The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-02-17

was FLASHING upon them, and each conVulsive
start that followed only aroused him TO the
consciousness, if consciousness il could be
called, that the next plunge would be his
last.
Merciful powers! at the very moment,
when the strength and spirit of man had
left him, and the cold shudder Of death had
come on, he felt that the tide rose no high
Ier. His eyes opened, closed, and fearful
laugh troubled the waters! They eddied in
his throat, and the bubbles foated around his
Ilps-but they rose no higher-that be knew
again and again his bosom heaved with a
deep sob, as he drew in his breath, and gave
il forth anew in agony. A minute had pas
sed since the salt sea touched his lips; this
was impossible if the tide still flowed; he
could reason so much. He opened his eyes,
and family murmured forlh-"O God be
mercifulm The flow of the ocean had in
deed ceased; there he still stood molionless;
but praying and weeping-thinking of his
beloved home, and hoping that his place
| there might not be for ever vacant The
waters in short time subsidized, and he was
enabled to stretch his chill limbs, and then
to warm them by exercise. Soon the rock
was left dry as before, and the fisherman
knelt down upon that desolate spot among
the billows-hid his face in his hands, and
. praised and blessed his CreatOr-his Pre-
? server!
!. Oh! it was the well-known bark Of his
s faithful dog that he heard above the waves
in another moment the creature was licking
/ his pale cheek. He was saved-he was sa.
b IVed-for his own boat had touched the shore,
e and his own boy was in his arms! He had
d been drifled TO the land, and had easily
a found those who rowed hard for the chance
e of saving his fathers life.
/, Snow hOmeward, homewardm he ex
l. claimed. ''Homeward, homeward!" echoed
ID the child. and Neptune jumped and barkeC
at at the welcome sound.
" The fsherman's family were still suppl
al eating Providence upon the hillock tina
to overlooked the deep, when the old maj
h started from his knees, and exclaimed
d, 1--WE are heard! there is a speck upon th
ls- distant waters"
ge "Where, wherein was echoed by th
xt group; and he pointed out what he hope
if to be the absent boat They eagerly strair
Id ed their eyes but could see nothing: in
few minutes, however, all perceived sal
os- still it was impossible to tell the direction
lie IWIltOl ITO COuISV y
Of Then was the agony of suspense; il col
ed tnued, however, but for short time; DO;
ad was evidently advancing toward the shore
er, in few minutes, they could clearly pc
lall ceive a man in the bow, waving his h
lis above his head, and soon after the vel
ce- known bark of Neptune was borne to the
him by the breeze. The family rushed to Il
ia extremity of the rude pier, and the lol
re- huZza of the fishermen was answered by Il
ted ''welcome, welcome Of his father, and Il
ore almost inarticulate ''thank God" of /
He wife.
e of And now all was Joy and happiness in t
up cottage, where there had been so mu
led, wretchedness; the fisherman, his boy, a
Of his dog, were safe from the perils of [
all great deep; but he would return no ansv
ra- to the many questions, as to what had {
was tanned him so long beyond the usual hour
ath- his return-''Wait, my wife," said he, 81
the I'll we have dressed and refreshed ourselv
he and you shall know all; but before we
be- either, let Us bless God for his mercy,
on, cut of great danger hath he preserved m
n his Never was there more sincere or m
had earnest prayer offered up to the Giver Of
one goodness, than assembled from that hum
d TO dwelling. And when the fisherman
Tiled told his tale, how ferVently did they all
5 the peat the words that had given them so IN
rise consolation in the morning
o do "Fearless let him be whose trust il
ayss God"