Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-10-04

1 ing si2eiong glances 1t the extraordinay
beauty Of Helen Harrison; who sat Few feet
from hiIn. employed in writing = letter, con
seioas, withoutfturningI her head, that soft
syes were asking for her own Such reFe.
tatons Of the heart are made ~ intuition
Suddenly q boisterous shout all over the
/ Fary Queen announced the promise Of crr.
I taia Triumph And then sharp. kissing
sound was heard, and then AM explosion
loud Is the rpsr of ttandeEbolt, lad any
thRnder$ power to strife into shivers trees
ofa iron A wall succeeded. inexpresgflily
rnearnful astbe hun of tue vessel careensa
toioee side: aud then Irecoilea rochipg<tS
AMI fro like a cradle. The steamqaake. If
We may SO term it, lasted but moment -
Qutek nj thought IN came and went bat il
J lsAf bshina it-scores Of cbrpses, and Is many
living. sPfne slightly and others seriously.
wounded A scene ensuad, such as Id battle
MI description Here MAS a wife callingfin
accents of despair for her husband ytthere
chld clasping with Wild sobs the INITIATED
j bed Of its mother Now a maiden might
be seen covering ler pale ace with Fer
jeweied fingers enchanting, Oh, God my
eyes Aud ANON some strong man breaks
into the cabin tearing The clothing from Ills
brsast ffenzied With seNcrutiattng pain.
AlorRFtc3 Still mum bers survive qnhurt
But Worse Catastrophe sconiinr gSuddAn
as The kftell Of death. awful al the trSImr,st
Of ipdgnent, sounds tAe cry fpf Fire H.
thai most appalling Ward ever spoken ia
board Of ship Of HI fbe cabins Of 4 ,stes,b.
boaf Fire # Firc rfzz1,,ea ,,,hd r,,rs lit
fifty voices The boat liz On fire Tread
ing 50 swiftly Oh III whesls "a III nr1riors
caIamity. no wonder tbst tt;s ar;Ias
many to distraction Some ler III mail Ink
tie stream sorna r,rof n,o;, tiF L;1a..g
Pness an brosth faE e. taer LII bes g
i fai,r nFnad of 1, sto H.
mes the fore 4 j az III IT, H.. An ! loI H
Lla,a a1J IL G. tl MI HIT II II : 'ris
strr,m the aamss af HIN o.ssel Ip
ward tba stsr7 saaaoE I,.i'9 taP'aly ttg
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hotto,, IN ,La ns.;s.; an1io " ~
r;fs witt ~ - PR'i. HI l.lla In
n, Eer f,;@,tna i I Ii, eaE9s
=" titeu of HIS HIS gay OF feason
"a r. ~ , II, i IT. ialS forever N
Jul " III eftf i, oS4t pear qpwR
GU etiety arSi u lhe sAtnl7efers
PaiN = n't''ipefS Hah gwen away anp
"''''o'.i "lth9ut 'iiF ioPs OF HlieE sue lay
PoNeiless A. ios oil lhe water
phe might almostt \. that he.ink woula
eresze on tne point Of hls pep m tracing
l "a t''g nofforsof that dreadful pletnreF
'uT n tssa 4. = laWless sfm9hns
onI iIat W. rein III, h AZ the earHoF
luatdHt pI dlaEln. MI Restraint beng. r6- I
49, Y tuo itIes!sliole Perifls a ting mq,
,i.s,, II clafscter and di5
- Some. husbandt .aalt Mani.
osue,s 800 al II I'M a''
s Snn,o T. T. 5;as aoSnS = III hoSnm Of 1T
io LII forn $500 ri StI6Inss oI;lJron IL
r rnsnir mecnnsc7o,,sly casting tbem down II
0thots L,naoa ,tLa;r bspos q tSeir basrts
.,s,,,It;,,a, tso;r n,a;ds S;,.r,,5ar
''ts tbe nn;nans j %nb tb1t b;ss IL Il
f,r;ata stosm ~ ards n W;ll;am Gray onA
II oIan RI rr;san. s;aTnqIt aacb oTher. a. Az .bK
s;,nnltanaJns aftractinn Ana than al the
terr;hle aetonatioh folIowed Fortunately IL
800 ,aTtLer XIII Tactnste} Rv conf,nob
}in,r,5sn ,noyad cloSa toaatbcrII Bnt il Till
st;ttI nota' bidaans 9ky 7f5. fte a firiIleb
thr5arh Tic treninIT yireck. Helen. with
nailid checks and.s Eil koks inydluntbrilg
bapriei forward 1tothosAardis Nhichiu5t
tbSsn w.ra .expapddd III inject NH sFnE.
.Iwta lave ou.or shatc yoGr fate n ,4safb
the Harsi4jyoath. l4saringfhis Subcommittee
charge DOM the stess otLo. lSNer deoA.
anl tbeu Eupporting shiS precious hurtliet1
bol ny sprang into tht-batcr~ ;. NH +
Aaexciedingly exPertisvimffsrs1 WiNllarh
Grey for d while MOLLY dontculed wfrat MI
dangers II the stream +But TIE wavesHanR<
sky werc both. uufaSorable Itwas oPpfsltk
the rrqlth Of the Missouri, and that rver
Wa much swollen bs a aood <and Shot iB
sweeping mass Of waters witha cross rur
rent reaching quite to the other bank. oauf
ind numerous small rhiElpools, or +. bqilsh
as tie bbatmeu call tliemI capable Of forcing
even vessels from their path.
Black columns Of cloud. broken and trad.
mentary, like tue scattered troops Of df,
feated arrpy, scu5ded before the moon. most,
II yelling III radiant face. bud occasionally.
through lifts. lettine Out her magic light.
,rbfelt bowayer oniy served tdHrender None
deem th6 succeedin. darkness And III 81.
wards through darkness and1 yhirIpools. tlfe
youth bore bis late found beloved Bdt
whatever might be his strength Or agility as
swimmer. the situation wa4 critical ana
Tie chances far life slender ~ was inlPoF
/ sible u make land Oh Tip Missouri sids, so
violently rushed the other current, and TIE
/ tiuul flashes of moonligAtrefealed on tile