Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-01-13
M | sc f LLAN ECU S.
From Lights and Shado,cs Of Scottish Life.
Il II E 5 NOW TORN.
by THE LATE ARTHUR AUSTIN
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Hannah Lee had been servant for more tban
six nohths-and it was not TO be thought that she
was not beloved it, her masters family, Soon nf
ter she had left the house, her masters son. n
youth oi about eighteen years, who had been n.
mong the he bills looking n Ter the sheen, came
home, and was disappointed to find that he had
losI an opportunity otaccompanying Hannah part
OF the way to her lnlers cottage. liui the hour
of eight had gone by, aud not even the cotnpsny
of William Grieve could induce the kind hearted
daughter to delay setting out on her Journey n
few minutes beyond the time promised TO her pa
rents.
Il do not like the night, said William there
will be fresh fall of soon or the witch of
Glen Scrae is liar, for II snow cloud is hanging
% er the Brchlree-lin, aud il may be down TO the
Black moss as soon as Hannah Lee
So he called his two sheep dogs that had taken
their place under the loug table before the win
dow, aud set out half in JOY, half in fear to over.
take Hannah, and see her safely across the Black
,noss.
The snow began to drift so fast, that before he
had reached the head OF the glen, there was no.
thing to lie seen but little biz of the wooden raiI
of the bridge the Sauch burn William
Grieve was the most active shepherd in n large
rns'or' parish he had often pissed the mint A.
Wons' t'se wntry hills or the sake ola few sheen
ana AL the snow that ever fell from heaven would
not have male him turn back when Hnuunb Lee
was befre him and his terrified heart told him.
III Imminent danger of being lost. AS he alvan-
red ne iclt Thai II was no longer n walk IF love or
friendship, for which he had been clad of nn ex
cusc. Death stared him ia the face, and his vnuup
SOU. now beginning to teel all the passions of
youth, was filled with frenzy. He had seen Han.
nah every day-nt the firesi,le AT work. in ,he
kirk on hoIidnys-at prayer-hrinpiny sumner 10
his aged parents smiling and singing nbnut The
house lro" morning till night. She had often
brought ms own meal TO him among The hills
and he now found that though he had never talk,
| ed 10 her about love excent smilmy md NAV FIJI
| ", thai he loved her beyond father or nnther ur
his own soul
| Il will save thee Hannah he cried with n loud
sob, 'or lie down beside te, i'm the snow md wa
will die gefher in our yomb.'
wild whSiliur wind went nv him and ,bs
STOW flakes wlirled So fercely around his head
that he staggered On for II while in inter- hind
ness He knew the pn,h than Hannah ,nust Invs
taken and went forward shoutin, ,InmJ and .,on,
| ping every twenty Yards to listen for n voice II.
sent his well trained, dogs over The snow in every
| Notwithstanding 10 them her name .uonnnh
Lee, that the dumb animals migh,. in their sn,,n.
! lily, know for whom they were senrchino. and no
they looked np in his face and SET off IA s,our the
| moor he almost hcIeyed thar ,bay kn.,v b;s
meaning (amd IL is probable thew did ami we're
eager TO find in her bp,yildrr,nrn, ,h LiuJ r,nid
IN by whose hand they had so o(iar h,,an c,J
| Often went they off into the da kness md no of
zen returned, but their lonks sbowpd ,ha, eyery
quest had been in vain. Meanwhile The snow WINS
Of "A arfiil ,iepth and falling ,ybou, ;n,er,nis.
sion or ,limiuution Had tLa younn shanho.d
been thus alone, walking acr IS The moor nm His
ordinary business. il is urohnble ,l,n, no niaI,,
have been alarmed for his own snfctv-nnv. linn
ia spite of all his strength and nniitv me- m;',i,,
have sunk down benenrb The inIlo,'enrv oc Tho
nigIlr aud prrished. Bnt now The pussion of nj.
soul carried him with supernatural strength alonr
there was no trace of moor Hunnnh I. re ond ma
of his dogs NJ last come close TO his feet. worn out
,mirely, and afraid TO leave ITS master -,yhe ,h.
other WAS mute, and as the shepherd thought
probably unable to force its way out of sono
ouudrring drift Then he all at once knew tha,