The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-03-05

sad the lieutenant. Stephenson as he sat j
supper with Thornra>tlc and his daughter
"Iherc's not a chance that the warninr vii
ever reach them at Moorc'S Fort
"Iou'rc right. I'm afraid. But never mind
"irl, added old Mark. turning to Villa wv,
have done our duty in the SIGHT Of God anl
man; ami whatever happens. We have moth
M Ia blame ourselves with.
'Nothing, indeed :" echoed Stephenson. 81
have wife and children mvScIt-;hank God
they are IN Detroit, But had been a free,
and Younger man. Miss VILLAS words wouIl
have sent mc-ayc, into the Indians yer,
torture fires
But Villa, who had already risen and
gone to the window. heard nothing of thi,
compliment, for such it WAS IN all >inr,ri,,
lnt'hdrl She was watching the n.u6r,i.cl,,.
. struggling with the fading da, li.ht. and
thinking how soon redicr olow p,irht conn.
to flush the sky.
''As soon as the moon sets" was the i'm,
mentioned in the intercepted letter. Long
before that hour. many eyes were razinr from,
tn" fiat roof of Thornca>.lc's block -boYs,. =,
the direction of Moorc's Forr. \, time wen,
on and t,.Le moon sank below the Lnrizon and
her light passed from earth and >ky, and >uS-
pcns' rev NOR" and more painful
Villa Thornra>tlc leaned over the pararc.
her hands to!dc'l. her @azc fixed intcn,lv on
The woods tut time still went on. and the
countless stars alone frightened the deep bin,
heavens: Yet 1t moments She could almost
fancy that a tant distant cry. as of Sayago tri-
umph Or mortal agony, came through the still
ness to her ear
Bat who. so listening, has no. fanricl they
hear volrcs of the NIGHT: Villa knew !,
must be bat 4 cheat Of her own senses. vet 4
>h"i'!"r cara" over her i: ever, imagined
<ounl
A. length a rod I;@'', flashed >ullv.ly from,
the distant woods. \ cry of horror burst
from VILLAS lir~ A. She >hut th,. ,..l.t ont
with her hands, and ,auk upon her ha,,.>-
Hn' IN another minute. cl.,.cr FROM -r,o>.. a.
round her was echoed from the platform b,-
low. and made her start in won,!cr 10 hc-
feet.
"Conra9o. villa" cried her ,,,Icr ~.l,.e
are hut Gun hI~hcs wonder. Our c.Y,-~v-
men A.. fob.;,, ,,.,rI,,..l, ~
fire on nv bows I've it to them w,ll,-
Oh what wouldn't .i,. tia, or1 N,r,
Thornc9<r',. Wiz ,',rc - h..,., ,.,~ ,,l
tn" ,r.c~an rubbed Ii. '.,a1. VII, l.,:..l...
he watched the oa'v .int ;..,:....,. - -,
progress of the ,.ru-,,c.
And a-ein and ar,... .,,,- m,,.,. , .,.., =,
distant flashes >ho; forth li!,, red ,,3.,. .,.l
died on the mi!n;,ht a., IT,, r-
no lonrcr. WLo coyrl ,.u ,r.
Every one hca,n IN talk ,o....,.n . ~
were unqnimo,,. in 1,...r,r;,., ,r.. 49,.
son had conayorrI N-;n, .,.,... >,
She was WONDERING. vI,..,,.,.,,,..,..I.,
viewed warninr ,o ,I,,. f,,. ,,I;. r,I
vet live.
A few minutes only b,1 ,o..,I L.e.u
Stephenson exclaimed .II.rn.. .,m,,L,,,,,.
new. bv GEORGE "' and al r,..1..1
to see 4 broader r,ht. ne, in d,,i,I ,I..h.. =.
as i,.t;,r. L,t I.,,.;,
eyes.
That sim checked all their rrorl ,..ur,.,-
tion> of victory. HapiIIv tb,. I'LL .,~..,, ,,l
wiicncd. II was inr,s.uIo :. l.,.l. y,
truth To which Villas sweet SlI voice vs.
the st to give uttcranrc-
They have fired the william.
MAY God pardon them i cannot - ,r,.
the brief and bitter rc>pon>,. ot St.,,b.ns,r
No more was said, unless W, iprIudr ,bc
curses which broke at times fron
many lip. There wa, noprbt 70 toll vL,,
scenes those flames were Tehrina. bnt tb,.
Spectators knew far too much of Indian war
fare to doubt And men ground their teeth
and "ra>p"d their rifles tightly. as they .az,d
on the fire reddening and ca>tinr m is uIow
ln'o the calm blue sky. At length it sank.
ana faded INTO dull spot in the distance
hen 1t became too faint for notice. and eve
ry sign OF strife Disappeared from the star-lit
woods.
he men stood together, breathing of VEN
gcance which they could not even plan and