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With instinct activity I put my bkaa
through the window and called 70 the dr;var
but the only answer was the moanine of n
animal borne past me by the swift Wings ~
the tempest seized the handle Of TIL 4ber
and striyed in vain lit would not Weld i n,
At that instant felt 4 cold hand ~ n,:,,s
ana beard Louisa voice family articuIatng
e ny ear the following appalling words Z
1Ae eOaeA q 6eang 1eorea baokacardslp
Never sail forget the fierce agony with
On fhs y tngged At tue coach door. aud called
pcias <tsS1E sepsa. that riyalled the force
hat followed was If such swift nce,s.
e renee 3: mat u seems to me like frightfll
Trushed against the door with all my
force but it withstood NY utmost Efforts
One side Of our yehicle3wa evidently going
down, down The moahing Of thea gonized
animal became deeper. and knew from the.
desperate plunges against the traces that il
was pne Of our horses Crash upon crash
and hoarse thunder rolled over the mourn
tain, and vivid sheets pf lightning PLAYED
round our devoted earfiRge as if in glee of
oar misery BY its lighta could see for i
moment old: planter Standiug erect with
bis hands on his son and daughter, his cyes
raised to heaven ana. his lips uoviug like
those Of one il prayer i could See LouEa
turn her ashy clicks towards me as if I'M
ploring protection and 4 could see the bold
glance Of the young bost flashing indignant
at the descending carriage, the war Of ele-
ments, and the awful ddnger that awaited.
him There was roll--a ,sesperate plunge
as of an animal iii the last throes Of dissoln- /
tion--a harsh grating jar-a sharp piercing
scream Of mortal terror, and | had but tim ell
to clasp Louisa firmly with one hand round
the waist, and SEEING the leather fastelihgs
attached to the coach roof With tile .other,
when We were preciPitated over the pred
pice I !.
| can distinctly rccollect Of preserving
consciousness, for a few seconds Of time, HOW
rapidlYmy breath was being exhausted, bat
Of what tremendous descent I soon lost all
further knowledge BY conclusion 50 VIC
lent, that was instantly deprived Of sense,
and motiontn I'LL A
The traveller paused His features work
ed for q minute or two as they did when VIE
were on the mountain He pressed his hands
across HIS forehead as Hin pain, aud then
RESUMED his very interesting narrative<eI
- ON ) low couch in AM humble room Of a
small country house next opened MY eyes
in this world of light and shade Joy and SOL
row, Of lnirth and madness Gentle hands
soothed my pillow, gentle feet glided across
the chamber, and . gentle voice hushed for
. time all my questioning | was kindly
tended By fair young Gill about fifteen who
refused for a.length Vt time to hold any dis
course with me At length one morning
accident : Tf 4
You we're discovered, said SHE, :. sitting
on ledge Of rocks, amid the branches IF 4
shattered tree, clinging toi tie roof Of a bro
ken coach with one hand and to the insensi
bic form Be lady with tile other \
Aud the lady 2" gasped. scanning the
sirlssface with an earuesthess that caused
her to draw back arid blush
She was saved sir. blythe same means
that saved you-the friendly tree
Aud iersfather and bfpther4' / impati.
entity demanded III
. W. found them both crushed to peices
at the bottom Of the preciRice a great why
below where my father anu uncle Joe found
you ana The lady l5F VIII
:. We buried their bodies in the grave,
close by the clover patel in the meadow
ground Y
Poor Louisa poor orphan God pity
yoa r. uttered in broken tones utterly.
unconscious that had a listener
God pity her indeed alr, said the young
girl with gush Of heartfelt sympathy I'D
= Would you like to sea here she, then
added HI nj
fTake me 70 her" 4 replied s
found the orphan bathed in tears, BY the
grave Of her buried Kindred S received
me with i sorrowful sweetness of manner !
l need not detain your attention By detail
ing til. efforts | made to win her from grief.
@As.for me" lsdded. tile traveller, while
the faint Gusb tinged his loble brqw at the
avowai. Gas for me, that accident has rs
dueed me to the condition Of a, physical
coward.at the sight Of ameuptain Precipice
But tile driver asked our lady rasscn-
ger who attended With much attention
aWhat became Of the driver or did you learn
the reason of deserving his post RI
His body was fouDd on the road, within
few steps Of tho spot who're the coach went
over. Hs had been struck dead by the flash
Of Lightning that blinded the horses
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