Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-01-13
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New Hampshire. Keturah, or "Tury." as she
was called, was the stout daughter OF a far
mer living with his second wife, "a feeble,
"do-less, complaining woman, with a siekly
chld) and had one full brother. Ebenezer.
One "stinging cold" morning. her father [or
"Sir'') rose very early, and after hot break
fast from Tury's hands, left home for the Town,
fifteen miles distant, hoping TO be back that
evening. But snow storm began to "spii'
furlously towards night, when Tury and Eben
finished all The "chores," got in an extra guam
tIty OF wood. and began 10 speculate upon The
poor fathers condition. The whining STEP
mother and babe were carefully put TO bed,
when the two children, after exhaustins knit
ting, reading. whiting. spinning, eating sp-
Piles and chestnuis, playing checkers. telling
stories, and wondering, at length concluded
that the bowling wind had "blocked up the
lane, chock- a-biock full" and that Father
would have 10 stop and put up for the night
nth their Uncle Nathaniel. So they covered
up an immense bed OF live Goals. set out a
lamp, lantern, and tinder-box for him, if he
should come-and the remainder of the sto-
ry we will let Aunt Kethrah tell herself, as
follows j
Wal, we went to our beds fore ten
o'clock and laid awake good spell,
thinkin' Of father, and where he was
whether be was out on the road, or safe in
at Nath's-though l can't say was jist
real uneasy bout him, nuther, for he was
hale, hearty, middle-aged man, and used
to taking care Of himself and others all
bis life. Then the poor little baby in
the next room cried and fretted, and that
KEEP me awake another spell; but l got to
sleep at last, and slept good while, and
when l walked up 1 thought it must be
morning; but no, it was pitch dark, and
so went to sleep again. Well, so l did
three or four times. Thinks says l, this
is the longest night ever did know !!
Bimeby l felt hungry, and kinder restless,
and sor'er faint like at my stomach, and |
thought I'd jist slip up aud light the
lamp, and see what time @ night twas.
SO, you see, l slipped on some Of my
clo'es aud opened the door; but-land Of
goodness the kitchen was as dark as
pocket-nota ray of light from the hearth.
l groped round and got hold Of the
topgs, and opened the ashes-not spark
left Of all the bed of Goals had covered
up SO carefully! All dead out l was
bewildered but felt my way to the
settle, and got the tinder-box and lamp,
and in bout ten minutes I struck a light
and lit my lamp. Just then, the other
door opened, aud Eben be come in, half
dressed.
"For the lands sake, Ebcn !" says l,
"wbat in the world are you up forl"
"Cause l can't Sleep" says he. 81
never knew sich q night; aud pm real
hungry, too. Iguess We didn't eat supper
enough, after all, Tury. What o'clock is
it?" and he took up the lamp aud held i,
up to the face of the old clock.
"Hullol Tury," says he, "only twelve
o'clock now, and We sot up till after ten ~
says be. "What in thunder does it meau?"
says be.
"Maybs the clocks stopped" says I !;
but trembled as said it, didn't know
why.
"No, it amt, nuther," says Eben 1;
"the old feller's all alive and swinging.
Look at fathers watch, yon, Tury, will you?"
But the old silver watch said tpelre, too
"Well, l donno," says Eben, off that
don't beat all. Only two hours, Tury 7
Impossible and the FIRE all dead out,
too; why that would hav KEEP twelve hours
good. How long have We slept? Oh,
Tury ! what is it.! By George, begin
to think we've slept orer today and into
tomorrow r
l was too scared to laugh, and 1 could
hot answer; 1 was all of q tremble with
he cold and the fright. went to one of
he windows, and opened the wooden
ray of light Then held
,p my Tampa solid body of snow kiver-
ID the winder. Eb sprung to the door
md half opened it-a solid body of snow
reached above it I! We both Of us see in
he same moment what had happened
Buried up in the snow, We had slept all
light, and-ho,o much more, l couldn't
ell. Twelve o'clock, and it was pitch
lark! Was it twelve at night, or twelve
It nooni l couldn't tell. Then 1 ,cas
cared. "Buried alive |" says I, and 1 sot
light down and kivered up my face in
ny hands, and cried. knowed / hadn't
ughter, but couldn't help it, nohow.
Twas bad 6x now, warn't it? 1 only
gal of fourteen, and with the care of
eeble woman and sick child-and boy
{ eleven all had to depend on.
But, there our Eben soas marly boy
-I'll say that for him-and be wasn't ca
ily dauntsd.
"Lor, Tury, don't you be scarf I"
.ys he. "What if we are banked up in
be snowl Father and Nath are both
live and stirring, and they'll dig US out, I
ever you fear. think it is precious
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