 Sensing what was taking place and knowing that the Indians were close by, Nils gathered his wife, Ragnild, and his family and he grabbed a few possessions including a single feather mattress with ticking, which was a luxury in those days of straw beds.He rolled the mattress up, strapped it to his back, and he and his family took off into the woods, heading for Forest City.They ran and ran for their lives, never really seeing any Indians, but knowing that they were close by.