ing to those about her that they should soon see the lost children. And thus they went on wandering through the wild and dismal forest until night began to shroud the valleys below in gloom; she at last sunk down, faint, and exhausted, and declared that she could go no further without sleep and rest, but that in the morning she would be able in a little while to reach the children and save their lives. Fires being made, the company passed another inclement night on the mountain, and in the morning, after taking a hunter's meal, they again set out to find the children, the old woman, as usual, taking the lead, and affirming with more confidence than ever, that she would soon bring them to the object of their search. But hour after hour passed away without discovering even a foot-print of the lost ones. And those who had watched her closely during the search could plainly see that she was completely lost herself, that she had no knowledge where the children were, and that she was just leading them round and round in the tangled woods, until wearied and wornout, [sic] she seated herself on a log and declared that she could go no further, that she was too ill to make further effort, and that she must return. And
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