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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-30

Ancient Civilization in Vermont.

Ia the ~rilu- of I-.t7 Mr. :. G""drll
"f lr,t>hur". found Il coat "f mail rolled
Together and L. ing At ia" t'"t "t u lal"s.
birch nee: it NH~ much rorI,"lrd hN
have laid in that pu>itinm Il NrI} great
length "i time. 1t Mas made of steel
Ilu"~ ah"uI one fourth inch in diane
ter. locked together in the way steel
ring purses :Ir made. hut much thirk
rI. and instead ui being hriIrd. "I lett
open. were all nicely IiNctcd. The Wirr
needle The form of the article WIS
like that of II >hilt reaching down below
the hips. with the collar made at >rNrI-
al thicknr~~..> of hIa~> Wirc put tngrth-
cr in the same way; the rIrdS of the
sleeves and the bottom being bor,lcIcd
also with the brass rings. The collar
WIS opcm before sufficiently foI passing
the head through. when il could he.
fastened 50 aS to securely protect the
chest and throat. 1t was evidently de
signed to protect the wcaIcr against
spears and arrows. and perhaps the
sword also: hut bN " hom and when it
MAS left Is open To conjecture. 1t is
now in the National Museum at Wash
ington. ID. {.
Some twenty Years ago while Il party
were at work repairing the Vermont
Central railroad at SwaIIton. one of the
workmcn discovered Il peculiar white
looking stone. a> he supposed. III the
bank. He struck il with his shovel and
picked ii up. Its weight still farther at
tr;Ictcd his attention. and he threw it
up To the ovcrScer for his examination
/ The uveIsccr found it To he Il chunk OF
/ lead much corrudtd and covered with
/ spruce gum upon the ends, this he le-
moved with his knife and found til,
/ lead hollow. in the interior of which h,
| found IL paper. rough and old, but writ
ten over on one side with words which
he could not fully make out, but whicl
were afterwards read and Il fac c-Siml,
made of the writing. Il copy of which /:
now in the State Cabinet where til,
original WAS placed 10y DIR. Hall o
Swanton. subject to his control. an,
was b\ him taken and the fac -Similc let
in its place III lc7:f. understood from
him that the owner is Il lady i'll Bur
Iinytou. and it is to he hoped that >h,
will donate the same to the State Col
lection. The written manuscript brln.
in ancient English reads us follows =
Nov -, \. ID. l5i4.
This iS the solemn day must nov
die. this is the 9Oth day since We lct
the ship. all have perished and on th'
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JnfrLr.
Only.

And this Is the end "i it all it round. In, wear.
completeness:
only walk l" the ~tlr through fields at,.nn i'm
sweetness:
Only the sunset light purple and rec, ON the river
Nnd Il in@crin" low good night that means ..ouJ
by forever.
-" he it and God be- with y"m 1t had been Der
h.iI'~ mere kind
Had You SOONER pardon thu, wurD been sure of
KNOWN" Your mind.
We can bean much in ynuth-whn cares for a
swift sharp pain
And the twrd.rd sword of truth cuts deep. but il
leaves stain.
shall just =" back to my work-to my it'll,
household cares
my PRAYERS.
may think at y"m. For the best om this way
we've rr"dd,n together
Ny foot shall fall as lightly as if m, heart were, ,
leather.
And not w"Ytans hr.ut-stronc To have and t.,
keep,
Patient whrn children cry. soft To- lull them IL
sleep.
Hiding ITS secret close. clad when am"thrr'~ hand
Finds tor itself a ="m here hers found only sand
Good by The year has been bright A. oft Il,
the hl"~S"n~ come:
lh" peach with its waNrm pink. the waving snow
"i the plum.
shall Ihinh how l USED /" watch =" hapI, /" ,+,
N"u pass
| could almost kiss ;l, rImt "f Your foot ON Tia,
drwN .ItS>
am not ashamed Of my love. Yet l would moi
have Yours
Though y"u Land IT down at my feet | could NOT
St""p =" low:
\ love Is hut hall love that contents ,t-rlf with
Than lives utmost faith and truth and UNIV n,rrrm4
tenderness.
only tins walk i" The >rrl,. tins parting word l.,
Tia, river.
That ti"ws qulrt and cool ,hlnns and How rng
t'r ever.
"G""d 10y '' Let nv vail /" hear th, last last
sound 'i has feet
All me but think IN tins lri, of ours thu hltt,l
outweigh, the sweet.
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grants from the graS>hnppcr region.
SAN many fleeing through Mimi. and
Iowa. They have been Sntlrlin" now
TWO Ncai>, and ii is more than they can
thdiIrr. Some ten Wears ago they had
the same plague. Quite likely they are
NOR" dI>hcartcucd than they were then.
onl passage through Nebraska waS
Though this stricken land. stripped of
lis vegetation. 1t will h, remembered
That they were too late for the wheat
crop. Corn just III full stalk. gl;lS, in
tall height. the former Just ready to ear
were Sh"lm of their vcIdure and life
and were like Il stroke suddenly made
worthless. There they remain to-day.
We passed through towns and counties
where SpmdlcS of corn and hay stalks
are all that remain to show of the fruit
OF Il Years toll of The huShaninnu. Bv
definite knowledge there are 5000 per
SONS IN six counties in this district that
are III actual danger of starvation. and
nothing will prevent it hut the public
charities the coming winter. They are
even Visiting the railroad trains to beg.
aid II" one SAYS no. In going from the
Missouri valley westward. before the
traveller knows il he has reached the
summit of the Rocky Mountains. If
N"u look for the mountains luu will see,
only hills, but at the summit \ou see
prrciplt"u> and hug. rock The view
"f some are grand. We reach here an
attitude of over eight thousand feet.
some tW" Thousand feet higher than
Mount Washington. Om,. is quite sell
Nihlc "f the condition and rarity of the
atmosphere. Many invalid> die in
passing over This summit. The train
men told me that several die every
month. The effect upon the iuNaIid>
ah"ald our trains Was quite pcIrcptihlc.
here l. nothing ~ startling. 80 I'M
n"N. a> the passage over the Sierra
N"\ada>. | he engineering and the
amount of Labor az, almost h,.N und de
>rripti"n. They must Ice seen To Ice
appreciated. Eight tunnels through
solid rock. the longest hcing sixteen
hundred feet. or over one thild of =;
mile. There l. one great trouble that
IntcItcrr> with sight seeing. The \rI>
forty miles that would give the Traveller
lI,. l,,. ..l
aIc shut out 10y one continuous SNOW
she'd the whole distance even the side
tracks. drp"i> and depot grounds all
and every thin" has tn Ice covered The.
i. y .. Il. Il. through DlnNillc and
over Walden heights j. hardly lil>, Il
drop i'll IN the ocean c"mpaIrd with it.
H. high H. one hundred and twenty feet
:" the mile. y good deal of thr dis
tancr o\rI these mountains the road j.
H. rrn"krd ~ the l.. \ .. road. and
Vet | heard no one Sln II nn that ar-
count ~ the Hn>ton runners and the
t"!tIal Vermont people do the +. \ q.
Att"r l,.rN in" the summit ut the >itr-
r:,~. Ne gradually sinh into the, Land ni
pines the land of mines the Land "t
huit th, land of sunshine. and ti..
Lame, of gladn,.>>. MaN lnticlpari"n>
Ice "NcrWi"u%I1 hope not. Vet
dear old NcrHunt. love, her >rill. f"I
tirn ua~ my birth aud there are my
friends. y. j. II.
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CIENr"H SrNrr CNnI>Lr.
A True Story, Repeated Word tol
Word as l Heard 1t.
El WARN Nv AI\.

1t Was summer time. and twilight
We were >iItiu" on Tia" porch "t the
farm h"u>r. "n the summit al the hill
and Aunt Rachel" WI> >ittin. lr~p,.,:-
FULLY h,i"W oar level. ur the steps ia!
he w our ~,rN Want. and r"lnIcI. ~hr
v.,- "t mighty flame and >tltutr: ~hc
WI> 90 Wears old. lat hen c,c wL~ un-
dimmicd and her strength unalltrd.
She WAS Il cheerful. h,.iItN soul. au,l it
Na> ne more tInullr i"r hen To LAUGH
than j. la, bind /" ~iu.. She wa~
uud, + fire. nov. ~ usual ~ hen The dN
WI> done. That l. 1" >iN. She U.s. hr
IN" rhattrd Without m,r",. aud Nu~ rii-
Joy in" it. She would let on peal uiIrI
peal ot laughter. and then ii with hrs
lace in hen hands and shake with tiIro,.~
ut enjoy mrut Wlurh she could no lnm"rl
get breath enough toe express. At such
Il moment ~ this Il thought occurred tn
me. and | said:
Aunt Rachel. how i it thai you've
lived sixty Nca> and never had amy
trouble
She stopped quaking. She paused.
and there WAS Il moment al silence.
She turned her face over her shoulder
/ toward me. aud said. without even Il
smile in her voice:
"Mistu G. j. Nou in 'arnr>t -
| 1t surprised me Il good deal and il
/ >uhrrcd my manner and my speech, too.
| said
"Why. | thought that is. / meant
why. Nou cant have had amy trouble.
| I've never heard Nou sigh. and never
seen vuur"Nc when there wasn't i laugh
in il.
She faced fairly around, now. and
WAS full of carncStnc>>.
Has ! had ANY trouble! MiSto c..
l. gwNnc tu tell YOU. den leave il Ia
Nnu. | WAS hawu down 'mongSt de
slaves: knows all bout slavery. ga 'Sc
hen one of 'rm my own SET. Well.
>;ih my ole mrn dat's my husham'
he was lovim' an kind to me. list a>
kind a> You l. Ia yn' own wife. An We
had chil'rm seven clil'cn an we loved
dem chil'cn. DcN WAS black. but d,
Lord can't make no chil'rm 50 black bul
what drl mother loves 'rm an wouldn't
give 'cm up. no. not for anything dat'>
in iii, whole world.
"Well. >ah. WAS raised in ole Fo' gin
ny, hut my mother she was raised in
Mary land an my souls she was turri
bile when she'd gil started, Ny Ian but
she'd make de fur til When she'd gil
into dem tantrunIS. She always had ON,
word dat she said. She'd StrIightel
her>"'f up an put her fist in her hip,
an say, want Nou To nndcr>tam' dat
want Dawn in de mash to he fool hl
trash, Is one % de ole Blue Hem,
Chickens. ! is Case. Nou see. dat :.
what folks dat'> Dawn in Mary land call,
dcl selves. an dey'> proud of it. Well
dat WAS her word. don't ever forgi
it. hccu'>r she said it So much. an he
ca So she said it one day when my littl,
Henry tore his wriS' awful. an mos
busted his head. right up ut de top &"
his forehead. an de niggcrS didu't IL,
aroulI f;is' enough to tend to him. An
when dry talk back at her, she up an
she says. Look heahn she SAYS. :
Want You miggers to umdrI>tan' dat
want bawn in de mash to he tool h,
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Wet /" the SKIN and >hiN,iiug with
cold. the unfortunate >"NH"cI> could 1t"
nothing hut cling /" The r"p,~. Madame
Dmnuf Was hcmumh,,I and almost help
less. and ,NrrN Jerk nf th, balloon mad.
her weaker. F"r an hour they NrIr
dragged IN this trIIihl, fashion every
minute, ot TIN, lIouI = struggle fuI hic
At seven O'Clock The, again sighted
the smack on the h":ii.,n. She had
>tlltcd "m i new rach alnd was follow -
ing them. They could >,.r that >h,
gained on them NOW.
Hope c>iN,d. and the Distressed paii
clcrIrd each other with brave, Norl>.
But poor um;dImc'> bodily endurance.
NI> not equal lo lcI ioili!lIlr of soul.
Natmc. /" severely taxed. gave way.
and She tainted. Dulnof caught hen in
his arms. and still made shift to han.
"ri /" the ropes.
The smack came very near. 1t wa~
within two hundred Nards. Dun"i
raised himself - high H. he. c"Hid and
shouted Il salute /" the friendly fisher
men, In u minute Il boat W.i~ launched
again. and manned 10y the master and
mate. They bent heartily t" thcii ":,I~.
Nv ''''''" >'''"'' "'' "l' Wv III
tins time.
They gla>p"d the drag-i"P". 1t WAS
Il lIir-and-d""ih tug. vice. thrice the
boat WAS almost Stamped. Tia" mon
>trr thc} had seized seemed determine!
I" shake them of "r "NcrtHrn them ia
the sea. But the gallant sailors trl,!
fast.
ihry reached the car. and cluug
within arms length of the impcrIillcl
inmates. Quick, The lady iii>l, They
would >.Nr tinm nov. They caugh
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Cheerfulness in Childhood.

| MAY hc permitted. for Il moment. to
ur%c upon mothers the high Importance
"i preserving in children a cheerful and
happy state "f temper, 10y imduIging
them in the various plra>lIl,> and di-
versions suited To their Years. Those
who are themselves. either from aye OF
temperament. grave and serious, will
not duircqurntlN attempt To cultivate Il
similar dispositions IN chlldIcn. Such,
however. Is in manifest violation of the
laws of y"utIItul constitutions Each
period of life has its distinctive charac-
ter and enjoy mcnis: and gravity and
scdatcnr>S, which fond parents com
monty cali manlimc>>. appear To me
quite a> Inconsistent and unhccomiug
in tine character of childhuod aS prI,Iilc
lrlilN in that ot age. The Young, if
unWI>clN restrained in THEN appropriate.
ImII>rncni~. Or too much confined Ia
the >ocirtN of what are termed serious
people. may experience, III consequence,
such Il detection of spirits aS to occasion
IL sensible injury To their health. And
il should. Furthermore. hc considered
/ tit the sports and "Iyrtic> of happy
chldhnod call forth those NariuII> mus
cuia! actions. H. laughing, shouting,
running. jumping, c;c., which are, in
r.l!l lite - absolutely essential tn the.
hcalIhiul Development OF the different
bodily organs. Again. children. when
rNpo>rd Ia neglect and unkind treat
mIcuh ,fnr /" such they are tar more sen
~Ii'l, than "" a." prone, to suspect, J will
not unusually grow sad and SplritlcSS,
their stomach and nervous system he
coming ..lfrcblcd aud drlinged and
various other painful iniirmiticS, and
even premature decay, may sometimes
owe thrlr origin +" such AN unhappy
source. STCrfScr.
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pn>hin' it back. .iist a> pushes No'
foot an I'd ii>t got de pan - hot bis
cult III my han an WAS bout to raise
up. when see Il black f:ic,. come aroun'
under mine. an de eyes a-lookim' up
int" mine. .iist as Is al""l,im' up cl"st
under W" face now: an | iiSt stopped
right dah, an never hudgch ii>t gaZcd.
an galrd. 50: AN de pan begin t" trrm
bic, an all of Il sudden knowrd DE
pan drop on ne flo an | grab his let'
han an shove back his sleeve ii>l 50.
a> Is dom To Nom. an den | goes ion
his t"lehrad an push dc hail back. 50,
an Boy | SAYS. if Nnu ant my Henry,
what is You d"im' wild dis welt on ""
wis an dat >k-yar ON y"' forehead
DE Lord God nb heaven he praise.
got my own ag'in y
"Oh. NO. Mi>tn c., hail't had n'
trouble, An n" JOY Marx TRAIN, in
Norcmb,r 4 HdnGc.
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Letter from California.
NAtANILIL. Solanu Co.. !
oct. II. l-1l.

\
oct. H. I-1l
+" Eijtor dnd Patr"n< ot CdItiohian
| promised I" write many "i N"u per
SonallN. hat You must accept "f Il pub
speak "t Il few things ''al"n" the way.
Before speak at California sights and
~crnc>, please ALLOW impressions /" ii
pen and mature.
Cur r"utc WAS hN the Grand Trunk.
1t j. attended with Il few difficulties.
and these IcmoNrd IT would Ice lir best
and most popular one. t"r people, III
Nnur Vicinity. OuI hnggIg,. wH- check
ed through tu Chicago. Hut it Wa not
pur under seal. ~ >upp">, it should
have been 10y some proper prl>"m at
NrWpnIt. and at 1T. Huron We we've
obliged t" have" it Inspected. But " hat
seemed the most disgusting the thing
proved To hr l"lhln" hut Il malt,l "f
inIni. The custom h"iI~,. officers want
cd I" keep up an appearance aud i lIttl"
respect t"I the Law. Vet II" tli"I"u"h IN
>I"cII"iI. In the interest at Their rail
road they inclined t" ti\"I the travel
lcr. VI Montreal the connection i not
good The Genital understand has
romtI"l over the 80. Eastern ;iud it l.
not intended +" have this connection
perfect hccirI-t' th,> fear that this route
will hr""nr II I"pulal one ini western
travel ton Il large portion al Vermont
and New York. But both wing~ OF oar
panty WcIc in luck. However the >cc-
nud edition of it had tn work for it. |
mean Dr. FAN ihr"thrr and son and
/ Mr>>I>. Burke and Bruce. Without Il
smart cNrlti"m they would have lost the
connection.
| don't know but what the Montreal
/ Hotels have Il finger i'll this thing to get
| the patronage ui the traveller over
night. Duc must not take full stock in
what the tl;liImcn tell him ON Ibis Ca
muck railroad. found them pretty
| FrruchN. telling lies when the tIuth if
no better for them would at least ap-
pear 50.
Before seeing the West my ideas of it
were better than the reality. see
there only the elements of what sup
posed had ripcncd into maturity: AT
lr.,>t in many localities. see tlIcir the
elements of great wealth. hut it i> vet IL
vast umpcoplcd country. There seems
to h, opportunity for hundreds t" bring
forth lis resources where there Is seen
the mark OF he Labor of one. The pc"-
pl,. own too much land. They are land
Door. like some in the east. They ar,
pawn interest and taxes on :" murl
more than what they can till. that there
j. no margin for profit. hut generally
loss | think il must he acknowledged
that excepting when the crops are cut
OH in other places and prices unnatural
II HIGH. the farmer in the west Is only
' making both ends meet. At least thi'
j. true. he i not these. Years pay ing amy
ot the principal of his Indebtedness
The farmer in the east has to perform
more Labor quite likely, yet he L. to-day
getting ahead faster. In TIE east he i
paving interest. taxes and some Of the
principal. Not 81 in the west.
was disappointed in not seeing m"r'
fruit there. | had supposed II wa
abundant in Iowa and southern MIN
nrsnta. There are not even apples II
onlN fruit that i~ grown.
The saddest sight | saw WAS the eml
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banks of this river die. so farewell.
May future p"Stcrity know our end.
JOHN GRAVE.

banks of this river | die. so farewell.
May future pn>tclity know our end
JOHN CRAVE.
Many supp">e this the trick of some
insane person or rogue. and that it
ought not to receive clcdcncr. hut the
arguments in lis favor are to many
minds conclusive AZ to its antiquity. 1t
Is deemed certain that it WAS honestly
found a> above stated and also found
several feet from the surface. Its exact
history can probably not he known.
In I-6l, Mr.. VI. Mott. of Alburg. cut
Il hemlock, which stood in Il hcmlock
grove about 7 mile, from he lake. The
tree WAS about y inches in diameter
After the tree WAS cut Mr.. Mott noticed
II bulge near the butt which he though.
might iniurc the stick which he desired.
81 cut off sin feet of it. which he drew
to his hou>" for wood: when he came
t" split ii he found axe marks in the in
terror. showing that il had when small
been hewcd on four sides. making il
nearly square for eighteen inches. oven
which marks had grown two hundred
and forty gIain> that could bc distinct
~ counted. 1t wa> probable there were
several more. hut ;l> many as above
stated distinct. II seems not improba-
bile that this tree was marked hN Cham
plain when he discovered the lake in
l6tH. or 10y him III some of his later
visits To the lake :I> it seems he visited
it several times before his death iu
Iti}5.
Mr. Mott preserved this specimen tni
several Years but one day while from
home his hired man burned it.
In Jan. I-72. Hosea G.mfrld cut :,
hcml"ck tlrr about two and Il half irct
IN diameter "n his place. Il mile, north ni
the Village in Sheffield. 1t grew on th,
highland and WAS appairntll sound
though somewhat >hakl ~ is usual fnr
hcmlock Ia hc. When the tree. fell
about l. inches Of the heart pulled ont
and remained hanging ur the stump
revealing aNc marks at the upper end.
Ihi> lcd Nj. e.. to investigate and h,
cut ont the m.uk. II seems that when
the nee WIS Ll,url tnHI inches iu diam
rtcl it WAS cut more than half down
with Il sharp axe. This came nrlI de
>Gr"l lng the life of the tree and tn,
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1;p5inrss DIRECTORY.


- H,,I<T< in 81, .JOHHxbHTH
t-.Hf"rtl Tools ana iiardwhr"'
Ht~A!li. ll"Nt : iI"rh. l.. Il. 81
Ni'"ih""ari"-.
.....N \rt Bank Block. Mann -.
NunrurN- at Law.
.r., .l,r l.. L. unirr aud Post otcr.
...U \".. Ctl"d"nt:tu BIN. M stairs.
..r Nllu II. over Hall n Fletcher :
.. .''N''.
';'"i'> H''
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A Miracle of the Middle Ages.


At Il certain epoch. in the good old
mc'iI;rN al times. 81 runs the legend.
when thcp lace nov knownaS Prrpignan
WAS but Il rustic village. that small
parish WAS presided over hN Il cure,
VIII" had managed to fall into diSt:iNor
with Ills bishop. The latter often had
orca>Inn to chldc him for his inatteutiun
[" the cure of souls under his charge.
always closing his rcprooiS with the
apostolic doctrine that ''tlith without
works Is dead" This last remark final
~ had it> effect upon the priest. who
earnestly sci to work to redeem his
character and regain the confidence of
his superior. He hrtook himself tu
fasting and prayer. mrditating in the
night watches, and Watering his couch
with tears. At last. his resolution was
taken, and he oml y awaited an oppoI-
tunItN To carry into effect his ambitious
project. which WAS nothing less than
the working of Il miracle. and the con
Ncltlng of his parish into the scene of
many might pilgrimagr>.
Near 10y the village, in Il SrqueStrred
place. WIS small field, occupied a> IL
pasture tor Il COW, which Was watched
over 10y Il simple boy of lazy intellect
one of those rare beings whom Long
fellow >omcw here dc>cribr> ;t> troubled
with Il chronic suspension of the men
tai faculties.
Ills dr"w>l mind found = sympathetic
friend in his own wcll-trd body. and
" hen satisfied that his gentle cl;iIge
WIS doing we'll. hr was wont To roll
upon the turf. and 90 to sleep.
Il, 81.
the priest opportunity. Taking with
him handful of salt. he approached
ilr' doCIlc COW. and. 10y >c:Ittcrim" here
and there Il few grains. allulcd hrr tn
a certain spot where the sod had been
recently removed. and there dcpo>itcd
the remainder upon the ground. The
next day. and fur several succeeding
days. hr repeated This operation. tax
IuT pains each time To IcmuVc some of
nt ia" earth before placing the salt in
!lc "Nc;Natcd place. until at last the
cavity hccamr ;" deep that the animal
was obliged /" drop down upon her
hmrr> III order 10 reach the coveted
~lIt with her tongue. When he had
brought her To- this Stage of her rduc;I-
ton. he comtI,Ncd in some WAY To rorI~c
the sleeper. without himself being seen
fine lad. on aWakiug. caught >i"ht ot
The beast on her knees. apparently IN
the act "t devotion and kiS~in" the
earth with pi"u> ctilI>ion.
Overcome 10y excitement. hc bounded
oil toward home. and with shouts and
Wild gr>tculIfiuiI> r"II>cd the whole
village. men. women and children.
VIII" cam" running with him t" the
scene of operations. The shout "a
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r upon the coast of Drnmark or

or upon the coast OF Denmark "r
where?
Darkness soon covered he world. and
the condition of the heroic pain. alone
in the dlzzN Sky. WAS Ia ordinary view
t"rl"rn and desperate indeed. but Dur
nof mrrVrd himself tor his fate. what
ever it might Ice. and his wife betrayed
no fear
The presence of the gallant spirited
little lady vino 50 nublv shared his ton
tunes inspired him +" special c"olnc>>
and courage and when at last she slept
in the bottom of the ear. he kept awake
and watched his drag-l"pc.
All through the weary might he
Watched. The rope WAS Nv" hundred
ANA twenty feet long. and whenever it,
lower end touched the water. show Ing
that the balloon had fallen. he would
empty Il little ballast "ut of his sand
bags, and >"ar AWAY again.
In t',i> WAY for six hours he ten lc,l
his living craft with cNhaustimg pa
tirmcr; and then light began to show
in the east.
BY inlIr o'rluck he could see vessels
below him ON the sea one. TWO. three.
halt-a-dnIem of them. large vessels and
small Vessels. Ills Wifi. aWokc. courage
ou> ;> ever. She smiled whrn he point
ed down and badc her see the whit,
sails. 1t wa~ just what she had told
him.
They were NOW Il mile high. and Ia,
air WAS very cold. Duru"f determined
/" descent. hoping t" fi>trm I" one OF
the ships 10y the grnppIr of his drag