The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-01-23

comradS determined TO push on and secure
hIs prey at all hazards The tories eau
'Ionsly approached, headed by Van Loan,
who was armed with an axe They arrv.
ed IN front Of the cabin undiNurbcd. end
then completely cncrclcd ii, in order to
prevent the possibility Of an escape. A
few heavy blows from Van Leans axe de-
mollohcd the door, and he rushed in with
his weapon upIlled shouting ut the Top Of
his voice, 8 command you to surrender,
IN the name Of the king" He paused for
an answer, but none came. "yl is use
eSs to think Of escape he continued, fer
you are entirely surrounded, and yonr on
" nope Tor mercy lies in your immediate
surrender
Still no reply came to his ponpus dec.
Iarallon, and he ordered one Of his men TO
strike II light, THIS was quickly accom-.
oIi,hed, aud the mortified Van Loan found,
thai the cabin was Without an inmate. He
stood for some time, not attempting to con-
real lis chagrin; and he then shouted TO
his men, Let us burn The Wgwam, they
may be concealed in it, A large Quanri-
" Ct dry brush was soon placed upon the
| l'nor OF The cabin, aud the torch was ap-
piled. As the logs Of which it WAS COM
posed we're dry, it was soon completely
AraIed in flames Tic tories sioo. aron-
nd II III circle, eagerly expecting lie
appearance Of AlervaIc and Jacob: Iut ID
las for their loyalty and DISTINGUISHED zeal
IN lehaIT Of government, they came not.
They waited umiI the last Pickering
fame of The burning binding had cxperd,
aud tie forest WAS again o,crShadowcd
with darkness, ere they gave up all hope
Of securcjug the effects "f their search;
but then they we're compelled to give up,
md their crest fallen captain gave mders
I"r homeward march. They soon cane
ZIP to their boats, aud ere the day had
dawncd, the Torl's Guard had returned
rom their first expedition, perfectly bleed.
ess, and were most Of them INDUCING in
he luxury Of pillow. Van Loan chaftd
'"riomsy under his Disappointment, and
sought his couch, breathing forth vows Of
,cngcnce, loud and deep lie had hoped
10 secure MervoIc, who above all ether
men he dreaded. He knew Of his utach-
ncnl to his uccc, O! lis prompt and dar-
.ug character, and lie feared lest lie might
prove a troublesome obstacle in the wa, uf
he inal and successful accomplishment of
some OF his plans
CHAPTER VII.
When Alice found that her door was SCI
'rctIy lock'd and that the key Was gone,
She was truly terrified. Size paced her room
- aud do~n, occa>innIy stopping at tie
ioor Ia listen fer approaching C,crs,cr$ bet
ne WAS always compelled to retire disar-
,cIuied. Al length She became wcarrd
With walking, aud seated herself by tie
window to see if possible if amy thing
'oulG he discovered which would ah,rd
YER an, clqe to The singular and terrifying
conduct Of her uncle. A long and weary
lour she spent at the window and sill Sic
leard no one approaching She arose for
p he purpose of throwing herself urcn ,ha
pcd, when she iAncied She heard loo,sltrs IN
he S:nirs SHE lrw to The duor. and eagerly
,sIeuPd 1t was so, and she knew i; was
YER aunt Josephine Ivy the s,und She
vas oyerJoycd; now, thought she, Shall lie
cleaScd. In a few moments she heard
he noise If the key III the cck, the hlis
lew hack aud the door cprted, and hey
mnt entered, bearing one or twn di,fps,
which size deposited upon the loor, and
ia,l,ly Quilted lie apartment Wi,holt
saving Il word Again Alice heard the noi,e
f the KEY in the Iock bat she heard 10
more. iur she fell senSeIegS upon the floor.
She 10y utterly iuScusbIe for long time.
When she came TO consciousness, The >un
vaS waning low in the west aud few ur its
,Ianling rays penetrated her Window, aud
Acrc shining brightly upon the nocr. On!
1uw the sight sIckened her heart, so slronr-
y and (orcihIy did it make her feel her lone
~ and dcsolate situation. Strange that
ioyors sights should augment tie misery
Of minds in distress She arose from tie
floor, and examined the dishes which had
been deposited in Tie room by her aunt.
They contained feed, brt she ahod the
sight, and once again setcd herself near
the window Here she remained until
hing after the sun had set. when she a.
gam sought her ted, to weep as before,
until relieved by slumber.
On awahing in the morning, she found
her tongue parched and swollen, and tn
general Iarguor had taken rcssts SIS en- of
her frame, so that she had no power
to rise. In about an hour after, the
door was again unlocked, and Josephine
brought flesh supply Of food Aunt,
d. ar aonl, come to me, am eXtremiy
III, said Alice cagclly, as Tie figure Of
err aunt caught her eye; but Josephine
needed her not, and turning again left
Inc room, without uttering word.
'Mercrlul Godn calculated the suffer
ing gill; they have lell me TO die!'
As the evening drew on, lice felt that
acr@ever had ubatcd,s still she was cxtrcm-
" weak and langud. She ! ngcd to 10, k
nee more uron the fright waters Of
he river. and the fresh green foliage of
he forest, lit up by the sitting sun; and
once or twice she attempted to raise her.
self up Gr that purpose, but she was
compelled to give il up in dispair Dark
ness at length drew on, and Alice sen