Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-02-28
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From the New York Transcript.

ives OF the parents oil the celebrated
Thomas A. Becke, Archbisop of Can.
terbury being no less circumstance
than that the father Of the Archbishop
went to fight the lnfdel Saracens in
the Holy Hand; and while there was
wounded, taken prisoner, and was nur.
sed by beautiful young female pagan,
who, like most young warrior nurses
fell desperately in love with the OBJ.
ject other attention and solcitude. Az.
ter the older Beckett sailed from the
Holy Land for England, she became
inconsoabe at his departure, and
short time afterwards she secretly left
her fathers house, with little money
and few jewels, made her way to A.
ere, took her passage in ship bound
to England, landed ia London--and al.
though she could not speak a word Of
the language, except the name of the
being she loved, and only knew a part
Of this, viz that his christian name
was Thomas, as she went crying that
word through the streets Of the grea,
city, until she found him-soon after
which they married.
Singular as the above story seems,
we have to record one to-day almost
equally singular and romantic. Some
time in the course of the last year, as
one of our fast sailing vessels was drop
ping down the Mersey, with fair wind
and tide for N. York, the hands on
board observed small boat in the ri
yer, astern Of the ship, containing
party Of pleasure which was upset
by squall. The ship yards were
braced round, her topsails backed, and
a boat 10 wered, which made for the
party in the water. They were rescu-
ed, except young lady, who becom-
ing separated from the rest, was carrl-
cd down by the rapidty of The tide, and
must inevitably have been lost, had it
not been for the watchfulness and in
terpidty of the mate of the ship, who
instantly jumped into the fore chains,
dropped into the water, swan to the
drowning girl, and being strong
young man, supported her till the boat
reached, and took them both up. She
was taken on board the ship (Which
was hove TOY until she recovered, when
the rescued party were ultimately land
ed.-Strange to say, the parties all
separated without the name Of the ves-
sci or any of her people being made
known to the rescued parties and the
ship was soon under way for n. York.
On her return to Liverpool, the
mate who was fine, handsome fellow,
and who had not failed to observe, du.
ring their short acquaintance, that the
lady he had rescued was a very beau
tiful young woman-thought it might
not be so much amiss to endeavor to
find her out, and inquire after her
health-With this object in view, he
hurried over file of old Liverpool
| papers, and discovered that on such a
day, 1894, party of pleasure in a
sail. boat, including Miss Mary
had been rescued from a watery grave
by the crew of vessel bound out
but as some forty or fifty (Which had
been wind bound) sailed the same day,
the name OF the vessel was not known.
On making further inquiries, he found
that the young lady's brother, sur
geon, was one of the rescued people,
| and that they had left Liverpool and
gone to reside in the country. He
obtained leave Of absence from the
ship, and without any chart or CON-
pass to steer by, he mounted horse
and rode out oftown towards Warning
ton. He had not proceeded half
dozen miles before his horse took fright
| ran off, and threw him violently on
his head. He was taken up senseless,
and carried to the nearest house, which
fortunately happened to be surgeons.
He lay some days in critical state,
and the first object that met his vision
on regaining his senses, was the form
of the fair Mary above alluded to, sea-
ted by his bed side, bathing his temples,
and officiating as his nurse. She
blushed deeply on perceiving that he
| recognized her, and hastily leaving
the room sent in her brother, and an
older but less agreeable) female nurse.
Finding him still too weak to converse,
they assured him that he was with
friends, deeply sensible of their indebt-
edness to him, and who were but too
happy to have it in their power to con.
tribute to his comfort. He was now
convalescent, and sinking into sound
sleep they left him.
He awoke very late the next day,
much refreshed but as neither his
host nor the sister made their appea.
rance, he inquired for them and learnt
that they both had been called up in
the night and had gone some distance
to attend the dying bed of near rel :
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