The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-11-15

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en- a description of the return of our
friend, William Eson, from the wild
regions of the Four Mile, but the A
merican and foreign demand for tho
issue was SO great that it was thought
best to have the appearance of our ar
ticle published simultaneously in this
country and Europe. The Harper
Brothers wanted the cut which adorns
the head of this chapter. The ex-
preston Of the picture is its great
merit. Our artist seems to have, as
it were, photographed the magnificent
scene which enlivened our town as
William and his companion, Loots
johnson, entered Main street. Col
umbus laid at the feet of Ferdinand
and Isabella the spoils of q new world,
and contests bent with breathless in
terest as the bold explorer told his
marvellous tales of the western wilds /;
but Columbus never dreamed of Four
Mile, nor did even the Kings ofIndiAs
or the Indians ever see a triumphal
chariot adorned with such trappings
as depended from the hand chariot of
the Scared and bronzed William.
The immense wild cat which he had
captured was bound to the top of the
hand chariot. The beak of an cnor-
nous bird, which the natives cal. q
wild pigeon, adorned his spear, and
the rare and costly piumage of the
famed Galilalee bird, whose whistle
can be heard "for a mile or more'' up
and down the banks of the lonely SOL
itudes and FLASHES of the Four Mile.
William came across only II hos
tile tribe after he left our civilization,
in his entire journey, which vas sup
piled with firearms. Shot and shell
Missed around him as he came up TO
their stronghold William formed q
hollow square and retreated in good
order without the loss of a man. His
wild cat got its back up some, and by
the light of its flashing eyes William
made good his retreat.
From observations made by Will
liam and computations made from o
careful survey of the consultations
he says there is no doubt but -Four
Mile rises somewhere north of a line
drawn due west of the meridian o
Eaton.
), William says he and his friend once
} came in sight ofthe camp oftlie REGIS.
TIERS "blue eyed warrior of the Foul
! Mile," but as he was busily engaged
in celebrating a victory in which hi:
braves bad badly scalped The enemy
who had sought the destruction of his
tribe, he did not think it best 10 enter
his camp. He had also learned tina
the warrior was MOTH a genial mood
because some pale-faced ambassador!
5 had tried to induce him to "go West
this fall. The warrior will never g
West. True to the doctrines and ira
: ditions of the braves who have gon,
:. before he will maintain his position
The Royal Geographical Society o
London, the Paris Academy of Natu
raj Science, and other learned bodie
n will please acknowledge our contri
: buttons to science.
AS time rolls around, those vast re
i, gions into which our traveller has pen
etrated, will become opened mp to civ
ilized man. Houses will spring up i
these wild forests-the game will re
treat as the bold pioneer, with ak an
rifle in hand, will let in the sunligh
that will gild his humble cabin !; til
wild beasts will follow the deepe
shadows of the ~retreating line of pi,
neer life; the Galilalee birds whist
will all die away in echoes in the dh
y distance. The fierce hand-to-han
encounters with savage beasts an
still more savage men, will live onl
=. in song and tradition. The BRAY
men who in a spirit of hardy adveI
ture have braved death will take the
places in history, and distant agt
$ will never a to linger with lovin
N pride. They who open to the worl
lie new regions are be~nefactors. I'll
IS great explorer will doubtless contil
ID ne to add new laurels to his we
D. earned fame.
" "In war renowned, in peace sublime,
He moves in greatness and in grace
His power subdueing space and time,
10 Links realm to realm and race 10 race"