Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-15

sue SHOuio perish was THOUGHT 50 uiCo
ful, that, iii its agony, God seemed rutl
less being. Blow, blow, blow, and dri
usupfor ever; we cannot be far asunde
0 Hannah Hannah! think ye not hi
the fearful God has fcrsaken us ?"
As the boy groaned these words pa
sionatcly through his quiyering lips, the
was sudden lowness in the air, and
heard the barking OF the absent dog, viii
the one at his feet hurried off in the dire
ton Of the SQUAD, and soon loudly joint
the cry. II was not bark oil surpriz
or anger, or fear but Of recognition al
love. William sprung up from his bed
the snow, and with his heart knocking
his bosom even to sickness, he rushe
headlong through the drifts, with giant
strength, aud fell down half dead with jo
and terror beside the body OF Hannah Lee
But he soon recovered from that fit, an
lifting the cold corpse in his arms, b
kissed her lips, and her cheeks, and he
forehead, and her closed eyes, till, as h
kept gazing on her face in utter despair
her head fell back on his shoulder, and .
long deep sigh came from her Utmost DO
som. +" She is yet alive, thank God 7
aud as that expression left his lips for the
first time that night, he felt pang of re-
morse -" said, . God, that thou hadst
forsaken us l am not worthy to be saved
but let not this maiden perish, for the sake
of her parents, WHO have no other child"
The distracted youth prayed TO God with
The same earnestness as il he had beea be-
seeching iellow-creature, in whose hand
was the power Of life aud Of death. The
presence Of the Great Being was felt by
him in the dark and bowling wild, aud
strength was impaired TO him as to de-
iiverer. He bore along the fair child 10
his arms, even as if she bad been lamb.
The snow-drift blew not, the wind fell
dead sort of glimmer, like that of an
up-breaking and departing storm, gather
ed abou, him; his dogs barked, and jump
ed, and burrowed joyfully in the snow 5;
and the youth, strong IN sudden hope,
exclaimed, With the blessing of God.
who has not deserted us 10 our sore dis
tress, will | carry thee, Hannah, in my
arms, and lay thee down alive in the house
of thy father" AT this moment there
were no stars 10 heaven, but she opened
her dim blue eyes upon him in whose
bosom she was upconsciously lying, and
said, as 10 dream, +" Send the ribbon that
ties up my hair, as keepsake to William
Grieve." "She thinks that she is on her
death bed, and forgets not the sou OF her
master. 1t is the voice of God that tells
me she will not now die, and that. under
his grace shah be her deliyerer.'
The short-lived rage OF the storm was
soon over; and William could attend to
the beloved being 90 his bosom. The
warmth of his heart seemed to infuse life
into hers, and as he gently placed her
feet on the snow, till he mufiled her up in
his plaid, as well as in her own, she made
an effort TO stand, and with extreme per
plexity and bewilderment family enquired
where she was, and what fearful catastro.
phe had befalIen them /? She was, how.
ever, too weak TO walk !; and as her young
master carried her along, she murmured,
% William what If my father be in the
moor For if you, who need care so little
about me, have come hither, as suppose,
to save my life, You may be sure that my
father sat not within doors during the
storm" As she spoke, it was calm below.
but the wind was still alive 10 the upper
air, and cloud, rack, mist and sleet, were
all driving about in the sky. Out shone
for moment the pallid aud ghostly moon.
through aren't in the gloom, and by that
uncertain light came staggering forward
the figure OF man. 4" Father Father,n
cried Hannah, and bis grey hairs were
already on her cheek. The barking of
the dogs and the shouting Of the Young
shepherd had struck his ear, as the sleep
Of death was stealing over him, and with
the last effort of beunmbed nature, he had
reused himself from that fatal torpor, and
prest through the snow-wreath that had
separated him from his child As vet
they knew not the danger each had en-
dured, but each judged Of the others
suffering from their own, and father and
daughter regarded enc another as crea-
lures rescued aud hardly yet rescued from
death.
But few minutes ago, and three human
beings who loved each other SO we'll, and
now feared not to cross the Moor 10 safety
were, as they thought, Oh their death beds
Deliverance now shone upon them all like
gentle fire, dispelling that pleasan. bn
deadly drowsiness; and the old man was
soon able 10 assist William Grieve in lead
ing Hannah along thfo' the snow. He
color aud her warmth returned, and he
lover, for SO he might we'll now be called
felt her heart gently beating against he
side. Filled as that heart was with graf
itude to God, joy 10 her deliverance, low,
to her father, and purest affection for he
masters son. never before had the innoceu