The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-10-21

eesslul. The level beams III Inc kun were
resting on llle summit Of he ersg - they
set out, waning them 10 lose ro Iime.
II never secured 10 The earl thai Noel
had been tempted In descend the crag b.
the northern side. Neiso twas. Mhen .
Tie boy lad rlsnheHed 10 The summit and |
abIsined The wislledlor sight. aInFlherlong-
ing and curiosity drew him down 10 HE
slInIe which by beneath. With Ill the |
Ihoughllessness Of 4 headslrong boy he
yielded 10 the longing, sud found himself
10 another hour standing On . solitary
shore Al the base Of that height, ghirh Ind |
taken him three hours 10 climb from the
castle bar. raa s~-. .-. a& .9er-~
While he stood his rye ranght a ship
in the distance, running before the wind
with all her sails sei. Noel was in rap
lures. AL The coaches he had ever seen
were nothing compared with this. Sail
ing-boals Of every shape were glorious In
his eyes. lie gazed, he followed, he fair
~ ran. The same longing which led him
TO descend the hill, impelled him after the
sailing vessel. Along the shore he ran,
until he Was lhoroughly tired, keeping his
eye fixed on tie ship as long as il remsin-
cd in sight. When he belliougIIl himself
Of home, he was far from the beaten foot
path by which he had crossed. Sirug.
Cling with WEAKNESS and hunger, he slow
lly retraced his steps. Late in the afternoon
he had once more reached the entrance iO
the track. lie looked upwards the hill
rose above him dark with gathering shad-
ows To his view now nearly thrice the
height which il appeared in the morning
J from the cIsile windows. Dismay and
WEAKNESS overpowered him. lie sal down
ON the bearh TO rest, and soon fell asleep,
his head resting upon an old grey stone.
/ While he slept the tide began 10 turn.
The sea rolled towards his Iesting-place,
: The waves broke within few PAGES Of his
) feet; a fierce wind came riding on their
J back. #a ..#. .~.a@..-.+. 49, as.:@*s..
lie was sleeping within lide-mark. but
had providentially laid down upuna swell
: of sand. The waves were girding him
! more closely, but he was still abave then
= reach. Yet all the more terrible did his
} condition seem when he invoke and saw
. thai his couch of sand was surrounded by
: the waters. tine cry of intense. agony
. burst from his lips. He heard the siorn
J bowling in the air. lie felt the wave,
D dashing at his feet. Behind, before, til,
: path was closed. sseeztss ..s@+
Father! father! laiher!' he cried
? and alternately leaped and covered dow
| with lear. The sun had sunk, but Their
! was still light enough TO discern object
e oh the hill. With a child's hope he con
J. tinued to call upon his father, although N,
: living thing was 10 be seen from top {,
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Suddenly light glanced over the ridge
{ Another, and another! The hill Top seem
. ed on fire. Noel could discern figure
! within the light, and ins,inclively knew
e that they were the people Of the castle
Ii lie redoubled his cries. E. los -
/, 81 am here! am here am here !
No human cry. could reach so high
l Theheavy beat of the Numbering sea wa
heard but family by the earl and his du
mesilcS on the ildge.
They however resolved TO descend
! The earl was hewidered, and knew no
/ what TO think. His mind ran on pitfalls
e and wild beasts and cold and hunger, an
b every possible evil but that which engil
i died his beloved Noel. With the spec
5 of hun,smen they descended, darling hitll
: er and thilher into every nook, searching
a every bush and brake in their way. Noe
!, belIeld their torches flashing nearer. Ill
: fit also behind him the might ofapproacll
. ing waters. His cries continued TO min
gle with the blast. 4a4 ~ @&. .e ~.
e Our readers have heard the loudeststorr
sink into momeniary hull. They hav
listened to the noise OF the tempest reced
f ing to gather new strength. In such
3 lull the voice of Noel at length pierced up
: wards to.his fathers ear. Some dim inn
n age of the actual condition Of his DO,
glanced INTO the fathers mind. He an
J. his domestics. hallooing for Noel's sake
y and waving their torches, hurried down to
L wards the shore. Yet i'm vain they ha
n hurried, if the deliyerance of the boy ha
e depended upon them. a~rr
The tide was fairly upon him. Th
}, waves were already dashing over his fee
A few moments more and he must hav
been swept away. lie could no longe
II cry. Terror now mastered him and struc
e hun dumb lie saw the black wave
hurrying past him on the either side: III
I. howl Of The mighty wind sounded ,hroug
u, his heart: he was about 10 sink throng
:. fear and exhaustion, and abandon hlmse
TO the tide, when he fell himself lifted fro
!, the sand, borne through the darkness an
n. the waters in the arms OF human b
al ing. ss,aa,s @ss ss#. a~aa, =a =" g.
at Twice his drliyerer was ovefthrown
~. the rush of the waves rolling to the shor
n. With firm clasp he was still enabled
IN hold the child and recover his footing.
p- AT that moment the earl and his peor
TO sprang from the shepherds tratk. Til
mi ran abnnt in all dirpctions. hallooinu 4