Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-23

pile, and the boats moOred to the river
bank. | was to start on the morrow, an
1t was for the last time for some Years
ome-perhaps rever.-that | shoul
; look upon that peaceful scene. Half me
chanically | drew my rein, and checkin;
my horse. gazed musinglv on the cain
prospect before me. As | did so, | wa
surprised tc see white figure glide from
amidst the blossomed shrubs of the we'll
tended garden, pass through the wicket
gate, and move EDWARDS in the direction
Of the river. Half doubtful whether
might not be the dupe of some optical il
fusion. or of my own fancy, | rubbed N,
eyes, and then again looked earnestly tow
ard the spot where had last behc!d Thu
unaccountable apparition. Yes there wa
the white figure. sure enough. gliding on
slowly but steadily, towards the river.
was no drcam-no hallucination-vc villa
could its presence Eat this unimcly houl
portcnG? At this instant my horse, impa
tent at being thus kept from the stabl,
and the corn bin, Weighed loud and shril
". but the sound did not seem to reach the
ears of the person on whom | was gain"
for there was no start and no pause, bu
always the same gliding motion, river
wards. Who would be likely to be abroa,
ut such an hour? Then, too, the low stat
urr forbade the notion that the "hostlv
looking form before me could be that o
one of the negroes or white field hands en-
ployel about the place. \ child, rather
but why. in the name of common sense
should Il child be astrav ut such :, time O
the night? And then there rose up in IN,
mind Il vague suspicion that some on,
might have planned a trick. 4 mock appa
rltlOn To test my courage or crcdulitV. ant
that it bchooVcd me to unmaSk the ,eccp
ton.
| di>momtcl. and fastening my horse.
bride to the nearest stakc-fcncc | made
my WAY on foot, swiftly. but cautiously
toward, the place where had last seer
the white figure. 1t had Disappeared bu
on emerging from amidst the trees be
! held Il SIGHT which froze my blood Will
>pecclilc>> horror The child. Lilv-my
beautiful little cou>in-Lily Lowe knew
her now. with the lu>,re of the moon
beams full upon the golden locks that hung
down upon her shoulders and half con
cealcd her face. She wore Il white wrap
per, but | noticed with Il thrill of surprise
that her small feet were quite bare and
that there WAS something spectral in the
noi~clr~> tread with which She advanced.
She WH- close. now, to the place where, NJ
4 sort of wharf. rudclv con>tructel of un-
banked los. the boats We're moorrd
What, III hraVcI.> name, was She DOING ?
Surely. surely. She could not intend to east
off the la>hin~~ hv which Wonder light
canoe i attached To the bank, Yes. such
is indeed the c:l~c; and now - Oh, stop.
cousin-I.ilv. stop" | shouted these words
aloud, ana dartcd forward Il did 50, for
to nv amazcmcnt the vounr GIRL had ac-
tuaIIy >tcpn.I into the canoe. crashed Tho,
paddle and was ,n,rontIv ru,Lin.- off
th, tr.,il craft from th,. h.ut into tho
stream. 70 nv horror. loudly asI Ind
upli(ted my voice >h,. to whom if y,. al
dressed did not hear or heed. And then
there. rushed u1on me with uv.r,ow,rin..
force. TIE consciousness, of the true horror
Of the situation. There. w3. No ui,t,kino
ri.,e.. If tnn E,.,I th. L.,If h.hI... .,,.ti,,n
Of tn. L,n,r. +hrt bnII IN. ,nLh.. r ,,.,l
,yi.I.nt INT IiI,, I,d L,..,, v-.,n,in.r IN h,.
Seen th,t She w,. fortl., in1r Lnf IimIy
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voice. the mere passive Slave nf her OWN
unhr,l1hv f,n,.v
he'd rc;nfy time. fnI. ,ln,Il. .r for i, ill.,
or,,i,n for ,ir.,,ly th,. ,.,no. wa. .,,..I-
inc past. ;mr.lIcl bv Nh. ulirk IRISH Of the
current What WI. +, - tn,,.2 m.
.fr,.,r nf thn Nis,i-.i,n,i .v,lI,n Inv tI,.
rains which had fllIrn heavily tho... mnI.,.
northrr'> rcrion, where j.. f.rI.r, have
tnri.ri.,. v,- bI f,rtnn trnn~tn h. ,,,,.l
Min hv ,h, f,4.bI. arm of =, Girl nfIiiy.
v,.3r. even h,I ,h,. nprn ,nu,.jl ,n,,r,.
,.o,n,t,.t,.,,t tn vi.Ll the ,,,I,Il,,b ,u va.
,t
,sav,. - She slowly balanced th,. noIi~I,rl
pieces Of toa.sh brentwood were :,,ttIll1y
calculated tn a--i~t NOT To- Stem. tho. force.
Of tie turjou, river Even now roul,l
hear the, low mon,cin,rro1r of The F.,ll, L,.-
Inv-thr Fan. Of - \n-hnnv-v I,i,.h Wow.
il,!t at a short distance: willie my blood
ran cold ut the thought that if she once
,lriti,d Tim, far lu1nl1n helm co,III ma,
avail to nrr-rryr I.i1y'e vnun~ lit,. fran, i'm
vital,ln destruction. Ihrr,. WI. some
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