Washington telegraph., 1853-11-02

''''' y Nai' 4AAA fHNiliA w the hElHh ni inn
preolpice ani was nov following with eager
eyes the progress of the youth. as the eur.
reni bore him onward. like feather in the
embrace Of hurricane Nov it seemed a5
If he would b. dashed agaiRst iui,ipp
rock. over which the water flew in fam. or
q whirlpool wnuil drag him Ia. rum wnosr
gn.p cscaPa weild appear imrns.iblc.-
81 times the current bnre him under aud
he would be le.t 10 sight, then ius' as the
spectators gave him mp he wanll appear.
though far ffam where he vanished. still
hnllriing amid the vortex Oh how that
mothers ,lraihing eyes followed him in hi.
nerilns cafeer-hnw her heart slnk when
he went unler-aul with a ensh NJ ioy
WHEN she saw hm emerge asain from the
waters aud ilnaing the waves asile with his
athletic arms struggle on in pursuit Of her
boy But II seemed as il his generous oi.
iarls were noi In a,ail Tor Though the cur.
rcnt was bearing Of the hly briose his ewes
scarcely ten feet distant h. eonli not, de.
spite li' gigantic efforts, oYgilake the drown.
ing chill.
On they few. the yonih ah1 tie child /:
ant il was mifaeulun. h " eaeh escaped be-.
inc dashed in rineos aglin,' the rncks-
Twice the boy went ont of sighf. and a sup.
r-esscl .l1iek escaped the maiher'. lp. i;
Int twice he te=afpnarcl. and then with
hands umug wildly ioryiher and brfnihlss.
anxiety. ,he ialluwcl III. progress. ns his
unrcsisine form was hurried with the on.
ward current
The Youth NV appeared 10 rrlaullc his
exfriion.. for they were approaching ile
mn,l i'useraas Iafi Of tie tifef. where tie
rapids contrasting between the narrowed
.har's .hat almosl pe'peHiisul5flY down a
leeliyiiy If fifteen feet The rush Of the
waters ai ihs pit was tremendous. and no
one ycnIurel n approach is vicinity even
n canor. lesl ihcy should he sucked in
Whai, then would be- the Youths fate uu.
lr.s he .reelily oyeriook the ebil1l lle
seemed fully sensible ui the increasing rcr.
IL aud urged his way through the fleming
current with a desperate strength Three
several time, be wa. on the point Of grasp.
ing the chilli, when the waters whiilcl the
prize from him The third clrt was nadc
just a. they were entering within tho iunu.
ence of the cnrrcmi ahovc the f,'l. and whom
II failed, the moihcr', heart sank within her
and .hc groaned. fully expecting to see the
youth give mp hi. task But no be- ouly
pressed forward the more eagerly. and a.
they brcaihlcs,ly watched amid the boiling
water. a, If hcaringa charmed lie the form
NJ the brave ,onih ful'oW,d clo.e ailor that
of the hoy, And now like an arrow fnnm
tho how pur.ufr aud pursued shot 10 the
brink # the prrripirr An instant they
hung there. distinctly visible amid the cln..
~ waters. rs hey seemed 10 pause on the
edge or the descent Every brain grew
dizzy at the sight. But shout of cxulia.
iion burst lrom the spectators when they
saw the boy held aloit hy the riahi arm Of
the youih-a shout that Va. suddenly check.
ed ly horror when the rescer and the res.
cucd vanished into the abyss
4 moment or at lea,, many moment.
elapsed before a word was spoken or q
breath drawn Each Of the group felt that
Ia look into the other, face was impossible
She herself had started eagerly forward and
now stood on the hank a few PAGES nearer
the cataract whore she could command a
view Of i's foot gazing ihiiher with fixed
e,cs as If her all depended on what the
next moment should reveal Suddenly she
gave a glad cry
There they nrc, She cyclaimcl-",cc, ,
they are safe Great God ! thank thee ''
and for q moment wildly turning her ince
10 heaven. .hc hurried with trembling stops
along the side Of the river in the direction
Of the fall
Every eve followed hers and sure enough
there wa. hc youth still unhamrd and still
bufciinr the waters lie had just emerged
from the boiling vortex below the cataract
With one hand he held aluit the child and
with the other hc was making for the shore
They ran, til y shouted. they scarcely
knew what ihcy did uutl they reached hi
side Just rs he had struggled to the bank
They drew him out almost exhausted The
boy was scnsccs, but his mother declared
that he still lived as she pressed him fran.
tcally 10 her husom. His prcscryer, pow.
crfuliy built and athletic as he WIS, could
scarcely stand 50 faint was he FROM is cx.
erions
Who can describe the scene thnt follow.
cd-thc mothers calmnos, while She slroyc
To remscitatc her boy, and her deep graft.
tnde to her prescTcr, when the child was
out Of danger, and swceily sleeping in her
arms
Our pen shrinks at the task. But her
words pronounced thcn-wo may hope in
the spirit of prophccy-werc remembered
afterwards by more than one who heard
them
God will reward YOU" she said, "as |
cannot He will do great things for you
in return for this days work, and the bless.
inrs Of thousands besides mine, will attend
you
And it was 50. For to the hero of that
hour we're subsequently confined the des
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