Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-09-09

Il on again VII tuf thSptsih st"pl~sis sl
down and begged the other. to keep or
their way, al the same time charging
Davis, should he ever reach home, Ia tel
his (the chaplaln's) father "that be- ex
pected In few hours to be In eternity,
aud Was not afraid to die" They lef'
him, and, says the old narrative, he "hs'
not been heani ~ since"
rarwell died of exhaustion. The re-
naming two lo.t their way and became
separated. After wandering III day.
Davis reached the fort AZ Lake Ossipee,
and, finding food there, came Into Der
wick on the s'th. Jones, after Ia days IN
the woods, arrived half dead at the VII
isge of Blddefori.
some ~ the eleven who had first
reached the fort, together With keyes,
Who lolned them there, came Into Dun
stable during the night ~ the 18th, aud
the rest followed one or two day. later.
Ensign wyman. Who was now the only
officer left alive, aud who had borne
himself throughout with the utmost In
trrpIdiiy, decision ani good sense, reach
ed the same place along With three other
men on the 18th.
The runaway, lIasssll, and the guar,l
st :he fort, whom be- had infectei With
his terror, had lo.t mn time Ia making
their way back to Dunstable, which they
seem to have rrachci ou the evening of
the llth. lIorssmen were sent In haste
a. carry the dolsfil new. Ia Boston, on
which the Governor .ent order. to Col.
Tyng ~ the militia, Who VAS then si
Dun.table, 90 gather men In the border
towns, march With all speed to the place
~ the fight. succor the wounded " any
were stlll alive, and attack the Indians
N he could fini them. Tying called upon
IIa.sell to 90 with him q. q guide, but
h. was ~, or pretended to Dc so, on
which Que of the men Who had been In
the light ani had just returned offered to
take HE place.
when the party reached the SCENE of
the battle, they ssw the trees plenilfully
SCARED with bullets, aud presently found
aud buried the bodies ~ i.oycwell, Rob
bin. and 10 Others. III. Indians, after
their usual custom. had carrie'l OF or
hidden their own dead but Tyng's men
discovered three ~ them buried together,
ani one % these va. recognized a- the
war chief Paugu., killed by Wyman, OF,
according to doubtful tradition, by
John Chamberlain.' Not living
milan vas to b. seen.
The Pequawkets were cowei by the
rough handling they had met when they
plainly expected a victory. Some oi
them iolnei their Abenlki kin.men In
Canada and remained there, while other.
returned after the peace io their old
haunts byth- Ssco. but they never again
raised the hatchct against the Engllsh.
Ioyesell. Pond, With u. sandy beach,
IT, two green Islands and II. environment
~ lonely forest, reverted for while to
Il. original owners, the wolf, bear, lynx
aud moose. In our day all u changed.
Farm. aud dwelling. pos.ess those peace
ful shores. an! hard by, where, al
the bend IL the ,aco, once stood, In
picturesque .gualor, the wigwams
~ the vanished Pcquavkets, the
village ~ fryeburg prc.erye. IN"
name of the brave young chaplain, whose
memory I. .tlll cherished la spite of hl.
uncanonIcal turn for .calplng. lie had
bctrothed himself to q young girl OF
Anioyer. whom hi. parent. thought be-
Meath him In position aud education.
sh. could make verse, however, no worse
than many New Englsnd rhymes
of that day, aud .he wrote an elegy on
-the .ai sni dolsiul fall
Of NAT youn. student. M. IUsi
who IN hl' hIsou'i.s ycD'h ~ d.s'
A esmsly yoath. anil pious. too
This afrrui. fsr him knss"
II. yalor aud that Of hi. comrades
contributed greatly Ia the paclhc.tlon
which In the next year relieved the New
England border from the scourgc OF
Indian war.
"a haliAi WRITTEN Jas amer ths asht ahi .,a
sr.lly sosur.ts In 70. sialstnsni' assigns hs es'
w ~ 30, IN. OF lsfrss.u.. -hish did the 90
dsfsst
risa sst n. msh In cr'isr. snd brOusm o1 us