Connecticut western news., 1888-04-11
CANAAN CONN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL II, 1888.

o'clock as the time for the ceremony, so made calculation on being at the par sonago at that hour.
 Before we were two miles on our way the snow began to fall in great feathery flakes.
 I love a snow storm and was delight cd to be out in one. Seeing father and mother grave and troubled, l laughed and tested, and indeed was in a1 uau- sually merry mood for ono just leaving home and friends to go among strangers with only husbands love to depend upon.
 For some time the snow fell slowly and heavily, then the wind rose and the cold began to increase.
 Joe suggested return and hinted at possible danger. Father he sitated but Frank thou yht. th>re was no moro dan ger in an advance than retreat, so on we went Heavens! what an experience that was which followed.
 The wind howted like host of de- mons bent oa destruction. The snow became irfnitesimally inc and, driven by the blast, stung ono's flesh when ex. posed like needle points. We could not see to the horses heads, aud as the ono track was long since covered up, we no longer knew which way we were going, and could only trust to tho horses.
 Mother became alarmed and cried quietly bchi Id her vail. All my high spirits vanished, and instead of tho happy future had been anticipating now saw nothing but cruel death be- fore us, with the snow for shroud and pail.
 At o'clock by Franks watch we were nearly frozen, and the weary horses could scarcely movo along.
 Suddenly Joe put out his hand and clutched dt some object close to the side of his sleigh. '. s-... -- ...
 "Hurrah" his cheery voice rang out, '.whoa."
 The tired horses stopped instantly, only too glai of the chance. Joe spraug out into tho yiel ling snow. Iu mo- ment he shouted again:
 Hello! Here's another sleigh. Father! Frank! Pile out here with your shovelsr'
 They did as he ordered, and mother and I reused to sec what it all meant. But We could see nothing, and only faintly hear their voices above the rush. ing wind.
 We soon found out, however, for father and Frank soon returned and lifted mother and me out of the sleigh, and carried us-whcre2 Into father s cyclone cave. We stared about iu stupid amazement, for Joe had brought lantern along, and he had lighted and hun g it up. A mo- ment later we were joined by the minis ter from Bunker, who, finding it pos siblc to get away, had started. The men blanketed tn, poor horses, huddled them together close to the mouth of the cave, turned the sleigh box up beside them as partial shelter, then bringing my trunk, lunch basket and tho robes, joined us.
 The temperature of the cave was com fortable compared with the outer air, and we were truly thankful for the change. Vigorous and continued ex' crtion soon restored our bcnumbed limbs to their normal condition, and we settled down to quiet discussion ot the situation and tho probabilities ir our favor.
 After time the talk languished, and Frank mad e in a whisper the queeres proposition. gave decided negative lut at last yielded to his entreaty, ano almost before the rest knew what wa going on we stood before the minister with clasped hands, and he was speak ing the solemn word that bound us fol better or worse for life. ...
 It was strange bridal. In that low dark cave, lighted only by the smoky lantern, the terrible blizzard bowling overhead, and death lurking near in the fearful cold, which steadily increased, mother cried softly, and fathers voic' tremblcd as he gave mo his blessing Franks face was very white as h' clasped me in his arm, and called m vie My own feelings were mixture ef terror and happiness, such as I hop never to experience again. We remained in our safe but gloomy refuge forty-eight hours. Then we wer dug out by my brothers and part, from Bunker, who wero in search of tn minister and had found us by tn mounds caused by the snow driftin. over the poor horses. Two were dcat and the other had to be killed, he wa so ba1ly frozen.
 Huddled tog ether under the ground with fifteen feet of snow oyer us, w had not suffered badly; and the lunc basket filled by m other for Frank ant me on our journey had sufficed to kee us from actually suffgsipg from hunger