New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-25


the thrilling which il 80 naively describes.
One or two OF these descriptions wiu show To
gsphic simplicity with waich the writer aarratss
the most exciting Incidents:
BURNING THE FsLLow.
kb not ny in'cn ioa 20 s've regular history q -
resicsrcs IN the BUSH but mercy 20 present 10 ~
red. suoh events may serve TO iiusrsss Va =
che wO.os.
TIE winter end sprirg Of 1894 bed passed away n
atfei wss upeomnl ny cold sad Eastward; % nace
% that hsd very heavy fst II ssos uoo ne I'D
add i5,h Of May. aud several g~nsemea drove do~u -
Coeo1ig In sleish the snos btnS upon he uoes1 =
late, co.a .v.ips In C.nsda 10 ssoeray ssses>Asd
burning hos summer and tse sanmss of u ~
ne eosssss ever remember No rain f~n spos ~
ss,n 10. May s-ean nll nssare erooped sad ssesso
eebta tn sne bright esxe OF suohshs; aud tbs 49,
'pc e'er 10 the uoods and the chrlera in sns large
@v,s and cirss spread DEAN and scknsss through u
country.
aoc,s had made during tho winter ,.r,s e,s.r,,,
oftwepy scr-s around tho honse Tue prsrsss q -
woibmep bad been watched By Wish ihs kesaess -
tert1 E,eeJ tree shat rsssh.d he sroaad ossasi 4
WIDER ssp In the dsfh ~ood giving broader say a
htht ard eesrcr slinpse OF The blue sky. Bus uSN
the dark cedar swamp fronrre tho house fell bsass1A
the ssrokes Of tie axe, and ~e sos drss vss d -
Like, my Joy WA eomV~to pow cod bcauufkl
object vas nos constantly before me, which gays -
tbe sres pleasure By night and day, 10 suhsAlne q
10 storm, vsrr b wsys The most suhlio,e fc~esrs b
laLctrapt AND DO vie0 oon % trey eeno u vu1c9 =
wanting, From child d alwsys had The most posw'
fu effect upon my nod, from the great ocean rolling b
msiesy 20 ,ht uokip FORGET rL hddes - e6e doWsru
ana rssbes along iss bsnks. Hsf tho solitude Of ~
forest boe vanished when the lake unveiled iss bdsh
face to The blue heavens sav sun asd mooa al
stars ard waving reflected there. would sis for
hour at the window 80 the shades OF evesins dpeoeA
round me- watching the Insssy foliage Of tho farssts
pictured the waters I'LL fancy Transported bAck -
Eogsnd and the longs Of brds and tho lowing OF cath
-eie sounding 10 my IL was long. very long. b.
fore uld dbcipne my mind 10 learn sod praecs q
the mental employmenu which are necessary u GOD
settler . wife. f.
Tho total abs nee Of trees about the doors In all new
serlemenu had always puzzled me, In o9untry was.e
the htense heat vt summer seems - demand all
that b. procured Ny husband bad bess
tu roeh elms che NICE. picturesque Tree 10 the coun1yl
owt ling, bur alv tbs arst high sals pcIe-
rsted all my m nees, And LETT oar log cotssse entirely
go unclear.d tallow spread around every ada.
Huge srunhs Of and piles OF brush gave Uttered
ano mortsbe appearance 10 tho Locality, and asto
weather bad bean very diy Tor come weeks heard ~
husospo osiy tslng with bis choppers 70 the exeo
diepcy OF firing the ALLOW. They su urged him 20 wA1
ue Longer, until be could get good breeze 10 eazsy
the FIRE well tb rough the brush.
Business called bin suddenly to TORONTO, but he lca
sics charge Win old Thomas and his soma ~ho ~ero
ensseed In ibe job BY ~ nesns TO sftsmps 10 burn
oil m be reurped 80 ho wi,bed TO DO upon the preu1-
himself, In csse Of any danger Ho had previously
bu all the heaps Immediately about the doors While
he aost nt old Thomas and h second con fell sck
whb the sgus, and vent home 10 ihcir own sowasstA
leaving !otD surly sositnste young man, In charge
the shsbty where they slept and sept their tools AZ
provisions Monaghan had sent to fetch up my throe
cows, the CHILDREN langusshing for mik, 81
Mary and remain, alone In the house With the itdo
ones. TIE day WIS suitTy, and eD~srd noon ssrcsg
vino sprspg up ihss roared I'm the pine tops like the
dssbne ds'sns olcws bur without IN the least Do
gree soa.ins the heat The children we're iytpg lse
ley upon tire door for coolnos and the girl and ~eee
fnsbing supbs nnets, when Mary suddenly excaimo1s
Bees -, Mistress. what snokel" rAo inmedSAse-
y 10 The door but was ut sos TO I'm yer6
before The swso,v Immediately below ne vas %
fire, nid the heavy WIND WAS driving dense black
cloud OF smoke directly toward w.
"What can tbis mean r. cried. Who cen have -
AL csssed speaking. John Thomas stood pale m
trembling before me-. John, vhas u tho meaning q
this drer
"Ob ma am. hope you will forgive mo- Il was -
fl, 10 H. and would give ali have In inc world "a
hao not dUIe IL"
"wbst Is The dapgerr
oh I'm toniJ, sfssrd that We shah all be bur4
up" ssid lbe felloW, BE- einnpg W whimper.
"Wby did you run such Tick. and your msstes tru0
home and the place " render the leass -
shtaLcor
III DID /. for the best blubbered the lad What sha1
We DOR
"wsey, ve must &c. ousOf il " fast - ws oaa. -
leave the house Ia iis fate"
ave can get out" ssd ME man, In Q low, holtoW
tome which the coocentrauon of fear; Z" woslA
have 20, out Of it could but just step 10 Tho oask
door, n.aaD, snd see"
never a fsiiw buspt, but had heard OF e - .
thing Of such ooDmoD thar 6sd ooor
nected ~bb IL any idea of dagger. Judge thea, ny
surpTs- my horror when, on goiDs 70 tbs back d00s,
Jaw that ho fellow 10 maze sure Vt HE WORK. he'd u
tbs FIELD In thy different places. Bohlad betoret q
sycly side We we're cd oy wall OF 6ee, burn
ing tuously within hundred yards OF ne, and cosdae
OIL eli possibility Of retreat FIR could have fund q
cpenios through the burning hssvs, could noe have
seen way lbroosh tho dense canopy Of smoke; ssd
bpriec as We we're 10 the heart 1T tho oresi, oa6
could dscOyer our sustion dl We were beyond he
reach Of belp closed the door, and went back 20 10
p.Ihr. Fear wac knocking loudly at my heart, ftrous
uiiI helplessnes snDihaied all hope of being -
tfec, our oscspe-I felt stupided The siri sat upoa
the aor by she children, whU unconscious of the 900
thai hung them, had both silos asleep She vss
silently weeping; while the fool who had caused ~
mischief wBs crying aloud.
As,rsngo calm succeeded my Arss alarm tsar aaA
smen'sDops were useless q horrible death wss ~
peLoinq us, spd yet could not believe thas -
were 80 die .st down upon the step Of the door, sad
waiebed the awful scene In silence This hre wU req
Ing a. sbe cedar swemp, mmedis,ely below the ridge
which tbs house stood AID presented spectscls
truly appalling. From out me dense fDds OF can0pV
OF blach smoke. the bsckest ever saw lsaped az COZ
nusly ioiks Of lprid flame high the tree tops
iguing the branches Of group Of tall pines that he'd
been lett sanding for suD-oss deep gloom btosese
ouE tho bteyuns from sight The air was filed WIN
fiery particles, which Heated even TO the door stop
While The cracking and roaJiog OF the flames mg8
hsvs been heard ats great dfstaDse. Could ~ have
reschso the lake shore, where several canoes were
should have been ia perocs safesy but To ssssia
ihs effect IL wss cessay ~ pass through THE mimic
hell o. d bot a si'd eould have fo~u over 10 wfh an
scoi cned wings. There no hope In thai qawtsy.
for could have escaped tho ismes, We should have
been bin drd chobed by the tbch black, rossnose
snoke The fierce sind drsye the flames % tbs adee
and beck Of the house up clearing; aud pssssse
10 The road, 10 the forest tho right and ie0 We
enl!iely obsTucted by sea Of fancs Our only arr
Of ssley WIS the house, so long ~ Ii remained ~
touched by the consuming element surtd Young
ThS mss, and asked him. ho~ long he thought ~
would be.
when the fire clears this lit,le ridge 10 hoae
ma'sm The Lord have mercy upon Us, shsn, OF ~
mut all sol"
"Cspnoi you, Jobn,try and make your ssssps. ~
sec what can DO done tor us and the poor chdreaf"
Nv eve tell upon the sleeping sogcs locked pescsfd-
" IA each tthes arms snd my tesrsf ~eo for the 1r
time Mary the servstt GIRL looked piteousl, up In ny
face The good, s,hial creature bad not uttered 80
word of eoDpIziLt bus Low she filtered forth,
"Tbe fesT, precious lambs - OH such death |"
Threw my sr1 dcwn upon the doc, bssife them, -
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