Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-03-02
Wsnderful Perseverance, and Escape
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Hsadsrful Perseverance and Escape
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In January last, says the Leazenworth
C6nfnercsM, John Wilson, q lad about six
teen years Of age, left his home, on Mus
quito Bottom, In company with his father
and two neighbors, for the purpose of
hunting buffalo on the upper Arkansas
The weather was all that could be wished,
game was found in abundance, and the
hunters secured as much as their teams
were able to haul back SO long distance,
and, on the morning of the 10th, prepara-
|. tions were made for return home.
Is Not so, however, with young Wilson,
E who had become enchanted with the wild
I scenes and wilder sports. To him ii was
8 new life, of which he had often read, but
. had now become living actor in its fas j.
nations. To the left of the river, and be-
yond the skirt of timber in which the
hunters were encamped, stretched the un-
broken plain, on which, within range of
t vision, quietly grazed small herd of buff
i falo, and, here and there, scattered groups
sofSantelope. At this sight our young
hunter became excited, and only one
more shot" before departing was insisted
Ion. -Shou1dering his gun hastily, he start
) ed out, and was soon lost to view, as he
picked his way quietly along the river
vfbahk and timber
g Nothing further was thought of the
. young mans whim by the father and his
companions, who were cooking rations
for the return trip, and peacefully smok-
ing their pipes. 8
8 Young Wilson found the distance to the
game much further than he anticipated,
sebas on getting within long range shot, his
presence was discovered, and general
scamper was the result. Nothing daunted,
he continued the chase, fully determined
on the last shot and dead buffalo. On
ward he went over the plain, through
wood and thicket regardless of all impedi-
ments, but four legs could wander further
than two, and he was left far in the rear
. Time had elapsed, unheeded by him night
was upon him; for the first time he rear
lized that he was alone upon the vast plain,
his game beyond his reach, and companions
ahe knew not whittier. His reckoning was
lost, and he stood bewildered. To add to
his. misery, one of those fierce winds. so
common in that section, came up, and with
it driving, binding sleet, transformed
him into q walking icicle. ls5 -
"a Cold and benumbed, he started, as he
supposed, for the woods along the rayine,
bifE Instead, travelled from it-now hasten
ing, now slackening his pace, as the cold
affected him. AT length he came upon a
small ch1mp of bushes, uudere which he
took shelter, sat down, and was soon fast
asleep and lost to his lonely position
- The boy not returning in reasonable
time to the camp, his father and compan-
ions became uneasy, and set out in search
of him. Guns were fired, Indian whoops
and yells indulged in to the fullest extent
of their lungs, but no answer came In re-
sponse The same was continued through
out the night, and large fires were kindled
on the highest eminences in the hope of
attracting his attention, but all in vain.
Morning came, yet with it no boy. The
day elapsed in fruitless search, followed by
another night of demonstrations similar to
those of the first. The anguish of the
parent in this extremity was almost un-
.bearable. To go back without his son he
could not, for there, too, was an anxious
mother fondly awaiting their return from
the hunt
: --0rthe third day, after fully deliberatine
!. on it, the party concluded to return home
form companies of their neighbors, .anG
make 8 grand search for the boy on the
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Awakening from his sleep, through 6
feeling of GOODNESS, young Wilson looked
otit upon the dreary waste before him
The wind still blOwed, but the sleet ha6
subsidized. His frozen clothes clanked aboul
his body as he arose and picked up his
gun. He now fully comprehended his
situation, and his first thoughts were or
his friends and something to eat. Tc
choose his course puzzled him, yet no time
was to be lost He plucked from one ot
the bushes sprig, sat it on end, and, in
his boy ish way, resolved on going in the
direction it might fall. AS the result will
that in which his friends were. and be
wandered farther and farther away.
For procuring food, his gun was now
his only reliance, and, as he trudged about
a sharp lookout was kept up for game
The first day out nothing in the game linz
presented itself, but on the second small
herd of buffalo, on which he fired, passed
him. His shot was short of the mark, an6
theviwere soon away. So he passed tht
third and fourth days. Weakened by hun
ger and fatigue, he nevertheless kept ul
good courage, and hoped that if he die
not find friends, he at least might fall il
With other hunters or Indians, friendly O
otherwise, be did not care much which, ,st
long as his scalp was safe, and a prospec
of a replenishment of his vacant stomach
offered. eq9sl .4arss5
On the morning of the fifth day he cam
to small stream, skirted by few scatter
ing trees. Here he gathered up SOM
broken limbs, and pulled out from beneatl
the roots dry grass enough to start a fire
This he did by firing off his gun and blow
ing the Wad into blaze, which soon grew
into warming fire, by which his frozel
clothes were thawed out and himsel
warmed. By this time he was too hungr
and worn out to proceed much further
and he resolved on keeping up his fir
through the-day and night. . While SO en-
gagged late in the, evening, he was suddenl
startled by a gruff "hoWl' and big dirt
Indian stood before him, with gun d
his back and the hind quarters of an ante
lope. ssga - +
Bullyl'' replied Wilson, as he spran
to his feet and rifle. &" How yourself?
and he gazed in astonishment at the in
truder. The Indian comprehended tn
situation, profered him portion of hi
meat, and they sat down toge' her, roaste
and eat rayenously- of it. The heat an
food livened him up, and he soon ascel
tanned that a band of friendly Indian
were eneampedf few miles below. T
this camp the two repaired, and Wilsol
was welcomed kindly, and fed for thre
days, when enough provision was give
him to reach the settlements. His cours
was pointed out and he started on hi
homeward journey. He travelled thre
days, when he fell in with his father an,
his friends, who were returning to rene1
thesearch for him. The meeting was Joy
Gus one, and young Wilson is content wit
only one more shot"
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