The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-03-28

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tered into diamonds under the grind
ing of the hoofs and the attritien OIL
the runners" and with an exhilara
ton / could not repress, gave a Wig
orous hurrah ! /" which conveyed it.
self to Lota, wrapt up in moose anG
bear skins, and warm as toast. 4
sweet, girlish laugh echoed my exult
4 ing shout.
You appear to enjoy this, Mr.
Harding +" she said.
aft I don't" Crick l.
Crack ! y filed up the hiatus VIVA
pair of beauties ! Phmbus Appollc
never drove their like down the steep,
Of .he heavens The willy Ithacan mex
err raised such cattle when he clear
ed the stables of Rhesus of his horses
+" Crick Crack Z" and the horses
neigh and toss their arching necks, anG
the bells are Ginning and tinkling, anG
the mad, exulting rush uplifts one like
wine.
/ remark, to myself, that the sky has
deepened into an intense, still darken-
ing blue-darkening with strange
unhealthy, tenebrious inkiness, betok-
ening coming snow storm. Nomat.
ter" Windy Gap" is right ahead,
and the welcome lights will blaze out
of the easements soon, for the after
noon is wearing.
On we go-but I do not see them
yet f; and yet-but no-its all right
Are you warm-quite snug, dear
Lota 2" said l, half turning to look
at the rosy, exquisite face peeping forth
with so much furtive coCuetry from its
encasement of white cosy furs.
"Oh, so comfortable +" she answer
ed. with a nesting movement, and a
smile which. made my heart leap joy
ously upward.
But my attention was called away
to the creeping erepuscular inkiness Of
the sky 1t was light, yet not day
light, but BLUE light-to coin a word,
the wintry hue of livid darkening steel,
always the precursor to fierce change
in the weather. This only made the
long level plains of snow CLEAN with a
lustre, the more dazzling and intense.
| remarked this, but with a momen-
tarily di vided and wavering sense.
had never familiar as we had
geowa5 [and / was honest as the skin
between your brows," as she was, in
fact)- had never said dear Lota y
before, and the words were yet in my
ears like sweet old burthen. loved
her with all my heart and soul, and
had never told it. | yearned to tel
her so now; but | thought it scarcely
fai:-not up to the mark of my man
hood-to take what seemed an unfair
advantage of the protection / was
supposed to extend over her. mag
unanimously resolved to withholding
down the words-bu not for long.
Meantime, f." Crick Crack I" went
the long whip, and still Cling i
Clang went the Ginning bells, and
the horses held on with undated pace
and splendid vigor, but-aohere had
Windy gap" gone to all this time
for the time was up, and we should be
there by this.
Goodness (" exclaimed Lota, al
at once, chow strange the sky looks
we shall have more snow-a heavy fall
too"
81 fear SO, l replied but MIN
porte, we'll soon be out of it,"
owe are very long, fancy" she
continued, reacetively; "you have
driven there quicker than this before.
Oh, Heaven ! !" she cried, with the
suddenness Of revelation, "can we
have lost the track?"
The blank question harped with {
horrible jar on my vivid nerves. Nov
or never was the time to be quite cool
No, | think not" / replied, will
assumed carelessness; "we shall come
to our Landmark, presently"
" A clump of frs-an old mill, far
Their on yes" she added. II recol
lect; but we should have passed then
long ere this. Oh, I fear we are lost 1!
A cold chill seized me as / tacitl,
admitted that she was in the right. =
| could not account for my error, i
such was the case. / looked arount
| the horizon, but beheld no friendl,
sign; it was only circle gatherin,
closer and growing darker all tn
while.
Suddenly, my brave deer hound lift
ed up his head, and uttered loy
growl. The horses gave startle
swerve just as suddenly. A strange
lugubrious, but appalling sound cam
all at once from the windward, wailin,
like death cry-a prolonged, awfu
grooming observation-disclosures the white
cleaning snow and then it die
away.
The horses halted, trembling /; onl
the shivering tinkle of the bells brok
the death silence that felllike an eclps
over all