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came rs pale as ashes. She fixed her search
ing eyes on mine with look ofanxious dread
and turning to her father, hurriedly re-
marked
We arc on the mountains"
4" reckon we arc" was the unconcerned
reply.
With instructive activity put my head
through the window and called the driver
but the only answer was the moaning of nn
animal borne past Inc by the swift wings of
the tempest. | seized the handle of the door.
and strained in vain-it would not Weld
jot. AT that instance, felt cold hand on
mine, and heard Louiso's voice family artic-
ulating in my ear the following appalling
words
" The coach is being moved backwards ~
Never shall forget the fierce agony with
which tugged at the coach door, and called
on the driver, in tones that rivaled tho force
of the blast, whilst the dreadful convection
was burning on my brain that The coach teds
Jeing mored bdckpards
What followed was Of such swift occur
renee that it seems to mo like frightful
dream.
rushed against the door with all my
force, but it withstood my utmost Efforts
One side of our vehicle was scnsibly going
down, down. oown. The moaning of the
agonzcd animal became deeper. and knew
from his desperate plunGes against the traces
that it was one of our horses Crash upon
crash of hoarse thunder rolled over the noun
ttin and vivid sheets of lightning played
around our devoted carriage, as if in glee of
our misery. By this light | could see for
momcnt-Only for II moment-the old planter
standing erect with his hand on his son and
daughter, his eyes raised to Heaven, and
his lips moving like those of one in prayer.
could see Louise turn her ashy cheeks to
wards me, as il imploring protection and
| could see the bold glance of the young
boy flushing defiance at the descending car
ringe, the war Of elements, and the awful
danger that surrounded him. There was a
roll a desperate plunge, as OF an animal in
the last throes Of dissolution-a harsh,
grating jar, sharp, piercing scream OF NOR
tai terror, and had but time to grasp Louise
firmly round the waist, and seize the leather
fastening attached to the coach roof with the
other, when we were precipitated over the
precipice.
can distinctly recolect preserving con-
sciousness for few seconds of time. and how
RAPIDLY my breadth was being exhausted, but
Of that tremendous decent ! soon lost all
further knowledge hy II conclusion so violent
that was instantly deprived of sense and
motion.
for minute or two as they did when we
were on the mountain he pressed his hand
across his forehead, as if in pain, and then
resumed his interesting narrative
Ga low couch, in IL humble room OF n
small country house, next opened my eyes
in this world Of light and shade, joy and sor-
row, of mirth and sadness. Gentle hands
soothed my pillow. gentle feet glidcd across
my chamber, and Il gentle voice hushcd Tor Il
time all my questioning. was kindly at
tended by fair young girl about fifteen, who
refused for Il length of time to hold any dis
course with me. At length, one morning
finding myself sufficiently recovered to sit
up, Insisted on learning the result of the
accident.
You were discovered said she, sitting
on a ledge Of rocks amidst the branches of
Il shattered tree. clinging to the roof OF your
broken coach with one hand, and to the in
sensible form of lady with the other
And the LADY, gasped with an earnest
ness that caused her to draw back and
blush.
She was saved, sir, by the means that
saved yJu-;he friendly tree.
I And her father and brother l lmpd-
tiently d"uauIed.
I'VE found them both crushed to pieces, at
the bottom OF the precipice, n great ways
below where my father and uncle Joe found
the lady. We buried their bodies in one
grave close by tho clover patch, down in our
meadow ground
Poor Louise poor orphan God pity
you !! muttered in broken tones, utterly
unconscious that had listener.
God pity her, indeed, said the young girl
with gush OF heartfelt sympathy. Would
/ you like to see her = she added.
! found the orphan hathed in tears, hy the
4 grave of her buried kindred She received
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