Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-07-07

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icy Shot would now and then rattle against
some frozen crust Of snow. the mountains
seemed quiet, and certainly they were dcs-
olata
Up ou the mumtaiu1id-s lay vast masses
of SNOW ana ice that were growing heavier
and heavier as the SNOW fell faster and faster.
These were an ready TO come laundering
and crushing down into the valleys below.
and seemed only waiting for the signal TO
begin thcirmad rush down the mouutain-side.
For when these great masses Of snow and
ice are piled un iu this way in the Alps, il
often require, bot very little thing to start
them off, Sometimes a loud word, or the
breaking Of o stick. or a heavy foot,tep, will
lar the air or the snow sufficiently to send
the ayalanca ON It's way.
II would hardly be supposed that on such
day as this amy one would be out Of doors
but. notwithstanding the bad weather and
the promise of worse weather 60 come. ON
that afternoon there were hVe persons toll
ing up the road toward tiie monastery
-Four OF these were men, and one was
boy about fourteen years old MS name
was Paolo Nennatu ana he hyed down the
nountain-side, some mics below ihe place
where we mud hiln on lhi. snowy afternoon
For day or two tao!o ilau ueeh Fefy
anxious aoont the late oi stray goat Nhlch
he believed could ne louhd up lhe noun
tain, and probably at or near the monastery
90 st. bernard. so Wnrn that afternoon
four men stopped ai Faoos nome TO rest a
little before continuing their Journey over
the Alps, by the way OF the 1T. Bernard
Pass. the boy determined to go with them
at least as far as the monastery
He did not say anything to ms parents
about his plan, for he had heard ms father
tell themeu It would he too!-hardy to attempt
to cross tine mountains that day when 1t
was not only showing, but the wind was
blowing ut such terrific rate that 1t would
be certain TO start am avalanche on the road
And You know well enough that it does
not need much of a wind to start an ay