The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-09-11
MistslIanfuns.
The Thunder Storm.
By the Author Of "Valiey Farm," "Da0
Ath1ton," etc.
CHAPTER I.

How YOU bother me. Yes, 60, TO
mercy's sake, and don't let me see yor
back in hurry
As she spoke, Mrs. Carr gave the broom
she was using toss, and riirtcd her dres:
away from lttl Maggies hold so irrita.
bly that thesmilc which at first brighten
ed the young child's face, died away into
sorrowful glance.
The quicE-tempcrcd parent saw the
look and felt rebuked. She turned away
saying, well, 20, ifyou're going Child
hood soon forgets even injustice. Mag
gie's spirits gradually recovered then
elasticity and her voice was heard calling
her sister Lucy to stop sweeping the
walks, and bring the biz basket, for tina,
they were going to the woods to gather
flowers. So away the two went, happy
in the Saturday afternoons holiday.
What pleasant time they had, those
innocent children, in those old woods =
How they ran hithcr and thither, attract
ed by some new flower; how they play
cd hide and seek among the trees; how
they watched the birds that hopped fear
leSSly about them; how they arranged
and re-armnged their spoils i'll the basket;
aud how Lucy, finally, sat down on a
bank and began weaving chaplet for
Maggie, which she tried again and again,
declaring each time that it was beautiful,
oh. so beautiful; but she'd just put an
other iiowcr in il tosec lift wouldn't look
better still
Occupied in this way, the children had
not observed how far they had wandered
into the woods, nor how dark it was be-
coming. Suddenly Lucy looked up,
Why, Maggie, it is almost night she
said, in surprise: we must hurry home.
And she rose To 30.
vt that instant low, sullcu grow was
heard. Maggie, with ashy lace crcpt
close to her SISTERS side, too terrified to
speak, but asking, with her large, upllited
cve,, what it meant.
1t Is thunder said Lucy, in whisper.
Don't trcmblc 81, darling
i ,hom,L, i must hc = lion whispcr-
- uan,,;'. st;II he;r~ almost afraid 10
Iooi. around
There are no lions here, YOU know,
Maggie replied Lucy; they are only
''.T" H., "T ,ho,, 49, 80, haar. anJ rorthcrs I've
II ~, s',Lar % sn,. sa;J Wadm;c hlnsh;nc
tnrhrr mi.takc va, snr,Lin% low. .Doui
80, .,n,",aLa, - Lo saiJ Lo,J o,,., Loor,J
;La,, ,,rowI =, n;aL,r
- -. ,s.' Lr, 90 ,o,u, oil ~ ,ho,
sbc ro;,lJ not bc cypcct,I 70 he mucl,
Lravcr ,Lon N,.,;r who w,s five. so at
,Li. r,m;n;sccnce ,hc IooIcJ fnorfnlIy
nrnr Lnr sLonIJcr os ;fb,If cxnoct;n. 70
600 , soyowc hcas, loan from some cover,
near
Tiu ,bop shc had no, ,bougbt Of tho
r"onJ wolves Eyep oIJcr nesons
norL,ns would bavc f,I, uncosv ;fnnorm.
nd ,dr !, wos tho original forest and Of
,as, ay,on, stre,ch;nTs m;los away ou;,e
o"or w ,So m,o,n,a;ns Noycr,bclc.s Incv
,.;,,I ~ ,a - nm Lor oonronc
H. o,Ir ,h. ~ T,hMnJor Waro;o ,sbe said
II q, -. Lnsr,. onJ ,,ot ont of the woods
uo'. ~, " w. ~ w. go" I 50 Los,ro :, Lo,;rs 10
ra;., w ~ W.
W w., Al, ...,,.l, ..L;o,, Lorr,,Io s;s
" .'u ''Ise I ToiuS' I La''am en- - ~" ra,rooo Lor
y, =! siv n'"u' Sno s, Is, ,,s', III" ~ oonIi
s''P>' "~N'"S - it,t ','"' -'SS" ~
'enr'e'! Keep up ,,I WIN NV .,,, ,,,
put' H',' "s sie "a'A''' 81? Io",r '''.'aI nv.
ou'siriP ihs stor'a "ioou S ,"piu dpprrtUass Jprt,U
was le'"iueu " snG '".,s",eu ,,'as'' ,Io ,roos
anu =! ''le M'''u ';s"s ""o n . w.. [ hoon
Nei'iier OF the ehiiafe" ii"u v'e' wv"
Out at such time before anu .,'c ,hoal,
lnS breeze was often so mucn iNc!he 500
OF lost child, or the cry oil one III as
tresS' or drowI OF an angry beast tha' inc!
were continually starting III terror. az "a!
'Geh moments oil aIarnn' NasS;e ~ouu %
en" TloS.H ~ n.' S''ss 80, ~ h"r G,,I,
~ou.a .IS n''S'Sn ne' strps ""."' Nv 49,, m "o
near. u''oOo'hS "''''o'' " ~
"rauuaill INC Wiau rose 10 1" S"e. ,,.l LII. !.
lea'esShowered Ill ,houSaI''o 'hc s'ou"u
the trees oent 'rockeu anu SIoa"eu ~ @ II
III agony; the roar oi the e'einch,s ' M's
a"IHi' anu Tue SKY gre" 80 u"rA '' 'n"'
Lucy NO longer aTIe 70 P Pieh i.I' Wa, M"
eo"Ia Tn'y hurry pllhd.y, ,,II'. iJtM" "''
S'GS Maggie WIN .. ier 'I "'Sf,,'s u; ,G; ,oonro,
N'ari! ~, nou' P.s>si" - =, 's "'s, :" ~,
Lah ,I,ah no'' f'"' "", 'SS sin"c ,%cy m Knew ,hcy
onrb, 10 boTcb,cn ont oIthe wood. But
J"S' ~. " "r ',I,. 800 LII ~ coch s,cn
','e 'o.sss s,,;S; y",! -, go L"J ysM;sbcJ. apJ
c.I'! 'a''','m .T o"yGsi vi " .o,,j 49,, conccoI
S,, a. ,,''t ~, WV iIC iSVI ,ho, ,hcy w"r, lost
~ 81, ya. aJ.n a, bopI-a ni,l,, o
,.,;,, snJ ,"n",s, lucy asked herself
"n,,ij ,Lor .nr,iyc The wet and cold p
Cn"lI ,Ssy cscane the wild beasts o
| ,,L;.L sh, had hearJ, O, what woul,
'na'. n,." H., S -, h"me on sndipc that the,
Ti ~ ~, ,na 80, :"
uu hV' iNN"h' f,