The cherries, which she ate greedily, swallowing the stones, she found injured her health; and for the last two weeks she lived upon cranberries and wood sorrel.

While the dog remained with her, she constantly shared her food with him, but said she was glad when he left her, as it was much trouble to find him food.
On Thursday of last week she followed the south towards the junction with the north branch, where it appeared she had been before, but could not ford the stream; and in the afternoon of Friday crossed the north, a little above its junction with the south branch, and following down the stream, she found herself in the clearing, near Moor's Mill.

Thence directing her steps towards home, she reached Mr.McDale's, about a mile from her mother's, at six o'clock, having walked five miles in two hours, and probably ten miles during the day.

Here she remained till the next day, when she was carried home, and was received by friends almost as one raised from the dead.

Her feet and ankles were very much swollen and lacerated; but strange to say, her calico gown was kept whole, with the exception of two small rents.
Respecting her feelings during her fast in the wilderness, she says she was never frightened, though sometimes, when the sun disappeared, she felt disheartened, expecting to perish; but when she found, by not discovering any new tracks, that the people had given over searching for her, she was greatly discouraged.