The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-13
A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
EY LINES OTIS.

/ lhUta faster tll'tn lin income tilai IL WAS
| absolutely necessary to decrease the for
mcr. since the latter could not be made
/ larger.
In the hope of being able to assist his
! father i'll some way. Robert came to this
country, ana failing to find employment
near the metropolis, walked from town
/ to town until when near Rochester, New
! York. he was hired as farm laborcr by
Judge James I. Berry. Daring six years
| Young Myron worked ustriuusly. send
| ing nearly all of his earnings to his par
ents, and then came the sad news that
! both father and mott Der had died ON the
same day. After recovering from this
shock, it was but natural the young man
| should begin to think of establishing a
| home for himself, and quite rs natural
| that his love should go out to the daugh
| ter of his employer, who plainly showed
| her preference for the young man who
| had so devoted himself to his parents.
| But Judge Berry. while he recognized in
u itll tth 'llbttplS ih''iIi. Iitt'
not the same views regarding him as 4
son-in-law that Miss Bessie had. and the
consequence was that the lovers, finding
| it impossible TO change the fathers opin-
! ion. resolved to elopc, and build up ior
themselves a home in the far West.
| In 1873. with but a few hundred dol
| L., 1 ~, ,,l, tln ~
| couple were married. and settled at Green
Lake, Michigan, where, at the beginning
of the year 1862, they were in reasonably
| prosperous circumstances, with two chill
;iren t., make glad their humble log cabin.
| Their farm was situated several miles
| from any settlement. and although the
Indians were rising against the whites in
| many portions Of the State, neither Mr..
nor Mrs. Myron felt any uncasincsS be
cause they believed they bad succeeded
in establishing the most friendly rela-
| tions with such of the forest children =
as they came III contact with. There
| fore they We're by no means alarmed when
| one day five Indians stalked Gravely into
the cabin Just as the MONDAY meal was
| being served 1t had ever been Mr..
| Myron's custom to invite such visitors
| to partalle of food. and on this. as ON
other occasions. they readily accepted
| the invitations; but, greatly to the sur
| prise and uueaSiueSs of their host, i'll
stead of placing their rifles in one corner
Of the room. as usual, they held them
between their knees the muz@ic> of the
weapons showing just above the edge Of
| the table.
Mr.. Myron was too well vcrSed in In
! dlan customs not to know that such ac-
| ton on the part of his guests meant mis-
chief. With the view of showing them
| that he understood the meaning of this
| breach Of hospitality. and i'll the slight
nope of intimidating them, he arose from
| the table. took from The rack on the wall
his rifle and fowllrg- piece, and carefully
| examined them To show they We're load
! cd Why the savageS did not attack
him then is one Of the ineXplicable
Things in Indian warfare. Instead OF
making any hostile demonstrations. they
stallled gravely out of the house, disap-
pcaring behind clump of bushes.
For the moment Myron believed he
| had wronged his guests, and that they
had taken umbragc at his movements
when their intentions We're peaceful.
Still holding his rifle in his hand. Myron
stepped to the open door for the purpose
! of ascertaining whether his guests had
really departed. When the farmer APP
pearcd on the threshold, the report of a
rifle was heard, and Myron fell, with 4
| dangerous but not necessarily fatal wound
| in his side.
| Women who live on the border. where
! they are constantly menaccd by danger,
learn early in life that they must deny
themselves woman's privilege OF faint
ing. When Mr.. Myron fell his wife
Sl,rang to his defense rather than assist
ance. To close and barlicade windows
aud doors was but the work of a moment
where every thing was prepared for such
turned her attention 20 her husband and
children. The fathers wound Llcd but
little. and save to stanch the blood. the
| devoted wife could not aid him. except
by piling the bedding around him i'll such
a way that, il a sitting posture, he could
face the closed door The temporary
fastening them i'll tie cellar, where they
! would be beyond the read. of any bui.
let's their late visitors might send, and
after Sic had perfected her plan Of de
| iynSe. she began to assume the offensive.
By rumoyin. the mud that 1lIlcd the
crcyiccs OF the logs at the end Of the
house. ioap-hoics were formed. and
through these the husband and wife be
gan an assault npon their foes. With. his
rifle Ny.1,, sirGp Gap Qt tie Indians! aGo
at the same time his Niie killed another
with the towing piece. iy this time III,
Zoe finding tile,i intended victims more
tenacious of life than they had Supposed.
rcSogtcd to stratagem to accomplish til,
massacre In the field was Il cart half
filled With hay: ia the stable yard stood
Il yoke Gf oxen quietly eating. To faster
the an.lna.s .. tup 500 :!uh not expose
Themselves IL tie deadly a;m ul those il
the house was ,iiicuIt task, but on,
that the lu...a!!s finally accomplished. TC
get the load oi hay against The building
that it might hc set on fire, was still more
difficult and in this case unsuccessful,
for before it could be done both husband
and wife had shot an enemy. while the
lii.,. a.i:t QnIy remaining one sought safe
ty in prcaiFitate hi4h.
Each moment the conflict lasted The
husband grew weaker. and medical aio
could not be procured without II journey
of Il hundred and eighty miles. To ira
verse this distance, there was no Other
mode of conveyance than the Ox.cart. II
this rude vehicle Mrs. Myron placed hel
| husband ana CliIurelt, ana 4!uf urDe dur
ing that tedious journey. made pa!ntn
by the suffering of the man for Whon
she had braved the dangers and disnpm
forts of Il frontier life. was a halt made.
At st. Cloud surgical aid was procured
and there, after Mr.. Myron's recovery, h'
Sq.,si.i york of any kind that would
bring IN sallicienl lot ,hp support Of IL