The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-12-17
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T., L,, .,,,,or Of ,iS rov,s ,,,,s hrouoh, IN Tol-
'',t ,l.,, hnrJ Of s,vooos hod suddenly an -.
,"l ~, Non. W,rhIoho,J nc tho ,o,yn or [vind-
,,,n, ,Lon cnInL-n n,rsnn, yillpre pLon, cioh
''' ro, c.,,, por,,,rJ mo ,cnort stated ,hot
I Ii ,,,l.oI ,Io L,oIIirr Of u Mr. Hanson
WI IrnJ IN ~ thc c,,,ilT s,vc one female
inu ou'c.'u'e' a., " '1' oa,,i,i,, T,r,
w ',',N, ~, T',rn,s;,, oIl;,,n,cc roncLoJ
~ ,''u ,i Wv s, ,,, Ln,Lc,o
r'n'o",.' anu .'o w." ,n ~ Gos,,1
m"a w ,',a' W ,l,o Co"se,,,, nn nImrn.
10 ,,ooJ. ,,;,h H.! lam, ,;ae NJ ,bc ,rniI nro-
""o,;', ,;,I, h,s,y stride towards thc scene Of
srJ,ss rrhoro ,,,s m pnpspol fra bnrnino in
~, ill., "u'' I,rI. rcJ sno, In,ycJ On ench check
",L IL ,hoIn copn,ennncG bore the expression of
- ch,,c,J md .ngrv shirt.
IIn ,,,s',,iGrn,ly on M common GRAND. for he
s,rnJr ,hc thick Cirr,r-ri,ht on through ,hielot
and hrukc-crushmr the dead limbs beneath his
L,nvv trcnd and dasbinr aside the dense bushe.
that bespt his way, with II rcSllCSsncss aud haste
which BETRAYED the ngiatcd state ofhis mind. The
startled deer broke from It's covert Immediately
within hi. range. but he needed it not the shay
az bear muttcred an argrv growl as he reused it
finm is liar. bu, it served not to attract his acn-
lion; the stately catamount raised lis terrific, half
humnn cry, but his car heard not the warning. lie
sill pressed on-thoughcss of danger needless Of
his boosted Skill and regardless OF fatigue, with
hi. head suh,ly benz and his body leaning forward
To have seen lin one would have thought that he
was wandering at ran,iom through the macy woods
There was no defined path for him to ioow-a
will, tractlcss region Of towering trees and heavy
undeibrn,h spie cad out on either hand, presenting
ut every stem the same unbrokcn, unyayriug scene:
vet the Scout hcsilatcd not moment on his way
Now and then. perhaps. he would raise his head +,
and throwing a hasty glance around hm-ga2ing
for nm instant through the opening branches on the
sky. he would resume his former position, contn-
niIp his route in the same rapid manner.
Mile after mile was raversed in this way, until
nj length. in an incredible brief period, he had
reached what was then known as Ma'ilson's, but
now ENJOYING the unpoc'lca cognomcn OF "liorsc-
beef Fails, ." in Wihdham. The dwelling olthc mur-
dcrcd family was in this ncigh5orhood 10 which his
tons were Immediately directed The house was
DESCRIBED He entered the battered door. and fol-
lo.Yn, crimson stain tina, rnn along the floor Of the
c,on, room II, proceeded 10 the fatal hed-room.-
,rhc stillrnss Of death hrondcd over the place as
Lo s,ooJ ,horc ,lonc razinr on the crimsonrd floor,
ain zoo, with The blocd orthe victims. A vcngc-
rnl fire cleaned in his ewes rs his glance rested on
tho Jobbled walls and hearlh-stone For a while
no rcmnned silent-his breast hcaying with emo
,ion oyermns,erinr his u,terance. At length he
| found words
''' I" hccurscd roccr' he mut.crcd between his
c,onchcd ,rcth-..a life for each drop will be too
noor n rcyengon, and he cu,ched his rifle with II
ron,nlsiyc orosp. while A. expression almost de-
mon;,c,l shot wildly over his face.
Far the reader to understand the cause Of the
emotion n, hihitcd hy the Scout. we need only saw
,a, ,he murdered mother of the family was his on
10 s;s,nr and the Young female carried into capiv
-, ,.au L;,olo rcu,,irip, child WIN had been on
ny ~ ~ Lor an,,, Jrrnc the snmmcr-hcr own