Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-22


and shouted until they were hoarse N,
lidinss Ct the lost oaes on that night
All the next day they searched. and day
after day as long as possible. Fires were
'eft smou'dsring among the trses. men who
knew the woods kept resoluisiy to taC
search, but the building April fsrssts lad
its osn secrets.
! When Mrs. harris started with her baby
in her arms from Mrs. Green 6, sxpsetiog
momentarily to meet her has band, shs
went en- cArelssslv, her attention being d..
reeted in part to her child, and suddenly
looking up, she discovered no white scare
! OF the sxs on any trees in sight. But sho
fancied she had only stepped out Of the
track, and might 10 a moment regain it,
A vain lsney She ven, on, but moth ng
familiar met her eyes.
| The night came on. The little birds
~ess 10 rect. and the owls commenced
dolsful hootins. She VS. alone With her
.nfa0t in the great Sea Of forest where never
woods mans are had echoed. She vas lost.
She sat down faint and tired, bst sonss-
like, began TO cry. Hark That vas Ger,
| tainly . human shout. She aross. ano
holding her course, ran bress Ness sowese
il. Add now she thought ses heard 1t
again. further of. Msnv hours IN the night
were srsnt in rushing with hystericAl sobs
AID psipitsting heart, towards the voices
Of her friends, 90 near that she could hear
shern, bot 20 lar away that no effort Of fren-
zied strength could enable her to rcash
their protecting presence.
Whata pity it wal Towards IN orning
she slept, leaning agsinst . tree, With The
baby on her bosom. But she started usr-
vously in her dreams, and at the first bird
song awoke TO full consciousness. With
daybreak came renewal Of her courage -
She wsuld not weakly give up TO die her
friends would certainly lind her to-day, or
she would lind them. She saw near her
some last years berries and tough leaves
Of uintergreen and few acorns 4 poor
breakfast, but she ate Whatever she could
IND Tor the sake Of her child more than
her own.s This day slso she ran wildly
through the tanRls Of dead brakes and
brisrs, growing from the decay Of cent?
lies, over the gullies and jagged ROCKS, vast
rude branches that caught ~ and rent her
ill she came 70 the dying smbsrs Of Ere.
Here she fingered long. Her friends had
Teen here perhaps Robert had kindled
this fire with his own hands, and for her
Hark again the search has commenced
this morning. Echoing through the woods
comes the prolonged shrek Of the dinner
horn. She calls With al the desperation Of
oae dro wing she rushss for~ard, but the
ground 10 rough, and, alas how heavy the
baby gro~sl She is giddy with tho loss Of
sleep and the want Of food. The baby
means, and will not be comfortsd. In this
way passes the day and another dreadful
night. She finds another fire she stays
by il and keeps it burning through the
night, for she 10 afsaid Of wolves. Another
morning and she is almost hopeless. o,
will not heaven pity her 2 The little one
grows weaker be cannot hold up his
head. Another terrible night he 9oans
piieously he falls into souvulsions the
next day he dies. All day she carries the
little hfslsss body IN her arms, and I'll
night. beneath the Implying STARS. she
holds II TO hee bosom.
She carried the little dead burden day
after day, until the purple hue Of decay
was settling rapidly over it. aud she felt
with . pang that abe must bury it. Then
she look I'd about for . spot where she mi z b,
dig the tiny grave, so deep that tho Wild.
cat add the wolf might not scent il out
Weak as she was. this was no sasv task
bu, in her wandcringA she came upon Z
= giant tree, uptorn AZ some former .i,ne
~ q hurricane. In the soft earth where
tic roots bad lain sbe scoped out the ba.
bysresting place, and making it sof. with
moss covered the cod little form forever
from her sight. Then she sat down bv tn,
grave in stupor Of grief Hour after hour
Lpasssd, how many shs knew not, when sh Z
arose to hei feet to commence the dreadful
pilgrimage. Then she noted every thing
near the spot. Here was a rock, there
stood an immense hsmlock. -Yea, 81.
would know the place; she could find Il
easily with Robert. Then began again the
struggle thro' the wilderness
Day after day, week after week she pass
ed on. Her shoes wore worn to fragment.
| audi ell from her feet. Her garment,
wer torn to tatters; but the DAYS grew
warmer, and the fever that was burning in
her veins made even the soft showers tina,
tel upon her, welcome. First. she a,e tn,
bud. Of trees and the bark Of birch Pres
emily she began TO find the young checker.
| berry leaves, and now and then came urou
tho partridgs's nest, and grsedily sucked
the eggs After a.timc there was red ,ssp
berries and black thimble berries in til.
woods, aud then she know 1t was July
| The trees hId now put on afre,n Their
beautiful garments. But for the dsiciou.
poetry that ono 1nds in the woods. ssnn
t.ring out from the busy life FOR an hou
sh. cared nothing. She saw nothing bu
trees, trees, IN iDterminsblc Succession
i seemed yeeis, yes, ages ago, that sh
swept the hearth wlh berch broom. an,
sung TIC baby to slesp in Roberts cabin
Her mind grew bsw ilde.sd. still she ven
on. or, On. Whom she came 10 lary
stream sho went up towards its source Ill
she could wade across. SO she said: m,
affirmed that size never crossed 4 stream
WIDER than = brook. She paid no regar.
TO sun and moon a. guide or indication O
the points 81 the compass, but she mus
have takon = northwcsterly direction
There was Rack. Mil, Otta Q,echse
White, Waits. ami Wells Rivers, nowiua
into the Connecticut from the Vermont
side; bat she constantly asserted that sh,
saw meme Of them. Through July and
August there we're berries Of various kind,
and BY means OF these she sustained VIVA,
life Vas left her.