Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-03-21
THRILLING INCIDENT.

The following thrilling IN, Ident is re-
ated of a p'st-m.D, who, for a very large
reward, ATTEMPTED to carry letter across
one Of the deep Rlens Of Scot and, through
an overwhelming northeast storm. lie
had been, if remember right, a shepherd.
and fesrlrssly set nut on the ent, rprlsr,
while many we're flied . tn appr henson,
FIR his life, il the 81, rim did ~ subsidr.
The westher was .xcessively cold. and
tine violence a. the storm rendered It I'M
possible to see any track of man or beasi,
| through The Who'll. I'll n. The tnly
chance or Il sac arrival consisted of some
knowledge he had of the ground, VIII, re-
be ad m,ny a time driven his f'cks IN
summr. Bnt, MS he Afterwards assured
us, NJ may have very accurate knowl
edge oil the way IN summer, while, IN a
winter storm Of snow, at night, the whole
| way seems like a ir,ckless ocean. II is
said that some of those glens in Scotland
are s, full of snnw in winter, as not 10
thaw out in midsummer.
tbs couiag as the storm thiekene !,
and the cold inr,e ,s,d, would have fcil.
ed, hut nj IL Dgth il became as doublfI
VII, Their he could find The Wy back, as
wheth,r e could succ, ed in or ss'ng the
mountain ridge in safety. As lie had to
cross many small stream, now filled
with snow, he Mt un 'requenty sunk,
ard wet Ills het ia tp- sire m, aud on
bringing them up again To tn. cold air,
they iroz-, aud at length became so dis
nblrd that he could raise IN his iett n,
more. and lie had to press forward on his
kne S, as vel rs he could. From some
io' icntlons, lie C. nrluted that lie hid
we nigh crossed the glen, and might,
by Lifting up his voice, he heard. He
cried aloud tor help--a lost Traveller -
but cried in vaIr. At length he became
lr,zen 10 his knees, and he could only
worm himself ona ard With ! is hands, for
ne knew that WHEN he should cease all
ex' rlion, he must Immediately die, and
there was a possib li,v that his cry might
b. heard. and he should live. Hence he
raised again and ag.in his cry, lost
traveller, But at lengtn, htile open ug
of Tue storm showed shepherds cot at
hand. He had No: miss,d his way 10 thu
cottage OF a she, h ri who, b. sought.
aud easily wormet hins If to his very
door, and gave The signal that saved ms
life. HIS Trends opent 80 him and hui I
fire and warm, d him into recollection
md recovery.
MORAL. - Blu. if that man had not per.
severe sfier he had irnz-n h S &. ct. and
even .fer he could no onger tt av, on
his lower l,rnbs, but had to worm HIS way
on bis elbows, he must have died. Al
though he was neer the shepherds cot,
yet as he did rot know his position, il his
resolution had failed for a moment, a3d
rxerIion had ceased, he must have died.
He agonized TO live, and his agonizing
saved him. And If we will only thus ag-
onlze TO live for euer we shall hre for ev-
err.
There is not an enterprise we undertake
that requires SO much ex rtion as to reach
h. aven. Those who conclude that they
know enough Of the subject already, and
| hat h. aven will come as thing of course
and fold their arms and sumber On. will
di" in their sins, and never see the King
in his beauty. The few years of their
prob ,,ion will slip b. before they are
aware, and they will just begin 10 feel
the Importance of dong something. when
they sha find lhems Ives upon dying
bed. the harvest past, The summer ended,
an' tiny unsancliied. Rev. ID. A..
Clark.