Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-14

{ one hair white or black let us get the Bible and
read, and try to pray
Susan took the sacred BoOk-it was one Viii
liam had bought, and his name was written on the
first leaf. She looked at it for some time.
sAye, you are a good girl, Susan said Joseph,
{ to look for some passage 10 comfort u.s.
She hlushed and turned over the leaves, and
read the 10Th Psalm.
Let us pray, said the husband. "Our Father,
who art in Heaven, oh, be our Father on earth
this dreadful night prayed Joseph; "hold these
angry winds in thy fist, and these raging seas in
the hollow of thy hand; cause them to be still, I'M
til thou dost return our dear son to US again, if it
be thy will"
And the wind, which for a moment had lulled,
broke forth with redoubled fury, and J~oseph's
cabin shook with it like a leaf.
'Haloop said a voice.
Dismayed, they flew to the door.
WHO'S there p said Joseph.
Help! help! for Gods saken said a voice.
Joseph FASTENED with ii light.
There is a ship on shore, and am afraid that
every soul on board has persisted! Hasten, and
we will try to aid them. Go back, young woman,
said he to Susan, you cannot live long out ofdoors
on such a night as this
The heavens were wrapped in gloom, and the
clouds scowled as they rolled their dense black
folds together, which, as they family parted, made
the scene still more appalling. The roaring Of
the sea was awful as it dashed the shore with tre-
mendouS slrges.
The men proceeded on their way; Susan return
ed TO the cabin, wrapped herself in a close Jacket
which hung by the door, tied her handkerchief a.
round her head, and followed them. As she pro-
ceeded toward the shore, the scene was awful ter
rife: presenting to her view, spars, masts, and
heavy plank, strewed along the beach, with here
and there a dead body.
The men hallooed at a distance-their voices
broke wildly upon her ear mid the ftfuI blast, and
she trembled as she gaZed upon the elemental
flood, which threatened to Overwhelm her with
inevitable destruction. Following the sound of
their voices, she discovered a number of meu bust
ly engaged in reseuing from the sea the sensaless
bodies which foated from the wreck: over which
the breakers, with their Wreaths Of white foam,
swelled and broke, as if the very waves were mad,
Here is a young man. said one, ~clapping his
hands to prevent their freezing. The wind, at
the same time, took his hat, which whistled as il
bore it from hun.
Look we, young woman, said he, seeing you
would come, look We to this poor body, that il
float not back into the water again, and | will
once more see what ! can do, stiff as | am witt
cold.'
The poor girl stopped down and turned thC
drencked body over, wiped the sand from his face
with her coarse coat, and brushed back his drip
ping hair. A parting cloud cast a CLEAN of lish
upon his cOuntenance, and discovered, to her as
tonished sight, her Own dear William! ShC
shrieked aloud, drew him toward her, laid hi
head upon her lap, put her face to his, breathed OF
his pale lips, bent over him in agony-then, look
ing up to heaven, implored divine aid. The man
hearing her shrek, returned.
'Who have You here?'
AS she stopped down, Joseph approached.
'What, Susan, are you here: All you have
good heart, but who is this you are so busy with
look up, Susan, and tell me if you know him! ]
must be some one you have seen, or you woul
not sit here a shlvering this cold night over him,
FLook' said the gentle girl, as she raised tn
coarse covering from his face, which she had hell
close to her beating heart look herer
The day was family dawning as Joseph stoope
down, and in the bitterness of his soul exclaimed
1t is my poor William!
sAy, aud so it is, said the man, and we mus
try to restore him to life. Come, let us carry hir
home.'
Susan went first toward the cabin to prepar
Mrs. Anderson for the scene before her. She me
her on the shore, and urged her to return. TIL
men brought in the cold and Senseless body.
Mother she said, it is our poor William
pray he calm and still, and he may yet live
Poor Mrs. Anderson, pale as death, hung owe
the apparently dead body of her son, with STREAM
. ing eyes and clasped hands. They succeeded i
restoring him to life. William once more opene
his eyes, and beheld, bending over him, thos
dearest to him on earth.
The storm was hushed, and the morning su
cast his bright rays upon their humble dwelling
The sea, spread cut before them, slumbered
calm security, and mirrored the bright scintillatior
!, Of heaven in its pellucid bosom. And in that rue
cabin, on that lonely shore, there were gratef
; hearts and true happiness.
le GThn land nf Rnulah"