The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-05-25
house aud for upwards Of . week
she had no sleep.


she had no sleep.
Our food was very nearly Como
| IL could not last more than another
day. Ny father was growing worse
every hour. What to do We did
not knew.
I can nov see my poor mother
kneeling beside the bed OF her sick
husband, imploring the Great God
TO have mercy upon US. Oh, how
she wept aud prayed !
DO not worry 80, my poor wife
oil will go woll come day IL not in
this world, let us hope it will DO in
the next" said my father.
| ''Oh, what shall we do IL You die
oh, God, spare my good husband
"what will become OF " !" ceied
I In great distress.
Come here, my son. said my
father, " add let me look at you, aud
give you some advice before am
called away"
"Now, remember, Samnel,r be
pursued, "as Ing as you live do
what is right aud just. Never Irink
any intoxicating liquor, always tell
the truth and read your Bible daily
1 cannot last much longer, and |
wish you to remember the dying re-
quest of o father
"Oh. dear husband, do not talk in
this way You may outlive both OF
u.s. said my mother, in o tremulous,
sobbing voice.
"No. my dear wife. I feel that
death is not far of. II knew you
could get along aftor | am gone !
could feel more resigned to my
fate.
Put your trust in Him who sees
and knows oil. Get me- the Bible
Samuel that may read tho word OF
Lord. Blessed are they that keep His
God before my spirit passes away
from my body"
Taking the Bible. my father open,
ed it to the 10th Psslm aud read
as follows BLESSED are the unde-
fled in the way who walk in the
testimonies and that seek Hin with
the whole heat. They also do no
iniqnity they walk in his ways.
Thou hast commanded us to keep
Thy precepts diligently. Oh, that
my ways were directed to keep Thy
statutes ! Then shall l not be a.
shamsd when l have respect unto oil
Thy commandments. will praise
Thee with uprightnoss Of heart
when | shall have learned Thy
righteous judgments. 1 will keep
Thy statutes. Oh, forsaks me not
utterly
There. my son." he resumed
take the good book aud keep it {;
aud learn what I have just, read ;
and once day, through life, repeat
it for your dying fathers sake"
At that moment We were oil start.
led by yells Of Indians, and a min
ute after the door was burst 10 with
u tremendous crash. Three savages
rushed into the room, and with
their tomabawks Drained my poor
father and mother.
While two OF them commenced
scalping my parents, the third
caught me, aud taking me outside
tied me to tree. lie then return
ed to the house.
In about ten minutes they all
came out, with their arms loade Il
With whatever they thought Of
value.
One OF them went into the house
again, aud in few minutes l could
see had set fire to IL.
There I was tired to tree seeing
the house burning and knowing
that all that remained OF my dear
parents was being consumed. Oh,
what suffered then, no language
can describe ! The agony Of death
in its worst form, would have been
nothing to compare to it.
When the building was half burnt
down my captain united me and
told me to 60 with them. One Of
the three could speak q little Eng
lish.
We marched the remainder OF the
day until dusk, when We oame to q
halt.
One Indian told me to keep still, or
he would scalp me and 10 make bis
words more impressive. he pulled
cut bis knife aud caught me by the
hair. I,clossd my eyes and thought
nv tima had coma-