The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-09-01

There will be Storm" said !.
Aye, indeed there will: bur scarce
ly thought il would be so bad a. what il
coming" replied Johan. IhoughunlIy, and
staring full in the face 81 Tie lowering
sky. :. Yet the child need not get vel
FOR all that, unless she likes IL; for is not
there the old lsrpanlin and the oars,
whereof she can make r0yeringi"
saw clearly that old Relsachar was
appealing Ia himself rather lhan 10 me.
50 ! waited NATL his inclination prompted
him 10 step 0nl faster on our way 10 The
w0odrangeT's house. whIeh Ve al last
reached, as nearly wet through as IL was
possible 10 be. The wood ranger was
al home. but the horse was not; and The
storm increased, aud So at last did The
fathers anxiety about his nnly chIIl.
b" must GO back" Said be-, gazing
from the eminence We s,oad on, back
towards The Rhine: IS Susannah will be
frightened. Pray look al the river, cir.
Gevfr saw a more furious. and never so
suddenly aroused. II is gastiieh sehOn,
Isn't il.
:" II Is fine sight to look at from this
safe distance" SAID |; " But il has few
charms for the pnor fellows in that boat.
thai is tossed about so roughly"
"'FIs true for you, sir; | doubt IL il
be rot in great danger" observed Jahsn,
eying keenly he wsse-hufIeled liule craft
TO which | called his attention. II was
heavily laden with large freight Of fire.
wood. so heavily that even in The smooth
est weaiherihe guns ale would have touch
ed the waters edse. II was IN the middle
NJ the river. endeayorIng To force ITS way
up against the stream. by the aid Of a
square and tsltered looking sail. but
every effort IL The men who managed il
vas baifled by The extreme violence Of
the waves. which We could plainly see
washing clear over it from stem to stern.
III just wish YOU good evening. sir,
aud hurry on To- The ferry; and ] hope the
boat NAV nave succeeded 10 pas,ing il be.
fore arrive, for thai ledge Of rock just
abnye the station is hard TO steer past in
such q dreadful squall." said my COM
psnion, with benevolent snxivty. But
| was not disposed Ia par, VIZ him thus.
he dangers IN winch III unhappy boat
men were exposel, vas attraction suffi.
gee; lr lead me clu.el So the scene; aud
ld Johsn AMI | pr,.ceelcd rapr.!y to-
L,ts.rr on aur WAY b4,k. hvtnra silent
~ toward lv the iotcr Il acre rxrne-
mem. snu So ytr ,o,.og ,ight ol II, >trug'
| gllag vessti, " hlch. thu,gt - a,adc scarce
/, 3hv Way, VAS urgrttheles< gaming on
us IS wc ,pprolrtrd III Terry in a now
| +ratiel tIae win The aver.
Ever, aumeut lha. led US rearsr.
showing - ,he mere slnr prnl - the
Gttll Graf; ~ | thauaHl e.so.s d.~s.a.
gutsh al u,u-, . Jrs,,srgng CO, f"5 az
from me ,w0 n,e., who Nere 9sv teGert-
IS mtuageag h'r, 81 anss 4. ,af@s.
a. she as Eri,.., g ssrd la suu y
lhe sogr, ~wcu sneAe q pl4in ,tafY Of
erntien hefplessnes> 4 hollbw In lie
rad mad ~ lose sig ef her fnr . few
mtnu'e.; and a. We asc"uaod 1gam in
hrrainless tnpstleHce "e caught 4 new
| view. uhIrh cn"6rmrd uur worst tnrhp.
| dtnsS. The boaI, erher lrnm the rudder
betns uushlnncd, ar 'hp nan II the helm
brine washed down bS I wave, had turn
ed completely round. and was swept
| across 10 almost the ether SIDE Of the riv-
81. hv he strong SIDE wind, and lhe Tio-
lent eddy. Every wave threatened 10
swamp il altogether, aud It Vas drifting
| first into the ledge Il socks alluded 10 BY
| Rel>acher and over which there was nov
lanm If breakers scarcely TO be believ-
ed by any one who has not seen the Rhine
! in me nf its angriesi mnndS. We were
nnw within few hundred yards OF the
terry.
! The cries for help were less frequent,
for there was, TO all appearance. no help
al hand. Four or five peasants, men and
women, stood a, different points IN the
bank throwing up their hands aud scream
ing unavailng advice or consolation To
the poor baatmen; and now and then the
dismal echo OF their shouts was felt "a.
Their than heard. as | and nv old compan-
ion ran along the slIppery road.
| IN few minutes more the boat driited
into an eddy most particularly dreaded
bv the old ierryman.
"Its all over with her now; and there
she goes, sure enough" exclaimed Refs.
acher, as powerful wave caught the boat
under the side, aud turned it keel up
wards,
They mus, be lost before we can
reach the r,ver." added he, as he caught
a, the railing by the road side overcome
by agitation and exertion, while l stop.
ped to recover my breath, and started
down into the river from the precipitate
bank. The rain now swept IN sheets uT
the stream, and almost hid every object
upon IL; but iancied distinguished,