The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-11-28

4 was interrupted, anu III sort Oh uSIles
despair | laid back upon the wheel; ant
then, in obedience 10 maternal instruction
called on heaven for help. While thus
lay, half supplica.ing and half complaining
my thoughts turned with sort Of impiou'
alacrity, from the Almighty 10 noise up
ON the bridge that crossed the stream be
low the mill, and | fairly screamed witt
delight as recognised tho sound to be ,ha,
Of horses tread. After crossing tht
bridge the horse commenced slow trot
and knew that there must be rider up
on him, although the bushes on tho road
side prevented me from seeing him. When
the sounds came opposite the mill halloo
ed, as supposed, loud enough TO be heard
forty times the distance to the road; but
owing to exhaustion, my voice could moi
have reached Tar, for the horse did not stop
Still the sound moved on, and fell back
in utter despair upon the wheel, it seemed
TO me that the horse and its rider, in that
steady tramp, tramp, were barbarously
tresding upon my heart.
This disappointment was SO great that,
for while, settled into partial uncon-
sciousness. A squeak Of the pitman on the
crack, however, recalled me again to the
horrors Of my situation. My limbs had
been gradually drawn down SO that the
wheel would soon commence crushing my
body the crank would in a minute or two
attain horizontal position, after which the
wheel would revolve with fearful rapidity,
and | was utterly without hope. Then my
heart went up to Heaven in an earnest,
heartfelt prayer, and | reproached myself
for the selfish manner ia which had look
ed up to the Great Throne but momen,
before. The scenes Of my past life fitted
palpably before my vision, md with deep
humiliation besought forgiveness for the
errors ofmy why's. This communion grad
ually reconciled me TO my fate; and, feel
ing no pain in my reveric, it seemed that
! WIS floating in delicious atmosphere up
TO the realms Of bliss.
These delightful sensations were inter-
rup,cd by sound Of something near me,
and gradually opening my eyes | discover
ed the figure Of a man standing on beam
bv the flume. lie seemed to me an angel
from heaven. Again inspired with hope, |
gave faint cry of joy. The man turned
round, aud rs he saw me in an instant he
bounded to the crank and cndeavored to
raise il to his shoulder, but could not. lie
then seized plank, and placed il under
the crank, secured it from lowering any
further down. Then heard him adjust
ing lever, and in short time, the mex
pressible felicity of feeling myself 4 radual-
" elevated from my terrible situation, by
the slow turning back Of the wheel, caus-
ing me 10 faint entirely away.
When again opened my eyes, was
lying upon the green grass, and my pre-
server BY chafng my limbs had partially
restored sensibiIity to my half dead body.
With both hands freely grasped one ofhis,
not endeavoring to speak; aud the pleas
aat but anxious smile which lit up his coun-
tenance, told me that he appreciated my
Acknowledgements Of gratitude.
My deliverer happened to be man with
whom was well acquainted, and he was
also the man who had passed The mill when
| was 10 my perilous situation. He heard
faint no,so, as he rode by, but being en-.
gagged in thought was not attracted by it.
While going up a hill shortly nfterward, the
train Of his reflection was broken, and then
it occurred to him that possibly the noise
might have been cry Of distress. To be
perfectly sure he turned his horse and came
back, aud thus was | most proyidentially
rescued.