The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-09
NO. XVII


, sudden and LASTING in the mountains as IN
the lowlands Had there but been a proper
! dixie made in the autumn! Now it was Too
late, there was barely time to think Of a make
u shift. Caspar's stubborn mood yielded 10 his
Ianxiely for his wife, children, and homer
Without ngan asking or waiting for his bro-
Ither's help, he replaced the demolished
rampant bY row of large 6r stems, set deep
lin iae ground, and flleaup the intervals with
lstrpng wicker work, so as to break the force
luf The flood. lie thus made sure of time 10
save ii least the most valuable Of his goods
!, The rive: rose higher and higher. Caspar
!, took away hs wife aud children in Rl'oat;
, The water was up to the second floor. Ito
| himself sill remained in The dangerous build. =
ing, like the captain Of ship, sticking TO his
wrecked vessel ill isi RS. His fir tree
barficade held together lamousiy, and ho
renghlencd 1t With great barn door, which
Ihe managed 10 FIX against The weakest part of
he wicker work p1rapet This increased
The value Of his breakwalcr, and farther pfo-
Iiected the house from the force Of the food.
AT times when the eddes were unusually
violent the fit rees bert aud cracked, as
y lhongh would have given away; but theil e.
astjciy preserved them, and again they
Irightcd themselves. If the river did not fur
ther increase-and at lust the rise seemedto
have dIsconlinued-t house was saved.
4 Bat one evening dark clouds overspread
The sky--a strong wind ble@ from the west,
and drive the waves over towards the village.
i The rain fell in turrenis, tae, liver rose two
fleet an hour, and the wafer began to climb
Ita uolle Of TohnIDp hrnea IahuIan In
down in his clothes upon the bed on his upper
flour, His house had never vet been endan,
,gerod by the AJuds; 50 he had no thought Of
leaving il, and had not even provided boat;
and although his brother, also blockadsd in
bis fortress, hltl skiff ndored TO his winoow,
, ibe had no miGd 10 ask bis assistance. But,
, in tact, he was nowise anxious, Tor he relied
upon the strength of bis house. lie kept
/, lamp burning and read n volume Of sermons.
4 Suddenly, however, ZebuloR saw the wat,
er bubble up between the boards of the floor
Hike a mountain stream IN the ea.ly spring.
His hair bEisiled with terror: he looked abound
and saw the invading element gllsh in over,
Tie threshold of the room. lie jumped up
land opened the door, and was almost carried
rlCi' his legs by the torfen that entered; and i
lha'h'y hNo hO .l'AlO " &St pun htS AoOfU i
when the water was level with the window
sill A frighWul death stared him in the
face; if the water rose TO the top Of ,heswin-
, ,,dows he must be drowned or stiAed. He
made his way to the window that looked 10,
wards the village, and shouted for help; bat
the roaring of the stream and the sharp what
ling Of The wind Knocked his utmost off ITS to
he heard, and the water splashed in and oM,
ami reached up to his breast. On this side
there was no chance Of rescue, but on this
ylsiae of the river a faint hope remaiaed. -
r3Ciose to The window shutters stood one Of
ths spteful poplar. lie waded TO his bed,
rolled up a dry blanket and secured ttonnd
his neck. Then he climed cautiously upon
the window ledge; the poplar stood irm, aud
a stout branch offered itself 10 his hand AT
a short distance he distinguished the roof oi
!, his brolher7s house, still abose water He
!saw Caspar, with a lanteInn his hand, get-
Ting out Of the top window into a boat; he
called TO him, but 50 great was the uproar
THAT it was impossible he should be heard.
7 With great exerlions, Casper pulled his
boat underthe lee oflhe bleakwnler; whilst
iZebuon climad up bis poplar as high as ts
branches would bear him, and waited COT
/ daylight and succor. TO his great joy, he
presently observed that the water was falling
as fast il had risen; il wns soon below the
window through which he had passed, and he
lbegan to think Of abandoning his uncom.
Portable refuge, and te entering his room,
! Whilst copgattulatng himselfpu the escape,
and just as daylight began TO dawn, the.
wind rose and blew in short but violent
Ia eaIlal
and the Populars swayed to and fro. Zebu-
Ion was on the very poipl Of elIecling re-
treat through bis window, when lie heard a
! terrible cash proceed from the bfeakwaler.--
\ The roof his brothers house sank splash
! ing into the food; aud IN the shirl Of waters
, that eHsued, the strong poplar tree 10 which
, he had cluHg was twisted round, as though il
. had been but a sapling unliliis branches, 0ad
even lis iopmost spray we're at times sub.
\ merged, Like the tree Zsbulon was faint
4 Ito yield To the blast; now under water, now
/ lwhirled dripping through the air, he claspsd
q his poplar in desperate embrace. Sudden.
sIly he experienced violent shock; The branch
Irlo which he trusted seemed to hurl hun from
!, lii, aud he lell heavily upon something hard.
, Stunned aad bawildsred, and with tie blood
! streaming from his nase, he felt himself
i horne rapidly down strenm. Ga recoyesing
II bis senses sufficiently 70 look around hiuIhs
4 found that he was lying u2oa the greatsbAfn
!, door WHICH had formed part Of the break wa
1, her. AT lhe other end or The door s1t tnan,
4 and that man was his brober Casper.
i Wbqr Caspar, warned b. she rocking of
/ lte walls, abandoned his hause, he dared not
l}rds towards the village, lesi il The darkness
n lhe should strike agamst tree. or be oYst-
;sl Yhelmed by the rush ofwalers, lie succeed
ol ed il reaching ihc break water, Which sill
,rl stood licm. There he lay At apchof sheltered
,r from The STORM, and with the force Of the
II flood broken. Bal when towards moraing,
4 those, violent gusts oi wind Occurred ihey
,r drove the ways dreetIy against The balIicadc;
,nl after Few shocks four Of The I'll trees wers
'd1Iiierally washed out Of .ibo ground, and the
TO breach thus made was Instantly followed by
IIlIia demolition Of the entire fabric. Tbs
Is heavy barn dnor, broken from ils fasinings,
YI feII within a. few inches o CaspgT's head and
"a dlkaocsed his frail bark 10 spIinlets, whisl be-
i as sole clmce oG, salvation, scrambled upon
The door The llo9 now unimpeded iares
Nj dowa aginsl high9use, whose destruction he
ii sitaossod; and i was whlle lle was whitlsi
a. Id tl,e vortex occasionad Wy - fnll, that Y D
,dnlon, lhakeh ffuln hislreo. fcll upon The daof
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