American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-17

our wake, an would ha' been out O. sight
an heArun in minute. Then | knowed
by the sound 7 was tho Minister-( we
didn' have e'er reverend gentleman Of
our own in the days; but e lived over in
Sandy Harbor an ed oose to 90 all round
the Bay.) We could sca'oe bide togeth-
er, but | was proper glad to meet un. for
minister's comfort, e. know sir; an e
said, is anybody out?' There's two o.
brother Izik's orphans, sir, I'm afeated,
and others along wi 'em, l said. So e
aaid, God help them! Whers are your
two other boys. James and MaunselI?'
along wi brother Izk's two | said
Twas blowun terrable hard, and cold and
thick; aud the minister turned wi us, and
we coined up, ploddun through the drift
uu snow. and over the rudge. When we
opened the door, first the mother thought
there was four Of us; and so she said,
James' for We were all showed over; bur
she said there was only three, an t was
the minister wi us two. So she begged
bis pardon, aud told un our poor boys were
out agunuun, and she was an old aunt they
had, We were all standun (for we didn'
think O. nawthun but the boys) when two
coined into the door, all white wi snow,
'Twasn' they two, sir, but twas my nevy
Jesse and another. 'EIav'nt they comed?'
o said. Dear, what's keepun they?
Jesse had sbin out, too, wi Izik Maj
feen and Zippity Marchant, and they were
over 70 back side O. Sandy Harbor togeth-
er; on'y our poor young men were about
three parts of mile further down. mubbe.
So, when it coined Oh to blow, Jesse and
his crew made straight for Back Cove and
| got in, though they were weak handed,
for ono bad hurt his hand wrist-and so
in about three hours, they pot round by
land, and though the tother poor fellows
would do 30 we'll. What can us do I'm
Gle Georgie?' e said, for he'sa proper
true hearted man, sir and e was amos
cryun. First we can pray said the min
lster; and so he said a prayer. make
no doubt WINS thunkun too much over the
poor young fellows, and the wind made
tarribble great b flowing down the chin
ley and all around The house, and so | was
rather aw'y from it more and | ought
Tbenthe Minister Jesse and started out.
My Mistress didn' want me TO go; but |
coudn' bide; and SO, afore we'd made
much wy up harbor agen the wind and
growun dark, { though t WASH snowun)
We met man cummun from tother side,
Abram Frank; and e said last that was
that was seen of our four men, thev were
pulun in for Hobbinse Hole. and then
somethun seemed TO gveway like, ,wi'one OF
'em rowun, aud then thew gave over and
put her aw'y before the wind and so as
long as they could see anything of 'em,
one was standun up scullun asturn. { That
was my James. Sir!'
A very long, gently breathed sigh here
made itself heard in the deep Aush, and as
Mr.. Dcbree turned, he saw the sweet face
of Skipper Georges daughter turned up to
her father, with tears swimming in both
eyes and glistnng on hercheek. She had
come up behind, and now possessed her
self quietly of her fathers hand.
so we turned back, and the minister
wi us, twas cruel night to be out iD, }
and the wind almost took and lifted us, and
sot US down by the foot O. the path over
the rudge; but when we got atop here, and
1t coined athwart, it brought US all down
kneelun, and we could scarce get over to
the door. The poor mother got up from
the ohimney-cornera and came forward, bul
she needeu' ask anythin', anil there was a
pretty young, thing by the fire. (this cir
was little thing asleep, but was a
pretty young thing there) that never got
up or looked round; twas Milly Ressle,
that was trothplight to James, They was
to have been married in a week, ct the Lord
willed; and twas for 'e's house we were
drawsn out the timber She Just rocked
herself on the bench. She's gone long
enough ago, now sirl
so the Minister took he Book aud reat
a bit. l heard un and didn' hear un;
for l was aw'y out upon the stormy wa
terS wi the poor young m.r. Oh, what
a night it was! it's no usel blowuR and
bellowun and freezun, and ice all along
shore TO leowardl
s"Well, then, sir, about two hours o
hight there coined a lull, and then there
was push OF shake at the door, and An
other-and another and another--(so /
was, we all thought, and then the dool
banged open. Twas nawthing but colo
blasts coined in, and then hull agen for
second ortwo. So shut to the door; and
the poor mother broke out acrynn, anC
poor Milly fell over and slipped right dowr
4 upon the hearthstone. We. had. a heavy
time Of it that night, sir; but when til,
d or banged open that time, this child
| that was little then, lygn opon the hencl
sleepuu, made a sort Of gurgle like, whel
the first sound coined 10 the door, anC
/ when the flaws O. wind coined in she smil
Ell, and smiled Agen. and laughed as ef
body my be ssyun pooty things to her il
d'y time, Jesse sid it. and pluoked me b,
4 tie coaislceve, and sid it too.
a"Well sir, night passed; zee may b
sure ws didn' sleepmuch on'y cat maps
and once or.IwiceI failed into ia kind @
) OVAL, and started, thinkun they wasspeak
an to me. Mornun coined slow and cold
colder than night So the noighbors com
ed in at mornun, and sat by; and now an
agen one 'ould say they were fine youu!
men; and after bit another d say Jane
was a brave heart, and how he saved
) boats crew three years ago, scUllan then