The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-02-20

suitable accompaniment OF dogs, were al
] most Instantly invisible. The three othe
] lads, suitably armed and accompanied, fol
! lowed the example set to them, and the guild
wife, the two lovers, Eve or six youDge
branches, and the female servants of th
family, wnh myself, remained at home ia |
} state OF anxiety and suspense which can b
I better conceived than expressed.
The varnshed clock that ea sked behisd the door"
with a force and stroke loud and painful
in the ext&eme, struck 6rst ten, then eleven
men twelve but there was no return. Agar
and again were voices heard commingline
with the tempest's rush again and agar
did the outer door seem 20 move backwards
on its hirges but nothing entered save shs
shrill pipe OF the blast, accompanied by the
comminuted drift, which penetrated thrrugh
every scene and GRANNY. This state Of un-
certainty was awful even the ascrtained
reality ,tf death, partial or universal, had
perhaps less OF soul benumbing cold in it
than this inconceIvable suspense. II re-
fquired Willie Wilson's utmost efforts and
mine to keep the frantic woman from madly
brushing into the drift; end the voice OF
lamentation was sad and loud amongst the
children and the servant lasses leach OF the
latter class lame nted, indeed, the fate Of all
but there was always an under prayer offered
up Tor the safety Of GeOrdie, or Will, or
Jamie, in particular. AT last the three lads
who had encompassed the Dod arrived
alive, indeed, but almost breathless and
frozen to death. They had, however, sur
mounted incredible d fficu ties, aud had sue
ceedei IN placing their hisel IN position OF
/ comparative security but where we're jamie
tfogg aud the 8 idmanS The violence Of
I the storm bad nothing abated, the snow was
every moment accumuiating, and the danger
and difficulty increasing tenfold. Spirits,
heat and friction gradually restored the
4 three lads to their senses, and TO the kind
attentions Of their several fayortes OF the
female order but there sat the mother and
4 the daughter. whilst the father was either,
4 in all probability, dead, or dying. The very
/ thought was distracting and, accordingly,
the young bride, now turning to her lover
with a look OF inexpresslbIe anguish, ex-
claimed
90 Willie my ain dear Willie, We maun
gang after ~, ye maun gang this instant"
willie was "a his feet and plaided whilst
yet the sent snce was unfnished,) and try
q rescue rry dear, dear father from this
aufn' and untimely end but tax care, oh
by CspF ;leuch, and maybe yen meet them
coming back that way" These last words
were Ist ia the drift, whilst Willie Wilson,
with his faithful follower, Rover, were pen
etrating, and houncing, and tiOundering their
way towards the place pointed out.
In about half an hour after this, the howl
and scratch Of q dog were heard at the door
back, and Help Immediately rushed in, tho
welcome forrunner of bis master and Hogg
They had, indeed, had a fearful struggle,
and fearful wanderings; but, in endeavorIng
70 enjoy the dangerous, because precipitous,
Hea Scaur, they had wandered from the
track, and from the object Of their travel
and, alter having been inclined once or twice
to lie down and take rest 1.-THE deceitful
messenger Of death,) they had Ut last got
upon the track Of Caple Water and by
Keeping to its windings which they bad
often traced at the risk Of being drowned
they had at last weathered the old cham'e
the byre, and peat-stack, and were now,
thank God ! within bigget was"
Bot where, alas was Willie Wilson
Hin, IN consequence OF their deviations, they
had missed and over him, thus exposed,
the tempest was still renewing at intervals
its hurricane gusts. There was one scream
heard, such as would have penetrated the
heart Of tiger, and all was STILL There she
lay, the beauteous, but now marble bride
her head reposing on her mothers lap, her
lips pale as the snowdrop, her eyes fixed and
soulless, her cheek without q tint, and her
mouth half-open and breathess. Long,
long was the withdrawment-again and again
was the dram glass applied to me mouth, to
catch the hrst expiration Of returning breath
ere the frame began to qulver, the hands
to move, the lips and cheeks to color, and
the eyes to indicate the approaching return
20 reason and perception.
have killed! I have killed him ~
were the first frantic accents. have
murdered, murdered my dear Willie III
was me that sent him--forced him-com-
PEELED him out-out into the dcift-lhe cold,
cold drift. Away !" added the maniac
"away I'll 90 after him-Tll I'll perish,
with him-where he lies, there will | lie,
and there will be buried What is there
none Of ye that will make an effort to save
pershlng-a choking-oh, my G9dl suf.
focating mauf"
Hereupon she again sank backwards, and
was prevented from falling by the arm Of a
father
20 my child " said parental love and af
afec'iun-"O my dear wean oh, be pa
tient nti-God is guid-He has preserved sss
sll-He will not desert him in the hour Of
his need-He neither slumbers nor sleeps
Ills hand il not shortened that. He cannot
save--and what He can, He Willie never
deserted any that tru ted Him. 0 my child
my BRAN my first-born l-be patient--be
patient fhere-there-there Is a scratch
at the door bsck-t is Rover"
And to be sure Rover it was-but Rover
in despair. His faithful companion and
friend only entered tue house to solicit iII-
mediate aid-he ran round and round, look
ing up into tbe face Of every one with an
IMPRESSION OF the most implori * anxiety.
The poor frantic girl sprung from Der ather's
embrace, and cluns to the neck Of the we'll
knoWn cur--she absolutely kissed hIm--(oh,
TO what will not love, emnipotent, virtuous
/ love, descend D-then rising, ia renewed
recollection, she sat herself down on the
long-settle beside her father, and burst into
loud and passionate grief.
lt was nov manifest to al that something
must be attempted, else the young farmer
must perish. Hogg, though awfully ex-
hausted, was the first to volunteer a new ex-
cursion. The whole band were at once on
their feet; but Jessie nov cIung to her "a
ther, as sne had formerly done to her lover,
and would not let him ga-iDdeed, the guild
man was in no danger OF putting his purpose
into effect, for he could scarcely stand on
hls feet. He sat. or rather fell down, con-
sequenlly, beside his daughter, and contin-
oed IN constant prayer and supplicatlon at
toe throne OF grace. The daughter listened.
and said she was comforted-the voyagers
were again on their way-the tempest had
I somewhat abated-the moon had once or
twice shone out-and there was now d
greater chance OF success in their under
taking.
How we all contrived to exist during an
interval Of about two hours, / cannot say
\ but this know, that the endurance Of this
second trial was worse than the first Ia ali