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AN ADVENTURE ON THE ATLANTIC.
1)T QKO110K R. KIN'GSMILT/.
It was ft beariVifnl morning in tbe bloom'!ng
month of May, 18?, that the good
Nhip Falcon sailed majestically out of New i
Vork harbor into tho broad Atlantic, j
bound for tho distant shores of okl Eng. ;
^and. A9 she got farther out into the j
fceft, and as cno object after another on the
'American coast disappeared from view, the
^assehgers (nbout fifty in number.) gathered
iheiWselves on the deck, in groups, and
Borao to take a ''last fond look" at tlie declining
shores of, to many of them, their ;
"native land. i
'I selected ;i spot where I could admire
tlio scene and give indulgence to my feelings
without beiner interrupted bv mv fel
?ow-passengers, afcd lliero with moistened
'eye and aching heart I gated upon the
fleeting hills of that much loved land, the
land where I was born.
Aa thus I stood,sad and painful thoughts
"Occupied my mind, and questions, which
toaught but time, that works out all things,
could give to mo an answer, rose in my
mind and carried mo back to fondly
Remembered, endearing scenes of a dear
old home buried in the vr.lleys far, far beyond
the towering lulls that were so quickly
disappearing from my view.
Would I ever again set foot upon that
ian'l which I vras leaving each moment
farther and farther behind mo ? Would I
over again cross the threshold of the dear
old house, tho house whero I was burn ?
Would I ever again clasp my aged parents
to my bosom, or was I destined never to
I'chold them more ? My mind ran back
lo the fondly loved scenes of my childhood
the school house, the ul-1 dominie, thu
grassy play ground, tho companions of my
youthful days ; all, all rushed quickly
through Tin- memory and made the dew of
borrow rise into mine eyes. I knew that
tot that very moment, rs always was their
wont on such beautiful evenings, my tinrc
Wspriukled parents, if in heahh, Xvou'.d be
sitting at the cottage door enjoying the
cool refreshing atmosphere of an evening
In Ms ly, conversing perhaps of mo, their
only son, who was frv away from tJ'.em on
the stormy, uncertain bosom of the deep
Atlantic, with U'.t a te\v frail planks between
me and life.
As thus I stood I was startled from my
reverie i?y a lemaie voice near me exclaiming
in earnest sorrowful ncc.cnts, "Happy,
lovely li.nd, farewell and turr.mg lo see
from whence ibc Voice ?>Veceeded, I pc-r'ceived
at a short distance from mo two ladies
whom I had not before observed, engaged
in the same occupation as myself.
I at once conjectured them to be mother
?nd daughter ; from tho resemblance
which they bore to each o! her, and Irotti
their general appearance. The elder one
wits a iniddle-aged, pleasant-looking, ladylike
woman, nttiicd in deeping mourning,
While her companion war. a lovely young
creature, with a blooming countenance,
the very picture of health and good nature
; her raven black tresses hung in
graceful curls down upon n paiv of shoulders
of alabaster whiteness, and of the
most beautiful mould ; her eves Wnrn dark
am! unlike moat black eyes, thcv had a
mild expression in tlicm ; the lashes were
long ami silky, and upon tlio end of tliem
there hung a pearly tear.
'Mother,' said the young lady, and I recognized
the voice as the ono that had broken
in upon my reverie \ 'take i> last look
at the American shore, for the gathering
darkness will soon have shut it out from
our view.'
'My sight is not like yours, Riy child,'
replied the elder ladv, 'for already has the
land disappeared from me ; and as tho
hight air is not gootl for us'Iet us enter the
cabihi*
l^ey left the ttecK?fi.yid in a few moments
more darkncfi^b-jul stolen over tho
.bosom of the hjighty deep and shut from
my view mo uiaiant.shores ot my native
& tand ; bo, following- tlio example of my
. . - .fellow-pnsiengor^ t went below.
For the nekt* fojjr. or five days all Wbo
were not ntcUBtomed to nailing were confined
to tbeir berths by that disagreeable
>i 1- - i ' >
viuuni Dow oivnuw, tuiuu^ll WlllCfl ail
must pass who wish to enjcy a trip on the
foanrty billow. But ns they became Accustomed
to the molion of the vessel they became
convalescent and made their appearance
on deck, until in a few days all were
entirely recovered and were eDgaged in
forming acquaintance with .their fellow-'
Ija^ngeifror endeavoring to gat up some
excitement to enable them to pnss off the
tiro* which hung bo heavily upon tbeii
liands. .
I had been fortunate to make the ac
quaintance of several of our lady passen
"gen, ?a very desirable thing by the Way
whether on water or land,) and amongs
them the two I have already described tc
. 1 T * - i A ' _ . 1!* .1* t
wuojniiouna io ne an jingnsii
lady and ' tier daughter, a Mrs. and Mis:
Bancroft, From what I could glean o
iV ' 9 . v .
,their> history by -convening with them,'!
found th*l Mri. Bancroft wa* a widow
j#r>.,hi?bAn4. having died about eighty
in^yitba.beforc,, that ehe and 'her dattghie
had been t/aVetliJl^lq^iijerica^ wbithe
they had goue on $ie deiaiae of Mr. Bran
J .. ? "
| their native land. Judging from their
i manner of travelling, the number of servants
thov had and their general appearance
and conversation. I ^onjcctured that
they must be wealthy, while their :man\i'p.r
betokened persons accustomed to move in
tlie highest circles of society.
TfceTe was ft young man on board with
tvhoin I became acquainted who gave his
name ira ilenrv Dalton ; ho was a fine
looking joiing American ; with honor,
honesty and bravery stamped upon every
linement of his manly face ; he was a printer
by trade, and having a great love for
travel, ho was about to gratify that love
by a trip through the British Isles and
! whatever other wart of Euronu lie could
find employment, a:id prosecute his travels
at the same time. lie had journed through
the greater part of the American continent,
and had seen nearly all of the ifiany natural
curiosities with which our continent
abounds, lie was possessed with great descriptive
and conversational powers, and
could therefore picture to his listeners with
i accuracy and case the many magnificent
' sights he had witnessed.
j Dallou had formed an acquaintance with
j Mrs. Bancroft and her daughter, and spent
| a great portion of his time in reading aloud
to them, or like Othello he told them 'the
story of his life, eve:: from his boyish days
to tho very moment that tlicv bade him
| tell,'all of which the lovely Fanny Bran?
j croft, like Desdemona, 'with a greedy ear
! .1,., ~,.a ? a ...i i.:~ ?- ? > - '
I uv<uuiw. .iiiu ins aiui\ uumi; uouu,
she gave for his pains .1 world of sighs.'
j Olio morning after we l.ad been over a
: week out at sea, I went on deck 10 take a
j look at the stale of the wentlicr, which during
the night had been a little stormy.
There was not much of a sou running, but
it was chill, heavy morning, and a very
j thick V.'.ist, almost approaching t?.? rain,
j was fn'.iiiutf, which was by no means plea?
j sant or healthy. I stood for a moment on
; deck and was just thinking that d-own in
the gentleman's cabin was n much more
i comfortably place, when Henry Dalton,
j with Fanny lirancroft by his side, saluted
me with a 'good morning.'
'Why, M?iss Brancn/t,' I ^ar'., 'you will
certainly catch your death cold if yoa stay
i on deck in ihir. heavy mist-.1
J 'Just the vevy thing I was VctliV.g her,'
j said Dalton, 'but I can't make her under
| stair:1, that she is running any rink.'
i 'There is a risk, certainly,' replied Miss
: Bancroft, 'to one of delicate constitution, or
i one Vvho is not used to it; hut to tne vHio
j am Messed with health ami strength ; who
j was born wiihin sound of tho roaring bii|
lows, aiul who have been used since my
j childhood to the ocean's pray, there is not
i the leant danger in the world.'
j '1 suppose you think, Miss lvrancrcfV I
j sai-.i smiling, HhaL because you arc a Bri!
ton and l??ni within sound of the rushifcg
waters, that water may almost be considerj
ed ar vouv native element.'
I 'We'.l^ yea,' she replied, 'Water isconsidi
ered by ti* Britons as almost as natural to
us to live upon as land ; in fact it is the
natural protection of onr happy isles. But
Shakespeare describes o?jr position in that
[ respect when he says?
'! Ii5s prcfiioup gem act ill the Hen,
I Which 6crvcs it in tiio cfttce of n wall,
Or ns a moto defensive trt a h^nse.
Against the envy of less happier land".'
Then why ought not we Britons love
water when it renders us such great assistance
?' i
Most certainly you should love it, Miss
Brancrofi,' repled Dalton, 'but at the saine
time you should fear it ; you know its
power, you know what it ttiay cause, and
therefore you shoul not place yottraolf in
danger of boing injured by it.'
'Well, gentlertien,' she Said, after a pause
your advice is good and given for thy welfare,
therefore I will follow it to gratify
you ; and in fact my cloak is beginning to
lell quite Heavy with tlio tuist, bo I shall go
below,' so snying the young creature bounded
off, little conscious of what a dreadful
misfortune awaited her.
Sho'Was soot) out flfoiir sight and hastening
along the deck lo the other end of
the vessel where Dultoii and I were standing.
She arrived at the stairs leading below
and was just about going dowti wheo a
light breeze carried tlic handkerchief out of
her hand and blew it into the tiggitog oh
tho larboard side of tbfc Vessel-, about three
feet above the deck. Instead of calling
one of the sailors or male passengers to
i get it for her-she hastened after it
I There was no one near.her at tlie time,
neither did any one see her, nil who were
on deck being At tha Oliver cud where ?>als
ton andt were?
To roach the spdt where the handket-chief
was caught, a person would have tc
. climb a railing that ran all around the
. deck, about four feet from its outer edge,
, and ouUido of that railing there was nothi
ing whatever to keepsporsou from foiling
> overboard lfthetf oneo lost tfcnir
_ ?
i and it wn# especially dangerous when the
? dcck was wet and slippery, as was the ease
f that morning, ,f:. .> f9:
[ Fanny readied tire railing, climbed can
t tiously over it, and stretchiifg Qtil hei
, hapd ?Ue seized the hftpdk^rcbief, Jtfid &*
r just turning to retrace b?r step* wbeo h$
. heavily on the. decis lengra#Ue^ Vtlth-lhi
mup. Aiiu vessel, umorumnieiy, was lean- <
ing to that side, and having nothing 16
hold on by, tlio unfortunate youug lady
rolled to the ee.gc, and then with a frightful,
heart-rendering scream, she was buried
in the waters beneath. j(
Dalton and I heard the piercing shriek, j i
ano hastening to sec from whence it had ^
proceeded, wo were horrified by seeing > i
! tho young creature from whom we bail
! parted buL a few momenta before strug ! i
| gling to sustain herself on the surface of ,
1 tho briny deep. ! <
1 In an instant, without a moment's ' <
: thought, Dal ton pulled off Ilia coat and ;
' boots, ntid without uttering a word lie ^ I
jumped ih-a railing :jtid sprang madly into i
j the sea. He struck the Water near tho be j i
| ingfor whom he was risking his life and with i
' a few poweful strokes he reached h^r just \
\ as she was sinking. There were several i <
i life preservers laying on tho duck near me < ! <
! I seized a couple of them and lor.sed them j
l into the sea, and then ran to where 6everal j i
; men who heard Mhs Bancroft's scream were ; <
1 lowering a boat ; into it I jumped with !
several others, and in a few moments were i
! on tho water. i i
! Though but about five tninUtcs had j
! elapsed IVotVi the fall of Miss Bancroft into I
! the water and the loweiiug of a small <
i boat, she and Dallon were a considerable
i _ i t
j uiawuiVV HSluril, U?|[lj5 10 UIO BpCCU ai | ?
! which the Falcon was going st the tiwe. j !
The news of the Accident was soon spread '
; throughout the ship, and as we pulled 1
| away from her side the passengers eninc '
hurriedly on deck, and the vessel wr.s stop- j '
ped as soon as possible.
j 'Pull, my men, for your lives, we may , 1
! yet save them shouted the mate, the ok
!y ofiicer of the ship wilh us, and who was '
j standing up on the after part of the boat '
j steering. J
| We did pull, and strained every nerve j 1
in our exertions, until the boat almost < 1
' leaped out of the water, and every mo j I
ment brought us nearer to Dalton and his j ]
j now unconscious burden. He had fortu- j
(lately got hold of ono <?f tho life prcser- 1
! vers which I had tossed over after him, i
| and it was bv that, that lie sustained him- ]
! . I
i self on the water, and it required all his i I
| strength, even with the assistance of the j I
' me preserver, 10 Keep uiinsen ana Me Uej
iiig lie had in his arms from sinking. i
We ha<l gut to within about one hun{
<lred yards of the pair when I observed the I
j male's cheek turn palo, and I thought they '
j had sunk, (for buing rowing I of course had i
! my hack to them ;) but such was not the 1
| Cf.se, although it was something equally i
; fearful, as his words told in, that caused <
' that cheek to pale.
| 'My God, there's a shark !' exclaimed I
i the mats, aud a cry of horror broke from
i all in the beat a5 they heard the fearful i
: words,' and he is a making straight for
j them, too, continued the mate ; 'so pull
; with all your strength my fellows > a Tew
i more strokes will fetch us along side of
them, and we must be there before the
shark, or I hey arc lost.'
! A ihrill of horror ran through my frame
| but I spoke not, and pulled on with renewed
exertion, ns I thought of the fearful
death that might bo the fate of my two
friends if wo were a moment late. All of
i the others, actuated I suppose by the same
j feeling, strained themselves to the utmost
J and wo quickly neared the pair whose
life was in such imminent peri!-.
The shark is down, my men,' said the
mate ns wo approached D.ilton, 'but here
we arc at them now, so pull them in before
he can come up, and wo will save them
I yet.'
J We wcro now elosc upon D.ilton, and
several of us pulled in our oars and prepared
to pull him and his burden in as wc
came along side of him.
i 'Take her, take her first,' said Dalton, a6
! :?i i-:-- *? * *
I ui ua ncicvu mm uy mecoiiiir 10 drag
j him in ; if you pull mo in she will
drop tfut of my arms, for I have not
strength lo hold her.'
Wo look hold of the unconscious and
apparently dead yoUng la-Jy and lifted her
out of Dalton'a arms into tho boat, and
then laid hold ofDalton. We had lifted
him partially out of the water when a
sharp cry of pain btoke from him, and we
saw the body of the ravenous shark in the
water fcolow him ; wo pulled him hastily,
hut alas I we were too latek for both his
feet ttere gone /
Wo stopped the flow of blood-, which
boweVet was not very great, and struck
out for the ship ; by the time we arrived
i tbftre, Dalton was a& unconscious as the
i being for whom ho had risked his life.
They were handed carefully over the aide
of the vessel and conveyed to their berth,
j where they received every medical attenI
! fnn. t]iAro Vmtnrr fr>r4iinal/?l?* ^ #11?1
?v..| ?-v... wvi'i^ ivivwiinvvij ?ua to UICUICII1
i gentlemen on board, and in a short time
i they were both returned to conseiousndsfli
Miss Bancroft's healtbjr constitution
[ withstood the effects' of lhe accident; and
i in a few days alio was able to leavo her
> berth, and she then attended with the most
i sister)/ care and attention _tojtiio wants of
her gnllRot preserver, a? also those of hor
Ktrfco wss eoufiu^ %,%r"bej(th .through
r illneiw braagt*tm by- the ewnt*ment *nd
r ism
| daughUrV. unfonilun^ accident.
low condition,
uerun, mat u was thought by us all that
In; would never recover. But wo were
mistaken, for, owing no doubt to the unremitting
attentions of tho three mcdionl
men, and tho gentlo sisterly care he received
fiom Miss Bancroft, he gradually
mended, so that tho dny before wo reached
England Iio was suflloiently well to be carried
on deck.
Whih: he was sitting in tho declining
rays of tho evening sun, Mrs. Bancroft,
whose sickness was of short duration,
enme cr. deck and took a neat by Uio side
:if her daughter's preseVver.
'This is a moment, Mr. Dalton, that I
have been anxiously looking for,'she *aid,
after h few casual remarks, 'as I wish to
speak to you on an important matter.'
Dalton bowed and sho proceeded.
'This unfortunate accident, by which
voti have been maimed for life, and which
same so near proving fatal to you?'
'Would that it had,' broke in Dalton in
? (losponceiu tone ot voice, Mid looking
iown at his feetless liml ?.
'Wliat, are yoti scrry thai you live ? norry
tlint God preserved your life wlien in
such imminent danger ?'
'No, madam,' *iu replied, 'I do not exactly
rngrct that I live, l.ut I do regret that I
lid not die wli-jn at the do^r of duath.
Might I not as well bo Blumberiug in the
Jeep bosom of the unfathouabio ocean, as
lilting as I am on t'.r.s deck maimed for
Lhe remainder }f my existence ! Might I
not now aa well be numbered with the
lead as with tiie living 1 What is the
ivorld to me now, or what am I to tho
iv-crld? Nothing but an object foV its
pity.'
'Say V.ot so, Mr. Dalton,' replied the la'y
'there arc those Who will assist yovl and
ittenJ to you, as if you were their own.
li was 10 h.ivo initic, :ur. Uaiton, lli.it you
i?ked your life and suffered your unfurlu
aale accident ; then it is my duty to repay
you fur your loss, .13 far iis lies hi ttiy
power. I am wealthy in this world's
jjoods. I am possessed with far more than
[ require, and more than I ca'.i, unless Iftvshingly,
expend. I also cttn command
power and influence amongst some of the
lifglicst men in England. Now, Mr. DalL011,
itll this is yours if you wish it \ all my
nfiuenco and my riches aro at your command,
do with them as you choose.'
'Thanks, many thanks, Mrs. Bancroft,
:or your very liberal offer,' replied Dalton ;
but however croat rour riclip.s nrn I mn?i
respectfully decline all or any part of them.
My trade is 6uoh I will be able to work at
it yet, and so long a? I am ublc to do so 1
:an earn sufficient fur all my wants.'
'But you will not be able to gratify your
love for travel,' said Mrs. Bancroft.
'I beg your pardon, madume, I am still
able enough for that also, and in fact for
all my wants ; I requiro no assistance
whatever.*
'But I cnunot take no for an answer,
Mr. Dalton,' continued the lady, determined
to help Dalton in some way or other ;
'you must lake something ; if you do not
require assistance then you must rcceive
something from mo as n gift.'
'I cannot agree with you there either,
my dear madanie,' said Dalton.
'And is there no way that I can help
you,?nothing that I can do for you?'
Dalton did not answer her.
'Come, man, think,' she continued, 'is
there not something that I can do, some
way that I can recompense you for the
great loSs you have sustained i Come,
speak.'
'Ye?, tliero is one thing, and one alone;
replied Dallon in r\ low voice.
'And what is that ? tell me, that I may
gratify your wish.'
'Tho hand of her for whom t haVo suffered,'
replied Dalton.
'Ah !' said Mrs. Bancroft, sttiilingj 'so I
have struck tho right card at last; !
thought I would be able lo recompense
you in some way or other. Well, Mr.
Dalton, I am suro no one has a butter
right to Fanny's hand than you, for if it
were not for you she could never be any
nnnV t1t/?raf?trA rnn Kopo mir
get hers mid alio is jours:'
'Thanks, a thousand tbartks; Mrs. Bancroft,'said
Dal ton, as the lady left hit side
and wont below.
About a half art bottr afterwards 1 Was
walking the deck When I bbserved Fanny
Bancroft sitting by her preserver's aide.
They bad tbeir beads bent down and very
close together, and wore apparently engaged
in conrersftiion on some vdry important
matter, for they spdko In very low tonesj
and Dalton'b words generally made the
color riso to her cheeky and tnade her
dropjier eyes to ibe floor.
T 1 A u 1 I ..
: i ui course i uon i preienu u> Know wuai
these two were converting so earnestly
About, but I do kno w that when we cArried
fralton beloW that evening he itas in better
spirits than he bad ever been since tile
unfortunate accident. .
Next day we catered Liverpool harbor,
$nd having business to transact which
would not ftdttiit of delajri I bade flktettell
to my fellow passengers and left thri shi^
*. * 1 *
f.?.< i Jlwi . QtvjpfVf . J* s (\
About tbree months afterwards .1 was
^lanoing raj-. eyfea carelessly over thi
column* o? a London paper, when they
fell upon the following par^ag^yrbicl^]
1*53' ?RlcJWliule degree ot pleasure :
Mariied at the residence of llie bride *6
mother on tho 8th instaht, by tho Rev.
, Mr. Henry Dalton, of America, to
tho beautiful, TveAlthy and accomplished
Mias Fanny Band-oft, ouly daughter and
heiress of the lato 'George Bancroft Esq.
Four years later I a'Ccfdeutly fell iT. with
Dalton ; ho conducted tue to liis home,
a princely mansion in one of thtj fashionablo
residences of the groat metropolis. A
| tlaxened hnired boy tureo years of nge
j eported through the rooms, aud the rt deJ
vant Fanny Bancroft fondled a beautiful
j babe on her knee, tho whole *ceoo diaplay|
ing peace and happiness, and Such indeed
i was their lot. DaltoU was happy, he had
j all he cou'ul wish for, and he never Regretted
his uulucky though lucky voyage
across the Atlantic.
Fashionable Women.?Au energetic and
A.I !. .1 - '
: iruujiut writer utu9 sums up IDO unhappy
lifo of fashionable women :
Fashion kills more women than toll and
borrow. Obedience lo fashion is .1 greater
transgression of the law of woman's nature,
a greater injury to her phyaU-al and
mental constitution, the hardships of pover
ty and neglect. The kitchen maid ia
hearty and etrong, when her lady has to be
nursed like a sick baby. It ia a sad fact
that fashion pampered women aVe almost
worthless for all the good ends of human
life. Tliey have but little force of character
; they have still loss power of mora!
will, and ouito HS litlln nlirsicul pnnroc
? i ? - r"J ?" &:
Tliey live for no groat purpose in life?they
accomplish no great ends. They are dollforms
i*i the hands of milliners and ?ervnnts,
to bo dressed and fed to order. They
dress nobody ; thov feed nobody ; they instruct
nobody ; they bless nobody. They
set no rich examples of virtue and woman"
Iv life. If they rear children, servants ahd
nurses do all, save to give them bru!v.?
And when reared, what do tlm children
amount to ? Who ever heard or a fashion
able woman's child exhibiting any virtue
and power of mind for which it became
eminent ? Read tho biographies of our
crreat and coofl mpti niul ivninpn /->no
O o * "vfc
of them had h fashionable mother. They I
nearly all sprang from strong-minded women,
who had about as much to do with
fashion, as With the changing clouds.
If the day of mercy find us graceless,
tho day of wrath will find ua speechless.
Bo willing to want what God is not willing
lo g'.vo.
They who in spiritual things will be
their own carvera, will surely cut their own
fingers.
Men may perish for be'hg setVAnU that
are unprofitable, as well as for beirtgsitthei*
that are abominable.
We Bhould take as much delight
in precepts that enjoin holiness, ns in
nrAtriiono f ?ooiim
^iviuiovo wainv lin|/|JlliCaat
That man's leginning in religion was,
too often, hypocrisy wLosc cud w^^aposWo
must choose between the golden
cliain of duty and the fierv chain of dark*
nesj.
Sin hAs brought many a believer into
suffering, and sufftiring has kept many a believer
out of sinning.
The wheat and the chnff may grow
together, but they shall not lie together
: ' Uo will thoroughly purge his
floor.'
it.. -i:-l -r If....
aiii.il uinj uuu uiti umi 01 our lives
move with correctness when it is set by
tho rays of the Son of Righteousness;
inhere ate tttany who blllsh to confess
their sins, who do not blush to^??rrtmit
their ainsv
Some will ttdl Btiettt ovil, and yet will be
so; Others would seertl good, and yet not
be so ; either get oil into your lamps, or
throw yout lAthpi aWay.
tie that sins againlt light will at last
Slrt a way his light i if thy light do not
put sin and the world Undet* thy feet,
it will nevet put a crown of glory bn they
head.
Werb It htit for iin? dtatit bad bevcr a
beginning; and, were it ntft fot death,sin
had never an endingi
Grace iH our hearts is liktt tHe start in
the heaven, shining not by its own apian- j
dor, but by the borrowed beam* of the Rnn
of JjighteonaneM* |
To bleta God for tnerciu Ik the w*Jr tb
incrtaAo them; to blew God for mitorfas !b
the m*y to retbdVe theft;
*"* l/: pehtecUtion Wires fWW yWti ft life yttU
1 cnnnot keep, it bettow* eporl Jon a life you
tthftttt ltigfc '
r? '
"Why ft A wre?Uing itt&tch the loiUt
moral of al h content* t Bec*u*? it U
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* - Wliy -aboqld: sot Jffnt F*pp?r* b*
ifwm
, eauN tffay -turn. tho- p^flor into m-tap.
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fcAIDEN ^ARfclOB.
No strugglo in the history of the t?ovW
has produced nobler instances of beroisn
than that of our own glorious revolution
Tbe achievements which light up the ex
pause of that deadly conflict like stars ir
the firmament, put to shame the melodra
m.it:c heroes of Greece ; indeed, it ia no
loo thuch to say,th.\t every mountain pasi
haa been a TTherraopylie, aud every batth
plain n. Marathon.
Occasionally the deeds of ftar have beei
lightened by that sweetest "of all passions
love; and it is a tale oT love and patriotisn
we have now to tell.
Sergeant Jasper belonged t<5 tba* iftos
famous of all heroic bands, Marion's Brig
ade, where his valor and talents soon wol
hitu distinction. Among oth'er darinf
ueeus, iiis rescuing our ling at Hie t)atue o
Fort Moultrie deserVifcs to be mentioned. Ii
the hottest fire of tho conflict, the flag c
the fort was shot away, and fell withou
tho Fdrt. Leaping over the rampart, h<
seized tho Sag, and returned amid th
cheers of eveu tho British. For this darinj
deed, Gen. Rutledge presented him with
sword.
Liko many other families At that tim<
his was divided on the great question. Qi
older brother took the side of the English
and served in their army. Out of affectioi
for his brother, and a wish to examino iot
the strength and condition of the eneinv
he resolved, with another patriot soldiei
Sergeant Nevrton, to pay the British cam;
a visit. His brother's position in it enable*
him to receive his tVvo friends without an
suspicion of their being apiea," and the
were enteVtaitiftd foV tVro ot llirtie days wii
gteat hospitality.
\Vliile thoy weW thtts engaged, .1 arn.il
jparty tif Americans were brought in prit
oners, and as they had deserted from th
British, nnd enlisted in the American rankt
their doom would have been death. Tlii
the brother of Jasper assured him was t
be their fate. With them were the wif
and child of ono of the prisoners. He
distress at her husbands approaching fat
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IUUCIIUU iue iiumauu uenri UI jasper. V>OL
tiding his purpose to his fiioud, Sergean
Newton, they bade adieu to ^Aspfci-'b hrotli
er, and took tlieir leave. They had n
sooner got out of right of tho thai
they made a detoiir, stretched across th
country so fta to etude nil suspicion, shout
they tnoet \vith any British soldiers.
It wn& the custom of the English the:
to send all the prisoners takeu in that quai
ter to Savannah, for trial. At a littl
spring, about two miles from Savannal
Jasper and Newton secreted themselvc
awaiting the Arrival of the British escoi
with their prisoners. It had oct'jred to
per that as thxiV hiust pass this spot, it wn
very probable they might h:ss here to r?
fresh IhielilselVtJs; hull tiio \fcoody nature c
the spot. would favour a resclie.
After sortie hours' anxious suspense, the
Brt'tv ibfe CSttoH With their prisoners approacl
Tito glirud fcaa lett ill number, and armei
The corporal, with four men, conducte
their captives to the Water, and told them t
rest themselves Fol- an ho\lr, at tho aam
time giving them Soltle provision*,. Th
sergeant then told the itten to jgl-ollnd llrmi
and seat themselves. The prisoners thw
themselves on the earth in hopeletedespaii
Near to the wretclied man sat his wife am
child. Two of the men Alone kept thei
arms ns sentries. As tlic rest of the mei
wero filling their canteens with water, ja?
per and Newton came stealthily from thei
ambush, seized two of the muskets tha
were slacked, shot the two sentries, an*
rushing upon the others stunned them wit!
the buts of their weapons. Deprived c
their arms, the others abandoned the cob
diet and fled.
Releasing the prisoners, they escape
across the fiver to the Americans.
But the it)ost romantio incident in tbi
brave man's life was his love for Miss Salli
jjjt. Clair, or, at she is termed in our an
nals, the l^aiden "Walrior. This was
beautiful Creole girl, who retliHied (lis pai
ion with a purity acd ihten&ity selddf
known on onrth; When he Was called uj
on to joib the defehdbrt ttf bis cBUhtryj be
grief Was unbounded Tbeir bolir of pati
ing caraej attd Aftet- the tendereat of adieu
tbd gallant fttJldlei* sprang upon liTs Hon
and jdinbd hii regiment. Scarcely had tfa
adUHd of bit horeti'a feot tlltt'J tlprtH the ail
than bef fotMhtib brain Suggested the plai
of jdihitig bet- ldVer by dHlUtihg; hi tb
same brigade. Sbe reaoWdd td pdt hi
project in immediate operatldrt.
Secilring a auit of male attire about h<
Own awe, the Sobered hfcl- long and jeti
rlnglWA, dl-eased bfer liair like * in*n;?, an
purchasing a hohte, felie Bet off ttofie dH\
nftef-i ltlbnfe, to otter her sehricdS to the hi
ble MeridH; tier offef Wft8 nctJeptetfj kti
A lithtf, itiHW 0 tripling #iia fddfti id. tfe
cdt-ps to Wbieh hot- I river bdfongttil; fa
Contrast tjet^ebh thtJ singling,.. *tui the
men, in thfeif uhcdtltll gntbs-, theft- itiaasM
faew, embW^fte^'Hfttf by su
ad rafOj ttiu indeed' itfikibg, feuk tibt
wi^e io eagefr fbt> tb? battle, b* to ind
51td fatigue^ su the (ait- faoed bty
found that hii energy of &h?t*oU
penetrttttl ner dt*fuhe;
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The romance 6f lier tfiCfcAtion increased
^ the feiTOBT of her pMslon. it V*s Isre'r Ao'
light to T-$ect &at oukno#n to bitt, shd
Yras \>y ^aia side, watching oV?r him in th?
hour of danger. Sbe fed her pataion by
1 gating upon him io the hotir of alomber?
hovering near biifo when stealing through
1 the awamp attd thicket, and be)t>? al#nrs
5 ready to arert hunger from bia beat}.
9 but gradually there stole a melancholy
presentiment over the podf girl'a mind.-?
1 ft a l.o<1 ?VW? l-.a-l *
ui>uu iwimcu wun n'Oipes deterred ;
' the tvar Was prolonged, ftfcd t^e grouped of
b'eitift restored to bluft gteW more and more
^ \inceYtairt. !But nOW lalie felt that ber dream
of hap))iue3fe cdu'.d never be realized. She
becA'fce convinced that dea'tYi wAs a\jouI to
snatch ber away from bit tide; bat the
^ prayed that she aiigbt die, and he never
^ know to what length the Violence of be*
Y passion had led ber.
t It waa an eve before a battle. The n&p
e had sunk into repose. Tbe watchfiret were
e burning low, and the slow tread of aentu
^ nels fell upon tbo profound silence <sT Ifcti
. night air, as tbey moved Mirotiali tfcn ?J?rVr
shadows of tho foVost. Strotdved upon the
, ground with nb other coilch thAb abUhket,
3 reposed tho WftrUke form of Jaspar. Climb
ing vines trailed thenUelrea ititO a conopy
q above hit head-, through wMch the star*
0 shone clown softly. The faint dicker from
-f the expiring embers of a firo fell AthWaVt
r his countenance, and tinged the oheek of
p ona who bent above bin cdttch-. tt vras thfc
d smooth fncod stripling. She be'dt )b\V down
y as if to listen to his dream, or to breathe
y into his soUl plensaht Visions of love and
h hsppiueas. !>\it leafs traco themselvel
down the fair ono'a cheek, and fall silently
\\ but rapidly updto the bVoW df her lover.?)
A mysterious voice has told her tbat the
e boar of pAUing has como ; lb At tomorrow
i, her destiny is consummated. There i? one
a la>t, long, lingering look, aftd theti the tttto
lmppy maid in soon to tear herself away
e from the apot, to titit her sorrows ill
:r privacy.
Fierce Arid tertibife is the ctib^ict that oft
^ thte ttior'row VAgtfc <}? U\'e Spot. Foreiftost
( in th'6 b.vAIfc !s tliVa intrepid pauper, and
eVet by hia aide lights the stripling warrior-.
n Often during the heat and tho amokd,
o gleams suddenly upon the eyes of Jasper
j the melancholy face of the maiden. In thd
thickest of the fight, surrounded by enea
mies, the lorera fight side by side. Bud*
_ | uemy a innce is levelled at the b'reut of
| Jasper, but swifter than the lance is 8aUl*
St Clair. There ii a wild cry, And at thd
r feet of jasper ainka the tttrtideri, with tbd
t life blood gushittg Trdrtl the white bosom-,
^ which had betel) thtofth as a nhielJ before
his breast, lie heeds not now the din ndt
thti datigei- ot th& 'cohflict; but down by
' the sidfc of tlitt dying bdy he kneels. Theh
fot the 6^St tittle, does he leAhi that th6
y stripling h his I'dve; thai the dim visions
l( in his slumber, of an angel face hovering
l# aboVn hirtl; bHtJ indtiteti heett trile. tn th'd
j midst of the biittlt^ Willi her lover by heir
0 side, nbd the bafb still in her botoitt, thd
? heroine ittAideh dies 1
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e Her battle, her Rex; and her noble davo?,
tion,?oori became kndwH through the corps*,
v "there was jv tearful group gith'ertod aroUnd
r. her grave; there Wai hot bhe of thOsft
J hardy Warriors who did tidi bedew he* gravd
r with team, fliey itUHed her near thtt
n river Santee, " in a green shady nook that
looked as if it had been stolen out of Parit
j dise."?fcotilahte of the devolution.
it
d God on the Sea.?I must confess that
h no one thing impresses me so much with a
>f sense of Divine order atici goodntesft iH
i- the material world, with the conception of
a stupendous machine which the Almighty
d wisdom has designed, and which the Almighty
ji6wer Iceepis continually in opera*
it tiott?as the WtfttdtoUs, benificent, Wagnifi.
e cent system of exchange between the lasd
i- and the sea carried on throbgtl the pipe*
a of the Attot&phere, attd Veitti itiAl ttrotM the
|. n?uit> uuur 01 ogiTcn, tms raigniy wneeL
n thai Ibrns this way and thirty and kn^f
> ibe pnlse of every living In motion.
>r ' A great waste,1 ii thii teipihle of w?t.
ler thai ebafes c iktt Veked feerraootheal
la ^or lies ?withttiitt? Undet- a tropic afcy.
10 $ut fat- inland the gteat hmt of oototi*
to nehli pstitt folr ttft bltmibgv Alld stately fblrr,
tista aigh for it all their leave*; afctl
tt td-toorto* this olitlying elettifcht that qoivie
eWtl like HidlteH lend or dashed iti featk-t
ery foatti,kal tiiasoended upoh ibe lltWtl* ttf
Of England-,.ttie VlneJWda of the tthin*
>t- and the wheat fields of the We?t. tfc has
y touched with tender tftdtaeu the wide prii*
id tie, and It opeti& its flowery lids, more in*
rs f.umerABlts tttutt the of heaven. The
y tiitmbife plabl llfta tip fu grataftil httad.
d its though it ML Hod's cafe fbf *ttd the
Lo Orchard end the gii-clfetl btatthe Kfch itete
behae of thaiik?giVing where it hiu pa?ed
nlotjg;.' fhft little brook babblee With Jot
fe ttver lis h*W filled oup; And Missiilippiaod
in Grottoes back among their hidden feprhife,
ib lend Up their great voioea ih eiultatiofc.
lif fenithevaat wheel keep* tnfrttihg, and* ae
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