Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-16

"Another time, perhaps" said til
strange gentlemen; mot now, if you'l
excuse me; but if it wouldn't be To-
much trouble | would thank you for i
where we are. One hour or another i
much the same TO me-
Al the first words of this answer
Skipper George turned look of surpris,
al the stranger, and when the latter hat
finished speaking. asked,
"Be'ee stayun hereabou,s. then, sir?'
Perhaps he may have thought i
strange that one who looked so like ,
clergyman should be staying for any
length of lIme in The neighborhood, with
out being better known.
Il am clergyman +" said the gentle
man, frankly; "but not of your church;
and | don't feel free until I'm bette,
known"
skippr George apparently weighed
the answer. He did not urge his invita-
ton; but bis open face became clear and
kindly as ever. ~
Then. sir, said he, "ef 'ee'd plas-
to be seated here. I'd tell the story. |
know ii we'll" .-z...-
Before beginning it the fisherman cast =
iook at his house, and then gaz d awhile
upon the restless waves which here
glanced with the CLEAN of treacherous
eyes, and there were dark as death.
do 'ee mind about ten years ago. in
Newfoundland, s;r?" began Skipper
George, turning his steady eyes to his
hearer, and speaking as if the date or
the years since the date had been pain
iui TO him; ''the hard year that was when
they had the rails they called emp
"Yes; though was in England al The
time. l know pretty well what happened
in Newfoundland. II was a sad time -
cay, sir, twas sad time. Many
people suffered; some wanted food. and
more agen got broken in spirit, (and
that's bad for man. and some got law
less like. Twas sad time indeed!''
Skipper George, having fingered thus
before his tale, began it abruptly
''Well. sir, twas on the sixteenth day of
January-a Thursday 'twas-I was
acomun down Backside from the Gosh,
hau ling a slide load o. timber, an my
youngest son wi me. 1t had abeen
fine day, first goun off. flor winters
day, J W. just a furry O. snow now and
agen, and deal o. snow on the ground.
tuil about afternoon it began to blow
from about west, and by noIhe, or there
away, heavy and thick, an growun
heavier an heavier. an bitter cold
Oh! twas bitter Geld! We didn' say
much together, George an |, bul we got
along so fast as ever We could. Twas
about an hour or two before night.
mubbe; and George says to me. bets
lave the slide, father!' 'Twasn' bnt We |
could ha'kep' on wi it. thou h 'twa> /
tarrible cold. hard work; but twas some
thun else!
$50 W. turned the slide OUT O. the way
and iaVed her, and coined on. Twas
oIowun gales up ever Bsckside; We could
'ca'ce keep our ieel; ap hard somethun
like voice-I suppose 1 was thinkun o.
Foices-an' brought right up into the
wind. Twas just like beuu at sea, in
manner, and craft drivin' right across
BUR wake, an would ha' been out O.
light an hearun in a minute. Then |
lnowed by the sound t was the Minis.
er-(we didn' have e'er reverend
Gentleman OF our own in the days; but
e lived over in Sandy Harbor and ed
'ose TO go all round the Bay We
ould sca'ce bide together, bul | was
roper glad to meet IN Tor minister
c. mtorl. e know SIR an e said,
Is anybody outS There two O. broth
lzIk's orphans, sir. I'm afeared and
theirs along WI EN- l said So e said,
God help them! Where arc your two ,
tber boys, James and Maunseli?'-
Along wi brother Izik's two. SAID
E"as blowun tarrible hard. and cold.
nd thick; and the minister turned wi
5, and We coined up, plodden throu b : !
ne driitun snow, and over the rudge.-
Vhen We opened the door. first The moth
r thought there was four of us: and so
ne said, Jamesl' for we were all snow
l over; but she sid there was only three. I
I'D I was the minister wi us two. So :
lie begged hIs pardon, and told IN our +,
Dor boys were out agunun, and she x as >,
old punt they had. We were all r
andun (for we didn' think o. nawlhin
ut the boys J when Two coined into the : :
Dor, all white WI snow. 'Twasn' they
70, SIR, but twas my nevy Jesse and
noiher' Have mt they comed?' e
id. sDesr. what's keepun tbev?' .
"Jesse had abin out, too. vi, Iz;k
'affeen and ziPpity Marchan,. and they :,
ere over to back side o. Sandy Harbor :,
gether; on y our poor young men were :,
'out three parts Of a mile further down i,
ubbe. So, when it coined o. TO blow.
sse and his crew made straight for a,
,ck Cove and got in, though they were a,