The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-14

1--WE can see best now in the other room +:
wrap this shaw around YOU. Beckie darted
through the door, and threw open window
in the adjoining chamber. Rover sprang up.
put his head and most of his body outlook
ed as though he wished to leap-the drew
back as though afraid, and barked more furi-
ously than ever.
Now the barn hid the object-it was in the
barn-yard. 1t seemed to move slowly and
take time-a long time to the eager lockers
onto advance. Rover barked frantcally
and, as if in answer, a voice from the moving
snow, in which they began to distinguish fig
ures, called:
"Beckie! Beckier'
SIT is father! 1t is father! Yes, yesp'
She ran down and opened the kitchen door,
Now she could hear but could not see them.
She ran back again and called out, and then
down into the kitchen. They were working
outside. In few moments Something scat.
tered the snow right and left-she was covered
with it-and her father burst into the kitchen.
'Beckie where are you all?'
Here, father!' She was hanging on him.
Eyes; but Jamie is so ill.,
lie made step towards the sitting-room
"We have no re-" she pointed to the ia
bic. II have burnt up almost everything
He had Will in his arms; he stepped to the
door.
up the table," He turned to her. "Where
are Jamie and the baby? l was afraid you
would be frozen to DEATH!
He went up stairs, took up the baby and
kissed il, looked at Jamie.
THANK God it is no worsep' he said.
The men were building a fire in the kitch-
en-, and there was soon another blazing in the
sitting-room.
Mr.. Wilson'S first care was to attend TO
Jamie, He was accustomed to prescribe for
his children when they were ill, and he had
with Will on his knee and Beckie close be-
side and leaning against him. the fire burning
brightly, while she told her story.
He pressed her close to him, kissed her,
patted her head, and called her heroic little
mother. o, how proud she was! Then he
told her how he and Jack had been caught in
the storm. They had lost the road and were
unable to tell where they were, but kept on,
on for their lives, and at last he became so ex-
hausted and cold, the reins dropped from his
hands, and he fell to the bottom of the Sleigh
Then Jack, who was warmly wrapped in an
extra bear robe, seized the reins and drove,
they could not tell whittier. Night began to
come on. Alter a time they heard some one
calling, and answering. found they had an
preached dwelling, the owner of which.
lantern in hand, had come out to unloose his
dog, and had heard Crumples' bell, which
was tied on one of the horses.
They were taken into the house. Mr.. Will
son was so exhausted he had to be put to bed
Upon inquiry they discovered that instead of
being near H, as they supposed, they
were not half way there; they had been going
round and round in circle.
The next morning they were appalled, at
the extent of the storm. Troubled and
anxious concerning his children, Mr.. Wilson
had in vain endeavored to get help to go to
, their assistance. There was no one there to
help him; and the day was spent in digging
their way to the barns and out-houses, reliev-
ing the cattle and procuring fuel The day
after, they succeeded in putting together
something that answered as a snow plough,
and accompanied by Mr.. Staines and his son,
at whose house they had been sheltered, and
lolned by others whose homes they passed,
had made all haste possible to the children's
assistance. They were obliged to stop one
night, but had started again at daylight next
morning. Calling at Mr.. Giles he had learn
ed that Joe and "Aunt Lizzie" had started,
but, affrighted at the storm, had turned back
Ihen his anxiety was increased; for he knew,
from the out of the way situation of the
mouse, there was scarcely probability of any
aid but his reaching them.
II feared to find you all dead; and but for
you, little MOTHER" it would have been So"
A few days afterwards; VIII IN Jack reached
home, he gave an account of the suffering
and loss of life which the storm had caused
Long will they remember the great snow
storm of the winter of 1872.