Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-12

word. Mo- they could not give I'D vet. 4,
die there IN the wilderness where their fat,
would probably never be known to the Low
ed ones at home
while there is life there is hope,r snic
Julius; "let us keep travelling. or .wo shall
freeze"
80 again they started, cndeavoring TO fol-
low their tracks back On his hands and
knees for nm hour and half Julius followed
tho track, II being impossible in tho dark.
ness to find IL otherwise, but the trail grew
fainter and fainter in the bowling storm
which ragged with increasing fury, until Il
could be traced no longer. Weary and weak
ened by cold and hunger. they pressed on
until Julius, exhausted and chilled through.
fell headlong into the snow, fast asleop.
That sleep, had he been lon few minutes
to HIMSELF would have been his last. Tho
others realized this, and succeeded by roll
ing and rubbing him in awakening him.
They started on again. and soon tho bows
missed tho old gentleman, who was hohind
them. Going back, they found him also
asleep. Their efforts to rouse him proved
fruitless until they began to despair. Final
ly, however, they aroused him sufficiently
so that he could stand, but he could not
walk. As ~ last resort they bcganto threat
en- him. Seeing that this had some effect
In awakening him, Julius broke stick and
told him he would surely whip him If he
did not walk. At this the old gentleman be-
came indignant, and was so thoroughly
aroused that Ne walked of quite briskly.
1t was now nearly morning, and they
struck what they know by light streak ex-
tending far ahead through the forest must
he path. Somewhat encouraged, they fol-
lowed this little way, when they came up-
on another crossing it Mt right angles. They
were entirely bewildered MS 10 which way
to go. After while Julius observed n
blazed ash which he thought he had seen
before, but when or where he could not re-
call, so bcnumbed and stupefied were his
faculties; alter while, however, nc re-
membered spotting that very tree Monday
morning. They were on their own trail.
about quarter Of mile from their camp
and four miles and quarter from Widow
Whelan's. There was nothing but the baro
clearing. They reached the edge of tho |
forest after wearisomo tramp. They were
so chilled and fatigued that even the thought |
that they were so near help did not have
much enliVoning elect upon them. The |
lEllf-milo between them and Widow Whe- |
lan's lay over n hill. When they reached |
the top Of the hill they could 20 no farther.
tlpV fnN Gao.
ed; about half way down they stopped be-
hlnd some fir trees which afforded n partial
shelter from the piercing wind, and rested
again. Then they dragged themselves along
10 the house, and Knocked at tho door.
They were too weary to stand until the door
was opened, and lay down in the she'd
Soon Mrs. Whelan came to the door and.
earning who they were, opened it and let
hem in. MY Cod" burst from her lips
IS she began to comprehend the case. Thoy
we're literally oncased in ice,-so much so
hat they could not sit, and lay upon the
loor while the good widow and her dauph-
or built fire and began to get them some
hing to cat t
When they were thawcd out little they
rev OH each others boots, and with Mr..
bishops came the skin and part of the flesh
Il his feet. The young men were consider
by frozen, but not not so but that they ,
ould walk, and after getting their father in ,
bed' thoy put on some dry stockings be-
1nging to the ladies, and their oycrcoats
'hich their brother had fortunately left for 7
hem wednesday afternoon when he came G
tier them, and walked home, crawling r.
on their hands and knees over
le drifts. Their brother and three men
lth shovels were four hours beaking the {
Dad to Mrs. Whclan's, so badly was 1t drift- b
4. \
The young men were strong and healthy d
nd were out again in few weeks, but the
Id gentleman did not fully recover for a :.
EAR.
This imperfect sketch but very Indifferent q
represents the subject. One ought to b
EAR the story to appreciate it. As it was v
lated to me by one of the parties last WIN h
I 1t was one OF the most affecting narrative a
ever heard. The story Of their terrible
ffcring, all hepe ut times dying within +"
en- of their deliverance when at last de-
AR was about to overcome them, brought P
ars to the eyes of every hearer. Mr. Bish- a
is comfortably situated farmer and n a
od-fearing man, and to the goodness of an :,
'or kind Providence he attributes their de- :,
'erance from almost certain death. lie =
it'll six OF his children still reside in buds II
ell; all attend the same church, and all b
ng IN the choir, of which the old gentle h
an is leader.