Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-08-15
tion, consisting of bushes aud creepers,
the blossoms on which were marvellously

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! After vending for some distance through
the bottom of this ravine, at last emer-
ged into the open country, at spot of pc !
culiar beauty. On my right and left rose
high mountains, whose peaks now and
then visible through the clouds, seemed
to reach the heavens. The whole of these
mountains were clothed with a perpetual
4 verdure, while before me was a valley,
spreading out in grassy slopes to the edge
Il OF the sea. f ir fs9 .u
i had never seen anything 50 truly
grand. | was fascinated, for in no part of
4 the world is the imagination so powerful
ly affected by scenes as in the tropics
The majestic grandeur of the mountains
the mingled beauty and variety of the
vegetation, and the deep and sombre for
ests, were all new to me. Then the strange
convolution of the clouds, which, pressed
by the wind against the opposite side of
the sierra, came rolling out and tumblipg
over the mountains, now concealing and
. now disclosing some of the most romantic
| spots in nature, excited in me such lively
land rapturous interest as could lot be
s easily forgotten, ."
"Massa will not get to Paradise dis ere
: day, if him stop and looking at de noun
0 tains all dis manning" said my little
guide. w" 'a..sHt..t - b ."'
AdmoDished by this, again started.
| had not proceeded much further. when |
perceived that old Judy's prognostics we're
% hot without their significance, for brill
liant though ominous scene presented it
n self to my view A tremendous bank Of
o black clouds had risen up, as it were, out
"a of the bosom Of the ocean, and hung al.
most stationary on the distant horizon.
% was looking at this, when all at once ii
&c seemed moved as by mighty wind mass
| after mass of the murky vapor rolled mp
IA and thcu spread themselves athwart th'
20 heavens.
Z "Hurrirane do come, massa, now, fo
n. true ~ cried my little Cupid. "Ole Jud,
% always right, and massa no make haste
Il. de rain catch we" ~ ....-.. ....r.
g did not heed what the boy said, for
a was a strange and magnificent sight upo
which | was gazing One half of tn
. heavens was black as night, and the othe
n bright and radicnt and the sky withou
cloud. ....4 .s.f f.,. .-
% Never, perhaps, did the eye of man res
iv upon greater contrast. never was a seen
Nv of greater loveliness mingled with one {
an more appalling magniticence. The COZ
,n,.h o1 SIC ali tubap pnIlo ,
he from out the dark pail fash after flash
lightning descended into the sea- and II
ri thunder after growing hoarsely in ii
ON distance, was echoed back by the mouI
ot tains, rererberating from cliff, and fro
rock to rock. 1t was Peace and War pc
nd sonfied but alas the blue sky, the en-
pst blem of peace was being fast swalIowt
m. up by the rolling war.cloud, which, in a
ace the majesty of angry nature, was haste
of ing to blot out all that remained of ira
ose guilty and beauty. ---
lev At last turned to 60 Both my hor
and guide seemed impressed with the ne
=, essity OF exertion and found myself,
or it we're, racing with the storm but befo
bnt b 1 could get to my friends, the clou
NV were flying over my head, and the VIII
bv was howling aloft as though a gale W
as blowing though below, there was not
nd breath Of air, not leaf stirred, not RI
,Sof pie ruf1ed the placid sea. z ''s's'
des Paradise now appeared, in view and
n;r !, well deserved the name, for more bea
"a tifuily situated place | had never seen
tbs BY the time reached the house, it beg
nos nos to'rair, and leaping from my horse, dash
ose up the steps into the hall was warn
ola greeted by Mr.. Gordon and his two da'
,nt. ters, for though Mary was not quite,
,,lo ldemonstrative as Grace, the glance of
nv Icye and the rose upon her cheek told
II at any rate, that | was not unwelcome
. ia "Nery glad you are come" said
~; q Gordon, shough we did not expect y
;po r. But how is it that the colonel is not W
our m you p ~ sss, ,4s, ,rouy d, ,ll,y
b%n ..He would not come because old J,
-. prophesied we were going TO have d hu
: IF cane | laughed at her at the time, b,
A. fancy | made a mistake O. a7sa ial
!, ~ "a mo doubt of it. That old womar
,;so always right. The glass has gone, Dc
hen hen like lump Of lead /; 50 let US get
ghat breakfast at once. or we shall DO done
,tsn of ifqoa Here's Mrs Seuier and her gi
NJ / you know tbem."I lvod 1gbToJ D. gh
~ Mrs. Seuter was the widow of scc
ehon planter very fat and very fussy but Y
, III the reminder Of the purity, my story
!; ;obt nothing to do During breakfast,
snd wind Increased in violence, and by
Inc time it was over, the hurcane had
o nro. menccd in good earnest Mr, Cor,
| b,na mo seeing this, Immediately set about nal
anna preparations to Withstand it. Wind
S;H and doors were hastily but strongly
a angrricaded, and the mort portable article
49,, value, together with quantity OF PR
had ions, we're conveyed down 2 trap door
! ev cellar, built en- purpose for safety
deep ing hurricaneS' sa-etal gih,sA, ,fis