The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-20
A BORDER HERO.

In the troublesome times Of thu
carly settlement Of the West nlcr
were often employed to roam Tho
Pathless wilderness in the capacity
Of scouts and spies, in order to de-
tcct the approach Of large or small
parties Of Indians, and give timely
warning to the scattered scttlcrs
that they might collect in a body
10 meet and rcpcl their red foes, ol
find protection inside Of their rude
forts.
Sitting at our comfortable fire.
sides, in our well-guartlcd homes il
is dilIicultto realizc the hardships
and pcrils Of those devoted men,
who were almost continuously tn.
versing hundreds Of miles Of un.
broken wilderness sometimes
alone, sometimes with a companion
or two-not knowing at what mo-
mcnt or i'll what place the swift
arrow or bullet from an ambuslIed
foe might put a sudden end to
their career. They constantly, so
to speak, carried their lives in their
hands, and when wcaried with their
long days march, they rolled them
selves in their E,lankcts and laid
down to sleep under the branching
trees and broad canopy ofhcaven,
in fair weather or foul, on warm
nights or cold, it was always with q
mysterious uncertainty whether
they would wake again i'll this
world or the other.
In the summer of170i, three Of
these brave scouts, who had escorted
4 packct-boat from Maysvilic, Ken
tucky: up the Ohio River, TO II
point past'tIle Dig Santly,wllerc the
country was considered safe for
the voyagers, were on their return
down the river in Il canoe, which
had been taken up with them for
this purpose.
They were floating down the riv-
or in good spirits; for they had
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