Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-09
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lKsarssy. fNss) Essesprtss.
Nv noilsc wss nrst sttrrctrd TO the
cloud about u o'rlerk an sunday. ti'
ati. by . iow rumhllag seuni ressm.
bling distant thunder. ] knew the
.ulls.sis sound Ia IT, rsusesl ny hall, su.i
..loss~i window. snd bliuds Immediately.
The cloud u,ovr,i hat little until n~sr :
o'ciosk, when u gave Indications ut
rss,sling Ne. ! think II ~ss NEAR thrvs'
10 the afternoon When ms attention Mas
sgsin called 60 u. We WIRE not done
With our dinner, hut ! gave prosnIs
.riers io run for the cellar, for nut 1t
the dark cloud, apparently from the
rruuni, wss q rolIIng. tuushling m,..
r,-s.mhling steam. u sfirrwaris ss.nW'-
sd the form af q black funnel, tspefing
from the grnnd upwards.
II ro.e dIrvvtly w~si of ~ertwafer.
teak q s.aihw cat rours~, moving quite
.lowiy. We thought nj Que time Ne
~ere going io essal~, wh-u all 10 once
II rl,ssgv,i It, eoatse. taking u northeast
,lir-rt iou ani rsine swonp'ng dosn an
swretwst-v. You rsnnot Innginr the
harror. 10 the f-w minutes that epsursi.
We took rcfug. In an outside cellar.
Oniv q few imiies ~ hosrls were 10
~ ~ru our heads sn'i the dark hrrl.
lille IN the air shove W. our h"mc I'm
plsm-uts aud ir~s wetc ,ir'llng s"ub'l
In dire ,onfu.lon. II lssi-i lat n NM
m-nt. Tie sir ss.um.l Oh. 'lsrkp~s. "'
miinlgh,, While viewed from sn opeulr g
~ the ,~llsr. II 'lispis,-i ,.llo~ Hl.'
p~sr,nrc sni emitted . aiding, sui
phuroa. sm-lI.
While pacing over u sark~'l Oh" s'r
from 40. cellar thr,agii Tho ,rniil''"f,
,su.ln. . isSnli,r .ustiIon th't TIL
l,,. ssmp,r,si to pullIny one. e'r. oni.
4. 4 .tcppssl into oi,cu sir ] si"oi piri-
l,,~I. Mb.r. fes moments l.f"rs'
had .io.,i . lov-iy bome .urr"nulci v,
.tsiel, trre., tbsf- INV ruiipri pil'
II hrI,k m.rtar sni luml-r. With "nl,
.iump. 80 trr-. for ornsmrut. B'rn.
and ouihaIlding. werr swept sway o..
,ompl.tsly .. though they Dr,rt h'd
l--n. N-sr tho ','rn VS. s'ic'd h"'.-'
Will. Ia the %, fsll near hy ~ss an"'h'
~ on-. 4 csif sB'i several dead hogs
H., .estiefri w hif-rnt pl,sc.. 'hlgk-
On. we've .,rip,--, 10 th~,r feathers sp'l
half burIssi With rubbish. Mill. ~N-r,-
where w-r- hr,lsn pI,~. ~ lnn'-r'
An oil o,t fisli 1. ..tilrkIy stream viii
| .tIrk. ih,t " I. .,diV injurri, sol cr"i
20 LIp.lling wos.l will have to u gather
~ frum thu corn hrl'i.
4 .lx syr- riotcr posture nrar th'
h.u.. ~. stripped az hs wiF- fenr,
p,.,. torn az sni wlrr full.i lot" htll.,
Locking suuni n nv neighb't. fouHd
MT q h"a.c standing IN ssertsai.'
lsFot-r--iorr. mill sDi dwelling. 'I
le,rlsi to the groand. III" 'nl.''"s
farm bou.-. srrv iho.- ~ Bsyrr., Olson,
w-l... Dl.tr,-h. N-',is sni Iy~e.
4 f,s mlnuie. after the storm Nigh
l.r. wrr- on tho grvunds l"okins afir'
10. wounlszi, helping io rr.rue tl. lev
/ .r,Irlr. 30 ,Io,hlng that the slni hal
na, hlosn away, sui offering .hrlirr ."
the l,.msl... one.. The sftefp"or
fright cam. .i.,mlns la .horily sfirr
,nd . ould hs,. met q .sd fate hsi "
no, hem .iopr.-i by the frantic gesture
20 a.. hy.unl.r., f"r the f"'d ~s'
.,v~n With frsgm.ot. 81 b'oA'n car
/ sui lumhsr.
Mr.. Tl,om,. snd family rrm,inssi "
th. haa.. .ni ~-r ball, hut nj
..rlou.ly hur. Ia. rv.t ~ 70. sought
rfugr Ia oat.ll- c.ll,rs sDi c.'aIFN
| . i'm our lives. Inv. nat III. .tiii.il'''
az t.... hut to .om. % "a. II !. m,ny
| y.-sr. of b.ri lstoT.
On Moni,y people began coming ~
a'.I.,.k ia the mofuins ani s,'nilnn"u
| ir-sm u-,ure,i Over the prmi.-. unii
| late Al night. some of thru viu" Will
| ipns hsnI. anil i,.s,rt. To- rrn'l't Nh'
~ thsy might, othrr. to sr- tie sight
,nd o,llrr. ih,t tho, Might tax" sd''n
,ye - ,h. excitement a. Icy In .uI'
pl, ~ dry gosl. sni gro ~rlr..
I,-t- ~. tho .il-nt i"ss,i- hni warn
.troas htnI pr-..ur- telling more tlt'l
aot,l. sni iher- wrrr at phr''.' 81
| .,mtnthy m~tnlng p"'hlng II al
| I,-r- N.r- gr.n.l, p"hl' men 90 WOMB
| ..,klns 10 aIl-,ii- the sur"rin:s SO
p-,,l. ~ ,h. i-~opl- The .rlf-'ish,ron
..rr tb.r. pr,noun-lng " . jplgmTn
for o,rr-ph -. E,-n w-lit"-io f'rmrf
pIgkrI az all c,rfi-i swsy srti 10. frou
.ior.. an dweillng.. n"t "nl, lcirp~
| ~ stoat ryvlop-, hut ] have he
glimpse. 80 hum niinf- ihit ~,
t.usi,i 80. that while thru ar- I-rorl
/ slth .oiil. ti'o sn tll Va - 1911 w w
n,ks-I -,r, the w"rii viii - r~lerne
by u. muhtu,ic 81 Chrisiiin mrn an
snlnen.
Ih,,- uo wav ~ ~stlm,iIng nv neigh
hor.' Ices. hat NV oen IL o. i"llos.
,IsrIIlng .h"a.e, si,sp. harms snl "n'
IulLIing.. sI.0p1; implrin~ni.. war"n'
rte.. sl.OpD; stock, sDl. Nv fnni'nr
"a. total ln.. AMI ,ilu-~i NV lihr,,r
Il sIDo. II !. hirl Tor ~" ~ r-lllf" TIA,
at down to dinner .urr"un lei hv sl
the comfort. 20 life. sni that i~f"f
.lInn~r "a. hni.h@i lni neither .h"l'e
ZOE NV fimiiv ~ si0'k. thit wber-
frN minute. t-forc th~fr wrr ch~rttr'
,arr,ui. sni .iriwbrrrie. IN pr'i,i.l"r
,l,crr rrm,lned .cophssi sui hllrhi-
de.crt. Nv gtrlen ~. swept o. rlca
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