Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-07-01
ETTE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, JULY 1, Is43.

CONSCIOUSNESS Of SAFETY. Inc nSner and
his wife conversed with quick and intelli.
gent glances over their sleeping guest.
They both knew that she had again passed
through her perils in that vision; they both
felt happy and thankful, in her calm SUM
Der, which spoke so well the sense of safe.
ty.
In this calm rest she passed many hours.
At length her sumber was disturbed by
course voices outside the hut.--They we're
roughly interrogating fisher. The ques-
tons she needed not TO hear distinctly to
understandable answer of Finn she did
catch, for it was spoken Tor her ears as well
as for the soldiers that had visited the cab
in
"a hundred pieces Of gold!'' cried the
fisher-"truly, Captain, a sum like that
would be worth striving for. Be assured
will take good care Of the runaways if they
fall into my hands. A hundred pieces Of
gold! Not soul shall escape shipwreck,
that will not bring TO your quarters. A
hundred pieces of gold! But, captain" ad
ded Finn, with the characteristic GOODNESS
of Danish peasant-"but, captain. will
you not enter my humble cottage moment
for repose and refreshments"
The mother shuddered, lest the invitation
given in bravado might be accepted in ear
nest; and then, she was mother and the
lives OF her children were at a stake; for
an instant she trembled at the possibility
that her host might intend to betray her.
The voice Of the captain, as he declined the
proffered cviIity, and renewed his promises
to the fisherman, treasured her, as the tones
died away in the distance. In a moment
more. Finn entered the cabin.
CLOSE not moment, ma am," he said.-
"The storm has abated-the waves are
more worthy of trust than man, and we
must embark on the instant" All the
strength of the mother returned at this new
exigence, and hushing her children into 81.
lence by a sign she followed Finn, as he
took circuitous path among the rocks,
known only to himself; and in few min
utes, without the exchange of word, they
were embarked in the fsherman's skiff-the
fastS were cast off, the honest peasant work
ed at his oars with will and in ten hour S
the dawning light showed him the coast Of
the Low Countries. Through the night he
had been guided By his familla. pilots, the
stars; and labor was so much his habtuai
custom in his hardy calling; he had so often
endured it as a matter Of course and of ha,
bit, that with such stake in success, he did
no, once think OF fatigue. Suddenly new
danger crught his eye. Two armed boat;
were pursuing him, land Notwithstanding tina,
they were crowded with soldiers, awkward
afoat as COW on stilts, they rapidly gam.
ed on him. 1t was evident they had been
! lying in wait near the coast, to intercept
| the very precious burthen which he carried.
He uttered not cry Of surprise. SHOWN.
madam he said, without any appearance OF
being disconcerted-"down in the bottom
of the boat, for it needs ballast" The mo-
Their unconscious OF the threatning danger,
obeyed mechanically. In the next instant.
musket balls whIsted past the ears Of the
intrepid fisherman-had they sped an in.
slant before, the mother would have esca
ped the perIls of the sea but to have been
murdered by the hirelings.
Finn measured with his eye the distance
yet between his boat and the shore, and he
saw that it was impossible to reach it before
mis- pursuers would overtake him. He for
med sudden and desperate resolution--he
ceased 10 fly. He even turned his boats
head towards his pursuers, and making a
trumpet with his hands shouted-"Boats
ahoy! What do you wish"
| "You are not alone!" answered his pur
suers.
True" replied the fisherman, as the
boats were now so near each other that they
could converse with less effort. "True-
have good cargo of fish for companions
You can provision yourselves with them i
you wish--there was no need to fire npor
me for that"
"Advancem
"Aye, ayew cried Finn gally, yet trem
ulously. 1t was proper and natural that
poor fisherman should be awkward ant
alarmed before two boat loads Of soldiers
The coarse brutes enjoyedwhat they though
was the trepidation and energy of fear, an
as they stood up, their boats rseled unde
their shouts of laughter, as the fisherman
skiff, urged by his nervous arm,shot toward
them.
{ A scream from the lubbers A splash
The awkward fishers clumsy boat ha
struck !heir bow, with its whole momen
tum, and awkward soldiers fall over the gun
vale all round into the sea. Nor is Their
less confusion among the other skif load c
soldiers. Their boat dipped water first owe
one of its sides, then over the other, as tn
soldiers swung their arms, and swayed, an
Tell upon each other, in vain attempting t
succor their drowning brethren. What
another accident! The awkward and frigt
tened fisherman has taken a sudden SWEEP
#, and run into them too. And now he is pu
, ling away for dear life, without though
for the safety of the soldiers of Denmark