Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-09-23
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
WYOMING
AT EAGLES MERE.
A SULLIVAN COUNTY NOVELETTE,.
BY THOMAS ]. INGHAM

BY THOMAS D. NGHAM.
AT last reached my uncle's humble in Windham
County, Connecticut, and such hearty
felt quite at home We spent several weeks resting and visit
ing, and enjoyed myself very much My mothers practical
mind however, would permit this living very
long One day she called Cretia and together said
my children must not remain in idleness living
brothers bounty He rch you see
large family to support We all able work, and
work Your fathers uncertain and the money he gets
not worth much when he gets it. If he get any money
ahead shall need all get started again when get
back to farm in the valley. worked at ho,sework by
the week before married and do well
have procured place work inn Norwich, where
get high wages for these times pay.
got good place for Crea among nice people here,
where she will get only moderate wages but will be treated
of the family And for you, Ellicott have found
place where work for living and a
to school When there is school will have work
day and when there is school will work nights and
mornings 1t is good chance for boy young
and must do best your living and learn all
you 1t is hard for separate here she
head and put her handkerchief her eyes could by
the motion OF her throat that she trying
sobs Cretia and both cried, and then mother wping her
eyes, frightened and continued Never mind must be
braver than this; it S nothing very bad get
to see each other and awhile and when the
and father gets home, can all be happy together
"She kissed us tenderly and with many charges about
health and good behavior she started for Norwich and
places.
CHAPTER ELEVEN
''lhe passed. the leaves turned
gold and Wthered and fell the Whened the EARTH
covered the streams and and both melted
away again by the genial spring Then
from father stating that he had been ordered report
era Sullivan for expedition against the Indians who
mtted the Wyoming and who still Ike the Sus
quehanna Valley in terror That letter gave a keencr
of my fathers danger soldier
before. The fearful sound OF the Indian whoop heard
in the battle still rang my embed the thought
OF my father going fight them | nunicated my
to my mother and she replied in her dc way. There
danger in fighting the Indians than in fighting
British if the soldiers understand their kind
father writes that General Sullivan be
pray for the OF this expedition and for your father
safety. 1t is campaign for home, and future
depends upon it.
We heard that the expedition had up river
but progress slowly 1t was late in the sum-
before letter from father and then he that
they had followed the Indians all their sronghold
beaten them every battle had burned the wgwams and
villages had destroyed their corneds and left the places
where the proud Six Nations had lived habation
''Wthou any urlough chance visit his family,
father ordered report General Washington. He
continued in that nearly when he badly
wounded. His right had be amputated and he felt
unfit for further service he resigned his
honorably discharged.
He to my uncle's, where all him, and
greatly reoced him. He had detected look
and when mother pressed him tell what disturbed him. he
slightly moved the poor stump of and said What
| do the farm?'
'''Oh no. said mother cheeriuly is that all? We're
glad get you back with Work? We all
work You don know how children getting
o be-
g Cretia put her around his neck and said Just
wait until we get back the farm and you'll see how much
help And put in a boasng word or all
cleered him up.
He began practice all kinds OF work with his left
hand and in learned for all work-even
for chopping.
we remained in Connecticut until the following spring.
In the meantime father got his back pay--n Continental
money 1t worth much, that, the
ngs of mother and Creia, and bought,