The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-06-21

rods distant from the place where the Court
House now stands, From the trees he had
feiied, be had erected comfortable log
house. The spot he had cleared sustained
crops sufficient ior ihe support Of bis IIIds
family. There wore other eyidenees Of 10
dustry which Il il not necessary 10 rotate
Neither had the fair mistress Of this humble
mansion been Idle tho interior wAa picture
Of nsatneas and economy. The happy pair
went on th1s pfoaptfinG And ofteh did
"Ths Wild wooda dna
With hymns of iony ohssr.~
They were also gruAt favoritps af fbn friend
ly Indians, who waited them frequently with
presents.
Since che night Of The nncnmpment on tho
hill DESERVED above, Stephens and his wife
had not seen either Indians, except Manuta.
While At work one day IN tho field, the say-
age -Huddanly passed by without speaking
Stephens was aware of the revenge which
rankl in MAnuta's bosom, and was not with
out fear ofits effects.
Towards the close Of burning day in Au-
gust, the heavens were suddenly oyerpread
with clouds. The wind tore up trees by the
-"D 1', ns "oSIs ,s",eu ~''n 'ro ,', ,iA,"
b"'''' ",'' "'f"s"' "g""l"s''
and deafening thunder caused the earth 10
tromble. stephens, aidr HE little family
grouped around In earnest prayer They
woro In total darkness. His deep voice could
only he heard during the short pAuses OF tho
a. II. k.s.If L.sL - l..
s'"r'"' ms "''c Ahe'' oy MS "de IN terror
bVery moment they expected TO DO crushed
20 atoms oy the ta'iing .rees, or else TO DC
Borne away on inc bosom OF Inc winds
bni the elemc''s wrrr restrained Tor they
arc controlled oy a heavenly ana benevolent
poNeri hut the de'noniAc passions ofthe sons
o' men, what mortal can ARREST them when
roused' or prevent them nom executing the
work OF death J
snddenly'a a loud and deafening yell OF
saYnges oycrpoNerra the roaring storm, ana
the lips ofStephens' for the hrut time IN his
mo- qu'Nercd' and his spirit quailed. He
was agitated but TOR amoment
we must nv, sa,d he 70 ms VIE IN iirm
low tone "IrriHt IN God.
The sNvAge' have surrounded our house
We are eneircied by demons, he continued
"Ihey are already beating open the door in
tronI
Another death howl ffom the Indians min
gIed With he roar OF the'clemcnts'
MY God : shrieked the mother, MY cid
est born Is lost Where IS my child oh my
child
Ho could not be found. The room wns
dark and in the'terror OF the moment he
had taken refuge In the upper chamber. The
mother grasped oonvuisivriy to her bSsoni
her infant, and tainted. tear gathered in
tho stern eye Of Stephens; no time was TO be
lost The roof OF the house was already ON
fire. With giants grasp he seized his wifo
whom he bore ON his leh arm his right hand
firmly grasped dagger. He hurried to the
side door, and hastily opening IL, rushed out.
A stern-faced savage, chanting death hymn,
hehrinG in one hand n torch and in the other
brandishinEN tomahawl, stood before him
With The SuidehHew OF lightning, Stephens
sprang and plunged the dagger in his bosom
The Indian fell, bat In falling he caught his
hand in the tiisheyelled hair of the wife of
Stephens--in a moment, Stephens thrust his
dagger in tho throat OF the prostratc savage,
and he reIinuuished his hold and exn;red =
STEPHENS, bearing his wife, ran as fast as If
his feet had wings While this bloody .ccno
was enocting- the saya0cS burst omen The door
in front. They rushed in they. ,e,r,hst, for
their victims and for pIunder. bnt tho flames
and umoke drove them bnc, into tbo air
Meanwhile stepben. bent hi, stem. eastward
to the dwelling OF a ne;1b,,or- Who ,fvet t,,rcr
m;,os ,l;.,an, The vain hnd ,co,,.t, t,,,, ,ha
- y, %..',- W, '"s
darkness WIS tn'cA' ana ,he ~'nd o'e~ hard
ana strone' INC Pa'h "nich was intricate,
was 'an'llar 10 'S'ephens ana Wild hagsard
a"o 'Ane, NO ~ iens'" feA'heu' IN Saiety, 'he
mouse OF ms neisnoor' VINO k'na'y received
h'm' once ohly, y" ,ooEea oacH on the
s'cue ne iS'' oan,"H "o nA"ea' eNoAtea
py INC ueree "lhu' D'a~eu over ihe tops oil