The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-05

Bry an, has written tale in which he
introduces clergyman who relates The
following events. The description OF the
wind is one Of the mos, graphic sketches
We have resd:
The sun rose as usual the next day, ant
he same calm and silence continued. My
wn apprehensons had passed away with
watching the cloud. .ess, hozy skies with tht
ame alr vi anxiety. Abou, twelve O'CLOCK
was 10 The orchard back ot our cottage
musjng tuNseit with gathering The laEge.
of thg uariPe arples vii ch the drought haC
aused - iaii oti ~ great numbers from tht
rees, intending 10 carry them 10 my twc
Iuic brNh RS to play with My i.lhel
had left his ,cupstIon IN the field on &C
coun, oi the al and was then in bed
SUDDEN, heard cracking sound to ,he
souiL west, as Of a mighy iltme running
amor z brushwood, aud blown into fury b,
strong wind. Looking towards tha
quarter, | bcheId a small dark c'old, en-
| iarging, biackenlng and advancing ever,
instant, and under it the wood agilatet
W IA violent motion, the tree-tops waving
| aud tossing, the trunks swayed TO and lro
bending low and then erecting then selves
sue denly, as If wrestling with n iuriou,
gust. BIRDS were ilsI in all directions
| Ii ON the scene Of the conmo,lon, aud cat
lie running otfrig'aed from the woods il
which they had sought shelter from The
pou-day heat Then | saw broken
branches, and green leaves from the tree
10 S, and withefed ones from the ground
and last from the DRY earth. lifted togethe
into the air in a v, ST col ann, aud whirlet
rap ii y round, and hear the crash of fall
ing t,ees, and the swapping Of The shIveree
trunks, as il the Prince Of The Powers oI
the Air, having received permission, hs'
| fallen in great wrath upon the forest, t.
Gesry ii. Before the advancing whlrl
wind the trees bowed to the ground, nnt
| the next moment were raised again by Tho
power Of the gale, and drawn into the vor
tex, AID twisted off by the roots, and whirl
ed with all their branches into the air, ant
tossed 10 the one side and the other, upo,
the summit Of the surrounding wood. /
was but for moment, briet moment o
establishment and terror, that | stood gaz
NO on this spectacle. turned and made
tor the house with my utmost speed. an'
Is ran, heard the roar Of the whirlwln,
behind me, and was sensible of Il sudden
shade p ssng over the heavens. When
arrived at the house and opened the door
| saw my father, who had been engaged u
reading, just rising from his seat, and 60
ing tuwa ard the window, with the book ii
his hand, TO learn the cause Of the tumul
without. That book was the Bible-an'
the recollection Of this single circumstance
forms ground Of consolation and hope, il
The recollection of bis sudden and unfor
warned death, which would not be dc
prived Of for worlds.
He gave single look, the book droppe
from his hand, aud before had time to III
ter word he called out in his strong voic.
Ran, run for your Iives--!eave the hous
. this instani-,he whIrlwind is upon u.s.
As he spoke, the sound of the gust wa
g heard bowling about the dwelling, and th
timllers cracked and groaned in the mgl
i " blast. Nv mother had hastily galhere
y the children, and was putting us betor
y her, to 20 out at the door, when all at ono
;. terrible crash was heard over our head
the walls shook. the windows wore shlpc
cd IN pieces, the floor hchved under o.
: lee, and the ceiling burst upwards in Sc
'cial places, showed us the roof raised al