The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-09-24

brown into eommoliOn by he intelligence
tlIai man had aOaaed down the riser on
. piece az timber. and had lodged On .
rOrk nearly = quarter of . mile from he
shore. the Top Of which protected sboss
The wafer. As he river vas slll rising,
lhs man. q was plsin. could nat long SUE
tain his position. bur must. inevitably. be
swept away. A boat MAS Embossed from
Ilie shore. and tao strong men took The
oars and attempted rescue. Bat the
rushing eUnena bnre tEsem Car down ihe
Tirer, and they gnl back 10 the shore q
long distance below the point from which
they had started. having been in great Pc
I'll Of their lives. .Tes .~*u
Alarmed and exhausted, the two men,
when llley got back with their boat. de-
clared thar nothing would tempt them oul
again. Thsiii Was impossible 10 reach
the poor man on the rock. saa.
sNever give up" said young Highly.
throwing an anxious glance al The small
dark spni away in The midst Of the rush
ing river. I'VE must save that man, If
human power can save him." s* ~.
altman power cannot save him" said
one of the men. . 3D. a.as =Iss
I'VE do not know. let rs make an
other trial" e. FL raa-.ar. r. " = 8
sYou are welcome 10 DO co. was the
answer. ave are satisfied that il is on
ly risking life, Without the remolest pos
sibllily Of saving the man on the rock"
.Never give up," returned Highly
WHO is willing 10 join me in another
trial r. a# So. :. ..s.-.s ..-n ..
Two stout men stepped forward. inspir-
tied by the young mans words and ac-
lions. sa #z#s .4sg zsH tu# zs@
ave will take The oars" they said,
"if you will guide the boat" smaa
This time The boat was Iowed along 10
point Ear abose line with the rock and
shore, and then the men pulled out into
The river, Highly steering almost right a.
cross. BY this means. the middle Of the
stream was gained before the strong cur.
rent bore them down as far as the rock.
Head her against the stream" sand
the young man, coolly, as they neared the
spot they were endeayoring 10 gain.
/" Now pull hard and stsong," be ad
died, as the boat swung round, " and le
the current bear her down as quIelly. a,
possible" -s4
The united strength Of the two men
the heavy downward tash of the -waters !,
butt was enough 10 keep The boat from
moving rapidly. While they pulled with
might and main, young Highly, with bis
oar, gave the boat jus, The direction re.
quired, and managed to throw her into lht
little space Of comparatively still wa,el
abuye The rock. By this means as sh,
came slowly down, almost full upon ih,
rock, the man was able to spring into her
before The current, which was waiting 4
catch The boat and sweep her away just al
she passed close TO the extreme point of IN,
little island, could bear her from his reach
lie was saved! n, h~s>*zsyta II .assa,
! =" Yours is good motto, my younl
friend," said an old man, as Highly step
ped upon the shore. " Let il go will
you through life--Never give up!''a H..
4 A few weeks afterwards, Miles High,
started for New York with twenty dol
lars in his pocket, and letter to an uncle
from whom the family had not heard TO-
two or three years. The uncle--his ia
TIERS, brother was charged with ih,
care Of Miles. and earnestly epjoined I,
aid him by his advice. and in every o.he
way that he possibly could. -@as as.
On arriving in New York, Highly sough
for his uncle in vain. His name was no
to be found insthe City Directory, no
could he meet with any one who had ev
er heard Of him. The object of tn
young man was to get into store, ant
obtain a thorough knowledge of SOM
mercantile branch of business. He hat
\ depended upon getting situation through
his uncle, who had resided many year
in the city. and was understood 10 hay'
an extensive acquaintance among bushes
men. A weeks fruitless search for thi
relative. caused Miles Highly TO have SOM
serious thoughts in regard 10 his fntur
prospects. He was total stranger in
strange city, and had not ten dollars il
his pocket. But he was not one to b,
easily discouraged. New York was
large place, and there were merchants e
nough who would be glad to employ
young man as willing as he was TO max
himself useful. . $40 q saeaaf @#f a
4 After using the NEST active and untIr
ing means to discover his uncle. to n
good purpose, Miles gave up all expecta
ton OF having his views fur,hered in ,hi
/ way. He had himself alone to depen
upon; and he did not dis,rust HIMSELF
He sailed forth one morning after havin
looked carefully over the advertising CO
umns of several newspapers. to see i
what part of the city the principal store
were situated. The various kinds Of b.
.iness that appeared 10 be carried on ]
Maiden Lane, Pearl Street, and few otl
ers, pleased his fancy; and to this qua