The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-06-02
4 ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

tenant-1armer, who in the year 1S4S found
his family expenses increasing so much fast
er than his income that it was absolutely
necessary to decrease the former, since the
latter could not be made larger.
Ii the hope Of beingabIe TO assist his father
in some way Robert came TO this country
and failing to find employment near the me
tropolis, walked from town to town, until
wheC near Rochester, New York he was
hired as a farm laborer by Judge James f.
Berry. During six years young Myron
worked industriously, sending nearly all of
his earnings to his parents. and then came
the sad news that both father ard motherhad
died on the same day. After recovering from
this shock IL was but natural the young man
should begin to think Of establishing a home
for himself, and quite as natural that his love
should 90 out to the daughter Of mis- employer
who plainly showed her preference for the
young man who had so devoted himself to
his parents. But Judge Berry, while he rec
ognized in Mvron an invaluable farm laborer,
had not the same views regarding him as
son-in-Iaw that Miss Bessie had. and the
consequence was that the lovers finding it
impossible to change the fathers opinion,
resolved to elope and build up for themselves
home in the far West
In 1858, with but few hundred dollars
and the Judges curse, the young couple were
married, and settled at Green Lake, Michi-
gan, where. at the beginning Of the year1s62
they were in reasonably prosperous circum-
stances, with two children to make glad their
humble LOG cabin. Their farm was situated
several miles from any settlement. and al
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whites in many portions Of the State, neither
Mr.. nor Mrs. Nvron felt any uneasiness, be
cause they believed they had succeeded in
! establishing the most friendly relations with
such of the "Forpst children as they came in
contact with. Therefore they we've by TO
means alarmed when one day five Indians
stalked gravely into the cabin Just as the
nOOndav meal was being served. It had ever
1 been Nr. Mvron's custom TO invite such Wis
4 itors to partake of food, and on this. as on
/ other occasions, they readily accepted the in
vitation but. greatly to the surprise and
/ Uneasiness of their host, instead Of placing
their rifles in one corner Of the room, as US
ual, they held them between their knees. the
muzzles Of the weapons showing Just above
/ the edge of the table.
Mr. Nyron was too well versed in Indian
. customs not to know that such action on the
part Of his guests meant mischief with the
view Of showing them that he understood
this breach of hospitality, and in the slight
hope Of intimidating them, he arose from the
table, took from the rack on the wall his rife
and fowling-piece, and carefully examined
them to show they were loaded Why the
.savaCps did not attack him then is one Of the
inexplicahle things in Indian warfare In
stead Of making any hostile demonstrations
they stalked gravely out Of the house, disap-
pearing behind cIump Of bushes.
For the moment Myron believed that he
had wrouged his guests. and that shey had
taken umbrago at his movements when THEN
intentions were peaceful Still holding his
rifle i'm his hand, Myron stepped 70 the open
door for the purpose Of ascertaining whether
his guests had really departed when the
farmer appeared on the threshold the report
Of a rife was heard, and Nyron fen with p
dangerous bat not necessarily fatal wound
In bis side.
Women who live on the border where They
are constantly menaced ny danger. Learn
early in life that they must deny themselve.
woman's privilege of faintinc. When Mr.
AIvTon feil. his wife sprang TO his defense
rather than assistance. To close and BARI
cade windows and doors was but the worI
of a moment when everything was prepared
for such occasions. and then the heroic wo
man turned her attention tn her husband and
children. The fathers wound bled hut little
and save 20 Stanch the blood the devoted wifi,
could not aid him, except by pflfng the bed
ding around him in such a way that, i'm a sit
ting posture, he could face the closed door
The temporary safety of the children was So
cured by fastening them in the cellar. wher
they would be beyond the reach Of any bul
lets their late visitors might send, and afte
she had perfected her plan Of defense, sht
began to assume the offensive
By removing the mud that filed the crev
ices Of the logs at the end of the house, loop
holes were formed, and through these IN,
husband and wife began an assault upor
their foes. with his rifle Nvron shot one oI
the Indians, and at the same time his wife
killed another with the fowlinc- piece. b
this time the foe, finding their intended vic
Tins more tenacious Of life than they sup
posed, resorted 70 stratagerl to accomplish
their massacre. In The field was a cart hal
filed with hay; in the stable-yard stood
yoke Of oxen quietly eating. To fasten ths
animals 10 the cart and not expose themselves
70 the deadly aim Of those I'm the house was
a difficult task, but one that the Indians
uallv. accomplished To Get the load Of ha,
against the building thar 81 might be set on
IRE, was still more difficult, and IN this CASE
unsuccessful, for before If could be done botI
husband and wife had shot an enemy. while
the fifth and only remaining one sought safe
ty in pIecipitate fight.
Each moment the conflict lasted the hus-
band grew weaker, and medical aid could
not be procured without Journey Of a hun
dred and eighty miles. To traverse this dis
tance there was no other mode of CONVEYANCE
than the ox-cart. In this rude vehicle Mrs
MyTon placed her husband and children. aut
not once during that tedious journey. mad,
painfdl by the suffering Of the man for whom
she had braved the dangers and discomfort.
OF a frontier life. was halt made
At St Cloud surgical said was procured
and there after Myron's recovery he sought
work Of any kind that would bring in sunic
lent Tor the support Of lis family. since the
depredatous of the Indians had impoverished
him. It was only by the greatest exertioi
that Myron could keep his family from sctua
want: and hearing that laborers were il
greater demand at Cape Girardean. he. viii
bis wife and children embarked on tn,
steamer Tidal Wave for that place, aftei
having remained at st. Cloud nearly a year
The voyage was never completed, however
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