The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-24
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~ event vhich OocHrrf near buanc0n,
uiIl give somo notion n ihe inril-nt which
onblasup mountain iG aud Geld sport 30
fhefe regions a TrasanL with biz wife nod
three sIdllrrn bad taken up HE summer
guartou ~ rlaleL and vas deHasiuinR his
norFsoh onc n de rich Alps which over
hang the puranre Tho mdaFt hog was 40
ilipf, about eight years of age, thq ser0na
was Eve years oId and dumb, aud ll,o young
co was hn infant Il 20 happened that the
iafant vas lrft one morning n charge OF bic
hr,shora, and ihr three had rambled b. some
distance from ibe fiatci befgre lhcy wcrr
missed.
When Che mother went in search ol The
liulo wanderers, she found the two elder, bot
could discover no traces Of the laly. The
idio, boy seemed 10 be- 10 transport of Joy,
while he dumb ohild displayed every syiup-
i.ll, "a alarm and ieIar- IA vain tle tori
fed parent cudcaporcd "a collect what had
la,,aus ~ llc loot infant, The antics ~ one
and The fright Of The other explained nothing
The dumb hoy was almost borct u biz SENSES,
while the idiot appeared 10 have m unusual
degree ~ miril AMI expression. lie danced
about laughed and made aestirulatiaul a. ID
hc were luaJaiipg the action OF one who had
caught up something of which be- was fond
and Rugged i 10 biz heart This however
was ID some slight comfort to the poor woman
ior sho imnPinod that soanc acquaintance had
fallen ia with the children, aud had taken
away The infant Bu, the d.A and night wurr
away, anil No tidingf Of the loot child On the
WaFFuW, Ehgu-ttIE- yIIrryntl WV IrryrTrHF
their search an eagle hrw over their hrad',
AT the sight of which the IDIOT renewed his
antics aud the dumb boy chung 10 lis father
with the .hricks of anguish and alright. The
horrible FhJi itcn burst upon their minds,
that ihc miserable infant had been carried OF
In the udons az bird Of prey and that the
halfwiticd elder brother was delighted AZ
his radiance Of an object Of whom ho was i,al-
ous
On the morning IN which thdinoident hap
pcncd, an Alpine ycagcr,
eMhn.c ~ was iu tie wildgness, 10 breathe
The diaieult pr Of the icci mdunlan'slop,'
had been watching near an eagles nest, IN
the hope ofshootiug the ldrl upon her return
10 her oyric. Amer waiting Ia all the anN-
ions perseverance ola true sportsman, he bo-
held the monster slowly vending her way to-
wards the rock behind which lac was conceal
cd. Imagine his horror, when, upon her
near approach, he heard the cries, aud dis
iinguishc,l tho figure Of an infant in her fatal
grasp IN an instant his resolution was form
cd-to fire ht the bird at all hazards the mo-
ment she should elghl upon her nest, and
rather to KIN the child than leave II 10 be
torn ia pisres by .behorrid dcyouwr VIII,
q silent prayer, aud steady aim the noun
iainccr poised his ride. The hall went di-
rcctly through he head or hear, Of The eagle
aud ia minute Afterwards this gallant hun,
ter OF the Alps had the unuuurablc delight
Of snatching the child fcom the ncst,and bear
ing IL away IN triumph D, Wv dreadllll,
wounded by the eagles ialons in one of H.
arms aud sides, but not MORALLY aud within
twcn'y-lour hours ancr IL was missed, be hai
the satisfaction Of restoring it to its mother
arms.