The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS,
THE WRECK
By H. J. BOwLEs.

suffered in the hands o. the hard hearted mon
ey lender.
oh for the love of God-If you are faith
ers think of me. My daughter will perish
will YOU not go of for her. Townsend Pil
give YOU any thing-anyihing | mean in rea-
son.
go off for her NOT L. said the man,
with hooking laugh, shaking off the old
man, all your gold would not tempt me OuI
on that boiling sea. Besides, amt father,
too-and think you I'll sacrifice my life for
another No, no, old hulks, you must take
your gold to another market
OH she will die. she will die--my child
for whom have saved all. Peter Jones,
you will go if give you thousand dollars
Not fer ten thousand, gruffly said The
person addressed a boat couldn't live in the
breakers moment.
Il will give ten thousand to any one ca
serly said the miser-'ten thousand dollars.
know you'll 90 for ten Thousand dollars,
Simon. and he seized one of the spectators
by the button Of his shaggy jacket. oh 60,
and the blessing of broken-hearted father
will go with you
Il can't think oft, for I'd never return 10
enjoy your money. No. old man. he said,
iu a more feeling tone than the others had
used, yeur daughter must de-
Must die Oh no-she shan't die. Take
all I'm worth. good srs,' he said, lifting up
his hands imporineIy, but restore me my
daughter, only, hope you'll spare little
for US 10 live Oh, fits no more than beg
gar enjoys
It's no use, old man. said the last speak
or. the whole world would not tempt to
put out in a storm like this. lis a hard lot
I norl,-
ter. for she was Il sweet angel. But the
packet Will go to pieces in half an hour. and
so YOU see there is no hope
Tue father heard the speaker in stony 81
ieuce.-Then he turned aud looked out at
sea. where, few minutes before, the outline
of the stranded packet, might have oecn
scen through the approaching twilight, al
most buried in the whirline foam that hOwled
over the b ar on which she lay; but now the
darkness had shut her in from view; and
thes only know ledge Of her position was de
rived (ro,i: The sound of her minute guns
booming solemuly across the sea. The old
man groaned, aud sinking down on a boil
der. his face hid IN his hands and rocked his
body tc and fro, occasionally pausing TO listen
10 the guns orr gaze seaward, and Then re-
suming his position, moaning continually.
Five minutes have thus passed, when young
man burst through the crowd. and shaking rh,
old man hy rhe shoulder, said:
Mr. Stellmgs, they say yourdaughier is
on hoard the packets it so y
Yes, good youth and you have come Ia
rescue her. he exclaimed, starting up witt
eager ioy; but when he reco euizcd the
speaker, he said in a tone ofdisaPpoiniment
.it's Harry Martin. OH surely young man
vnu have not come here to triumph over u,
distress
God forbid was the icrveht reply, leone
10 aid YOU, il indeed mortal man can rcnde
aid in an extremely like this. Let by gone:
he by cones. Only answer ne one question
for no time is to be lost-wil you give mt
your daughter if succeed in rescuinS her ,
There was momentary pause. and the
muscles OF the old mans face worked con-
vuIsivelv All pressed forward TO hear his
answer, for the fury with which the old misei
had pursued his daughters lover, and the
declaration that he would sooner see her dead
than married 10 This young man, were known
to every listener. At length he gasped,
Yes, yes, but go at once, only save hel
and she shall be yours
The youth paused no longer, but dashed
through the crowd. In a minute his boa
was anoat, and accompanied by solitary
MULTIPLICATION but one fisherman, and he I'M
der great obligations to the young man
could be persuaded 10 risk his life with The
iever-he set forth. The boat rose gallant,
on the waves, shaking like duck, the spra!
from her Sides and for few minutes wa
seen momently cutting the outline OF tn
gloomy sky as she attained the blow; thei
she gradually past into the darkness and wa
seen more.
For more than an hour the crowd remained
on the beach, almost increduOus of the low
er's success. and yet lingering in faint hops
that he might return with his precious freig hit
That he had the good wishes of all, was evi
dent from the eagerness with which theI
strained their eyes into the gloom 10 see i
he was returning, and from the audible
prayers for his success which was breathec
by more than one ofthe women. Apart from
The general crowd stood the fisherman whom
the miser had last appealed to, surrounded
by few kindred spirits who were discussin;
with him the chances of the yonng mans re
turn.
.Itwas madness to attempt it, said thu
fisherman, but when found he would 60
insisted that he should make his condition
with The old man before he veutured, 70
YOU see, if his daughter was once restored
10 the miser's arms. mighty little gratitude
would he nave LOT HeT piCSStfSEs anu I1dii
would stand as poor chance as ever. Be
tween us, believe she thought as much o
Harry as Harry did of her, and if her fathe
sent her away, and as more than suspect
to drive Harry Martin from her thoughts
her present danger looks like the retributioi
of higher power as a just punishment 70
such conduct. But bark, was not that hal
lo?'
Every eye was turned seaward, in whIcl
direction the fisherman had indicated that h
heard the hail; but nothing couldb be seen ex
cept the white foam of the breakers in IN,
foreground, and the lowering clouds behind
forming chaotic mass of darkness. No
was any sound save that Of the roaring TEN
pest borne to the ear.
.Harkr atlength said one, there it is
gain
Every one listened. and now halo wa
family heard from off the thick gloom sea
ward. One of the fishermen shouted ant