Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-09-16
THE YOUNG MAN FROM
WYOMING
AT EAGLES MERE.


A SULLIVAN COUNTY NOVELETTE,.
On Susquehanna's side fair Wyoming
Although the wild flower thy stained wall
And roofless homes sad rembrance bring
OF what thy gentle people did befall
Yet thou the lovelest land of all
That the Atlantic the Morn restore,
Whose beauty the pride of Pennsy lvanias shore
CAMPBELL"
''When of the fort and looked around in the
STILL dusky shadows of the imagined Indians lurking in
hiding place ready seize but the fort but
few rods from the bank Mother paused few
and looked down could that it trial her
heart thus loose all support with only her children
along The morning light brightest along the shore and
we could easily see that no within long distance
After anxious glance and down the mother said
Now children slide down the bank and for the canoe
and down the bank heer-sketer and the
minute We showed quietly into the water, and
getting into it with little noise possible, pushed
into the Mother skllul with the paddle and she
turned the quarterng down stream and with steady
almost noeless strokes, propelled quite rapidly How
hearts beat thought how Indians might be skuking
along the shore shoot Mother did not speak and
hushed while she steadily urged the down and
the deep AS neared the opposite shore mile
below the fort, she spoke for the first time.
4 feel pretty safe now; there is the mouth of Mill
Creek and there Fort Wilkes Barre. The Indians
tainly not here We land in safety
''She pushed the boat up a landing the fort.
When of the boat far off
looking Pretty she said Mrs Lessingham, |
live and FASTENED toward us.
"Mother said, why, Mrs Elliott, you here? |
your husband go the battle yesterdays have you heard
from him.
yes replied Mrs. Elliott he is safe but he a
escape and is wounded in the shoulder
'They asked and answered questions in rapid manner
about persons they wished hear from Mrs. Elliott told
that her husband with fifteen others taken prisoners and
placed in circle made by the eavages ideous suaw
named Queen Esther with huge club stood by large rock
The prisoners seized time, and held with their
heads upon the rock until the Queen smashed them. Her
husband and other broke loose and opposite
directions Mr. Elliott reached the river and plunged into the
While he swimming they fired him and disa-
bed but he succeeded swimming the opposite
shore, and hiding in the woods made his the fort
She said she looking for take him down
the river o Catawissa.
''Aother said i can lend canoe going
the mountain
go into the fort and breakfast This invitation
accepted and went in. We there ahead of the
who of Forty Fort with because they had
marched down the Kingston Ferry They
before had finished breakfast and quite
prsed find us. 1t bright morning, but there
cleerfuness in the the sad the preceding day
and the uncertainty Of the future gloom upon the
people
CHAPTER TEN
''We did not remain long after breakfast. Mother
her acquaintance goodbye and took the road that led
the mountain Before o'clock the top, and
had found John with out homey but useful conveyance
''Mother said, Let take look the valley
before leave it entirely.
''She led the way to great ledge pebesone
she called them where my father had stood holding
in his years before We smoke rising from
burning Abrahams Plains and mohers keen