The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-10-03

faint hope that he might return with his
precious freight. That he had the good
wishes of all was evident from the eager
ness with which they strained their eyes
into the gloom 10 see if he was returning,
and from the audible prayers for his suc>
cess which were breathed by more than
one of the women. Apart from the gen
eral crowd stood the fisherman whom the
miser had last appealed 10, surrounded by
a few kindred spirits who were discussing
with him the chances Of the oung mans
return.
at was madness TO attempt it, said the
fisherman, "but when / found he would
90 | insisted that he should make his con-
ditiOns with tie old man before he ven
tured, for, you see, if his daughter was
once restored TO the ursurer 5 arms, nigh
ty little gratitude would he have for her
preserver, aud Harry would stand as poor
a chance as ever. Between US, believe
she thought as much of The young man as
he did of her; and if her father sent her
away, and | more than suspect, to drive
Harry Martin from her thoughts, her
present danger looks something like the
retrbution OF higher power as punish
ment for his conduct. But bark, was not
that halo %
Every eve was turned seaward, in
which direction the fisherman had indica-
ted that he heard the hail; but nothing
could be seen but the white foam of the
breakers in the foreground, and the lower
ing clouds behind forming a choatic mass
of darkness. Nor was any sound save
that OF the roaring tempest borne TO the
ear.
"Hark," at length said one, there it is
again
Every one listened, and now halo
was heard family from the thick gloom
seaward. One of the fisherman shouted,
and a reply was distinctly caught in the
lul of the tempest. few moments of
breathless suspense followed, during which
every eye was strained to the utmost.
''There il is-there it ls,' at length
cried one, .see-just rising on yonder
wave -
81 see IT," shouted one.
Here they come, huzZa "a miracle,
miracle-ahl how gallanly she breasts
the SURGE were the exclamations that
followed from the crowd.
All rushed TO the edge of the surf. But
now the fear arose that the boat would be
swamped in the breakers, and many
heart trembled as she arose and fell fright
fully on the surge, showers of spray fly
inc over, and the water continually pour
ing into her sides. The crowd watched
! her struggles with silent awe.
/ 4 few minutes removed all doubt, and
saw the hardy crew and their lovely
! freight safely landed on the beach. The
miser had started from his seat at the first
intimation of the approaching boat and
stood trembling gazing at her as she buff
! eted the waves, and no sooner did she
! touch the ground than he rushed into the
retiring surf, and clasping his daughter
frantically, hung around her so that the
! fisherman were forced TO carry both to-
gether 10 the dry land. There they would
have separated the two for a moment, but
when they spoke TO the old man they
found he was lifeless. The emotion of the
| last Two honrs had been too much for his
eufeebled frame, and he had died in the
revulsion from despair to JOY.
The good folks of that seaboard village
can yet tell you how after the accustomed
period of mourning had passed, the mi
ser's daughter gave her hand TO Harry
! Martin, who received with her fortune.
whose extent even the most sanguine con
fessed 10 be beyond their expectations.-
But this was the least part of the treasure
brought him by his wife; and in her vir-
tues he had ample recompense for the
long years Of opposition on the part OF
her parent