The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-08-14
MISCELLAN EOUS ARTICLES,
FRoM rsH pArno,r GAZETTE.

FRoM THE DETROIT GAzETTr.
Uncomaion Sel(. .hossesStoD --.On tne banks
OF the N lsauck, ,apId suean which rises
IN, aud a,ws tn oush very mountainous
part oi I've state of ConnecVcut, a lew yeas
sinc. lived a respectable family, by the name
oil B.. The father, though rot wealthy,
was respectable nAnt lie nad iooght the
batlles oil his couDt y IN the resolntion, and
hom familiarity win scencs OF danger aud
Pc n, he had learned that t Is always more
p, utient 10 preserve and Affect the air OF CON
hdence IN dagger, than 10 betray signs OF tear
and especially so, siOce his conduct mishS
have great innhence upon The minds Of those
abou, him. Ha had occasion 10 send liuie
son across the riyeS TO the house OF q relation
on IN err and, and as ,heI c was then 90 bridge,
the ,,vsr mast he f,rded. The isd Was Ia
m,iiar with evc,y part OF the tofding place,
and when the watcr w,s low, which was a.
this time the Case, could cross without dan
Eer. But he had scarcely arrived st his
place Of destination and done his erraod, whcD
suddenly, as is frequently the case IN mo9n
famous countries, tue heavens became caIS
with clouds, the winds blew win gtsat violence
AMI The rai0 teu In iorren,s--it was Ne az nigh
and became exceedingly da,G. By 'he kindness
of his EieOsts he was pursuaded, taonsh ~ah
some teiuetsnce, 10 ceIinquish his design OF
retusp ping IN ,he evening, and In wau unit
morning. rhs fa,her suspected the cause OF
his delay, and wa, not over anxious OIL &C
coun, Of any accidents that m.ght happen %
him during The night. bni I've knsw maj nc
had ,au,,nt his son 10 render tho most oose
qu,ols obedience 10 MS ta bar's commands {;
that he possessed " daring and featiess spun,
sod would nevcr be rcs,tainet oY force, ht
would, as soon as II should be .nEi;,en,iy iigh'
In tho morning mp 10 ford inc river 90
his utn As knew also that the imtneose
quantity Of water that appeared 10 be i'I''ns,
would by nor ning Cause the gsver 10 rise TO 4
considcr rable heign,, and mste dangerous
even lor man In the toll posssssion o' strenBth
and iortitude 10 attempt 10 Cross u he there
fore passed. sieeplcss night anticiPhed wan
oil q fathers feelings what might beisi his
son IN III. morning.
Ths day dawned---the storm bad ceased,
the wind was s,iil, and no,hinswas TO be heard
but the roar Of the waters OF tho liver. The
rise Of the river exceeded even the fathers
expectation, aud no sooner was II sufficiently
A.. ligh to eosble him to distinguish objecs "a
cross IL, then he placed himself on tho bank
to watch for the app oach OF his son. The
son arrived on tho opposite shore almost at
the same moment, aud was beginning to enter
the stream. AL the fathers fecliogs wcte
reused ,n,o acton, for no knew that his son
wa In 10 most immncnt danger. lie had
p,ocee dsd too Far TOO retu,n---in fas,, to go
forward or to return was TO Incur the same
poil. His horse had arrived in the deepes,
par, Of the channel, and was struggling a.
ssins, The currcn,, down which he was tapidy
hurried sod was apparently making but little
progress towards the shore. The boy bs'
c.me alarmed, and raising his eyes toward,
the landing place, discovered his father. He
sxelaimed almost frantic with fear, . shall
down - No exclsimed tho fs,her, 10 a stern
and tesolu,e tone, aud dismissing ioe moment
his feeling Of tenderness, +" No, II you DO III
whip you q, dexth,-clog 20 your ho'se.
The 500, who feared father more than the
rsg,ns element in which hc was enveloped
robeyed his command, snd the noble snims
on which he was mounted, sf,or struggliog
for como time, carried him safe 10 tho shore
"Niy son." said the glad father, bursting into
tears, 4" remember, hereafter, that ID dange'
you mus, possess for!isuds; [; and dsterpininl