Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-05-03

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| Good night" csaag
He turned, with a rude attempt al
politeness, and left the room. Ise
cured the door by pushing a heavy
press against it; and, feeling no incli
nation to sleep, | sat down under tho
one window which lighted the room
and which was in the roof.
[ can hardly account for the strange
spirit that seemed to possess me
Two hours before, I had been so weary
| thought | could not well hold out to
ride TO the Pine-tree House; and, now
that [ had reached place of rest, ]
was i'll at ease, and vaguely restless
Perhaps, I said, it was the effect of
the magnetic atmosphere; for the
weather, from being cold and chilly
and changed suddenly, and was now
warm, and stirred bY an electrical
wind. We should have a thunder
gust before long Then, as h c
thought came, a glare OF lightning
burst III at the narrow window 1t
excited me as smell Of powder does
the war horse. | suppose this sym
pathy which | have with thunder and
lightning was born in me, for certain
ly / have never cultivated It. But
from my earliest youth, | have always
found nv intensest enjoyment in a
thunder shower. In this lonely wild
| thought the scene must be unspeaka-
bly, grand ! must Get out Of doors.
| lelt pent np ia this low caved cham
ber l stood on a chair and pushed
the window open. and by a dexter
Gus spring | gained the roof 1t slop-
ed very little, aud was battened
with rough boards, alording me q
secure foothold.
The night gas magnificent. The
heavens were black as ink; the red
glare of the lightning burst the black
ness usunder momentarily from zone
to zone: the thunder roarcd like the
tides in the Bay OF FmdY: and tho
grim old trees swaycd like reeds be-
fore the blast. No rain ieU the air
was foil OF sal3hurons heat, and afar
off in the forest the Gtfrl voice Of a
frightened whippoorwill rose and fell
On the night. TO The west D belt Of
lurid light told me that the Weather
would soon be clear; aud even rs
looked a faint star paeped timidly
forth, and hid itself again behind The
veil Of clouds.
! took out my watch. and friendly
fash showed me > the time. Just
twelve o'clock, The storm-i( ic
could be called such was fast abating.
| might as we'll return to my room,
and get my some sleep; for I had a
long Journey before me on the NOR
row. But something seemed to hold
me back. Ny will urged me to 90
back and to 90 to bed but some IN
fiuence held me to the root. 1 began
pacing back ana lorth; and as l did
so / observed that there was an east
wing to the house, though partially
detached from it.
went nearer, and saw light shin
ing from a window in the roof of the
wing 1t was hardly honorable to be
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