The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-10-29

rain-water. I did not feel very hungry,
but knew was weakening, and lost what
little hope had. After wandering on
little while l struck what they call the
hay-marsE, and at very step sank to my
hips. The other side appeared to be
firm, dry land, and took off my clothes
and waded until reached deep water,
when l swan across the creek, put
on my clothes, and walked down the
| bank. 1t is not true that left paper
saying that l had struck Aux PLANES
River, as did not know where that river
was, nor did l know anything about the
creek. fancied it likely there would be
some logging shanty on the firm side, and
that is why coasted it. After had fol-
lowed the bank awhile, to my joy I came
to camp, which, however, was uninhab
tied. There were some tin pans aud ket-
ties and three or four bushels of potatoes
of the potatoes raw, and feeling
some benefit from the repast,
concluded to go further down the creek,
arguing that it must lead somewhere,
and made raft of some of the timbers,
on which l RATED down about three
miles, and struck dense bush and weeds,
which prevented my raft going further.
| had a paddle in my hand, and left the
raft with it. Something told me l had
better go back. There was stack of
hay near the camp, and thought could
make bed with it between the legs of
the table, boxed up with boards Final
ly, l went back and boarded up the table
and filled the space with hay for a bed,
using some canvas that was in the camp
for covering. l stand there the balance
of the day, and slept there Sunday night
Then / came to the resolution not to
quit, but if was to die before help
came to pass away in that spot. Monday
and Monday night passed there wait
ing hopelessly, and Tuesday morn,
ing l went out little dis
lance, and looked around. Toward
evening thought heard somebody hal
loo. could not believe my ears, and
concluded it was my fancy. Then
heard it again, and shouted back, with a
bursting heart. Then, thank God,
heard u gun fired, and cried, Help,
help! am lost, l am lost! was very
weak indeed; then don't know wha,
followed. Some men appeared coming
toward me. They were shouting joyful
ly. looked at them, and then raised a
great cry, and suppose l must have
tainted When came to myself was
surrounded with kind faces. / was
saved. One of them shot partridge
and they cooked it and gave it me to cat
Another had brought wine, and gave to
me to drink there the poor fellow could
hardly speak for emotion), land VIC
spent the night in the camp, and ! as.
sure you, gentlemen, it was the happies,
night | ever spent in my life
In further conversation it appeared
that Saturday night, the occasion of the
bear adventure, the poor fellow really
gave himself up for dead, and wrote On
the back of his pass card: "Please take
me to Menasha." The state of mind he
words, calmly contemplating the other
world, must be pictured by the sympa,
thetic reader.
When the party left the logging shanty
to walk to the depot, as soon as they got
in sight of the railroad track, they saw Il
hand-car on which was Joscph's father
Both parties hurried to greet each other
and in the general joy universal gun.
firing told the people hunting up and
down the line that the lost was found
Over 600 people, most of them old set.
tiers, had gathered for regular scoul
of the woods, nearly 800 OF whom
were armed with guns and Car.
ricd three or four days provisions
in knapsacks. The feeling of the
entire country was aroused: and it will
be readily believed that when Joseph and
his father came in sight old hunters, who
had not shed tear for thirty years, as
one of them said, wcpt like children
JOscph's conduct, when found was singu.
lar in the extreme. He dropped to the
ground, and when he recovered began
waving lis hand and shouting as though
pursued. He is said to be an attectionate
and model husband and father, and his
first inquiry was after his family. His
wife, who had been out since Saturday
and was beside herself with grief, tainted
with joy when she saw him. She looked
still weak and suffering when the party
arrived home; but she set about cooking
beefsteak for her husband with true
womanly forgetfulness of self, di.
rectly she saw Joseph comforta
BILE in an armchair There is one
story connected with the affair that de
serves mention. When the lost was
found he threw out his pocket book, say
ing: There, boys, I've not got much bu,
what is there is yours" and one char
reached out his hand for the money
With the gesture of a hero the old man
who had first answered Joseph's signals
drew his gun to position and on penalty
of death dared the man to touch cent
The fellow sheepishly dropped the book
as though it had been molten lead An
other man had just paid eight dollars fol
a pair of new boots which had been torn
to pieces in wading a bottom full OF
snags, and Joseph wanted to pay fol
them, but the good fellow said that tc
accept pay would be to tarnish one OF
the brightest recollcctions of his life
Scores of acts of similar good-nature are
recounted, and the writer's belief in hui
man nature has begun to return. 1t is tc
be regretted that the name of the gallant
fellow who first discovered Robinson
could not be procured, although the re
nOrtar did q ciIaro b1o ,p,ount of <o1