Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-02-20

,id succession. A moment more and the Young
man aScended from the hazardous labor, and
half sufIocated by the smoke, fill forward to the
deck. He was raised, water given him and ne
revived. When he wiped the smut from lis
features, all recognized him as the Young student
! Aver.
Meanwhile the fire had been making fearful
progress, and at last even the Captain was forced
to admit that it was impossible to save the noble
ship. The boats were lowered. and all crowedd
forward to obtain place in them. They were
filled in a moment, but still a number were on
board the burning vessel With frantic cries
they implored to be taken off. but the boats were
laden almost to the waters the edge, and the
sailors reluctantly obliged to push away without
them.
My daughter OH my daughter save her ~
cried Lord Alton in agony "put back and save
her"
Il am sorry We cannot" rclird the Captain;
"but the weight Of an additional person would
swamp the boat
The Young student, who had been crowded
on board the boat amid the Others, now leaped
forward and said eagerly
"Captain, if our number was one less, would
Sou attempt to save herr
YES replied the Captain in tone Of sur
prise.
Back then, and will give her my place.
cried the YOUTH Save her, and give me at
least the privilege Of dying for her sake"
For moment the sailors were motlonleSs with
surprise, but the next, a few strokes ofther long
oars placed them again under the bows Of the
burning ship. Selling rope the devoted stu
dent climbed on board, and after a short search
found the object for whose sake he was about to
make such a sacrifice. Pressing her to his breast,
he bore her to the bows, and kissing her pale
lips, lowered her carefully into her fathers arms.
Farewell" cried he mournfuly, and the mo-
ment after, the boat was pulled rapidly away
from the doomed vessel
The sun, which was nearly set, sank behind
dense black bank of cloundS, and the gentle
breeze which had been blowing throughout the
dav, freshencd into almost q gale. The wind
sweIt the burning wreck before it, and those III
the boats watched her as she gradually dstanc-
ed them until the blazing light went out i'll dark
ness.
Night was on the broad eXpanse Of waters,
and when morning dawned, no trace OF tie gal
liant bark which had yesterday upheld them was
visible to the occupants of the boats. But AL
other sight greeted their eyes; white spcck was
on the blue waters near the horizon; they knew
it was ship, and she seemed shaping her course
directly for them. Their hopes were not rn-
founded, for in a few hours the We're picked up
by the vessel, which proved to be New \ ork
trader homeward bound.
They reached their port in safety, and Lord
Alton and his daughter determined to spend
long time in the new world, ere they again temp
ted the trcacherous pillows of the ocean. Lord
Alton soon forgot his escape from the fire and
waves, but the gentle Aldcla constantly sighed
for the noble youth who had preserved her llfe
at the sacrifice of his own.
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A wear had passed away, and Lord Alton and
lady Aldela were stillin New York, but the cheek
of the lovely girl was fading daily, and she was
evidently suffering from secret grief. Her faith.
er, alarmed by her altered looks, made immedl-
ate preparations to return to England, hoping
that her native air would recall the hue of health
to her palld features. He engaged passage in
one of the best packets of the day, and when
the hour appointed for sailing drew near he rode
down to the wharf, and carefully supporting his
daughter from the carriage, led her towards the
vessel But suddenly, With Il slight shrink she
murmurcd, "it is he," and sunk fainting into her
fathers arms.
At the sound of her voice a young man with
hayrard countenance and tattercd clothing,
sprang forward and bent over the insenSible girl.
1t was William Ayers, but so changed that the
eve of love alone could have recognized him.
Aldela was conveyed back to their hotel, and
the student accompanied her. She was soon re-
covered, and then the youth explained his pre-
senee in the land Of the living.
His story was SOON told; after remaining on
board the burning vessel Us long as possible, he
had lashed himselfto spar, and trusted to the
mercy of the waves; he had toatcd four days
beneath schorching sun, and on the fifth was
discovered. and picked up by an outward bound
Indaman. lie returned on tn" first "pportu-
nity. but sickness prostratcd him, and he had Just
landed from merchantmen when Lady Aldea
recognized him.
Need we finish the story! The imagination
of the reader could do it for us. Let it be sui
flee that after proving to the satisfaction OF Lord
Alton that he had descended from the ancient
family of the Earldom of Ayrc III Scotland
the poor student was presented with the hand OF
the beautiful Lady Adela, and never III after
life did he regret the lovers sacrifice.
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