The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-03-27

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Still, there was a stretch of daylight
/ left when Amos was slowly lowered III a
! rope cradle, guiding its descent fowler
wise down the face of the shaft. while
anxious PRAYERS went up to heaven from
the rough beings, SO prompt at the call
Of duty -Wesley's disciples, one and all
and Gypsy could hardly be restrained
from leaping after him.
He gained the bottom in safety, only in
/ time to catch the form OF Hope as She
was dropping from her narrow perch.
/ Expectation and JOY had overtopped eN-
/ haustiOn human nature could no longer
/ bear the strain.
When two pitnen, slung together.
reached the side OF the keeper they
found him standing more than waist
high in water. sustaining Hope with one
arm. and pouring brandy down her throat
from the flask OF the good natured cook.
BY this time a stout blanket had been
brought \ sort OF hammock was made,
into which she was lifted. still in state
of unconscousneSs and Amos, loopln.
his foot III rope strip, prepared fer the
hazardous ascent, while the men below
steadied the impromptu cradle with a
INe.
here was breathIesS hush as the
twain We're Landed clear OF The hdAelS O.
the bank, ana thefe was some dou"t
whether Hope was living or dead.
Gipsv leaped ana barked eNcltedN ;
Farmer Applegarth's big fingers united
the grls choking hat strings Amos
hneeled down and chated her rigid
h'hdN' lht iIt'i 1lI pew upon ileI lace :
more ofaldy was administered ana un-
,lrr ihe influence OF one OF aII rtSIof"lINeS
hcI IalEulu nos uAtloSeu-
women as wen Us men llio come n"ie-
nta"eu from 'iic image On led 'InG "e"I
uIe news ana tIleIe WAS d general alouI
tt 'lliH token oi me ne men liieli 'utl-
I" VIZ" "liI |" Itlc"Hr 'l'i '"PHN Z
~ t't,I' 'l' 'Il'' ~ 'il' t''i'' 'lcH "t'' I"'''
'"' nope was e'tiIlH FAY NtlouN'N 'I'e u ca"
ana meat from -NlllU' ilttitl PuthctS'
Ho'h'u tHouSh tltl l"i "ttii III lilc P!t'
Nhc was tdIIIt, nome TO 'it IdiiIl ~
PtiHt -\PPIeE"iiil OWL r"thIII1 tildlI'
an" lleIt was II" .'Fh o. No'u'ltc'i9 ioI
'"t Hcl Itc' hut -N"l"9' "IIo ll"" lC'1 I''S
""H ~ ch7'" '"i,"PSt "litH I'4tit Wa ~
l"H7Vl ''Hldh" "l''" ~ NJ ''IiVcHN,
',Nt ''l'NN' ~ ""'N l'e'I'te' "h'' ~" '"'
'IIrH SlIt'Oii "ut 4 Il'h" II NIa' 'i'N''
around htI li' ondlAci Nhlch th' 'l7ili7
".h" "lNpiateu' nope was loo lttpIt i"t
many ""iuS' pul hti ildlfh' Hdu petH
SNilltIeMllH ri"path'' ''ld -NtiIos was d'u'-
y oleSt.
Wet c"Id, munger, exposure, ana en-
forced "dhcluIlleaa loI rl-h' anu loflN
h"uIS would lrA the strongest woman )
frame. rope was OIL llle verge ol lt-
yer ana "A'Il lht iIrsI use she Ioullu IuT
speech WAS 10 bld Amos hasten te SIR
NiIIdhl ana warn MN llal Mex a"
ana Inc TWO escaped poacherS Were gong
10 break INTO me nan th1l very MEht, She
""N dccItdIlcu Win ueIllluih- she SaIu
Sht had thought ol Ilttle else all The time
she MAS down TIE PIt ana iInp'oltd MN
10 lose n" lllnt III warning ms master.
hdl ne fingered lhtIeuulouS' ana Sht -ItW
impatient ma Ihth' as ltNtF grew. hct
uind began to wander, ana ali her pent-
up love was unseaIed, ana 1ouni uncon-
Scl"ua utteFance II broken words and
CALCULATIONS "l alternate Tear ana -ratL-
lIue. Nnc was once more ~ tllc dark
some pIt, rfampIn7 on htr marrow perch,
ana lrt titald " move q Iimn leri sAe
should pave fresh struggle with the lcy
water below her pray ymE Ior deiNerantr,
ana tIl lhT tlllt she should dic' ana Amos
would not scorh her then. Anon she mn
hoFed NlcA fd" and Joey pooSon hot 70
murder AMOS !" spare lAe poor do--le
anon Slt luulltftu iraGnltlllSo ol lle ne
laroua c"Hoquy ny lhe rocky lid9e On lhe
hlH-Sidt, Win sell congratulations llll
Sht overheard II all heh She was lice
ln- from pursuit no" laILlnG, ldiIInG INTO
lht b'tloHllesS PIT every now ana AGAIN
she would look Wildly round ana shrek
lor Amos TO save htr- not To let her dle
there ot cold and hunger
1t was All a dSointed tangle' pItlaule
TO listen to, as evidence OF the ordeal she
had undergone, and the fever that ran
rot through her veins yet such IS the
inconsistency ol man. lhdt lhFliI "I sat
lSlactlon stirred the pulses OF Amos at her
unconscious admissions III spite Of the
new dread lest she should be lost as soon
rs found.
she had been lald on a huge blue and
white check covered SQUAD or sofa IN the
Ntcllen ana had not Yet been removed to
her own low rooled bedroom under the
caves, he Ire had been piled up hIgh
- '''i - 't'4NA 49, ~ 'tiiNt NlN " i'iN
attendant crowd had taken possession OF
the apartments freely discussing Hope
marvellous dellNeranct and the sagacHy
OF Gypsy, IN tones litter for the hillside
than the sensitive nerves OF a woman in
her PROSTATE condition.
Mrs. Applegarth, mnlsterng to her
Immediate needs, grew uneasy as She lis
.'i1' - nv ''i'" ~ 'iiO'ii' 'i''' t'iiiO
of ale, and the farmer busted himself to
/ place halt a cheese and a big loaf on the
table but it needed only a hint from the
dame to carry ale and edibles into the
barn, with the crowd IN their rear. And
there Geordle was LETT to play host, Gil
bert returning to help his good dame
/ Thus It CHANGED that Hopes utterances
feli INTO no strange ears, except those OF
! Il kindly old nclghbor (herSelt as deaf as
a posU who remained to chate the girls
benuInbed limbs. While Mrs. Applegaltil
4 prepared hot buttcrnllk posset by way
Of food and physlc.