Litchfield enquirer., 1833-08-15
Fron. si,e Detro;t Ga.e eff.

! Uncommon Sey-l oOssessi0s.--On the
 banks of the Naugatuck, n rapid stream.
 which rises in and flows through a very lsmountainons part of the State of Connect l.icuts sl few years since lived respectable
 family by the name of Be-. Tle father. though not q wealthy, was ,a respectable man. He had fought the battles of his country in the revolution, and from his fa- miliarity with scenes of danger and peril,
 be had leaEAed that it was always more prui- Edent tO preserve aud affect the air of coRf-
 dence in danger, than to betray signs of
 fear; and especially so, since his conduct might have great influence Npon the minds of those around him. at
 He had occasion to send n fittles son a. Icross the river 10 the house of a relation,
 Ion an errand, and as there was then no l bridge, the river must be forded. Tho lad
 was'iamiliar with every part of the fordiRg 1 place, and when the water was l0ws which
 was attlis time tho case, could cross with-
 out danger. But he lad scarcely arrived lat his place of destination, and done his
 efrand, when suddenly, as is frequently the case in hiOuntaino1s countries, the heav ems l became black with clouds, the wind blew l win great violence, and the rain fell in tor
 rents it was near night, and became ex- Iceedingly dark. a- ,es sss5 as5. sos " 2 By the kindness of his friends ho was
 persuaded to reliDquish his design of res turning in inc evening, and .Wait until morning. The father suspected tie cause of his delay and was not over anxious on ac- count ot any accident that might happen to | him during the night. But he knew. he had 1 taught his son to render, the most obsequi- ous obedience to his tather.s copImahds and that, as ale possessed d daring and fear less spirit, and would never be restrained by fofcea he would, as soon as it would be sufficiently light in tte morning, attem pt to ford tho river on lis rbtnrn. He knew also, that the imniense quantity of water that appeared to be falling, would raise the
 river to considerable height, and make it dangerous even for man in full possession lOf strength and fortitude, to attempt to cross il. He therefore passed a sleepless
 night, anticipating, with a fathet' 5 feelings,j
 what might hefirl his child in tho ni6rniig. | The day dawfied the storm had ceas- ed; tho wind was still, and nothing was to
 Do heard but the roar of the river. The
 rise of the river exceeded even lhe father's
 Expectations, and no sooner was it suffi-
 cienlly light to enable him to distinguish lobjects across 1t, than hc placed himself
 on the bank to watch for the approach of
 his son. Tho son arrived on tho opposite
 shore at the sain6 moment, and was begin lining 10 enter the stream. All the father's Etaelings were reused into action, for hc knew that his son was in tic most ilnmi- neni danger. He had.procseded too far to
 return in fact, to go forward or return was ta iHcur the same +periis@@s & ! Ills horse had arrived in hedeepest part 0g slse channel, and was struggling against | the current, down which hb was rapidly
 hurried, and apparently making but little progress towards the shore Tho boy be-
 canio alarmed, and raising his eyes to-
 wards the landing place, he discovered his
 father He exclaimed, almost frantic with
 fear, {. O.! Ishalt drown. lshall dre~n ' ls No P exclaimed the father, in a stern aud
 resol0te tons, and dissnissing for linda1siit
 his feelings of oftedd6rnsss, U you do, T'U
 vAip you to death; cling 10 yOtsf horse, e,'-- lTIe son, who feared a father more than Ithe raging elements. .obeyed llis. command,
 and inc noble animal, on which he was
 nOunsad, struggling for somo time, carried
 him safa to the sh0re. s448 @ < M
 iss My eson,' said the glad iaiher, bursting
 into tears, srcssembcf hereafter, that in danger you must possess fortitnde, and de- terniining to survive, cling to the last hope.
 Had I addressed you with tho tendsrness
 and fear which felt. your fat6 was iGevit-
 able; you would have been carried away lin ihs current, and l should have seen you
 no more.' a ass a#a '
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