The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-11-11

/ intensity.
Peal after peal Of thunder instantly sue
ceeded there vas a very volume of rain
! coming q own at each other thunder burst.
/ and With the deeper moaning OF an animal
! 10 dreadful agony breaking upon our ears
| found that the coach had come 10 a dead
! halt
Louise, my beautiful fellow traveller,
became rs pale as ashes. She fixed her
eyes on mine with a look Of anxious dread,
and, turning to her father, she hurrlediy
/ remarked:
We are on the mountains"
l reckon We are, was the unconcerned
reply.
Z" y It'll instructive activity put my head
! through he window and called 10 the drl
! yer, out the only answer was he moaning
OF an animal, borne, past me by the swift
winds OF tie tempest. | seized the handle
OF the door and strained in valn-It would
not yield. AT that instant felt cold
hand IN mine, and h, ard Louise family
artIcuiate ia my ear the following appalling
words:
- he coach Is moving back ward
Never shall | forget the fierce agony
with which l tggged at the coach door, and
called on The driver III tones that riyai,ed
the blast OF the tempest, while the con
vIctl0u WAS burning in my brain that the
coach Wa being slowly moved back ward.
! : u has followed vas of such swift occur
renee that 1t seemed TO me like a frIshiiul
dream.
j rushed against the door with all my
force, but it wlthstood my utmost efforts
One side Of our vehicle was senslbly gCIug
| down down, down The moaning OF the
agonFzed animal became deeper, and knew
| from Ills desperate pluugeS that II was one
OF our horses. Crash upon crash OF thun-
1 der rolled over the mountains, and VIVID
ia hes OF lightning played over our heads.
~ Ii could see % 4 momsnt the o.u hunt
stand erect, with ills hands on bis son and
! daugher his eyes ralsed to heaven. and
ms lips moving "a If IN prayer | could see
/ Lousie turn her ashy cheek toward ine a, If
! lupl0rlua ASST lance; aud | could see the
bod glance OF the hoy flashing defiance at
the var OF elements aud the awful danger
that awaited him. There was a roll, "A aes-
perate plunge, harsh, grating jar, sharp
piercing scream OF mortal terro-, and la q
out time 10 clasp Louse firmly with one
hand round her waist. aud seized the fast
eaiag attached 10 the roof vita the other,
I when sc were precipuated over the preci
pice.
1 can distinctly recolIcct preserving con
| seriousness for few seconds of time, how
| Iap Gil my hfe%ih was Oelhe exhausted but
Of nat tremendous descent | soon lost all
IdFthaI hno" ieuge ~ concession 80 30
lent that | vas Instantly deprived Of all
sense and motion.
ne iEaye eT paused. His feature work
"a LOT minute OF Two, as they dld when
We we're on me mountain he passed his
J Ia. Z. I, l., 4
hanas acro@s ms forehead a IN pam, aud
| 'ntu u. resumed his thii"ihS narrative.
On ie" co9ch' IN an humble room OF
" Sii'.'t county hoU,G' next opened my
Eye !. '4I' "oi.a OF itht ana ShaIe, J9s
a"a sorrow mlfth ana sadness. Gentie
H%Aas hiA1olhcI my pilio", gentle teet gild
% "1i U.s. ny C"IhoST' anu gentle voice
-. q ,'''t5 i.usieI an my q"eStiohin&s' l
VS. 'tuei5 'e"d'a oy Iair young girl OF
sixteen VINO refused Tor while to hold
any discourse WIN me. At length one
| ~ H"tS A"oi2- III sen suinelehiiy recover
"a - 80 "f' : iuSiN'eu GU SHOWING me re-
- ~, "0oIio"'' :,
-, " - I = Sald sue; sitting
- 49, 80 - looNo a'iii''S' Tue oIahcnes
,a,,,. II :,t"L''N 10 'nc fooi OF
9ou' ''oN CVacu WIN oue mana, ana the
ih.ts>i2.e iofn Of lady Ia the other.
= ..E'
IN. 10 "5'n d" e"rte>theA' that made
s. s. .-. .'''oN aop "iISH'
-, J',o " Is 't'ea' sir, oy the means that
seu , - u, e. .teiluy nee.
IN l 'lIi l't,,lIi ''ia liolher' I'M a
W, r 80. ,'''''i0 p'..
a,.' ~ Do'.l y usheI' 10 aeath at the
=, 80 4, ali.i We 9uriG'' t''eih
any ~ "a, 80 - 'ii1 'loFeI patch' Gown ID
o' -. t5,' "a. -,
vor 'I'L , l1ou,,e poor orphan uod pity
S.S' ~ GiohSh 'oheS' utterly
Co -; ,''' 49, na1t d listener,
NH -. ,,rt 90 ,"I'e''' S't' san sue,
you ike % sc, her? she added.
found her Oathed III tears Tor her kin
dled, and .he received me with sorrowiul
sweetness Of manner. / need not detain
you by describing the efforts | made to
soothe her grief, but brief acquaint you
that al last / succeeded, aud twelve months
alter the dreadful OCCURRENCE which | reaJ-
ca #e stood at the alter as man aud wife.
Sue sii,l ives to bless NE with her smiles,
bU- the anniversary of that terrible night
size sec.udes herself In her room and de-
votes the hour OF darkness IN solitary pray
err