The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-03
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THE STR ANDED surp.
BY HARRIET :. EowLEs.

VIII no one GO off for her ?-will no
one go off for my child % shrieked the
,niser, wringing his hands and Running to
and fro in the crowd. But all turned
away. There was scarcely soul present
who. at one time or another had not suh-
cred in the hands of the hard-hearted
money lender.
"Ohl for the love OF God-you who are
fathers think on me. Ny daughter Will
perish--yil you not go of for her,
Townsend-rll give you any thing--any
thing in reason"
go off for her mot ]" said the man,
with mocking laugh, shaking of The old
man, ''all your gold would not tempt me
out on that boiling sea. Besides amt | a
father. too, and think you II sacrifice my
life for another mo. no, old hulks, you
must take your gold 10 some other market
"Oh! she viii die, she will die-my
child for whom have saved all. Peter
Jones you will go If give you thousand
dollars"
"Not for ten tnoasand," gruffiy said the
person addressed, "a boat couldn't live III
the breakers minute"
81 viii give ten thousand 10 any one,
eagerly said the miser-ten thousand dol
lars. l know you viii go for ten thou
sand dollars, Simon" and he seized one
of the spectators by the button of his
shaggy jacket, ooh go, and The blessings
of broken-hcarted father will 60 with
YOU"
II can't think of it, for Ii never return
to enjoy your money. No, old man." he
said in more feeling lone than the others
had used, "your daughter must die"
"MUsr die! Oh! no-she shant die.
Take all am worth, good sirs," he said,
lifting up his hands imploringly, but re-
store me my daughter, only-only hope
you'll spare little for 10 live on, if it's
no more than beggar enjoys
"Ii's no use, old man, said the last
speaker, "the whole would not tempt US
10 put out to sea in storm Ike this. It's
hard lot you've got to bear. and | pity
your daughter. for she was sweet angel.
But the packet will go TO pieces in half an
hour, and so you see there is no hope"
The father heard the speaker in stony
silence. Then he turned and looked out
al sea, where a few minutes before, the
outline of the stranded packet, might have
been seen through the approaching twl-
light, almost buried in the whirling foam
that howled over the bar OH which she
Law; but the darkness had shut her in from
view; and the only knowledge of her Po-
siiion was derived from the sound of her
minute guns booming solemnly across the
sea. The old man groaned, and sinking
down on a bolder, buried his face In his
hands and rocked his body 10 and fro, oc-
casionally pausing TO listen to the guns or
TO gaze seaward, ard then resumng his
position, moaning continually. Five min
u,es might have thus passed when young
man burst through the crowd, and shaking
the old man by The shoulder, said ''Mr.
StelIing, they say your daughter is on
board The packets it so .
"Yes, good youth, and you have come
10 rescue her," he exclaimed, starting up
with eager 10y; but when he recognize d
the speaker, he said in tone of disap-
poiniment, ''it's Harry Martin. Oh sure
" young man, you have not come here TO
triumph over my distress"
"God forbid, was the fervent reply, 81
come 10 aid you, If indeed mortal man can
render aid in an extremity like this. Let
bygones be bygones. Only answer me
one question, for no time is TO be lost
will you give me your daughter II sue
ceed in rescuing her -
There was momentary pause. and the
muscles of the old mans face worked
convulsively. All pressed forward to hear
his answer, for the fury with which the
old miser had pursued his daughters low
er, and his declaration that he would soon
cr see her dead than married 10 the young
man were known to every listener. At
length he gasped,
"Yes, yes, but 60 at orce. Only save
her and she shall be yours
The youth paused no longer, but dashed
through the crowd. In minute his boat
was afoat. and accompanied by solitary
indlvidual-for but one fisherman, and he
under great obligations to the young man,
could De persuaded to risk his life with
the loyer-he set forth. The boat rose
gallantly on the waves, shaking like
duck the spray from her sides, and for
few minutes was seen momentarily cutting
the outline of the gloomy sky as she at
tanned the summit of the billow; then she
gradually passed into the darkness and
was seen no more.
For more than an hour tne crowd re-
rnalned on the beach, almost incredulous
CT the lovers success, and lingering in The