St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-28

ing sob.
klrStle did not answer for IL moment
and then her face was lighted up with Il
look of high resolve, and she said :
'Mony il time, Archie. have wondered
why the Lord gied me my great strength
and my lang arms. but | see it moo :
and II it lie His will, | will save You
this nicht."
''le're no fit to carry me-" Archie re
monstlated feebly; land think what Il
road. Kirstie"
do | no ken the road better than
ony herd i'll the country ~ she replied ;
land we maun ask for help higher than
mans"
AS she knelt beside her husband. with
the snow falling on her uptulned face
aud the wild wind whistling round. and
III Il few simple words, as if she were
speaking to Il near and loving friend
asked the aid of the Almighty arm to
guide her on her perilons way. and keep
hes feet from falling, Archie Brydone
. ,rn IN the midst of all his pain and
weakness. felt that he had never before
truly known his wife. She then lifted
Archie It's gently and tcndcrly as she
could but he gave Il deep gIoan aud
she found that he had tainted quite
away. ''Mayhe its better" she muir
INJURED: ''he Wilma know till the dan
gers past"
lhen with another upward glance for
help, she set ont on her dangerous WAY
1t would, 10y this time have been per
icctlN dark. but there was Il little moult-
llghi. Just enough To show the mere out
llne "i the path and the glen. The path
Itscii WAS. hy this time. quite covered
WITH SHOW, every step Was taken in uu-
certainty: she haIdi, knew if she were
keeping the path at all. Strong as she
was. she staggered ut times under her
burden, hilc every thing around looked
wild and wcid III the halt-,larknrs> and
the ihIck failing SHOW. "Iad,lIr" trot-
tlnS III front "i her. and guidnnu her ON
her Nay. WAS the only CLEAN OF comfort
she had. She went along more 10y in
stlhrt than sight, and after Il weary
while. she began Iu think hat she must
ho coming near the mouth of the ylrm.
When suddenly She remembered the
sheet oi lee across the pathway. II she
/ could hardly cross il then. what WIS to
become of htI now. with Il heavy huI-
den. and the SNOW covering tie. path. 80
that she could not tell where She was
going llcr heart sank within her :
she remembered that il was near that
very spot that poor Tom Carson was
killed. and she fe1 rs If she could not
move another step. Just at this mo
nirnt Il LAY OF moonlight pierced tlIIo'
the amt. and showed her Nuunr Arch
/ les head restiu,r nu L,, si,,,I,i-.,' ,i,,.
face WIS NOR, hn, ish th., ,,..r j., j..
pallor. and the Iiuus uf fam. L.,i, L.,
damn ON Li, fnr,.L,.,d \.,, .,,..u,,,i,
seemed dto,ou,,.tnL, L,,.,,u,.v ,I,,,i,i',
and new r,r,,,,. and f,i,l, ,,,I,',I
and sine. went Ir,y,I, nm =, ,.,,, ,.,'',.
,trps. and ih.n tn L,.r ,n, .,,,.i ..,,.,,,;..,'
found herself SAT-. ,ur ,,n tL.. I,,II-i,I,.
and far ro,r th. d,nn.,,,,. ,,I,...' SI,,
had passed il safely and n,,;.,I, ,.,
L,,nv mar nt tI,.. ,I.,...,. ,;u J.
. She had tb. ,,i,,J t,' ,.o,,...,.J ,,i,I. ,,,,
and the SNOW vdritt in L,, f,... I,,,, j.,
her thamkiuiuc>s. she. t,li.,- if .L,. ,.,uld
overcome every hing. and .,nu v,,s
within Il teW wards of their own door
Then her strength utt,rlN f,iI,d . >L,
struggled with br,tiu,r L,.,rt and I,l,,.-
iug breath against h.I vcoLu,.. =. !,
II were some ph, steal ul>t,,.t,. and ,L,
lid manage. though how >h, u,,,,,
knew. Ia reach the. house. enter rb,
door. place Archie ON lin, I,,u,, ,,,tI,
: h\ the. iirr,id,. and ,L,.r I'm m H..
fluor prltccrly upcuI,sri,,is
Poor .I.ad,Ii," ran from ON, f., an
orhrr.not knowing vhnt v,s tI,,. n,,,,,,
and how ling pititully. vhil, rh. h,h,
WAS vallimg III the cradle. Hello. how
ever. was near at hand and i, =, G.,
tered the GOTHAM, Th,,- he'd I,...,,'.,.,,,
rather against their will and fell =. If
the, were ON a wiId-uu,s. ,h.>, LuI
when they arrived At tine bnu.,. tb,,
were Mortified with the state of matters.
aud thankful that 4 childish fancy -.
,lu,.l thought il at tirs1 - -shnuld h,,,
arru the means of hriu,i,rr rh,.,n r,
/ p\ucfoot So ouortuu.Iv
The children at Aucicnsack wrI. e>-
trrmclN fond of kir>tI, and il v,S q,
'ftyorite amusement of tI,.ir. .v,,,. ,f
,,ruoou rs rh. dusk r.,u,,. nm +, ,,.,t,J
far tb, Iirht ,nr..,,iun in h.., u;,,J.,,,
When long after the usual Time nome
,,pp.ared. they r,uId unt uud,.r.l.,,J !,
,t all. the anniversary, of b,.rw,.,I,Ii,,,,
d.,,. fan, what c,uId h. ,L,. r,,tt.rD !,
last Mr.. and Mrs Gr.,, L.,..,m,,. ,,,,.,.,.,,
Themselves and s.nt ar tLa t,r., ,,,,,,.
who arrived ,t tI,,. y,.,,,' ,;,,.. ,,..,,, ,ii,
helm was most needed
lrrbi. ..cnu,c tn" ,tt,, =, Ii,,L. Ian,
uothiu~ tbey couId dn he'd an, ,tf..,., i,
r,,,siu" KirSti. :, n,,, ,,f Han, ,,',,',
hack f. Aurb.nS,,L and From, ,I,.r,
u.,s s,pt On far ,L. ,j,,.tnr p,'', ,''',,'
Inc WAS iust sirtiur Jnwn f., snnn,., .,t :.
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