The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-30

\ GaArmir Sroay or l.,nRAnon.


\ GaArHIr SroRY of l.,nRAron.
Ia one of the interesting series Of papers OF
Terre Nova, or Coast Life IN Newfoundland, b.
Harry Bolinbroke. which appears monthly Il
the Rirsr'ids Nlyas,s,, skipper Mar thus tell
how be was showed up in Labrador
''ln the fall Of .. volunteered TO remain Oh
the Labrador all the winter. because there was
good deal Of stuif OF one kind aud another that
our vessel could not take away As there was q
small settlement further down the coast, thought
shouldn't want Tor company. although, indeed,
II was a drcary prospect had lcforr the, and moi
without considerable danger However, when
the schooner put TO SEA found my self all alone,
con,rivcd TO make the best of il, and went abuui
preparing things for the long winter.
"My tilt was built under the how Of steer
hill. not far from the shore aud with iiulr
fixing Up-such ~ covering the roof with sod aud
stopping the seams with muss i conirivci Ia
make IL - snug little nest enough. Then ! had :,
good stUtk Of wood. plenty ui ammunition, .,
Bible and some other hoax. with u large supply
Of provisions. soon br.s,n ." like my Crus,r
mode ~ ic, and enjOyc'i m, eli much more than
Que could suppose. S0nriitn just about ics,
time mosily-a it of lOnclimss would come over
ne. hut u gradually worv away, until II seemed
like a drram that cvci had mingled with my
fcil"W-ctruturcs in civilized land II took ne
cut, my provisions slowed away aud everything
put shil'shafc, in comfort 'hl' rim against the
draty days ahead
''Ii was well | didn dnlly ~ my labor i"r
ho sooner wa. in -Otdiiiou 'n face the winter
than he began To iacr nr anil almost every iav
he assailc,, ms hut with niud frost nnd .uaw
htil -l"r' tni tain
"Ah"ui h ilsi w'1A la H., rnlc, u h,'.au in
coin" io"n ~ real earn',I. and ihc wind i"ing
low ihri' W.T.. IL two O,lss, even fall Oi stIiiir
siS or vighi ie,i which. indeed was almost {. yrl
with To, ''v~ OF my huhsr u, harl shoVrlins
krl an OlFn path ." IA, N'll. HAT gusltd VI,
~ the loot ui -, =, Hni, h,ln. spring. ucyer
was murh itoGrn. lhna.hi il wisc thing how
ever, ." set up l''!c. with remnant Ol an old
sill neat hs. ih,i ~ ease the W,il were covered
up should AWnw iH-t whrf' 80 -,,Ifch ior a.
't'n ih- fhir higi' oi ii,f storm She SNOW
came dawn ihr.r and faster ttau cvtr the wind
increasing lfuin 'i. n"itlnn,' - lcricri huIii-
cane ."t ~ - good supply al V ti"r piled up
fuiiInr iir aud .,i down Ia ii.iru iu iiie howl.
Ing wind :" read ~, book. sinnhr 'uy pipe. mend
my toys aud r,'ok IT., mu,l -.u.-i being nly in
door "np.n, mrni- Smcluw. lid fccl low
spirited that might. ! couldn't hell. thinking Of
those who were tar away from me. I felt ms
utter LONELINESS ,i.'h upon me. iili -tualy he
gan Ia pity M, scli IL was some poor for.
lorn creature cns' ad' IN from the world aud all
ITS cares aud c0mtoiis Tears came into my cycs
aud almost frI,rnicd that | had undertaken 10
rrinain at all, However, when brgan to consi-
der that the same t;od who was watching my
loved ones ~ hons. vas also present 10 my hum
BILE abode, amid the storms aud snow aud night
J say. when ! ,honghi of this, ! gained comfort,
and, wrapping myself up ia my blankets, lay
down TO rest like a little child that goes 10 sleep
holding It's mothers finger in its Tst.
''bui oh, hOw the wind fOated and now led
aud whistled Sometimes great gust would
come, carrying q shower of bright sparks up my
and then howl down rs IL IL VIZ. some
demon that wanted 10 get into my house Then
again the gale would moan and whinc likr some
one ia pain or pant and shriek q. though .omc
poor creature were pcrishng IN the DRIFT. then
would come roar like u furious Wild beast
NJ length the sounds grew gradually fainter
aud fainter the wind seemed 10 be dt wing away,
until At last all was still and silent the grave
except II may be- a low mufcd growl. very. very
FAR on
Il dropped To sleep. How loug slept know
not but when woke all was DARK and INV ttc
was nearly out. ] jumped up, laid some splits
un the ashes but there was not draught enough
10 kindic them. and the room was full OF smoke.
hen opened the door found one solid wall
Di snow filling up the entire doorway. This, how
ever, was no more than expected Going back
10 my fireplace, ! looked up the iluc, aud the
snow seemed TO form an arch over il. Tan il b.
possible. thought |. that I am hurried alive hc-
Meath the snow
Taking my shovel, dug into the white mass
that blocked my door but after cXcavaiing some
i've or six feet no daylight appeared II was
evident that the tilt was many many feet beneath
The surface being situated at the foot Of the hill
which ross some sixty or seventy feet n the rear.
came TO tie conclusion that from the brow Of
The hill out 10 perhaps the well, or even beyond
was all one solid block Of snow, which could
no, expect 10 SET removed for three or four
months To dig my way out would be difficult
u not impossible, and certainly somewhat dan
gcrous for should tue tunnel cave in where
was ! ? Smothcrcd To remain idle would never
answer, on the other hand for my lire would
not burn, but only srnolder, and Gil the premises
with smoke, bad enough TO blind one and then
ms stock Of water would soon he exhausted.
After pondering the matter over for long
time, ! resolved at last 10 risk a tunnel at ans
rate. thought, as | had no difficulty in breath
ing, and As my lamp burned pretty we'll tina,
mir must come in nj some hole oHcorncr, and per-
haps the drn might not bc so high, after all. so,
tying a string around my waist and fastening the
other end 10 the staple Of the dOOT-lock ] COM
menced TO work my way along. Il was dread.
fnl hard work, and no mistake-ihat IL was, for,
as could not remove tue snow, had 10 tram
pie IL down aud press II each side, and melt II,
or make way with IL as best could. And then
the air was so close aud hot that was in n bath
OF perspiration all the while. One night woke
may call 1t day was proper sick violent
cold The war cutc,i niy sell was tu .ti ~, aud
di, soT Hear lite ~ thu SNOW iGnnrl until ! WAS
drpIing wet aud - hot : plum l'iillng jnsl
out OF the po,
la ~ day OF to. I l.cgaE 10 hear a faint Ts.atiug
sound oi wind aud then the light grew stronger
aud stronger. which gave me hopes that ! must
lie coming out This caused me to renew NV Ia
hOr with ii,sh vigur Ateyety shovclfu almost.
the noise ~ the wind aud the glimmrr of light
increased until last all ~ oacc, the top uf the
tunnel cav,d in aud AFTER considerable strug-
Cling aud pulling. came out once more "a the
bles.'i light Shaking the snow from my scli.
found IL was as ! surpassed There was a snow
din oi siSiy feet piled over my house, from the
brow ~ the hill 10 within few feet of lhr we'll
! had uccasion rrjnicr iha, had myscli tied 10
the dooi.posi, otherwise I should never have
found my way hack ~ al least not for long
time. ~ .aid before, there WAS u settlement
down the coast as soon as | could s.t uf. aud
got sOmr mrn ,o come and help me dig out the
house Iiu, can tell you that the next year when
We came back To Labrador there was agood heap
Of that tiil in the valley slil and for that mat.
ief. IL remained there all summer.
q HO,ici TOWH.
Bcsshrook is an irish manufacturing town ne.r
Nrwty lis principal founder aud now sole pro.
pririur l. Il Isirharlson, leading member OF
The s,cisi, nf Ffirnds This gentleman with