Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-11-14
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Dur,rg ;nc simmer Of q. = bad occa.
sion 10 travel through the norrlm,n barton Of
the State Of Vermont. Ga appnach.nC ln
ton oC an cm,ncucc cast NV ives toward
the western horizon. and nb.cr,ed that flo
sky was darkcnod by one of ,,.ose clouds
which IN the season oi md-sumrscr SO surely
Indicates nm npprnach,nu storm The cloud
looked nacoGnonIy black and i1glrfuI, aud
threatened Imminent danger TO ihe traveller
whose circumstances mnght expose nl.i 10
the ptlrss rri'aal of stofm. iookrd
about for shelter. but none aPpearcd, and a
long and dre'ry way *''m"d bcforr me- \
d"n-" forest stretched itself rom ih" foot Of
The hill, whose rmnonco had gainod almost
as far as rh" eye could exreud No human
habru,ion was visible. Urged forwa'd M
faithful st"'d, hoping that soms shelter might
present itself lH the tor"s, b'fot me. Moan
wide the aspect Of the approactln. clouds
grew more threatening. Whenl had nearly
descended tho hi'l. tho roaring OF the distant
wind suddenly ceased nud gloomy silence
succeeded. Nature appeared 10 rest. Not
leaf of the forest slr.rd, excepl on here
aud there poplar. regarded tbs stmcss
~ "A prelude to violent thunder gust, aud
consequently did no, abpte the speed of NY
horse, hut urged him the more Ychcmcn,ly
forward.
/. had proccodod I'm, , shor, distance whom
the owfoI s,illnoss and ,loom If Tho C,r
cs, was Suddenly broken nv vivid fash o,
Ish,,ing nccopnouicd hy lilo u,., ,,,r f,
,bordnr which ron, ,o o,ons /, s,u,dy o,I
which stood ucor tho ,,nhvav and bu,a shor
distance from mo Inmede,el. The cx,lan,
,ior .amcI;, AmoI,, holm o,I sb,l d,e =
b,okc upop nv ear ;nss,EJv reued !,
/ nv horse md soucE. the suonr,c,,or. C,on,
, yencr,hIc IooEi,g man r,os,r,,c ., n,
croupd ouJ soycrclv ,vnurdod by Lu r.,
snlin,cr from the oak which had inst hno,
rent bv the lightuinr's powcr. ArhouohIb,
hIood nowad procpsclv found ON ,yo,n,cc.
,ion ,ha, the wound was no, mortal. By tim,
,imc tho rpin was pcur,pr down in torrents.
| rpised ,hc wounded man rIom the cronrd.
and inc;jrod the Girect,on Of his dwelling. fer
no on,cnronrc Of n human habi,,tiop wa, IN
r,s,ly IN rho r,cc rr momrp, and laoo
started forward eov,or--.vn,pk you--tbor,s
vop SIR nr y,nr k,,Jc.ss--I will trouhlo
von M uorc--I can rcoch ho,rr ,Iono--rav
Cod hIcss vou,
'fhc rain cortinued .o fall and my c'o,los
worn cooo,r,,,.Iy d,.,,Lcl ro,rir,, ,L,,
,i,h, world clo.c upon me sheI,cr,c.s. I
turned TO solicit loloinos Of ,rc old mnn.
Ash turned 10 ,o,ic,rl ard fell croir. A
dozen ,ro,r wos nj insi ,sconod h,. -,
bos,cnod 10 assi.t him bu, he WINS u,r,,p
lcs.-bi. head boJ struck ON n rock and bc
wos .,nnncl.
.R,sc monster Won have numbered ~,
c,,br, sLr,.Acd , v,,rc lo.a brl.,a me
md hoc,ro could ,u,p. m m d,r,,,cd bl,v
knocked nv hat from my head. Ere tAc
blow coald he rcrca,,d / s.rano asd, I,
y,rw NV ,es,il,n, ard hcncid wild and
C,,,i,c ,boocL yn,og and Lrau,lGI tpuaI.
Instead ,f t,,,o,,rr Lrr ,r,cL u,ou mo
she s,oopod over the form of hor vet mol.on.
lcss father WIND o,d ipcob,rrp, .yprrs
Sims o.cancd bcr Inns she colrd on h,r
father :, ,,so. ,ril wcre hut ,onr rnoprh to
vrcnt his vcrcc,ncc uoon his s,yocc uur.
d.rcr .Ob. NV God - she exclaimed. ,hc
Inns con,-he hr. l.n mc-vh, u,H find ,hc
,L,h g.--oba, will orc.rc of mo how shat
.ycr find ucnr, Oh. ucpr, come
coro =, y,ur AnrIi,l will be Your, n
n,,,y find tho desk
so,l,cy,,,.y,o,,r, Tod mo 70 think th,, ,hc
,,n,,i,, bo,,,, ,,,,, ,,,C,r,pr,,r o,un,ar.
and ,,,-,,, moyo les, should oea,a a,-
,ro,, h,- .,,,o,,,n op6 ,sr,ic Ley e,l'I maro.
tl,n,o.,io, md .,i,od C,r her father ,o show