The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-25
THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER as 1851.

afore sail, ~hy call on me. You'i
end me At the Lowell House. Ycu'v,
been good hand, an ef you wan. ,
berth wye, you have only to as.
for il. Good bye"
Good bye, sir! I altered, - vel
IS my quivering hp would let the
and he walked away. lie turned
back once, as if to spesk again +; bu
seemed to change his purpose. ant
wen, on. Then ! was indeed alone.
As / turned TO leave the ship, 0
carriage drove up in from: Of q large
store house. Next door, . large boz
was being lowered from the Iot.--
When about half way down. the strap
broke. and the box fell within half a
yard Of the horses heads. They in.
staray backed, aud in spite Of every
effort Of the driver, went with the car.
riagc of the wharf. I heard shrek
and caught glimrse Of . white dress,
asithe carriage fell; and without paus.
ing to think Of the consequences, /
plunged into the water. There be.
ing but about two fathoms Of water
alongside the wharf, the carriage rest.
ed on tho bottom, and the horses
aoundercd to the surface, as l dived
beneath it. 1t was but the work Of
an instant to undo the door. I clasp
ed light form in my srms, rose with
her to the surface, 'and With little
exsrtion, contrived to get footing on
the carriage. BY this time, boat.
and ropes we're at hand, and we were
soon safe on the wharf. A tall, grey
headed, aristocratic looking gentleman
came running up to US.
1t is my duty to say here, that the
young lady did not faint. No. bi,
Of it. On the contrary, though pale
and manifestly frightened. she gave
me one Of the very bcwitchinges,
hands in the world, and said
Il thank you. II you-'
why. Ellen my daughter -
hey? How's this ? God bless me
how frightened | was : exclaimed the
hatless grey haired old gentleman
: Where is the young man! Sir I'm
much obliged to YOU James, ad'
ded he, to q young man near him,
give this young man ten dollars
Egad they have saved the horses
As he spoke, l turned to make my
way through the crowd; not, howev-
er, without noticing glance from the
tair girl beside him, which has haunt
ed inc for years.
is this your bundle ? asked q
stranger.
1t is. Thank you, sir, l had for
gotten it,
'S,ingy! Mean!' we're the epithcts
/ heard. as l made my way through
the crowd. ..
Rich as Jew, too exclaimed an
other.
L cay, shirmate said this las'
person to me, got . boardin' house:
NO ....
wal, come, 60 home with me-
Good fare, cheap livir'; sit ye a shil
any time
| went. l cannot now stop to tel
the reader the loathsolneness Of tina
miserable den. Another day will d'
as we'll. Oae csnrot have whole
magazine for his story. Well, as
sat by rickety Old table, with th'
Boston Times tn my hands, askin:
myself what should do, one Of IN.
shipmates came in.
by the bones Of old Davy! b.
exclaimed. The very man want
ed to see. Iood on your head, jim
You did it we'll. Come. What vii
you take 2
L tl,alk you; not anything
% fudge! Take somethin', man
You're all dripvin' vet, you'll cato
cold
% do said the landlord.
l yielded drank-to drunken
ness.
Let me pass owe. tue details
that night. l awoke in the morning
with an aching head and swollen eye
made my way to lie bar,room. an
called for a glass Of brandy. to dr0w
the agony Of renorse.
Hadn't you better just hand yog
money to NE 2 asked the landior'
with a smile. You spent three dc
lars last night, in 'bou. On hour al
you'd better let me keep the rest f
ye.'
Three dollars :" I exclaimed.
'Yes.'
my Gdd it was all l had"
'Wal, then. all I've got TO say
Just take yourself out o this hous'
When you kin raise aauarter, q y
kin have this bundle.'
Stupifed. sick and wrctched,
! walked to TIE wharyes.
CHAPTER II.
--a Oh the psu@
That preosdes action. ppg,n,ss
t Hardy conscious Of what I did
p wen, nearly to tie end Of neishb
;,y wharf both sides 0f which W