The Lincoln County herald., 1869-12-09
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On last Saturday, Mrs. w. H. Lewis
who liyss on the, Mstairis Ridge, LEFT hsl
bone about eight A, NJ, - order,to visi,
(irssuvills. Whsn s;hs returned, toward
dusk, she discovered that hes two sons
agsd six and eight years, respectively, as
compauisd BY : boy some fifteen years o.
ags, and . dog Ind gone, sAsdfti "a,
supposed, along the wahp pfor : .wslk
The party nos iesssniKg " 'ssssr
6'eiocE, ne becanI sshVusly slArusd
The neighbors wsrs ssoassd. % lfisstjlpl
a ~ eags Of shsswsmp, thsy lrs3 rof
ssss, and sbsRtsd until the sluggsh sil
Fsa0raasd With thsie srisI. No, answer
cana back 70 the, mother. but thsss
shouts, tysss bAisFa 1by ~ shil4lFe3, ..ilas a.
6sss up6H 'tEsmno of hayiHk Bssa smbsu.
dent; viii the asspiif born of tksv dsra
shsapsi .snd tdpaxNdl yHsads " sDfot.
laea boistp 1ssxsa ntksu, ,<ssSt eadkht
tue voicSi' Of thsif friends, and7tstScd
their faces toward the home thsy \ he'd
tsftl BstwseA shsM and i was ap. ops.
ing slhsA. ,hsltlwasoE and half uiss, but
with NO. earth arn, speugh 10 hold theil
weight, slight ~ that was. They bad, 20
hopess sssy> one. d That, hope was ip, ths
cou'ase and cooloess 81 Tho largest boy.
We do not know his name-let us call
him Faithful Under his guidance the
little party started from tho spot where
they had yearly faileh through exhaus.
ti0n. They shouted back toward their
homo; but tho wind carried their toyish
voices away from i, aud from their nj ends
Still they ''lAborsd on, sinking to their
knees At every step; losing strength, At
every effo.t; weeping now and then, the
tears that, babies will weep when they
suffer sustsiusd only BY the voice Of their
brave companion. The friendly guns
we're silent; but he consoled them with
the prospect OF soon getting to the land.
How long the two little babies, held up
BY Faithful, toiled through slush and bog
we do hot know. Faithful himself does
not know Hs only remembers thu. the
gloomihg sxamt proved too much, ,'for the
poor little babes that had bseiT eanght
vitAid IT,. urAtlsatcIit paight. have been
nssr ten t'cAoek, ur perhaps alates the
6abes gave Np.o, They could 70 10 fur.
ther.l, Beyond tho,b but huuansd yssds
IVES atn gtDuod, n,they had only known
Il. Bat noh ous saidt " can 70 no fur
Their" aud so lay dVwn,ia ,hs, black slash.
The night WAS cold, and being already
vet, Faithful Knew thst they might be
frosep If he could not rouse them. He
made one efort-a' dozen siForss. It'wss
Of % ~. II eap 60 poduIthsr indeed J
cant" snit each egsin: i9: (" There was ba.
one thing for him TO doo.4"'11e did that.
He pulled Of bis coat aud vest, wrapped
up each Of the babes, gathered plies 81
the moss that hung like pail over them,
made ~ dry 70 bed ~ be Or I'D, raised
them 'apon 1t, covered them over and over
with moss, put tie dog between thom
both. Az for'himsolf; some Of the inoss
made. bin bed 4snds the eoverist. And
they slept tAvsaeh the night The breath
Of the frosty sir fsll upon thsn the
night birds moaned out their requian
through the long. hpu,a, and no sound
,ame ffRm the party but the howl Of the
log that watched. with sleepless eye, over
he bsbes OF, his side, In the morning they
I'll pale and modonlesa. Tie
Ffost bad dope its work. Even Faithful
,ould NOT plan IA, the bAbas. and was as|
.eak epd mptionless a. they we're, The
log, alone remained op t6e alert. lie
'eeIhed TO know that the night. had
sorked evi! upon bis masters. perhsps
he exposure Aad wotd9sd Aercsness even,
,pon him! Who .tsn sayt Ne would,
4 frat, SHOW 10 ono 10 approach then,
ie made = furious attack on ithoss Who
'ame up, end it needed the sffsrts Of six
nen 70 drive him sway: That did not
'tsvedt him from RSilo~lns the little
Iabst 10 she house. Hs Vas chair "chief
nootnsr. "od And the ena Of this story h
L h. ono lins, 'sid THE iVtAs itms:c, 4'i Il
"Died-Sunday, October 3l.t, .Hsery
3eusbel Lewis, aksd dix yean." 80 Il
.uiAt I'd d----r-~-<~ .1bH Il
j iWhat,A " b. tho costume Of the smsp.
ipstads yamspP Miss Diekiss9s, ba1.
ag ls,ely traserssd, . eautjpentr bears . |
smiaisesnos o. it, broad SpFss, bshipd
'sr ,in train. Miss tegap wss mildly |
by ,hsr prssidipg oflssr, on ono
eoaaioR tor her peraopalr splspdqrs, md
be nov. aPpsars "ial hasvye blsak velvet.
'savy elk ovsv,skirt aasd papier, ssd