The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-01-24
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Romance i'm Real Life.

heard of the romantic episode in the loves
and lives of the parents of the celebrated
Thomas A. Beckett, Archbishop of Can
terbury-being no less circumstance than
that the father of the Archbishop went to
fight the Infidel SaracenS III the Holy
Land; and while there, was wounded ia
ken prisoner and was nursed by beaut-
full young femal pagan, who, like most
young warrior nurses, fell desperately in
love with the object of her attention and
soliciIudc. After the elder Beckett sailed
from the Holy Land for England, she
became absolutely inconsolable at his de-
parture, and short time afterwards she
secretly left her fathers house, with lit
tie money and few Jewels, went 10 Acre.
took her passage in a ship bound for Eng
land, landed in London, and although she
could not speak a word of the language,
except the name of the being she loved,
and only knew part of this, VIZ: that his
christian name was Thomas,-she went
crying that word through the streets of the
great city until she found him-soon after
which they married.
Singular as the above story seems, we
have to record one almost equally sngu-
lar and romantic. As one of our fast
sailing vessels was dropping down the
Mersey, with a fair wind and tide, for \.
Y. the hands on board observed a small
sail boat in the river, astern of the ship,
containing party of pleasure, which was
upset by squall. The ships yards were
braced round, her topsails backed, and
boat lowered, which made for the party
in the water. They were all rescued
except young lady, who becoming sep
,aI Il no
river by the rapldty of the tide, and must
inevitably have been lost, had it not been
for the watchfulness and intrepidity of the
mate of the ship, who jumped into the
fore chains, dropped into the water, swan
to the drowning girl, and being strong
young man. supported her till the boat
came and took them both up. She was
taken on board the ship, (Which was hove
to,) until she recovered, when the rescued
party were ultimately landed. Strange TO
say, the parties all separated without the
name of the vessel or any of the people
being made known TO the rescued parties;
and the ship was soon under way for y.
York. On her return TO Liverpool, the
mate, who was fine, handsome fellow,
and who had not failed to observe, during
their short acquaintance, that the lady he
had rescued was very beautiful young
woman-thought it might not be much
amiss TO endeavor TO find her out, and en-
ouire after her health. With this object
in view, he hurried over pile of old pa
pers, and discovered that on such day,
lS47. party of pleasure IN sail boat,
including Miss Mary -, had been res
cued from watery grave by the crew OF
vessel bound out; but as some forty
(which had been wind bound, sailed the
same day, the name of the vessel was not
known On making further inquiries, he
found that the young lady's brother IA
surgeon) was one of the rescued people,
and they had left Liverpool and gone to
reside in the country. He obtained leave
of absence from the ship, and without any
chart or compass to steer by, he mounted
a horse and rode out of town towards
Warrington. He had not proceeded halt
dozen miles, before his horse took fright,
ran off and threw him violently on the
head. He was taken up senseless, and
carried 10 the nearest house, which fortu-
nately happened to be the surgeon S. He
lay some DAYS in critical stale, d the hrSt
object that met his vision on regaining his
senses, was the form of the fair Mary
above alluded to. seated by his bed side,
bathing his temples and officiating as his
nurse. She blushed deeply on perceiving
that he recognized her, and hastily leaving
the room sent IN her brother, and an older
bu, less agreeable nurse. Finding him
still too weak to converse, they assured
him that he was with friends, deeply SEN
sible of their Indebtedness TO him, and
who were but too happy TO have it in
their power to contribute TO his comfort.
He was now convalescent, and sinking
into sound sleep they left him. lie
awoke very late the next day, much re-
freshed; but as neither the host nor the
sister made their appearance, he inquired
for them, and learned that they had both
been called up in the night, and had gone
some distance 10 attend the dying bed of
near relative. Not thinking ii necessary
TO explain to the old nurse, he did not
tell her whom he was, but waited anxious
lly for the re-appearance of Mary. whom
ne had already began to feel an inexpres-
slble interest for. The next day he was
surprised by the visit of his captain, who
stated that the horse had found his way
back to the livery stable without rider,
which the owner reported TO the ship: he