The Van Buren press., 1897-11-06
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Ms likely 10 a-ealltsr-
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gate A. 1z-r : Was l.zz- along laz-ls
fashion. azd I -15zk s1af ! bad trzT-
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q sZz5l raz-lzE saa11 4Aead hat se-a
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= check nv Sr,Hss. ! vEHelsaz= mas
fang z0wa 1z5 sid ttaf l,atasis Is-aagpssl.
Locking forward sz7y tzs dark aas-5-
asz uu1A olaser. Tor fhe white plain
v4s q; Sharply a 8 aosa1 n. tzr =
tE1-1-zs Z back curtain lad aesz low
ara5 fron the sizes. F1oa4 bszz-a fl5z
certain cane -z5 1a1r
zhzG Instantly 5z7lzt6 tae truth 7 as
hzF uzs aos wholly fr1zsz- Az5 a.
-5ze3 a. -he tezEe = rse 5cs-e,sltz and 1he
dark water q I4zszz Huron v-zs hearing
and tezu5zE =irEs before ne
Tie Usoz. tzaara h5dE=z dv din
ct1-5S. gave 3 tzz1t s1rt q azlt HEhz
tEzt SAoWe5 ne he whole s1e-e-tAs
Fzsi trs1sz Fzal1 so -zsa1 z-5 5sttz az5
u tror-. fks zrFzllzaz. zasEz tuszoas
ezvazs=- Wazte-sar7sa5 bz--aHs werz
raz1zzE k1Eh before The gale zz5 :
hard zu zsl11iSH5-r aoaH q YFl-# s-6
water. AzdIkz5 ccu= wfsl-z -ea -o5s
. tAs h-5-G Se1 ealT 81 tzt ]
seemed "a II az1 e. q F-5-t q peninsula
. iess wisA o7az water = r1z vVsst =
vel = q -es scaz1 q utz Szeh rear
zsss % sae Ee,sz water scared Ee-
Ers1 1T 10 81 farther aWzF= II VS.
cz-czzTzdle zaE7 s1s rozzl 5ce ers
aa6eF ne night break ~ uz5tz IL
fa-rs 4 lie gale
dropped o- HT hands zz2 knees
az5 started : ~ q a. 5a-S. IL
Fsc.-f< a ny skates rasT5aE L1zo -Ae lezz
Tie horrible --azz-z b,ez515 Inspired
Ne with 8 sazt = pazsc- Fc= couple
q hundred Fzr5s I scrambled OF. aa6
tksz re stz=s- g sxsr-zaz sd excite
Ep-s began 70 tsl MS seized hT
sz56s1 szlzas-z1z- zz6 collapsed
r mas S1ovz-E faster zaVVs -1tscss
iAlt he t1ous g ny E5l0t ssasl-E-eosi
azs f1isklr covered Eitk wEz-e. Thf
fakes Grzve 11ra1Eh The a1r W5zn tn
sE-e5 zzz stag = arrows. }1z ! tar-es
ny hack a1 tAez. and stretched ezt q
re sze-zc 6ze. = imagined I5zz
aei feel =haf lad eaerEr ezoush u
-ei : NJ fee eVs- = saVs CE life
Rid act seen - eal5 aov- I seEaz
= 5ssl a=owSs1y comfortable. ard saz-
uer1e3 that VS. freezing % death
and didn't much cz-e-
eo-l5 io- aVv vElie feel The STOW beat
5-E tucess1-tly On Ely face and sAoul-
Le-s. to- vas ia 8 sc-r q 5ozs. but not
w,cllT u1cc-scious- Presently the
STOW ceased falling. I lost count ot the
lapse q -5ue. tlt was suddenly
swake-e5 by . heavy blow as L a Pl2-},
t1i fallen ACROSS nv body. came 70
myself in a- tustant.z15 c- raising nv
head found myself completely fnte5-
ce1 II STOW
wss zot particularly cold Eow. and
TIE queer. numb feeling IL nv lees Was
gone I could hear the roaring q the
storm outside. ard began 10 realize that
The thin. 5Fi1E Snow had -ee5s-i only
srch s- obstacle as ny body 70 form 2
very respectable drift. ST the bottom q
which I y71S inferred. and vhich had ar
rested the freezing process
As thought ot this. another dun
-hut sounded upoz The top q ny
se-ulehrs. ! SAT up with some dif5crl-
II. threw the STOW aside. and looked
about.
realized in moment what had oc-
Cured. TIE wind had shifted from
eas; Of north 10 west Of uorth. and
under rs i-5ue1ce massive bil,owS
were ruv rolling O. the western edge
Of ny peninsula Now ard then crest
of breaker. blown bodily CT by the
gale. would fan with q resou155-E = crash
far up OF the ice. Without doubt. il
was such an event that had awakened
me. ard Just in time. for il was certain
that the ice about ne would soo1 be
breaking UF.
I jumped up srf struck cut Wi.h
the new direction Of the wind. knew
that I was saved Ieouli rot return 70
Parry sound. buE Pe-e-1n-uishe1e and
Midland las g miles down The coast.
and with the gale az my hack taroiei
that IL would Re easy &c cover that dis
tarce.
II was rot 50 easy as I had imagined.
As the sounds of crashing aud reudir--
ice died away behind. I found uyselt
weak and weary. Ny legs aehs5. NJ
back achst. nv head zched would
have Civen worlds 70 81 down and res,
the one thing which dared not do
Snow retarded me slightly. rco. thouEh
II was q mere th5n. hurryfrc. scu-ryizr.
loose LAYER. except where occasionally
cclIevte5 as g t-ift by some slight Oh
stce'e
I reed rot however. describe the tor
ture ct tha- - miles skating. Had it
rot been for the god wiri pushing b.
hind. I must have d-cupe5 bv the wsy.
As it was. 7 was half dead and two
thirds unconscious wheu saw the e'sc-
tire lights GO PsretarEui~hsue shining
on the sky ac-oss Christian islard--
. Youth's CCup2rior.
Heart Hunger.
TIE rain fen sulleClv. Truck horses
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