Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-09-28
game as at rest and when the broad sea
itsel' seems a. like grave?'

game as at rest; and when the broad sea
''sel' seems a. like grave?'
What could say to this Would it no,
have been vain, indeed, to offer consolation
to one who knew so we'll where 10 find it
for herself; and, in the depths of her own
earnest and pious spirit, had found words,
so poetical in their unaffected simplicity,
with which 10 express her feeling: So, in
the hope Of al length rousing the poor
stricken creature beside me, asked for the
other children.
''The lassie's AVA at her aunt's, mem,
but Geordle's near by the house: puir wee
Georde! he's gotten the name o. his father :"
j" The old woman went to the door, and
returned with tiny, curly headed child
The eldest of the lhree-who was CRYING
silently, but evidently from some deep feel
ing.
"What is It, Geordie, my wee man 20
said The grandmother-for the mother never
even raised her eyes.
A burst Of sobbing was the only reply for
some minutes; and at last, one by one,
struggled out the words-''Muckle Wilie's
awa'-wi' dadGie's claes-an' he says
| they're no daddIe's noo-and he's gaun to
keep 'emp'
lcouId not stand this; so, hurredly thrust
ing the ,rlae had brough, for The relief of
the poor creatures into the cold hand that
hing passively near me, with murmured
"God bless and comfort you alI,"-for J
could no, trus, myself to speak, found
myself in the fresh air, and tears came to
my relief.
Oh! blessed be His name who has pro-
missed to be husband TO The widow and a
father To the faherless Were it not for
This hope. how could the hear, even kmow
of such mysery, and not break
BRADY's LEAP.-Much has been said and
written about McCuIlough's leap, when
pursued by The Indians near Wheeling, in
Virginia; but in temerity j. does no, excel
that Of Captain Brady, "a brother Of the
General who was celebrated in his day,
for his gallan. feats upon The hostile savag-
es, along The frontier of Pennsylvania.
Approaching one Of the forts occupied by
the Americans, one day, Capt. Brady dis
covered, when too late 10 avoid it, that the
savages had LAID an ambuscade for him. In
front, near the left, large numbers of arm
+ dswarriors lay concealed, watching for
their prey. As Brady approached, and got
within the ambuscade, the Indians in the
rear closed in behind him ; they all then rose
and gave terrible yell. He was surround
ed on three sides, and on the fourth ran
river, the bank Of which was eighty feet, Of
nearly perpendicular descent. The savsges
fell sure of their prey, and rushed furious
y on.
Brady saw at once the extent of his dang
er, but being mounted on high melted
horse, he resolved not to be taken alive
He rened his horse toward the bank, gave
him the spur and skid; the gallant charger
went off like an arrow and approached the
bank with such tremendous speed that he
could not stop on the margin, but with
furious bound sprang off, rider and all, into
the air. Fortunately there. grew large
crab apple tree at the foot of the bluff, on
the border Of the river. The bushy top was
thickly interlaced with wild grape wine;
into the top of the tree fell the horse and its
rider. The fall was completely broken. The
captain toppled into the stream, reached the
opposite shore amid shower of balls, and
regained the shore in salely.-Detrou Bul-
letin.