Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-03-01
Gnpn Misfsuat!y,
A THRILLING STORY.

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A Thrill LING STORY.
I The folIowlug story is founde
Iupon an occurrence which actual
Iiook placeia Vermont, some fort
!, yesrs ago. The facts srs, almos
1 literally relf ted. as follows; ].
: My brother Heman liked th
business, ofscarryipg the mai! bette
aithan did, and 50 j went TO worl
iai a new eIsafilg I. bad oemmencsd
about a lntfe and 4 half from home
and Dol quite 50 far frein the hoas'
'sof broiher-in-law Iuseas to slal
.as often nj one. place as the other
/ 1t was had afraag gemen! as IN c:ls' fsl:
| OF accident. neither family would b,
4 alarmed OF go to look ier me if
! should not come hene. felt the
force Of this during the winter, al
you will see directly.
There haa fallen one of our old
! fashioned Northern New York SHOWS
crnsted over hard enongtI to bear 9
man. | was getting on famously
with my clearing, getting ready to
build a house in the q,ring. 1 was
ambitious aud worked early and iate.
going without my dinnerssome days
when the piece 6f bread and meat |
had brought 10 my pocket was froze
so hard that / could not mastieate it
without taking. up too much Of my
time. 0oe dayitwas intensely cold
with the prospect OF storm, tina:
might hinder my work the next day, !,
aud so worked on as long as I
could see, and after twilight | fi.led
a tree, which in its descent lodged
against another. 1 could not bear
the idea Of leaving the job half fio-
ished, and mounted tie almost pros
trate body to cut ava, d limb to let
it down.
The hole Of the tree forked, about
forty fest up. into two. eqnal parts,
with large projecting linlbs from.
both 1t WAS que. Of these / ha! 10
cut away. to bring It to tbs ground.
In my haste, perhaps Iwns not SO
careful as / should have been, at
any rate; he fist blows cased the,
lodgment SO that the tree began to
settle, and wae jast going TO jump
off when The fork split and as It did
50, one foot dropped into the space SO
That I could not exlricate it for n
but / felt no alarm, for i
knew that / could cut away the
tree in a minute, or perhahs draw
my foat o1t Of the boot. as the
pressure was not severe. at The last
blow OF. the axe, The tree took ancihef|
start. rolled over, and,tae spit closed
With llthe force OF its gilnt strength
crushing my foot TIL The very bones
We're Aattened, aud there | hung
suspended, just able 10 touch the
tips Of my fingers 10 the snow: With
nothing forrest upon far a moment i
-tbe air at zero and growing COLI
ler--no prospect Of any one comiog
that way that night -she nesrest |
loose a mic awsy--no friends toj
IeeIalarmed ut my absence, for ones
would suppose me safe withthe Others
& My axe in its fillresied upon thei
snow crust, about ten feet off. lfi
csuiivooly GET that / might save
myself. ! dill not think how / wasl
oscut myself loose FEM the body |
Of tba: great tree, suspended Us II
was, lend downward, and suffering
With the rushing current Of disorder
ed blood, but l9th hought in that keen
blade ny only hope Of life was fixed.
Just iorwald Of me. grew n slim
bnsh, which ] -shought If | could
obtain, / could form it into a hook
By twisting be limbs together, end
dfa the axe'within my reach.
Although the bush Was out of my !
reach, Isocceeaed in getting holdof