St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-02-19

eo0uraOlo toan tnO same OePt9sg gI0u ylsbt
theidmaaoiMatetet would be in this jeounty.==
Il vas . grand sxeat, tia ajourpesy ,,t t.
church, for weeks and weeks had passed
since last,they wete able 70 80. True, An;
dreas had every Sunday .ort Of prayer
meeting Il R.vensd.l With the neiShbodf
| ing peasants, but tins did not compensate
for the lsek of the;public services Then
too the ~hole family .thepshtsit naost foe
tanate that The afairnes. Of the wveathe,
shssld sa.Lle them to go on tbs especial
Sunday of III others for it va what they
al o. altardas- q, thes sacr.nsst -.
u bsesdnini1eseea.' 21@o'.o 1&1 s:.aah 9"s=ss9
Therewss anleefie beauty in The scene
tie solemn mountains, lifeing Up thei,
hoary heads into 1.-The star-sprinkledtsty,
The small ts.n rit4 il 'glitteriiaai1 icy sur
hos, the ssss. al pi. i whose green
looked Black contrsstcd with thsissow, aud
the graceful birkcu trees, those ''l,diesf Of
the woods" decked out; as little Raoul
sud, when the FIRST r:me fell that winter,
in their white mantles, all'ready for sister
Elias wedding-day. But, =, i . make
amends for the stiffness elsewhere, there
was no silence in the sledge. Andteas
turned round to address his wife, or talked
to his horses, il, that brotberly way so
characteristic of the Norwegian: who al
ways makes friends of the fourfooted
creatures in bis service, and particularly
OF his, holses. Olag, the elder boy, who
was perched on Hugo's knee, after some
vain attempts to- obtain his attention,
turned to his mother and Raoul, and kept
up with them i continuous stream Of ques-
ton and remark while Hugo and Ella
leaning back in one corner, needing no.
body but themselves, found much to say
to each other in low, happy tones. And
the tinkling Of the merry sleigh-bells, as
they jingled round the horses collars,
made to all this most musical accompa-
niment. =,
One third of the journey was over,
when, with a startled exclamation, And
reas suddenly pulled up his horses. At a
turn of the road there lay, extended on
the snow, human form. In q minute
the farmer had con6ded the reius to Olaf,
proud Of the charge, and he and Hugo,
jumping down, ran to give assistance
The pack IT the ma MS side told them that
he was one Of those pedlars who wander
from farm house to farm~ house all over the
country. 0vcrpowered by the cold, he
had sunk into that faintine, deathlike
sleep, from which there is oftentimes no
waking. At first, all efforts to rouse him
failed, but life was evidently not extinct
30 seeinga chalet close at hand, which in
the summer had been used as covert for
cattle, and now was a store for 6rewood,
they cavried hin there, and kindling
fire on the outside, they rubbed bis limbs
till some warmth returned, and poured
some corn brandy (Which no Norwegian
travels without down his throat, and re
revived. All this occupied some
time, aud now they were quite in a diiem:
ma as to What to do next. Leave him
they could not, to take him on with them
was impossible !; he was not sufficiently
recovered to bear the air, even If they
could make room for him: in that state
To turn back. and take him home was al:
most as difficult, and if so they must give I,
Up church entirely. 'g.i Ella, who had
al;gbted to essist them, 4, ,tlasstt said, in
decided tone, tTherc is: but one thing,
father, We can d.: Hugo u must stay with
the poor man, ,:z~.-. 4 .
:: "Yes;""@ said Hugo, tFthat is the best
plan.> >Yon dive on to church, and take
Us up in the afternoon IS you return by
that time he is sure to be all right..' +:
"Well, :" e said Andgess,, lit does seem
the euly way; bnt it. will be a sad disap-
pointment for poor l giir' ~ ,:&1 T:S I
!: II do not. know that, !" :muttered Hugo;
stshc was tha rsf IL nro,,,o1s ~, ,,,o1sa''