Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-11-07

aud many loose mules ana oxen. so
as 10 icsi their animals by frequent
change 300 The wearing service Of their
journey they had been cnablcdto reach
the FIRST fountain which mlnslcs IT'S
waters with The western ocean and
hence was called tho Pacific Spring,
some ten days sooner thaa the re-
maindcr o. the band Thus they
were ih no danger Of bsiug surprised
m the Sierra Navadn ~ the ptcma-
ivro Can of outumnal snow, most
o.. llui contingency. which pioneers
are $50 anxious to avoid
Bli ho forward movement &C SO
dlmuu party was hazardous M
M, extreme In all, they numbcled
only dozen persons fonr of these
were small children and the rest a
dults Of opposite sexes IN equal pro
portions There energy, prudence
aud perseverance,, IN spite of the hos
tile aul rhlcvlSh savagcs that lowered
around their way had carried thc,a
safely thus far, lali the distance -
thelr route of two thousand miles, and
would probably have borne them t.
thc settlements Of the Sacramento,
had not "a casualty interviewed, as ul-
expected as il was impossible TO fore
see or resist
J. Nh" meantime. the lii'c bnd not
ccuscioue Of rhc impending DANGER
appeared io be 40 the happlc,' mool
coo.c iactr frugal supper over q CSC
%. BuiIa chips 'omrl.t jokes nu-h
ter uud scraps of forest song. and u
du'-,a lhc while u tlo bu.hl m.
uciqataus as To- the promised land
before them
About sunset youth AMI maid
On strolcd from their camp. aud as
ccndcd one of those tall elevations
wmc overlook and command the eel.
cbralcd South Pass The view
opened into indscribablc grandeur and
solemn do.o'atlon. Immense plains
and measnrclcss mountains extended
wide as tie circumference Of sight.
and they glilcrcd in the red rays OF
evening, ms if sprnklcd with bap-
ilsm of burning gold. But the finest
point in the glorious perspective was
the noble Pass itsclf-that great gate
in the mountain wall so easy of as.
cent that railway might be run to
the very key of ITS gcalle arch and so
exceedingly broad, that all the armies
III the globe might dcpioy within its
area, and neither wing of their mighty
line would touch the edge Of It's cnor-
nous gap.
The lovers, Cor such they wcrc)
looked I'LL they were lost ia emotions
OF suhhmity, and IN blended ccstacv
and dcvout awe pressed Involuntary
closer to each other Then their two
hearts lhrobbed together as one, and
the musical beats of their warm life
pulses bncamca chime and choral an
them. for they saw the name of God
sculpiurcd on the mute marble Of ten
thousand rocks What maucrcd IT,,
that both were lndi9couS products Of
the great western frontier and clothed
IN smoke tinted leather, and coarse
threaded homc-spun Tina, did not
bar them from love and worship, any
more than from dew and sunshine
he was brave above fear, and She was
beautiful beyond words. Hence ther
love was youths necessity as uatur-
al a The cmissionol odor from flowers
or as the coming oil flowers at the call
of May.
What grand church for oul we'd
Ding whispered Henry, as they gazed
down on their white canvass tents,
beside The Pacific Spring whence
arose the iinaling melody Of mule
bells, and the ringing m3rrlment Of
chlldfeus' voices.
Enma's soul was ln her eye. but
she answered only with smile and Il
blush.
You mcmbar Your promise, con
timed lea made one month ago,
at The Crane Stand OF the Platte, To
be my BRIDE NJ the first fountain flow
lug toward California and there It IS
That sweet spring sends It's icy rlli 10
Green River, which lower down IS
called the Colorado of the West, aud
emptlos rs waters INTO the pearl pro
duclng gulf
A. tins instant the lovers started
for both nj the same tim-, discovered
several dark looking objects ln the
south towards the cxua1r 'inary hare,
which las since received the name OF
Jacobs Power Their first thought
was Of Indians Butancarcr apploach
Of the moving forms disslpote1 all op-
preheu,ion They Appeared 10 be- q
herd of clks, lcisurely grazing IN lhv
short Wild sage Of the PLAIN. The
emlgnnts were ignorant OF The sngn
lsr fact, that the PRAIRIE Indians IRE
qneniy assume the skins and shapes
OF the various animals and ia Ilns
strange meianorplosls take hc Dn
wary traveller 10y surprise
A twilight, gradually decpcnc1
over lhc earth and -.r tno youth "aN
maiden dc.c,ulci DO iher camp
Suppcf wr .oan despatched md a''