The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-22
Miscellaneous,
nH emARLEs 2. nLsLEr.


About rrniufy ago, there we're only sew
eunr eight fmnll houses ~ what is now lhe
mining tuWn al iu1lOu, in lJis SlHio IT
Nupr, ilru known 10 Management Town
,D8. So I, AZ the period ufuur story, Eng-
land bnd France were struggling tOr suprom-
nr, 300 Nuuh America, aud tho latter had en-
t-A iu Uof cause the aborigines nfihe couu-
i1. o,u whom, through ihe agency Of tho
JllbE fhu eXered powerful Influence
Tf flonch omitted no mrnuh 10 foster tie
MOO -lncss among ths ludinhs nghrsl tie
NW'pr, luflignllua thoW 20 hostility. ir-V'hirh
hf llrbtcst crurltios worc perP.lTHlod, Their
luHrks were 20 frequent md secret, that, 20
s'--.s Ilslgg iali-i ilsi Aeislgrz Aenl cnnAlAni
b armed 80 puril0ua were tho times, ia
yia the language of nn aged nnlroD, "Almost
very house was garrison, md every mnu
carried gun 10 metuug" THIS slate Of
iMugH continued until the conquest Of Que
bee ~ 1852 Tho battle uu the plains Of A.
bflham, in September of tial ) cur. ~ whirh
hc r,al commanders Wolfe aud Muutchlin,
scaled lI,'ir lu,nlly with their lyrt broke The
power nflho frrurh Ia His country aud their
conner culnrrd hilcs consulted their safety
hy submitting lO tlie couqurrur,
II War come uiuo or ten years previous 10
th- decisive Victory that our story coHmen-
q ccs While other settlements around had
been frequently rnyugcd hy tho red man,
--HUyfuu, though n frontier town r,.ttihited
uruolrscd yet the ruunrs of tho dcynsln.
Ug WUbls or The snNHPos on tie neighbour
iis townships, kept them ~ constant alarm.
~ one of ihH houses 40 hAyo mentioned,
which stood liulc apart iiuiuihc rest on tie
shirt of the forest, resided Family Joy the
uHuo Of Nnudmnu. Tie parents were some
wirHt advanced m iiir MD oi lhrir nNHtei-
oIs Children but QUO remained, a daughter,
lhe pot uc their old age.
Ammo Woudmuu was n hsgglt, lIgEly gir
oisiNcGn, whose neat, couoly figure, mud
aiuulug cuunirunuce had made an impress.
.ipn on at least one heart ~ the settlement
Though t'ci, she war not n spuilrd urr, for
,hc relieved her moIlr'r Ola large share of
dr cares of The household, fruilrsuur AZ
hiru ~ hor playful moods. aud " all times
cheerful -lin wnS The delight of hcr parents,
uuI lhr hVoriic Of tho hamlet. And ituy
81, Mimic worthy of This regard, lnr hrncalh
hcruUl,ut llnw of spirits w. Ia found
character lIll oflolly energy md rcphrir With
iut'ur,s. Unframed by the cNcrs-ivo HC
liruou lN,shcd upon her, Size promised ~
NJ ihNlppmrut of her powers To combine
.i'ho.r gugcs uf mind aud heart which form
Ur prfftrt woman.
+ IS not our purpose, however, to iullnw
,up ibr history of Aunic az this Time. THO
bb.llu., which may hr considered cpl.odl'
Va
uvN pldrto awaken lie interest ol The read
"a 'odards her, whilc-Wo relate u single pas
,Sge 10 her carly history For is not Ia Ice
.rlci tint qur sympnthics become more
duply Interested in one ef her stamp ct
rIlmctrrtiWti y -hc pursr-red 40 PARTICULAR
attractive quhli'rr.
At the close of u midsummer day, Mrnud
Ms Woodnnu wrrr- seated by their open
door, Wliiiug The return OF Auuir, who lUh
h.ru On an nltcrnuou visit To friend ut here,
living about an eighth ufn nic distant. II
MAS now some time past The hour set for her
return, aud her parents sli wondering nj her
l"o.,,erl absence. As the tNll ght Irep'u-
rL'Htr wonder grew 100 uuNirlN, md their
eyes were more Frequently bent upon
i.r grassy road which upcurd through
dcnse growth of pune, whence they looked
for her coming.
Her usually protrncled stny at last awaken.
Ell their ulurm. Could she have been beSrt
ON her way by some wild beast Of the forest?
THIS was tins fret thought suggested for
though general apprehension prevailed on
account of the sHvngcs yet thus township
having berl 30 uniformly exempted from
lacr attacks, 40 particular alarm was felt IN
Ngard to them Filled with terror at the /.
-- -rfErrytrt THO utu rrrur rout hrs rirr,urri
fastened down the rond, closely scrutniZlug
each side of the path, drcndng ~ each step
hai he might detect some sign In confirm
NIs lolrs-sune fragment of her dSess-pCrr
LAPS Aur mHngled corpse. lie pnsscd through
Gao r"r growth without finding any trur- 81
MS ja6gfJGr,Hnd hurrying along WIN mud
s5mewhat relieved, lac AT last reached ihu
'9nsr of his netghbOr. The lidiugs lie here
\ feceWcd augmented his fears n thousand fold.
lie learned TINT Annie had starred for home
nearly Two hours previous. She was accom-
panied part of the way 10y her friend, who
ioII her soon after entering the piuc grove ,us
lie woods were called.
AS soon rs her absence was made known,
goneril feeling OF aidrm prevailed. IN dEX.
inns hut lruitlrss discussion took place as to
Tie cause of this absence. WINS not pos
sl'e TINT she had gone into The woods aud
wernd,hy the way--Rnd uuiYAt she not have
Nchcd home after her father bad lett? There
Vas bare hope that this might be the case;
tII SO slender did they deem il, that while
Imam was despatched on horseback to
. t1r tucr, TWO urfTrrs went off uro-rsr
ue settlers
lhe man first despatched 60 Mr Wood
mans soon returned, but he brought no IL
uUg' ct the missing one; and IN n short time
4 even or eight of the inhabitants had nssem-
Il ued each With his gun. rendy with his scr
A ICES by this time, il had grown somewhat
rntH' although the long summer evening
4 i.isA' rendered objects still visible NJ quite
e distance.
Inc ngony of the .fnlher could hardly per-
4 lU MIN to wait for the brief consultation That
SoN place in order. 10 facilitate plan of
n sS1tch' With wild, hurried step he paced
"eopening in front of the house, unable to
i cypress tho means ofanguish that burst from
\ {. Lost lost my child my dear Annie
n lIre her--restore her, oh God w were the I
q ugNen EXPLANATIONS that escaped him, as