The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-03-11

flowed into his limbs On the fouth dav he
rose refreshed. and having made sandals of
his hat and waiStcoat proceeded to hohi,lc on
his way once more, taking with him as stores
the unconSumcd portion of his snake That
night again he was comiortcd- being assured.
hv some means to him unknown. he was near
fellow men. Rising with this faith. he strnc-
alcd on till the afternoon. when he reached
a hou>c. and was safe. IT was the twenty
c;chfh of June. so Such were tho for
lancs OF Jacob Samnon>.
lis brother Frederick was less Fortunate
He had made many efforts. to no purpose to
find .Iarob who. when he fell would not per
niit I'rcdcric., TO stop and help him. and in
seeking HIM had run MANY risks. .it length
lie crossed The Sorci: killed an C,: made
some irrkcd a2ci: and f,r .cy1ral DAYS iray-
r'rl along th2 eastern shore or the Cham
plain without i! luck. Eut On Tie morning
or the c;4ljecn:i, DAY he f..o,Ne SEEK : ,It-
ri~Y vas unn, h..,-ir,,vor in hi7 vcins-I1,in
il every l;n.h /, began 10 ra;n also. anl
there !c Law this other voun" nero. not i.r
from his brother who al that very moment.
was nur,inc iis rattlcsnaNc litc-thcra hc
av. knowing 10, that any one was near HIM.
tor three das> on IT,, Garth, in Ike summer.
rain and his blood AL On fire. For three
iivs. We >av. lie ,ai thus helpless. On the
fourth day he was ;,.ttcr. az! tried 10 cat
liitlc of lis beef. but it was spoiled H.
managed however. 70 crawl to frog p0nl
near l'v. pni aside the Green coating Of tia
pool and drank He caught irors too. and
I, ,asicl! though not rrnchman in any c'
HI, tastes probably. There he l,v fox f,rr-
!.on LAYS and night: AID ha..u1 resigned
~ h"ar Of lie. .r 'Ht hi, ha. upon 4 la'r.
,'.at it n,i-h; he seen rom de ,t.c Il wa@
seen i,1 an cncuiv and hc WIS found sense
les and Slrccn'r>z. and ca,.ci -~'..Nr On
the human creature tlat lore i,j.. ,-ia"', t.
lis p:i>on a-ain. .tnl no5 TO III prison o,,ly.
la, 10 its darkest dungeon and there far
fourteen months. in utter ,!arllnn he llv ii.
irons in irons 50 heavy and 50 tie't. that
they ate into the ii,sh of his lr!> 50 that the
flesh come off to the bone. Aud Coy fil;v -,i>
yr:.rS afterwards he was living in l>3-
and may ir livinG vet Tie wounds :ncA
mad iil not heal. The Hritih officer whose
heart enabled him. hnowinc'v. 10 do thi~
,hinr was a captain "i tie 81 regiment
Nav Go,! have mercy on his >oul
Hut Frcdcrck'S adventure was not vc;
cir'cl: for nc'hcr was Lis CAPTIVITY over
no. his spirit broken Tn November. ISL
he with others. WAS transferred to an island
above Montreal in The rapids @. tie St Law
renee There a> a first step he organize |
another plot for escape which failed. ard as
4 second step. jumped With companion
from .hr island INTO inc rapids ot;hc river.
Oar hero and his comra1c swan for four
miles thron1h those rapi,!-.na,iea'in1 amonn
IL" sharp rocks and 'rlriul :. Ms with th'Tr
Vest skill l,nAinr ON 'hc north 81. Of tie
s.. Lawrence. ;lcv .orght 'lu', latte wit'
avlilacc full Of Canadian Trrnchmen. con
qrcrcd; Killed a calf and seized canoraMl
tried 20 cross to the south side Of the river
They were above ;he rapids Of Crdar> whcr,
10 canoc can 1--we LONG unrui'!cA. when then
oaIllc broke in The nG,!->;rcan: and orc,
more destruction seemed certain \ fallr,
tree in tlr hran,h. Ct wl:sh thev cau sh'
saved tlr n however: and crossing DE mex
,lav below ile falls. thy struck into ;hc for
est to Geek thr Hudson. For twelve 1av
more t'cy 1o,,'rd on. living on roots. wiinot
shoes. without and reached ~.hcrcc, ID
At last. in PLIGHT that made Christian ric
Give them a wide hcr.h