Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-08-15
for shelter and companionship with their

"edh'ihc' thc WuVie eky nau DecOme
as black as night, the cloudsas they ad-
vanced descending almost to the sea, which
was no lashed into the widest fury by
the gale. Every now and then, flashes Of
the most vivid lightning burst from the
: clouds, and descending. were instantly en-.
quilted in the sea the next moment they
repappeared from heneath the white foams
and apparently ascending towards the
sky, were met by other masses lowering
above.
The thunder burst in apalling crashes
over our heads, waking up the echoes of
the neighboriug mountains, and shaking
the house to its very foundation the rain
4 descended i'll cataracts. 1t seemed as
, though the Aood-gates of heaven were
opened, and the eternal waters were pour
, ing down upon u.s. To add to the awful
ness of the scene, it gradually became as
f dark as pitch, the wind every instant in
: creasing. '''*at '+.' '@...4
About eleven o'clock, the noise of the
c gale was something | had never before
7 heard, and yet every moment it seemed to
e wax stronger and stronger, till it increased
to such an overwhelming roar, that the
e strongest efforts of the human voice, in
: closest proximity. were unheard
e The building began to show by its qua
kings that it was time to get below into
!. place of greater safety. The negroes were
| therefore reused from their stupor, and by
e signs desired to 60 below.
l. The house by this time had become lit
t- tie better than rocking vessel, whilst a
If shower of Shingles and tiles was every in
1t stant swept from the roof. Very soon all
l. save Mr.. Gordon, were safely conveyed be-
I low, Mary and being the last to descend
it AS we did so, loud crash proclaimed that
IS something had fallen. and dared back
p, to see if any accident had happened to my
le host. When / got back to the room,
found him uninjnred; but sudden break
or in the clouds and CLEAN of light discos.
ly ed an extraordinary sight to me. The
e, air was filled with missiles of all descrip
tions-branches of trees, hugo stones
it beams, and all sorts of movables, (which
on were driven along with an incredible
he speed -
er Suddenly a violent shock was felt, sen
ut ding thrill through my heart, for | ex
pected to see the whole house come fallin
est upon US. The clouds had once m IRE clos
ne ed ur, and darkness again covered th
of earth, the rapidly repeated flashes Of til
N. Lightning only rendering it more impene
ly, trahle while the roaring of the vino
of and the crashing of the thunder, made u
he a hideous tumut such as appalled, tn
he heart, and almost annihilatsl even one
in. mind. a4t IN ae@l ssaaya. a
ON have but very dim recollection G
err what afterwards transpired, till foun
m myself decending the ladder. with NJ
7ed Gordon but Iknow that before we close
all the trap, the storm had resumed its en-
en- pire, and 9he vibration of the walls tol
an me they could not stand long. unless
abated. When we had done this, thoug
rse the sounds from above were every no
ec- and then starting and appalling we we
as 10 comparative quietude, and were en-
ore bledlto relieve our dumb show by the i
uds terchange of thoughts and feelings. a
ind hear the sound of our own voices, al
was and communicate our thoughts by wore
t aftet the overpowering din by which '
rip had for the last hour been encompasse
l4 was a comfot which words cannot EXPIRE
4 it The relief to poor Mrs. Seuter must ha
au. been immense, for uow she could hear h'
I-1 self speak, and listen to her own groa
gand "The Lord preserve US !" she exclaim
he'd "but this is awful shall die with frigl
mly If had never left Aberdeen, shou
rug Gracious powers what's that? We sh
> 50 all be swallowed up!"
her At this moment there was report a
me, tbena rolling crash over our heads, viii
e. made the earth shake beneath us. a.,
Mr.. That's the house gone" said Mr.. g
you. don quietly II expected it would not N
With up long aJ,3 sss5 b.ua5 gaisa8lqx
d, Il This was followed by wall among
.udy negresses, and. young girl rose up. \
nrri- claiming, "ER, me Cad! | lef me picc
out Il iny sleep! warra 1 do now! Tan av
ldi let me 60 fetch him" q tssd idgaoai
IN is "Chough body replied and old 1
lovn man. You is mad. you lef your sen
our wild You piccanimy, too. Tan till. g
, out ramighty take care OBJ piccaniny, nov
iris: nobody else, can't aaa9l q. '''iili-
lis vi l. This, however did not seem to aft
,otch much comfort to the poor girl. who
with nothing but sit and wall.
, has My mind had hitherto been so occuI
the that | had not time to take in the psr
the ulars of the scene by which we were
com, rounded, Immured ina large darkiv'
rdon. lit only by The feeble rays oftwo eand
king and lamp which hung from the cell
dows there was just sufficient light to give
bar. rything, except those within the radiu
les of these lights.ia grotesq'Ic OF diboli'al
rows pects s The ncgroesir the distance. \
: into of whom were huddled on the floor,
dur. pearcd the very personifcation of d
w hess waiting their condemnation; o,.e
ON q on negro, tail aud spectral in thc backgro