National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-09-03

tarfamed Robert Rogers. the hero of
st. Francis. Mr. Wallace Of Thet-
ford, went to their rellcf.and when he
reached their habltation he Towed
his canoe into the house as far as
the width otthe door would receivejt;
and taking the family from the bed
on which they stood bore them to "A
place of safety. The ncXtday Mrs.
Miller, Secin their few sheep stand
ing on a slight elevation i'll the
meadow, surrounded by water, resol-
we'd to rescue them, as her husband
was absent. she succeeded in induc
ing a young man named George
Hulield TO accompany her: and the
two set ont IN a canoe for the sheep.
They reached the place in safety aHd
after having tied the legs of the
sheep and secured them in the boat,
they set out for the highlands; but
when they came into the current
they were carried down the stream
until the canoe struck upon a pine
stub, and was capSizcd. All were
throWn,nto the water which was ten
feet in depth, When Mrs. Wallace
and her companion came to the sur
face Of the water, they Graspcd a
stnb staudinr about five feet above
the water. and maintained tLeir
orasp until assistance arrived
when they were rescued from their
nr,iIous nositjor hut thp sheen wrrp
never seen ofterward Aftpr tbis
orcnrprrn upo,ln selected hiohnr
Ioc,li,ins fnr thnir housos
Tho f,.st rrist.n,iIl " .bis town
wos hnilt hT Johu pntnrs IN the
vn,r t77o If stood ON tbn south
Side of Waits River inst above tbr
hrjdgn On tbe rrn,t ,iynr toaJ The
FIST saw min was nrnctnd in 1--t
Nv Beniamin Baldwin II stood ON
Wroits River vhnrn Hol1vin,s mills
usrd ro stand As tbnre * q lonc
st,ndin~ tradition conpectad viii
the n,minr er Waits river ven
inst relate tho sbstance of if If is
said flat = man bv fine nomn of Wait
was . mcmhprorI,ou Racers Marty
which rnochnd 81 I'r,n,is in I-50
and that his m,n. with snvnral otb
or. horor,n. .san,rotnd from, +,n roi,
dntarbmdut IN thpir Lastv r.trnot
and came unon fine Ncrthern hranc2
If this rivnr Nbnn tbrv arrive,
thoro tbnv v.e,,e nearly fon.7shnd an,
t},av f,llnvod down tho stro,n, !,
, search of some kind Of rama. Jus
rs thpy entered what is at this tim,
EradGord. Wait and two or thrc,
others decided 10 90 ON in advance
thinking thoy wonld be more Snc
cr ,sfuI They had oonp but q few
miles before they shot . dprr. on1
after having satisfied their own hun
, oor they bnno the remainder of tl,
, sayory meat unon a tree for tLe us
, of their compauions when the,
+ Shoull rcach the place. Wait carve,
r his name upon tbn tree below tn
: food SO that thpv mipld know b
t whom the rich sunnlv was left. m
= others Of tbr uartI. rxpressrd thei
oratitndo ia Wait bv oivino fin
/, river his nome so tLat in frtur
!. ycars tho name mioht recall tb
|. Jnlivor,nco hero vrnnoht far tbcn
e This is a very rc,souahIc story: AN
?, uulnss thn Hr,dlo,J neoule can fin
If some bnttrr onthority fer tbn nam
Il of thn river il must hn rnoorIrI 4
Y tr,n
S More than eiohtv vcors aco q littl
Il SON of Ahrab5m IliGnId Who live
+ IN thr E,stprlv nam of Corintl
b sfrarcd from nome. aud was los
t The news snread and the nciqhbor
e all set ont "a search for fine chill,
: willie tho most intense rycitcmel
h nreyailcd Thnv souoht for III,
! diligrutly for thrrc whole days.whp
they rave nm all hone of recover
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