The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-09-29
n Thrilling story.

One Stories and strange as IL may seem, il s
founded upon nu occurrence which actually
TOOK place in Vermont some forty years ago.
The facts are indeed almost literally related
as follows
My brother lined rhe business Of carry
Ing the mail better thau dil, aud no ] went
20 work 100 o new clearing bad commenced,
about while and q bali from home, and not
quito so iar from the house Of brothcr-iu-
law, Fused 10 stay about as often n one
place us the other was bad armugc-
mcut, as IN case Of accident, neither family
would be alarmed or 20 10 look for me II /
should not come home, I,Glt the force VI
CHS m the course Of the winter as 10 will
you directly.
There had fallen one ofour old-hshioncd
Northern New York sgows, oruslcd over hard
enough 10 bear o urIt was getting .on la-
mously with my clearing getting ready Ia
build q house in the spring, and an the time
building castles, the foundation Of which r.
always above thc reach Of m6rtas. It is cu.
lous that the presiding princess Of 900 my
crtlrg was my late pl-'rrfcr and her angel
daughter Not thpt hoped 20 have hcrp
side over tho brv,I l..,. o,,, .,n,, I i,,.,l.l
io build with % iirmcr foundation THAN ain
. hut did thiuk ! should try for one Of the
.lmc sort. vas. ambitious arl y,,l,l ..,-.
y and late. going v,ibout u,,. dinner SOM,
days, when the piece Of bread and meat /
broupLt II, ma. r,,., ,,,, o..,,,,... ,l.., I
rouId ma, p,o.,i,,t. n .,,i,l..,, ,.l;........ ,.
much of m, ,ic,c diJ ., ,..,',to l..,
d,y Of m, rhrppiuu. Itv,. .i.,.,.,r, .,,il
with - uros,,rr of , s,..rp, ,l.,, r,,..,, l,,.,
my work tle bcy,J,v o,l ,oI,,,l,l ,a
d, long AIS I could ,rr.ou1 ,r,,r ,,,-r-..J.,.r 7
hllgd tree which I'm fl. descent l.l,,i
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Gropped into the snoe. so Tim, c,,,lJ mn,
cxtr.catc II for the no1,cpi by, Gb ma
alarm. for knew that could cu, a,ay the
tree Ia % minute. or pc,Lop, draw nay foot
out of the boot. a, the prc,,,,r. ,,.,. not ..,.
we're. At the frat blow of ih,.axc. the tree
took another start, rolled over. and the sp.it
closed with the n.Il force ofiis ,,i,pi et,,prib
crushing m, foot ill IA, very homo. .,,r,c
Ha,tru,d. like the stems aud l.,,,s off,, 0,,,.
on prr..ll brt,ren th,. sb,,,. ~ al...l. ,,.,
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But that bush-"as about foot too far away
Tor my utmost cNcr'ion' tired to put the
loose foot against the tree, an" give my BODY