Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-12-29

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lost his way. Returning to the woods. we
discovered The northern branch ofihe Ysm.I
aeka Jtayf. about a mile, whenl~ who
is Of a Kentuckiap frame. dashed into the
water, and iording across wanted as to follow
him. BY comparing the water-linc upon his
body by a section Of corresponding heighth
upon our own, we saw that the experiment
with ourselves would approach too nearly
the submarine, and therefore listened to our
guides insinuation that there was a better
place lower down. BY moving to this place
we lost sight OF -- entirely, and upon
reaching it, our guide. upon pretence Of look
ing a little further, deserted us forever.-
- was gone. and we were deserted by
our guide. My companions. Eve Canadians,
tired Of wandering in the woods, determin.
ed upon returning to the French settlements.
but | informed them that | mast 90 10 the
States. wherever they might go, and coming
near a log house. | decided upon going TO-.
wards il. instead Of making one Of those ev-
erlasting turns into the woods to avoid il. such
as we had practised for three days. MY
companions demonstrated in vain. They
turned into the woods, and | turned towards
the house, and thus | found myself alone
| neglected TO mention thai fortunately find.
ing a potatoe patch, we regaied ourselves q
second time upon the. raw vegetable. Be-
fore. lea wing ST Denis, | had famed one of
my feet, and a fall from a horse at St Charles
having nearly broken one of my ribs, my
side was much infamed. On approaching
the cabin. | found the only inmate an Irish
woman. Her husband was absent for sew.
eral days,-probabIy, however, hid under
some neighboring log. Her voice was for
peace. She had nothing eatabIe bnt po,a-
toes, which she charilably offered 10 boil.
but as she mentioned there was a Yankee
living q mile farther down, declining her
civiliiy, proceeded towards his clearing
On coming to the house. how grateful TO my
ears was the sharp voice OF the wife, scold-
ing her children. Ii agas a Yankee voice.
Upon entering the dwelling. which was CON-
posed of one room, without a chimney, but
with a tremendous pile of wood burning
upon a hearth. the smoke from whence esca-
ped through q hole in the roof | asked for
some milk. The lady cycling me suspicious
ly. guessed she had none-"the children had
eat it all up" | had. however. hardly felt
the grateful influence Of the blazing FIRE,
when a bowl OF milk with bread accompa-
ailments was on the table, and instantaneous
y the srying.pan was Kissing upon the Goals
srsth perk. oh. woman whether in the
palace or the log hut, in spite Of your vaga-
ries. how universally does the spontaneous
impulse Of compassion gild your character
whenever or wherever a case Of distress is
presented to you. The husband soon arriv-
ed, dark and suspicious; but upon learning
that l was like a Vermonter, and a republi-
| can fhinr,c ..o~. ..o-.,ll.. d -. o..,. =
norant Of Canada affairs, bat spoke learned.
ly OF pine trees and swamp lands. There
were nine children in the family. A little
girl very pertly remarked. there was. "pleniy
Of children, but nothing TO put on emu In
summer. the absence Of neighbours TO make
unchari,able remarks. made clothes of little
consequence. and in winter they could stay
in the house. The sqnatter was. however,
an industrious man, who will one day have
a good farm. for the big boys split long shin
giles all the evening, to use for boards in
covering a barn, while the father shaved
them. slept among the children. who
knotted up like a nest of eels.-but how
would you expect children bred in the
woods, to know the points Of compass to a
bed2
ou tNouhy muiutuS, utSt cutiHS u ntui-
, ~ breakfast, Icrossed the branch ofthe Yam
aska in a canoe. Three miles walk through
: the woods brought me to the South branch,
} up which 1 walked until I found another
canoe in a clearing. when | was ferried ovel
by a Canadian woman. Proceeding until
three o'clock, | reached the clear, cultivated
country, and laying down in a point Of
/ woods, slept until dark. My lameness had
: Become insuherable, but | walked briskly
3 along the road to the lines, passing a bridge
5 while they were changing guard. TO the sub
sequeut chagrin Of the guardians, who heard
Of il in the morning. AT midnight, fatigue
compelled me 10 resort 10 a couch Of hemlock
boughs in the woods, until daylight, when
1 continued my rout to within two miles Of
Durham village, when l struck into the
woods TO gain the Stanbridge road. | en-
; quired for milk at a log-house,-they had
none. but the owner started to inform the
village Of my presence, and was informed he
} would have made his fortune by catching me
, For four long hours | trudgedb before | found
/ bread and milk, and great was my sorrow
TO learn I had only gained so rods in dis,
e lance. The truth is, one Of my legs having
E become useless, my supporters had perform
ed the ACTION Of a pair of dividers, one leg
S standing still while the other walked round it.
Refreshed, continued my rout till late in
4 the afternoon, when ] passed q large clearing
on which were five cultivated farms. Enquir'
r ing at the last one for a wood road leading
a five miles i%hrough'the forest, | entered il
2 boldly, fired my cafbine as though game was