Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-02-13

cautiously. through corner OF the wood,
came oD' INTO 1.-The cross road, about hall
mile IRON The road
NO" ht u eurs' from his lips In swhls
TNi, Nnleh seemed hse a shout suppressed
VIM oliheaUy' New Tor u "
'"e hsu oeen moon that eveh,ne, bot
we coming siorm o,et~helmsd and shroud
90 u from sight The thunder witch had oil
we "u'e "eeh nuierng on high, now peAled
a"u 't"'heu sooVe hlnI--ihe lightning came
up"" w Nheeh OF iursd hfe, shedding
1''es" "n9o over me corpse like hue OF hts
20 ""' "'s morse plunged on amid sheets
"''"e ~ "'a' uaiAhess' never eoking
"N speeo 'ot an 'n'ani
a. ." o"'e US "espcr''e ilder drew the
80 80 w" 'n''p po" "hlch ore" the horses
I .,e .D" -" "P"" h's 'hest he
NN Wv ." up"" MS n'un'hes and
m ,,'.,. -',h''u "'H sn"H OF pam Dot
,,u 49,. NV. ~ ~ 80 vas oono,ng "t~srd
l,s -, 49,. 80" w. ''''eo necS OF
$500 rs 1850" F"h'"'A'fs
mai md n. =, ,,s, VIC ,.u''Dl'"R WI,
H. 49, - - ~ ~, q" '"c SUN"
,,,,'.,.,h p" "'' wi WI instant 'e"'"e' im
"s '""c h's''nf 'h''
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=, ,"'",
,i,o .,'"JI ,',, S."sc o.-ro"' u NO Hgh'
( r. ~ INC "e"'"
L,... is,'n va ''"'" u'"' hade me
,.r., .h.,,,L 'V -, VI t.e "n "'ousn ne had
"o '",o"n wv" "o "s"'n,"g-no' 'htec
$500. 1919 .'e'' Hee was ''l'e'eo IN ten
'"o'""' pc es'",," eNsP'Wer shotIofl
~ ~ u'e' WI one "o"rn' we morse
"'', ''' "''e"',"e mex ne tt'o@hlkcd Inc spot.
/, "'"s ""o' were Is ne e1 latmrd a.
'""n' n"u WIN ms hiaphemous thanksgiving
." "'S PaHeu I'ps' ne struck the horse and
oa'"eu mo carr pain revealed hy the
sH''sen Tree and VAS engulied IN tie dark
woods oeyo"d
D"v'd Hunt and his companion had ridden
nafo 10 hopes OF making their way through
"o"ns ne'ore 'hr storm came on. but there
was 'u'I slx miles o' forest cut only by The
mario" ana broken road through which night
U"'tH"Is passed IN some danger even m the
oeS' "ealhrt' bul they had scarcely clear
cd lhlfd OF lhrIr way when the ram hogan
l" Ia" IN gte'' he'vy drops, and the storm
mustered around 'hem With terrible force
10 .eN' idfni horses which ihcy rode
s'uHo'eu IN inc d'ep ruls and became al.
"''s' u"n'h'ge"O'i as TIE thunder came
'fashlhg pea aIter real over head, and the
""o"s around seemed ahte with lightning -
7u', 'he f'"efs urged mem forward. Tor the
pcF, seemed equal II they returned or put.
sueL 'ne'' ""S nome,
Great he'Vehs dId you see that e1-
c'H'heu shaw. teihinr In his Nurse With a
htm ha"u ana pointing In tue direction
whence ihey mad come.
4 ",p"R"' u h'o STRUCK somewhere. re-
pIeu hunt rhech'ne mo horse ior monen,
'"o N'''' 'o"u'' now we names sho"t up
~ ""1- as o'y a. """e' VoN' ih'nk heav
GU ""''o i" pN'"S We S""' nave Ilgh' enough
~ "'eP 'u' "''so9 '''''' o'e'hI"B 'neIT knees
~ ''1 'i'Du "o'eS' ohaw are
''u "ui'
''i ''"' eAI'"''ne" qua" ana ms lace
O'a'Heu J." we ,eo .,s.'
s,,ii ,ao ' I ;, ""u eI Ill., ~ upon ns-"ha'
.,,,,I,Ia,,I. "a ~ -, ''' nurse
Su-"V ,. d"u 'le HHn' IRON" me burning 'fee
10 ".'' WV" 'e''o' as nc
~. VI "" ''''S '"u N'e" up again. agl-
,W ~
"1' 20 "" :" '"e'e Is no
'"s " ~ '''' Wv "i''" W. long DC
'V'o we ca" gear "n' "o"u e"her way
S'"o'eu ""'"' ""sihg ""'K
hn'" preserve us II VIII be an awful
gust ahd hannah Is alone
an" no" ''e s'oth "ds upon thrm Inc
horses STOOD SUM- qn+A'ns win terror. their
tl'erH casi themselves i"r"afd upon Me
s'''tfi"g oe@N' 'I"ns 10 their nock', and
lhey loo were m"'I"nIes
he horses cf"n ned The" limbs together,
; an" "Hf''d 'n''f h"''~ deep IN the earth. anil
me t'"ef' c'unR 10 'hrm ave s'f'' Ken and
hte"'"ess q al ohge me gr"nhd began 10
h""'e u"def 'hem ne EARN ~a' torn up
f''' ''. ""''' roots mere
age" ,"''' >" "a az f''' -.f ro-d'
'e' c,'sh'"s 'ose ochi"u uem ho mad
) Heneu hotses 'eaPed i"r"ard-ihe oute'
: nfah'he o, NE IA '"hg Tree almost brushed
r we rue,s ""'h 'hef se"'s ana the huge
trunk 'eH ACROSS Tho road where they had
oeeh M lns'an' before.