Spirit of the age., 1865-02-04
Selected for the Spirit Of the Age.
'ERILS OF. THE WILDERNESS.


Among the early settlers Of Kentucky,
wss a ulan by the name of James Kelly.
who, with his family, consisting Of his wife
and two small children, removed thither
from Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Short
ly after his arrival. in his new home, where
1t he'd been il.s des,s.a s;l.fad tic re-
mander OF his days, the incursions of the
Indians became fearfuIy alarming. Al
most daily the new advcaturers we're start
led with the intelligence that hunter had
been killed, a fanny butchered, dwelling
burned, or station had been as3ailed by
the bold and mercios5 enemy; and what
moment their own doom might be sealed,
OF course thoy could not know, and, as a
consequences remained i'll o state Of con-
srant apprehension.
News of this terrible state of affairs hav-
ing reached the father Of Mr.. Kelly, in
Westmcreland, he became greatly alarmed
for the safety of his son, to persuade him
to return to the patornal home.
William Kelly, in quest of his brother
James, set out for the wilderness in the
: Spring Of the year and, descending the
Ohio in large canoe, reached Maysyille,
Kentucky, in safety, and soon after had
the pleasure OF communicating WIN 'hose
he sought. bo'h the husband ana "ne
we're rojoiced at seeing their relative, and
Mt once consented TO return win hln.-
Preparations for quitting the dangero Us
yicinity--if not forever, at least till more
E.aceabe tlmes-were accordingly mad e;
and in less than week, the whole party
embarked at AaysVhlc tor the upward yoy-
age and also, with the party IN question:,
two men, who wers desrous Of returning to
the older settlements, and who were to as
sist in navigating tho boat as an equivalent
for their passage.
Though continually apprehen8lve, and on
the alert Tor danger no5.'ng serious oc-
eurred to our yoyasers Tor The FIRST TWO
or three daysi but @hen eome ssre4ty- -iye:
u bs-1,!. szl '.-l.i Il ove .s5.-.rr. .e..-af e
emoarkaaon, Suo "b'e foel'y rowing
along neat inc virgin" >"''P, '29y were
suddenly hreQ n2on ~ a party OF Indians
VINO were coice'le" oeA''" ''iA' '''SS "
the oanN OF we 'NeF' -,
"liilam he.y' WE" "'l'cos" a' I'll"
moment 10 De stan,NhS up l." ,~V o9"1' ""'
snot through che oIel9', %"' 'S9'C" "H'
MS orotHsr' WIN I'S u ".''' ~ n SUI yeu u
ana cauShU nun III HIS <'ln"9: D"' 'L"' ~
was his last; Tor the next l'%c'"V 1nolnc'
Voiiey, accom- R"lheu "''n ''' ''lo Sel.S? W"
poured III oy 'he saVH5e9' an" 1'e SP,'"S .
the orotnerS PaSSe" The Po''"'9 % ''"l III }
almost toSetner' -, .,...,
On OoH nave nttoy y" - 9lii 1:l,I, lehG,
tne poor VIE anu iTcI.l' % 2' ''''I
c'ASpoa h1r liy''e on!:o'' Gu M "' y. cas-
anu sunk '&cA' iS'n' III O0"y '''0 ?ilA I"
h"SrV nv ..- n., .1u,oa4 ..,,-u.
Inc s"o men' tnoHsn "''laUoT "i 1v'
Oy the o@law,.y .,,%. aI lt'' ~ uy 'On
uPo" snen'' n?% 'o"9I" T $3.50 o.;f.S,
uoh, anu sci1liiS Vne O"io' io"eu o"n'i
LOT tue 1PPo9i1e enole' e,eny iiIsoie 4io ; any
t;vsa 9f Lons9 md foar
TbS Indisns snon renewad their fire. bu
d;stanca had bocn ,Ta;ned meanti-re NV III
esc,ninc rartv. and none sSf their shot
tooI efcct IL fcw minutes tbrouob tb
almost slnerhuman exertions Of the tw
men. the boat touched the Ohio bank an,
then orc of the two, who had been almos
frightened out of his senses. leaped wildl
upen the bank, and darted away into tn
thick wood. To the calls OF. his surprise
oorov,,,;,,, h ro.,,.,,o1 No ors,rar bnt snoi
P',;i'oA ..o -
away nAe d 1I lnatlan, az "S perhaps nS ""S'"N