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Abram Garfield had successfully planted his second crop, which was nearly ready for the harvest, when he one day heard the terrible cry, "A fire in the forest." ABRAM GARFIELD HAD SUCCESSFULLY PLANTED HIS SECOND CROP WHICH WAS NEARLY READY FOR THE HARVEST WHEN HE ONE DAY HEARD THE TERRIBLE CRY A FIRE IN THE FOREST
 as the wind sweeps its volume towards the observer, or across his track. Full in the distance is seen the long line of bright flame stretching for miles, with its broad band of dark smoke-clouds above. Often it rages unchecked for miles and miles, where the cabins of the settlers have just been set up. No words can describe, no pencil paint, the look of terror when the settler beholds advancing towards him the devouring element. When it is first seen, all hands turn out, and a desperate attempt is made to overcome the common foe. Sometimes a counter fire is started, which, proceeding from the settler's log house in the face of the wind, towards the grander coming volume, takes away its force, and leaves it nothing to feed upon. Then it dies away in that direction. In one instance an emigrant was travelling in a close covered waggon, when he was overtaken by the flames. In a moment, horses, family, waggon, and everything were destroyed, and scarcely a vestige remained of what had been. D YET AWFUL SIGHT CHEEKS BLANCH AS THE WIND SWEEPS ITS VOLUME TOWARDS THE OBSERVER OR ACROSS HIS TRACK FULL IN THE DISTANCE IS SEEN THE LONG LINE OF BRIGHT FLAME STRETCHING FOR MILES WITH ITS BROAD BAND OF DARK SMOKE CLOUDS ABOVE IT OFTEN RAGES UNCHECKED FOR MILES AND MILES WHERE THE CABINS OF THE SETTLERS HAVE JUST BEEN SET UP NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE NO PENCIL PAINT THE LOOK OF TERROR WHEN THE SETTLER BEHOLDS ADVANCING TOWARDS HIM THE DEVOURING ELEMENT WHEN IT IS FIRST SEEN ALL HANDS TURN OUT AND A DESPERATE ATTEMPT IS MADE TO OVERCOME THE COMMON FOE SOMETIMES A COUNTERFIRE IS STARTED WHICH PROCEEDING FROM THE SETTLER'S LOG HOUSE IN THE FACE OF THE WIND TOWARDS THE GRANDER COMING VOLUME TAKES AWAY ITS FORCE AND LEAVES IT NOTHING TO FEED UPON THEN IT DIES AWAY IN THAT DIRECTION IN ONE INSTANCE AN EMIGRANT WAS TRAVELING IN A CLOSE COVERED WAGON WHEN HE WAS OVERTAKEN BY THE FLAMES IN A MOMENT HORSES FAMILY WAGON AND EVERYTHING WERE DESTROYED AND SCARCELY A VESTIGE REMAINED OF WHAT HAD BEEN
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