The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-06-19

ether, they hung, dark!y, threatening. over
he ruStlin@, moaning forest. and, gently I
waved, the gigantic trees shook and bowed d
heir leatlc>s tops. a> if in sad forebodng of h
he coming storm. A bright flash of light
llng now dartcd from the black heavens, and q
|. crashing thnndrr-clap followed almost in v
Y the messenger of destruction. c
One of those terrible winter storms was al,-
preaching, so usual in that part of the coun-
rv. and the unbrillcd hurricane rushed !
0Nlng through the narrow rhasm Of tho
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"Bll,, :" exclaimed Tom, sprIngInc up with
terror bill, get up, we must not lie here
look, low the old trunks bend. and-,lo YOU
hear that there Is one falling already"
''IIulIo" replied Bill. hastily casting away
his blanket, has it come? IIa, Tom. hold
on to the root,-coniound me. if this cursed .
north-wc>tcr won't carry it off" /
And, i'll truth, his fears seemed not to he .
entirely eroundlc>>: for at the same in<tan, :
sudden blast, issuing from an opposite ra-
VINE rushed over them with >nch violence
that IN twinkling it half unront,,i their Calm
and chased the glowing Goals and sparks far
ont into the dark night Again flash of
lightning and the thunder nutroarel the
bowling tempest. Suddenly it seemed a> if
the earth >wavcd from lis foundations. "a if
the STAYS and ia>tcninmS had burst a>nmlrr.
hv which it was held a compact Globe. On
ward il came a. if from Tar distance; at first
scared ' audible. with dall. low rafting,
like the Thunder of thousand cannon: then
appro1chin. nearer. in Wild and fearful up
roar, crash upon crash sounds that n';-st
wake the dead!
a hurricane =" exclaimed Tom. >tartin.
NJ in terror ior at the SANE moment the tenn
pest came roarin. ou. The mighty oaks.
which had ,lriirl centuries. bent Ike slender
reeds, au1. in one crash that >iuprtirl sense
aul >nul the whole forest fell AZ If mowr,l
hv The hand of the Most IIi-h. Onward
ra"r,l the whillwini onward with terrible
ra,n,nl, iAr miles wide it east In, gi"antir
trees. Ike rr,>hr> To the gr'unI; for mile
lon.. cru>hiu. and d,.>oIa,n-. il forced ii
aimlc>< path: hu' silence. >,.rulrhral silence
followed IN H. tram and rrignrd over the I'll
ms of the fallen forest. N"t a breath of Al
now stirred and tins drath-lihr rcp">c ate
the hilcous urroar "f the clements was ever
NOR" '"rriii'. than the immediate presence {!
n" tcn,">.
! l'ili hal. ~ /; were hv a miracle. escape,
) without tie >H,hrr>' injury; covering clos
. 20 a ya>; trunk, which law almost pro>tratr or
the ground m oak that i,Il across this Srrv
, rl To protect him from the smaller hranrhr
=. anl trees whrh frlI on all sides Now. how
! ever. IL soon A. the first and most ur-rn
. dancer was ever. hc 'oapcd l!p. and filled wit
! ~nI tnrchoding<, called anxiouslv after hi
brother.
., "'Tom brother Tom answer mr-'rom
=, Good God has then 81 fearful fate owe,
:, taken thee :"
No alas. tor tie unhappy man-hr >ti
!, lived and his faint voice echoed from Il
=. gr"at distance upon the ear of the vuun
], hunter who listened with hrcathlcs> ami,
".
All mrrriinl heaven :" exclaimed the Ia
I" ter,whrn. after lrarin@ over a few trees whir
II lav in his wav. with flaming brand in h
It hand. he stool before the brother that |
<ourht All lmcrrifl heaven :" he rrpcate
almost frantic with grict. and he covered h
III face with his hand. for near him. pale as
IN corpse his lower limbs crushed beneath Il
ie weight of m enormous oak. whose trunk h;
l" plowcd deeply into the Ground. lat- his hr6i
m err Tom the PLAYMATE of his youth. the da
:" linz of his heart
'' 'It'> very cold" whispered the unhap'
:" man. a~ he looked up imporinclvto the l,u
"' ter. who. apparently incapable of the sliC'
est motion. stood near him. as if carved
stone: its very cold, Bil!-cant YOU hri
a little fire here"
all These words dissolved the rigid ice I'll
IN concealed the senses of the most nnconscIo
tht Bill. .Brother brother" he exclaims
'"r and fell weeping bitterly upon his mangl
bodv
'rc ~BilI. Won hurt me =" said the lattcr.in To
his of entrcatv, "mv arm pains me-and it is
're cold"
ec> WAIT. will bring vou fire Immediately
srk in few second" 4" exclaimed Bill. Springi
up suddenly; lie quiet for ono moment
pot will bring Goals and then will help yoIi L
Isl have patience for an instant only"
irh And in hca,llong haste h" ran to the :
no. blazing fire Alas. he did not remark
In faint painful smile. which crcpt across
scd features Of the unhappy man, as his hrotl
p>- brrrcd him to "have patience" Hurrie
lcir he collected Goals and brands: the h
of ~corchine his hunting shirt and hands
did not heed it. but sped hack TO his broth'
n" side Dry branches lay around them in
he'd bun,lance. and in a few moments a bri
the and cheerful fire hlazcd up near the trr
the beneath whose enormous weight the hun
too, lay, buried alive.
With shudd"rinr glance Bill now bel
and all the horror of his brothers condition, a
kct with ami.St maniacal exertlonS, he strc