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

Hunt only heard the frs, part Of his
speech be was eager TO leave the room
ana hurrying out 10 the horses he forced
The BITS into their mouths though hardly one
hall the oats had been con.umcJ
Come, Shaw, come, we shall have to
ridc last or the storm may come on us in
the woods, he called on, from the vetan.
ia
Shaw wen, out followed bv Nil the per.
sons IN the room cIcep, Wheeler, be
stood mouonl,ss near the window, listening
to every word that passed, TIL the TWO men
mounted md rode away llr ,hcn step
ped hasll TO The bar. seized dcclu,,r and
pouring out lumber hall foil OF cicat
brandy, dfank It of
Is your tooth no easier 2 said the kind
hearted ludgc. re,urn'nyto the room luN
Ms The young man was tukng his hand from
thr t'iu,tit.
NO it keeps getting worse. | VII 60 to
bed aud sleep It od'-that is If can. be r..
picd turning his face from the light, aud
pouring ont spoonful Of brandy which he
held 10 his mouth as he wcut up sluirs
That's n strange sort Of n fellow sid
ono o. tho guests WNo tnI been d t~wnu
on the Mississippi 4 have seen that
smooth face Of his somewhere before
How long has he been IN these p1rs1
About SIX months replied the JUDGE to
whom the QUESTION wns ADDRESSED. of aud
On he has been hansin. nbou, all that
time. II not more
What does be do for living1' persisted
the CUES,
Hes got some business with the land Of,
fec, b"Ieve sad the Judge, trades in
fir, and wanders or sometime. with the
hunters when they take to the woods
jus, So said the guest, but where on
earth have | seen hlmthai voice Of his sounds
natural rs can be. I've heard 1t before, and
shall remember where by-and.by
Oh as to his voice. sad the Judge laugh
np,'hc can speak loud and sharp enough one
minute, aud as soft asagitl TIE mex,
Wheeler was Lot mentioned again that
night, but as II some asso laton had been a.
reused, uncpnsciously In the mind Of the
boatman, ho began to talk about his wild life
on the great rIver, and late n TIC cveuIs was
describing The fearful scene, which attend
ed lhe Aaugldg vi The \i,ksJurgh gam
t,crs
II was horrd subject, and told a, fear
FOL hour for the hurricane had burst upon
them strong, and loud, and terrible !, came
blo"iug UP from the forest and swept by, IN
It wrath. MI the great, half empty huusc
rocked ike a cradle. The chlmueys TOPPED
over, and crushed on the root over head. lie
Ierandas were torn away like Il handful ol
rushes, and yet that little group Of men sat
awe-strit ken and fascinated. listening 10 the
rough elequence OF the bpa,man as he des-
crlbed the storm Of human passions that he
had witnessed amid the terrible, but still less
awful storm Of tho eiemenis that ragged
around them.
William Wheeler went to his room and
sat down the light reaching 1t far away with
his hand that ii should not shine upon his face
lie felt as il his thoughts were branded IL
crimson writing on his forehead, and thai
some eye might read h, purpose there. 80.
llis oonscIsnce whispered falsely Iha
forehead was as Whine an marble, but shrunh
and knitted together with dark passions -
/ Foolish man. Why did he thrust away tina
/ candle IS fiercely The Almighty required
TO human hghi---no letters OF blood upor
I the hrow--io read that which was passln.
10 his heart.
/ lie took the bowie knife from his bosom
| and fell the pOlnt-trled It against the sea
1 Of = chair all It seemed as il the well temper
ed steel must have broken un IA the " Iud -
Then he drew Il poumantPau from under TIN
bed. AMI took out a hunting lroCk, darker
than he usually wore; auI without the vel
low funge Having put this on and supplied
rs place IN the portm menu with that " hi,h h,
had Aung oil, he drew the otter skin cap owe
his forehead, and ewing out the lllhi crept
ffum the room. lie hid nearly reached u,
D S,lu,. 81 .r. lIp.s.i ,-ruu. l.,... ..n
b for ne stole back, ana II Ter Ne ,tch.n. "a fu,
I dstk found the leather string suspende,
from the wooden latch IN tho door nf hi
room lie tied n knot ~ the snd which h,
/ ii.hlend with hi, teeth. and drew 1t 50 "a
into the imOlel hole which perforated he
door, thst ANY one anIIeus to onier woulC
have surprised The siriug drawn ,hfo' by som,
uer,on NllhH- He lslened a moment al h,
daor. lui Hen gltded with quick aud nolse.es
/ sirp, down tie Stars.
On-. uut Of tie house Wheeler crept in
sioau,ng posture around the vptaniah. thru,
tbs .fm through the railing and spGiy draw
INC forth the birdie whirh he had cast there
following tie wiudirrs Of the fnre tIll b,
came to the cross road. lfe turned the cor
neT VAN bound, ana Gfh"lng ono shan
breath. ran swiftly down toward NE wood
Hero be turned away. fI.ipwiag tie llne %
the brush fence that seplt.'ei Tie iore,
tom me clover fields, and keeping Lius-l
IN the wood, looked around hr his hose -
The animal VAS grazing near the ren,te q
the field. A luw sweet whistle made blu
muse just as tut Of tfagIanl and Gc"y cio
yet WAS folded - ~, .lp-agalp hat ~ais'l
came from the wood sin family. bIt.patpe
l.au before Wnuoul s,aiing. u ,tup ia
b.olsuH.s Which were. even thea h5sgg h,
mpu,h wiln iidgrant e,ile- mai 2 ,ye star
l1ag up lis head, ana ,pranc away VIZ
single bounI he cleared lt.o leuce, an
s,opd OYns master
Wheeler TOOK heavy stk hanIkefch {
from Ls pocket, lied tsoutipe c"fners 1.
-eler ~ial Agree Of cord, ard silpp-d
over his horses mead, where he arranged