Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-11-24
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Tlir;y-Seyen Days Of Peril.

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min,lsi snow and rain .,.,.a,- ~ no. I';.-,
ATTITUDES set In. lIv cl.rbin, ,ybi.t b'5
..eD murb ,lr7 evrl4o4 r,, r.e-s.- .. ;.s
..r5rile-s nsI.in-s An 7asrs~ly NM ~.
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know tb9+ INV c.e,r. rr,,, tEo ,r;lI.-,...
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condition or mind / .,,1I't 'tg5 NJ, l,...- -,..I
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rho s-,rr 1,e,r,yIIIe ,.,.,i-., MIN ,,-,l,t.t
violence Ybilc Aims cvr..s73 and 81, if,-;r.,
r,, OLA o,,l b,,r.,o- a lit4t, 49,, b,lf.-.I
no+ ler.s- tfqn "a e7oyg bir5 bon-cl ,g;,ii,.
my fcdcA' instantly seized ana kI-led it,
ana, pucAlns It's leaineIs, ate IL raw II was
leliciJu7 meal Ior q -'li-s,ar'ei man
IakinS advantage OF lll- IN the elemenis-
20 tAc m'fnlng OF the 'nlTl DAY rose early
ana started ih -le cIfec'-9h Oh large group
9i hot springs winch were steaming under TIE
shadow oil Mount E'erts- Ine distance
Travelled eluldno have been less than ten
miles. Long before ] reached the wonderful
cluster of natural caldrlns, the storm had re-
commenced. Chilled through. With my clio
thIng thrJugdly saturated, ] lay down under
% tree upon the heated incrustat9n until
completely warmed. My heels and the sides
of my feet were frozen. As soon as warmth
had permcated my system and bad quleted
my appetite with few Jhlstle-r39,s, took "a
survey of my surroundings, and selected
spot between two springs sufficiently asuadar
60 aii1Td hea' at my mead ana iee,- On TN.
spot oull' o'%er oi pine branches spread
It's lncru-tel suTIase win ill'en i'liSe ana
small o9ngns- ana slower A5seH away I'd
await the close OF the storm. lhi7ile' were
abundant anu Ha1 ie1 upon l4eA i'ii-
enough I'd reall4e lual lAey "ouil' IlI q "niie
at least sustain Ilie- 10 convenient II'A.n-
iiy TO NY ABODE was SINAI, r3lnl' coming
spring winch ] called ny dInner-l9t' ana 30
n 'utel' lroin l,he % -iie' ! c''Ael NY iJ!.7'
4. .''7 e7ll'i- 'i'ileii-' inc Lesi cJuiL iIA-
pr0yise NilA tne means az hanl' oceui iid
seven days 'ue Al7l ''Iee oi "nllA were
larkened by one ol '"e lu-s. 'ul''17 s'',-7
ever saw. ih9 '@t ""'1H su ufi-i91 i-e
with warmth sat. u''l- my S'''','''- "i'i ''7
c9ndensau0ns wa. en'ei'ie1 in p.
putuai steam-oatn- Al ''s1 l'7 was oil'iJ
preferable 20 the storm ''l s,'- u-ei'i'e
accu7tOmcu 10 lt. ana Nei'Ie iel'' t.'us"
thoroughly plrooie1' ac1uaiy ehl'lel IT,
had little else % DO uuIi"s my i1l l"-
ment but cook. THINK ana sleel vi Ine
variety and stnnsenes7 oi my IeIe'''oi.7 -'
impossible 70 give the lalntest c!neepi3a'
Much Of my time was gwen 20 Ie' '7-''7 means
for escape.
NothIns gave !ne ln'i' ~ '-i' "-''-
ol IRE. recalled ever 'AinE Ha0 e'ei I''-
or heard oi the means 10y WHICH -i1 -'e-' '1
produced; but none oil tAe-A were "i''lH my
reach. An escape without 10 was SUM- iiil-
possible. lt was ln-i-I en7..0.' rs q EI'..,'
5on against niSht al'leA7 A.A 'l- I1'-
EApjsure % an'1ueI s''lH nae .-- o.- l,
over "o1-- O1s'y ~ - 9,,;-o5 f---,'
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l'il-77 --l.-.r - ~ go.
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"-'--' -i''y' -..t III. t-l-,r 49, f,-
N''le' anu ''i' --' I-.l. -
want '- -'le -''o'''. .l-..I
Nli' lN1 slIl---' Il. -
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Ali7I' I'' d. ''11 iu'u'- 1i1 it..t5
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.lo o.,7'la W mn, ~ Ill
uoesN, Nl',.1- - g.,
W. vi -N7 ll-' Gi' H. -.
from -. -
though 'u7'i'i11 U ~ ,..',-i
OF ezIcn u1'i'' 'i''i ~.
from The D.. o' u,5 "''' l'' li1 u" -
Of the whole NU'N were '--i'1 l-s -o- -,
would cast 1t al a5lle 's''To pl''Ils ~"
that little spark. , was ,,'" ''o pa ff' r.
sesslr OF food and -Fe- lDlse No-'1 1'--!
me through. All I "S5''' '' i'--,.-1 .5- "eio
Instantly abandoned 4A'--l .i1 '''- wa. va
barely adequate TO my ho1'77''i1s "a
too painfully attested by y u'-.'I O'-S
= had forgotten the craVin-'' o' HN,i5 az
had the means OF producing L'e- s''u u
myself, 81 Will not despair.
Ny stay at the springs was prob W=91 s1'
raj days by an accident that heieil L." DI TIC
third night after my arrival there An ul-
lucky movement while asleep broke the c'us'
on which / repOsed. and the hot steam, pou.s-
ing upon my nip, scaldod It severely before l