Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-05-05
"Where are you, Phil ?"

are you unutr Tue ICE OeorSt
asked, for the head had disappeared from
his sight.
"Most down! am trying to hold on
TO tree, but my fingers are numb. Oh,
dear, dear-won't somebody help me ?"
Cant you catch this pole, Phil %
George stretched it across the chasm
"You can't hold it strong enough
dare not let 90 of the tree Oh, dear,
shall DROWN
| ''Do fake hold, Phil-do I'll hold
with all my might
The sinking boy stretched up one half
frozen hand, and caught the stick. He
partly raised himself by it, but sank again.
"Take the other hand, Phil" shouted
his little brother. Il can hold i'll know
| am
Thus encouraged, the drowning boy let
go the twig which had supported him, and
firmly grasped the pole. He lifted him
self by it. George pressed firmly upon
the other end, straining every nerve. At
one moment, it seemed to him that lie
must give way, and himself be drawn into
the abyss; then the ice all seemed crack
ing, and his ears rang. But the next mo
ment P.i. was out Of the water, lying Oh
the edge Of the ice.
"Therc-there-Phil, told you So
Now only crawl off a little-be just as
careful as ever you can"
"Oh, | can't move," murmured the
boy nearly s,upEe BY the intense cold.
MY hands"'
George crept as near to him as he dared,
and pulling # ais own red mittens, stretch
ed them orer his blue, icy hands. Then
he took his comforter, and, tying 1t around
Philips arms, succeeded i'll pulling him "a
little way from the hole The boys shout
ed applause behind him Some of the most
adventurous were already creeping along
with fiat board, which they pushed to
the two George, by renewed exertlons,
dragged his heavy brother upon his board,
and drew it a short distance, until he could
be safely joined by others. He did not
once think Of himself, though wet 70 the
skin, and destitute os cap, coz fort,r, anu
mitiens.
paIiip revived after reaching the shore
and being rubbed a few r.lnu;es By his
mates. Two of them supported HIM up
the hill toward lis home, escorted ty the
remainder. they sent Gearge forward to
announce their coming, and order a warm
bel to be prepared for the rescued boy.
q orge met hls mother The gate
She, bare he e aud teatLiy pait, wAs
rushing toward the + .ay ground. She h'd
just heard that Il by had broken the ice,
and too truly conclulei ,hat it WAS one OF
her own boys. George caught her ann,
laughing aloud in nervous excitement, and
screamcd---'. Oh, mother, he's oUt! He's
coming. He-I-" Here came a sud
den reaction; his head reelel, hs tctlered,
aud fell faiu,ing on the snow.
The doctor who was summoned to Philip
had another patient. The older boy Was
soon himself again, having been but slight
ly injured by the chill Of his cold bath
But the pale, delicate George, with the
terror aud wetting, had nearly worked him
self into commissions. lie was in danger
of brain fever, and was kept by the doc
tors order for four days as quiet as posi-
bic. His mother sat by HIM, holding his
hand or s,roking his hot head whenever he
started from his short sleep, screaming
that "Phil was drowning, and the boys
wouldn't 80 to him :" She would kiss him
then, and call him her noble, her darling
boy. He did not g trouble" her any lon
ger, though be needed all her attention.
And what thought Philip, after coming
to himself and learning the whole story
Oh, were net burning regret and shame
mingled with his thankfulness for rescue?
When he walked on the next day about
the house, hushed for his little brothers
sake-when, he heard Eta sob, as she |
threw her arms around his neck, "Oh, |
won't George eeer get well!' more than
all, when his eye lighted on the slet daub /.
ed with square inch of paint, which the
boys had brought in for George, his heart
slnote him as it never lad done before.
He turned away, and went miserably to
his own chamber Ii, thought of all his ]
unkind acts to the little brother lie went
to bed at night, but could not sleep he
tried to pray for George, and, in making
the attempt, he fell to crying Then he
prayed for himself, too, aud fell to sleep.
In few days, by God's blessing ,Georse
was once more able to sit up against phi
lows, and to see brother and cousin. E,ta
jumped upon his bedside in glee, throwing
ner little arms around him. Philip stood