Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-08-09

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aslet we're soOnpiaced ppOnglt 1uncn'( II
nished' the farmer and'his son began 81
heir iflyestigatbiis,,n while Mrs. Allen FL
md the children wandered about LOOKING "
Or arbutus and gatheringa .Pl4eI cones CONES =, =
There was more to Be looked after apouIt
me mill than vas expected, and IL was
about 2 O'clock before the job was hnlsh-
I'D. A.. Tho o
So busy hadthey alb been that Inc
gradual clondiae up Of the sky had 4 not
been noticed, and it was not until lne
endd en- ,nattsrinC af rain upon the trees
mat The Iittie party begaIta look about Z
them. ,r,
"It's nothing but an April shower,
said, Tom, I'VE shall have to get unuei
'tks. mill tint passsseyef.". IL K
; don't you believe It. returned ~tne I
farmer. "We have had rain hanging
around for week past, and we've got IL
now. sure enough Do the best we can
we shall Be drenched. You run104 Iaaeao, i
Tom, and put the horses in, SO as 10 De |
ready by the time we gel. there. wen
0s obssdieat to Ills father Aadviee, Tom
harriehrapilIy along the path Leading 10
The Spet whsfa the team had been sslets
wh;ie the remainder of the party follow
ed after as fast as they could. The place
| was reached at last. The wagon was
/ there.-the two brides lay lust where tney
were thfowH but The horses were Cgonef
For a moment the farmer stood DUMB
founded, then he began to examine thelr
tracks.
I 4 sIf's 6lain snougn'satlast be hurried
ly said. They've Slipped the halter and
have.started back home. You'll have 10
zee IL EOu can oyeftake Them Tom. TRll
take YOUR mother and children back 10
the mill. The wind is rising, and 1t Is
setting i'm for a cold, raw storm.
The rain came faster and faster, and
by the time they had regained the snelIei
,, of the mill they were thoroughly WEI
through. A fire was soon klndled In the
? little cracked stove used by. the shlnglt
= Imakefs the winter before, and the Time
!, sDent in waiting for Toms return was
! ! employed in drying their garments.
An hour passed away. The storm grew
u more and more furious. The rain p0ure'
!; down in torrents, and the great tops O
the nine trees bent and writhed In Tn
3 terrible gusts, which became more an
. more frequent. The river, always rapl
Y and strong, was now fierce, turbulen
- stream, whose middle current n0thln
9 could cross in safety. ~
II AZ last Tom burst into the mill.
.Tt's of no use," he exclaimed "WeV
IA got to stay here swim home. L wei
Is clear-to the main road, more than NV
u miles from here, and found that tn
VI horses have turned the wrong way, II
70 stead of going home. If they had g0n
- straight back. the men would have know
LII that something had happened, and con
e. for us; but there is no chance fOr th'
10 now"
Is At this Harry and Jack began to CT
and even Mrs. Allen looked dlSmayed.
~ EaStaying here tonight is out OF Il
I'll question" said Mr.. Allen. I'VE must
vi home somehow. We haven't mOrsel
~ eat. and every hour we stay makes
!lu worse. We're in for long storm, al
I'LL the roads half the way from here TO I
h.e turnpike will be under water Win
W twelve hours" M II.
"a ."What shall we do, then?" asked To
AT who ashOlding hisdripping9 eoaty
~ fore the blaze.
ene Mr.. Allen shook his head. " ~ n,
80 sIf it was fair weather, 1 should KIN
III what to do quick enough;z and=l-sdo
re lknow but we shall be obliged. to come
nd, it anyway" TIM
nlll sWhy. what do you mean, fathe
- asked Mrs. Allen, anxlOusly.
I'M I'm He pointed to the river. -,
ley,l 81 should take the Single raft ly
na1 there by the landing. 1T Is stauneh
tne strong and Just as safe as any boat I
oau ever fiOated on the st. John river.
ugh Mrs Allen had all wOman'S dread
= water, and her heart sank at once. ?
1Ly the idea of being compelled to remain
a u two OF three days in that des0late 8
get without food or a chance to sleep,
more dreadful yet, and she felt ain
anu like urging her husband TO carry
Gay. the desperate idea he had announced
'the ESWe'ye got to decide upon somett
anu nrptty Quick, continued the far
=. It'll be dark in an hour, and we
-. have no choice" .u1ls,sI gc,, 7l,g /,
ever ever He went to the window and looked
~ for q moment at the river. Then
see, came back to the stove again.
sue at storms fearfully," said he; Z
oan then we're pretty nigh as wet as we
.sfbe now. believe we can keep In s
lui y without much trouble, and at the
nico the stream is running now we Sh
"a, reach woodstock in less than D an
leI I've done it in worse weather than
up ~ shouldn't be afraid myself,"
" ~ Tom: "but then there's mother and
children-they must be thought OF.
atII "Tm not afraid, TOm," said Mrs. a
take l-And even if Iwere, believe it is
O9gh, only thing we can do -. ~
WHO'S "We'u try it then" said Mr., Allen
cidedly. "Come, Tom, we've no tin
IMhy' loose. See if there is rope enough
ln ns' corner there for a coil to throw g
enjoy S % and mt the paddles aboard.
- ss me take the baby, mother. Now,
iump on. There's room enough !
"ha' regiment. You'll have to make up
sup minus So " s'ap pusb Ssr o afp' " Wow
:, hei The raft swung slowly round fro
fastenings, and in another minute
Z, J. 10 the shore current, which, though
c Hnn,s swift than in the middle eof~the
VIZ was yet so strong as to make safe
~ ia1 cation difficult task. The rain
anu anu with such binding force that it W
ishvu. most impossible to see the shore, a
a " increasing dusk threatened to gro
u ge' total darkness befOresthel end OF
v perilOus journey was reached.
1t was barely three-quarters
nlvl NUN. hour from the time they left their
~ gneos ing point, when the raft tOuche
'nais9o landing place at Woodstock, and
W .. w rope in hand, jumped on shore to
y ~, usn; e the loop over the post which had
no az stood there.
ne OK To his dlismay, the post was gOn
Ill wac az the raft swept along he felt th
10 satis slim through his fingers, in spite
al Deeh endeayOrs To hold il. There was 9