Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22


beheld, ), two or three yards under his lee,
the rugged point fthe rock, like some de-
mon holding up his Jagged head, while,
clinging toit, in all Che agony and despes
ration Of impendi ling death, was a young
man, hosclaspeds In his arms a girl of
some seysnteenay years. s,ss y isss7sgsst
5 Strange il is, thatin a single glance the
human mind takes In the whole character
oftRe face on which II gazes. Even IN
that awful l7ho1rs whom the fearful grave
Ghatyawheaf beneath hem appeared about
to swallow up all these three beings, Her;
bert detected in that countenance just the
very face that seemed to have haunted
him in all the poetical day dreams of his
soul for years. Large, fu1l-sPeaking eyes
withsmall delicate face; long flowing and
luxuriant hair, drenched as itsswas with
rain, canguish-stricken. as those features
were with the horror of such a situation;
that single glance, while it filed his. soul
with the deepest sympathy for the fate of
this fair unknown, nerved him with,fresh
courage to strive against the elements, and
lit in his soul stern determination TO sue
ceed in saving her or perish in the at>
tempt. asN 4ag
i" Cheer up T. he. cried. as relaxing his
swimming, he put forward both his hands
to guard himself from being dashed too
violently by the roaring storm against the
sharp and jagged edges of the rock then,
as he succeeded in placing his foot. and
setting his back against the stream, he
said to the man, a Cannot you swim at
all 2" ~
" Oh, heavens /! no, not a bit"
p" Where is your -boat?" -
"S She struck and filed, and went down
instantly, when that squall came on. We
we're trying to cross the stream on the
DartsmouLh side of the rock, when the
squall took u.s." 4rt
"Say," said Herbert, /" what stick is
that pointing up 2"
Nothing but one of the oars entangled
in the rock"
"All right II said Herbert. Now,
listen to me, putting his face close to that
of these two unfortunate people, whom he
could yet scarcely see in the dark, further
than just to discern the general outlines of
their heads. "You have no time to loose,
and you must follow implicitly what tell
you, or we shall all be lost. 1 will pull
this oar from its sticking place, and while
you put your two hands upon my left
shoulder. Now, before we start off into
deep water, is there any amount of your
clothes that you can get rid of? The
least thing adds to your weight. Mems
clothes are heavy, ladies. are light, and
do not so much signify"
How can get rid of my clothes,
they are, SO wet and clinging to me o.
:" Well, I will help you first of all
there is your coat. Can you hold on by
the rock with one hand for a few mo>
ments 2"
- think so.''
"Very well, then, frst let go your left
hand gently, and | with my right will pull
that sleeve off /; then let go your right
hand we will pull that,otf." /" =,
"But there is my pocket book in my
coat!'' I u e e
:" Has it much money it il. Q"
:" Yes, two hundred pounds.
That had better have been left on
shore in boating. Is it in notes ?''
-" Yes,''.sf - .'s ''rt Vs.
.4:", We'll, first Of all Twill take out the
book Let me feel. On, ihereitis; come
it is not heayy4as l feared. Twill just
stick that inside my waistband. Now.
then, I am ready to pull off the left hand;
take that hand OFF the rock. So now
hold fast. How2the coat sticks l. Hur>
rah.! that is done.g Now, then, hold fast
with your left hand and let go the right.
So there he goes up stream to Totness, -
said Herbert, as soon as he had drawn
the coat from It's late wearer. and thrown
it to sink in the bubbling tide. 20 Now,
what boots have you got on ?'' .zsis.sa
Oh, luckily 1 have got on shoes"
Sc Well, kick them off directly. them"
{" cannot they are tied" ~
"Well put, one of your, feet out, SO that
can get at it and break the shoe-string
So !! that isit. There it is done. Now,
the other.'' sH sa So ~. p
"Oh how the rocks cut my feet y
"Nevers mind the cuts now, up with The
other foot. / have it. There Sgoes the
second shoe Now. how about gold watch
and chain T! Have you got one on ?"
"Well, give it to me, 1 will do my best
to throw it7toBArds Dittisham shore II
it does not reach the dry ground. we may
at least throw it as far Into shallow water
that it may be pieked, up next tide"
Z" Just take it off my neck, will you ?'
=" will. All [! lisa nice watch. 1t is
pity to use it SO rougly.'' 80
" Oh, here is my watch, too,' said the
lady. ''if you will take it over my head :
g Thank you,' said Hebrert; and gath.
ering the two watches up together in the
hollow Of his hand be gave them a good
vigorous cast towards the shore. 'sHavt
you anything else about you-keys, ol
anything Of that sort 20
" Nothing" said the lady. 8 y =
"Ihave some silver in my trousers pock
et. said the gentleman. s11A
AZ Pitch it all into the river,'' said Her
bert g this is one of those occasions OF
| which money is a curse to a man."