Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-06-12
HENRY w. HYATT, Editor and Publisher.

vi OH save NE save me !. cOHtllueU 10
strike in accents Of horror upon my ear. till the
bubling waters of the Seine closed over him
forever.
As glanced at the survivor, 1 could not
help feeling aston;shed at the strength of nerve
he displayed during the appalling scene. His
ceuntenance showed little emotion, and fear
and trepidation so peculiar to young persons,
when thus, for the first time, brought in con
tact with death, he seemed quite stranger to.
Good material this for soldier" thought
! l. He who in boyhood can thus retain his
calmness and selfpossession is not likely in
manhood to be appalled, by any danger he may
be exposed to. The eye which can rest unmov-
, ed on scene Ike this, will not readily quail
under the tcrrors Of the battle field, or shrink
from the sight Of desolation and slaughter"
! But while thus soliloquizing my embryo he
70 suddenly disappeared The under-current
had brought the body of his drowning compan-
ion in contact with him, and ere he was aware,
he was fast bound in his iron grasp. Unable
to support this additional weight he lost his
hold. Still the scnseless body chung to him
with convulsive tenacity. and locating his arms
, in the firm grippe of death, dragged him under
water. Repeatedly his well directed efforts
brought him to the surface, and each time
desperate struggle ensucd to free himself One
powerful exerton-such as youth and a gallant
spirit contrnding for existence could alone make
at length succeeded He rose more buoy
ant to the surface, and the load Of mortality
which had cung TO him, sank to its final rest
The current now bore him close to the edge of
some broken ice. and being too much benumb-
cd to lay hold OF it for support, and too much
| exhausted to bear up against the force Of the
stream, he was about to be swept under the
CLASSY covering just as the party with ropes
were Fastening to the spot, when, losing all
! thought of danger in my anxiety to secure his
safety ! sprang into the stream, aud caught the
brave boy in my arms when life seemed not
worth moments purchase. At first his
wei ght dragged me down with him, and for a
second we were both under the ice and to the
hystandcrs seemed lost forever But life, at all
times sweet is doubly SO when on the eve of a
ton,lly cherished long-dcsircd union Health.
strength, love, animated me. A few powerful
strokes brought me and my burden from under
our crystal pcnt house. Ropes were thrown
us, and we were carried in triumph to the shore
Though thus saved, the boy had not escaped
without injury. When struggling in contact
with the ice, he had received deep cut on one
of his temples, which rendered him for some
time insensbe. His companions bore him into
the guartl-house Of the Tuilleries and while
they endeavored to recover him, had an or
rortunty of scanning more narrowly his features
and appearance.
He was apparently between fourteen and
fifteen years Of age, Of thin and rather email
! catcd form, which, combined with his yellow
Sickly complexion, made me wonder at the no
bleness aud bravery of spirit that could have
animated SO feeble frame to such powerful
cNertionS His countcnance if not positively
diSagrceab'y. was ut least far from PROPOSES
sing. His forehead was indeed broad and cx-
pansive, but his eyes deep sank in their orbits,
gay" rather n gloomy expression to his brow,
and though the lower features were small and
we'll formed yet his angular check bones and
thin ank check formed too harsh an outline to
be pleasing. His uniform, contrastcd with that
of his young friends around him, was i'll made
| and thread-bare. and indicated him to belong
to the humble class of Boursicrs then supported
in military schools at the public expense. He
wore mourning for some relative lately deccas.
cd and on his couutcnance there sat an en-
preston OF moroScne>S which seemed to mark
him AS the child of poverty and discontent-
This, however, gradually disappeared as ANNA
| ttoh ittHiHeu, anu uiS luii YVES bcuiuiES' Will
intelligence gave softer expression to the
harShneSs in his features.
| While the surgeon of the military school was
dressing and binding up the wcuAd on his tenn
! pie, he seemed so occupied in his ondeavors to
thank me for my exertions in his behalf as to
he quite inscnsible to the pains, and observed
his countcnance, though immoyabe in the hour
of danger. was now suift,sed with emotion and
almost melting into tears as he concluded by
claSpng my hand and saying:
lyon have saved the life of one who has
nought but thanks to offer you A poverty.
struck orphan dependent upon the bounty of
the state, can only express his gratitude by
words bat my good sword may vet carve out
: for me path to distinction and afford me some
better means Of testifyiug my obligations"
| Spoken like hero said the surgeon,
but while your preserver stands here listening
! to this nonsense, he will DC frozen to all icicle.
! So now that he has seen YOU fairly dispo-
sed OF, would recommend him to hasten home,
and change his dress as speedily as possibly,
lest he add to the number Of my patience"
!
Years passed away, was reduced to state
OF desutution and to save my wife aud fami-
ly from absolute restitution, engaged in roy
allst conspiracy. The plotters were discovered
and was arrested. s.... .--.4, -. -----.
1t was. with more joy than apprehension
that, after week of confinement, / found my
self brought up for examination before a nl.
merous committee OF senator's and military Off
GERS. Apart from the rest sat Napolcon him.