Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-10
THE EAGLE AND THE CHILD.
As TTIsH TORY.
Barnet, Sept. 81, 1912.

ALMOST oil the people in this parish, which
forms the of our little tale, were engaged in
that most enlivening branch of rural occupation
cnrry ing the meadow liny from the field III which
it grew, 20 the iarm.yar,is, where it was to be
cured in stacks, To preserve it from the influence
OF the weather; and the huge, 'heapedup waIns,
that almost hid from view the horses that drew
them along the sward, were moving in all direc-
tons towards the snug farm yards. Never had the
parish seemed before so populous ocund was
the balmy air with laughter, whistle, aud song.
The dinner hour ut length arrved-he horses
were unyoked--groups OF men, women, lads lass
es, aud children, collected under grove, unh bush,
and hedge-row-graces were pronounced, and the
Great Being who gave them lhut day their duly
bread looked down from His eternal throne, well
pleased with the piely Of his thankful children.
In The midst OF this scene OF happiness and con
tentmen, the great golden eage, the pride and the
pest Of the parish, suddenly stopped down, and
flew away with something in his lalons. One SIN
gle, sudden female shrek, ard then shouts and
outcres, as II the church spire lind tumbled down
upon the whole congregation Hannah Lam
ond's bairn 4! Hannah Lumonds barn! was the
loud, disappearing cry. The enges ta'en AVA >
Hannah LaInond's burn = aud many hundred feet
were, IN another instant, hurryng towards the
mountain. Two miles OF hill aud dale, aud copsc,
mud many ntersecng brooks, lay between bu,
IN all incredible short time, the fuot of tho noun
tain was alive with people. The eyry, or eagles
nest, was well known, and both the old birds we're
seen sitting on The edge of the rocky ledge, which
lowered far above. But who shall scale the dr.
zy cliff which Mark Stewart, who had been ut
tho storming OF many a fort, attempted in vain |?
All kept gazing, weeping, wringng hands IN vain,
rooted 10 the ground, or running backwards and
forwards like 80 many ants, when their colony is
disturbed What's the use WHATS thu use OF
mere human means ? asked some of The elders ol
the village ia despair; we have no puwei, but IN
prayerP Aud Macy knet down, fathers aud
mothers, IhDkIng ri their avn babies, MS if they
could iJIce The deaf heavens To hear
Hannah Lamond, the rgonlzcd mother OF the
child, had all The while hecn suing on n rock, with
face perfectly white, and eyes MS II ready TO start
from her heud, fixed on the eyry. Nobody had
noticed her; for strong as all sympalhies with her
had been, they were now completely engrossed in
watching The motions of the eagles. II was only
last Sabbath lhal my sweet wee BARN was bupz
ell she NJ length exclaimed, in agony and START
Ing mp from the frsI sl'nl on winch she had re-
manned nlOlionIess, she flew off towards the cliff,
over hugo stones, aud through thlckeis ill she
had reached the foot of the mountain; uud then
mouning up, up, uP, faster Than ever hunisman
ran in TO tho death OF his game, fearless rs goat
playing among prrcipices. No ono doubted, no
one could doubt, that she would soon be dashed in