The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-09-22
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them cried. ' Fritz Fritz come here, Take
hold Of me" Then cried another. " Fritz.
come to me! And then several voices shout
ed, Fritz! Fritz ~he.e are vou?" Two
of them had by this time reached the shore.
and they stood looking anxiously at those
who were still swimming in the lake One
Of them began counting" Three, four Then
CRYING in a voice of extreme consternation.
''One is wanting" he srrsng again into the
water, and the other instantly followed his
example.
My friend and could no longer remain
mere spectators Of this scene we threw on
our coats and were speedily in the water,
searching with the party for their lost friend.
We thought he must he under the boat. and
therefore We all gathered round the spot
where it lay. keel upwards. ard the best
swimmer dived beneath it. In vain, He
was not there. But al a little distance. 2.
monc the reeds, one of MS Observed some
thing dark il WI. the missing Fritz, He
was brought on shore: lut he was lE,less-
Zealonsly. anxionsl Y did we try all means oe
restoring him: they were of M avail. II was
decided that he should he carried to the
nearest house. 4 plank. which had formed
one OF the seats Of the boat, and which had
fioated to the shore. was taken M. he ws,
placed upon it. and they carried him to-
wards the road. We followed them mrchan
icallv. What a contrast to their late bolster
one mirfh was their present profound silence!
We had not proceeded far, when one of the
foremost of the bearers turned round and ex-
claimcl, Where is Lund:" We all looked
hack and hehcld the unfortunate madrap who
had caused the accident half hidden behind
tall bush. stufing his pockets with pebbles.
" lie will drown HIMSELF said the person
who had just spoken. 1--WE must take him
with US"
They stopped. and my companion and [
offered our assistance to carry the bodv.
while two Of the party went to their repent-
ant friend. The wav TO the house to which
. the drowned mar was TO be carried ;av thro'
a wood. 1t was 50 dark amidst the treea that
We were close upon two female figures dress
ed in white. before We observed them.
"(iood heavens :" cried the foremos. oe
the party. " if it should be Fri,z's betro,hei
She said she would probably come to meet
us"
1t was indeed herself You NAV imagine
the painful scene: first her horror at meet
ing us carving a drowned man. and then
her agony when she found out that the nm.
fortunate victim was the one dearest to her
on earth; for she conldi not he deceived, a.
she knew them all. She tainted. and her
companion caught her in her arms, a. she
/, was falling 10 the ground. What was to be
done My friend and fastened to the as
si>tanre OF the ladies'. while the other gentle
men hurried on with the inanimate bo1v TO
d, the house. which was at no great distance
ran to the lake. and brought bark some Wa
ter in my hat We threw little on her face.
:, when she soon came to herself again. poor
thing.
"Where is he 2" she screamed. "Oh
It where is he ? lie is not dead-lct me 20 IN
l. him--let me GO" She strove to rise and
n rush forward.
"Leave her. kind gentlemen" said her
;. companion. As she threw one arm round her
waist, and with the other pressed her hand to
her heart Thanks-thanks for your as
h sistance. but do not trouble Yourselves fur
l. ther: know the way we'll"
d We bowed and stood still. while she has
p tened on with her poor friend: and as thev
le went we could hear the sorrowful wailinc Of
IN the one. and the sweet soothing tones of the
a other. Having received no invitation. wt
It. had no rich. to follow :hem. and We souyh,
our carriage, both deeply Impressed by tn,
y melancholy catastrophe which we had invcl
unfairly witnessed.
n We were not acquainted with any membe
M of the party. nor we're we able to hear anv.
ur thing of them. In vain we searched all tn
cd newspapers. and connrd over all the an
We nouncemcnts Of deaths in their columns
ay there never appeared the slichtcs. reftrenc
he to the ufortnna.e event have Just mention
,s- ed nor did we ever hear it alluded 10 IN SO
he cietv. We shonld certainly, after the laps
= Of some time. have looked upon the whol
at affair as a freak Of the imacination-a rhan
se, tom scene-had we not PLAYED part in
Ip- ourselves. II did not make so light an i'm
sh preston on me, however: Won NAV think
nd strange. perhaps ahsa-l but artuall~ wa
he partially in love, Love has generally b.,
he one pathway TO the heart--the ewes: it too
Of hv-path with me - through the ears
he was so dark that had not seen the yorn- Ia
ey dv's features; had oaly hearl her voice
Ct But ali what voice it was SO soft-tha
av does not describe it 50 me;olious- -neithe
on does that convey an idea of what il was.
IL can compare it to nothing but the echo ol
H. tones from the celestia. reyions or to the an
nc gel-voices which We hear in dreams. He
L. fgnrc was as beautiful as her voice-cracefu
,r- ard sylph-ike. If vou have eve. been he
p witched in night-vision. you can cov,pre
l. hend nv feelings. SAN her. and did nc
he see her. Her slight form with its white drs
ats perry looked quite spiritual in the dim light
lst and .eminle.i me Of Dido in Ely.ium. float