The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-14

went on . few pscss, only 70 stumble over ioo<e
stopee or get entsngled in the bushes.
II was now absolutely becoming night. rb-,s
terrors increased greatly. They shouted and cried
aloud. In the hope u Masking their parents hesy
then. They felt sure that both her ssther and mo.
,her must be come home and ss sure that they would
be hunting for them. Blu, they did not reflect tia,
their parents could not tell in what direction they
had gone. Both father mothor we're come home
AMI the mother had instantly rushed out TO try "
hLd them, on perceiving that they were not in the
house. Sue had buried W and fro and cslcd-not
ct trst supposing they would be far. But when she
heard nothing o. them. she ran in. and begged II
her husband 70 JOIN in the search. But 81 trn
David Dunsier would do nothing. He was angry
81 them for going away from the house, aud snd he
was too tired TO 60 on w.ld-goos. chse through
the plantations after them. "1hev are J " plan
,stons," said he's ~ oy are q el,erus there some
where. Let them alone, aud hey'l eoms home,
with . good long tail bshind them "
with this piece u Gu d. song Of sheep David
sat down TO his SUPP y aud II ~ Dun- or hurrod
up the valley, Sd CLilr-er, where arc your
David janet Nancy where are your'
Wien she heard Gothing Of tLecl, sac buried
still more wildly up the h.ll towards tie village
When she arrived there-tho dittsnce ots milc-shs
inquired from house " house but ono bad seen
anything OF nem. II was clear they rad not been
in tina, direction. An alarm thus created ~ the
y.NAye and several young men set out Join Mrs.
Dunstor IN the qusst. They AGAIN g.. 1 lei the
valley tovsrde Boosters house shout oycry now
and then and listening. 1he alght wasp b dark,
anu the rain te -. lily but the Hind had cOnsd
| erablv sbateu, .ai once they thought they heard
faint cry in snswef W their cali, Tar down the val.
ley. They were ri ht the children had heard the
| shouting, aud bad replied & H. But they we're far
OF The young men shouted azsiu. but there was
no snswer; aud sf..r shouting once more without
success, they fastened Oh when they reached
David Dunsier's house., thcv found the door open,
| and no one wItnin. They knew tha, David had SET
of In quest Of the chi iron himself and they deter.
mined 10 descend the valley. TIE DISH ac,od mother
went 18th thom crying silently TO herself and pray
| ing invardly, snd every nov and then Hying 70
| shout. But thu ralaal their trUn
voices shove teTs aud made the cliffs echo with
their appeals.
Anon voice answered them down the valley.
They ran ON NJ we'll 80 the dsrkuess would let them,
and soon found that il was David Dunster, who bad
been In the plantations On tho other side Of the val.
ley but hearing nothing ~ the lost children, now
| joined them. lie SAID ne had heard the cry from
the hll-sido farther down. that answered 10 thoiy
shouts, and he vas sure that II was his BOY Day Ids
voice. But be had shouted again, and thoTe hsd
been answer tut wld scream ~ Of terror, that
/ made his blood run cold.
| 40 Godr' exclaimed the distracted mother, " wha,
can itbes David David Jane. Nancyl"
| There was no ahhWer. lhe young man babe Ret.
| ~ Dunster to contain hersei and they would find
the children before they went homo again All held
| on down the valley, siSd 10 the direction whencs
the voice came. MANY times did tho Young man
ami the now strongly a.italel father shout and lis.
ten. Al length they seemed 81 hear oices of moan
| ing. They hstencd-they wore sure they heard a
lamenting-it could only be the chill iren n,lt WIN
then did they not Answert Ga s,tiyvlci the mar
and Mrs. Dunster followed wildly ataI. Now, ayaip
| they stood and shouted, and kind of taI riesd
scream followed the shout,
| "God IN hesvenr exclaimed the mother Wxb.,
| sN There Is something dreadful. Ny childrenl
| my childrenl where ore vout"
| BE silent, pray do, sirs, Dunstsr" said ons a,
| the young men, "or we cannol c.trh the sounI. n,
| as u follow them" Ihey s.au listened. AMI an.
w.ilings ofthe children were plainly heard. Tbs
| whole party pushed forward over stock and stous
up the hill. They called again, aud there was cry
OF 'Herei herel fsytherl ms.hsll where are you,''
| In siew moments moro the wuole party had
reached the chligen, who stood drenched with rllu
and tre;pSliug violently, under cid that gave no
shelter, but was exposed especially to tia wind and
| rain,
| 20 Christ! Ny enildrcn," or 4, The uo,he., wild.
~ s"egSlns i'tS.rds and eissp.us cae in hur
Davidl oh, where is David, Waere IS your bro.
| thegf"
| Tho whole party wss siartci at aol ,eeing ,b.
| BOY and Joined In SmullAneous Where 10 hei
| Whore 10 your tJSthert"
| Tho iwg children ouly wepi AID trembled NOR,
| Foenuy, and burst into loud ,tyinp.
| silence shouted ,he father "whero is David,
| tell yeS Il he lost' David, lal, where or tay"
All listeu0L bnl there was no answer bit the 70.
| newod crying Of the two girls
| where 10 the lad. them" thunlered forth the
| father with terrible oath.
| Ace two terTiA I'd children cried Oh down th.,.,
\ down thOiel'
! "Down where' Oh, Godr' ,yclsi-ned one Of IN.
| youus men why ia prcc'pce! Down thereii
| At this dresdiii intel golcc tho mother CAV. a
wild shrek, aud fell senseloss on the ground Ths
young men caught her, and dragged Ler back from
the edge of the rrccipice The father in the s.m.
| moment furious Al VIVA, he heard seized .he Young.
er child that happonOd TO te near HIM, and LAX nc
Il violently, s.oio he would fling IL down aitr ~.
| lad
tie was angry with his poor children, as II ihev
| had caused the destruction Of his boy. The mon
seized him, and baio him think what he was about;
| but the man believing his boy bad fallen down the
/ procipicc, was lito d madmnn. lie kicked a, his
vito 50 ale lay on the .rouAd, II abe were guilty
| 81 this calamity by leaving the children a, LONE
| lie was furious against the poor slrls, as II the |,
had led their brother into danger. In his vi.ien,
rago he was perfect p,snisc, and the young man.
| pushing him away, cried shame on him In = while
the desperate man, torn by hurricane Of passion,
| safe hiIasefdown on crag, ard burst into a tenn.
\ pest OF tears and struck Va head violently with
his clenched fists and cursed himself aud every.
| body. |! was d. .adul scene
| sntime. some Of the young men had coma
down hs,ow the precipioo On which the chlldr.a
h.d stood, and, feeling amongst tho loose alonss,
| had found the body VI poor little David lie wal
| truly deadl
When ho hat heard the shout This father, or Of
| the JVung mon, lie had dven one loud shout in
answer, ana saying "CcnIe OF! never lear novr'
sprsng forward, and over the DR. cipice in th,
| dark, and flow dcgn and a. dashed 90 pieces Hs
sisters boar. rush, faint ahriek, aud suddenly
| sioppiny, escaped The dsEIucton ths. poor David
| bad found.
| tTs be eOntirvedl
|