The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-03-24
From the Messenger and Cleaner.
" A T It r Els CHILD,
4 Tale Of Gilpin's Falls.
BIZ y. pELWYN DiCKEY.

(COnclndpd.)
A week passed, and consciousness returned
10 the patient. Anna entered the room. one
morning as .isna-tho sufferer lan.uidiy looked
up--wion catching one glance Of the exquisite
~ lovely being before him, his eyes opened to
their widest extent. Too weak to spcIk or
move, afraid. indeed, for fear his voice might
sta:tIc tlat lovely spirit liom the angel land he
followed her everywhere with his eyes Pain
and sickness were forgot, and when she retil ed
unG the door closing hid her from his sight, it
seeIned MS ifthc light of his lie had been shut
out. AnXiousy, eagcr'y he watched tina door
during the rcmninder of his illness, longing for
another sight of is angel visitant, but she came
but very seldom now, aud remained but short
time Mr.. Umstcd and John became the nurses.
4 great change came over the spirit of A ma S
life dream. Her merry laugh had partly coased
Her sparkling eye gr,w deep and thopghttnl.
Her flow Of spirits, constrained and ftlul The
spring,ng. fairy step, changed TO sober, med-
tatiye walk. Tie birds, less changel'ul in their
nature, s'Eove in vain TO induce her to join again
their vocal concerts. Her flvortc seat on the
monster rock that ovcrhung the stream, was
more frequently occupied than ever, but she
was perfectly Obvious to the wild beauty oftle
scene before her She attempted to SIX etch, but
by some strange rerycrsity Of the pencil, each
tree rock, water ldi-alI, bore striking resem-
blance to the human figure, and stranger still,
they all bore strong resemblance to the pale
faced youth. who had so strangely come among
them. He seemed ever in her thoughts, yet she
felt that after her promise to her father, she
,lo1d not think of him, and she resolved she
would not any more, nor did she, until the hext
second.
Good mistress nature was evidently teaching
her greatest lesson-her grand chef deurre. But
as usual, so admirably hat her lovely pupil knew
it not, fclt not that her very life was being
boand TO and with another, with links as firm as
refined stcel.-She was conscious Of new and
powcru feelings, hut she mistook their charic-
ter-she iondy flnclcd she was inhang the
sweet perfume of friendships flow ers while she
was eagerly drinking in tho passionate breath Of
love
Meanwhile the stranger, whose name was
George Ellis, improved rapidly under the care
full nursing he received, and he was on his feet,
staggering out of his room sooner than prudence
might have said was proper, but what could cold
prudence urge, powerful enough to shbdne the
intense longing desire that was within, to see
10 fras, his eyes upon the beautiful mn,slcrng
angel OF his sickness, 10 have her by EouIs in his
erht TO sit by her sde--tn talk to her.
He was not marble that's clcar-- for the old
mans prediction was fallv realized.
As coon as he was able to converse freely, he
related how lie CHANGED to inlrude in such
plight and so unexpectedly Oh his entertainers,
inward!y thanking heaven for the woes that
brought bin acquainted with the lovely being,
towards whose hlushjne face and downcast eye
bis gaze frequently wandered. and occasionally
detected tmd, stolen glance at him, from
those witching orbs, when they thought they
were not observed.
81 live, - he said, cat Havre De Grace on the
Snsquehanna. few months ago, having come
down the river and bay, as far as the mouth Of
your creek on hunting excursion, and floating
slowly on, | suddenly caught sight Of a man
Tie bank of the creek, who, m oment after
wards disappeared in the bushes Curious 10
know what lie could he doing there, turned in
and padded up it, after rowing Up as far as |
could get with my boat, was about to Jump
ashore-when discovered, partly hid beneath
the overhanging bushes, canoe-and on tho
bank by lis side, and as far as | could see from
it, a trail which | perceived had been Travelled
frequently. Uncertain to what distance it mic hi
lead me, lived to put off tracing it to end
until another occasion AS was rowing slow
ly towards home, near the shore, watching the
bank for game, small party of Indians rushed
from behind a thicket, and shot their arrows at
me, wounding me in the side and shoulder
Nladdened with the pain, seized my rifle and
firing at one who appeared TO he their chief, shot
HIM dend-infilnaed, the rest rushed even in
the water after me, firing their arrows, but one
olwhich struck me- and was soon out Of their
reach.
ga month or two elapsed before was again
down the river, then being about the month OF
the creek, determined TO see if tho boat was
there still. To my surprise it was--more curl
GUS than ever TO know who used it, and where
he lived, fastened my boat toa limb of tree
and jumped ashore had proceeded but few
steps when a company of the India ms, whose
chiefl had killed rushed upon me, felIed me to
the earth, iphicting tic painful wounds you
tolnd upon me, and snrposing me entirely dead =,
fortunately left me my scalp but 70 He'd me into
the river, as they thought, but fell through the
bushes into your boat.--How long lay there
know not, but recovering my senses. | found
that my wounds were not mortal-but that
was entirely too weak. from loss of blood, to row
myself home saw no other homes of nv lie
but TO- follow that dim path, that | mipht. wher-
ever it led, find assistance. Staunchine my
wounds as best could, crawled out and slowly
and painfully commenced my journey With
great difficulty toiled on that little path, keep.
ing hope alive within me, bu. when come to the
falls, in the thickening shade of twilight lost
it. Still nerved by the dying energies of man
struggling for life, / toIled on, faint and sick as
] was, clambering over rocks and around trees,
But at length, completely exhausted by the
length Of The falls, ] gave up i'll despair. All
was dark around me, and all became as dark
within. ! stretched myself out on large fiat
rock, resigned to die Just then | caught a
glimpse of Jour light. 1t was revving as a
glimpse of Heavens glory to the dying. l strug-