Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-17
RE EITG OU S .
Thrilling Incident,

The following thrilling incident is related of
nost-man, who for a very large reward attempted
to carry a letter across one of the deep glens OF
Scotland, through an overwhelming northeast
storm. He had been, if remember right shep-
herd and fearlesslY set out on the enterprise,
while many were filled with apprehension for his
life, If the storm did not subsdc. The weather
was excessively cold, and the violence of the storm
rendered it impossible to see any track of man or
beast through the whole glen The only chance
of safe arrival consisted of some knowledge nc
had of the ground, where he had many time
driven his hocks in summer But as he after
wards assured us, one may have very accurate
knowledge Of the way in summer, while III WIN
ter storm of snow, at night, the whole way seems
like trackless ocean. 1t is said that some OF
those glens in Scotland are full of snow in Win
ter, as not to thaw out in midsummer.
His courage, rs the storm thckened, ana the
cold increased would have failed, but, at length,
it became as doubtful whether he could find the
way back, as whether he could succeed in crossing
the ridge in safety. As he had to cross many a
small stream, now filled with snow, he not untre-
uuently sunk, and wet his feet in the stream, and
on bringing them up to the cold airthey froze, and
at length became so disabled that he could rise on
his feet no more, and he ha d to press forward on
his knews, as we'll as he could. From some indl-
cations, he concluded that he had we'll nigh cross
ed the glen, and might, by lifting up his voice, be
heard. He cried aloud for hell pa lost Traveller
but cried in vain. At length he became frozer
to his knees, and he could only worm himself on
ward with his hands, for he knew that when ne
should cease eXerton, he must Immediately die
and there was possibility that his cry might DC
heard, and he should livc.-Hence he raised agar
and again his cry, lost Traveller! But at length
little opening in the storm, showed shepherd
cot at hand. He had not missed his way to thu
cottage of the shepherd, which he sought, and cas-
ily wormed himself to the very door, and gave thu
signal that saved his life. His friend opened t
him and built fire, and warmed him into recol
lection and recovery.
MoRAL.-But if that man had not perseveret
after he had frozen his feet, and even after hi
could no longer travel on his lower limbs, but hat
to worm his way on his elbows, he musthave died
Although he was near the shepherds cot, yet as NJ
did not know his position; if his resolution hat
failed for moment, and exertion had ceased, HI
must have died. He agonized to live, and his ag
onizing saved him. And if we will only thus ag
onize to live for ever, we shall live for ever.
There is not an enterprise we undertake that re
uures so much exertion as to reach heaVen.-
Those who concludathat they know enough of thu
subject already and that heaven will come as
thing of course, and fold their arms and slumbe
on, will die in their sins, and never see the kin
in his beauty. The few years of their probotio
will slip by before they are aware, and they wi
lust begin to feel the Importance of doing some
thing, when they shall find themselves upon dy
ing bed, the harvest past, the summer ended an
they unsactifed.-Rev. ID. II. Clark