt
cx rcise him, but they arc fruitless; hi
feet and legs refuse to do d cir duty Hi
horse has sallopet 30 with those wit
leh Us. Another who remains lies prom
upon his horse, holding by the name, bu
is utterly powerless 10 hold or guide him
lie is without resolution, and has give
out completely. Perhaps he may b
saved We determine to try; and tn
two live men mount. The one WHO j
still vigorous, and who is noted for cDer
, gy AL faithfulucss in the discharge 0
0 dutv, leads the horse; aid lie narrator
F.. now quite feeble, but unaware Of danger
Q urges up behind. A short time suffice
i 10 reach the iott, and the man left Is h
I staully sent for, and soon brodght III. II
8 is alive hut past help. Without complain
5 or pain. with a pleasant expression upo
d his face, he fall asleep. Nothing but tll
open, classy eye Tells the dilferenc
: between gentle and happy rect, and tina
n steep which knows no waking until tn
r final resurrection. There are no convu
o sive lhrocs or death struggles, but
: deepening letharsy. until the spirit s,ea
d away unmarked. No death can be so e'
!. sy as this. The first party had arrive
= nearly an hour before One Of their nou
% ber had been brought in too much chile
a to recover, and he 100, in spite Of allie
If forts. sunk slowly aud quietly 10 his fini
% rest. Griffith and Courtright, bothyoun
y men from the same neighborhood,
IS Fairfield county, ,ohio,fuil Of promise, VI
If married, but with parents and friend
: whose love and hope followed, we're bur
= ed in the same grave. And to man
is more the bitterness of death had pNssC
?. A single hour. and perhaps twenty wou
ie have been past all earthly help. The co
= lad chilled tho extrsmities and driven
10 the vital warmth till il narrowed rour
= the heart. The sluggish blood move
'e feCbly toward the surface, There was |
= pain, but dull. SLEEPY feeling came o
= from which it was unpleasant to be ava
is encd. Let me rest, This cannot
d. death but geatls sister, sleep. that CON
20 to heal and strengthen. No! he must
lie aroused keep him from the FIRE; rub hi
J. with snow 10 thaW the frozen member
e. and call bark the sluggish blood 10 4
No surface. But the awakening, how horI
or ble, That struggle OF la,e aroused lie
I'd recover its nearly lost dominion, and 4
be agony IN nerves and flesh. as the bio,
begins to move outward through its nCa
y abandoned channels, who can knc
as but one who has felt il. First, the fet /
I'd pulse and agueish shiver, then the silly
m ache in the frozen ears, nose, eyes, h
A gers and feet, and next the hot fever, I,
an nervous agony in the whole system, al
ot the burning pain in every frozen part
is What contest death makes over the vi
he tim so nearly possessed.
il But where are the wagons and re'
an gurd? We lrf, them near Medicine BC
as River The men came in neat day lea
it. ing mules and horses, and tell their sor
no Eight or ten miles from the fort tn
ito were showed in" aud compelled TO ste
am But they had plenly OF blankets and