Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-10-19

wreck - exclaimed |, involuntarily. III
old mans eyes, dim from age, but their Wis
ION quickened from afiiiction, we're fixed
IKE mine, IN straining scrutiny; aud whe
his gaze was sure of lis object, lie cried on
III a tone Of bI,erest anguish -
lob, my child! My Susannah! 1t i
her, IL is the boat. She will perish. Oh
save her save her, Herr Gottr' And will
Incredible speed be darted away from on
resting place. soon overlook him, an,
supported him on my arm rs he to,iered
parting and exhausted, 10 the tree agains
which bis liuls SIX iG had been erewhile co!l
ell. We now saw il within fifty yards of u:
on the boiling surf, and the heroic child-hel
young heart buoyani with PHYS likelihood
! working her he!m>like oar with all H.:
strength, and looking pale and stern al III,
RAIN and The waves, which drcnched her
through and through, at The furious wind
which hai loosened her lsng hair, and sent il
streaming around her, and al the broad light,
ming, which gave, al intervals, supernatu
raj hue ia her whole person. She was, in "A
minute or two more, in the power OF the for
! inidhble current, in which the half drowned
men now chung To their boat, and she was in
nearly as much danger as they were. |, was
moment ofactual distraction Tor her father,
yer forget the sensation Of that fearful inter
val of suspense.
The grey headed old man now gasped con-
vuiSIvely and widely stretching ont his
arms, he flung himself on the earth, as if to
shut ont the sCcRe of almost inevitable death
l he despa'ring men were, with hoarse, faint
voices, hailing and cheering on the Intrepid
girl, and giving what snatches of instruction
lhey could utter as 10 means al approaching
them. But alas the utmost strength OF a
child, fortified as IL must have heen bv pow
eriui feeling vi re!i. Iuus con iidcuce and no.
bic courage, was Insufficient for so severe q
struggle and had the deep anguish of see
ing the wreck, and the iorlorn brothers who
hung upon ii with fierce yet enfeebled
grasp, swept by within dozen yards Of the
ferry heat.
Al tins moment oil Reisacher started up,
ana he would have plunged into tn" merci-
less river, had moi torchly held him back
oul screaming louder than the storm, his
voice now reached Susannah, and il seemed
at once In paralyse all her power and skill.
She cast her looks by lurhs on the wretched
OBJECTS she would have saved, and on the
nall maddened parent Who seemed rushing in
y iraniIc effort 10 assist her.
at this crisis, Riartin BuchholIz, one Of
The brothers, perceived that their combined
sibiii'y at his gaining The terry boat Tor his
companions could not swim-hc resolved 10
trust himself, IneXper, exhausted, ard en-
culnheTed as be was, 10 the chances nl the tor
rent, He slipped down into the water
struck out ms nsw nervea arm 10 buffet eve
ry wave, and rolling and plunging with a
heTce energy OF despair, he little by li,tle ap-
preached The skif. Susannah .egained her
presence of mind, and she labored at her oar
WIN renewed strength and redoubled efforts
She soon met The bold swimmer (; he ytasped
the prow-heaved himself up the side
caught the oar from his preserver's hands
and though now considerable distance from
the heavy reiling wreck, he came up with it
just as his brather was iainting from exha,s.
tIcn and terror, and lifted him safely into The
skiif
And now TO describe old Reisachcr's de-
light quick following his despair, as he So
The Terry boat bounding triumphantly across
the waves, with its rescued freight
the tears, the blessings, the thank sgivings,
the love, the pride, the gratitude "A II fell
down in plenteous showers upon the head of
his child, or rose up TO heaven in iervent but
silent thought.
Susannah, calm, modest, and apparently
unconscious in The midst Of all our united
praise and acknowledgements destined 10 the
F. N'h' 'SN''p 'l1l sile nan upnc ElTtlSus ana
( heroic action, without knowing, al the same
time, lts uncommon merit.
The Grand Duke OF Baden, on hearing
The Circumstance, was pleased To bestow a
graluity OF two hundred forms on our LITTLE
heroine, together w:Iha medal, rs a special
mark OF distinction, hearing The nsc, iption
"She trusted in Cod" She was, " hen lasl
saw her, year after the adventure, reCeiv-
ing The full benefit OF an excellent education,
tor some voluntary subscriptions procured
her many additional advantages and she
walked at The head OF her village school fell
lows, IN their daily premenades, with n ste,
as composed, and lock az uuassuining, a.
before the event which has given her narne
, lis local immortality.
Since the year 1881 friend Reisachc:
has lost his old sister and given UP the ferry
! But the gratitude OF Martin & G.. BuchhoIi7
does not allow him to want the comforts of ;
house IN his old age ; and ] should not a, al
/ be surprised TO hear at any day (for Susan
/ nah Is now seventeen) that the gratitude o
| Martin, who Is still unmarried was about {,
/ give sill more permanent expression Of hi
attachment IL the younger remaining men,
I Der of the female branch OF the RESEARCHER ia
miIy.