The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-12

iously out into the ,darknessi nand u there
should bes squnll7a reehlsyr r. sShi.s'eye. white
then-then"-s the speakers inyoluttaty
shudder finished the, sentence. The men
drew closer together, Ss if'for mutusl Protec.
tion, and there was d silence Of q few mo /
-men,s, broken at last by the old 'msn who
badkta spoken aal's' a's .s9t7h 79-Si
last winter, poor Henry Bleecher
Yves frozen to death on the shore Of Ratsle!
snOke eIsland:r and then just G~eek after.
vards, p6of Csp.n Deet-=been on the Lake
all bis liIetime-got !be~iIdered in the
SQUALLS. and died eHt there al alone IN sthe |
dafk sgd edia. sad'his fotksstp haas ,settin'l
up to Juyligh, expectin' him! Oh, j was
sw w[ul--dreadful 70 think Of il! but polhln
10 what il would be if Wdmanr-;1a . Young,
tender, beautiful woman "A tear wet cs " l9e
hardy fpce of the old mpuntaineer, and he
turned 10 dry it on his course handkerchief
II Attiiis moment the brisk iinale OF sieiPh.i
bells was heard at'the Door. and before the
eaper listeners could spring fct~dra'to ePcn]
Il utpadn the new conner, Will Argen>en en-.
tered, wrapped up in a buffalo robe.S. . 80 ai
"Ildm reAdy to attend you 10 w dltbuth'afl
YOU still think Of going ,hhe said. address'
ing the lady. She urose quickly ntthe sound
or his voice, and accepting The large blan,
lketrwhich the ticket master kindly offered
! her as furlher1 protection against the IN
.clemeut weather, she, followed her 'conduc.
tor. out into the dark, piercing night, and
iva. lifted into the sleigh which awaited
lrhem. hrgensen, wrapped the buffalo close
Nv around her. and attaching the large glass
! n p.esn which he had cafriedin his hand, to
! die trthrpur. Of the cutter, he sPrang in. -
| The horse twas large, powerfully built ami
| nal, Of a ,dsrk. iron gray; mid his fiery eyes
ma we'll as his lohg, SLENDER NECK, showed
him spirited us strong, arm ga7ay 4 ~.st
| The engerrcrOwd ot oilers 4eh ehelr warn 'HFurl
,auar,ers by the inside st9Se.h and gathered
around ,he sleigh and its occupants, some
4 exuoslulating o,, ths mP'dness ot the tw"'n
in setting out on such night-others wish.
| ing them Gud speed. and amid the murmurcd
accl nations, they drove off. -''4 80 "a y.
Half nile on terra frna, atd'the horses
4 feet rang shdrp aud clear ot the solid ice OF
the WI nipisseogee The submits OF the
E,ali. btue mountains which rose on 'eith-r
\ I'D. OF our travellers. were ehroudcd in on
i'm ne euetrab BILE mis,yand,he light wind which
\ b,ewj was insufficient to break up the clouds
,Ioi rime that filed the air.'a,e slaJ qsas
!. Little or no ronversatiun passed between
these two people,lse recently wntogeth'
), ar Arpcnsrn was occupied with thoughts
of the periluus undertaking b lore thea; the
,dy, with std images 0 h,r dying m h.r--
! diving without the kiss OF her only, cllld Il
smo,4h her passage through the dark void t
between tune, and eternity! M sod
al With anxious eye, the young mountaipnee' t
I scanned NE rhickenng air, and the terrible
i though, ,couM fit across his bral"--"G u ta'
squalls should rise!!"'. md Asa gt,tt,,, ..s-s
i Nearly four miles Of the Journey was pas
q Ised over IN saieiy They had reached tn
, Edreariest part Of The road, and the darkness
4 became almost pslp fble. Morft'fins b'acl
4 as Ercbos completely walled in the shining
track of ice, ana by the pitching o. the cut
!. ter, and the careful progress Of the horse
- they knew thut driEts of snow and Viiges Z
n ice dbsuucied the way. The wind steadil
yiIincreused, ,slnd c8t the face like ash"np oc'e
:, The bren,iis Of otfr travelefs { ngeaied o.
a most before they left their bodice, and tl'
rld.rk sides or the horse were covered with
,r feaIheFy frost.l5a aai .. hsfn"'7,'H - 9-i'
'1t' The cold became intense, ApermeTting Tt'
al thick buffalo skins as il they had been nper
INK eobwebs. ana the delicate frune Of the youu'n
,ed eirl was chilled through. Btavely she SUI
II messed the dea,hly shivers that invo lnntar
=, iv stole over her, but Argenser felt the
~ Tort, and drawing his arm around her, he sal
"A In low, earnest tone:--,7sgr d zes& st,s
! "Lady, we are strangers, bot itis no iin
I'll to stand for ceremony when one istreezih
- Sit os close to me as possible, and lay 70
M face here upon my breast; thu. wind is q
~ ling to a gale, and the squalls will be upon
he ERE Iong!" s2atz333 g@si btt ,hs2e1i4a4' .
j, + with one powerful hand he guided 7
,er horse; with the other one he held close e
aide the littles trembling form Of his CO..
de pariion !; and the noble gray, as affeeh
,Elhas everything depended on their reaehi
,p,l',he end Of their journey before the breaaki
his Iot.he ssaal lovertheirheads, tore bravely,' {
ont In Want in'vaiul inlvain! Thefnad wi
Is Ibore along tile ebon clouds with the swi
n ness of lightaing, and scarcely more more hth h
IbeIfiye miles Of tffger way. were pissed ere ere
AL buts, upun them in Ill its fury. The Dire
ia J ed"wBite eye enyeloped them. gHail,i'
redt minute par,icles Of frozen snow, 10 mi
in. continuous sheets, blinded the eyes Of
ligsI brave Argensen, md shut owl the dim .o'
Ier.h arching sky. The horse drew up under Z
e,lIf lee or Z wooded island, ind could be iDdu
day 10 81 90 no farther. Afgensen ciaspsyd b
,,lvl arms, about his ,Pafa)yzeds companion,
wai,ed,th progtesspf ihe'stprn.a Heay
lar and more heavily, shelleansd apon his sht
5S del, ana atieng,h the fatal trat r a he'd S
esed him. with appalling force tas sssp taaf n
!, y, .,-eSsdss dsrth sbu frees inc ipGs q