The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-30
THE sHRoUD or FIisE.
AN OLD SETTLERS srokY.

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howl.
"Yes, I did have pretty tough scrapes
with 'em,' he made answer !. n Indy had
10 keep his eyes open IN them DAYS, II lie
wanted 10 save his hair. More than once
come mighty near going under, and only
saved myself by tile skin Of my teetli.
When first come ont into these parts, II
did not seem IN though the REDSKINS meant
to murder every mothers enn fus, One
time, in particular, thought WIS gone
under for good The chance We're agin'
me then harder than ever knew 'em
afore.'
How was thatT
Well, don't MUD telling you the story
II sou want II. 'Tain't all the time feel
like talking. but do to-day
assured the old gentleman that moths
ing would please me better thniI story NJ
true adventure from his own lips. He
had been one Of the iirst settlers Of that
section ~ country, and knew that he
must have passed through many hard-
ships and adventures. He was silent for
few momentr, ~ though recalling the
events of which he was about 10 speak
freshly 10 his memory. and then began;
1 was but twenty years old when ]
first came out Into this region of country,
which was then nothing but bowling
wilderness. Here and there was cabin,
but IN most places the woods were as un-
brnken us they were hundreds Of years he
FIRE.
Ny father and mother both hal died
WHEN wn- child, and my uncle hal
taken Charge II me, and ~ WAS with
him came out here. He used me us well
as my own father could have done, 50 !
had uo cause to complain. He had no
children % his own and perhaps that had
iodo with u.
Once oul here. We went to work with
q will, aud IN ,iite time had quite n
CLEARING made in tlp forest about The cabin.
which We had nuih with great pains max
ing Il =. stout anlstrJngas twas possible
fur 10 t0d0.
For We expected trouble with the red
rkius. aud want disappointed bit.
The first year all went well, and the
next, iill long into August, when the
wheat was just 70 be cut
sr. be sure, We hal had 0ne or two
brushes with il,s fe,tskins, but they done
Us litfic 0r iw huFm.
One morning .here was little TO do, snd
| loId uncle John that was going into the
forest lor lay's hunt.
tn this he made no objection, only
changing me TO be back " dark, aud To
keep a sharp lookout for the siyages,
number Of whom had been prowling
aruuni ~ late
II promised t. lvsr ,i.s sdsice IN mind
aud taking NY sisA, 20 cut
Through the day there was little
thought Of ,Anyer in INV mind; though
nov and then the words of unci. john oc~
ralrrrJ tvmr.
.The fo-s pert Ttse sry fhrs r~r
luck and, asa consequence, got further
away from the clearing than | meant TO
when started out.
I,ut vss ssrsermane,t toearry honc
some game, lit vas % bc fcru,i w tl'cse'
parts.
Long about the mijdie cf the Tter-
nom my luck turned. and Ess asl'ot at
A deer. which brough. dowrs
To skin Il. aud % pack NJ rs nssch o
III. meat ~ csuld carry, was the worko
solnc little time; and then ises my fscs To-
ward the clraring.
As did No, glanced w iossmds:lee
sun aid, for the hrsi time, noliset ''ow
lsis Y ls.i got u he.
.Thw r-n want nvrs'r twclsrir-acore
The ttee-top-.
Il hat got 10 do son,e tall wallNig, "
got hva,e by dark.
l,usI was used 10 this sfsi 80 J setc's
4 once at npy best mre-
HUI had got. rHthsr bigger f-s'f cs
slwa ! I.a.l JssgaIued COZ, an*aftsr awhHe
Il bcrs~ ,oteIl en- ne, sctlss hadto
nyoleRie NY paee.
,wl,~p aI,oas haif way down torie
cl~asIng, lheS psod mind 10 leavr iaW
"a !. lut then, 4 tI,s,sght u wotildl': niskc
much i,irtrence'R was bsif -, l'o,ir late
when | got tn the cabin, a,Wb ~ went c'r
.lowIy determined 70 carry italb H.
,-rhe suwvent down, and y grew 'hH'e
h.toseI rop,o the edge cf ihe cieariHr, Int
knew il,e way ,.and 'scita'dn's wOfryn'e
IN the least. -
.pua " varuit lcng before something
Nd.
There was red glow 10 he forest VI
fore me, a,brirht as the sun had'Oee"
w,,en.it l,sd goHe down'
.Tl,erv must te n fire al the elea'"si'
a,a.wiiai ha,l'caused y
Perhaps Uncle john hadset hre Y 'ne
great pIIs o. l.gs in'tIle clearing, inh"po
.,+,.,t ih.,,i,olf of.tlie grOuiidi