The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-10
The Sleeping Beauty.
A STORY FOR THE FIRST OF APRIL.

,ror so,,o Ero,,oi, f,oohootor. o,,,aso9 ,
tho ioi,o iron, Croun po;mt into | HdS;
snn an 1rharn .bov Fo,i J' l., ,r;,i Iii 1u, aora,
e.;a,d,,, I,,a;aro' a,,,a,a. H., H.
stonnoS q dor ~. t,ro % 20 5,o,,o ni ;,n,,;r;o, &
90 ~ tbo settiomonts me- Of S snmo % u,l,;to o;t; III
IONS ybn had fonnd tbo;r r,,o', -,,t ;nto th,
forost W ,,rnr;do fn,. tho,nso,t.os | ho,,o. on
In sybot ,ToS ooiiod tbo now stoto Eo,
H., nons;dorot;on of i;,,,o tohsooo
so,,o an,,,n;t;o, ond n foT tr;,,lrotS
tba Ird;ans ero,,o thnr, eood ord shnitoY
and iont thoir ose;stonco os a1;dos 70 ~
sha,,t;os of H. e., ,,,i;to sottia, .ro
tho,, hod soo,, l., "ha;, ,.o,,;o,,s p,,',t;,,n
eTc,,rs;ons o,1 mso &C" III ''-'' 'o'' '"'''"s
To ho f,.oo from, .ho ;ro,oro,o, -,
s,or,,, ~ a,d ~ sao,,ro , toaot;n, ~ eo W
Jrv yot noar s,e,.;nns of t ,rotor "nS Ju. NV.
oasys;;t,o 20 al,,,ndanoo % "a,,,a tho ~, ~
S;sns T i;,od ~ ~, .Lo Nj, H la,oda , ,nu uo
a ,roator 'IJ birT T ' nS Grsnd W. W;o, o%, on '
to;n ,,,hose s,,,u,,;t aaaraad thav, .
commenJ;ng y;ow of n hnemtif,I land
scono Of ,,,o,nto;,, ioto ond ;nter~nn.
inc forest
1he morp;no ,,oa frasb and lovolv
opd hroc;ng wIon bar;nn shown tho;,,
rnests % oil t6e grondnnr % am X of tho % scenery
and their COntiouitV tO thp fort al Crown
oo;nt they folioved Tho fracl Of q hnct
around the north and Of tbe monntain.
wbern thav soon came n tbe maro;n n,
a smooth stream oS wotcr which Slided
maiosticollv through tho donse nriineval
forcet Th;s atream in the Indian do.
lect Is called Wooneoeekatuk SRivcr of
Shadows1 As the still water Slided 81
lantiv along henaat,, tho shsdows Of the
towerino n;ncs that adorned its banks
the effect mnst have been marvellous
even on their savaoe minds. for the trees
along tbe banks cast their shadows far
onf ,1non the silent stream. The streaks
of lipht and shade unon the deem darl,
water had romant;c effect. So pleased
were these Frencbmen on the discove.
rv of fbe stream where their ouides had
their bark canoes. that thew offered
them various Inducements of such trink-
cts as they had to aid them further in
their exploring expeditions. Receiving
them into their boats from little cove
In the rocks, near what is since known
as the Reef Bridge, they turned up the
stream.
The course of the river, for several
miles above where they entered the
boats, is meandering, now winding in
great curves, now spreading out into
great width, and finally encompassine
several small islands, containing beau
tiful meadows of fertile land. On one
of these islands, the only rocky one OF
the group, there was an Indian village
called Nougspang Qsland in the Pines),
where the explorers stopped several
days to reconnoitre the white SETTLE
ments near by, and otherwise prepare
to render such service as they might be
able on their return to the fort.
In tho vicinity there were settled O
few white families, dwelling, as they
believed, in the most secure repose.
Among them was fat, sober old French.
man, who was familiarly called Father
Stour Devant, prince among the set
tiers, who was kind in his feelings and
proud of the little colony, among whom
his Word Was AZ the Jif,la,W lay !. they & had. .ue
u,;iSoruoso haS ornwn n ho vouno
,,a,, ond rouno women and were
inon anu uS ,d ohIa to s,r;ro thS
s.lohS anu n,,.o niao tho s,,;,,n;rm NJ ,ShoaI
A" IT, 'h Nod eomo email fre.arns snfficient
nHy ~ n"I ~ so1a,o daor % and tho wolf Int al.
~ ,~nst ,st"r notb;uo sro no. for defiance aoainst q
enUo;on a0o: nS Eoa SThoso Eronch rohHers fo,
tTto,sm tSnm 80 ,uo' ,oth;no c,sa HAVING full,
ohs!.,vod eIo! cd tho;r defencclcss condition
''o,;,'o. rhn;, ,,,ooo,.e ,.on,forts nlnno.
cS'e'ins ~ .ieii H. SotS,iors m;iIaaed tha;,
aoa. ou ~ '''.tO 49, the;r catt,r hurned thci,
S,""il;;nrS SuU,,I; ~ ,nat so,nn nr ,hc men nris
w. Wv o.''ms5' a,se5 drnuo tho rnst women an,
ohH, oh;idron anu ;nto Tho fnrost without foof
om 'rul ro,,,;nm en, i,,o In th;s dest;tute condi
~ piVSeO,I So,o,I aod IN ' southerlv direc.
' .ion' @ .noS az 80 iip p;t,sHord &C. soma Il Wub
tioni soiho a. o 4 ,'o7u, n.oon vii With cb;idre,
Eafa, tho;n, anu ar,n0 ,o"'I ronderod os far q
IN i theit arms Mhar waEoereo Fonr y y "a 0f th h
Un@, naan ',vi"n whn wera % tsten nr;soners som,
were permitted to retnrn, but som,
died prisoners in a foreign land. The
nevei. say their homes or tho faces o
their smiling little. ones again. Thei
U;yos ond cb;Idren never heard of then
ono;n '' ~
eEathor Sto,r Davant waa 81 man n
far Sords saidom snoko of thc terribl
massscre' bnt he cursed the maraudcr
with q terrible curse of silence.
GRADUALLY others came to join the set
t,ers Slowly the forest reoeded
Adds w;doned and nrosneritv cr.,wne,
tha ishors of tbe hnsbandman. childrel
mnltinlied and the SONGS of the cheer
T,i coptented sattlers rang throuoh IN
forest school was onened. and a
ien~th a chr;stian church arose 10 ador
tha iittja coionv Tealth 0enerallv nre
ua;leS and Snas CANA not again To al,
t,,rh tha o+anaro, 0riat Wa9ith ;ncreas
cd "a " ond s tha rorno naonIe bagon /
% %rnstura % their Mans fSr ,ifn All though
~ % war was wa. T as Ienoth mo forootten an
M ororu ~ comS;t;on of hann;ness was mniti
nI;ej and every headed social blessin
paSu, was s,rnnI,ed ~rJ Thev morr;ad % and ;nte,
ar,.;a5 maS Sa5p uu,;, scorcs,r ~ ma az of T tba law
% nf consanouin;tv , couId bo iust,ticd
- oo'" 49, - 80 ~ 49, 1,.;o,
But seldom are al OF the cohui.ioi
OF prosperity made perpetual son son
people ten us mere Is strange ialaiil
about tnlngs, that some OF tne comp'
nent elements OF nature tend to oiso'
Ger. Otners suppose snat uivlhe prov
dence, 10 keep men from pTlue an