The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-03-10

ness that had Induced him 10 follow up llWir
iruil hui his Wur nOllHG ~ pause lor regrets
Ice was on down Ihe hill, 10 iln beet fperd
bis horse, already somewhat tagged, would
rti-e, Al drprrded upou grlllnE iHpk 10
llie timber md luslUg lhnml Ito cotld hear
their pursuiuR yrlls, diHWrlly, lnrh moment,
uud dis wns 10 syrens music ip .Jlrnw hiui
hack Tie lInd pood '1nla llln sinFii hui
his was 40 great inHltgr, A. ur hG supposed,
llirir horses were ffrshof ilHu HE own Tie
j lad not tifdr unw ~ lfel my nlaru, hut nuly
lhni lhere wns h0i Wnrk hrl,Wr, Rudli hnd
Il 10 attend 10 Ills otyoct7yH- a. get nui of
siglu no soon ns possible, Tor lie gained q
great deal hy compelling them ~ run 90 lis
imil. 10 strained his horse tremendous
Is Hisgi EuErrEricd. for when llie sudden burst
I Uf Hrif kOlcrb rHun 80 ilnf, TrUvtur-- '''i'4
lhey had Reached lhn rnuih ~ iin ridge, hc
tucked back aud could not zee IL, Or uitui,-
lie irlta iiiile leza malt about the heasI law,
mud had lin,0 Ia lliuly r"aictl,ug ollis best
courrc. Il scoued a lurlom chance lor uU
escape tho was nyrr rN miles lrum Ilw
iin,lpr. lln suddenly Remembered lhuI bee
hnd ulueWcl, inr rr,cfnl dny- past heavy
ruiuko Ofi towards the south, Hn'l lo"AiHp
nov ~ lint direction rnw " tllug tho Whole
huriIou, with gloomy ninHHeH, WHICH s"riurd
~, ,- rrttrr-i,ttt - i....-I.glIs4- nlaEnlug
Ii,aI II, wna uul sefy high Il INSTANTLY nrcui
rcd 10 han IA his extremity, FOR bo irli turo
from The action his hufro, thAi he N"lild
uol last much longer ~ the iurd RIM hriUrr
them tlnt the rHl"Ht course for him weGlA
hr lhc most desperate, aud tbs hnr 10 nuke
.l,ssells .s ll,,l approaching Ina ni Tins the.
aud take hls chances OF being able to lurce
his WHV through il alive, With such u bar
rief heiAeln Ainselt aud Tic lndlAns, lac wns
safe Acting upon this stern aud rlrnrEr ul'
tentative, lac urged his horse steadily towards
the Ire, II WIS not long h, fore lac met The
dark advance guard ui llc smoke, ~ II ruli'
ed nlung tie grass, and rode hrnenib 10 M,
rTing shelter Ihc fire hrlng yet u ir,lo ol.
lie WIS now securely enough out Of sight
Of Tie Indians, aud srriuging rom his liur'r
proceeded ~ prepare himself fora iriul 81 TIE
lrfi zen. lie eat his blanket into pieces,
With one of which lac blindtuldcd his horsri
nuutlrr he tied "a oosc bug about the Law
cr pau 0fits head, cuyrlpplng tie lhnutl Hud
HuytTIiy. iir ti1rt rrvriurvti fT- Jrti iur- ~
u loose ,iXur 81 titr -rirr uiHlctirI,-'ll'"
blanket Wus cunr.c, aud let IN mir enough io
barely sustain ilr fur Hturt TtWU, Wlllu "
kept uti the sn,oke. lie cnrld hear the wells
.nf his purrucrs seemingly close NJ lmud. llo
,srr- ,,o.s -utlpr- darkness, and mounting
quickly ngp1u, headed his horse directly ior
ihc Gre. Oh Ice Wcut, not knowing where
the frins were tiehlrucd, aud lhr lash aud
lluurr nfrd hotter the AR hrcamc, hui on Ice
rarcrrrtl, l,l,.l ..Ld hrndlong. Tho IRE has
sttuck huu Wui roaring surge! Its lUr
flames crvIly,nud ilir llr-h of his body srrtur
ln BE- huIuiup The liuutic nnd painting horse
Hitcmpt. tu shy, bat 80, the urruurss az the
agony Inns lmucdilml tidcr'snru mud VIII 10
,r5u! Il cannot shy--tlio poor horse! Ga
90 srurchiug Though The SIDING hn%r a
u, - Lapuds- nurclld The terrible surEcs are
past li.,.- trt--tlur Ius fuc; lug' lIc '"lc
thc envelope liou hi- lUcc uul lcaprd from
tLc smgg, ing horse Upon tle rlnurcd hot
.iound. Tic huuk,t 0, torn away irnm -
iuutuh. mud tho nIiuIHl lWriur to revive quick
IS, though It slilyris aud can scurrtly stand
tor the uorih ieigur lie Is sntc Tic ha-'
urruup'I- ia uparull,l'G feat lie hcat+ .
f.,.itll, ,l.1. No.. rrarhlng aud rom OF he
Hul.. Gtucs u hoWlut-uluiuph hoW li'
idirsuor- We,o Imagine ilri have driven hn
iu,u the litr. AID that lac ~ hurni, horsr aud
all. lie unh,r q lurh,o attempt 10 answer
them ,lriinull, lat can scarcely hear his own
ruir,blcd voirr -,un,ri eU' ..>R"si'-
ing To recover the usr ul lltcir almost sti,d
lungs, hc mud his horse stm'l, side lay side,
upon that llHckcnrh rlnln without moving
Step t'r more tlHn nirhour. Bnt no rrf'ls
nf the day were los 10 means passed. 10 (
fore him, rs Tar Us ilc eye could reach, there
,yas only -onc CHARGED, lcvcllcd, stnoul-
driipg waste. which hu,lt" Las CROSSED hclnte
hc could reach water, for which, both himself .
aud horse were uow almost perishirg. tie
started on nj nst,Inking hiS course al random .
FOR one seemed tn his bcwlldrrcd scrso -.
iuut nS good r--,,t,t,il-f, tlt. .l..l .l''-'
first, Int Incredibly led his poor horsc until
tlle hCHt OF the grouiid aud lAr siill smnnl-
ilrriug stubs of grass became lusuilei"bIc I"
,ln- feet. mud then lac turned to mount. tie
now, for the first time, looked nj the animal
carefully, aud To his horror snw that every
lair upon it, body was gone, aud nothing hui
the bare SKIN IciI, nnd IhHt 30 fEIr'ty
IN places that il cuuc off to the slightest touch !
This WINS dreadful enough, hu,--whtcr wa :
ter. water! lac musI have that, or they would ,
bolh die.
lie sprang into his saddle and urged the /
,vretrhcd creature along with the last eher.
pics of his sinking life. InRn hour lac hnd
begun to grow dizzy, and the hlackcned c"rtl'
swnm round md round, and tossed h'n to
and fro! Now n strange NOISE wns about
him. aud Ms the lifting WIVES oi Inc chful
would almost seem 10 leap up into his lace,
Inc would catch ilimpscs of huge wolves Gus
rceriuu or Them, who would turn mp their
fiery eyes 10 his, mud howl at him with red
hot utlrn months and lolling tongues! sud
denly his hnrse rushed down steep bank
mud there WINS n great splUshiug Water!
blessed God, water lie tumbled from his
snddle INTO the cold delicious 1uid. In M
Instant his senses Ind returned, md lac saw
himself surrounded 10y thirty or forty prhlric
wolves some of whom were summing ~
Tho wHTer ntirr him. while oihcrS sat upon
tie bank of tl,' small lake, ~ lac now DscnN-
cred il to bc aud huwlcd'hurrrly NJ hun lie
struck ilrse which were nearest wan nus gun
barrel aud beat them oil, white ht bad uno
to draw his heavy knife. One oi Ihem had
,kls ~ La II