Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-09-14

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and, clngiDg close to her, he looked
up, and said, softly, as a big tear
swelled from under her lid and fell
upon his upturned cheek, Don't cry
Sally: God VIII help us" The girl
always more given to depend upon
herself than to seek higher aid, clasped
him and relieved herself by a loud
burst Of sobbing.
Awakened by the noise, the baby
cried, and had to be taken up and fed
this took the attention of the children
for some moments from themselves
and their situation, which they could
not fully realize. The raft OF trees and
/ driftwoOd coming against the old
house, already swaying in the water,
had forced it from its foundations ana
awept it ont into the open river, bear.
ing it past the great trees on the bank,
the boughs Of which had broken the
windows and tore off some Of the wealth
er-boarding from the side.
/ Somewhat herself again, Sally laid
/ the baby down, and, drawing Win with
I her, crept to the window. Crouching,
/ they looked out. Just then the piece
of candle hared up, sank again in the
socket, hckered and went out. ''lt
Will soon be morning the boy said,
IN answer TO Sallys clasp rs they were
left in darkness
"Then the people will see us and
come and take us away, - she replied.
\ The clock had struck four. hneel-
ing there, they passed villages and
/ high bluffs, and saw distant towns, all
Of which seemed submerged, for there
were lights cleaning from upper sto-
~ windows IN the houses, and moving
about as though on the water Dark
objects went swiftly by them, and every
little while the house would dup ana
rock, as It log or tree or other welghty
object struck it,
Heavy as their hearts were, they
spoke TO each other Of the great flood
and hkened themselves to Noah IN the
/ Ark. They were in the current and
went swiftly on. Five O'Clock struck,
then six; they began to see objects dis
tinctly in the dawning light
" See exclaimed VIII, "there is
something on that bale of hay, and
there is a coop, full OF chickens too. y
Look at that settle and those chairs
and there is a dog-house turned up
side down, and the poor dog is clingiug
to the outside with his paws; he is
chained to it," Sally pointed towards
the spot.
HAY, straw, articles Of furniture,
bales of cotton, wood, and timber Of
all kinds, strewed the face Of the river.
"Oh " The house caeened as
though going over, as some large OBJ
icct struck against it, and the children
ware thrown back upon the floor. 1t
rightel again, and trcmbIiugly they
continued to watch the waters, their
thoughts diverted from themselves by
what they saw.
There was a strange noise at the
back window, scratching and clawing
and humping They drew near to gee
what il was, and found that the cat,
which had probably been on the shed,
that plank by plank was falling away
from the house, had sought the refuge
Of the wiudOw-siu without, whore she
was disturbed by the old ram, also on
the shed, and making frantic efforts to
reach the same position with puss, rs
he felt his unsafe foo hold culver be
Meath him. As he bounded up, or
elm bed against the nouse striving to
m Ike way with HI horns, the eat would
draw back and spit and hiss at him.
Amused despite themselves the chill.
,rcu opened the window and the cat
+ bounded in, while the old ram was left
60 his fate.
With the light all Sally's resolution
and energy came back 10 her.