The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-16

& ilsHasHelRF HfeaieT glea AZ hiH return.
/ And adds new horrors 90 thn PRESENT du0m,
/ 49, certain fears ufryila yet o. 01mo,'
I Tie heat fnllior increased lllpn essanod
I nii0T lIle sun went down. a. T.. ~. Ihr
! thermometer WHH lul deg. five iani from he
/ ground, AZ ouH foot from ibe later IL wac
/ lOi deg Wa throw ourselves upon the
! pHrched, ofaeked earth, among dry Stalks
I and oaHaa, which would befure have teomYl
/ Indispensable from tie heat Fnuie Gndenyr
urod 10 make ~ screen ~ one 81 lhe boats
awnings bul the fierce wind swept Il over IN
an iuaiunt u WINS moro like lho hla6I Of q
/ furnace Than living air, Az or feet Was the
scn, aud on our right, through thn ihirkei,
wa eouh Distinguish lbt cleaning 81 tie free
aud hear The fiuuls from nn Amb encamp-
lnenf.
ln tho early pnn,o lilo night, Ihrro WIS
scarcely a moment That some one was nor ~
the wnlor hrenkefs hut the pnrchng thirst
could not be- nllayed, for, although There was
no pefceptlh'o Precipitation, the fluid WIS
RHA cnlfird on ~ tt-t ~ u was rrceiy-
ed INTO tho systcni AZ q. The hrenkefs
were exhausted md orr last waking thought
was water ln our disturbed md fsvoribh
suulhcrs we fhuccd tie beverage puflng
down oar pafclcd aud burning lhroal,
The uiosuulocA MS. II their alirPs were en-
.Nruumud hy che heat tormcuird NJ HlmhHt
o. mnducss aud wo spout q miserable night,
throughout which No were compelled IN Ito
encountered with our arms, while, 10y urns,
we kept vigilaul watch
We had spent the day in Use glare Of Syt-
ian sun, hy tie Hult mounlb,u of l,d1u, ~
fho hot blast Of The sifocco, and were now
bNouuckCd under tho cnlcincd c',0- of huHlt
When tho water WaH exhausted, oil 700 wen.
~ ;o 60 fir more, even if there were no dAn-
gcr of surprise, We threw uurEulycs upon
the grouud,-cyes fnnrung. fkin burning,
lbs aud tongue, aud throat IHfchcd hud dry;
md wrapped The frat garment wo could find
around our heads Ia keep oil tho stillmF hlnst
mud IN Our hfcf and broken slumbor, drank
from ideal fountains.
Those who have never IN thirst, never
suffered iu SIMEON ~ tie wilderness, or
been far oil OF scn, VIII
water, water, every where,
Nor any drop in duHk,
can form no ilcn of oar sensations. they
are best illustrated hy the exclamation Of The
sicljm ia nanles lnlcmoi
u'Thr hilr fiis. which down the grassy side
! OF Cascuuno tow toArno " stream,
Filling their hanks with vrrdurc NJ they glide,
Are ever w my view No tdl- dream ,.
For more than vision p1rrhca, mle"s me weak,
Than Tint disease which wastes 10y puhd
4 check
COR thoughts could not revert Ia home
save 30 connection. with tho precious element
aud many were the imnrinHly speeches Wo
mnde 90 visionary common councils nrainsl
ideal wator carts, which went about unsub.
sinuunl city streets, sp"uliug the glorious
ttf'tttI h-tle-Sets 'sgsts!i.lleAs Of lhuuduucr
every drop Of which sNcmoS priceless prHcls
as wc 10y on Ilio shore oi lhg Dead Sea, IN
/ tie frycrlsh sleep Of thirst.
/ The poor, nAtigh,cd Arab slept uota wink
. Tor, repeatedly, when inpll our, nr WIS rny
custom, To src that an vas qulri, aud the
scuirics on The alert, he was ever in the
same plncWfookiug Ia thc sHmc direction.
I "A WiduiEht the thermometer stood at 9-
| deg. shortly AFTER which, the wind stitftrtl mud
( htcw lightly from the north Ati 4. VI. tlrr-
momctcr ~ deg. comparatively cool.