The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-11-28
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SIXTY FEET UNDER SNOW
4 GRAPHIC STORY OF LABRADOR.

papers Of Terrc Nova, or, Coast Life
IN Newfoundland, by "Bolingbrokc,"
which appears monthly in the River.
side Magazine, "Skippcr Nat" thus
tells how he was showed up in Labra-
dor;
ain the fall of 81, | volunteered
to remain on the Labrador all the
winter, because thoro was a good deal
OF stun Of one Mind and another that
our vessel could not take away. As
there was small settlement further
down the coast, Thought | shouldn't
want for company, although indeed, !
1t was a drcary prospect. had be.
fore me, aud not without considerable
danger. However, when the Schooner
put to sea, aud | found myself all |
alone, | coutriyed to make the bost Of |
1t, aud went about preparing things
for the long winter.
"NIy tilt was built under tho brow
ofa stcop hill, rot far from the shore
and with a little fixing up-such as
covering the roof with the sods and
stopping the seams with moss con.
trivod to make it snug little nest
enough. Thon had a good stock of
wood, plenty Of ammunition, a Bible
aud some other books, with large
supply of provisions. soon began
to like my Urusoe mode of life, aud
enjoyed myself much more than one
could suppose. Some timcs--just
about tea time mostly--a fit of lone.
illness would come over me, but it
gradually wore away, until it seemed
like dream that ever l had mingled
with my fellow creatures in a civilized
land, 1t took me some weeks to get
my hut in order, my wood cut, my
provisions slowed away and every.
thing ship shape, in comfortable trim
against the drcary days ahead.
at was we'll l didn't daily in my
abor; for no sooner was l in condi.
ton to face the wintct than he began
to face me, and almost every day he
assailcd my fort with wind, frost and
snow, hail, slcet and rain.
"About the first week in December
it began to come down in real earnest;
and the wind being low, there was in,
two days, an even fall Of some six or
eight feet, which, indeed, was almost
level with the caves of my house, BY
hard shovcling kept an open path to
my we'll, that gushed up at the foot
Of rock, and, being a spring, never
was much frozen, l Thought tia wise
thing, however, to set up pole with
a romant Of ou old sail near by. 30
that in case the we'll were covered, l
should know just where to search for
it.
son the third night of the storm
the snow came down thicker aud faster
than ever, the wind increasing from
the northoast-a perfect hurricane. /
got in good supply ofwatcr, piled
up roaring fire, aud sat down to lis
ten to the bowling wind, to read my
books, smoke my pipe, mend my togs,
and cook my mcal-such being my in
door cmployments. Somehow, | did
feel low.spirited that night. |
couldn't help thinking Of those who
were so far away from me. i felt my
utter loneliness weigh upon me, till |
actually began to pity myself, as if l
was some poor forlorn creature, cast
adrift from the world, and all its cares
aud comforts. Tears eamo into my
eyes /; and | almost rcpented that
had undertaken to remain at all. How
ever, when l began to consider that
the same God who was watching my
loved ones at home, was also present
in my humble abode, amid the storms
and SHOWS and night; / say, when |
thought of this, gained comfort and,
wrapping myself up in my blankets,
lay down to rest like little child that
goes to sleep, holding its mothers
finger in its nst.
"But oh, how the wind roared, aud
howled, and whistled Sometimes a
great gust would come, carrying
shower Of bright sparks up my chin
ney, and then howl down as If it was
some demon that wanted to get into
my house, Then again the gale would
moan and whine like some one in
pain; or pant and shrek, as though
some poor creature were perishiug in
the drifts then would como a roar
like furious beast
"At length the sounds grew gradu-
ally fainter and fainter; the wind seem
ed to be dying away, until at last all
was still and silent as tho grave, OK
ccpt, as it may be, low, mufiled
growl, very, very far of.
81 dropped to sleep. How long l
slept | know not; but when woke,
all was dark, and my FIRE was nearly
out. jumped up, laid some splits
on the ashes but there was not draft
enough to kindlethem, and the room
was full Of smoke. When opened
| the door. I found ona solid wall of