The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-12

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Anow. Twssn' they two sir, bot fRal by
neSy telse and another 'hayent They
eomedP e said. %, dear, what's keepun
theyP
lease had abin out too, wi IEih MAhcen
and Zippily Marehant, and they we're over
to back side Of Sandy Harbor together, on'y
our poor young men we're about three parts
Of a mile further down mubbe. So when Il
coined on 10 blow. Jesse and his erew made
straight for Back Cove and got in, though
they we're weak handed, for one had hurted
his hand-wrist--and so in about three hours
they got round by land and thought the
tother poor fellows would do so well. What
can us do Uncle George p e said, for es
proper true-hearted man sir, and e %as
amos eryun. 'First We can pray said the
minister, and so no said a prayer. make
no doubt was thlhhhn too much over the
poor young fellows, and the wind made
tarrble great believing down the chimney
and oil around the house, and 40 was ruther
aW'y from Il more and I ought. Then the
minister and Jesse aud ! started out Ny
mistress ddn' want me 20 go, but eouldn
bde, and 30 afore we'd made much way up
harbor agen the wine and growun dark
| uhough 'twasn' snowun, we met man eomun
7 from t0thGr side, hhrHm Frank, and . ssid
last that was seen Of our four was they were
pullin in for Hobbisb Hole, and then some
thun seemed To give way like vi one Of 'em
rowun, and then they gave over and put her
aw'y before the wind, and so as long as they
could see anything Of EN-, one was standun
up seullun hstarn. (That was my James,
s!rD
4 very long, gently breathed sigh here
made itself heard in the deep hush, and hs
Mr. Debree turned, he saw the sweet face Of
I Skipper Georges daughter turned Up TO
her father with tears swimming in both eyes
and glistening on her check. She had come
up behind, and now possessed herself quietly
OF her fathers hand.
$50 We turned back, and the minister wi
US, Ctwas n cruel night TO be out in) and the
wind almost took and lined us and sot US
down by tho foot o. the path over the rudge.
but when We got atop here and Il coined
athwart Il brought us all down kneslun, and
We could scarce get over to the door. The
posr mother go; up from the chimney corner
and came forward, but abe ntrdh ask any
thing and there was pretty young thing
: by the FIRE tn, girl was little thing asleep,
but there was n pretty young thing there)
that never got up or looked round, twas
MilH Ressie that was troth-ptight to James.
They was to have been married in a week ef
the Lord willed, and twas for 'e's house we
we're drawun out the timber. She just rock
ed herself on the bench. She's gone long
enough ago now sir.
SO the minister took the Bsok and read a
bit heard un and l didn't hear un, for
was away out upon the stormy waters wi the
poor young men. Oh, what night il was
it's no use, blowun and blowun and freezun,
and ice all along shore to leward.
Well, then sir, about two hours o night
there coined n lull, and then there was push
or shake at the door--and another-Nnd an
other--and uuother-(so twas we all thoughtl
and then the door banged open. Twas moth
ing but cold blasts coined In and then a lul
agcn for second or two. So shut TO the
door and the poor mother broke out neryun,
and poor Milly fell over and slipped right
down upon the hearthstone. We had n hea-
" time Of il that night air, hut when the
door banged open that time, this child, that
was little then, lyun upon the bench sleep
un, made aoart Of gurgle like, when the
first sound coined to the door, and when the
flaws Of wind coined in she smiled and smil-
ed agen, and laughed as ef a body may be
sayun pooty things to her in day time. Jesse
sid it, and pluekod me by the eoatsleeve, and
sid il too,
Well sir. nigh, passed, zee may be sure We
didn't sleep much only cat maps. and once or
twice fail ed into kind Of dwall and start
ed, ,hinkun they was speakun TO me, Morn
un com slow and cold, colder than night
SO the neighbors coined in al mornuu and
sat by, and now and agen one would say they
were fire young men, and after q bit another
would say James was a brave heart, and how
nc saved boats crew three years ago, scul.
lun them into BY Harbor, and so they said
how he began to teach in Sunday School
Sunday before, and how brave o was, when
they sid the last of un seullun away r0and
the point ind over the bay, for tothcr side,
or for Belle Isle or some place to lceward
SO they said James would take EN- safe,
plase God, and we'd hear Of 'em some place
over the bay in a day Of two. Then they
said they wondered ef the young men could
keep from freczun their hands, and sAid
mubbc they wouldn't gi; touched, for they
was all we'll clothed, and james would keep
up their spirits and brother IEiks little
George was merry boy and great playmate
for the rest, and my Maunseli and 'es tother
cousin John, were steady young men and
wouldn't give up very easy, but they were
both quiet and looked up 10 James, though
John was a good bit older.