The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-21
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sparsely settled. In one OF the remote
counties, which, for names sake, we Will
cal Macy County, a stout-aearted set
tier named DeVlns posted himself be-
yopd tue borders OF civilization and
he wed for his little family nome in the
heart OF a forest that extended all the
way from Lake Champlaih to Lake od-
tario. His nearest neighbor was SIX
miles away, and the nearest town nearly |
twenty. but the Devinses were SO nap
Nv and contented that the absence OF
company gave them no concern.
1t was u Spe eudIO place to live In. In |
summer the eye ranged from the slope |
where the sturdy pioneer had built his |
house over miles and miles Of waving |
beech and mip,e woous, away 10 tne
dark lines Of vines on the high ground
that formed the horizon. In the valley |
below, Otter Creek, tributary OF the ST.
Lawrence, wound Its sparkling way
northward. When autumn painted the
scene in brilliant hues, and 1t lay glow
ing under the crimson light OF october
sunsets, the dullest observer could not
restrain bursts OF admiration.
Mr. DeYius' first attack ON the stub
born forest mad been over the brow oil
the hill, some lour miles near OWenton,
but his house was burned down before
he had taken his family there from
Albany. lie had regretted that ne had
| not .spltched his tenn" on the slope oil
outer Greek; so now he began Win re-
newed energy his second home, IN which
the closing In of The winter Oh 1859 lounI
MIN. He had sixty acres OF rich soil
nnUer Gu tivation at the time of which
we are to speak, his right-hand man be-
ling his son Allan-a rugged, handsome,
Intelligent boy of sixteen.
| The winter of SO was terrible one;
snow set in before the end of November,
and. even in the open country, lay upon
the ground until the beginning OF April,
| while in the recesses OF the forest IL was
found as late as the midule OF June.
There was great distress among the sell
tiers outside OF the bounds OF cIyillza-
tion. to whom the snow was an lmpass-
ahle baIrier The UeVlnses neither
saw nor heard from their nearest neigh
fb0rs from the drst OF December till near
the beginning OF Februa y, when crust
WAS formed upon the snow sufficiently
firm to bear lue weight Of a man, and Il
llriendly Cayuga Indian brought them
news of how badly their neighbors
Jared.
Mr, Deyins was especially touched by
the bad case OF his friend Will luman,
who lived on the nearest farm. Ine poor
man Law iii of fever, Mrs. luman was
aeau anu ,S Senup tla prnmnyad tn the cemeterv
in 0weuLown. and all the care of the
family dsyolyeu upon ESth n, his daug !.
lar fourteen wears old. Alter a shO
ronsullatton, the next morning breaking
hrirnt and clear, though very cold,it Dc
determined to allow Allan TO go over
the nill to Iaman's, bearing medicine, tea
and other little necessaries for the tami
ly. He was impreSsIYely warned to be-
Gin his return at SO early an hour thai
ne might reach home before the short
days end, especially BECAUSE ot the
Gayger OF Wild animals. Tue severity o
, the winter had made the wolves more
yenturesOme and daI gtrous than Inc!
had been tor many years. Mr. Deflh'
had lost several sheep ana IL q, anI
deemed it unsafe Tor any OF MS ittm4ly u
be cauglt TAR from Ine mouse aV nlsut.
, Allan aimed himself WIN MS ign
rife, put some olsculIs anu coAo meal Al
a poucn strapped to MS waist, MOUNTED
one OF the stro"g lara-hofses, anu Be
l out on his Journey tho lo"" II.'',s tulous
the forest was Detter thah ne expected
To find II, as the shoM h"u pEeu |aI. "a I've n"
of, but at Ine Iuths, anu ~ lne r tn'INo'
}. part of the Wooo, MS nolee ulVelI '', g.
/ through drifts more than pledst hisll
/ aud more than once Ah"u nau W us us
II mount and beat PAIN aheau' mere
fore, he did not reacn 4hmaH's tlll wv
O'Clock and, by the tlme he had hGipe
l. Esther about her work, assisted he
u Young brother to get III goou supply (
u wood and made things more comIortabl
), for the invalid, it was almost sundoWl
| lie stoutly refused to stay for suppe
declaring that the luncheon still i'll hi
y nouch would serve, and started just Il
u the short twilight came on. He was
|. braye lad, and with no thought of peri
. went oil, kissing his hand gtyly to ID
t ther.
1t took him an hour to traverse tn
n tirst three miles, and then he came to
g sLretch of comparatively bare groun
II leading through his father's old clea
II ino. almost TO the top of the hill back
Nc MT' Deylus' house. He was just urI
inu ola Bob INTO a trot, when Ion,
@ ear nowl broke upon HIS ear; then a.
y other and another answered rom ea
A. and south. He knew wNat that mean
W It was the cry Of the advance guaru Of
pack Of wolves.
IL Tue bowling sounded near, and cam
swiftly nearer, as though the wUlYt
N mad Lound his tracks ana scented the
le nrev. Old Bob trembled In every lin
IN and seemed luwerless TO move. ALA
=, renlized tnat he could not, before uar
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