The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1883-09-15
than six months old, in her arms,

of; and it was very Slow travelling
through the narrow, rough road. We
had not got more than three miles from
the settlement when it began TO sprin-
kle snow, and in an hour more the
flakes were coming down thick and
fast A cutting wind swept through
the woods, driving the snow into our
faces, and it looked doubtful to me
whether we should ever get to the next
settlement in such storm.
II wanted to turn back, but Matildy
would not consent to this. So had
nothing to do but to whip up old Bob
and get on as fast as we could.
'tBut the storm grew worse and worse.
The wind kept rising, and the air was
so thick with the driving snow that
could scarcely see, a rod beyond the
horses head. Noon came, and we were
not over ten or twelve miles from the
settlement The snow was now SO deep
that the horse could make but little
Roadway through it and against the
heavy wind.
''We had food with us, but we could
not stop for luncheon with the storm
piling the big drifts all about us. Part
y. "a Sno Uiiuo : w@iAeu p0Aiiu ING sleu "
iighten the load, ana when 1t got SO
ueep tnaC Dop-the norse--c0ulun pull
through, trahPeu u paCni ana so;
tramping and wallowing, we managed
to get on few miles further.
''But toward night the horse showed
signs of giving out, and we had not gone
over two-thirds of the way. can as
sure you, it made me feel about sick to
tnlnk OF peing OUT In GhaG STORM All
nlgnt; MOI Chat l feared so mucn 1or
myself Ior' as sslu' 1 was tough as
Dunalo' ana couio nave FOUND some
snug corner 10 $40" myselI away IN,
ana n the pig moose-sKln coat could
nave peen quite comIortaoie; out tnere
was MaCiluy' anu me paDy, poor shihg'
was peglnMng 70 cry, l feared they
ooIn "oul9 perish before morning
JSrAing anu eltiouragsl4g' Doo
was l niaue 70 , s1arI ngaln. Dut ms
1s. " ahiu 1ous "sv ulu ny l.s'' anu
alVeI .no'lel naIi-lllilc u plunS!S anu
tIahnPlng nc iutcneu oVer Che tnills lnG TO
Cne snom anu 3"xe guy en'lIely. an
ny .uisi"s oo"bNn SeU nill on MS leSs
again.
What to do then l didn't know.
Matlldy was actually weeping from
anxiety and the cold, and. the baby
cried now harder than ever. For a few
minutes | could not see anything but
death before them.
suddenly got an idea, and untack-
ling Bob from the sled, tied his legs
together with the straps of the harness,
so that he could neither get up nor
thrash about. Then, drawing the sled
alongside OF him, l canted it up side
ways, setting the stakes to keep it from
turning over fully, and thus made a
sort OF shelter to break oil the wind.
Going into the edge OF the woods, |
cut lot OF firsboughs with my big knife
and made sort OF bed Tor Matlldy and
the child snug up against Bob's back,
covering Inem over Win tne qullts ana
sklhs' tucked IN warm ABOUT them; ana
then 1 coVereu all Win ahther tmck
coaG OF pogghs'
men went on Toward Inc settie'
ment' IIteen mlles dlstant, -ior help.
~ SOON pecaine uaLA' anu never can
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a %io u Vnio ~ sne ulttS' nail pllIueu
~ Iy .ne mm1 s1oM any ne.'.ly oleath-
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t te'' th LEVI o os ~ ano.ae[ roui put
in Tho Sn65u d. ~ r,a ~ "nu ad 'n ~ o"oy
DOH, 1 s $500 ,,,,, i;fn e VI Gnu w no
'.Wben w;th;n t,vo. villas of a. .a4
tlonant Nv LII Nv" oo,, miioS u 1ne SCI
r;var and Cor the rosf of ~ ouv neGt 1ne
mostly cleare5 Land R"t o !; 10" ro, ~ Mas
mo 70 Loan tho ~naJ ~ U, e"1I
should Wander ots and no~er fnd s'i ~
settlement - '' ~ -'.'t Nnt 'no
ssRut there was a Hand lo.d;no mn
tbronoh that NIGHT and storm that had
naver tnown hefore and 4 iaJ ,,o s nf'u
for aftar ,yanSa,.;oo, a~n,,nJ ~ t;,l nG sur,
so exhsnstad that was about 70 T Io1
Jovn y, Josn.;,. oa,mb+ +ba e.1;, " 10y
Of a ligbt ahead s'-e sA4Al1e'
Ca ao,Ta, 80 !. E.le ,,,,.,..,
an; hesel was naii-urowneu sailor
more shanKiul ior me slgn9 OF me-
Goa, 'l9n was dor enas ii'i.e spark OF
Ilgn'! claMleu Vo"aru H. shoutihg
Will oil NY stIchSSOh.