Frank Osborne's alarm on discovering a bow and quiver suspended in the forest
THE
EMIGRANT'S LOST SON:
OR,
LIFE ALONE IN THE FOREST.
EDITED BY
GEORGE HENRY WALL.
NEW EDITION.
Illustrated by Corbould
LONDON:
ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, AND ROUTLEDGE,
FARRINGDON STREET.
NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
1860.
[The Author of this Work reserves to himself the right ofTranslating.]
LONDON;
SAVILL AND EDWARDS, PRINTERS, CHANDOS STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
CONTENTS.
CAUSE OF LEAVING ENGLAND, AND ARRIVAL AT THE FOREST
I AM LOST IN THE FOREST—MY SITUATION AND FEELINGS DESCRIBED
I BUILD MYSELF A HUT—THE SCENERY THROUGHOUT A DAY IN THE FORESTDESCRIBED
AN ADVENTURE WITH A BEAR—AN EXTRAORDINARY ECHO—I AM ATTACKED WITH AFEVER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRIVEN FROM MY HUT
I WITNESS A GRAND CONVULSION OF NATURE, IN WHICH I HAVE A WONDERFULESCAPE—AM RESCUED IN THE LAST EXTREMITY, AND ADMITTED INTO A TRIBE OFINDIANS
FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE INDIANS—I ARRIVE AT MY FATHER'S FARM
INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR
That no person in this state of existence may be tempted to assert hisown independence, the affairs of life are so ordered that much of thehappiness enjoyed by mankind depends upon their communion with eachother. Human affections, if they were permitted to act freely, as theyspontaneously arise in the breast of mankind, are designed to bind allthe human race in one bond of brotherhood.
Our own parents and near relatives first call these affections intoactive exercise. Their care and attenti