Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-05

| i0bt OuCC uTlN6u OWL
by me; ut does IN one who has no,
| tried it really know how heavy fall Of
sno" changes the aspect Of the country,
and maNes landmarks snares and delI,.
SONS l IL ail.t all about it then, once
and for al. | found, also. the snow Law
much decrer than thought could posi-
y be III o shoTL a me, and it still fell
IN Il manner almost binding. Yet
Went on bravelv and merrily for some
lnheS. 1Aen came Il bit of uncertain
ty-
winch t:'osa two rods was the
right on"' Tbs one, Of course-no.
tie OF cr. III q was 70 house near.
no one was likely to be RAISING in such
weather, so was let 10 exc else nv
rec, unh'"sed choice "A privilege |
Eohid vii ngiv Lave dispensed with.
However. made tie best selection 7
could. AMI 70 lowed it TO- some two
M es, Then / i" m TO grow doubtful,
ana soon persua ng M, eff that | was
Oh the wrong II C. rrtraccd NV steps
was o. this me some hing like s.
huge VIII t. ! ar of-Par;s figure, and
the -now VIII eli bad a;.cumulaie1 on the
o'a dog 'ri h,.',.e il heavier by half d
ton, MI" or les. Hy he time came
10 that unitcNv ,un tu:e of roads at
winch my m sfultHnc. e"an, it was al
mo dark; the N>y S lack as IL tar-
raulln. Yet sen i.ng Gown the white
teathery Il e til >ke' AN faster tina ,
ever. te:; 4 ned to ursc my folly
IN attem t II ntis :, dive, at any rate
blamed ny r. for rot having started
wo or three hu;,:s c;.iiicH. Til warrant
mat sleanN-gO ny o.i i. and never had
to accuse h mscli OF suca foolshness as
mine
We'll, l took the other road; went on
some way came to turning VIII CHI
seemed to remember, and, rot without
misg;v,ngs, fo!lnwed it. NV misriv-
lncs increased when, after a little
VIII 20. l fo.:n; c ro"d grew full of
rus. wh;cl the snow ana tie darkness
quite conc eaied from mo until tie
wheel got into Them, Evidently was
wrong again. va Just TIM ng of
making tie best OF my way out of this
rough and unfre uCnted road, whom
there, | don't know how it happened,
such things seldom occur to me-a
STUN e. fall on The part of my tired
horse sent me flying over the dash
board; with the only consoling thought
that Ihe re Ms We're st Ii in my hand
Luckily, tie SHOW had mado the fall
ing pretty soft. l soon p ckcd myself
mp and set about estimating DAMAGES,
With some difficulty l got tile horse out
Of the harness and thon felt free to
inspect the dog cart Alas! after the
manner of the two w hee!cd kind when
ever horse thinks fit to fall. one shaft
had snapped Off like carrot; SO here
was |. tive miles apparently from any,
where, IN the thick of binding snow
torn. left standing helnless bcs de a
Jaded orse and broken CART
should like 10 know what Brand would
have done under ths circumstances.
AS tor me. | reflected for some min
uteS - reflection in a snow-st0rm is
weary work. l reasoned, l believe,
log ca iy. and at last came to this de
sioa; l would follow the road If. as
uSi 2ctel. it was bat cart track. it
would probably soon lead to habita-
ton of some kind. Anyway. | had
better try q bit fart er, took hold
III the ~earied horse. and. with snow
under my feet snow-ilakes whirling
round me- and wind blowing right
INTO my teeth, struggled on.
1t was a journey! | think l must
have been three ,,uartcrs of an hour
90 ng about a quarter of mile. was
Just beginning to despair. when l saw
q welcome CLEAN of light steered
toward it, fondly hoping that nv
troubles were ut an end. i found the
Gght sto,e throu h the ill-titting win
DO shutters of what seemed, so far as
could make out in the darkness, to be
small farmhouse. Tying to gate
.he knotted re ms by which l had been
lie d;nr the horse. | staggered up to the
door and knocked loud y. Upon nv
honor, until l lrant q .ainst that door
oSt had no idea how tired | was -
until that moment | never suspected
that the nding Of s. ecdy shelter
meant al,Salut el, saving my life. Cow
cred from head to foot with snow, nv
hat crushed in, l must have been a
pitiablc object.
NO answer came to my summons. 1t
was only after second and more i'm
peiativs app icat:ol OF my heel thai
the door deigned to give way few
inches. Through the aperture
woman's voice asked who was here.
LET me in said. Il Lave missed
my way to NJ dcombe. My hor has
allen. You must g We me shelf for
the night Open The door, and let me
tn"
Shelter! You can't get sheltered
here, Mister,' said y mans grutf voice.
!n's y " al ina. Sc you pest be Oil,
and go clewhert."
''Bur l must come in.'' I said. as
founded at such inEosp.tality; l can't
90 step farther. Open the door at
oncen
You Ee cursel,' aid the man.
lis my house, not yours
But You fool, l mean to pay you
we'll for your trouble. non't YOU know
IT. al nth won,lnt.iC~ oh
such n ght as this? Let me in!''
You won't come n here" was the
brutal and boorsh reply. The door
closed.
That ! was enra rcd at such incivilitv
may be easily imagined but if l said 1
was thoroughly frightened, believe no
one would lie surprised. AS getting
INTO that house meant simply life or
death to m. into that house deter
mined 10 get. by door or window, by
fair means or b. foul. So, as the door