Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-01-25
For the Standard.
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a Story ending with a Sermon.

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overtaken on the Andes by violen
storm of rain. To secure themselve
against its effects, they rushed into cav,
near by, it being the first protection tina
presented itself. But they had not beer
there long when they became aware tina
a tigress was approaching the mouth o
the cave, and they had only time to roll ;
great stone to a small aperture within the
cave before she came, with her terrible
growl. Soon she was answered by 6
whine from farther corner, and the af
frighted hunters learned that in their hur.
ry to escape the storm of rain they had
entered a tigress' den, and the whine
came from her cubs. The old tigress
made most frantic efforts to force an en-
trance, and it required the combined
power of the hunters to prevent her from
pushing away the stone which was their
only protection. Then what should be
done? Their ammunition had been rem
dered useless by the wet; to rush out,
was to be destroyed by the enraged mon
ster who guarded the entrance, and if
they remained there, starvation stared
them in the face for the brute would con-
tinue to guard them, and probably her
mate would soon come to her assistance.
Finally they hit upon the hazardous ex-
pedient of strangling the young cubs in
the den and throwing them out to their
mother. This was done, when the IL
gress, after smelling them over and find
ing they were quite dead, uttered long,
mournful howl, and started off over the
hills in a rapid gallop. Knowing the ma
ture of the animal, they at once conclu-
ded that she had gone for her mate, and
they lost no time in rushing out and fee
ing for their lives. They had not pro-
ceeded far, however, before they heard the
terrible howl of tiger and tigress, as they
came to the mouth of the cave, and found
their prisoners had fled. AT once they
knew they would be pursued, and they
every nerve to reach some place
of safety before they should be overtaken
by the two powerful and enraged mon
sters. Soon they saw them coming on
behind them, drawing nearer and nearer
every moment and they almost gave
themselves up for lost when they discov-
cred frightful chasm in the rocks, cross
ed by bridge of reeds, and they were
near the bridge. They had just time TO
cross the frail structure, undo its fasten-
ings on the other side and let it fall so
that their pursuers could not cross it after
them, when they appeared on the other
side. The tigress made little stop, but
sprang for the side where her tormentors
stood looking back upon her; her strength
however, was insufficient for the feat. and |
even over the middle of the chasm she
fell, 10 De dasned 20 pieces at the DoUUom. I
The tiger, no way daunted by the fate of
his consort, gathered up his strength, and
by wonderful LEAP absolutely struck his
fore paws upon the opposite side, while
his body hung over the precipice. Quick
as thought one of the hunters sprang
down to push off the monster into the
depths below. In his hurry he came so
near that the tiger struck one of his claws |
into his leg, ready To drag him with him,
or save himself by drawing himself up
by this means. Then down rushed the
other hunter, and with a powerful blow
from the butt Of his gun he so far stun
ned the monster that he let 90 his hold, |
and fell bowling to his death on the rocks |
far below. But the intrepid man, who
had thus saved the life of his companion.
and perhaps that of the others, had not
calculated the force of his own stroke.
for, when the tiger fell. he lost his own
balance, and tumbled over the side of the
yawning chasm to similar death with
his terrible foes. o, how sad were the
hearts of his companions at the mournful
With this story for my text, l have
word to say to those who may read it,
the young.
How common it is for you, when you
zee something unpleasant approaching,
o flee from it to the first refuge that pre-
ents itself, without looking at the conse-
luences, just as these hunters rushed in
o that cave, without stopping to see
whether 1t was a place Of security or
LANCER. So you will sometimes run be-
and a talsehood toshield you from blame,
'r you will throw it upon your brother or
sister, or seek to hide it in some secure
len, without once looking forward to the |
How many have thus taken the first
'tep to ruin! The first falsehood, told to
screen from blame has been followed, or