Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-08-28

4 - WV sh" MS fooi ten per Tnttsr thaA
bis legs Chsrlsy. bouever, made tie trial
OF 'hs lsi'es's sspsbilties snd lost Many
rsissed to snter toe Ii.t altogether oh.
r" made the trial, spd only Que Of the leap
ere had ys, cleared twenty fee;
! 'Nou, cried the villagers, tst'. see Henry
Caron lie o ght to beat tLi. aud svery
enc spPesred ss they called % miaa the
mutual love Of ths last eompe,it,r and the
sSeet Annette, as u they heartily wished
bIs -ureess
hshry stepped 10 his po.t with 6rm
iresd His eye glanced uitb cot 6irusr ..
round upon The v,llsesr. sbd rested. be
tore he bounded forward npou the fass ef
Annet's. a. II ts catch ther. from that .ritit
snd assurance sbich the occasion called tor
hs'urn'ng the enc,.ur ging glaze wiih rLish
shs Hrt his owb With proud smile upon
b.. lPs he bounded firxsrd
Iuenty Que feet aud u haifr shouted the
matt ude Repeating the abnolaeen,ut Of
on H the Jndges. 'tueDty Que feet a.d q
hsH-he"ry CARROLL forever AuBrite ?
Hands esp. aud handkerchief waved over
We nea 10 ot the sp~ctator. Hnd the ewes Of
'S- aengbied ASsett. sparki,d sItb Joy
When Henry CAroll Iaoyed To bi. .,a,isn
/" 'r''e Tor the prize, tai, gru,len,anly
| you"g a'an. IN military aBdr.ss frock coat
W" had rode up To the inu. dismaunted
sud joined the spectators Hsps tcriycd, uhiIo
we e""'es' %, gong on. stepped suddenly
iaIrArd. ani With knoSiUg eS- u.s,ur,d
dr"b.rAirIy The .pac' accomplished D., tue
h' I-aper tie uas y stranger 10 the val
l'Se His handsome face Spd ra.y sddt,ru
irseivd the eyes Of the Niiisgc usidsss, aud
his msnly H"d sIoe~y fraAe. /, wh,c5 syn.
etrrJ and strength we're happily united
called forth the admiration vi the youug
mea
'Aa'h'p s'r .trsnser, you think you cau
oeat that ,aid one of the by.staudrrs. re
mA'Aln; The R'anBtr ia which ue eve Of the
stranger scanuei the arena .lf you can
leap beyond Henry Csroll you will beat the
bet man in the caloui-s Toe truth uf tbi.
sSsrtvatiou vas sssented to by = general
murmuT
is u Tor mere amusement You are pursu.
ing this past iimef inquired the youIaiuI
stranger, ori is here prtIe Tor the wiuuer p
Annette, Oh" i"vrli-st aud uealthiest Of
our village mai lens - to be the rsusrd Of
She victor. cried one Of the judges
Are the lists upru To- ali 9
All, young sIr replied the father Of An.
H,ttc With lat tr-st h,. y"lthful sriOr rising
ss ne surveyed ibe pr"pI-Iioa Of the straight
! NIB yoa"g s'Tspg-r Sac !. ihe briic of
him Who oct leaps Henry Garrett Ii yoa
wall Try you are free to 90 80 Bat iet ne
tell you Henry Carroll has 10 eqlai 10 Yir.
ginG Hrre - u,y daughter, sir look At
her aDi .nass your trial
The officer glanced upon the trembling
n4std u about 10 be offered on the slAr Of
her tatber 'EiOnonlAniA Nith su AIu,riBE
eye The poor girl looked st Harry. who
stood near uith troub,cd bruw aud an an
gry eye, ASd IaeH east upon tue 1es eom
Psuior su IRriOTiss glALee
PiacIag his coat ~ che hands Of one Of
the judgss, h- drrH q sash ke wore bynrath
~ tighter TSuEd his waist. aud IakIuR the
appointed siard, made sppsrrntly siIbout
eu1rt, the bound that sss 20 dco,de toe hap.
PIness or misery Of Henry EnJ AuseI,s
'ISsniy-tTn tert sud sB ibeh = shouted
ths jaigs The shoat uGs repeated With
s1rPris- by the spsct.tors wbo FNlel
sf"uGd the Viet"r 6iiiug The ar vito cpn
gTsiuBUOHs, "It uy'HTwsssl, kvSsyvF, pltb
loud msr@ars Eom those ubo usrs nearly
interested ~ ibs happias-. of Ibe lovers
The old Wau approached aud gra.piaE
49, --a'H 49, kAN Na'ANN nun wv SUI AhA
ssid be & 10 DrOnier Ofhim than iT he were
prince Physical AeiiVI'y aud strength
wSrs sue Vld lesPers true patents oi pO6,li
~.
Rcsuming his coat Ihe victor, sought
-ith bls e,e, t.s fair priIs he h.d. sltlsazh
bamsls-s snd ankIoWn 80 fairly son Soc
leaned upOh her fA'bvr's arm, pale sBd di.
trss-rd
ilcr lover s,vod sloof gloomy and morti
fed Eimifi"E The superiority OF toe stronger
90 an "a feiss Ia which be pfii,a himself a.
ShTivsIl.J, wbde he hated liu4 Tor bis sue
ecss
'Asnstts, nv pretty prize, ssid the yis
cor. ta,'ng her passive bsud, 1 bsVs uga
you fauy
Ansst,ss cheek became palgr thsn mar.
bic she tF-mbird ike sB asf,-b leaf I'D
oiuHg elossT a. h.T fstbsT, WHile the dfusp
Ieg eye soush tie sys of her lover Hs
bros gfeW SaTk % the strangers laagusge
Il hsVs uS1 JUu "a pretty a,usr. 70 maks
yea . bride - tfttRblc not - violently
Ires" snt ny'siC boSsVrf Vrsgt oog4t 10
rs saI-d bs sitb gailsstry 80 Esst - fatr
ssp rsT,,o sy b-srt Pcr.sp. sad be
us' syss ruFaifisgiy Whilr lbg cuTsat =
8 IptaiiJ - byF bros. sod ulur.
~prs- 70 through The e. ~ p-f
..H eTr !, some fsvyfsi uptb aiseug he
sho Ha- high-F eis,ta O. th,. D. syl
- -is. be oontiusrJ, taSstbE 20 zoe eur
gtis. llsurJ msi aiDks Joa ssfs The tio
80 ~ tss li,t bsf1r mo sif1ys u,t Tor
he maiivn tbsagb ous-e,uli %. -riI s,rrvs
fsr fsiF,T but fruts love f.t che mzsly
. sPor' - slioh { .aS yaa enjoyed ". are
J thr Uetuf ed q. sIsa, a.th Ihr gsrHis.ion
/ of thi' srfiby s-sgwbly ypu r,ssiys frou,
my Iced 'bs P'iso ysa b.vs % sell asd sou-
i sfsaly go
fbs yaatb spfsng fsfsafd sad gfs.psi D.,
y haad gitb sfsiitat-, sod tso Bgtt mamsst
I Auastss 80 srsPirF f,s pure j,y upon be-
ssosldcF TIE seisiu rsur s1b tbs acsit
7 astloss = ths asligbtfal VILLAGERS sns .snid
ths tsapsfsry ssstss'sest prsdassd by ,bir
eel, zee sifssgef sithafss ffon tbs efori
u,Baatej his horse ssi sIufFs bia o,
bfi.t trrt thf0ugh ths village
fsst uigat u try sd AsHstfs srys ass
fist 80 ,bs hesiib ~ tbs ,a,ary,sB, snt
nabls bssrs4 strssref sss dfaat 20 8sef
f5sisE baapsfs q rastts i-vsfsgs
ln pfgssss n uhs. shsrs u-rs bore ust,
ihe msrrisd psiT saas aoI dsaghi-fs sas
iirhfy CsFfaii tEf bscyms Cgl Brhty ca
fall ~ tks HfvriIIiotsfy sfny
0ns svsaiBE hsviag ipst rstafnta heni
shsF . hafd osmpairn BE- 80 suting uitl