Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1889-03-28
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churches.
In the course of such a voyage, there
fore. Dolph was satisfied he would have
time enough to reflect, and TO make az
his mind as to what he should do when
he arrived at Albany. The captain, with
his blind eve and lame leg, would, 1t Is
true, bring his strange dream to mind,
and pcrplax him sadly for few mo-
lnent5; but, of late, his life had been
made up so much of dreams and realities,
his nights and days had been 50 JuInbled
together. that he seemed to be moving
continually in a delusion. There Is al
ways, however, kind of vagabond con-
ISOLATION in mans having nothing IN this
world to lose: with this Dolph comforted
/ his heart. and determined to make the
4 most OF the present enjoyment.
In the second day of the voyage they
came to the highlands. 1t was tho latter
part of a calm, sultry day, that they
located Ccntly with the tide between these
stern mountains. There was that perfect
quiet which prevails over nature in the
/ languor of summer heat; the turning Of
| q plank or the accidental falling of an
or on deck. was echoed from the noun
| tain side and reverberated along the
shores; and if by chance the captain gave
shout of command, there were airy
| tongucs that Knocked it from every cliif
Dolph gazed about him in mute delight
and wonder at these scenes Of natures
ma-nifcence. To the left the Dundcr-
borg reared its woody precipices, height
over height, forest over forest, away into
the deep summer sky. To the right Gtrut-
ted forth the bold promontory of An
thongs Nose, with solitary eagle wheel
ing about it; while beyond, mountain
succeeded TO mountain. until they seemed
10 lock their arms together, and confine
this mighty river in their embraces.
There was a feeling Of quiet luxury in
gazing at the broad. green bosoms here
and there scoOped out among the precl-
pices; or at woodlands high in air, nod
ding over the edge of como beetling bluff,
and their foliage all transparent in the
yellow sunshine.
In the midst of his admiration Dolph
remarked a pile Of bright, snowy clouds
pccriag above the western heights. 1t
was succeeded by another, and another,
each seemingly pushing UPWARDS its pre-
dcccssor, and towering, with dazzling
brilliancy, in tho deep blue atmosphere;
and now muttoring peal8of thunder were
family heard rolling behind the noun
tains. The river, hitherto still and CLASSY,
rejecting pictures of the sky and land,
now showed a dark ripple at distance,
as the breeze came creeping up it. The
fish hawks wheeled and screamed, and
sought their nests on tho high dry trees;
the crows flew clalnorously to the crew
ices OF The rocks, and all nature seemed
conscious Of the approaching thunder
gust.
The clouds now rolled in volumes over
the mountain tops; their SUBMITS still
bright and snowy, but tho lower parts of
an inky blackness. The rain began 20
patter down in broad and scattered drops;
the wind freshcncd and curlea up the
waves; mt length it seemed rs if the bel
lying clouds were torn open by the noun
tain tops, and complete torrents of rain
came rafting down. The lightning
leaped from cloud TO cloud, and streamcd
quivering against the rocks, splitting and
rending the stoutest forest trees. The
thunder burst in tremendous explosions;
the Dcals were cchccd f-cn mountain 10
mountain, they crashed upon Dunder-
berg. and rolled up the long defile of the
highlands, each headland making o now
echo. until old Bull hill seemed TO below
back the storm.
For time the scudding rack and mist.
and the sheeted rain, almost hid the
landscape from the sight. There was a
fearful gloom, illumined still more fear
fully by the streams of lightning which
glittcrcd among the rain drops. Never
had Dolph behold such an absolute war
ring Of the clements; it seemed Us if the
storm was tearing and rending its way
through this mountain deiilc, and had
brought all the artillery of heaven into
action.
The vessel was hurried on by tho in
wind until she came to whore I
the river makes q sudden bend, the only |
one in the whole course Of its majestic /
career just rs they turned the point, 1
violent flaw of wind came sweeping down 1
O mountain gully, bending the forest be- |
fore it, and, in a moment, lashing up the /
river into white froth and foam. Tho /
captain saw the danger and cried out to I
lower the sail. Before the order could be /
obeyed, the flaw struck the sloop, and 4
threw her on her beam ends. Everything /
was now fright and confusion; the flap
ping of the sails, the whistling and rush /
Ing OF the wind, the bawling of the cap
tain and crew, the shrielling of the pas
sengers, al mingled with the rolling and
believing Of the thunder. In the midst
Of the uproar, the sloop righted; at
The same time the main sail shifted, the
boom came sweeping the quarter deck, I
and Dolph, who was gazing unguardedly
It the clouds, found himself, in q mo-
nent, floundering in the river.
For once in his life, one of his idle ac- 4
was of use to him. The
many truant hours which hc had de
voted to sporting in the Hudson, had
made him an expert swimmer; yet,with
II his strength and skill, he found great
in reaching the shore. His
from the deck had not
zen noticed by the crew, who were all
occupied by their own danger. The
loop was driven along with inconceiva-
lie rapidity. She had hard work to
Weather a long promontory ON the east
IN shore, round which the river turned,
nd which completely shut her from
)olph's view. \,
1t was on point Of the western shore
hat he landed, and, scrambling up the
ocks. he threw himself, faint and ox-
lallsfod Mt tho foot Of n frpa Rv do