The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-08

One soft September afternoon ina 1919
Hugh Lardner. a lusty young man, car
rying fiintlock and powder horn,
came to the home of Jacob Alayfield
with alarming news.
1T will not do for you to remain an
other hour" were his words to the
palefaced husband and wife King
| Philip and his warriors are near you,
and 10 one is safe"
Whittier shall we goI"
ITO Deerfeld, Captain lIosely is to
be left there with a small force. while
the rest are busy in the harvest field.
The illage is only few miles of, and
if you make the most Of your time aud
are very careful you can reach it in
safety viii you do it,"
Yes, with heavens help. am
greatly thankful to you, Hugh. for
your kindness
1T is but a ueighborly act. l must
hasten
Time was precious. and bidding the
husband ana wife goodby, the young
man hurried out OF the house. and.
breaking into a Looping trot. headed To-
ward the camp of the brave pioneers
from Ipswich
Jacob Mayfield was too wise to dis
regard the warning of Hugh Lardner
Without encumbering themselves with
| anything in the nature Of luggage. the
father stepped ont OF the house, fol
lowed 10y his wife. holding the hand Of
Dorothy, who was now two years older
than when she had given a drink of
cold water from the spring to an un-
known Indian
The door was shut behind them. but
! the latchstring was left hanging out
II accordance with the hospltable Gus
tom of the border. If the Indians
chose to visit this outlying cabin, they
would meet with no trouble in securing
entrance.
/ 1t was nearly ten miles TO Deerield
/ the distance being greater because of
/ the circuitous route taken by the pio-
neer lie was familiar with the route
ana was hop iul that by following the
/ advice OF Hugh Larducr no would
/ avoid the hostile redmeu. who We're
/ liable TO be encountered at any time.
All went well until the winding
/ course through the woods, marked at
times by an indlstinct trail. but oftencr
without any mark at ALL had been
. passed. Finally. the father stopped in
front of a deep. calmly lowing stream
q dozen feet or more IN width
We must reach the other side some
how he remarked as his wife and
child paused ut his side
Cant you jump III" asked his wife,
with a faint smile.
Perhaps, by taking short run. but
how VIII that help you and Dorothy -
Il will tell you" replied the child.
Take mamma In. one arm and me in
the other and then make the biggest
jump you can
Il am afraid it wonld land an three
in the middle of the stream"
But YOU can swim out with us.
IF II is necessary to swim / can
carry you all across, but it isn't pleas
ant to have our clothing wetted."
IL will not harm us, for the weather
u mild suggested the wife
we lhhy DO better
They moved up the stream searching
TO: a straiter place and met better for.
tune than they expected. one was
found where the width was barely six
feet. to leap which was slight feat,
even to the wife, accustomed 10 the
rough outdoor life on the frontier.
Dorothy was equally certain she
could accomplish ii as readily as her
parents, who were inclined to think she
was warranted in the belief There
was enough doubt, however, to cause
the father TO try somewhat orlgina
plan, which was carried out with as
founding results.
He laid his gun on the ground behind
them. and lifted his laughing child
his hands beneath her arms close Ia
} her shoulders. Then, standing on the
edge OF the stream, he swung her back
ard forth with increasing oscillations,