Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-07-03

With desperate swing threw myself for
ward, and just caught to the edge of the
window sill, and there at that fearful height
| hung suspended until the young lady seized
upon me, and hauled me into the apartment.
The rope which had been given me at the
foot of the ladder, | had coiled around my
neck like lasso, and was now in a situa-
ton to render efectual assistance to the idol
of my heart.
No sooner did she behold my face, than
she recognized me as her former deliverer,
and began to pour forth her thanks and graft
tude, unmindful of the perils by which she
was surrounded. But cut her short, poin-
ted to the blazing roof above her head, and
assured her that no time must now be lost.
Making fast the rope around her waist,
lowered her in safety to the pavement, where
she was received in the arms Of her delighted
father, who bore her off amid the cheers of
the vast multitude, who arose like the means
of the ocean upon some lonely and dreary
coast.
Having succeeded in saving the young
lady, the next thing to be done was to save
myself This was no very easy matter. to be
sure, but you know sailor will always find a
way to do anything that any body can do
After revolving for a moment in my own mind
the method to pursue, | at length made fast
one end of my rope to a pillar of the apart
ment, and clambering out of the window, l
lowered myself to the pavement, which had
but little more than reached when the roof
and the entire walls of the building tumbled
in with horrid crash, reminding me ofwhat
must have been my fate had delayed my
departure another instant.
with the destruction of that noble edifce
the fire was completely checked, and the en-
gines continuing to play upon the blazing
ruins, soon put an end to the confusion and
dismay.
mo sooner had reached the grond than
looked around among the crowd in order to
find the lady had saved, but she was no.
where to be seen. Some of the bystanders
assured me that | had got my labor for my
pains, that the old man never intended to
ratify his promise but only made it from mo-
tives Of policy, and that now he had taken
his departure, no one knew where, and |
should have hard work to find my promised
bride. And then the rude mob laughed as
if they thought | had been fool to risk my
life to preserve that of an entire Stranger
However, 'let those laugh who win,' thought
|, for | knew we'll where to hunt for the lady,
and so taking my way to the hotel, threw
myself into bed, and dozed the remainder of
the night away
Farley the next morning was on my way
to the little cottage in the suburbs of the city,
where dwelt the lady of my love- | was
not long in reaching the well-known spot
where so startling an adventure once befel
me, and knocking at the door, was kindly
received by the father, mother, and daughter,
the latter of whom had informed her parents
Of my having twice rescued her, and they
were of course very grateful to me, and will
ling to crafty the wishes of my heart, and
also those Of the girl herself, who loved me
tenderly for the service had rendered her.
But, said the old gentleman, you must
not expect to obtain her without opposition.
The military officer whom you saw with me
last night and who recoied from the perils of
saving her life, claims her hand, and has a
promise of long standing from me to give my
consent to the measure. Now, although |
revoke that promise, you must expect trouble
with him, and so you had better be prepared
for it. Last night he attended my daughter
to a party given at the palace of the Marquis
Fontlroy, bot when the building took fire,
she was in the dressing room in the sixth
story, and her retreat was cut off to the
rooms below, he had not courage to dare any
thing for her rescue and had it not been
for your efforts, she would have perished.-
But look, there he comes now Beware OF
him :
Il looked out of the window and saw him
coming up the gravel walk towards the cot
tage, and at once | became convinced that
he meditated mischief He was dressed in
the full uniform of captain of the Spanish
army, and frown as black as midnight was
on his brow. AS he entered the apartment,
he called out:
'Senor, what is this loo .fclleao doing herc!'
He is not a low fellow, Captain Cortes,
replied the old man, firmly, 'but brave and
honorable gentleman, who has twice saved
the life of my daughter.
4 care not cried the officer, sterniy ;
II ne dares presume to address your daugh-
ter, Who is my promised bride, he must first
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