Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-10-29
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Come Of the Perils Braved BY westerns
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On the morning Of April - last Mr..
Sanders, who lives about four miles
west Of Cleveland. Wash, sent his boy
George, IL years old, out into the pas
tre to get 4 saddle-hOrse. The boy
was mounted, bareback, on the old bay
mare. The pasture IL great expanss
of territory up on the mountainside.
The saddle-horse, cayuse. refused 70
be caught. and the boy pursued It %
the old mare.
Meantime his father. at home, began
to worry especiallyAas = strong. cold
wind was blowing from the west. He
started out after George. but could md
nothing Of him. The hoy must nave
wandered on into the woods and got
lost.
An alarm was given, and soon every
body about the woods hunting Tor
George. 1t was 10 cold that the men
who rode were In their winter clothes,
The woods In every direction wers
secured In vain. Night was coming on.
and the cold increasing. II George
were not found before dark. he must
become henumbed with cold, tall
asleep. and never wake again.
All through the evening the big
steam whistle at the saw-mill at Clsve-
land was blown In order that the boy
might be guided by u, II within hear
Ing. But the night went by without It'd.
inga of him.
| Meantime George was wandering fae
beyond the reach Of even the sound Of
the steam whistle. He had chased the
cayuse no far that that animal, remem-
bering his old range on tho Indian -,
ervation On the other side Of the Sim,
coe Mountains, was making for It with
all speed. But George had no notion Of
giving up the pursuit, and rode on.
He caught the pony Ut last, but when
he had put the halter on. he found that
he had no Idea where he was, nor ~
which direction he ought to 80. In reaa-
ity he was on the north aide Of the Sim
coe Mountains.
George looked the ground over, and
resolved to strike for the top Of thu
mountain. Once there, he could pss-
haps make out his course. He rode on.
leading the cayuse: but It was . very
long way, and before he could get any
where near the mountain top might had
fallen.
The boy was hungry, tired and chilli
ed. 1t was no cold up there that b
knew II he dismounted he should b.
come benumbed. He grew very slsepy
|, sitting ON the mares hack, but the
warmth Of her body kept him from
. feeling the full effect Of the bitter TEN.
, perature. He tied the cayuss's haless
. around the mares neck, and dcsed Z
, little. Now and then the animals.
starting up, reused him from . nap.
Once he made up his mind thas -
. should never get home again. and crsed,
. But he did not let 80 his hold on ~
, mares broad and warm back. He cried
: more and more, and at last. after II had
!. seemed many times that the mornlno
1 would never come, It began to grow
J. light very slowly. 5.
Az soon a. he could make out the d
rection of the mountain top he headed
the mare for It, and by and BY reaches
It. His hungry and half-torpld bod
got a new thrill all through Il when, y
the distant valley. he saw houses.
!" He made straight for these, and haA
gone some distance when he heard
y shout, and saw q man ON horsebscl
- riding mp the mountain. Soon he saw
= was Will Faulkner, . young man q
= knew. Faulkner noon came up VIE
!. him; he had been hunting for the bog
:. and had extended his search farthe
:, In this direction than any one else.
a VIII led him straight to the nearea
:. house, but by the time they got thef
y. 1t was thirty.six hours since the DO
=. had eaten. He was warmed and fes
70 and VIII Faulkner rode ON at the to
of his speed to take the news to u
distracted father and mother.
h When Mt last George reached HON
=. again, he was still leading the cayus
h, He insisted that he should have =
~ home all right with It II no one ha
~ come after him.