Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-03-07

tune, he thought only Of his mother; and,
while his expressions of gratitude were
poured in eloquent language into the ear
of his benefactor, there was mingling Of
thanks that she would be the reaper of his
unexampled kindness.
Tomorrow! who may boast of to-mor-
row!
The widow and her son parted from each
other with happiness bright in the pros
pactive. The storm Of the preceding''ev
ming had beel succeeded by morning of
unusual mldness for the season; for it vas
the middle Of January; and telling his mo-
Their he would nor return to dinner, but that
she would see him early in the evening,
William babe her farewell.
1t was the close Of the day that tra-
Weller went forth TO view the picturesque
and beautiful falls Of the Genessee. He
proceeded slowly, gazing upon the sur
rounding country with an eye Of con-
noisseur; and had gained the point at which
the fall could be seen to the greatest adj
vantage, when his attention became en-
crossed by an object Of exceeding interest.
Near 10 the acqueduct was man employ
ed in endeavoring TO collect some drift
wood. He had stretched forth his arm to
secure floating log, when, the place be-
ing slippery, he lost his balance and fell
into the water. At first, the stranger
thought him Justly punished for his teme-
rity, and felt inclined to smile at what he
deemed his hardness; but soon other
feelings predominated. The river was We
ry high, and the current, running strong,
soon brought the rash youth towards the
rapids.
Who, oh who may paint the anguished
feelings Of that hapless being, knowing
himself to be doomed to inevitable de-
structlon On, on the rapids drove him.
There was not a ray Of hope to cheer his
dropping heart; but, as the moment Of i'm
pending fate drew near, desperation gave
him strength to grapple with death grasp;
on the very top Of the falls he stood bolt
upright against upon his feet, and, giving
one wild and dreadful shrek, went over.
Faint and dizzy, the traveller had closed
his eyes to shut out the dreadful sight
He knew that the hapless being had seen
him, that the last agonizimg appeal Of the
unfortunate youth had been made for aid,
was to him; and, sick at heart, he returned
to the hotel.
When the melancholy fact became
spread through the town, it was said to be
a poor youth, who had been in the habit Of
nightly carrying home a supply Of drift
wood to his mother. All spoke highly Of
him, Of his devotion to her, and Of his sub
sequent good conduct. 1t was mentioned
that his prospects had improved; and ma
ny con ec,ured that the force Of habit, more
than actual necessity, had occasioned the
fatal catastrophe. Reader, the poor
drowned youth was the widows only son!
Not many days after, coffin was seen
slowly emerging from the widows now
desoIate mansion. The body Of the young
man had been found many miles below the
spot at which he persisted. Not a trace
of his once pleasant cOuntenance was per-
ceptibe; but his clothes were identified by
many. There was one who would have
recognized him under any circumstances
the heart-broken mother. When all
shrunk and turned away with horror from
viewing the mutilated limbs, she chung to
them, and wept over them in the most Bit
ter agony. The earth closed over his To-
we'd remains. 1t was the widoW'S last trial.
Soon she was sleeping beside him