about noon
At length the sound of a voice was heard some fifty paces distant , followed immediately by another in a louder tone . On hearing this , our friends in the thicket rushed forward , and were soon engaged in shaking the hands of Isaac and his comrades , with a heartiness on both sides that showed the pleasure of meeting was earnest , and unalloyed . As more important matters are now pressing hard upon us , and as our space is limited , we shall omit the detail of Isaac 's adventures , as also the further proceedings of both parties for the present , and substitute a brief summary . The trail on which Isaac and his party started the day before , being broad and open , they had experienced but little difficulty in following it , until about noon , when they reached a stream where it was broken , which caused them some two hours delay . This , doubtless , prevented them from overtaking the enemy that day ; and the night succeeding , not having found quarters as comfortable as Boone 's , they had been thoroughly soaked with rain . The trail in the morning was entirely obliterated ; but pursuing their course in a manner simitar to that adopted by Boone , the result had happily been the same , and the meeting of the two parties the consequence , at a moment most fortunate to both . All now gathered around the fire , to dry their garments , refresh themselves with food , tell over to each other their adventures , and consult as to their future course .