The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-07-31

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sNs Nto4e4A Nfb1 pains Win
Y o1 team. Whiie passing the thea
dangerous country now embraced d
laahos this family was attacked ~ the
indians. the father seriously wounded
.aa Iheir stock driven on. The help.
.eas family was left upon the charitable
hands Of good. bat almost helpless fel.
sow travellers. A poor yoke OF oxen
was provided for the use Of the nnfor.
sonate family. The mother was feeble
and he task Of narsing was divided
between her and the narrator who was
y years Of age. The brother Of y
drove the borrowed team and an the
family walked 70 tighten the load upon
The fAltering beats OF burden.
When this family reached The Dallea
which In those days was not separated
nom tho balance OF the northwest by
geographical llneA the fellow travellers
found themselves without resources 70
further aid tbs wounded man and hls
helpless family. The girl and the boy
Who had trudged over many miles Of
not and dusty roads to save . wounded
father. sick mother and helpless babes
we're foFioFn pictures OF distress. The
hitis boy Of u yean was sent out %
eel The old wagon TO raise a few dollars
70 pay The passage on the old seow
which was engaged In the passenger
trade on the Columbia river at that
Time. This boy met Y. j. Northcut.
now Of Lewiston. and asked him TO buy
The wagon. Mr.. NOEthcut became In.
esFesssd In the little boy's story OF
haEdships and he Accompanied the little
hero 70 the wagon where the helpless
family WAS In camp. The mother 70.
LATED her pitful life story OF distress and
Told OF the heroic deeds Of her children
and The charity Of hrF emigranl friends.
oh said the mother, 'if could sell
my wagon for go ] could reach tort
Land. The wagon Vas . worthless
wreck and there wese . hundred better
standing DeaS that had been abandoned
BY tEassllss who had gone before.
Mr.. NoTthcat. - he wiped away bis
ieArA. took thls illlts lady and brother
b. their hAnds and led them away. The
mother. walchlul Of her children, asked
Shse b meant lie assured hcs that
be would help her; and his kindly
iraFfai face gave the mother aasurznce
that heF caAhtFen uefe In the hands Of q
freud she told the children 10 10
eth ME NoFtheaL The dark night
had come on before the tho reached the
trasy LITTLE tOwn. Mad rrVelFy caused
iiss utnld childrcn 10 cling 10 tie strong
man. The otFsrtanity 70 EaVs the
family uAE Al hand. for the boat. per.
hapa Tie Last, would leave The wharf la
The masuinR ~ daylight and the money
Tor The passage must Re raised. 6laF.
ING llghla blaEed from q big saloon. All
the life Of tisc hour seemcd 10 bs In the
Easeea. llsreiry prevailed and The
timld children shrAnk irUm the wild
sceBs u disorder. ~ they entered the
uSds oprn dooE. Excited crowds ueFe
psraAing AFoand tiss lable where span.
lah tn0use was being dealt The dealer
gFumhard ubsn The players tanned from
the tables 10 hear the tale Of distress.
but utsea ths children with their ragged
clothes and poverty punched faces were
spsn Atrncr pcAgncd. The rough men
wesr geatrei and The women shed tears
oSa the Tsgwcd aEuhinA TIE cllnk OF
The gtansss ceased and no bets were
ofisFud aud Bs cAFds were TUNED. The
pruarncs Of needy lttIs children brought
respect - pFofoand - The respect that
fwagus In THE pressDcs Of death. When
the story Of ll,a sniieTing was related
Tho msn became grnilemanly and the
women tuxAme womanly. Mr.. North.
cut suggested that whoever won on the
nsxg turn of The cAnia should coutribute
Ills winning 10 The pccdy family.
The saggcstion wAs received With =
ehees. The beta we're plled high. the
cards daait, and the ionen and winner
alike Teioserd ~ the turn WAs made.
The woman who was dealing threw the
moosy into big hat and heapcd Il full
The bets we're large and the crowd
rlamoFrd for the privilege Of placing
more money upon the board. The
n~e.iy family had been lifted from pow
csty By the contribution, but As they
,nrued 10 70 they were urged TO take
other osfettnga One woman rushed
through the rough crowd and placed .
tuenly dr.iar gold piece In the girls
hand and told her 10 buy good clothes
With IL Others followed and begged to
hs.p In any way possible. Even the
urourtesor Of the saloon. . man BY the
name Of Jack Ulphin. now Of Corvallis
J Oregon, lelt his bar and led a company
% the camp. The family was placed In
the wagon ard drawn BY line OF men
10 the boat landing under The orders OF
the saloon keeper.
Ne COZ and his family reached
/ Portland and found many friends who
had precrded them. This family was
made independent Of want by the
rousbes. element Of society. But there
VEN never giits more frvely made than
thoss By thcse bad men and wome" on
thls occasion. It is the wish OF me
so,a adv who tells this story that the
ssvrn may have been blessed by the
ssvlns AZ the begvau were BY the gits.