Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-02-09

where he had disappeared, and then lay notion v
lass tal silent waiting foF the nsxt rsng Large {
mssses OF ce hl.hlns glonoa'y 20 the early Fays 3
~ the BOO snd moulded into thousand different 1
,h.p-,, surrounded our ul, craft on avery hand, /
Ao,,ing DIS with msj,,tlc siovness, and now aud }
then crashing 5gsluG each Other With force ;
that c.ui,d ,9me Of them 10 be rent a'andsr. -
S.rangt, .sut.'ul monuments afa these ia'hiohed
b, lhe hand Of nature monuments of Tue frozen
mariners lhll sleep below.
There i g5es again" ssid cid Bill Butler 10
o whisper
"Whs. asked the mate.
"Thst barking aoi,s, replied Bill I've been
aearin' II ever since We iefi The ship sir
The nate leaned upon his s1ssrngo'f and
listened.
"ItaassaI,9 be ,ad
Beg ,oQf pardon, fir, replied Bill but .
oeysl heard q sea 1srk Ike that
"G0od hssysu.' exclaimed Portuguese 81
loud tbsl ,Ae uate ", obliged % rsp hin oa The
head With bis kaucIes. Good heaven, " BIZ
added. in iopsr tone, me think lhi! oni doS.
Coed 6osveas Aikeel, ms uns's "me,' re-
marked another pouugusse-a Little At fellow BY
the nams VI Pa. P.uuket 3D..
"Poksa (suppo'a - doge o, n'". = tsool n'd
la Kauas4) -.
"It doe. sound mighty ike dog" saId The
Innate. s, Is. barking became more distinct
y Perhaps t E B.l'co, 30 lhe ct cake
Turang the boa, round with hit steering oar,
until bar bows pointed 10 the direction oi he
noise. tte mate uoB ordered w % paddle ahead.
We 11e,et, 4ad ,le boi. shoi forward with 40
els, speed The barking sounded nearer every
moment, ua'j. 9. a't wr we're convinced, by 10
peculiarly, Thar it emana,ed from no other than
that Of BIuse0.
"But where was be
I ibis sNss tle question .lat aoW fose to our lips.
+ We could hear Elm plainly, bu. could see moth.
g ing Of him By the sound y bis bark, as should
o have Judged ,ha. be stood on the summit oi an
, Iceberg ", we're tben approaching sud vas but q
- lev .,homs distant Ne., no,Hl,hstandng tbs,
90 B.u.e8 va. there visible Nhai could II
q mesu2 H,d some mermaid charmed the dog
q into nysbii.Y
p We continued u approach. lhe barking 1e.
h came much louder lud s.s no0 lui. q frantic
d ioy. The iceberg rather age 0ae-uembied
" ,s though under tbe influence OF co ep..efto IT.
* sui, there was 10 Busoo a sight.
Sc Our J... struck sgi.us, .he iceberg. a tal ol
+! br.gh. ewes cleaned q, ls through chiaA n the
l- cr,s,a, 9al-they 70 The ey-s Of Blu7co lhe
Ie mystery was explained. lhi. monument oi ice
o' vss holoa, .5rming rude hule chamber u
A' Which the lex Res .uugy clscouced.
y My God. Oh, heaven be praised Jus. look
u h.re" exc aimsd the mate, tuftius TO Bill, aud
ld molioulng him % ook through tho ere'iee, irom
he which be bad jus; dt4au his own eyes.
Bill dij 5s requested, and tsheid sight "n.ct
u' A.led him With ss much joy as Il did With amaze
ment Reclining .a one corner Of this ice-oouu'
ou apaf,mcnt--hgr long Golden bsir falling upon bel
pale face, aua the aiken ashes yelling her beau
au t,iul e,ss, De saw ,ho unmi,.akabe figure OF ~
te Lillian.
sh, With few bows o' our hs che. vi soon sue
c,edsd ID efsctiDg An openu. in the iee-eaiL- -
.h The little gt and B.usco we've taken out 'nd pa
le ecu ia th. beat. " laid back upon oar oars vii
ae all ,hs sueasta we possessed, while tue mate
drawiny bganjy-A.sk from his pocket, poured
.ha low drops Of lhe liquor down Liisn's throat,
, the hni pusaton, Of her heart he knew that IN
.ae currents Of lie a;le no yet irozen- that she ha
only sunk int tho, cold, ttupid kind u do2s iroi
lh' which there IS no awakening
rae ship was reached AZ asst The mate al
The cende- 10 ,he deck, aud took Ias ins,nsole ou
mt aeu jhit BILL passed up 90 him.
The Captsin :" be exclaimed, rs he descended u
hnd comuation.say, 81 have brought ,ol 10 wha.
lrn bu, something ,ha. | ,hilk will be more accept
e. Tbe captain and bis wife both oaugh. sigh1
their child 81 once aud the same moment.
n| "Mychld! My yLillisn9" screamed the mot
sn's er, rushing Iornsrd to clap her il her arm'
Then noilcug her pale face and dropping hs'
'pe' she ssuk at5 a seas, overcome by her ieeunI
j'y and stretched forth her arms, iainty muFmurln
'ook .Dead. dead she is dead! Give mt
IS oi poor little dead sifll'
we "No--no she is net dead y replied TIE tn'
.lug Il the proper measures can be taken she can
J.ng restored in ! lew moments So ,aynE, be 4
not her upon the bed, and assisted the anXou, !au
''ier in his elTofs 20 restore the eirculsuon OF
'uSn blood
!uns 10 lev moments thsy had The satisfaction
pair s,sing Lillian open her blue eysl, and Of hear
sue hsr ,p,4k The word mother The next inst
great ,hs wa, prsmsd to the latter, boiom, and COY
eyes, ed With tears and k,les This probably hs
cuffs nearly ss much al The other operations had d
had TO r,i,ors tae circulation u blood, for th'ro
Teo'' now deep carnalion tint upon her cheek
aN lip. ...
'ol ed. explanation ioIou,d.
IA. Lillian ,atsd iba, After her mother had leit
,rr to 20 en- deck, ,hs thought she would Ju,s 70
10 Re, litls peep over ihe rail az the leahe
-, ThM idea had no sooner entered her head
,hs carries il into eIscu,iou. In leaning too
81. over the rail, hovsvsr-the ship hapPsn.d 10
- IL q luich at the same bme--she osl her oal
w.. and Va, prsopstsd in,o the waters. On ri
10 the surface she ielt hsfIslf seized by the
-. of the dre,l, aud tho next moment v'' dral
''''N' ,aiely Oh to ,rge piece Of ice. Then 'ho
,. a.. Ic,Nsd that her deli1srsr was tie NOBLE bh
y" ' She els toiriby frightened, and hung close &
doe She remembered hat th'y we're half
.a h. in 6y lArae vsls Of ice, which p,rsly preye
w the wave, from dAshing in upon them. Sud
.n.,h y the cake upon which they we're standing
WV ~ in contact With another which lowered
"a ,.'', '.e lkn lofty column. When the conclusion
'0'' phos thi, lofty mass toitst,d over, sad fell
49,. IL, three wall, OF ice, BY which the little gli
W. her dog we're eneompas,ed, in such curious
,, 20 -" nsf az TO completely cloio than up as d
80 they we're 10 prison. 10 this position she re
y y 'ny, ,S ed long time praying and huggog the Dc
u ..1 turns until at a,, feeling cold and bsnumbs
'V''io. besan to feel drossy and foil into doxs.
si0'u her rescue from this situation 9sea delayed