The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-24

per parts Of The mill and stsrshossss, -
- Tar = possibls removed svSry thin
that conld ~ injured. il esse nsoA ..
iu.
Il was On . Saturday svsaisS tkst tLi
prsea stioaasy measure w. completed
and ~ we're absut retiring % rest, fsslip
ssilsfsd that oil vss done thai ssuld ~ l
prevent mischief in cess Of : thsv. vhie
appeared likely soos 70 ceas on. Dsior
soisg 70 bed, however. my isshss aad
took lsst look rosad tLs yasd 10 ~ ths
all vas ssfs. sad vhils doing y vs "a
tissd that The air sa very nush nildsl
and found thss thsv had already cen
usncsd. and the stream vAs rapidly rsine
We cntsrtaised ~ fears. hswsvsr, a,
vsnt to bed.
Early the neat nsrsing wAs arouse,
from my sleep " roaring sound. and d
ssiDg down stairs 70 asesrtais The eaus
Vas surprissd 70 Ana thai The stream
which bad msds the sossd. Nd sisSs !.
such > height that the vsisr - alssad,
nearly level With The door sill; this W
much higher tban l had sssa il before. aei
! began 10 feel alarmed for the safsty o
~ Mil. wAish vas Old and net calsulAt
- - beAr such . straia upoa u = ~
6uM6o1 - The svsrflswsd stream.
I spoussd my, islhsr, yho us'
sstsntxifS1 sg1kSsHeid ~ "a fslt near
lyae pttwus - E sabout ths mill; bu,
~ niA tAsA ~ I) - that = hasu
vosl1 60 4 ~ 49, ehish sl>sd q
slisAtIy hishSs irsank snd As sdAsd tha,
wswsrs il ssoA hsl1a for tbataHs vhe
could eomnssa IN slsasuls Vas oul
friSnd aad he would nos allsv - to b
harmed, fl.lFf fNi
II made me almost angry sshs~ him
spsak 70 scnhdsntiy; Ifsit mors Inclined
10 be rsbsllious. and 70 say that il God .
promises were Of asy use, new vas the
tims for him - fulRu them. and to save
" frsn loss; but neither my angry feel.
ings nor my fathers faith had the effect Of
laying the waters. On they came. creep.
ing higher and higher, until at length the
dsors Of the lower rssns Of the house
we're flooded. and We began to move the
furniture into the chambers.
1t 10 impossible for me to describe the
anxiety we suffered during the long hours
that intervsasd before daylight began to
appear.
Ny mother and younger brother and
sisters we're much alarmed, especially
when thers was the sound OF . crash, - il
part OF the house were giving away; in.
Iced, the crash Was so leud that deter
niasd 10 venture out into the yard TO see
What had happened. Lighting lantern
cautiously stepped out Of the house, and
oegan 10 lock about me, but could soc
nothing that could have oesasionsd the
,oiss; and as I founG the water too deep
. allow me to get - far - the bridge.
vas obliged to return unsatisfsd.
Mover mind. saii my fsthsr .'ws shall
Inow what il is wh~s the morning
,omea'"
BY aud by there was glimmering OF
ight iu tho . ast, and before long wo were
bile to SEQ the extent Of tl,s dood. What
sight II wasl The little island OH which
he house stood vas entirely covered with
vatsr, aud many acres On the opposite
lido d the hill was quite Inundated.
Anxious % W were to - vhsthsr any
|amage had been done to tho mill, my
athsr would not 80 out or allow me to go,
nth w held family worship. Itwas our
astsn on Sunday morning always 70 sing
psalm or hymn before eur father read
rom Gods word, aad on that morsing hs
hose Watts paraphrass On. the, seventh
'salm, beg inning thus:
My trust is in my heavenly Friend.
! : Myhops iu thss, my God; xE
Rise, and my helpless life defend
From thsss that sssk my blood.
Altar singing this psAl~ and reading .
hsptsr frsm the Bible our father spoke
the love Of God to his people, and tried
> ealn our fsarsiby saying that vs. were
. Gods hands. snd that notking could
arm us unless II were his will, and point.
,g ont that ~, As elrilarsn. ought " feel
. assured ~ Pauldid vixen hs said 1--WE
aew that all things work together for
GOD 10 them that love Gsd Ito them who
70 ths called according TO his purpose"
After our worship Was concluded, my
lthsr and vent 70 lsok after the mill,
at found TO snr aismay that the bridge
I'd been washed away. ne doubt causiag
,s noise that w Lad hsard. The force OF
10 stream had carried the bridge quite
ut Of sight, sad had also sunk the boat, |
. bsd left tied to the railing. There
- now NO possibility Of reaching the
ill until tho food subsidsd sufseisntly
ALLOW us 10 raise out beat; nsr vas il
robable that We should have help from
nr nsighbors ~ noss Of them had beat
rge enough to venture 10 while the food
% still rising.
During that memorable Sunday The
stsrs continued 70 riss. for the ssov was
citing rapidly on the hills and, sddsd
, this. grsst torrents Of rain fell threugh.
At the day.
We nov bsgaa 70 fear that orr bsuss
ould give wsy usasr ths heavy pressure
vstst, sd that ws shoula al perish.
1t vas daring the long hours Of that
sbssh dsy and night ~ fatbe ard
sthssSAovsd the vslss 4 fssisg them
Ives ts be Gods people. asa under his
'seisl protss.ioa. Had il rot tssa for /
air uush aksn faiih I fsar thai anna -