Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-09-25

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Sac Was the same young lady for won
he had lost his chance in the boat. and fol
a while be felt pleased at having effected
her rescuei but a moments reflection con.
vinced him that her rescue was no rescue,
and that unless he could find some more
substantial vessel, both must perish.
Under these circumstances he propos.
ed making an effort to get his companion
in one of the boats which was still hover.
ing near the wreck, but the proposition
offered so little chance ofsnccess that she
declined, expressing her Willingness al
the same time to take her chance with
him either for life or death. Fortunate.
ly they driffedupon a part of the wreck
which furnished them with materials for
strengthening their vessel, and which were
turned to so good account that they soon
sat upon a float sufficiently bouyant 10
keep them above the water, and when the
morn ng 'IaAvned, they found themselves
upoa the broad surface ofthe ''vasty deep''
without Land or sail or human being in
S ght---alinost without clothes, and expos.
ed to the burning heat Of tropical
sun.
In the course Of the next day they came
in sight Of land, aud for time had strong
hopes Of reaching il, but during the sue
ceeding night the wind drove them back
upon tne ocean. Ga the third day a sail
was seen in the distance. but they had no
means Of making themselves discovered.
They were however at length picked up
by vessel, after several days of intense
suffering, starved and exhausted, but still
in possession of all their faculties, which
it seems had been employed 10 some pur-
pose during their solitary and dangerous
voyage.
We have heard of love in cottage
love in the deep green woods-nay, even
of love in the wild unfurrowed prairie,
but love upon a plank in the midst of the
ocean, with dozen frightful deaths in
view, is something still more uncommon.
And yet it would seem, that love thus born
upon the bosom of the deep-cradled by
the ocean wave--and refined under the
fierce beams Of an almost vertical SUMS
after all the very thing. There is about
it the true spice fromance-the doubts the
hopes, the d.ficuies-aye, and the deaths
too, to say nothing of signs and tears.
r. Ridge must therefore be z knowledge
ed as the most romantic ofaqovers, for
there upon the ''deep deep sea- he breath.
ed his precious passion, mingled his signs
with the breath of old ocean, and vowed
eternal affection. Women ar the best
creatures in the world, and it is not to be
expected that Miss Olsiow (sueh was the
lady's nancy could resist the substantial
evidences of affection which her compan-
ion had given and accordingly they entered
into an ''alIiance offensive and defensive
as the statesmen say, which has since been
renewed upon sierra frma, and is ere
ong to be signed and sealed. -
On reaching the shore and recovering
somewhat from the effects of the voyage,
Mr.. Ridge thinking that perhaps his lady
love had entere i the engagement without
proper consideration and that he sight of
land and of Old friends might have caused
her to change her views. waited on her
and informed her if such was the case he
would not hesitate to release her from the
engagement, and added further, that he
had lost his all by the wreck of the Pus
laski, and would henceforth be entirely
dependant on his own exertions f r his
subsistence. The lady was much affect
ed and bursting into tears assured him
that her affection was Interchangeable and
as to fortune, she was happy to say that
she had enough for both. She is said to
be worth two hundred thousand dollars
Brooklyn ADVOCATE.