The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-02

taken. the wound in his hip, the ar.
row shots in his legs, and his clothes
: all gone. He said tolhimself; "Well,
l am not dead, only stunned; but i
will soon be dead. 1 can't stand this
bleeding long"
AT this point he remembered pool
of water in the creek a short distance
off. The thought came over him that
If he were to 60 and get in that pool
of water it might stop the flow of
blood. Arriving at the pool, he sunk
| himself under the water up to his
chin, and remained. as he supposed,
for the space of one hour, when he he
came exceedingly chilly and cold. He
did not wish to die in the water, as ne
was satisfied search would be made
for him, and if his body sank into the
water, the probability was that it
would not be found: so with power
full effort he succeeded in reaching the
dry ground. Here he fell down, COM
pletely exhausted from the loss of
blood, fell into a sound comfortable
sleep, and slept for some time.
When he awoke, he examined the
wound IN his neck, and found that the
flow Of blood had almost ceased, and
the little that was running had as
sumed pale straw color. He was
extremely hungry and thirsty, and
crawled to the water and satiated his
thirst. The thought occurred to him,
"What shall l do? l am yet alive,
and no one here TO render any assist
ance. 1 believe if 1 had food and
help l might live" He then began
searching for food, finding a few
snails, which he ate with a great deal
of relish.
By this time, the green flies had
| blown in every wound, and the worms
filled and worked in them without re-
| siStence. 1t appeared to him as
though they would eat him alive. In
this condition he remained from noon
until night, alternately drinking Wa
ter and eating snails. Night having
come on, no relief having arrived, he
concluded to make his way to Mr..
Hornbys, about five miles distant. |
He started out, and had gone about |
quarter of a mile when his strength !
tailed him, and he was compelled to |
take shelter for the night under |
large oak. This was in the month Of |
August; but Notwithstanding this, |
he said he never before suffered as |
much from cold as he did then. Morn
ing came, and still no relief. |
He WAS now so still from |
cold, and sore from his wounds, that |
he could not mCVe until the sun rose |
and thawed him. The darkest for
bodings attended him; here he was,
wounded in many places, scalped, max
ed, hungry and weak, with no living
soul near to render aid. 1t seemed as
if Immediately death must certainly
be his doom. Not one single hope to
cheer himl But in the midst of all
his suffering and distress, the eye OF
Omniscience was watching over him
and preparing for delivery. HE who !!
ruleth in the councils of men, as well
as in heaven" and who watches with
tender compassion the sufferings of all
his creatures, brought him in mys-
FERROUS manner out of all his trout
les. Wonderful are thy ways, 0, Je-
hovahi
The day before MI. Wilbarger was
wounded, his sister died in st. Louis
county, Mo. He says the spirit of his
sister appeared to him, and told him
not to attempt to go into the settle
ment, for he was not able; that he
must remain where he was, and help !
would be sent before the sun went
down. After saying this, she moved
in straight direction toward the
settlement. He was much surprised |
that she did not remain with him I'M
til the company came. AS she moved
off, he called out i'll piteous accents:
Margaret, 0, Margaret, come back
and stay with me until they Gomez
To this she paid no heed, but
continued on her way towards the
settlement. Her leaving distressed |
q Wondered hnJu |
she ever found him, without any per-
son showing her the way. He was
very much grieved that she was gone;
hnd seeing the course she had taken
towards the settlements, he determined |
hot to obey her, but as soon as the sun |
hould rise a little higher and thaw
i'm more he would follow on in the |
| curse she had gone.
| At this time he says ten thousand |
lines ten thousand objects OF human |
beings and images never thought of |
sy man, appeared to him, all in the |
most friendly mood. They confirmed |
very word his sister had said to him, |
and told him he must obey her. All |
this was communicated to him with |
| oft word being spoken, and after |
tits they disappeared. They gave |
| Inn contentment. By this time the |
SIN had warmed him sufficiently so |
that he could rice up and walk about |
alittle. He confidently expected re
lief soon, or, at least, before the sun
should set.
Mrs. Hornsby, the wife of the
Hornsby whose house he desired to
reach, had strange dream about |
him. The men who had fled had gone
to Mr.. Hornsby's, and told them that
Mr.. Wilbarger was dead. Ihe- night
that he lay under the tree, where his
sister appeared unto him, Mrs. Horns
by dreamed that he was aliye and IN
bad condition. She insisted on the
company going out that night after
him, but they laughed at her. One of
the men who had ran off that morning
aud left Mr.. WiIbafger told her that
he saw fifty Indians all around him
and that it was impossible for him to
be alive. She said, II do not care
what you saw, saw him too perfect
ly plain, and he is alive"
She retired, went to sleep again, and
at the hour of three she arose, having
dreamed the same thing over again.
This time she was not easily quleted,
and declared she had seen him again
as plain as she had the first time; and
that it was perfect shame for them
10 remain there and let a man suffer
as he was doing, and urged them to
start right then after him. But none
Of them would start before day.
The good lady sat up the balance OF
the night. When day came, and the
company got ready to start to bury
the dead, Mrs, Hornsby got sheet
and gave it to one of the men, saying:
Here, take this sheet to bring Mr..
Wilba1ger home IN. You can't pack
him on horse, for he is not able to
rue. Garry him yourselves" One of
them, broke out into hearty laugh,
saying: ''Mrs. Hornsby, there is no
use bringing him here to bury him"
"Ah," said the old lady, she is not
dead; you will find him alive" To
crafty the old lady they took the
sheet.
When the company arrived on the
battle ground, it was little trouble
to find Mr.. Wilbarger, as he had
moved. After short search they
discovered an object reposing against
an old stump, which they at first sup
posed was an Indian. They approach
ed him very cautiously. Mr.. Wilbar-
ger perceived this and held up his
| hands, and called to them to bring
him some water. One OF the men
recognized his voice, and cried out:
lord, it is Wilbarger!" He, hearing
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