The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-15
VOL 10 No. .. Whole No. os3.

sheets NJ lightning played round our deyolrd
rarfingH nv n u glre Of our uisrry ~ itH
llgll could srn inr mnmnut-6nly for
mOnieut--ilie Old plHulorsnudiu efrct,Wiil,
tiH tHHts UH Inn ruu Hu'i daughter itis -
raised ~ heaven, and his lips niNFiuR lkn
linga Of dne in Wnynr could see Louise
utn her urjIy riirrks towards nie ~ " ini-
pl0riua rfsleri,nu, aud ! could zee tie bold
glance ~ rho lu1ng boy flashing indignant
drinnce 10 ll0 descending rnrriage, the war
Of rlrmrn'ssnnd The uwliil danger lhnl await
ed hluir There whs ~ roIl.h derlffTnla plunge,
~ Of 49, nnimn ~ tl,e lHsl throws uf diHsnln-
TINA hnfri, gWunH I#r--n rhHrp, piercing
scfoHu Of morlul lHfrur, and had hut uuia
IA clasp Louise firmly wuli ono hi-1d nrudnd
The waist, md sriza ile heather mslrniupa ni-
lurhcd 90 tho cnarh roof with ne other when
we were prrripllaied over the prGripice.
can disliurIly fecnllerl preserving CON
seriousness, for few seconds 81 time, nov
rnpilly ny hfrbih wns b6iug exhausted hut
81 thai 'troncndous descent I rnon losI all
fflff KHUWiTtrE ny u rutrrtr--i,tt, ls.leai
lini ! was iusiuitly deprived of soBso aud
motion.
Tie traveller paused. lls features work.
ed lur minute ar NO hs they did When wu
we're On the momlluin hc pressed his hands
nCr0sH li- forehead M " ~ l'ain, aud then
resumed he Interesting narrative;
Oun lpw couch iu humble room ofn
smnll country ho0se, ! next opened nv eyes
n Ibis world of lighl aud shade. Joy and sUr-
row, ui mirlh mud fundness Gsmlr hnuds
sunlhcd my pillow, grnile feet gllied ACROSS
my CHAMBER, hgd % gentle voice hushrd for
u time Rll nv questioning, wus kindly
tended hy fair young eid ni,out fifteen who
refused Cor lrugh 81 lnlo ~ hohl any dts.
course with ne. Al length, hue morning,
hnding myself sufficiently recovered 10 ~ up,
insisted on learning tic rsulI Of the ncc,-
dent.
"iuu werc discovered" snid shc. "suing
on ledge Of rocks, HHllIlsT WhruUrbrs ri n
shattered tee" rltnpiug 10 the roof Of your
broken coach with one hnnd. aud to Tie In.
sensible form ofa ndy with the other"
"Aul the lady, | gHspcd, scanning the
girIS face with M cHrIrsluCsa that caused
her 10 il,1w hurh nud l,lush
She Wns sn'cd rs, ly Tie means TINT
Suv'.tl Soti-ilte tf,''',Aiy lfrs."
And her father aud brolheri7 impatient.
" dcmuudcd.
eve l"und both crushed 10 pieces NJ tho
bottom OF ihc prccipirc, aud n great WV he
low where my in'hrr mud uurIr lOr fnuui
s..+' 't-'' it7riiv, ~ tWTrd tbcir I,odics
iu one grave, rlusc hi tho clover phtcl, down
iu or mcHdnwgrnund.'
"Puur Louise poor orphan God pity
NNNf ilNllfftl ~ lHUhfU lhlfr, Nllrtil
uuronscous th1t had li-tcurr
"nud ri,y her indeed, sir, rad the Young
ritl with ~ Cush uf hrHri-lrlt sympathy.
"Nould you like To- see hrIin shc nddrd.
"lAke me 10 ncF" replied.
] luuud the Orplinu bulltrd ~ trhFz,-lv tho
grave OF ,tpr burir,l lir,lro,l sho i,rriVeit'
me with -orruwiul sweetness Of manner
urcd not dr'u,n your attention by dctniling
the cn,,rl- suadr To VIII her FROM her grief,
Tat briefly ncquailt you lint NJ lnst lsurcrcd.
ed ~ inducing her 10 leave her f1rlorn home
in tile sunny South, md that twelve muuihs
after Tie occurrence which | have related,
Wr stood ~ the altar ~ man and w,lr. s+ha
still lives ~ hires ~, ipy,. wtth k,r s,a,loa,
aud my rlI!,lgou with her good prcccpi-: hut
uu tHc anniversary Of that terrible nivhi elm
,rcludcr hct-rli IA licr ruom,rnd de, olas the
hours 0i darkness to solitary pruyrr. As Tor
mr, Hd'lrg tie irNCiltf, white f,itm-irsh
Hinged lis hjohe hrow NJ I'm nvuwil, as for
u", ihu arridrut Inns reduced me 10 tho rom
duJnu oin physicu coward at the zig Ut ,r n
mountain prrcIpicc.'
Bun the driver" asked oir LADY, pnssen-
ger. who had attended 20 tho rccinl at tho
story with much ntlenrion--'whnt became Of
the driver? or did YOU ever lrnrm the reason
of his deserving his posi;'
Oils body was found on the rond, within
few steps al the spot where the roarh went
over. lie Rad lrcn struck dend hy Ihe sama
fash of lightning that blinded the FESTIVE
horses