Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-04-01
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY APRIL l. 1875


be very long before their place Of
refuge was discovered by those in
pursuit. Charles and Caroline, how.
ever, both felt exceedingly thankful
tor their elevated though isolated
position, and worried but little over
the prospective delay of their ulti-
mate deliverance. Carrie felt more
deeply for her mothers anxiety than
fear for herself; and Charles in com
forting and assuring her, almost for
got his own peril and the fearful i'm
aglnings of his sister and father.
They were fast losing their personal
fear, as they were being convinced
that they could not be reached by
the bear if they could retain their
prefent high places. Charles, fearing
that his companion might fall, insist
ed upon securing her to the tree,
which was easily accomplished with
a long, light. but strong scarf which
he had fortunately worn. This she
submitted to Only on condition that
he would be alike fastened. Their
situation on their different branches,
being opposite to each other, and on
ly separated by the body of the tree,
was accepted by each as very desira-
bic, and although they both had dis.
covered by their afternoon conversa-
ton that they could never be more
than friends to each other, they both
cheerfully submitted to cite" (which
for the time, would bind them very
near to each other.
The night come on, darkness more
dense and appalling from the sombre
earth beneath and the naked, and
spectral forms above and around
them, might we'll shake stronger
nerves than those possessed by pet
ted school-boys and city ladies. A
mist, deep and impenetrable to NOR
tai eye, settled over plain and wood,
valley and hill, and naught could be
seen but the glariug, flashing, fiery
eyeballs of their ever watchful guar
dian she neither slumbered nor
slept, and her muttered, angry growl
made fit bass accompaniment to the
hootings of the sc:eech owls, the
bowling of wolves and the sharp.
weird scream of wild cats, by all of
which our missing ones were loudly
serenaded. Had either been alone
the strongest of the two would doubt
less have been fatally terrified by the
frlghtful scene by which they were
surrounded aud overshadowed. To-
gether they were barely equal to the
emergency, but their situation and
created in each an ex-
element which qaickened their
pulses, warmed their blood, and
awoke within them wild and thrilling
feelings more romantic than apDall>
ing. IheIf Christian training taught
them, and they now in measure
realized, that He who in olden times
had closed the mouths of lions, had
deprived the fiery furnace of it's burn
ing heat, and had said to the tumul-
tuous and overwhelming waters BE
STILL" and been obeyed, could now,
with one wave Of His hand, dispel
the darkness, and with one low
whisper, could quiet the howlings.
They for the first time, perhaps, in
their whole lives, began to feel the
truth of the promise to His people,
that their strength should be accord
ing to their day. That He who suf-
fered not a sparrow TO fall without
His knowledge bad not overlooked
them, and that they, in their peril,
were included in that happy number
to whom He had said, "Fear not, lit
''tlo flock, for it is your Fathers good
''pleasure to give you the Kins DOM"
Carries Christian faith, installed by
a devoted mothers instruction and
never wavering example, and con-
frmed by jealous and untirng
study of that religion revealed so
beautifully 10 scripture and exempli>
fed and magnified 80 wonderously in
Nature, was without a shade and
enabled her to look "beyond the
clouds and beyond the tomb to that
dwelling of eternal love, formed for
the good alone.n Her glorious faith,
gakened in Charles the manly
nobleness of his character, and em-
powered him to join her in submitting
with composure the issue of their
nights adventure to Him "who ruleth
in righteousness the nations of the
earth"