Indiana State sentinel., 1851-06-19
A True Story.

The following remarkable story has all the interest
OF romance; yet il is true, and the parties still
living:
1t was in the memorable year of 1914, when the
allied armies were concentrated about Paris.
young lieutenant of Dragons was engaged with
three or four Hungarians, who after having received
several smart strokes from his sabre, managed TO
send ball into his shoulder, TO pierce his chest with
thrust from lance, and to leave him for dead on
the bank Of the river.
On the opposite side of the stream, boatman and
his daughter had been watching this unequal fight
with tears of desperation. But what could old
unarmed man do, pretty child of sixteen? How
ever, the old soldier-or such the boatman was-had
the officer fall from his horse than he
and his daughter rowed most vigorously for the other
side
Then, when they had deposited the wounded man
in their boat, these worthy people crossed the river
again, but with faint hopes Of reaching the military
hospital in time.
'sYou have been very badly treated my boy ;" said
the old gentleman to him; "but here am |, who have
gone further, and come home.''
The silence and the fixed attitude of Lieutenant
s., showed the extreme agony of his pains, and
the hardy boatmen discovered that the blood
which was gathering about the wound on his left side
would shortly terminate his existence. He turned TO
his youthful daughter:
''AIary,'' he said, "you have heard me tell of my
brother he died of just such another wound this
here. Well, now, bad there only been somebody by
The boatman then landed, and went to look for two
three soldiers to help him TO carry the officer -av-
ing his daughter in charge of him. The girl looked
at the sufferer for second or two. What was her
emotion when she heard him sigh so deeply not that
he resigning life in the first flower of his age but
that he should die without mothers kiss
''My mother! my dear, dear mother!" said he, 'I
die without"
Her woman's heart told her what he would have
said. Her bosom heaved with sympathy, and her
eyes ran over.
Then she remembered what her father had said
she thought how her uncles life might have been sa-
ved In an instant, quicker than thought she tore
open the officers coat, and the generous girl recalled
him to life with her lips.
Amid this holy occupation the sound of footsteps
heard, and the blushing heroine fled to the other
end Of the boat Judge of her fathers surprise, as
he up with two soldiers, when he Lieutenant
S, whom he expected TO find dead, open his eyes
and ask for his deliyerer.
The boatman looked at his child and saw il all.
The poor girl came 10 him with her head bent down.
She was about to excuse herself when the father en-
bracing her with enthusiasm, raised her sriis and
the officer thanked her in these prophetic words:
"You have saved my life; it belongs 10 you"
After this she tended him, and became his nurse !;
nothing would he take but from her hand No won
der that with such nurse he at length recovered.
Mary was as pretty as she good.
Meanwhile Master Cupid, who is very busy in such
cases, gave him an0ther wound; and there was only
one way TO cure it-sO very deep il was.
The boatman's daughter became Madame S.
Her husband is now, not simple Lieutenant, but
Lieutenant General and the boatman'S daughter is
elegant and graceful lady any that you at
court.