Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-01-06
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LosT-A LEGEND OF VERMONT.
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''i'Ats NNnin tnc limits Of eIfher fh
to~nship Of Rockingham or of Sprinr6eii
u . imPossible nov to say vhich. that tb.
log cabin uhich ~as thc home of the be
rome stood. surrounded o. forest. Ths
rrai names Of the actors ia this TRACED, O.
the woods have passed oct OF the legend
and therefore Substitute the Gr,t name.
~hich come 20 mind
" l have snisbel nay spinning. Robcr,
and shall carry tie warn hone to-day.
think -ill sPcnd the day 9TH Mrs. Green
And ! Ssh yea you'd come and meet ul-
and bring baby bone. sad the Young VII
taking The linen yarn IN her apron and th,
haby on bcr arul.
NSry we'll replied the husband. CIV.
ms The crossing child kiss a. b. started
81 wi'h bis Doe over his shoaldcr ssr m,
~hcAi held- lie sas hocing in ~h.at that
day. ilis lot bad been barni over AMI sow.
~ nth ~hsai, bat The huge stumps of tbe
old trees. the loss hing about. ard the
ih'ok underground roots in The ne~ lAnl
prevented the use Of The ploagl.
Al dAy BE- -orkcd basily in thc ircsL .oii.
~nh The strange ~os,l-sounds about Nm.
eating has lun-h a. no1n from has Iitile bask-
-. until tbs iength.ning .hA.io-. II tLs for
c'' around his small clearing bctokeued ihe
approach ofsan.ct. Then be started Cd -
meet his ~iic
\ m'le or to a-ay ir ihc forest. Do,
ueigsbor. Gr~cu. had made H.. %. cl~aripy -
lie -eut on ~itbout meeting the -iss and
baby. uniii b. reachel his ncishbor'. door.
Why. SD Mr,. Green. ia an.-rr o.
hi' inquiries 90 dilnt yoa meet Lrrs She
hasn't been sous long. only iew nsiaaies. -
'' 'an shs have missc,l the uaarx,,i tree. r.
asked Robert Harms. ashast
Don'i b. Alarmed. neighbor.- al Mr.
Grcen. 90 -il 20 back Nth yoa.
Ihe t-o men vent together through ihe
forest. -hioh every moment crc- darker
and drvarier. Not - dArk bot they coull
Sc The White cash cut on the side Of every
promineut tree. ~hich marx. Alons tis dense
woods "a the only iniication of highway.
Ihvy called Mr. Harms name loudly A. al.
tervah. bat there came no rrply. Th-y
kept sAy INK 10 each other. e" We NAV fnd
hsr a. home. but they -cre heavy a. heart.
The iog house wss -r~ached. bat bsn. n
"a no longer % Mr.. Harris. The mother
and baby wcrc not there. The coz Io-ei
10 BE- miikci. and the Pig,. Which rAn in iLc
~ood' and csnc bone a. night. clamorcl
ior their usual i-cd.ue. bat The men took no
notice II ihsm. Back AGAIN through th-
~oois. 9Th lantern. cailine aud hauooin-
All in VAIN. Then tL-y sent on 10 th~
next eiearins aad The neat. 90. A -oman
j. io.t T., What tclcgram IN these exciting
days % battle ever ien more thriiIinrl, on
humaa nerves than these words coing from
mouth 90 mouih among tbe Lomc-ne.f. Of
tbe 49, country With iron muscles and
determined u.lis the varm-heartcd settler,
started cot. We wiu scour the woods.
- I'll Hui them never far According
20 custom thcy BAL at .lch times. tbey
blcv dinner horns. built frc.. afd shsstcd
until they we're hoarse No tidinr. Of the
lost ones on that night AT the next dsv
,be, ,earrbed. an d,v alter a,v 4. r,.-
ri. r.,..isi. -. - IA. .,t-
ing among che trees. mcn uho knew TIE
-oo.i. 10. -..,l..,.l, a., g. t..t-
5u4ding A.,,l f,-,.., h,t, .,. -,
W u 49,,
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