Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-11-01

blew scorching clouds of sand into our faces
sand which burnt ike red hot iron filings
still we stopped in the street and laughed
ke idiots But at last all the fun was
walked and scprched and worn out o. US. and
we reached the lower gate Of the park fairly
gasping tor breath. aud still pursued By the
fierce implacablc wind, winch seemed to
think that the fire could not drive Us out of
| lie fast enough
w hat a sight the - Lake Drive was
Imagine a lovely sweep of clear, bright sand.
| three miles long, with beautiful Lake Mich
| gan for it's ocean border Imagine Is usual
gay panorama of lovely and galy-dressed
women. Chicagp's hest and brightest, with
their children, in every variety of pretty and
| tasteful vehicle, from a IN ,gn;hcent four
| horse barOuche TO the little ba-ket-chaise in
which Chicago has especially delighted, |
do not believe a serencr scene OF innocent
| p easure has ever been seen than our drive
en- sunny dsys. ana now stop on this buest
! of all blue Mondays and look, if this wind
| will let YOU, at the same water, the same
sand. ID Jwn below. at the foot of Superior
| street, had been scen unhappy families by
| hundreds. who, deuded by the idea OF water
| had rushed 10 the edge Of tue treacherOus
| Il jOd only to find themselves between two
deaths. and driven bV the cruel flame aud
| -mOke into the pit'le,s water Here delicate
!
! hours old, alternately choking with smoke
| and drenched with water Here was young
| husband who, finding it impossible otherwise
| o. save his bride, co.ored her up with sand
| except her head, and then ran between her
AMI the water. soaking his pocket-handker-
| chief 20 lay over her mouth. One lniant,
whose parents were among the wealthiest
people in Chicago, lay IN his feeble mothers
arms from Monday at dawn MI tuesday
! afternoon. without food. and then was r, $
| cued, and. s.range % say, still lives. But
must not diZre>s, or shall never have done.
! Ny only excus. is that when / think Of that
time. cidonts press upon my mud as they
were told mc tAeu and aiterward TIL 1t seems
| as # l could never stop writing ln the
! park, along tie drive. then. was such a
mo ley crowd collected as never was seen in
| "a = easurc garden, think, before. Every
/ sort OF vehicle, from the heaviest freight
wagon to the lighrest po, y-carrIage-p people
/ IN the first, goods M the last, OF rice rersa-
( hut all crrmm. q Carriages, with six. eight
and ten people. and everything from silk
dresses tJ kitchen -auce-pans, piled in beside !;
! German groccrs. who seemed TO have saved
| nothing but che, s, = bot v DO would not part
/ wiIh pound tor love or money, though my
/ brother and 1 offered them large prices in
| order o. improve oar cracker diet. IL was
| estimated that here wer, 40. GOO people who
| slept ON those chIlly sands Tat ulght. and
/ 80 babies were bJ.n on the pralrIe before
morning. Many OF the laburiJus y--aved
/ goods were burned as ttcy stood no the Park
itself. and a .eu lavs aiterwald a-.,cutrernau
POINTED OUT ID me "a Iitte Loap OF ashes 10
The road. 3. here i- INV furniture" san
he. b. TOUR load- ''
A. we tug.td along. gazing at the frantic
4 rr Wi and almost clicked hy the hot WIND.
uIv conn anI.u clsc. lated. - C.. don't YOU
I tHluk Me uar a- Wcu die at once 2'S 4
Ia--euftI. but -t.I. as INCONSISTENT uiurtal-
1 wlII. Nt ,.oired on. ard meeting buggy
/ We w,r.. .--t-laIIv uyIt,d 10 90 II Mr. = :
] house at Lake View. lust above the park
Who had .e,. uut our friend II the buggy q.
/ bring al. I..v and ever, b.dv who would
come t,ed,l NOT know Mr.. ; EXCEPT as
l al brave ANA .It.iuI soldier in our war. auu
I 1, -.t.erOl, and uubI.c erirltcl gentleman /:
/ Ilr like rI.e erIsrrlr Eaalt-buaD. ttrr,
VA. 10 time T. be- introduced 80. after
/ ~Irrinr down gru.rE the dead leaves 20 re-
|tlu,t .ur txhau..ct strength. We niar.a-cd Il.
i reach tt. i.-trts bic refuge. and our tlout.c-
ytrr 4v.~ N hat 4IaI ! saw Uf th, ci, CIV
/ r00llv. ia.I country. half clty house which.
7 II it nad ,nIv b.cn rs large as its owner +
/ h.a1r. zvaulJ have sheltered ali CLl.ar5. ar,
I that ID hsrtv da1. only know ii seemed
ike Htatct after Po1gatorv. and . -trk
down on rbe laur aIu ~ "a crowd Of equally
exhausted mca and W men. ard rested a-
uulv such Is, arit css can rest But one
,yts see even ,,hLc ones body. otherwise
r,sf.. and - watched tte refugees pour
IN and receive .oad. clothing, and comfort
| through au that rr.bc day. Fnry lay
stretched ON tlc Tarlur Hp,I- OF IN The bed
rooms ue orc ui-ht. and we blessed our en-
/ tartaircr. aud thought our trials were over.
/ But q certain uutaeIuc-s began befolC night
/ To- be manifest among tie baud Of men w:.o
seemed % lave taken our tate into their