The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-06
NUMBER 16.


siupor, from which she every now and then
awoke in alright: raised herself up, and star
ID vscanty a, The hole in the roof, and then
sank down aga in, seemingly 'insensibIe.
looked al A Axinia, and as ! raw her smile in
her sleep, il pierced me to The heart; felt
oppressed within me, as If a.beavy load lay
on my breast, from which could no, get free
In the meantime, old Rosko silently wen, on
keeping up The fire, and appeared 10 be think
ing seriously abou, our position, although he
did not communicate his thoughts 10 US. He
was right.in what he said TO US about tho
wolves, not one o. them appeared again
during the night al the opening on the roof
but their scratching and scrapinG, and push
ing against the door, their low growing aud
their rnnnine hactwa'd and forward round
the hut, continued the whole time.
II is not surprising tha, even ct this length
of time should remember accurately every
particular of what we had suffered The dam
| gers OF that moment were such s- would
make an impression upon a whole lifetime.
however long il might be. Before. Rosko
told me what he had most TO dread, bava
longed for daylight TO return; bat now I
could have wished the night might be with
on, end But how senseless was such Wish.
for what could we have gained by it! lr-
stead Of being torn TO pieces by the wolves,
we should have suffered the lingering death
of starvation, or al best have been frozen 10
death! | now fell without hope, and per-
fec,ly Gesoa,e.
The stars became paler, the twilight ap-
peared above us, The flames OF the FIRE be.
came less brigh, and the day broke. Axiuia
slept on the frightful bowling OF wolves,
The increased energy which was evident in
their movements around our place Of refuge.
did not wake her; but at one time, saw
tha, her lips moved, and that she wac speak
ing. anu drew nearer 10 understand what
She said.
Fear nothing, Cassimir," said she softly,
as if in a sweet dream, "God is watching
over Us; deliverer is nshw
cannot describe the efsc, which these
words had on me, aud how they Instantly
filed me again with hope and faith. | sud-
denly felt my self influenced BY superuatu-
raj power fell quite calm with regard to
any future danger, and seizing The hand Of
the asonished Rosko, exclaimed in q cheer
| ing lone:
Courage, faithful Rosko! We are TOO
good 10 serve as food Tor the wolves deliV.
erer !. nenr."
And he was near. He appeared in the
time OF oer greatest need, when In. fire, row
grown Pale under the light of day, no longer
sc ared our hungry Pursuers, which now clam
bered upon the roof in such Numbers that it
threatened every moment 10 fall il upon us
and as We looked up we behelI twenty palrs
OF savage jaws vide open, lhirs,ing for our
blood. and longing eagerly 10 devour us. Az.
inIa had not awakened she slept as sountIy
as if convinced that the angel of God was
watching over her. My whole being appear.
ed now 10 have resolved hseH into faith in
our dsllverance. looked DO longer It the
savage growing forms above looked into
the pure and innocent face OF my sister. Sss
smiled and moved slightly, and then awoks
crying:
"Hs comesl We are .sveir'
Al that moment We heard the report oi dfy
shots in the forest houd halo and the 5ark-
ing ui dogs resounted thioush the air, and
The iran1Iing OF horses hoofs came las. TO-
wards rs Ny sis.er and her maid stzrsd
up; We heard our erenes scranbdng down
from the roof, xe heard the hovirng Of Ihs
scattered wolves ia ihs dissancs, aat ws
cried:
We are saved r
Rosko wen, aad Iooksd through tie spt, in
the door, and sad:
"Tsers IS 4 woli heat The wolves haTs
fed, sui the han,ef' are iess breaking cut OF
toe wood
lie threw the 6ocr vide cpen, aud -
Uea. ogl INTO The space eefoee the ia; iree-
dom vas again oCrs; and Ee asd the Tcy .
see a; tie hsaG of ,he roSp of nocssu=a VIC
lad thus rescued Us, the Hie-d vas~s house
We bad left vhea ve stIr,sd ca Cur lcc-1sy.
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ocr meeting, s1G cor thIakhirsss! We uc~
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