Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-03-14
under these whitening influence. but there

CrSiYteen lines or less make square.
under these whitening influences but there
wos no use in dependency. !, His own condi.
ton, and the shiverirg fragile before him, warm
ly indeed clad against the effects Of external
cold, but no way prepared for immersion in deep
snow, admonished him that no time was TO be
lost in conducting her with all haste to place
Of comfort and repose.
To regain the sleigh was the first suggestion,
but do il was now impossible. lts only entrance
was at the top of the box cover, and that was a.
bove her head. To climb up the smooth sid,
was impracticable, and encumbered ss she was
with clothing, and sunk in the snow, to lift h'r
up was beyond the power Of one mon; besid'.
she recoiled from taking shelter in that dark cs
vernous hold. To advance, then, was the only
alternative. MIR. v. r. proposed it to her-the
consented at once, for she was ofa resolute, en-.
thussastie temperament
Forword was the word, with litter she wa.
ded deep into heavy mass cf snow which lay
directly across the road She struggled along
through this some ten roads. and then sank
down helplessly fixed. Her conductor was at
hand, however, to encourage her with his voice,
and raised her by the aid Of his hands. She wss
soOn extrcated and again under wsy. Another
eight rods were passed and again she became
fixed, and was again relieved. and sgsin, and
| again, and again. And such was the process
until some half hour had elapsed, and . quarter
Of mile was gone over.
Matters now became Lerious the lady was
nearly exhausted, che spoke with ialterng
voice, breathed hard. and painted like a deer run
| down by the hounds. A dead stop, for many
! minutes, was now unavoidable.
1t was at that crisis that candle shons from
distant window. announcing the arrival of,he
other passengers at the most accessible dwel.
ling. 1t wasindeed cheering sight, and bes-
con light Of safety to the way worn tr,veller.
Its effects on Miss r. was electrical; it resn;.
mated her dropping energies, and she proceeded
With renewed strength. Que or two strug.
giles and the drift was passed. The snow was
s,ill knee deep, but the footing was firm aud
even, which was great reliet, the difficulty in
drift being that one foot sinks deeper than the
other. producing staggering and unsteady gait,
and frequently falls. wesrisoms in the extreme.
A half hour more brought them to the house
Of Mr. Simmons. l2 miles South of Utica. whera
they were received in the kIdest manner.
They were conducted into warm stove room,
beds offered to each Of the passengers but &C.
cepteG by the lady only who was provided with
every comfort her condition required by tho
kind hearted Mrs. Simmons. An excellent
breakfast was then got ready for the whole par
! ty BY Mrs. s. and her two daughters, of which
all pariook with appetite. ........
| AT dsyish! the driver rallied the neighbours,
whose sturdy arms soon righted the over,urn.
and shortly after breakfast the sleigh drove up.
The passengers resumed their seats, and arr-
we'd al Utica some FIVE hours after usual time,
not much worse, except the ladys hands, for tho
adventure in the snow drift
In this "reminiscences OF the dreary night,
though most Of the details form rather a gloomy
picture, there are bright spots on which the
memory OF the gentleman will delight TO dwell
He will not coon forget the unwavering conf
dence Of the lady in his pledge to rescue hs r
at every risk; nor her burst of gratitude when
drawn from slough Of snow-she would ex-
claim, "Oh! sir, how shall thank you for this
kindness! should perish without your aid. :"
Nor can he pass by the touching incident of the
gloves. In the confusion aud surprise OF the
overturn she had dropped her gloves from her
muf, which we're recovered the nsx' day. Mr..
v. r. found her contending with naked hands
against the icy elements in whch she was NJ
volved. He pulled off his own gloves and in
sisted on her using them; she steadily refused !;
in vain he protested that he was Injured to Ia
tigue and exposure, and was suffering nothing :,
her invsrable answer was, "You shall not sui.
ter on my account = and she Was infcxitIe 10
the end, and chose 10 freeze her own hands Ia
ther than elpose his.
These trails Of character are Indicative of a
4 generous nature, and brauiinl exhibition Of
womsns heart under an impulse Of grateful
feeling.
The writer Of this narrative has travelled ex-
tsnsvely this fall in these countries, particular
ly the Southwestern, and FROM personal obser-
vation he asserts, that more intelligent, kind
hearted, hardy population are no, 10 be found on
the face Of the earth.
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