The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-07-14
A NIGHT IN A STORM.

Il wa q private parlor Of g. hotel in
the provinces. Two men sat at a we'll
spread breakfast table. The younger
had iazt pushed from the table with an
moatient movement.
No. he said abruptly, / cannot eat, J
cannot drink. If believed in PRESENT.
maats, 7 should say felt warning of
something disagreeablo, if not horrible.
Well then my dear nephew said the
elder, rs you do not believe in such
things. Why not make yourself comforta-
bic, and enjoy your breakfast? You are
not going to start until tomorrow. any
Wav. you know.
The young man arose and walked to
the wind0r, throwing it open, and look
inz out into the frosty, brilliant sunshine
The all vas intensely cold, and rendden
Cd his cneek5 Instantly. He drew in his
head. saving;
I shall start this morning. There's
going 20 be a storm. and must go Will
YOU accom- pany me to the station? The
train STARTS in an hour.
The uaele shivered, and drew his dres-
sing gown closer.
No. he said, I'll not leave the house
unless I am obliged to. | did not leave
England to get frozen by Canadian
winter [ did not know you were so
ssatlmentally foolish. Alice will not
tIaak YOU for coming a day sooner.
Women don't ike bride groom around
when the wedding preparations are go
Inc on, no matter how much in love they
are. Take my advice, and stay here
anti! the time appointed fol you to start.
Robert Russel, the young man ad-
dressed, listened with bare civiiity to his
campauIon' 5 words. What was such adj
vice IN comparison with the urgent cries
g his whole nature2 He had left En-
gland, three weeks before to claim the
woman Of his choice, who had been three
weeks in Montreal, whittier she had emf
grated with her parets, carrying with
her the love and promise of one in whom
she believed with utter devotion.
Russels uncle, aud adopted father,
had accompanied him, and now sat smil-
ing q. the impatience, the whlms of
youth
There's storm in the air in spite of
tais sunlight Russell said, still standing
bv the window. | should not enjoy
being biockaded Ia by snow on my jour
ney.
Probably not; but you might as well
expect i in this climate.
Wen, [ shall take Alice back to Eng
land IS soon as possible. Russell said his
hand On the door. Good bye, uncle,
then. good bye.
Russell was speeding from the town,
his eyes lookin. eagerly forward over the
vast stretches of snow, as if he would
outstfip even the steam which bore him.
He was not through his journey by
rail. when from the west, where it had
fingered throughout the sunny morning,
rose the fimsy, white veil that is the
herald of snow Weather wise people
1eEe3 out Of the car windows, and shook
taui. beads. saying
THIS will be hard one It's just one
year ego since the horrible storm that
.9,iladed IN this train
2ussei, looking, felt his face grow pal
t.i IN spite of his hope, and youthful
Mercy.
He did not fear tie storm while in t he
cars he knew they would get to their
estimation before the storm would be
.3eisatiy advanced to retard them
sch, but he remembered the twenty
lies he must 80 in cutter after the
- station; for Alice waited for him at
,e residence of relative beyond Men
>al. Her aunt had pursuadcd her to
d we the marriage there, where wealth
aid give It's glow to the ceremony, and !
1t gill could resist such an invita-
s,n?
Ifshe were only in Montreal, murmur-
I'll R0ssel, and the first few fakes began
u diff slowly downward
Soon the air was filled with fine, sharp
rs.ticles. 1t grew colGer instead of
4cmer.-or apparently so for the wind
7se and whIr,ed the snow fercely.
i had showed two hours when Russell
.hted at the station in Montreal 1t |
Us already dark save the gloom was |
ll ;igated by full moon.
lie was benambed by cold and sitting
long, but he could not wait. Reason |
I'D him he was a day early, and might |
60 .iy stay IN the city until tomorrow. |
i some teverish. morbid haste urged |
I'm on; 1t was impossible for him to |
II quiet moment.
lie stood few moments by the bright |
~ IN thu waiting-room. Then he de-
Cd to go to the house occupied BY |
= .ce's parents.
Arriving at the house, he learned with
S4is'aay that Alice had left two or three |
hours previously. Oppressed with fear |
FL forebodngs, he hurried on, taxing the |
lad which his servant supposed her |
DIVER had selected. As he emerged into |
tHe open country, the runners of the cut
~ sank deep in the SHOW. The horses, |
fuggled desperately through the drifts |
Efiile the binding storm and benumbing |
id almost overrowered him. To arouse
nself from the lethargy which he felt |
VS. the precursor of death. he stepped |
ct Of the sleigh and plodded on beside |
i. For hours it seemed to him be tray
Sod, alternatively walking and riding,