Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-18

. She crcmad to o'con,nrrhond ovorvtb;n,, IN op in
, stant and t,rnoJ a,,,v vitb o,r r. nnan;.,
and dasnnir tbot ,oroed no,na hoont a..
sworI modo d.sno,a,o og,., 90 la., c.a,,
INV stand to rusb to ber side and tbonob, w.,
+ succeeding but instead Of sbikin, tbe oro,,d
+, I landed On tbo Goor of nv bod roor n KIM.
bousc on the lako sbore and foord mvsel,
auokc iost os tbo f,,. anshaa of ,Lo a,o.ain.
were breaking through NV wipdow For somc
time could not ciyo nm the idco Of tho reality
ioi wba, | seemed TO have witnessed. so viyidlv
had every scene been impressed on nv mind
But after rubbing nv cyes. striking nv head
and COLLECTING NV confused sonscs vos 6rcod
to pronounce it all dream. But it seemed To
me to be a proyidcntjal warning Of some terri.
Bic calamity inrend,po over tho ianiv and
"a Eurriedly dressed. w,nt down. related r,u
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K;,n bo1 ,c.;n
none in tbo ocoT loI .'i.I, a,..,
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''' Wv "'' ~ v sp'1 '"ooBn' "i'" any
''''''' ~ a"'l y "o"i" Oe 10 use 'of me 70 y
'''" "O"' 'oi ! oo"lu carry no neal ne was
','"''' o0' n'"Sei'' a"u Do o'her lamlIy IN the
Pi''' "o"'1 uaro 10 paf' WIN pound NO |
''"u oe'''I Keep On at WORK. us the Soop would
oo "'ons 'ha' uay or inc next and could then
nave al inc supplies ihr my family could
carry
: over persuaded but not satisfied, again
proceeded, after breakfast TO my work and
kept Oh thinking every morning that the sloop
"ou'a surely arrive by night, and every night
'nat sNe would be IN by morning, and being
more reluctant than ever to leave without any
'n'ps Tor my iamily' stad several days longer,
"nen' On inc tenth night OF my absence from
nome had another dream, complete coun.
'sfp'f1 0l the former one. was again trans
poi4o n Sp'rit' al the same hour, to my old
s"na ueiore ny house, Wien my mind seemed
nrs' - pc drawn back to the time was there in
VISION before and then TO take up cycnts where
ha1 ie'! theini and follow .hem day by day rs
regular as Journal to this my second visit. |
q" ny "ii1' the day following the loss Of the
iHca' 20 o01 INTO the yard, ~ response 70 the
cries Oh me children io' food, pick up the feet
"i ae'r rad killed fortnight before and
MAX u 'aom 1To'h, which was all they had
10 i'ufisA 'h'm That day The next day, aisor
sa'ae'i"G . mess oi "lld onions or leeas, which,
as miserable as they wee ior food, were tho only
things they were eertainoi obtaiLing, my daugh-
Ter and oldest 10y ranged the woods till nearly
ngh:, with poles or clubs. IN the hope Of being
aol9 ta hroek down partridge or squirrel. but
"itacns success. And they renewed the vain
search On the third day, and kept itup till my
boy gave out when my daughter brought him
10 the house and gave OYER the proGtlcss attempt.
IEey bad then lived three days on no other food
.nah On the WFetehcd decr-ioet broth on the FIRST
Jay ana tien on the green, trashy ccks that ,
'h'eRiy grew on the banks Of the river and all {
'nc younger children had grown 50 feeble that
."oy 'ooiu 'hly crawl about the house. Even J
ny "'e' Grown 80 'h'n ana hggard that
'"oeia haruiy nave known her, could not walk |
,'''l'y across 'h' Hoor' ana they all were e'i- 6
,e''ly ias' running down to hcpcssness and (
i'a'u--a'1 ua' ny brave daughter who bore up r
'o"dsF'u'y agaihs. 'h2 threatened calamity. :
N 'De evening OF 'Ae day last mentioned, she h
"''''''1 10 a iAf5e quantity o! ilei', aud carly s.
nc n'A' morning 'ne was as''F' and preparing Il
carry o4' ''e resolution sho appeared to have d
'eie'iy i'r'nea ior 'as fei'ei OF the family,
''''' "aA % 'Fy 20 fea'h 'ae southern settle a
i'n' Duu return "it' 'ood IN o@e 70 save them b
'oo pe's"Rs Ae'ordnsIy' despite the re- t'
lo"s''anccs oi her mother who when informed t'