Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-11

grandfather Winslow left his com.
Portable nomc IN the western part of
the old Pine Tree state. and. accom-.
panied ly his brother determined Ia
found home for his family IN the
wilderness of tho fertile Aronstook
Valley
Railway facilities were not good IN
Maine 45 years ago. even stage nc.
commodations were limited. ANA did
not extend to the remote region Ia
which he was bound TO 90.
Grandmother Ruth was tho eldest
OF the family: then came Edward. a
sturdy lad OF H.. Joseph. bn, two
years Younger. and nearly as large.
John. who was almost ., and thrco
girls. Sally. Molly ana little Jane. the
last-named not quite years old
The unclc's family. settled upon
the next lot of land, was much the
same.
NciRhbors were scarce ANA were
reached by boats. or by narrow pa,hs
through the mbrokon forests.
More than once they had seen tho
black form of bear lowering i'm tho
edge of Il sheep, doubtless with tho
thought of n mutton dinner. More
than once they heard terrific screams
beyond the clearing in the silcni
right. and. though Observation-Disclosures
Winslow knew the sound very wei,
he kept his own counsel. only com.
manding that the children should stay
near the house in the day time and
be within doors before nightfall.
He also purchased new muskct
and loaded the old ono over the doo,.
while every animal was safely hous,
ed Mt night.
He even drilled the hove In ,,rco,
shooting. and tried TO have NV Grand.
mother Ruth liar, IN ,ir. ~ ", C.,c
she did attempt 1t. rit ho,, frirh,cneJ
face blended her cause en- vol I'M
she was excused.
az Mood M, to,, ro, ,,.
nv fntber roittSui,,. y" .n.'t "neyeu
mother Du,h VIE, ".E',u "f"''u'
~ az soihnr guy .o'i 'h's s'o'
rods fron, tI,o 49,. ~ '""h TWO
Tho otbore e, "''" ! w",.hc.'
needy nolchhor un e' ,1uS "Eony. a
tho snrinn c,oa,i,, ha.en ~ nc'I III
Wo,dron h,. ,a,,s ,.'' ep. ny. MIS-
,rco woman "'' q" e'p'se'ic froV'
CAV no,, Va
-. nc"iu Oh inc mum Devil
.nh, prowiih these parts now she
,,,, in s", "heh 'hey mentioned
"Iybn, =. ' 40, se'r",'ls'
Wn"t IS IL! asked my great
sns,aI,e coming IN mat moment
torririo, 1,,,,, ""'" ny MS Wuc
.,rho ,n ,IvM'
you don,, 1911 9quare Wihsinw-
,,nn,,, IN .,,n .'le"n 10 say Won didn't
,ba eos'i. WIS io'hh asked
M. Su,iousiS'
,h;ng Gov Io ',,. ,ienn 10 say any such
roiuoto ~ "'u hhow H. he admitted,
"S,,i ,..,,
yoicn &c 'r a,. !, was me terrified
"Ar, ~ ~ n'dnuino.hcr Nhtn.
now mue,,n.r WI WY YOU Dought the
mols ho,,sn5 WY you kept me AMI
any,ons ~. anu Why You We're so
he honsn ,n w. S"o,',u u,l S'ay near
areot.rr,,,,i,a VIII cried my
"Inst ,ha, ~, nu''""s's'
cnimI,, ,I, ~ "e'l, ne replied
norcd ~, """ss WI 10 ne pre-
dnnca, n,n,, one' -" we shehtest
n viii, ''o'"o, we VIII Keep snua
somewhere alec M WI soon go
long IN ono 49, "es never stay
Bnt who, moe,,s w neuu ,o'a
ing more wos 1J haor p's ns ana nom ,
everyone concludod ,,o, h ,nr "''
clouslv dccidnd ,n .ioa ,,''' ns '''u sih'
FOR n while W = '"'''' III H"'c'
one finc morn,,, ton -,
of lime NV .roat.nr,r .umu,u 'nr ms
pnshed bis choi, hoo,. sn"'-1 S"'.'' ne
fast table. - thini, no. ,.o'' , ,"v nne. .,
cr and II have anrnod ho Iul ,''oa ~,
Ruth? new famii, hos "o',u"s, en-,
and sottIed =, ~ nus moved III
down the river snnnoso we We n nr,,hs
Ia he neIphboriv Va, w. ous ,..
hnsk what littlc cnrr thnrn - nus .ne
1or, Ior, ,hon 49,, 10 III w,