I was thinking all the time of Lily, and my uncle and aunt; and had not my duty compelled me to remain with the cattle, I would certainly have hurried on to warn them, in case they should not have discovered their danger.  However, I felt sure that Uncle Mark would not have forgotten them, and that he was satisfied they would take the necessary steps to escape.  Uncle Stephen had also a waggon in which to convey his household goods out of the way of danger.