The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-10

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In all the great and heroic deeds of his
eyentful life, are none more noble than
this one which more especially relates TO
his private life, none more enduring, and |
trust that this little incident will add some
thing to the memory of that man, whose
name will always be dear to all true Yer
monters.
f. A. MuNsoN.
We copy in connection with Miss Nun
sons note the following account of the in
cident to which it refers
tFrom the Burlington Sentinel, March 10, 1891
Narrative
" TIE remarkable preservation Of t1c0 small
children lost in .Sunderland. Termination
Co., Vermont, A. d. 1880.
On the last day of May, 1880, Keziah,
aged seven, and Betsey, four years of age.
daughters Of Eldad Taylor, living in sun.
derland, went into the woods towards the
Roaring Branch, about one o'clock in the
afternoon. After wandering about an hour
or two they perceived they were lost Their
parents became alarmed two or three hours
after their departure and several of their
neighbors searched all night by torchlight.
The second day the country was alarmed
people collected from Manchester. Airing
Ethan Allan then lived in Sunderland, and
was one of the first who came to the assist
ancc of the distressed family. He avowed
his determination to find the children, or
look till he died, and took sort of com
mand of the party from the first They
went to advance at arms length from each
other in line, keeping their range-care-
fully searching as they proceeded--no guns
to be fired at game of any kind, or on any
occasion, except as a signal when the chill
dren should be found. Several parties en-
camped in the woods and staid through the
second night. The country for great dis
lance was in agitation, and on the third day,
people came from the borders of NIassa-
chusetts and from Whtccreek, Salem and
Cambridge, in the State of New York, I'M
til it was now believed by those now living
who were present, that the number amount
ed to six or seven hundred. On the same
day, the sun being about three hours high,
nearly the whole company came to the resi-
dence of the parents faint, weary and
hungry. They seemed TO be discouraged
and several were about to withdraw. At
that critical moment, Col Allen assembled a
stump, and in voice as loud as when he
summoned the command of Fort ricondero-
ga to surrender. he commanded attention
The people gave heed, and he addressed
them i'll the most earnest manner--pointcd
to the afflicted and agonizing parents who
stood near hn-hegged every man to make
the case his own and ask himself, if the
lost children were his, whether he would go
off, without making one more effort to find
them. The tears fell fast from his checks.
and it is believed that there were but few
it any dry eyes in that asscmblagc of sew
eral hundred men I'll go-I'll go, was
heard from every quarter of the crowd.
They took to the woods with fresh courage
and before the sun went down, as if to re-
ward their kind intentions. the signal was
fired-thc lost children were found. and
found alive. The signal was Immediately
answered by the main body. They We're
found by Captains Bull. Bartlett Tn
derhill, and Dyer Bingham, who had by
some means been separated from the main
body and We're not at the house when Col.
Allen addressed the multitude.
rhc ok;lmsn" eoon hrnurht in and
parents. The company were then formed
in two lines facing each other n few feet
apart-the parents each with one of the
lost children passed through, that all might
see them Col. Allen walked Immediately
after the parents, making such observations
as the occasion seemed to require. That
done, the Colonel again assembled the stump,
thanked the people very handsomely on be-
half of the parents for their kindness. so
long continued, and thanked God most
heartily for their success. The people then
departed peaceably to their homes.
From late relation of one of the per-
sons it appears that after perceving they
were lost they eyertcd themselves to find
their way back until after dark, when weary
with walking and crying they sank down
and slept at the foot of large tree The
next day they wandered in search of ber-
ries the only substitute for food They
heard the sounding of horns frequently but
did not know from what direction it pro-
ceeded this being the second day, they
made a bed of hemlock houghs and moss
upon large rock, upon which they slept
that night and on that rock they were
found. The younger child was sick and
thirsty in the night-they got up and took
hold of hands, CROPPED their way down to
the branch, drank and returned On the
third day near night they were seen by one
of the four gentlemen above named and
the first exclamation was, I've found EN-
the children started up from their bed
fearing they We're Indians. One of the
gentlemen said, "Will you go with us y
The eldest replied, Yes, if you are In
dams we'll so with you if youll carry us
| home to our father and mother" One of
the number Immediately gave them small
quantity of moistened bread and brought
| them in rs soon as possible.
Betsey, the younger of the two children,
is the wife of Captain John Munson, now
living in the town of Burlington, Vt.
The eldest of the two was the wife of
John Jones, and died some years ago at
Wiliston, Vt.
*Capt. Benjamin Bartlett now resides in