The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-08-12

MAPLE GRoyE.-Quite an excitement
occurred near the Western line of Maple
Grove, during Thursday and Friday last.
Three little boys of Mr.. Geitz, aged re
spectively Ia, II and 5 years, started to
Reedsville, six miles distant, on an En-
rand for their father, the Oldest boy
driving the team. When starting for
home they took the wrong road and un-
fortunately for the children, O severe
wind and rain storm commenced shortly
after leaving Reedsyille, which continued
to accompany the little wanderers from
O'Clock Thursday P. NJ, till 5 o'clock
next morning, when they were discover
ed by Mr.. Manquim who resides near the
Maple GroYe-Franklin Church. When
Mr. M. found them they were in most
miserable and wretched condition, owing
to their being exposed so long to hunger
and the merciless clements. No intel
ligence could be obtained from the chill
dren as to their name and whereabouts,
until Mr.. Miller, a neighbor of Mr..
Geitz happened to call in and recognize
them, and would have taken them home
were it not for the sickly condition of
the children at the time, being evidently
in need of warm, dry clothing. Mr..
Geitz being notified of the fact, joyfully
proceeded to safely convey them home.
Generally boys of IA years of age are
not so easily lost within radius of 6
miles from home This case is account
ed for by the fact that the Oldest boy is
slightly of the non con.2ous nae7atis order.
Therefore, the father is to blame, since
he must have known their inability to
navigate. The horses being very quiet
seemed to take their share of the situa-
ton without even a stir of discomfort
Though old Bismarck may continue in
his inglorious effort to crush out of ex-
| istenoe that glorious old and undying
landmark from the Father Land, ii must
be admitted that in early days it was the
key note to universal civilization, for it
gathered man in his almost savage, bar
and then and there extenuated the suds
OF social civilization. Still further, re-
gardless of what modern wiseacres may
say against the relis ion or it's efficacious-
ness as to being the principle cause
which tended toward the accelleration
| and advancement of the enlightenment,
civilization and progress of man, from
the earliest christian period down to the
dark ages, and from thence to the pres
ent. Thus it has been and still is, that
the shadow of obscurity may inger for
a time Ger each benighted corner of the
globe, at last to be dispersed by a ray of
celestial, endless light, diffused aid dis
seminated through the agency of just
such clergymen as The Rev. Fathers
O'Brien and Lorrigan, who held the in
itiatory service in the new Catholic
church last Monday. Father Lorrigan,
brother to the Hon. B. s. Lorrigan,
and lately from Alabama, being requested
by the Rev. O'Brien. delivered very
earnest and praisworthy sermon both in
the German and English dialect.
The winter wheat has been cut, but
am sorry to say, the greater portion
stands yet in the fields. The prospects
at the time of writing this looks very
dubious whether the farmers will be able
to save it from terminating, considering
the too frequent and untimely rain
storms.