The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-19

"Wcll, hush don't frrr your nerves, you
may nrrfl tiirm hfiurf murf1nE fh1uHh / tl1st
: not Andrew ttn ftr srpf.uri B arn the guns
al loaded again 2"
/ "iumu, and cnrkti"
"ls thry NOT barrel IT tar ia glo gutsr
room to0I."
"iea pm."
"lIAye it ready 20 heat in trce Andrew. 4"
aye, ayp, ma am lie turned to 20. hut
pnuacd-"l hope its no uhpurc tn yuu. ma an,
hui III waru YOU chat oar dependence is nnt
nn any arm ni hc-h to-uight 'rhrri's One
on hieh whn tan hear and help f'
rfuu Hru right pylui Audrrw. VIZ wall
rassisss't ourselves ~ Hin hrL" And all
urni she knee, while she brrati.d up to
iiraycn such prayer ~ the hour a danger
teaches.
The night Forc away. H. hour. ntolcra-
bly,. agpniEingly long ls thrv srrr, snii pass-
ri 40 lafL The moon ru-o .oon alter mid
night AND looked iu like au angel comforter
urou me ewes that flarcd eagerly dmu ever,
port hole. Had fho .ayarr- awaited her sia-
nal torrh lt gls G.arr,i but no. She pon.
rinucd 20 pour down uuwnyoring rhadqvu ou
the still graas
The lawn ef,ay lifted the lrradfil burden
of 'usprnsr-thrir lives vcnr sah Tor long
h1urs vot % come, aud the reaction uf feeling
len most hearts wftkcr than iu the first mo
mcnu ~ terror. They thanked Gud. went
and prycd, claspgd ihcir rhil,lrvn and a
irngih scattered themselves here and there,
tn rlaN their over strained nerves in frposc.
Miss w. nnd.a lirtlr yiraut lAud, among
whom war uur physically weak, hut mentally
courageous Lillian, kept watch AIRED guard.
mounted fhe hirri ldrs luI Discharged thrir
wulpuus occasionally with grrlt fuur..
Thus ils--..'l ttrv--rrTv -,lJ mu,hrr uight came
a
lu rhr irt watch 1f hat night nearly AL
The weary r,rs IVd rlu.'d loo .mubrr Peggy
w -af alone, 900 tho .gat where eve first ,aw
her. atniuins her c,cs io penetrate the dim
frIl ~ bright. Tor th, uuuu Nl- moi. vet up. +
She hal nut closed rhu-c ,y,, Tor urary Tor.
iy hours, 'ull their fire wa- moo .iarurh,-l.
though thr brow hho,c them booked hagaaul
with watching ii,r cheek leaned ui.an he
rough Sleeve uf the ruarsr coat ,hc worr. her
aru resting uu ihc sun hars ut fhc ,vturiuw.
AUNT Peggy F" exclaimed iu urrhin with
% hcnd A. HvMtr is The long rlyn h,. worr.
-'rrrri-iirv-
Presy, ! want drink uf w1trr'
shut luur head Z" gruwled the amiiblc Iu-
ii,idual Idilrrs-,al eco tn h,dt"
~ iaHt wHa' 'o' Fm fhlru.-my throat
h'.ii,--
"Blc-. yuurcIf hat Won have thruat 10
tghc lu with you 4"
The iuriFirut 'luri 1f creation" .remcd in
100 haste 'n obey; for be- rubbed DO, dacuv
..,cs with .ar Sleeve 1f bis night gown. and
%, au ~ isFlalipu 'a d'- .l."' ''--. 81 'l.-.
II ,ay.' oh.cryrd hr, a,nu sllk ruriou.ly
Iul yuu '.uk tuuN u.Yu 20. I 'luuA d. 1d-
i.tf- Deliberately - .i.lIl Hlil won HH.L p-.-
81 'fl,tcad 9t \unfy.
"iig 1t--young pu,--y ytu'-
but. persisted thc provoking youug.tcr
'~hcii witt vou LOT on your gown and cap
1g1iu, ans, ~ ApfNy T.
a well aiAsl~taizYyso af fhe ann Wa here.
t'dgrd Hv thr .kiltuh yuuur gentleman ghim
10 frightened into % prr,ipitatc dt a. aj.,h
,ucr If making thr desired u,r ol h, hr,i.
nisht thus Dee construed. Ms luui wa, fn'
uo haste 20 pur'uo HIM. hawr,,r Her .ar
lad -lu-ht .lu uluiuulA rlstliug IN LlG-ial.-
pst
"Ma'm !" spoke fhc .cntincl. under the
window ia mu.Ilcd viii per. l.
"Idlc.rf " she ruturupI " the aalne t1nc at
,uicr.
shall wake them 2"
IL uHv De- iu,'s aud il may be- friends. II
.ts our men. they'll march straight up 20 u,
Wait q bic" "a
And wait they did. brra,hirs.Ty. The
night was hrcathlr,,ly still the tall ut
chestnut. ur the chirp pf = Squirrel n the tor
--i. rt.iti ha, --'-ii ti-tt---'rri Nv tvfr VAR
The rustliug Irrw more distinct the tramp.
ling ut many feet; bat a ,tcalthy trampling 7
followed Oh. for one glcnm at moonlight ,- ,
Miss Wturncd 10 lat'hor hand upon the gun
'eside her and stood ike a statue.
Dark shndows now loomed up from the
'hadowy uighC they increased in uumburs- !
hry seemed 20 form a line before the .ycr,
rtc-thrrr thev pauSrd
II must hEg them murmurcd the 5cnu-
nell ,H" u
D. "DoSo,' brcathrd Miss W. n
Friend or ioc1" rcsolntcly rang ont his .
.trunr voict.
"Old boy, is that YOU 20 responded the :
puck ae1tatcd voice of one yyho .prang for
ward. while deep gruan, ike Thank tiOd"
N true English acccnu,ian through the now t
irukcn line. .l.
Col. l., Tor It was no other, d.rred past
he sentinel, and stumbled against Aii@s W
n the dimll- lighted passage.
slows this he started back at the appari- v
ion.
where's my brother ?" crird our heroine .
wildly.
"lour brother where is mywifc p" Vi
tls'y awaited no mutual answer, but carh =
7ishcd onward to stem the living torrent that d
yas pouring ia from opposite directions. into
hat narrow passage. The awakened women
Utterly needless ot their apparel, IN the iren-
N III tHtir suuucu NdctNs were rushing TO u
s.rnt Lais- husbands, hlatheTS- ana fathers,
Who could III recognize them. Col. L. shook
worry cling1pg hand away, and burst into tho
nnrr room. e
Lillian had lain down beside iiJ'r hag,e. up- a
N a straw pallet upon the hoor The shricks a
Il surprise had Just aroused aud but half A.
vaNened her. She was lifting herself upon ,
me elbow, with q cuunteRance full uf fETrfi. !
iered terror The sen-blue sailors Jacket a
for the night gave tia deeper huc) looscned Z.
eil back from her white arm and nuuk. and -
rc-f ,irrrrai,ir-f flfrry IN rtisuryirr
il. u
70 it tlitrf east -HF,---f'tftt. 'rirnrt. .rYvur
he apaftmpnt-hc scarcely cunprrhended IL
hc whoie, 9ut she.. did. With a quick. in !,
rcdulous try, like one dreaming, she spraug !
onward and fell at his feet. p
w hTt what " tirt- - he cried s-I'ifr. u
niee is the Voice of Lillian. but by all that !
s-A glass OF water, soniebody halluo. 2,
herp.n
The whole thruug poured into tho apart- :